From eletter@win.tue.nl Fri Jun 30 22:24:41 1995 Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 19:28:51 +0200 To: eletter@win.tue.nl Subject: Eletter number 83 E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing ISSUE No. 83, July 1, 1995 E-mail: eletter-request@win.tue.nl Editors: Anton A. Stoorvogel Dept. of Mathematics & Computing Science Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven the Netherlands Fax +31-40-465995 Siep Weiland Dept. of Electrical Engineering Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven the Netherlands Fax +31-40-434582 Contents 1. Editorial 2. Personals 3. General announcements 3.1 LMI-tool: interface for solving LMI problems 3.2 Evolutionary fuzzy modeling toolbox for MATLAB 3.3 Modern industrial control short course -Newcastle 3.4 ILAS information center 3.5 SMC-95 student competitions 3.6 SCAD update 4. Positions 4.1 Fac. position in control at Case Western University 4.2 Industrial research chair in real-time s.p. - New Brunswick 4.3 Ph.D. studentship OMRON Electronics & ICC - London 5. Books 5.1 H_2 optimal control - A. Saberi, P. Sannuti, B.M. Chen 5.2 Dynamic programming and optimal control - Bertsekas 5.3 Fourier transforms: introduction for engineers - Gray & Goodman 6. Journals 6.1 TOC Automatica, Vol. 31:7 6.2 TOC MCSS, Vol. 7:4 6.3 TOC SIAM J. Optimization, Vol. 5:3 6.4 TOC SIAM J. Matrix an.& appl., Vol. 16:4 6.5 TOC J. of Math. Systems, Estimation and Control, Vol. 5:3 6.6 CFP Special issue IEEE Tr. AC. on control & system analysis in Medicine 6.7 CFP Int. J. Robust & Nonl. Control on Multivar. stability margin 7. Conferences 7.1 CFP MTNS-96 7.2 Int. symposium on intelligent robotic systems - Bangalore 7.3 Information theory workshop Dan-Carmel, Haifa 7.4 Tutorial Parallel processing under MATLAB 7.5 Workshops 4th IEEE Conf. on control applications ****************************************** * * * Editorial * * * ****************************************** Welcome to E-letter number 83 !!! We plan to send out the E-letter monthly. The next issue of E-letter will appear August 1. Please send contributions before this date. We encourage contributors to provide essential information only and reserve the right to require contributors to cut certain parts of their contribution. We remind you of the following. -1- Contributions have to be sent to: "eletter-request@win.tue.nl" It would be useful if articles are already sent in the format that we use, starting with a "Contributed by:..." and a title centered in the next line. Each line should be no more than 80 characters wide. 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Jacobson United Technologies Research Center Mail Stop 29 411 Silver Lane East Hartford, CT 06108 203 727 7652 jacobsca@utrc.utc.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: K.C. Goh (k.c.goh@ic.ac.uk, goh@bode.usc.edu) I've moved to: Centre for Process Systems Engineering Imperial College Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BY, U.K. Office Tel: 44-171-594 6617 Office Fax: 44-171-594 6606 E-mail: k.c.goh@ps.ic.ac.uk ****************************************** * * * General announcements * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Laurent El Ghaoui (elghaoui@ensta.fr) ---------------------------------------------- LMITOOL: An Interface for solving LMI Problems ---------------------------------------------- A user-friendly matlab package for Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) optimization called LMITOOL has been developed by L. El Ghaoui, F. Delebecque and R. Nikoukhah. This package acts as an interface for the Semidefinite Programming package SP developed by L. Vandenberghe and S. Boyd. LMITOOL (version 1.0) and SP are now both available on Internet. Send mail to elghaoui@ensta.fr for information on how to get these packages. A similar package is also available for the matlab-like package Scilab. (Send mail to Scilab@inria.fr for information.) Using LMITOOL, a user can in a few minutes solve Linear Matrix Inequality problems with matrix variables. All the user has to do is to specify the LMI constraints and linear objective of the problem at hand in a matlab .m file. No special syntax or function is to be learned by the user. LMITOOL allows for arbitrary equality and LMI constraints. The LMITOOL package includes * All source code * A user's guide (a short one, as the package is very easy to learn) * A set of control problems solved using LMITOOL, (eg, mixed H2/H-infinity control). Laurent EL Ghaoui -- Ramine Nikoukhah -- Francois Delebecque *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Figllc@aol.com Attention Researchers in Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing ANNOUNCING EVOLUTIONARY FUZZY MODELING TOOLBOX FOR MATLAB USERS FlexTool(EFM) Version M 2.1 FlexTool(GA) FlexTool(EFM) Guidelines for EFM from Flexible Intelligence Group, LLC FIGLLC@AOL.COM For details: - Check our advertisement in IEEE Control Magazine (June, 1995) page 83, reader service number 41. - email FIGLLC@AOL.COM - fax: (205) 345-5095 - voice: (205) 345-5166 - snailmail: Flexible Intelligence Group, LLC Box 1477, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486, USA *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Lisa Crisafulli MODERN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SHORT COURSE SEPTEMBER 25 - 29 1995 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA Professor Graham Goodwin and colleagues from the Centre for Industrial Control Science (CICS) at Newcastle University will conduct a week long school presenting modern control strategies in an industrial context. The course is aimed at engineers and control practitioners providing practical knowledge and tools for design, analysis and implementation of both conventional and advanced control strategies. It would also be beneficial to academics or research students in gaining exposure to how modern control theory can be effectively applied to practical problems. The course features a problem based learning format where the material is motivated by and applied to real world problems. The key feature of the course is the hands-on laboratory sessions interlaced with the theory. FIVE MODULES COVERING: Review of Conventional Control Introduction to Model Based Control Advanced Model Based Control Soft Sensing and Kalman Filtering Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Control HANDS-ON LABORATORY SESSIONS: Description, motivation and solutions of actual industrial control applications For more detailed information and registration forms contact: Lisa Crisafulli, CICS, University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia; Ph:Int + 61 49 217126; Fax:Int + 61 49 601712; email:lisac@ee.newcastle.edu.au *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hershkowitz Daniel News from ILAS INFORMATION CENTER (IIC) We are happy to announce the establishment of a mirror site for IIC in Chemnitz, Germany. The URL address of this new mirror site is http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/ftp-home/.m/fs75/math.technion.ac.il/iic/index.html The database in Chemnitz gets updated on a daily basis. Daniel Hershkowitz e-mail: hershkow@tx.technion.ac.il Mathematics Department URL: http://math.technion.ac.il/~hershkow Technion Tel: 972-4-294282 (office) Haifa 32000 972-4-244626 (home) Israel 972-4-324654 (fax) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Submitted by Pradeep Misra Dear Coleague: Please see if anyone in your group or school is interested to participate at the IEEE SMC 95 Student Competitions. Attached please find the new call for the student activities at the IEEE SMC 95 Conference whose deadline has been changed to July 15, 1995. COMPETITION! COMPETITION! AWARDS! STUDENT