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Formation Control for Thermal Multi-agent Systems

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Abstract

Inspired by the consensus theory applied to thermodynamic systems, this paper proposes an extension to create a temperature-based formation scheme. A group of thermal agents is modeled as first-order linear systems with a predefined communication topology. Then, a control strategy is designed to converge to a desired formation pattern which imposes the inter-agent relative temperatures obtained from a numerical solution of the Poisson's Heat Equation. The performance of the approach is evaluated by numerical simulations and an experimental setup composed by three flexible thermoelectric devices which converge exponentially in a group behaviour to its relative temperature offsets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE URUCON, URUCON 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages390-394
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781665424431
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event2021 IEEE URUCON, URUCON 2021 - Montevideo, Uruguay
Duration: 24 Nov 202126 Nov 2021

Publication series

Name2021 IEEE URUCON, URUCON 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE URUCON, URUCON 2021
Country/TerritoryUruguay
CityMontevideo
Period24/11/2126/11/21

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Formation control
  • consensus
  • multi-agent
  • thermodynamics
  • thermoelectric device

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