Leader-follower Consensus on Matrix-weighted Switching Networks

This paper examines the consensus problem on leader-follower matrix-weighted undirected switching networks. First, we introduce the leader-follower matrix-weighted integral network for analyzing such a category of networks. The connection between the null space of matrix-valued Laplacian associated with the integral network and that associated with the series of switching matrix-weighted networks has been established. Under some mild assumptions, sufficient conditions for leader-follower consensus under matrix-weighted periodic switching networks are provided. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the theoretical results.