E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 102, February 1, 1997
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 102, February 1, 1997
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 40 246 5995
Siep Weiland
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
the Netherlands
Fax +31 40 243 4582
Contents
1. Editorial
2. Personals
3. General announcements
3.1 1997 Barrett Lectures
3.2 Results SIAM election
3.3 Need for test examples
3.5 Summer Program Pure & Applied Mathematics, Univ. of Tennessee
3.6 Announcement Working Group on Software
3.7 SCAD Update
4. Positions
4.1 Faculty position, Northwestern University
4.2 Faculty position, Royal Inst. of Technology, Stockholm
4.3 Faculty position, Georgia Inst. of Technology
4.4 Research fellowships & associates Nanyang Techn. Univ, Singapore
4.5 Dean, School of Inf. Techn., George Mason University
4.6 Research assistantship, University of Stathclyde, UK
4.7 Postdoctoral position Univ.of British Columbia, Vancouver
4.8 Head, School of ECE, Oklahoma State University
4.9 Industrial Research Chair, University of New Brunswick
4.10 Tenure-track faculty position, Univ. Calif Santa Barbara
5. Books
5.1 "Computer-Controlled Systems" Astrom and Wittenmark
5.2 Ph.D thesis Antonio Loria
5.3 "Stochastic Optimal Control: the discrete-time case", Bertsekas
and Shreve
5.4 "Control engineering solutions: an experimental approach"
Eds: Albertos, Strietzel, Mort
6. Journals
6.1 TOC MCSS Volume 9, number 3 1996
6.2 TOC Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems, Vol 2:4, 3:1
6.3 TOC International Journal of Control Vol 66:2,3
6.4 TOC SIAM Journal on Optimization Vol 7:1
6.5 Announcing SIAM Journals Online
6.6 TOC Dynamics and Control, Vol 7:1
6.7 CFP Transactions AC special issue on Artif. Neural Nets
6.8 CFP J. Selected Areas in Communic. on teletraffic models
6.9 TOC Control Engineering Practice, Vol 5:1
6.10 TOC Journal of VLSI Signal Processing, Vol 15:1-2
6.11 TOC SIAM J. on Control and Optimization, Vol 35:2
6.12 TOC IEEE Transactions on AC, Vol 42:2
6.13 CFP IJRNC special issue on Control Problems w. Constraints
6.14 TOC Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol 7:1
6.15 TOC Systems and Control Letters, Vol 29:4
7. Conferences
7.1 CFP 6th annual symp. on haptic interfaces, Dallas
7.2 CFP World conference on SCI, Caracas
7.3 CFP EUSIPCO'98, Island of Rhodes
7.4 CFP 17th CCC, Jiangxi
7.5 CFP Conf. on Optimal Control, Univ. of Florida
7.6 Workshop on dyn. systems methods in turbulent flows, Santa Barbara
7.7 CFP SISCTA'97, Singapore
7.8 CFP IEEE Conf. on Control Applications, Hartford, Connecticut
7.9 CFP Conf. on Hybrid Systems, Univ. of Notre Dame
7.10 CFP 3rd Intl. Conf. Automation of Mixed Processes, Reims, France
7.11 CFP Control Conference Australia, Sydney
7.12 CFP Workshop on Factory Comm. Systems, Barcelona, Spain
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Contributed by: Maria M. seron and Julio H. Braslavsky
ADDRESS CHANGE
>From January 1997 to January 1998, our address will be
Maria M. seron
Julio H. Braslavsky
ECE Department
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9560
Phone: 1 805 893-4691
Fax: 1 805 893-3262
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Contributed by: Raffaello D'Andrea
ADDRESS CHANGE
Raffaello D'Andrea
218 Upson Hall
Sibley School of Mech. & Aero. Engr.
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7501
(607) 255-0710 (Voice)
(607) 255-1222 (FAX)
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Contributed by: Gjerrit Meinsma
ADDRESS CHANGE:
Department of Applied Mathematics
University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE, Enschede
The Netherlands
Phone: +31.53.489.3452 / +31.53.489.3370
Fax: +31.53.4340733
E-mail: meinsma@math.utwente.nl
WWW: http://www.math.utwente.nl/~meinsma/
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Contributed by: Carlos E. de Souza (eeced@cc.newcastle.edu.au)
ADDRESS CHANGE
I will be on sabbatical leave in Brazil. My new address is:
Prof. Carlos E. de Souza
Laboratorio Nacional de Computacao Cientifica - CNPq
Rua Lauro Muller, 455
22290-160 Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Brazil
Fax: (55) (21) 295 84 99 or (55) (21) 295 79 44
Tel: (55) (21) 541 21 32
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Contributed by: Mark Readman
ADDRESS CHANGE
Mark Readman
Math Department
UMIST
PO BOX 88
Manchester
M25 1QD
UK
tel (44) 161 200 3686
fax(44) 161 200 3669
email: mcbsmcr@fs1.ma.umist.ac.uk
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Contributed by: Sigurd Skogestad
Karl Johan Astrom receives the Nordic Process Control Award.
The Nordic Process Control Award is awarded for lasting and significant
contributions to the field of process control. The first award was given in
1995 to Professor Howard H. Rosenbrock. The second receiver is
Professor Karl Johan Astrom from Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden.
The award was presented to Professor Astrom on 13 January 1997 during
the 7th Nordic Process Control Workshop held at Wadahl Hotel in the
mountains around Lillehammer in Norway. The title of his award lecture
was "Adventures in process control: From system identification to
automatic tuning".
The award, consisting of a travel grant and a Diploma,
is awarded by the Nordic Working Group on Process Control.
For more information on the working group see:
http://www.kjemi.unit.no/~skoge/npc.html
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Contributed by: Suzanne Lenhart
1997 Barrett Lectures
The University of Tennessee in Knoxville has a series of lectures, called
the Barrett Lectures, held each year since 1970. The 1997 Barrett Lectures
will be held on March 20-22, 1997. The organizers are Suzanne Lenhart and
Philip Schaefer. The theme is "Control Theory and Applications." The two
principal lecturers are
Irena Lasiecka of the Mathematics Department of University of Virginia
and
E. Bruce Lee of the Electrical Engineering Department of University
of Minnesota.
Each principal lecturers will give two lectures. In
addition, there are six invited speakers:
Ben Fitzpatrick, North Carolina State University
Mary Ann Horn, Vanderbilt University
Belinda King, Oregon State University
David Russell, Virginia Tech University
Suresh Sethi, University of Toronto
Stanislaw Zak, Purdue University
Each invited speakers will give one lecture each of 40 minutes length.
There will be a limited number of short contributed talks.
The following is a partial list of contributed speakers;
K. Renee Fister, Murray State University
S. S. Sritharan, University of Colorado
Sanjay Chawla, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications
The 1997 Barrett Lectures will feature control of ordinary differential
equations and partial differential equations and applications. This lecture
series is supported by our mathematics department and the University of
Tennessee Science Alliance.
Contact Suzanne Lenhart at 423-974-4270 or email lenhart@math.utk.edu
for further information.