POSTER AND EXHIBIT COMPETITION AT IEEE SMC 95 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics October 22-25, 1995, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Theme: Intelligent Systems for the 21st Century The deadline for the student Poster/Exhibit Competition at the IEEE SMC 95 Conference has been extended to July 15, 1995. Please send your entries to Ileana Costea, Ph.D., Student Activities Chair IEEE SMC 95, Professor CSUN, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8347, Tel: (1) (818) 885-3797; Fax: (1) (818) 700-5810; E-mail: icostea@ms.secs.csun.edu. Work done mainly by students (professor could be co-author) have an excellent chance to win an award and the recognition of the Systems Engineering professional community by entering the competion. Student Poster Competition Students are invited to submit a poster for presentation at the conference in any area of interest listed belows. A poster consists of up to 8 pages (8 1/2" X 11") to be displayed at the conference. Posters will be presented at specified times in poster sessions. The poster should include the title, authors, affiliation, and contact information, followed by a description of the research or application. The font size of the poster should enable it to be easily read at a distance of up to 36". Submit 2 copies of the poster to Ileana Costea. Student Exhibit Competition Students are invited to submit proposals for a demonstration of an innovative device or software system related to areas of interest listed below. Send 2 copies of a proposal that describes a device or system to be exhibited along with a poster (since all exhibit participants will also enterthe poster competition). See the instructions above for the poster competition. An award will be given for the best student exhibit, with complementary registration. Send your entries to Ileana Costea. Student Assistants There might still be some student assistant positions available to help with local arrangements at the conference: registration, audio/visual equipment during sessions, signs, and publicity. Serving one full or two half-days as an assistant will qualify students to receive complementary registration. Admission to the banquet and reception will be given on a space available basis. Contact Chris C.H. Ma, Dept. of EE, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Canada, Fax: + 1-604-822-5949, Internet: cchma@ee.ubc.ca. To be placed on the mailing list for future announcements, send name and address to SMC95, Venue West, 645-375 Water Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5C6 Canada; Tel+1-604-681-2503. Areas of interest: *Adaptive Systems * Artificial Intelligence * Behavioral Decision Making *Biocybernetics * Biomedical Engineering * Cognitive Systems & Engineering *Command and Control Systems * Computer Vision * Conflict Analysis *Cybernetics * Database Systems * Decision Support Systems * Decision Technologies * Discrete Event Systems * Distributed Decision Making * Energy Systems * Expert Systems * Flexible Manufacturing * Fuzzy systems * Genetic Algorithms * Human Computer Interaction * Human Decision Making * Image Processing * Information and Decision Systems * Intelligent Control and Automation * Intelligent Highway Vehicle Systems * Intelligent Manufacturing Systems * Knowledge Based Systems Learning Systems * Machine Intelligence * Mechatronics * Medical Informatics * Multimedia & Neural Networks & Neurocontrol & Patter Recognition & Petri Nets * Process Control & Qualitative Reasoning & Risk Management * Robotics * Search Techniques * Software Engineering * Statistical Methods * Stochastic Systems * Supervisory Control & System Evaluation and Design & Systems Engineering & * Technology Forecasting * Technology Transfer. Ileana Costea, Ph.D., Student Activities Chair, IEEE SMC 95 Professor, CIAM Dept., School of Engr. & Computer Science California State University, Northridge (CSUN) 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8347, USA Tel: (818) 885-3797; Fax: (818) 700-5180 E-mail: icostea@ms.secs.csun.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Raimund J. Ober Xu Huang UPDATE ON SCAD DATABASE -- June 1995 #### #### ## ##### # # # # # # # #### # # # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # # # # #### #### # # ##### Systems and Control Archive at Dallas gopher: gopher.utdallas.edu ftp address: ftp.utdallas.edu IP number: 129.110.10.14 Worldwide web: URL: http://www.utdallas.edu/research/scad queries (email): scad@utdallas.edu New contents: ============= books: ====== New book announcement by Dimitri P. Bertsekas: Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control. eletters: ========= Number 82 Links to systems and control groups: ==================================== The following new links have been added: Case Western Reserve University: Systems, Control and Industrial Engineering Department. DISC: Dutch Institute of Systems and Control. Positions: ========== Announcement: Faculty position at Case Western Reserve University. SCAD ADDRESS LIST: ================== Las month we have started an address list for systems and control people. Already about 150 people have added their addresses to the list. To register your, simply: - go to SCAD - go to the ADDRESS LIST link - click: add your address - fill in the form. You can check out addresses by using the search facility or by scanning through the full list. !!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE, Add your Address to the SCAD ADDRESS LIST !!!!!!!!!!! How to access scad: =================== 1.) Using gopher: Type gopher -p 1/research/scad gopher.utdallas.edu or gopher gopher.utdallas.edu Select `UT-Dallas Research' and then `Systems and Control Archive at Dallas' 2.) Using ftp: ftp ftp.utdallas.edu Then cd /pub/scad 3.) Using Worldwide Web: URL: http://www.utdallas.edu/research/scad More detailed instructions can be obtained by sending an email to scad@utdallas.edu After accessing SCAD you can find a README file which contains more information about SCAD. ****************************************** * * * Positions * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Howard Jay Chizeck (hjc2@po.cwru.edu) FACULTY POSITION IN CONTROLS AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE The Systems, Control and Industrial Engineering Department invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the assistant professor level in the area of control systems. This position can begin with either the Fall 1995 or Spring 1996 semester. The department is seeking a faculty member who will bring innovative ideas and effective techniques to research and teaching. The candidate will be expected to participate in undergraduate and graduate education and to conduct independent and collaborative research in areas of control theory or applications. We are a small department (8 faculty) in an environment that strongly encourages and supports interdisciplinary research and education. The department offers Ph.D. and MS degrees in Systems and Control Engineering, as well as an accredited BS in Systems and Control Engineering. Research activities within the department include the following theoretical topic areas: nonlinear and adaptive control theory, nonlinear filtering theory, analysis and control of discrete event and hybrid systems, optimization theory, intelligent control and algebraic systems theory. Major application projects include vehicle control (braking, cruise control and power management); biomedical control engineering (design and control of devices to provide locomotion for paralyzed individuals); environmental systems modeling and control (including modeling and management of the Great Lakes Ecosystem, the analysis of resource