Algebraic and Graph-Theoretic Conditions for the Herdability of Linear Time-Invariant Systems

In this paper we investigate a relaxed concept of controllability, known in the literature as herdability, namely the capability of a system to be driven towards the (interior of the) positive orthant. Specifically, we investigate herdability for linear time-invariant systems, both from an algebraic...

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Main Authors: De Pasquale, Giulia, Elena Valcher, Maria
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
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Controllability
Network topology
State-space methods
Sufficient conditions
Symmetric matrices
Topology
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Summary:In this paper we investigate a relaxed concept of controllability, known in the literature as herdability, namely the capability of a system to be driven towards the (interior of the) positive orthant. Specifically, we investigate herdability for linear time-invariant systems, both from an algebraic perspective and based on the graph representing the systems interactions. In addition, we focus on linear state-space models corresponding to matrix pairs (A, B) in which the matrix B is a selection matrix that determines the leaders in the network, and we show that the weights that followers give to the leaders do not affect the herdability of the system. We then focus on the herdability problem for systems with a single leader in which interactions are symmetric and the network topology is acyclic, in which case an algorithm for the leader selection is provided. In this context, under some additional conditions on the mutual distances, necessary and sufficient conditions for the herdability of the overall system are given.
ISSN:2576-2370
DOI:10.1109/CDC45484.2021.9683703