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Contributed by: bogardo@siam.org
Results of SIAM Election
John Guckenheimer assumed the presidency of SIAM on January 1 (for
a two-year term ending December 31, 1998). Recently-elected board
and council members (who will serve three-year terms beginning
January 1, 1997 and ending December 31, 1999) are:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: H. T. Banks
Rosemary E. Chang
Michael L. Overton
COUNCIL: John R. Gilbert
Robert V. Kohn
Robert B. Schnabel
Viginia Torczon
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Contributed by: Juergen Garloff
Need for Test Examples
We have recently developed an algorithm for checking robust stability of a
polynomial with polynomial parameter dependency. The results will appear in
part in the IEEE Trans. Automatic Control.
To test our algorithm for several stability regions D we would highly
appreciate it receiving examples for polynomial parameter dependency (up to
20 parameters) in the case of
- Hurwitz stability (real or complex coefficient functions), i.e. D is the
open left half of the complex plane;
- Schur stability, i.e. D is the open unit disc;
- sector stability, i.e. D is a sector centered around the negative real axis.
Presenty we are extending our results to the case of exponential parameter
dependency. Therefore, we would appreciate receiving also examples for this
type of parameter dependency.
It would be convenient if you would send the coefficient functions together
with the intervals in which the parameters are allowed to vary if a
stability check has to be performed. The following example shows the form in
which we would prefer to receive the polynomial family:
p(s,q1,q2):=1.234*s^3+2.5*s^2*q1*q2+s*q1;
q1 in ( 0,2 )
q2 in ( 1,3.1 )
If you are interested in the computation of the stability margin please send
us the stable nominal polynomial. In any case we would be grateful if you
would give us a reference for the polynomial family.
Your collaboration is highly appreciated.
Juergen Garloff Tel: +49-7531-9836-14 (office)
FH Konstanz +49-7533-3025 (home)
FB Informatik Fax: +49-7531-9836-13
Postfach 100543 email: garloff@fh-konstanz.de
D-78405 Konstanz
Germany
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Contributed by: Suzanne Lenhart
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
Summer Program in Pure and Applied Mathematics for 1997
at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville
sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Tennessee Science Alliance
The Department of Mathematics of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
will sponsor a summer research program for outstanding mathematics majors.
Each student will work on a research project with a mathematics researcher
from the University of Tennessee or Oak Ridge National Laboratory (which is
very near to Knoxville). In addition, there will be two short courses and a
faculty seminar.
Research projects are available in following areas:
algebra, analysis, mathematical ecology, numerical analysis,
differential equations, probability, statistics, topology,
control theory, and differential geometry.
The program will be from May 26, 1997 to July 22, 1997. Each participant
will receive a stipend of $2700. A travel stipend of up to $350 is
available as needed. University housing will be available for approximately
$55 per week.
Applicants should send a completed application form (attached below)
and sent it along with a current transcript and a one-page statement
of interests to
Suzanne Lenhart - REU
University of Tennessee
Mathematics Department
Knoxville, TN 37996-1300
Applicants should have two letters of recommendation sent to Lenhart.
For further information, call Lenhart at 423-974-4270 or by
email
lenhart@math.utk.edu
Applications will not be accepted via email. Deadline for
applications is Feb. 18, 1997.
Participants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
Information for application form
Name
Social Security Number
Present Address
Phone number
Permanent Address and phone number
Name of your college or university
Overall grade point average
Projected college graduation date
Math and science courses in which you are currently enrolled
(use descriptive titles)
Preferred Research Area (use list above) (list two preferences)
List computer languages that you know
Email address (if available)
List any groups to which you belong (OPTIONAL)
Women, American Indians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Alaskans,
Native Pacific Islanders
Signature and Date
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Contributed by: Sabine Van Huffel
Ruth Kool
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Working Group on Software
Worldwide web: URL: http://www.win.tue.nl/wgs/wgs.html
queries (email): rkool@win.tue.nl
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SET UP BY THE
EUROPEAN NUMERICS IN CONTROL NETWORK N I C O N E T
More about NICONET (http://www.win.tue.nl/wgs/niconet.html)
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The Commission of the European Communities has given an exploratory award to
WGS in order to set up a thematic Numerics in Control network in the field
of Industrial and Applied Technologies, entitled NICONET (contract number:
BRRT-CT96-0038). The aim is to formalise and extend our current collaboration
into a European network to coordinate the development of robust numerical
software for control systems analysis and design.
Such software is an essential ingredient in modern computer aided control
system design (CACSD) and thus for the future of high-tech European industry.
In order to evaluate the proposed network, we have set up a questionnaire
for obtaining:
1. an inventory of existing research activities in control software;
2. a list of potential partners ready to contribute actively to NICONET,
3. an assessment of the relevance of the NICONET objectives and activities.
The results of this questionnaire are now available and reported in our
WGS newsletter 11, which can be obtained:
- via WWW at http://www.win.tue.nl/wgs/newslet.html),
- via anonymous ftp from wgs.esat.kuleuven.ac.be as a compressed file
issue11.ps.Z in the directory pub/WGS/NEWSLETTER.
Readers who are interested in this activity can still fill in the
questionnaire in order to identify themselves for potential future
collaboration. This questionnaire should be returned to Sabine Van Huffel
and is available by anonymous ftp (at wgs.esat.kuleuven.ac.be in the
directory pub/WGS/NEWSLETTER) and as a form on the World Wide Web
(http://www.win.tue.nl/wgs/niconet.html).
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Contributed by Raimund J. Ober
Xu Huang
UPDATE ON SCAD DATABASE -- February 1997
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Systems and Control Archive at Dallas
Worldwide web: URL: http://scad.utdallas.edu/scad/
queries (email): scad@utdallas.edu
In addition to material extracted from the last eletter the following is new:
ELETTER: 101
CONFERENCES: Call for Paper 5th IEEE MEDITERRANEAN CONFERENCE ON CONTROL
AND SYSTEMS
PUBLISHERS: Link to: Athena Scientific.
SCAD ADDRESS LIST:
Recently we have started an address list for systems
and control people.
About 1230 people have added their addresses to the list.
To register your, simply:
- go to SCAD using the web
- 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:
Using Worldwide Web:
URL: http://scad.utdallas.edu/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.
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Contributed by: Michael Peshkin
Northwestern University
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Northwestern University may in the near future open a tenure-track faculty
position in the area of Dynamic Systems and Control. We are presently
requesting informal applications from those interested in such a position.
NU's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences includes an
interdepartmental Council on Dynamic Systems and Control. This body will
evaluate resumes received. The anticipated position will consist of a
full-time appointment in the appropriate academic department.
Responsibilities of faculty members include teaching at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels, developing a funded scholarly research
program, and providing service to the University and profession.
Significant interaction with other faculty is expected, both in teaching
and research.