and economic factors in the power generation industry, and global systems modeling); and manufacturing process and industrial systems automation (including flexible manufacturing, fault detection and diagnosis, and process control). Applicants should have attained a doctoral degree in systems and control engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a closely related field by the starting date of the appointment. Candidates must have strong interest and ability in research and teaching. New faculty are eligible for special career start-up arrangements, including summer support and reduced teaching loads, to encourage the development of successful research programs. Interested persons should send their resumes and the names and addresses of at least four references to: Professor Howard Jay Chizeck, Chairman Department of Systems, Control and Industrial Engineering Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7070. Prof. Chizeck can be reached by e-mail via hjc2@po.cwru.edu. Case Western Reserve University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jim Taylor (jtaylor@unb.ca) INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CHAIR in REAL-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING In anticipation of the establishment of an Industrial Research Chair in Real-Time Signal Processing, the Faculty of Engineering at the University of New Brunswick is inviting applications from highly qualified individuals. The industrial partner with the University is IOTEK, a dynamic and innovative firm with an established record in the development of real-time systems for military and commercial applications. It is anticipated that this Chair will be in place by April 1, 1996. The appointment is a tenure track position in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Excellence of academic qualifications, industrial experience and willingness to collaborate with industry will be major factors in the Chair selection. The Electrical Engineering Department has research programs in place in the areas of real-time signal processing and adaptive algorithms for transient signal analysis. In addition, cooperation will be expected with existing Industrial Research Chairs such as the Instrumentation & Control Chair. Candidates must have a PhD with a strong research record and demonstrated expertise in real-time signal processing. The emphasis of the Chair will be on the development of parameter estimation and tracking procedures and sensor data association and fusion. Experience in sonar signal acquisition and processing is highly desirable. Full collaboration with IOTEK and other industrial sponsors must be a commitment of the selected candidate. An important goal of the Chair will be the transfer of technology to industry. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The University of New Brunswick is committed to the principle of employment equity. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Nominations, applications and requests for information should be forwarded to: Dr. Wolfgang Faig, Dean Faculty of Engineering University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 Fax: 506-453-4569 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Oliver Feng Ph.D. Studentship Developing Generic Controls For Industrial Processes A CASE Studentship with OMRON Electronics AND Industrial Control Centre Faculty of Engineering & Science, University of Westminster 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1M 8JS FAX: +44 171 911 5150 Applications are invited for a three year research studentship sponsored by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and OMRON Ltd. (OMRON is the world's largest supplier of Fuzzy Logic based systems - in terms of patent field, and use Professor Lotfi Zadeh, the inventor of Fuzzy Logic, as a consultant) The research will involve interacting with several manufacturing companies and assessing their processes for the potential improvement that might be obtained from using fuzzy logic, neural networks, and established control applications. The research student will be expected to exercise intellectual skills in extracting generic elements within processes that influence the selection of different design approaches. The final thesis will use the industrial plants visited as case histories to support the generic development generated by the student. Applicants are expected to have a 1st Class or 2nd Class Honours degree (or low 2nd Class and an MSc) They must demonstrate enthusiasm, knowledge for control principles and practice, and be willing to have significant industrial interaction. The usual student stipend from EPSRC will be enhanced by the OMRON company. The studentship offers an ideal opportunity to anyone wishing to develop research within a real industrial context. Please send your CV with a covering letter to the Director, Professor J.R. Leigh at the address given above, by Friday 14th July 1995. For an informal discussion, please contact Professor J.R. Leigh, or Dr. Oliver F. Qi at 0171 911 5178, or email fengo@westminster.ac.uk. Eligibility requirements exist such that UK or Northern Ireland residents may receive tuition and maintenance grants, and EC residents may receive tuition fee grants only. Full details can be supplied on application. ****************************************** * * * Books * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: P. Sannuti: sannuti@ece.rutgers.edu Title: H2 OPTIMAL CONTROL Authors: Ali Saberi, Peddapullaiah Sannuti, Ben M Chen Publisher: Prentice Hall International, London, 1995 ISBN: 0-13-489782-X 471+ pages Excerpts from Preface During the last two or three decades, multivariable system analysis and design techniques have been studied in a variety of settings. A stochastic interpretation of H2 optimal control theory, known as linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control theory, is one of the earliest and powerful design tools that emerged. As it provided tools for the first time to design multivariable dynamic controllers in a coherent and methodical manner, LQG theory came to be known as modern optimal control theory. Although there exists a vast amount of literature under the heading of LQG theory or H2 optimal control, there is no single book at this time which dwells on all the aspects of H2 optimal control. This book is intended to fill this void. This book is not intended to give a chronological development of H2 optimal control from an historical point of view. Its intent is to develop the complete state of the art of the theory and various design methods associated with it along with their practical implications, while at the same time dealing with all the issues of an H2 optimal control problem, namely the existence and uniqueness of an H2 optimal solution, characterization and parameterization of all H2 optimal static and dynamic state feedback as well as measurement feedback controllers and in particular characterization and construction of H2 optimal observer or estimator based measurement feedback controllers, pole/zero cancelations, H2 optimal fixed modes, H2 optimal fixed decoupling zeros, selection of an H2 optimal controller that places simultaneously the closed-loop poles at desired locations whenever possible, selection of an H2 optimal controller to meet some secondary considerations (e.g. obtaining an H2 optimal controller that satisfies some robustness considerations posed in terms of an H_{infinity} constraint, etc.), suboptimal solutions, and computational issues. It is the belief of the authors that theory and practice should coexist together and be inseparable. This belief is portrayed throughout this book. To do so, for every aspect of the book either it be analysis or design, numerically implementable algorithms are provided. Such algorithms can easily be implemented by the use of ubiquitously available software packages on linear algebra such as MATLAB. Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Statements of H2 Optimal and Suboptimal Control Problems Chapter 3. A Special Coordinate Basis (SCB) of Linear Multivariable Systems Chapter 4. Algebraic Riccati Equations, Linear Matrix Inequalities, and Quadratic Matrix Inequalities Chapter5. Infima, Existence, and Uniqueness Conditions -- Continuous-time Systems Chapter6. Infima, Existence, and Uniqueness Conditions -- Chapter 7. H2 Optimal State Feedback Controllers -- Continuous-time Systems Chapter 8. H2 Optimal State Feedback Controllers -- Discrete-time Systems Chapter 9. H2 Optimal Measurement Feedback Controllers -- Continuous-time Systems Chapter 10. H2 Optimal Measurement Feedback Controllers -- Discrete-time Systems Chapter 11. H2 Suboptimal State and Measurement Feedback Control for Continuous- and Discrete-time Systems References Index *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Dimitri P. Bertsekas, DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING AND OPTIMAL CONTROL Dimitri P. Bertsekas This two-volume textbook, used in a first-year graduate course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a greatly expanded and pedagogically improved version of the author's "Dynamic Programming: Deterministic and Stochastic Models," (Prentice-Hall, 1987). It treats simultaneously stochastic optimal control problems popular in modern control theory and Markovian decision problems popular in operations research. New features include: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** neurodynamic programming/reinforcement learning techniques, a recent breakthrough in the practical application of dynamic programming to complex problems ** deterministic discrete- and continuous-time optimal control problems, including the Pontryagin Minimum Principle ** an extensive treatment of deterministic and stochastic shortest path problems ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The first volume is oriented towards modeling, conceptualization, and finite-horizon problems, but also includes a substantive introduction to infinite horizon problems that is suitable for classroom use. The second volume is oriented towards mathematical analysis and computation, and treats infinite horizon problems extensively. The text contains many illustrations, worked-out examples, and exercises. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I (400 pages) 1. The Dynamic Programming Algorithm 2. Deterministic Systems and the Shortest Path Problem 3. Deterministic Continuous-Time Optimal Control 4. Problems with Perfect State Information 5. Problems with Imperfect State Information 6. Suboptimal and Adaptive Control 7. Introduction to Infinite Horizon Problems Appendixes: Math. Review, Probability Review, Least Squares Estimation and the Kalman Filter CONTENTS OF VOLUME II (304 pages, available August 1995) 1. Infinite Horizon - Discounted Problems 2. Stochastic Shortest Path Problems 3. Undiscounted Problems 4. Average Cost per Stage Problems 5. Continuous-Time Problems For FTP access of detailed table of contents, preface, and the 1st chapter: FTP to LIDS.MIT.EDU with username ANONYMOUS, enter password as directed, and type cd /pub/bertsekas/DP_BOOK Publisher's Information: Athena Scientific, P.O.Box 391, Belmont, MA, 02178-9998, U.S.A. Email: athenasc@world.std.com, Tel/FAX: (617) 489-3097 Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control, Vol. I. ISBN: 1-886529-12-4 ($64.00) Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control, Vol. II. ISBN: 1-886529-13-2 ($55.50) Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control, Vols. I and II. ISBN: 1-886529-11-6 ($99.50) Free 30-Day Exam. Copy to Prospective Instructors (N. America only) Free Deskcopy and Solutions Manual Upon Classroom Adoption Additional titles scheduled for publication in a series of textbooks for MIT graduate courses: 1) Nonlinear Programming, by Dimitri P. Bertsekas (due Fall 1995). 2) Linear Programming, by Dimitris Bertsimas and John N. Tsitsiklis (due Spring 1996). 3) Neuro-Dynamic Programming, by Dimitri P. Bertsekas and John N. Tsitsiklis (due Spring 1996). *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Robert M. Gray Book Announcement: Fourier Transforms: An Introduction for Engineers by Robert M. Gray and Joseph W. Goodman Information Systems Laboratory Dept. of Electrical Engineering Stanford University Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston Date of publishing: May 1995 384 pp. Hardbound ISBN: 0-7923-9585-9 Prices: NLG: 105.00 USD: 59.95 GBP: 41.95 Kluwer Academic Publishers Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Order Department Order Department P.O. Box 358 P.O. Box 322 Accord Station 3300 AH Dordrecht Hingham, MA 02018-0358 The Netherlands U.S.A. Tel : 617 871 6600 Tel : +31 78 524400 Fax : 617 871 6528 Fax : +31 78 524474 Email : kluwer@world.std.com Email : services@wkap.nl gopher://gopher.wkap.nl This book develops the basic definitions, properties and applications of Fourier analysis, the emphasis being on techniques for its application to linear systems, although other applications are also considered. The book is intended to serve as both a reference text and a teaching text for a one-quarter or one-semester course covering the application of Fourier analysis to a wide variety of signals, including discrete time, continuous time, finite duration, and infinite duration. It highlights the common aspects in all cases considered, thereby building an intuition from simple examples that will be useful in the more complicated examples where careful proofs are not included. Table of Contents: Preface 1 Signals and Systems 1.1 Waveforms and Sequences 1.2 Basic Signal Examples 1.3 Random Signals 1.4 Systems 1.5 Linear Combinations 1.6 Shifts 1.7 Two-Dimensional Signals 1.8 Sampling, Windowing, and Extending 1.9 Probability Functions 1.10 Problems 2 The Fourier Transform 2.1 Basic Definitions 2.2 Simple Examples 2.3 Cousins of the Fourier Transform 2.4 Multidimensional Transforms 2.5 The DFT Approximation to the CTFT 2.6 The Fast Fourier Transform 2.7 Existence Conditions 2.8 Problems 3 Fourier Inversion 3.1 Inverting the DFT 3.2 Discrete Time Fourier Series 3.3 Inverting the Inf. Duration DTFT 3.4 Inverting the CTFT 3.5 Continuous Time Fourier Series 3.6 Duality 3.7 Summary 3.8 Orthonormal Bases 3.9 Discrete Time Wavelet Transforms 3.10 Two-Dimensional Inversion 3.11 Problems 4 Basic Properties 4.1 Linearity 4.2 Shifts 4.3 Modulation 4.4 Parseval's Theorem 4.5 The Sampling Theorem 4.6 The DTFT of a Sampled Signal 4.7 Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) 4.8 The Stretch Theorem 4.9 Downsampling 4.10 Upsampling 4.11 The Derivative and Diff. Thms 4.12 Moment Generating 4.13 Bandwidth and Pulse Width 4.14 Symmetry Properties 4.15 Problems 5 Generalized Transforms and Functions 5.1 Limiting Transforms 5.2 Periodic Signals and F. Series 5.3 Generalized Functions 5.4 F.Transforms of Generalized Fns 5.5 Derivatives of Delta Functions 5.6 The Generalized Fn $\delta (g(t))$ 5.7 Impulse Trains 5.8 Problems 6 Convolution and Correlation 6.1 Linear Systems and Convolution 6.2 Convolution 6.3 Examples of Convolution 6.4 The Convolution Theorem 6.5 Fourier Analysis of Linear Systems 6.6 The Integral Theorem 6.7 Sampling Revisited 6.8 Correlation 6.9 Parseval's Theorem Revisited 6.10 Bandwidth and Pulsewidth Revisited 6.11 The Central Limit Theorem 6.12 Problems 7 Two Dimensional Fourier Analysis 7.1 Properties of 2-D F. Transforms 7.2 Two Dimensional Linear Systems 