Decentralized Annular Domain Finite-Time Platoon Control of Linear Heterogeneous Vehicles

This paper investigates a decentralized control issue of heterogeneous vehicular systems. The platoon model is regarded as an interconnected system instead of overlapping form, which makes the controller design simpler. Furthermore, the decentralized feedback control laws are designed to guarantee the system is annular domain finite-time stable (ADFTS). Further, a sufficient condition is proposed to achieve ADFTS. In the following, the corresponding stability conditions are given based on linear matrix inequality (LMI). Finally, simulation experiments are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.