Women and members of minority groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
Informal applications should be received by March 1 1997, and should
include a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching goals,
names and addresses of references, a list of publications, and copies of
one or two representative publications. Please send materials to:
Prof. Michael Peshkin
Council on Dynamic Systems and Control
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Road B227
Evanston IL 60208-3111 USA
Information about the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
may be found at http://www.tech.nwu.edu/
Information about faculty of the Council on Dynamic Systems and Control may
be found at http://web.eecs.nwu.edu/~ahaddad/control.html
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Contributed by: Bjorn Ottersten
Royal Institute of Technology
Department of Signals, Sensors and Systems
Stockholm, Sweden
FACULTY POSITION IN COMMUNICATION THEORY
The research and teaching activities at the department of Signals, Sensors
and Systems cover important parts of Information Technology, Systems Theory,
and Signal Processing. Major application areas are Wireless Communications,
Automatic Control, and Measurement Technology. The department is composed of
five laboratories, Communication Theory, Signal Processing, Radio
Communication Systems, Automatic Control, and the Instrumentation
Laboratory. For more information see http://www.s3.kth.se/s3/cover.html.
The department is seeking to fill positions in the area of Communication
Theory. This area includes the theoretical basis for, and the practical
application of, reliable transmission of information over different
media. This includes the transformation of information from a source,
through the channel and in a receiver, techniques to avoid and resist
interference, as well as the efficiency and the reliability of communication
systems.
An appointment for Associate Professor or Research Associate will be
considered. An earned doctorate in a field relevant to the position is
required. Candidates for the rank of Associate Professor should have
distinguished records in research and a strong interest in educational
programs. Duties and responsibilities include teaching effectively at both
the undergraduate and graduate levels, initiating and pursuing independent
research at the cutting edge of areas of expertise, publishing research
results in leading journals and conferences, guiding graduate students, and
seeking external funding.
Closing date: February 6 1997 Ref: 25030-48/96
Applicants should before this date fax an application letter
(reference number 25030-48/96) to
Royal Institute of Technology
Kansli EIT
FAX +46 8 790 9189
Applicants should also indicate when they intent to submit their full
applications. Information concerning the application procedure may be
obtained from
Mrs Lena Svensson, KTH, Kansli EIT, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 790 8494 FAX: +46 8 790 9189 Email: lenas@e.kth.se
For further information on the position, contact
Professor Bjorn Ottersten, otterste@s3.kth.se
or
Professor Bo Wahlberg, bo@s3.kth.se
lenas@e.kth.se
For further information on the position, contact
Professor Bjorn Ottersten, otterste@s3.kth.se
or
Professor Bo Wahlberg, bo@s3.kth.se
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Contributed by: Wassim M. Haddad
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0150
Voice: (404) 894-1078
FAX: (404) 894-2760
email: wm.haddad@aerospace.gatech.edu
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
FACULTY POSITION
The School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty
position in aerospace control and dynamics. A doctorate in engineering is
required, with a background in linear and nonlinear control, dynamics, and
optimization, including an emphasis on aerospace related applications.
Scholarly achievement is an essential qualification. Experience in or
having had strong interaction with industry and/or government research
facilities will be viewed as highly desirable. Candidates are expected to
have a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate
levels and to the development of an externally funded research program.
Senior candidates must have well established research credentials and
demonstrated leadership in aerospace control methodologies.
Areas of interest include but are not limited to nonlinear adaptive and
robust control systems, control of aerospace vehicles, active control of
flows, active control of fluid-structure interaction, noise control, and/or
propulsion/combustion control. Candidates will be expected to teach courses
in aerospace vehicle stability and control and in spacecraft dynamics, as
well as have significant interaction with other faculty both in teaching and
research. Please send nominations and applications to: Professor
W.M. Haddad, Chairman, Faculty Search Committee, School of Aerospace
Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0150.
Georgia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The
School welcomes applications from qualified women and minority candidates.
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Contributed by: I-Ming Chen
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SINGAPORE
The School of Mechanical and Production Engineering of Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore, invites applications for research fellowships and
research associates in a joint academia/industry research program on rapidly
reconfigurable modular workcells. All positions are on three-year
contract. Appointments begin immediately with annual salaries range from
S$60,000 to S$80,000 (research fellow), or S$35,000 to S$50,000 (research
associate). (US$1.00=S$1.40 approx.) The commencing salary will depend on
the candiadate's qualifications and experience. Depending on the type of
contract offered, housing benefits may also be provided.
1. MOTION PLANNING ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT
Position: Research Fellow
Qualification: PhD in Robotics with 3 years R&D experience
Desired Qualification: Robot kinematics, dynamics, and motion
plannning algorithms
Responsibility: Robot motion planning and control algirithm
development, kinematic and dynamical analysis of motion
control elements
2. REAL-TIME MOTION CONTROL HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT
Position: Research Fellow
Qualification: PhD in Robotics, or Electrical Engineering with
3 years R&D experience
Desired Qualification: Industrial motion control hardware,
Automation system integration, VMEbus system, real-time control
Responsibility: Real-time motion control hardware design and
development, integration of machine vision, sensor and actuator,
modular component control architecture design
3. COMPUTER SIMULATION, GUI DESIGN, DATABASE DESIGN,
OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMING
Position: Research Associate
Qualification: Master in CS or EE with 3 years working experience
Desired Qualification: Computer simulation, GUI design, database
design, object-oriented programming, C/C++/Modula-2, UNIX system
Responsibility: Simulation and real-time control software
development, GUI design, and object-oriented database design
4. AUTOMATION AND PRECISION MACHINE DESIGN
Position: Research Associate
Qualification: Master in ME with 3-5 years working experience
Desired Qualification: automation equipment design, Jig and
fixture design, precision machine design
Responsibility: mechanical design of automation equipment,
jig and fixture, precision mechanism design
For the application of research fellowships, please prepare: a copy of CV, a
list of publications, statement of interests, and three letters of
recommendation; for the application of research associates, please prepare a
copy of detailed resume. Please specify the postion applied for on the front
page of the CV/resume. All the application materials should be sent to:
Dr. I-Ming Chen
School of Mechanical and Production Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore 639798
Tel: 65-799-6203
Fax: 65-791-1859
email: michen@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
URL: http://www2.ntu.ac.sg:8000/~michen/chen.html
or http://robby.caltech.edu/~chen/chen.html
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Contributed by: Andre Manitius
DEAN
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
George Mason University seeks a Dean of the School of Information Technology
and Engineering (SITE).
A public institution of more than 24,000 students, George Mason has been one
of the nation's fastest growing universities over the past 15 years. The
University is located in Northern Virginia in the suburbs of Washington,
D.C., with campuses in Arlington, Fairfax, and in Prince William County.
The School of Information Technology and Engineering has 102 faculty in six
academic departments -- Applied and Engineering Statistics, Computer
Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Information Systems and
Software Engineering, Operations Research and Engineering, Systems
Engineering -- and a program in Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure
Engineering. The school enrolls approximately 1,150 undergraduate and 1,700
graduate students in four undergraduate and eight M.Sc. degree programs, six
graduate certificate programs, and one Ph.D. program spanning all the
disciplines represented in the school. All undergraduate engineering degree
programs are accredited by ABET, and Computer Science is accredited by CSAB.
The school, which has several modern computer laboratories and several
research centers is located in a building opened in 1992 on the university's
Fairfax campus. The school enjoys significant interaction with the many
high-tech companies and with federal government agencies and laboratories in
the Washington metropolitan area.