7.3 Reconstruction from Projections 7.4 The Inversion Problem 7.5 Examples of the Projection-Slice Theorem 7.6 Reconstruction 7.7 Two-Dimensional Sampling Theory 7.8 Problems 8 Memoryless Nonlinearities 8.1 Memoryless Nonlinearities 8.2 Sinusoidal Inputs 8.3 Phase Modulation 8.4 Uniform Quantization 8.5 Problems Appendix: Fourier Transform Tables Bibliography Index ****************************************** * * * Journals * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Huibert Kwakernaak AUTOMATICA Table of contents July, 1995 Issue 31:7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regular Papers O. Toker, H. Ozbay Gap metric problem for MIMO delay systems: Parametrization of all suboptimal controllers B. Brogliato, R. Ortega, R. Globally tracking controllers for flexible Lozano joint manipulators: A comparative study R. G. Hakvoort, P. M. J. Van Consistent parameter bounding identification den Hof for linearly parametrized model sets F. Viel, E. Busvelle, J. P. Stability of polymerization reactors using Gauthier i/o-linearization and a high- gain observer Brief Papers I. Borno, Z. Gajic Parallel algorithms for optimal control of waekly coupled and singularly perturbed jump linear systems J. Hu, D.M. Dawson, Y. Qian Position tracking control of an induction motor via partial state feedback Z. J. Palmor, Y. Halevi, N. Automatic tuning of decentralized PID Krasney controllers for TITO processes G. H. Yang, S. Y. Zhang Structural properties of large-scale systems possessing similar structures W.X. Zheng, C.B. Feng A bias correction method for indirect identification of closed-loop systems J. R. H. Carvalho, P. A. V. Multiple criteria control: A convex Ferreira programming approach Feng Zheng, Mian Cheng and Variable structure control of time-delay Wei-Bing Gao systems with a simulation study on stabilizing the combustion in liquid propellant rocket motors A. Medvedev Fault detection and isolation by continuous parity space method L. Turan, D. L. Mingori A unified loop transfer recovery approach to robust control using H(infinity)-optimization methods M. M. Seron, D. J. Hill, A. Nonlinear adaptive control of feedback passive L. Fradkov systems Technical Communiques D. S. Bernstein, W. M. A Popov criterion for uncertain linear Haddad, A. G. Sparks multivariable systems Book Reviews J. Boehm T.T. Hartely, G.O. Beale, S.P. Chicatelli: Digital simulation of dynamic systems: A control theory approach M. Chappell R. Martin, K.L. Teo: Optimal control of drug administration in cancer chemotheraphy *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Jan H. van Schuppen (J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl) Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS) TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 7, Issue 4 G.E. Coxson and C.L. DeMarco, The Computational Complexity of Approximating the Minimal Perturbation Scaling To Achieve Instability in an Interval Matrix, pp. 279-291. V.V. Veeravalli, T. Basar, and H.V. Poor, Decentralized Sequential Detection with Sensors Performing Sequential Tests, pp. 292-305. A.-J. van der Veen and P. Dewilde, Embedding of Time-Varying Contractive Systems in Lossless Realizations, pp. 306-330. V. Solo, On the Stability of Slowly Time-Varying Linear Systems, pp. 306-350. K.A. Morris, State Feedback and Estimation of Well-Posed Systems, pp. 351-388. REMINDER The new address for submissions is: J.H. van Schuppen Co-Editor MCSS CWI P.O. Box 94079 1090 GB Amsterdam The Netherlands E-mail inquires regarding submission should be addressed to: mcss@cwi.nl. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: nelson@siam.org TABLE OF CONTENTS SIAM J.OPTIMIZATION, VOL.5,NO.3, AUG 1995, Nonpolyhedral Relaxations of Graph Bisection Problems Svatopluk Poljak and Franz Rendl Faster Simulated Annealing - Bennett Fox Incorporating Condition Measures into the Complexity Theory of Linear Programming James Renegar Global Convergence of a Long-Step Affine-Scaling Algorithm for Degenerate Linear Programming Problems Takashi Tsuchiya and Masakazu Muramatsu On Eigenvalue Optimization Alexander Shapiro and Michael K. H. Fan Data Parallel Quadratic Programming on Box-Constrained Problems Mike P. McKenna, Jill P. Mesirov, and Stavros A. Zenios A Sequential Quadratic Programming Algorithm Using an Incomplete Solution of the Subproblem Walter Murray and Francisco J. Prieto Local Convergence of SQP Methods in Semi-Infinite Programming G. Gramlich, R. Hettich, and E. W. Sachs Taylor's Formula for Ck,1 Functions Dinh The Luc The Linear Nonconvex Generalized Gradient and Lagrange Multipliers Jay S. Treiman On the Simulation and Control of Some Friction Constrained Motions Roland Glowinski and Anthony J. Kearsley *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: nelson@siam.org TABLE OF CONTENTS SIAM J. MATRIX ANALYSIS APPLICATIONS VOL. 16, NO. 4, OCTOBER 1995 On a Sturm Sequence of Polynomials for Unitary Hessenberg Matrices Angelika Bunse-Gerstner and Chunyang He Least Squares Sign Solvability Bryan L. Shader On Eigenvalue Estimates for Block Incomplete Factorization Methods O. Axelsson and H. Lu Diagonal Dominance in the Parallel Partition Method for Tridiagonal Systems Chris Walshaw Matrices with Sign Consistency of a Given Order J. M. Pena On a QR-like Algorithm for Some Structured Eigenvalue Problems A. George, Kh. D. Ikramov, E. V. Matushkina, and W.-P. Tang The Group Inverse Associated with an Irreducible Periodic Nonnegative Matrix Steve Kirkland Variable Block CG Algorithms for Solving Large Sparse Symmetric Positive Definite Linear Systems on Parallel Computers, I: General Iterative Scheme A. A. Nikishin and A. Yu Yeremin A Restarted GMRES Method Augmented with Eigenvectors Ronald B. Morgan Comments on Large Least Squares Problems Involving Kronecker Products Hongyuan Zha Trace and Eigenvalue Inequalities for Ordinary and Hadamard Products of Positive Semidefinite Hermitian Matrices Bo-Ying Wang and Fuzhen Zhang A Basis-Kernal Representation of Orthogonal Matrices Xiaobai Sun and Christian Bischof On the Convergence of the Jacobi Method for Arbitrary Orderings Walter F. Mascarenhas Multisplitting Preconditioners Based on Incomplete Choleski Factorizations R. Bru, C. Corral, A. Martinez, J. Mas On the Symmetric and Unsymmetric Solution Set of Interval Systems Gotz Alefeld and Gunter Mayer A Domain Decomposition Method for First-Order PDEs Lina Hemmingsson Some Properties of Fully Semimonotone Q0-Matrices G. S. R. Murthy and T. Parthasarathy Stability of Linear Equations Solvers in Interior-Point Methods Stephen J. Wright The Algebraic Riccati Equation and Inequality for Systems with Uncontrollable Modes on the Imaginary Axis Carsten W. Scherer Perturbation Bounds for the Generalized Shur Decomposition Ji-guang Sun Application of Vector-Valued Rational Approximations to the Matrix Eigenvalue Problem and Connections with Krylov Subspace Methods Avram Sidi *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Edwin F. Beschler Journal of Mathematical Systems, Estimation, and Control Volume 5, Number 3 Table of contents Stability of Discrete Time Jump Linear Systems Yuguang Fang, Kenneth A. Loparo, and Xiangbo Feng 275 Unique Identification of Coefficient Matrices, Time Delays and Initial Functions of Functional Differential Equations Shin-ichi Nakagiri and Masahiro Yamamoto 323 Necessary Condition and Genericity of Dynamic Feedback Linearization P. Rouchon 345 Summary: A Measure Change Derivation of Continuous State Baum-Welch Estimators Lakhdar Aggoun, Robert J. Elliott, and John B. Moore 359 Summary: Splitting Subspaces and Acausal Spectral Factors Gy=F6rgy Michaletzky and Augusto Ferrante 363 Summary: A Hamiltonian Formalism for Optimization Problems Leonid Faybusovich 367 Summary: Control System Radii and Approximation: A Case Study for the 1-D Heat Equation J.A. Burns and Gunther Peichl 371 Summary: Lowering the Orders of Derivatives of Controls in Generalized State Space Systems E. Delaleau and W. Respondek 375 Summary: Time Minimal Synthesis for Planar Systems in the Neighborhood of a Terminal Manifold of Codimension One B. Bonnard and M. Pelletier 379 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Bijoy K. Ghosh, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control announces a special issue on Control and Systems Analysis in Medicine Edited by Clyde F. Martin; Department of Mathematics; Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX 79409 and Bijoy K. Ghosh; Department of Systems Science and Mathematics; Washington University; Saint Louis, MO 63130 The main emphasis of this special issue would be in system and control Theory and how it interacts with medicine. All applications would be considered. This includes the following areas. 