This paper studies the group consensus problem of second-order multi-agent systems (MASs) with switching communication topology. Unlike most existing papers concerning the consensus issue of MASs under arbitrary switching topology or Markovian switching topology, our paper tries to design a switching signal such that MAS can achieve group consensus under a designed switching signal set. First, using a state transformation method, the group consensus problem of MASs can be equivalently transformed into the asymptotical stability of a corresponding switched system. Then, two sufficient criteria are established by using Lyapunov function method and average dwell time (ADT) approach, where the minimum ADT is given clearly. Finally, simulation examples are given to show the effectiveness of our theoretical analysis.
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