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in a discipline appropriate to SITE; he/she
must have an excellent research, scholarship and teaching record. The
candidates must have a record of cooperation with industries and government
agencies, and a record of successful fund raising. He/she should occupy (or
have occupied) an academic leadership position in a top engineering or
science school. Industrial experience is desirable.
Preference will be given to candidates who can show the capability to
integrate the different academic and research components of the School, and
openness to all disciplines represented within SITE; the candidates are
expected to be pro-active in nurturing a sense of community and creating a
collegial atmosphere.
Telephone inquiries are invited to Doug Norton at 202/822-9444. Credentials
will be received until the position is filled and will be reviewed upon
receipt. The position is available July 1, 1997. Nominations and
applications, which should include a c.v, letter explaining relevant
experience, and four professional references, should be directed in total
confidence to:
Chair, Search Committee
George Mason University SITE Dean
c/o Korn/Ferry International - Education Practice
900 19th Street N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20006-2105
tel. (202) 822-9444
Fax (202) 822-8127
E-Mail: nortond@kornferry.com
George Mason University is an EEO/AA employer; women and minority candidates
are encouraged.
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Contributed by: M. Spathopoulos(mps@mecheng.strath.ac.uk)
University of Stathclyde, Department of Mechanical Eng.
Research Assistantship/Associateship
EC Project:An Automatic Pendulation Control System for Offshore
Lifting Operations.
Research Assistant required to join team working on a prototype motion
compensation system for offshore cranes. The project is jointly funded by EC
and industrial partners in both Britain and Holland. The aim of the project
is to design and test, through a realisation of a working prototype, an
automatic control system that reduces pendulation of suspended loads in
offshore lifting operations.
The successhul candidate with a good degree will have a sound background in
areas of automatic control , systems modelling and computing. Experience
with non-linear systems, control design techniques and familiarity with
Matlab will be an advantage as well as a PhD degree in relevant areas.
The appointment can start immediately and should end in July 1998.
Please send a c.v. (preferably by e-mail) to M. Spathopoulos at
mps@mecheng.strath.ac.uk as soon as possible and do not hesitate to make
informal enquiries by e-mail or in the address below:
M. Spathopoulos
Department of Mechanical Eng.
University of Strathclyde
James Weir Building
75 Montrose st.
Glasgow G1 1XJ
tel: 0141-5482326 fax: 0141-5522086
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Contributed by Michael Davies, University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Pulp and Paper Centre
Process Control Group
PDF Position
Applications are invited for a one year appointment (with the possibility of
renewal for a second year) as Postdoctoral Fellow to carry out research in
the application of wavelet methods to the analysis 2-dimensional paper
machine sheet process data.
Applicants should be familiar with wavelet signal and image analysis
techniques, and will be expected to develop methods matched to the paper
machine environment, including real time algorithms, adaptive thresholding
and the use of scanned data.
The project is to be carried out with industrial collaboration, and a
portion of the time will be spent in a manufacturing plant.
The position is available immediately. There is no deadline for
applications, however it is expected that an appointment will be made prior
to February 28, 1997. Starting salary is Can$30,000 annually. Applications
should include a CV and the names of two referees and should be submitted
to:
Michael Davies
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of British Columbia
2356 Main Mall
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada
Tel: + (604) 822-9442
FAX: + (604) 822-7006
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Contributed by: Keith A. Teague
Head, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University
The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State
University seeks nominations and applications for the position of Head of
the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Candidates are sought who
have an earned doctorate and national reputation in electrical and computer
engineering; a distinguished record in teaching and research; a strong
interest in educational programs at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels; a record of participation in professional scoieties; and
demonstrated leadership ability. Registration as a Professional Engineer is
desired. Appointment to this position confers tenure at the professor
level; the successful candidate must qualify for appointment as Professor of
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has 18 faculty members,
400 undergraduate students and 160 graduate students. The School offers
degrees at the bachelor's, master's and doctorate levels. Active research
programs with significant external support are conducted in controls, signal
processing, optics, telecommunications, power, image processing/machine
vision, mixed-mode VLSI, and electromagnetics. A number of the faculty
members are involved in teaching through distance education, including
teaching in the National Technological University system.
Applications should include a detailed resume, references, and a statement
of capabilities and qualifications. For full consideration, applications
should be received prior to March 10, 1997. Applications will be considered
until the position is filled. Send applications or nominations to:
Dr. Keith A. Teague
School Head Search Committee
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
202 Engineering South
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-0321
Phone: (405) 744-5151
Fax: (405) 744-9198
E-mail: teague@master.ceat.okstate.edu
OSU is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer
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Contributed by: Jim Taylor
Industrial Research Chair in Instrumentation and Control
University of New Brunswick - Fredericton, NB CANADA E3B 5A3
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has
funded two Industrial Research Chairs in Advanced Instrumentation and
Control at the University of New Brunswick, one Senior and one Associate.
The industrial partners are Monenco AGRA, a major international contractor
for large-scale turn-key systems most of which require instrumentation and
controls, and Elsag Bailey, a world-wide vendor of controls hardware and
software. The Senior Chair was filled in 1994 by Dr. James H. Taylor, who
has initiated programs in intelligent control, modelling & simulation and
computer-aided control engineering (see our web page,
http://www.ee.unb.ca/jtaylor/).
A tenure-track position is open for the Associate Chair, in either the
Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Department depending on the interests
and background of the chosen individual. High academic qualifications,
industrial experience and willingness to collaborate with industry and other
engineering faculty will be major factors in candidate selection. Transfer
of technology to industry is also an important goal. Resources for
collaboration include on-going research programs in performance monitoring
and fault diagnosis, smart sensors and actuators, real-time data
acquisition, modelling and simulation, robust control design, nonlinear
control and optimization, and computer-aided control engineering. The
University also has related research in its centres for microelectronics,
manufacturing, and nuclear energy, and cooperation will be encouraged with
existing Chairs in Nuclear Engineering, Pulping Technology and Power Plant
Engineering.
Candidates must have a PhD with a strong applied research background in
control and instrumentation, and should be eligible for registration as
Professional Engineer. Interest and expertise in instrumentation, signal
processing and digital implementation (including fault-tolerant design) will
be advantageous, in addition to a solid systems and controls background,
preferably in mechanical, manufacturing or process applications.
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 and permanent residents. The closing date for
nominations and applications is 31 May 1997 or until the position is filled.
