Inspec keywords: distributed control; multi-robot systems; collision avoidance; sampled data systems; time-varying systems; nonlinear control systems; multi-agent systems

Other keywords: connectivity-preserving potential function; sampled-data frameworks; sampled-data leader–follower algorithm; collision avoidance; time-varying necessary condition; dynamic virtual leader; connectivity preservation; energy function; flocking problem; necessary time-varying condition; asymptotic flocking motion; multiagent systems; sampled-data flocking; sampling period; avoiding collision

Subjects: Multivariable control systems; Stability in control theory; Spatial variables control; Nonlinear control systems; Combinatorial mathematics; Discrete control systems