计算机科学 ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (2): 358-366.doi: 10.11896/jsjkx.241200109

• 人工智能 • 上一篇    下一篇

基于拓扑虚拟结构洞节点的分布式多智能体快速共识寻求

谢光强, 邱枫阳, 李杨   

  1. 广东工业大学计算机学院 广州 510006
  • 收稿日期:2024-12-06 修回日期:2025-04-03 发布日期:2026-02-10
  • 通讯作者: 李杨(liyang@gdut.edu.cn)
  • 作者简介:(xiegq@gdut.edu.cn)
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(62006047);广东省重点领域研发计划(2021B0101220004)

Fast Consensus Seeking in Distributed Multi-agent System Using Topology Virtual Structural Hole Node

XIE Guangqiang, QIU Fengyang, LI Yang   

  1. School of Computer Science and Technology,Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou 510006,China
  • Received:2024-12-06 Revised:2025-04-03 Online:2026-02-10
  • About author:XIE Guangqiang,born in 1979,Ph.D,professor,master supervisor,is a member of CCF(No.17290S).His main research interests include multi-agent systems and data mining.
    LI Yang,born in 1980,Ph.D,professor,master supervisor,is a member of CCF(No.23122M).Her main research interests include differential privacy,multi-agent systems and machine lear-ning.
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(62006047) and Guangdong Key Areas R&D Program(2021B0101220004).

摘要: 分布式智能体共识寻求是多智能体系统(Multi-agent Systems,MASs)研究中的一个重要问题。社会人际网络的结构洞理论表明,占据网络中的空洞位置能够促进节点间的信息融合与资源共享,加速信息协同,但在分布式的切换拓扑场景下,如何利用拓扑结构洞信息来加速智能体共识是一项挑战。此外,虚拟领导者具备快速引导、避障、协助达成期望目的等便捷优势,在追踪共识中广泛使用。鉴于此,提出了拓扑虚拟结构洞节点构建共识模型(Virtual Structure Hole Construction Consensus,VSHCC)。首先,设计了拓扑各要素(点、边、团)相关联的重要节点评估策略,用于多角度量化节点重要性并区分重要节点;其次,提出了虚拟结构洞节点构造方法,用于融合重要节点信息,同时,针对虚拟结构洞节点设计了一致性演化规则,使智能体能够朝着高度有利的位置演化。此外,引入基于锐角测试图的几何约束法来保证不分裂的同时适当扩大约束集,加快收敛速度。实验仿真表明,所提算法可以有效提高系统共识速度,增强系统的一致性。

关键词: 结构洞, 虚拟节点, 约束集, 多智能体系统, 一致性

Abstract: Distributed agent consensus seeking is a significant problem in the research of MASs.The theory of structural holes in social networks shows that nodes occupying holes in the network can promote information fusion and expedite collaboration.However,leveraging topology structural hole information to hasten system consensus in distributed switching topology scenarios poses a challenge.In addition,virtual leaders possess the advantages of guidance,obstacle avoidance,and assistance in achieving desired objectives,which are widely used in consensus tracking.Inspired by this,this paper proposes a topology virtual structural hole construction consensus model(VSHCC).Firstly,an important node evaluation strategy associated with each element(point,edge,and clique) of the topology is designed to quantify the importance of nodes and distinguish important nodes from multiple perspectives.Secondly,the construction method of the virtual structural hole node is proposed to fuse the important nodes’ information.Then a consensus evolution rule is designed for the virtual structural hole node so that the agent can evolve towards a highly favorable position and accelerate the convergence process.In addition,a geometric constraint set based on the acute-angle test graph(AATG) is introduced to ensure connectivity and appropriately expand the constraint set to speed up convergence.Experimental simulations show that the proposed algorithm can accelerate the consensus speed of MAS and enhance the consistency of system.

Key words: Structural hole, Virtual node, Constraint set, Multi-agent systems, Consensus

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