Nominations, applications and requests for information should be forwarded
to:
Dr. Wolfgang Faig, Dean
Faculty of Engineering
University of New Brunswick
PO Box 4400
Fredericton, NB CANADA E3B 5A3
(506) 453-4570
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Contributed by: roy@ece.ucsb.edu (Roy S. Smith)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA,
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
Applications are invited for a tenure-track position in the broad area of
control theory and control system design, including nonlinear, adaptive and
discrete-event systems. A Ph.D. is required by time of appointment. In
addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses the position
encompasses the development of laboratory experiments and software. The
Department and the cross-disciplinary Center for Control Engineering and
Computation offer unique research opportunities in most advanced areas of
control theory. Application projects are pursued in close cooperation with
industrial and government laboratories. Send a resume and the names and
addresses of at least four professional references to: Faculty Search
Committee, ECE Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
93106. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. An
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Additional information on the controls system research at UCSB can be
obtained through the Center for Control Engineering and Computation web page
at http://www-ccec.ece.ucsb.edu/
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Contributed by: Bjorn Wittenmark
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT:
TITLE: Computer-Controlled Systems 3rd edition
AUTHORS: Karl J. Astrom and Bjorn Wittenmark
ISBN: 0-13-314899-8
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall Inc.
This book intendeds to give the knowledge, and understanding required to
analyze and design computer-controlled systems effectively. It combines
fundamental theory with engineering insight. The second edition of this book
was awarded the IFAC textbook prize in 1993.
This third edition is a major revision based on the advances in technology
and the experiences from teaching to academic and industrial audiences. The
material has been drastically reorganized with more than half the text
rewritten. The advances in theory and practice of computer-controlled
systems and a desire to put more focus on design issues have provided the
motivation for the changes in the third edition. Many new results have been
incorporated. Another major change in the third edition is that the
computational tools Matlab and Simulink have been used extensively. This
changes the pedagogy in teaching substantially. All major results are
formulated in such a way that the computational tools can be applied
directly. For instance, all macros to generate the illustrations in the book
are available over the Web.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Computer Control
2. Discrete-Time Systems
3. Analysis of Discrete-Time Systems
4. Pole-Placement Design: A State-Space Aproach
5. Pole-Placement Design: A Polynomial Aproach
6. Design: An Overview
7. Process-Oriented Models
8. Approximating Continuous-Time Controllers
9. Implementation of Digital Controllers
10. Disturbance Models
11. Optimal Design Methods: A State-Space Aproach
12. Optimal Design Methods: A Polynomial Aproach
13. Identification
More information about the book can be obtained from the publisher
Prentice-Hall Inc., Upper Saddle Rive, N.J. 07458, USA or through their home
page: http://www.prenhall.com/index.html
The Preface (http://www.control.lth.se/~kursdr/preface.ps) and the full
Table of Contents (http://www.control.lth.se/~kursdr/toc.ps) of the book are
available over the Web.
More information on the organization of a course in computer-controlled
systems based on the book can be found via World Wide Web at
http://www.control.lth.se/~kursdr/ccs.html. There you will find course
program, examples of overheads for lectures and exams.
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Contributed by: Antonio Loria (loria@math.utwente.nl or aloria@hds.utc.fr)
PhD Thesis available on the WEB
``On Output Feedback Control of Euler-Lagrange Systems''
Antonio Loria
University of Twente
Dept. of Applied Mathematics
TW/SB PO Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
We address several output (position) feedback control problems of
Euler-Lagrange (EL) systems : set-point control, trajectory tracking
control, control under input constraints (i.e. via bounded inputs) and force
control of robot manipulators.
This manuscript and other bibliography is available in PostScript format,
from either of the following pages:
http://www.math.utwente.nl/~loria/index.html
http://www.hds.utc.fr/~aloria/index.html
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Contributed by: Dimitri Bertsekas (dimitrib@MIT.EDU)
STOCHASTIC OPTIMAL CONTROL: THE DISCRETE-TIME CASE
by
Dimitri P. Bertsekas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and
Steven E. Shreve, Carnegie-Mellon University
(330 pages, softcover, ISBN:1-886529-03-5, $49.50)
published by
Athena Scientific, Belmont, MA
http://world.std.com/~athenasc/
This is a republication of a research monograph, first published in 1978 by
Academic Press, but now out-of-print. It provides a general and
comprehensive development of the mathematical foundations of stochastic
optimal control of discrete-time systems, including the treatment of the
intricate measure-theoretic issues. It provides much in-depth analysis not
found in any other book.
Among its special features, the book:
** resolves definitively the mathematical issues of discrete-time
stochastic optimal control problems, including Borel models, and
semi-continuous models
** establishes the most general possible theory of finite and infinite
horizon stochastic dynamic programming models, through the use of
analytic sets and universally measurable policies
** develops general frameworks for dynamic programming based on abstract
contraction and monotone mappings
** provides extensive background on analytic sets, Borel spaces and
their probability measures
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Monotone Mappings Underlying Dynamic Programming Models
3. Finite Horizon Models
4. Infinite Horizon Models under a Contraction Assumption
5. Infinite Horizon Models under Monotonicity Assumptions
6. A Generalized Abstract Dynamic Programming Model
7. Borel Spaces and their Probability Measures
8. The Finite Horizon Borel Model
9. The Infinite Horizon Borel Models
10. The Imperfect State Information Model
11. Miscellaneous
Appendix A: The Outer Integral
Appendix B: Additional Measurability Properties of Borel Spaces
Appendix C: The Hausdorff Metric and the Exponential Topology
PUBLISHER'S INFORMATION:
Athena Scientific, P.O.Box 391, Belmont, MA, 02178-9998, U.S.A.
Email: athenasc@world.std.com, Tel: (617) 489-3097, FAX: (617) 489-2017
WWW Site for Info and Ordering: http://world.std.com/~athenasc/
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Contributed by Pedro Albertos (pedro@aii.upv.es)
NEW BOOK
Title: Control engineering solutions: an experimental approach
Editors: Professor P Albertos Technical Univ. of Valencia, Spain
Professor R Strietzel, Dresden Univ. of Tech., Germany
Dr N Mort, University of Sheffield, UK
Series: IEE Control Engineering Series no. 54
Publisher: Institution of Electrical Engineers
Publication date: December 1996
ISBN: 0 85296 829 9
Price: 45.00 pounds
Scope:
This unusual book addresses a number of common control problems from an
experimental engineering perspective, using low-cost, laboratory-based
systems. In each case a laboratory set-up and experiments are described,
along with theoretical context and results from implementation. It
therefore complements conventional theoretical books and textbooks. It is
highly international, emanating from a European Tempus project (IMPACT). In
addition to its value to teachers of control, as well as students, it will
be of interest to practising control engineers seeking new insight to their
own practical problems.
Contents:
1: Process model identification J Pico et al.;
2: Analogue controller design W Badelt & R Strietzel;
3: Classic controller design P Bikfalvi & I Szabo;
4: Integral wind-up in control and system simulation Bulc;
5: Control of unstable systems D Juricic & J Kocijan;
6: The problem of delays in temperature and heatflow rate control P Zitek;
7: Inverted pendulum control P Frank & N Kiupel;
8: Disturbance rejection P Albertos & J Salt;
9: Multivariable process control N Mort;
10: Predictive vs PID control of thermal treatment processes M Voicu et al.;
11: State-space adaptive control for non-linear systems K Janiszowski & M
Olszewski;
12: Distributed process control B Rohal-Ilkiv et al.;
13: Fuzzy control demonstrated with the inverted pendulum P Frank & N Kiupel;
14: Adaptive control supervision M Martinez;
15: Model-based fault detection - an on-line supervision concept P Frank &
B Koppen-Seliger; 16: Microcomputer-based implementations for dc motor
drive control C Lazar et al;
17: Software design for realtime systems A Braune ;
Index.