1. Problems in Vision including Modelling of Eye Movement and Eye-Brain-Motor Coordination. 2. Control of Infectious Diseases. 3. System Identification with respect to automated reading of Electrocardiograms and X-rays. Identification issues in MRI. 4. Control Problems in Assisted Walking. 5. Guidance of Probes in Cardiac Surgery. Problems in Cardiac Modelling. 6. Modelling of organs (such as the kidney) as an input output model. 7. Problems in Human Genome Studies. Papers coauthored by a control theorist and experts from biology and medicine are encouraged. The papers are due by March 1, 1996 and should be sent to Clyde F. Martin. Notification of acceptance will be sent by July 1, 1996. The special issue is targeted for 1998. All papers will be refereed as per IEEE Guidelines. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Michael G. Safonov CALL FOR PAPERS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBUST AND NONLINEAR CONTROL Special Issue on MULTIVARIABLE STABILITY MARGIN Over the last decade, considerable research has been devoted to the analysis and synthesis of control systems with uncertainty. In particular, the concept of the multivariable stability margin (or equivalently, the structured singular value) was introduced to study structured uncertainty in linear models. It is defined in such a way as to give a precise characterization of robust stability and performance, in an H-infinity sense, for a rich variety of uncertainty descriptions. Except for special cases, the exact calculation of the multivariable stability margin is known to be computationally intractable and bounds have been developed to provide necessary or sufficient conditions for robust stability and performance. Among them, many are computationally attractive and their efficient software implementations are available. Papers are solicited for a special issue of the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBUST AND NONLINEAR CONTROL, scheduled December 1996, on MULTIVARIABLE STABILITY MARGIN. Papers describing recent advances in multivariable stability margin or structured singular value analysis or computation are solicited. SIX copies of the manuscripts should be submitted to Michael G. Safonov or K.H. Michael Fan by October 15, 1995 for review. Manuscripts must not be longer than 9000 words of text, such that the length of the paper including figures, tables, and reference is within 15 pages of the International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. For author guidelines, please refer to a recent issue of the IJRNC, or contact the guest-editors. IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submission deadline: October 15, 1995 Notification of decision: March 1, 1996 Final manuscript submission: April 15, 1996 GUEST EDITORS: Michael G. Safonov K.H. Michael Fan Department of Electrical School of Electrical and Engineering-Systems Computer Engineering University of Southern California Georgia Institute of Technology Los Angeles, CA 90089-2563 Atlanta, GA 30332-0250 Phone: +1-213-740-4455 Phone: +1-404-853-9828 Fax: +1-213-740-4449 Fax: +1-404-853-9171 Email: safonov@bode.usc.edu Email: fan@ee.gatech.edu ****************************************** * * * Conferences * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Bijoy Ghosh Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems-96 Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA June 24-28, 1996 The 1996 International Symposium on the Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, MTNS 96 will be held in June 24-28, 1996 at the Washington University in Saint Louis. The Chairmen of the Symposium are Christopher I. Byrnes, Biswa Nath Datta and Clyde F. Martin. The symposium will consist of plenary talks and lectures in special topics together with contributed papers and invited sessions. Second Call for Contributed Papers and Invited Sessions Contributed papers and invited sessions for MTNS 96 are hereby solicited in all traditional areas involving Mathematics of Networks and Systems as well as emerging fields in Engineering and Mathematics with potential impact in Circuits, Automatic Control Systems and Signal Processing. Such topics include, but are not limited to Mathematical Theory of Networks and Circuits, Linear and Numerical Linear Algebra in Systems, Control and Signal Processing, Image Processing, Wavelets, Information Networking, Visionics, Robotics, Stochastic Systems, Distributed Parameter and Infinite Dimensional Systems, Nonlinear Systems and Control, System Identification, Robust Control, Adaptive Control, Computation and Control, Flow Control and Computational Fluid Dynamics. We also encourage contributions in the application areas of Aerospace, Communication, Bio-Medical, Manufacturing, Transportation and Process Control. A Proceedings of the conference is intended to be published by Birkhauser. Regular Papers: The Program Committee is soliciting regular papers that describe completed work in some detail. The authors should submit hard copies of 4 page extended abstracts with bibliography by November 1, 1995 to the Symposium Charman Biswa Nath Datta. Invited Sessions: The Program Committee is soliciting proposals for invited sessions. Cohesive sessions focusing on new or emerging topics in the above listed areas of interest are particularly encouraged and will have a priority over those of a classical or mainstream flavor. Session organizer should plan on 4 or 5 speakers in a session and should submit 4 copies of the proposal by November 1, 1995 to the Symposium Chairman Clyde F. Martin. Such a proposal must include 4 page extended abstracts of all papers proposed. An intent to submit an invited session proposal is also due by October 1, 1995. A complete guidelines for an invited session proposal is available from Clyde F. Martin upon receipt of the statement of intent. ADDRESSES FOR SUBMISSIONS REGULAR PAPERS MTNS-96 Prof. Biswa Datta Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Northern Illinois Univ. DeKalb, Illinois 60115 ph: 815 753 6759 fax: 815 753 1112 dattab@math.niu.edu INVITED SESSIONS MTNS-96 Prof. Clyde F. Martin Dept. of Mathematics Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409 ph: 806 742 1511 fax: 806 742 1112 GQCFM@TTACS1.TTU.EDU GENERAL INFORMATION MTNS-96 Prof. Christopher I. Byrnes Office of the Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Campus Box 1163, Washington University Saint Louis, MO 63130-4899 ph: 314 721 7266 fax: 314 935 6949 ChrisByrnes@seas.wustl.edu SCHEDULE SUMMARY: 1 Oct., 1995: Deadline for statement of intent to submit invited session proposals 1 Nov., 1995: Deadline for submission of contributed papers and invited session proposals. 1 Feb., 1996: Notification of acceptance of papers and invited sessions. