CONFERENCE Title: 1994 American Control Conference Date: 29 June-1 July 1994 Abbreviation: ACC'94 Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS PLEASE POST 1994 American Control Conference June 29 to July 1 In cooperation with IFAC Stouffer Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, Maryland The American Automatic Control Council will hold the thirteenth American Control Conference (ACC) Wednesday through Friday, June 29-July 1, 1994 at the Stouffer Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Held in cooperation with the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), this conference will bring together people working in the fields of control, automation, and related areas from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Instrument Society of America (ISA) and the Society for Computer Simulation (SCS). Both contributed and invited papers will be included in the program. The ACC will cover a range of topics relevant to theory and practical implementation of control and automation. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: robotics, manufacturing, guidance and flight control, power systems, process control, measurement and sensing, identification and estimation, signal processing, modeling and advanced simulation, fault detection, model validation, multivariable control, adaptive and optimal control, robustness issues, intelligent control, expert systems, neural nets, industrial applications, and control education. Call for Contributed Papers The 1994 ACC Program Committee is soliciting two types of contributed papers in all areas of control and automation: (i) regular papers that describe the work in some detail, and (ii) short papers that present recent research results. All papers accepted for presentation must appear in the Conference Proceedings, where regular papers will be allotted 5 pages and short papers will be allotted 2 pages. Prospective authors of regular papers should submit 6 copies of the complete manuscript (marked "1994 ACC") to a Society Review Chair by September 15, 1993. At the author's request, regular papers will be considered for publication in a society's journal provided the submission rules for the journal are followed. Short papers consisting of a 3-4 page summary should be submitted to the Program Vice-Chair for Contributed Sessions by September 15, 1993. The author's society affiliation, if any, should be indicated on the short paper summary, along with a list of keywords. Student Best Paper Award Primary and first-listed authors of regular papers who are students at the time of submission can apply for this award. Up to five finalists will be chosen based on the written paper and will be awarded limited travel grants to attend the Conference. The final selection will be made at the Conference and will be based on both the written paper and the student's presentation. The winner will receive a plaque at the dinner banquet. To apply, submit your paper through the regular procedure. Then send a copy of the paper together with a cover letter from your major professor (advisor), to the Program Chair. The letter should be on University letterhead and should certify that the eligibility conditions are satisfied. The deadline for application is the same as the deadline for submission of regular papers. Call for Invited Sessions The Program Committee is also soliciting proposals for invited sessions for the conference. Prospective organizers should contact the Program Vice-Chair for Invited Sessions before August 15, 1993 for the appropriate forms. The completed forms must be returned to him by September 15, 1993. ACC Workshops The Organizing Committee intends to arrange tutorial workshops to be held in conjunction with the 1994 ACC. Suggestions are solicited for appropriate subjects. Potential organizers should contact the Workshop Chair. Schedule Summary August 15, 1993: Deadline for contacting the Program Vice-Chair for Invited Sessions regarding proposed invited sessions. September 15, 1993: Deadline for submission of contributed papers and invited session proposals. January 21, 1994: Authors notified and authors' kits distributed. March 15, 1994: Deadline for typed mats for Proceedings. For further information contact: General Chair Hassan Khalil Department of Electrical Engineering Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48823-1226 Phone: (517)355-6689 FAX: (517)353-1980 e-mail: khalil@ee.msu.edu Program Chair Jeffrey Kantor Department of Chemical Engineering University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, In 46556 Phone: (219) 631-5797 FAX: (219) 631-8366 e-mail: jeffrey.c.kantor.1@nd.edu Finance Chair Suhada Jayasuriya Department of Mechanical Engineering Texas A & M University College Station, TX 77843 Phone: (409)845-0271 FAX: (409)845-3081 e-mail: s0j8248@zeus.tamu.edu Local Arrangements Chair Pablo Iglesias Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone: (410)516-6026 FAX: (410)516-5566 e-mail: PI@ruth.ece.jhu.edu Registration Chair M. Edwin Sawan Department of Electrical Engineering Wichita State University Wichita, KS 67260-0044 Phone: (316)689-3415 FAX: (316)689-3853 e-mail: ed@shocker.ee.twsu.edu Publications Chair John Wen Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 12180-3590 Phone: (518)276-8744 FAX: (518)276-8715 e-mail: wen@ral.rpi.edu Publicity Chair Pierre Kabamba Department of Aerospace Engineering The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140 Phone: (313)763-6728 FAX: (313)763-0578 e-mail: kabamba@um.cc.umich.edu Workshop Chair Michael K. Masten Texas Instruments 2309 Northcrest Plano, TX 75075 Phone: (214)462-3433 FAX: (214)462-3126 e-mail: m.masten@ieee.org Exhibits Chair Ching-Fan Lin American GNC Corporation 9131 Mason Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 Phone: (818)407-0092 FAX: (818)407-0093 e-mail: american_-_gnc@cup.portal.com Program Vice-Chair for Contributed Sessions Bonnie S. Heck School of Electrical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0250 Phone: (404)894-3145 FAX: (404)853-9171 e-mail: bheck@ee.gatech.edu Program Vice-Chair for Invited Sessions James B. Rawlings Chemical Engineering Department University of Texas Austin, TX 78712-1062 Phone: (512)471-4417 FAX: (512)471-7060 e-mail: jbraw@che.utexas.edu Program Committee Joseph Bentsman Marc Bodson Christos Cassandras Benito Fernandez John Hauser Bonnie Heck Joseph Hibey Pierre Kabamba Christopher Kelly Gene King Pramod Khargonekar Jim Krause Bruce Krogh Kevin Passino James Rawlings Russel Rhinehart Robert Stengel James Winkelman Stephen Yurkovich Evanghelos Zafiriou M. Zhody Society Review Chairs AIAA Dr. C. F. Lin, President American GNC Corporation 9131 Mason Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 Phone: (818) 407-0092 FAX: (818)407-0093 e-mail: american_-_gnc@cup.portal.com AIChE James B. Rawlings Chemical Engineering Department University of Texas Austin, TX 78712-1062 Voice: (512) 471 4417 Fax: (512) 471 7060 email: jbraw@che.utexas.edu AISE Christopher Kelly Inland Steel 3001 East Columbus Dr. East Chicago, IN 46312 Phone: (219)399-6313 FAX: (219)399-6562 e-mail: cdkelly@inland.com ASME M. Tomizuka Department of Mechanial Engineering University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 Phone: (510) 642-0870 e-mail: tomizuka@euler.berkeley.edu IEEE Michael Polis Department of ECE Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: (313)577-3920 FAX: (313)577-3881 e-mail: polis@rr3.eng.wayne.edu ISA Russel Rhinehart Texas Tech University Dept. of Chemical Engineering Box 4679 Lubbock, TX 79409 Phone: (806)742-1763 FAX: (806)7423552 email: m3rrr@ttuvm1.bitnet SCS M. Zhody Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering Dodge Hall of Engineering Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309 Phone: (313)370-2234 / -2177 FAX: (313)370-2286 / -4261 e-mail: zohdy@vela.acs.oakland.edu 1994 AMERICAN CONTROL CONFERENCE June 29 to July 1, 1994 Stouffer Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, Maryland Under the auspices of the American Automatic Control Council. U.S. National Member Organization of the INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL. MEMBER SOCIETIES: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Association of Iron and Steel Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Instrument Society of America, Society for Computer Simulation.