The main purpose of each contribution is to identify an industrial control
problem, discuss the different approaches to solve it and suggest easy to
implement laboratory rigs to get practical knowledge about this and related
problems. The common structure of the contributions is:
- the treatment of a well defined and motivated industrial control problem,
- the outline of the involved control theory,
- the discussion of alternative approaches to deal with it,
- the basic laboratory set-up to reproduce the scenario (sometimes just by
simulation),
- some suggested experiments to grasp the basic concepts of the problem,
- illustrative results obtained by the proposed set-up, useful as a
guideline for local replications,
- final comments and conclusions followed by an introductory bibliography
Readership: Electrical / control / systems engineers.
Level: Academic; professional; reference.
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Contributed by: Jan H. van Schuppen (J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl)
MCSS TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 9, Number 3
A. Margheri,
Flow regularity and optimality conditions with control in Lp,
MCSS 9 (1996), 189-206.
A. Banaszuk, S. Swiech, and J. Hauser,
Least squares integration of one-dimensional codistributions
with application to approximate feedback linearization,
MCSS 9 (1996), 207-241.
J. Oostveen and H. Zwart,
Solving the infinite-dimensional discrete-time algebraic
Riccati equation using the extended symplectic pencil,
A.J. van der Schaft and J.M. Schumacher,
The complementary-slackness class of hybrid systems,
MCSS 9 (1996), 266-301.
INFORMATION
Information on MCSS including tables of contents is
available at its home pages:
- - http://www.cwi.nl/cwi/departments/BS3/mcss.html
- - http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html
Address for submissions:
J.H. van Schuppen (Co-Editor MCSS)
CWI
P.O.Box 94079
1090 Gb Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Bradley Dickinson, Eduardo Sontag, Jan van Schuppen (Editors)
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Contributed by: Matthias Kawski
Yuri L. Sachkov (sachkov@sys.botik.ru)
Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems
Table of contents
October, 1996 Issue 2:4
pages 449-598
Dongho Chae, Exact Controllability for Semilinear Parabolic
O.Yu. Imanuvilov, Equations with Neumann Boundary Conditions
Sang Moon Kim p. 449--484
G. Chakvetadze On the Ergodicity of a Model of Drilling
p. 485--502.
A.V. Sarychev, Extremal Controls for Chained Systems
H. Nijmeijer p. 503--528
G. Freiling, Existence and Comparison Theorems for Algebraic
G. Jank Riccati Equations and Riccati Differential and
Difference Equations
p. 529--548
V.P. Kostov The Minimal Number of Generators of a Matrix Algebra
p. 549--556
S. Aranson, Maier's Theorems and Geodesic Laminations of
E. Zhuzhoma Surface Flows
p. 557--582
G. Haeckl, Controllability Near Takens--Bogdanov Points
K.R. Schneider p. 583--598
JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Vol. 3, No. 1, January 1997
CONTENTS
Exact Upper Bounds for the Number of One-Dimensional
Basic Sets of Surface $A$-Diffeomorphisms 1
S.Kh. Aranson, R.V. Plykin, A.Yu. Zhirov,
E.V.Zhuzhoma
On the Central Connection Problem for Equations
with an Irregular Singular Point of a Single Level 19
W. Balser
Multifractal Spectra and Multifractal Rigidity for
Horseshoes 33
L. Barreira, Ya. Pesin, J. Schmeling
On Problems Related to Growth, Entropy, and
Spectrum in Group Theory 51
R. Grigorchuk, P. de La Harpe
Structural Stability and Asymptotic Behavior of
Invariant Manifolds of $A$-Diffeomorphisms
of Surfaces 91
V.Z. Grines
Around Simple Dynamical Sustems. Induced Joinings
and Multiple Mixing 111
V.V. Ryzhikov
Integrable Geodesic Flows of Nonholonomic Metrics 129
I.A. Taimanov
Up-to-date on-line information, including abstracts, is available at:
http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~yakov/JDCS/jdcs.html
http://math.la.asu.edu/~kawski/JDCS/jdcs.html
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Contributed by: Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL
Volume:- 66 Issue:- 2
Publication Date (Expected): 17th January 1997
Contents:-
Title: (J,J) - Lossless conjugations, (J,J) - lossless factorisations and chain
scattering approach to time-varying H control - one and two-block cases
Authors: Hidenori Kimura, Hidenori Kimura, Yeng Chai Soh.
Pages 177-198.
Title: J-Lossless conjugations and J-Lossless factorisations of exponentially
stable time-varying systems
Authors: Peng Hin Lee, Yeng Chai Soh, Hidenori Kimura.
Pages 199-212.
Title: Disturbances attenuation for interconnected systems by decentralized
control
Authors: Cheng-Fa Cheng.
Pages 213-224.
Title: Multi objective control for multivariable systems with mixed sensitivity
specifications
Authors: Henrik Niemann, J. Stoustrup.
Pages 225-243.
Title: H_control attenuating initial state uncertainties.
Authors: Kenko Uchida, M. Fujita, A. Kojima.
Pages 245-252.
Title: Singular perturbation approximation of bounded real balanced and
stochastically balanced transfer matrices
Authors: G Muscato, G Nunnari, L Fortuna.
Pages 253-269.
Title: A model reference learning control scheme for a class of nonlinear
systems
Authors: Danwei Wang, C.C Cheah.
Pages 271-287.
Title: The sampled-data H problem: A unified framework for discretization based
methods and riccati equation solution
Authors: H. T. Toivonen, M.F Sgfors.
Pages 289-309.
Title: Improved method of determining time domain transient performance bounds
from frequency response uncertainty.
Authors: C. J. Pritchard, B. Wigdorowitz.
Pages 311-327.
Title: On the determination of time domain signal levels at the specification
stage in QFT controller synthesis.
Authors: C. J. Pritchard, B. Wigdorowitz.
Pages 329-348.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL
Volume:- 66 Issue:- 3
Publication Date (Expected): 11th February 1997
Contents:-
Title: Implementation of wind turbine controllers
Authors: D.J Leith, W.E Leithead.
Pages 349-380.
Title: Frequency domain performance bounds for uncertain structures with sensor
and actuator dynamics
Authors: Wassin.M Haddad, Emmanuel.G Collins Jr, David.C Hyland, Vijaya-Sekhar
Chellaboina.
Pages 381-392.
Title: Implicit kalman filtering
Authors: Mikhail Skliar, W.Fred Ramirez.
Pages 393-412.
Title: Nonlinear coprime factorizations and parameterization of a class of
stabilizing controllers
Authors: Lubomr Baramov, Hidenori Kimura.
Pages 413-434.
Title: On state space approach in robust control for singularly perturbed
systems
Authors: Peng Hin Lee, S Hosoe, H.D Tuan.
Pages 435-462.
Title: Parameter dependent model order reduction
Authors: Y. Halevi, A Zlochevsky, T Gilat.
Pages 463-485.
