An optimal disturbance rejection controller design method is put forward analytically for the synchronised output regulation of time-delayed multi-agent systems (MAS). All kinds of linear MAS can be described by a novel block diagram based on transfer functions in a unified framework. For each subsystem without intercommunication, the optimal output, input and balancing output–input load disturbance rejection controllers are designed independently. A filter is used to be in series with each controller to not only stabilise the whole systems but also achieve a tradeoff between nominal performance and robustness by adjusting a single tuning parameter. The proposed distributed $H 2$ controllers calculated by algebraic solution perform better capacity of disturbance attenuation than the conventional given-structured protocols. Two simulation examples demonstrate the validity of the new algorithm.

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