Finite-time flocking problem of a Cucker-smale-type self-propelled particle model

In this article, we propose a Cucker–Smale-type self-propelled particle model with continuous non-Lipschitz protocol. We show that the flocking can occur in finite time if the communication rate function satisfies a lower bound condition. Both our theoretical and numerical results uncover a power-law relationship between the convergence time and the number of individuals. Our result implies that the individuals in groups with high density can transit rapidly to ordered collective motion. We also investigate the influence of control parameter on the convergence speed. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity, 2015

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