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Contributed by: poulson@siam.org
TABLE OF CONTENTS SIAM Journal on Optimization
February 1997 Volume 7, Number 1
CONTENTS
1 On the Convergence of Pattern Search Algorithms
Virginia Torczon
26 The Barzilai and Borwein Gradient Method for the Large Scale
Unconstrained Minimization Problem
Marcos Raydan
34 The Affine Scaling Algorithm Fails for Stepsize 0.999
Walter F. Mascarenhas
47 On the Convergence of the Mizuno-Todd-Ye Algorithm to the
Analytic Center of the Solution Set
Clovis C. Gonzaga and Richard A. Tapia
66 On the Quadratic Convergence of the Simplified Mizuno-Todd-Ye
Algorithm for Linear Programming
Clovis C. Gonzaga and Richard A. Tapia
86 Interior-Point Methods for the Monotone Semidefinite Linear
Complementarity Problem in Symmetric Matrices
Masakazu Kojima, Susumu Shindoh, and Shinji Hara
126 A Family of Polynomial Affine Scaling Algorithms for Positive
Semidefinite Linear Complementarity Problems
B. Jansen, C. Roos, and T. Terlaky
141 Minimization of a Large-Scale Quadratic Function Subject to a
Spherical Constraint
D. C. Sorensen
162 Newton Methods for Large-Scale Linear Inequality-Constrained
Minimization
Anders Forsgren and Walter Murray
177 A Global Convergence Theory for General Trust-Region-Based
Algorithms for Equality Constrained Optimization
J. E. Dennis, Jr., Mahmoud El-Alem, and Maria C. Maciel
208 Algorithms for Constrained and Weighted Nonlinear Least Squares
Marten Gulliksson, Inge Soderkvist, and Per-Ake Wedin
225 A New Merit Function for Nonlinear Complementarity Problems and
a Related Algorithm
Francisco Facchinei and Joao Soares
248 The Orthogonality Theorem and the Strong-f-Monotonicity
Condition for Variational Inequality Algorithms
Thomas L. Magnanti and Georgia Perakis
274 Computable Error Bounds for Convex Inequality Systems in
Reflexive Banach Spaces
Sien Deng
280 Implementation of a Variance Reduction-Based Lower Bound in a
Branch-and-Bound Algorithm for the Quadratic Assignment Problem
P. M. Pardalos, K. G. Ramakrishnan, M. G. C. Resende, and Y. Li
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Contributed by: manning@siam.org
Announcing SIAM Journals Online
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Contributed by: Mike Groth (mgroth@wkap.com)
Dynamics and Control
Contents, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 1997
Minimax Optimal Control of Discrete-Time Uncertain Systems
with Structured Uncertainty; S.O. Reza Moheimani, Andrey V.
Savkin and Ian R. Petersen
5
Directing Orbits of Chaotic Systems in the Presence of
Noise: Feedback Correction; M. Paskota, A.I. Mees and K.L.
Teo
25
Inverse Dynamics of Non-Minimum Phase Systems with Non-Zero
Initial Conditions; Thomas A. Trautt and Eduardo Bayo
49
Ascertaining the Stability of Internal-Resonance-Based
Vibration Supression Laws; Kevin L. Tuer
73
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Contributed by Michael D. Lemmon (lemmon@maddog.ee.nd.edu)
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
announces a Special Issue on
ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS IN
CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION, and DECISION MAKING
Edited by
Anthony N. Michel Michael Lemmon
Dept of Electrical Engineering Dept. of Electrical Engineering
University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
(219)-631-5534 (voice) (219)-631-8309 (voice)
(219)-631-4393 (fax) (219)-631-4393 (fax)
Anthony.N.Michel.1@nd.edu lemmon@maddog.ee.nd.edu
There is a growing body of experimental work suggesting that artificial
neural networks can be very adept at solving pattern classification problems
where there is significant real-world uncertainty. Neural networks also
provide an analog method for quickly determining approximate solutions to
complex optimization problems. Both of these capabilities can be of great
use in solving various control problems and in recent years there has been
increased interest in the use of artificial neural networks in the control
and supervision of complex dynamical systems.
This announcement is a call for papers addressing the topic of neural
networks in control, identification, and decision making. Accepted papers
will be published in a special issue of the IEEE Transactions of Automatic
Control. The special issue is seeking papers which use formal analysis to
establish the role of neural networks in control, identification, and
decision making. For this reason, papers consisting primarily of empirical
simulation results will not be considered for publication. Before
submitting, prospective authors should consult past issues of the IEEE
Transactions on Automatic Control to identify the type of results and the
level of mathematical rigor that are the norm in this journal.
Submitted papers are due by July 1, 1997 and should be sent to Michael D.
Lemmon or Anthony N. Michel. Notification of acceptance decisions will be
sent by December 31, 1997. The special issue is targeted for publication in
1998 or early 1999. All papers will be refereed in accordance with IEEE
guidelines. Please consult the inside back cover of any recent issue of the
Transactions on Automatic Control for style and length of the manuscript and
the number of required copies (seven copies with cover letter) to be sent to
one of the editors of this special issue.
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Contributed by: Khosrow Sohraby
CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL ASPECTS OF TELETRAFFIC MODELS
There has been substantial recent developments in the teletraffic analysis
of modern telecommunications systems. Traffic is the driving force for
telecommunication networks. Models to be used in either a simulation
experiment or mathematical analysis are of crucial importance for network
design and engineering. In addition to appropriate models, efficient
simulation and analytic methodologies are also required.
The aim of this issue of J-SAC is to focus attention on the computational
aspects of performance analysis, to efficiently predict delay, loss,
blocking, etc. in telecommunication systems. Of particular interest will be
algorithmic methodologies leading to efficient and robust computation,
parallel and vector algorithms, large scale computation, etc. Topics
include, but are not limited to the following:
+ Unified Teletraffic Theory
+ End-to-End Performance Models and Analysis
+ Modeling and Analysis Methodologies Leading to Design Tools
+ Efficient Numerical Algorithms
+ Real Time Model Building and Computation
+ Parallelism and Large-Scale Computation
+ Fractal and Spatial Process in Networks
+ Blocking in Large Systems
+ Rare Events Probability Estimation in Networks
+ Traffic Characterization of Fractal and Self-Similar Traffic
+ Control Strategies in High-Speed Networks
Original, unpublished research articles will be considered. All articles
will be evaluated according to a two-stage process as follows. Prospective
authors are first required to submit a summary of their paper (limited to 5
single-space pages) to one of the Guest Editors listed below by JULY 1,
1997. Commitment notification is anticipated for SEPTEMBER 1, 1997. If a
summary is accepted, complete manuscript will be requested for submission by
NOVEMBER 1, 1997, for full review. The anticipated publication date for this
issue will be SECOND QUARTER 1998.
Hisashi Kobayashi Bhaskar Sengupta
Department of Electrical Engineering NEC USA Inc.
Princeton University, 4 Independence Way
Princeton, NJ 08544-5263 Princeton, NJ 08540
hisashi@ee.princeton.edu bhaskar@ccrl.nj.nec.com
Prof. Guy Latouche Khosrow Sohraby
Dipartement d'Informatique Telecommunications Networking Dept.
