Synchronization and Control of Multiagent Systems (Hardcover)

Introduction
Background
Synchronization
Outline of the Book
Synchronization Strategy
Concept of Synchronization
Synchronization Control Goal
Synchronization Errors
Model-Free Synchronization Control of Multiple Motion Axes
Problem Statement
Position Synchronization Errors and Control Strategy
Multiaxis Synchronization in Setpoint Position Control
Multiaxis Synchronization in Tracking Control
Experiments
Synchronized Control of Multiaxis Systems in Trajectory Tracking
Synchronization Strategy of Multiagent Motions
Model-Based Cross-Coupling Synchronization Control
Adaptive Synchronization Control
Case Study: Adaptive Coupling Control of Two Working Operations in Computer Numerical Control Integrated Machine
Adaptive Synchronization Control for Coordination of Multiple Robot Manipulators
Motion Synchronization Strategy of Multiple Manipulators
Adaptive Synchronization Control
Case Studies: Experiments of Coordinating Two Industrial Manipulators; Simulations of Coordinating Multiple Manipulators
Synchronization Control for Minimization of Contouring Errors of Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tools
Modeling of a Computer Numerical Control Machine Tool
Contouring Errors and Synchronization Errors: Controller Formulation and Stability Analysis
Experiments
Synchronization Control of Parallel Robotic Manipulators
Modeling and Synchronization Error of Parallel Manipulators
Control Design
Experiments
A Synchronization Approach to Multirobot Formations
Multirobot Formation via Synchronization
Control Design: Synchronous Formation Controller
     Discussions: Boundedness; Adaptive Control for Robustness
Simulations
Multirobot Formation Experiments
Case 1: Triangle Formation
Case 2: Ellipse Formation

Most chapters contain introductions, summaries, and references.