牧羊控制问题是指利用少量外部可控的智能体（如牧羊犬），通过施加排斥力间接引导多个移动智能体（如羊群）的行为，使其达到目标位置的控制问题。其名称来源于牧羊犬驱赶羊群的经典行为模式。
在实际场景中，多智能体系统的行为通常并非均一，而是存在异质性（heterogeneity）。然而，目前针对这种异质性设计的专门算法仍然较为稀缺。因此，我们的研究小组致力于研究异质多智能体系统中的牧羊控制问题，并提出了一种新型算法，能够有效应对传统方法（如“最远智能体目标法”）无法处理的多智能体控制挑战。以下展示了该算法运行的具体情况示例。
藤岡さん卒論
日茂君卒論
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