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: M. Vidyasagar INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTIC SYSTEMS (ISIRS '95) NOVEMBER 22-24, 1995, BANGALORE, INDIA SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Following the success of the First and Second International Symposia for Intelligent Robotics (ISIR '91) and {ISIR '93), it is planned to organize the International Symposium on Intelligent Robotic Systems (ISIRS '95) in Bangalore, India during November 22-24, 1995. The change of name reflects a broadening of the scope of the symposium to encompass not merely robotic systems but intelligent systems of all kinds. As on past occasions there will be two or three plenary speakers from various parts of the world. In addition, there will be a one-day tutorial on "Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic for Intelligent Control" on November 21. A full social program for accompanying persons as well as pre- and post- symposium tours will be organized. Of special interest to control and system theorists is the fact that this year's symposium will contain some papers on topics such as -- Computational learning theory -- Worst-case and H-infinity identification -- Neural networks and neurodynamics -- Intelligent Control and allied topics. The weather in Bangalore in November will be delightful. The dates of the symposium are chosen to coincide with the U.S. Thanksgiving week. The symposium will be held at the five-star Hotel Ashok, where the special symposium rates are $ 60 for a single and $ 70 for a double room (cheap!). There are several interesting places to see in and around Bangalore, ranging from 900 year-old temples to wildlife sanctuaries. Previous symposia have seen about 40 overseas papers, and this year's symposium should have even more. See you in Bangalore in November! SCOPE OF THE SYMPOSIUM The scope of the symposium will cover the general areas of intelligent robotics and intelligent systems. It will encompass but not be limited to: -- Robot Control -- Motion and Trajectory Planning -- Grasping -- Mobile Robots -- Vision and Sensing -- Image Analysis -- Virtual Reality -- Computational Algebra and Geometry -- Neural Networks -- Computational Learning Theory -- Intelligent Control -- Factories of the Future IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submission of Extended Abstracts July 31, 1995 Notification of Acceptance August 31, 1995 Final Version of Abstracts Due September 30, 1995 Finished Papers Due November 22, 1995 Dates of the Symposium November 22-24, 1995 INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Authors are requested to send an extended abstract of 1,000 to 1,500 words describing their contribution to either of the following: General Chairman of the Symposium M. Vidyasagar, Director Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Raj Bhavan Circle, High Grounds Bangalroe 560 001, INDIA E-Mail: sagar@cair.ernet.in Co-Chairman of the Symposium Mark W. Spong Coordinated Sciences Laboratory University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL 61801 U.S.A. E-Mail: spong@lagrange.csl.uiuc.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Neri Merhav (merhav@ee.technion.ac.il) 1996 INFORMATION THEORY WORKSHOP Dan-Carmel, Haifa, Israel, June 9--13, 1996 Venue: ===== The 1996 Information Theory Workshop will be held at the luxurious Dan-Carmel hotel located on the famous Carmel mountain in the beautiful city of Haifa. The first class Dan-Carmel is equipped with superb conference facilities. In this forum the 65th birthday of Prof. Jacob Ziv will be celebrated, and he will also be the honored plenary speaker. The workshop is sponsored by the IEEE Information Theory Society, the Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies, the Institute of Advanced Studies in Mathematics, the Technion and Elbit. Organizers: ========== Neri Merhav, Dept. Electrical Engineering, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel. E-mail: merhav@ee.technion.ac.il, Tel: (972) 4--294737, Fax: (972) 4-323041. Shlomo Shamai, Dept. Electrical Engineering, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel. E-mail: sshlomo@ee.technion.ac.il, Tel: (972) 4--294713, Fax: (972) 4-323041. Moshe Sidi, Dept. Electrical Engineering, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel. E-mail: moshe@ee.technion.ac.il, Tel: (972) 4--294650, Fax: (972) 4-323041. Aaron D. Wyner, AT\&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ. 07974, USA. E-mail: adw@research.att.com, Tel: (908) 582--2916, Fax: (908) 582--2379. Meir Feder, Dept. Elec. Eng.-Systems, Tel Aviv Univ, Ramat-Aviv, 69978, Israel E-mail: meir@eng.tau.ac.il, Tel: (972) 3--6408060 , Fax: (972) 3--6407095. Technical Program: ================= The technical program is planned to include nine half-day sessions as well as an evening ``Recent Results'' session. The technical sessions and the corresponding session chairmen are: Shannon Theory: S. Verdu Source Coding: T. Berger Coded-Modulation: D. Forney Convolutional and Block Codes: R. Calderbank Cryptography: J. Massey Detection and Estimation: V. Poor Network Information Theory: R. Gallager Statistics and Information Theory: I. Csiszar Communications Techniques and Models: J. Wolf Recent Results: M. Feder Call for Papers: =============== 1--page Abstract (ISIT style) contributions for short presentations at the recent result session are solicited, and should be sent to Dr. Feder not later than October 1st, 1995. Social Program: ============== Cocktail-reception, reception at the EE Dept. at the Technion, excursion to Jerusalem, and a special reception in honor of Professor Ziv (sponsored by the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities), and a banquet. Tentative Costs: =============== The registration fee (IEEE advanced registration) is expected to be about $350 (which will include all social events and a daily lunch). Student minimum rates (of about $50) which will not cover social events and lunches will also be available. Lodging at the Dan Carmel is expected to range between $110--$140 for a single room. Further Information: =================== Please contact the Organizers and/or the Local Conference Organizing Office: Mrs. Pnina Sason, Technion---The Division for Continuing Education and External Studies, Haifa 32000, Israel. Tel: (972) 4--294464, (972) 4--225150, Fax: (972) 4--294466. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: J. Kadlec (j.kadlec@ee.qub.ac.uk) Parallel Processing under MATLAB -------------------------------- This one day tutorial will be organised as part of the WORLD TRANSPUTER CONGRESS 1995 Royal Baths Assembly Rooms Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK on 3rd September 1995 The topics of the tutorial: - Introduction to MATLAB package for PC Windows. - Direct control of Transputer/DEC Alpha AXP networks from PC MATLAB. (languages, servers, control from Windows) - Introduction to programming of C functions compatible with MATLAB/transputers/DEC Alphas - Design of transputer/Alpha graphics/user-interfaces for PC Windows via MATLAB. - Programming of parallel transputer systems from MATLAB. (static configurations, flood-fill) - Programming of parallel DEC AXP RISC systems from MATLAB. (Use of DEC Optimizing ANSI C for programming of Alpha boards with transputer links) - Benchmark results for: MATLAB on PC,P5,SPARC,HP; MATLAB+network of T8; MATLAB+network Alphas The PC based system with MATLAB/4xT805/4xAD66(233 MHz/466 mips per processor) will be demonstrated after the workshop in the section of Academic presentations of the Congress. A detailed description and booking forms can be picked from the WWW home page of the Matlab UK&Irl User Group: