Bipartite Consensus Tracking for Second-Order Multiagent Systems: A Time-Varying Function-Based Preset-Time Approach

This article is concerned with bipartite consensus tracking for second-order multiagent systems with signed directed graphs. A time-varying function-based preset-time approach is proposed to realize the convergence in predetermined time. First, a class of time-varying functions with generalized properties are presented. Second, two time-varying function-based auxiliaries and a corresponding manifold are constructed. Under a structurally balanced and strongly connected graph, a time-varying function-based controller considering the neighboring state is proposed to guarantee that the system trajectory is constrained on the manifold such that bipartite consensus tracking is achieved in preset-time. Third, for first-order multiagent systems, a preset-time controller is further developed with simplified design. Finally, numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controllers.