Stability of Linear Flocks on a Ring Road
J.J.P. Veerman, C.M. da Fonseca,

TL;DR
This paper investigates the stability issues in linear flocking models where each agent interacts only with its immediate neighbors on a ring-shaped road, highlighting the challenges in maintaining stable formations.
Contribution
It introduces a stability analysis framework for linear flocks on a ring, focusing on local neighbor interactions and their impact on collective stability.
Findings
Identifies conditions for stability in ring-based flock models
Highlights the influence of local interactions on overall stability
Provides insights into designing stable flocking algorithms
Abstract
We discuss some stability problems when each agent of a linear flock on the line interacts with its two nearest neighbors (one on either side).
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Taxonomy
TopicsEvacuation and Crowd Dynamics · Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems · Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