http://faith.swan.ac.uk/chris.html/MUGUK/muguk.html *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: K. Dean Minto (minto@crd.ge.com) Advance Registration Notice: 4th IEEE Conference on Control Applications This notice is a reminder of the upcoming 4th IEEE Conference on Control Applications, to be held at in Albany, New York, September 28-29, 1995. Should you wish to pregister for this conference, then send an email request to cca@crd.ge.com and we will send an email version of the advance registration forms for both conference and hotel. Some additional information on the preconference workshops to be held on September 27 follows below. ===== WORKSHOP #1 ===== DIRECT MULTIVARIABLE MODEL REFERENCE ADAPTIVE CONTROL: Theory and Applications Howard Kaufman Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Dept Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590 Izhak Bar-Kana Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Ken Sobel Electrical Engineering Dept, City University of NY 138 th St at Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031 This course is a self contained compendium of easily implementable adaptive control algorithms, that have been developed and applied for over 10 years. These algorithms do not require explicit process parameter identification and have been successfully applied to a wide variety of engineering problems including flexible structure control, blood pressure control, and robotics. In general, these algorithms are suitable for a wide class of multiple input-multiple output control systems containing significant uncertainty as well as disturbances. The presentation is such that persons with a basic linear systems background will be able to develop and apply the adaptive algorithms to their particular problems. Thus besides developing the theoretical details of the algorithm, the course gives considerable emphasis to the design recipes and to representative applications in flight control, flexible structure control, and robotics. Textbook: Direct Adaptive Control Algorithms: Theory and Applications, by H. Kaufman, I. Bar-Kana, and K. Sobel, Springer Verlag, 1994. The text will be available at a discounted price at the conference. ===== WORKSHOP #2 ===== APPLICATIONS OF FUZZY CONTROL & MODELING Dr. Piero P. Bonissone Prof. K. Krishnakumar Dr. Pratap S. Khedkar Prof. Antony Satyadas General Electric Corporate R&D The University of Alabama Schenectady, NY 12301 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0280 Part I Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) technology has drastically reduced the development time and deployment cost for the synthesis of nonlinear controllers for dynamic systems. As a result we have experienced an increased number of FLC applications. Recently this technology has been combined with neural networks to produce adaptive knowledge-based systems. This tutorial will compare these applications in a cost/complexity framework, and examine the driving factors that led to the use of FLCs in each application. We will emphasize the role of fuzzy logic in developing supervisory controllers and in maintaining explicit the tradeoff criteria used to manage multiple control strategies. Finally we will cover some of our neuro-fuzzy technology research efforts in automatic rule base tuning and generation, leading leading to the applications of reinforcement learning, supervised learning, rule clustering, and unsupervised learning. Part II Fuzzy modeling of controllers, expert systems, group and single decision support systems, and prediction systems, have been successfully applied to diverse domains. Fuzzy modeling employs fuzzy logic based rules, and fuzzy reasoning to qualify and quantify imprecise and uncertain information. Fuzzy Models learn simple as well as extremely non-linear and complex relationships between variables, they are compact in size, and if carefully designed, they are robust in performance. Genetic Algorithm (GA) optimization techniques have been shown to be powerful tools for synthesizing fuzzy models. Evolutionary Fuzzy Modeling (EFM) uses GA to evolve the rules, and fuzzy membership definitions using user defined performance measures. This tutorial will provide a hands-on approach to problem solving using Evolutionary Fuzzy Modeling (EFM) approach. The primary goal of this tutorial is to make sure that every participant is able to recognize problems that require EFM, and formalize this approach for solving a problem of his interest by the end of the tutorial period. Participants will receive a copy of a working EFM software that will be demonstrated for its usefulness using several problems of interest to control engineers. ===== WORKSHOP #3 ===== POWER SYSTEM DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND CONTROL John Hauer, Dan Trudinowski (Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories) Meir Klein (Ontario Hydro) Graham Rogers (Cherry Tree Scientific Software) Joe Chow (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Power system stability is essential for the security and reliability of electricity supply. While there is some inherent stability in the interaction of the synchronous, alternating current generators which are the prime source of power, their interaction is non-linear and depends on the configuration of the transmission network and the level of and load. Local and centralized controls are required to maintain system frequency and voltage. These complicate the interactions within the system and introduce the possibility of a number of modes of instability must be corrected by careful control and system design. The capital cost of additional generating stations and of new transmission lines forces the power system designer to rely on controls to give acceptable margins. Most power system design, planning and operation relies heavily on simulation. The simulation models are detailed and extensive. For studies of the large interconnected systems in the USA and Canada, system models having over 20,000 dynamic states are common. Because of the complexity of the system, the random nature of much of the power systems load, and the increase in system stress caused by intense economic pressure, it is becoming more and more important to use accurately validated models in system simulation. This has led to the need for extensive system monitoring and measurement. Coordinated system wide measurements are necessary to give the power system analyst a good understanding of the systems characteristics under real faults. Comparison with simulation may then be used to improve the simulation model and increase the confidence which can be placed on simulation results. The workshop program will cover practical and educational aspects ofpower system simulation, model identification and control. It will comprise 6 hours of lectures and demonstrations. ===== WORKSHOP # 4 ===== FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS: EXISTING AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS Michael Henderson (New York Power Authority) with participations from EPRI, NYPA, PTI, AEP, ACTICON, Westinghouse, and others Tentative schedule Morning 1. Overview of FACTS Devices EPRI Characteristics and Capabilities 2. NYPA Case Studies on the Applications of FACTS NYPA/PTI TCSC, STATCON, SMES/BES, UPFC 3. AEP Case Study of FACTS Device AEP 4. Operating Aspects of FACTS NYPA/PTI 5. Impact on Energy Management System Afternoon 6. PLC Control Applications for FACTS Devices ACTICON 7. Experience with HVDC Interconnections 8. A Manufacturer's Perspective Westinghouse ABB and others 9. Panel Discussion All ****************************************** * * * THE END * * * ******************************************