IFAC-Workshop on Advances in Automotive Control March 13-17, 1995 Monte-Verita, Ascona, Switzerland Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers This Workshop is the first workshop organized by the IFAC Technical Committee on Automotive Control. Its intention is to bring together leading specialists of this field from industry and academia in an atmosphere which stimulates the exchange of ideas. The workshop is organized as follows. Each day is dedicated to one special topic and the day starts with a survey paper followed by 3-5 regular papers. In the afternoon short papers and panel-discussions offer the opportunity to interact in smaller groups. Day | Topic | Survey given by --------------------------------------------------------- Monday | Car-Electronics - A Survey | W. Kunerth Monday | Control of IC-Engines | H.P. Geering Tuesday | Vehicle Dynamics | J. Ackermann Wednesday | Electrical Vehicles | D. Mikovic Thursday | Hybrid Vehicles | to be announced Friday | Traffic Management - IVHS | J.K. Hedrick Both long and short papers (30-40 min. and 15-20 min., res- pectively) are solicited in any of the above mentioned areas. Papers from industry are especially encouraged. Other topics related to the area of Automotive Control are welcome. The workshop will be held at the Monte Verita Hotel and Conference Center which offers excellent conference facilities in one of the most beautiful parts of Switzerland. The estimated registration fee is 400 Swiss Francs plus 120 Swiss Francs per day for lodging and all meals. Limited funds are available for those authors presenting regular papers. Authors are invited to submit four copies of an extended summary(2--4 pages) to the workshop secretariat for review. To facilitate rapid communication, authors should provide a fax number and an e-mail address if possible. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to prepare a version for publication in the conference preprints. After the workshop, selected papers will be included in special proceedings which will be published by Birkhaeuser Verlag. Authors' Schedule ----------------- Submission of summary: August 31, 1994 Notification of Acceptance: October 30, 1994 Submission of camera-ready paper: January 31, 1995 Workshop Committee -------------------- Chairman Uwe Kiencke, University of Karlsruhe Members J. Ackermann, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen H.P. Geering, Swiss Federal Inst. of Techn. (ETH), Zurich L. Guzzella, Swiss Federal Inst. of Techn. (ETH), Zurich J.K. Hedrick, University of California, Berkley W. Kunerth, Siemens AG L. Nielsen, University of Ljnkvping B. Powers, Ford Motors Company Workshop Secretariat -------------------- Claudia Wittwer Institut fuer Energietechnik ETH-Zentrum CH-8092 Zurich Switzerland tel : CH-1-632-2479 fax : CH-1-262-5207 e-mail: guzzella@lvv.iet.envt.ethz.ch