Universiti Libre de Bruxelles Computer Science Telecommunications
C.P. 212 Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City
Boulevard du Triomphe 5100 Rockhill Rd.
1050 Bruxelles Belgium Kansas City, MO 64110
e-mail latouche@ulb.ac.be sohraby@cstp.umkc.edu
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Contributed by George Irwin (g.irwin@ee.qub.ac.uk)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE (Vol. 5, No. 1, 1997)
pp. 1-9
Model-integrated on-line problem-solving in chemical engineering
G KARSAI, F DECARIA
pp. 11-21
Coordinated control of spacecraft attitude and space manipulators
M ODA, Y OHKAMI
pp. 23-31
Design of a combined tracking control system
FR RUBIO, J ARACIL
pp. 33-38
Individual channel analysis and helicopter flight control in moderate-
and large-amplitude manoeuvres
GJW DUDGEON, JJ GRIBBLE, J O'REILLY
pp. 39-48
Dynamic modelling and genetic-based trajectory generation for
non-holonomic mobile manipulators
MW CHEN, AMS ZALZALA
pp. 49-59
Development and performance of a neural-network predictive controller
JB GOMM, JT EVANS, D WILLIAMS
pp. 61-61
Preface to the revised papers from the 2nd ifac symposium on control
of power plants and power systems (sipower '95)
R CANALES-RUIZ
pp. 63-73
Development and experimental identification of dynamic models for wind
turbines
E WELFONDER, R NEIFER, M SPANNER
pp. 75-78
New monitoring system for thermal power plants using digital image
processing and sound analysis
T OIKAWA, M TOMIZAWA, S DEGAWA
pp. 79-84
Predictive co-ordinated control for power-plant steam pressure and
power output
S LU, BW HOGG
pp. 85-90
On-line thermal stress monitoring using
GK LAUSTERER
pp. 91-99
Performance index and classifier approaches to real-time
discrete-event control
SM ROVNYAK, CW TAYLOR, JS THORP
pp. 101-108
An intelligent expert system (kboss) for power plant coal
millsupervision and control
GQ FAN, NW REES
pp. 109-115
Stabilization and re-engineering of a hydro-electric power plant - a
case study
KH FASOL
pp. 117-122
Analysis of inter-area damping enhancement by static var compensators
in longitudinal power systems
AR MESSINA, MA AVILA ROSALES
pp. 123-129
Fast simulation of power system dynamics in a general-purpose
simulator
P BARATELLA, B COVA, M DAMONTE, E GAGLIOTI, R MARCONATO, P SCARPELLINI
pp. 131-137
IFAC Meeting Papers
pp. 139-144
Index of IFAC Meeting Papers
pp. 145-148
Book Reviews
pp. 149-151
Conference Calendar
Announcements
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The proceedings of the International Federation of Automatic Control
(IFAC) 13th World Congress, held in San Francisco, USA, 30 June - 5
July 1996, are now available on CD-ROM for the first time. User
benefits include: search and browse functions, easy access to all 19
volumes and 1500 papers, a help desk facility, a saving of storage
space and a cheaper price than the printed version. For more info,
visit the CD-ROMS's web site:
http://www.elsevier.nl/homepage/saf/ifac96
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Contributed by: Mike Groth (mgroth@wkap.com)
Journal of VLSI Signal Processing
Contents, Volume 15, Issues 1 & 2, 1997
SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE RAPID PROTOTYPING OF APPLICATION
SPECIFIC SIGNAL PROCESSORS (RASSP) PROGRAM
Editorial; S.Y. Kung
The RASSP Program: Origin, Concepts, and Status -- An
Introduction to the Issue; Mark A. Richards, Anthony
Gadient, Geoffrey A. Frank and Randolph Harr
Rapid Prototyping of Application-Specific signal Processors
(RASSP) In-Progress Report; James E. Saultz
Executable Requirements and Specifications; Allan H.
Anderson and Gary Shaw
Hardware/Software Codesign from the RASSP Perspective;
Geoffrey A. Frank, Bernard Clark, W. Bernard Schaming and
William Kline
Model-Year Architectures for Rapid Prototyping; Jeff
Pridmore, Greg Buchanan, Gerry Caracciolo and Janet
Wedgewood
Performance Modeling of System Architectures; Fred Rose,
John Shackelton and Carl Hein
Developing and Distributing Component-Level VHDL Models;
J.S. Calhoun, V.K. Madisetti, R.B. Reese and T. Egolf
Heterogeneous Simulation -- Mixing Discrete-Event Models
with Dataflow; W.-T. Chang, S. Ha and E.A. Lee
RASSP Methodology Evaluation and Lessons Developing IRST
Signal Processor; Larry Scanlan, Wing Lee, Mike Vahey and
Mike McCollough
RASSP Enterprise Technologies for Signal Processor
Life-Cycle Support; John Welsh, Bipin Chadha, Biju Kalathil,
Peter Holmes, Mary Catherine Tuck, William Selvidge, Elisa
Finnie and Lynwood Hines
Approximate Signal Processing; S. Hamid Nawab, Alan V.
Oppenheim, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, Joseph M. Winograd and
Jeffrey T. Ludwig
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Contributed by: thomas@siam.org
SIAM JOURNAL ON Control and Optimization
MARCH 1997 Volume 35, Number 2
CONTENTS
Centralized and Decentralized Supervisory Control of Nondeterministic
Systems Under Partial Observation
Ratnesh Kumar and Mark A. Shayman
On Controllability Conception for Stochastic Systems
Agamirza E. Bashirov and Kerim R. Kerimov
Deterministic Exit Time Control Problems with Discontinuous Exit Cost
Alain-Philippe Blanc
Nonlinear Filtering Revisited: A Spectral Approach
Sergey Lototsky, Remigijus Mikulevicius, and Boris L. Rozovskii
Descriptor Systems Without Controllability at Infinity
Ralph Byers, Ton Geerts, and Volker Mehrmann
A Behavioral Approach to Delay-Differential Systems
Heide Glusing-Luerssen
Feedback Stabilization of Affine in the Control Stochastic Differential
Systems by the Control Lyapunov Function Method
Patrick Florchinger
Optimal Strategies for Bilevel Dynamic Problems
Jane J. Ye
A Predictor-Corrector Algorithm for a Class of Nonlinear Saddle Point Problems
Jie Sun, Jishan Zhu, and Gongyun Zhao
The Synthesis of Universal Feedback Pursuit Strategies in Differential Games
F. H. Clarke, Yu. S. Ledyaev, and A. I. Subbotin
Brachistochrone with Coulomb Friction
Stephen C. Lipp
Boundary Exact Controllability of Interface Problems with Singularities II:
Addition of Internal Controls
Serge Nicaise
Infinite-Dimensional Linear Programming Approach to Singular Stochastic Control
Michael I. Taksar
The Differentiability of the Drag with Respect to the Variations of a
Lipschitz Domain in a Navier-Stokes Flow
Juan Antonio Bello, Enrique Fernandez-Cara, Jerome Lemoine, and Jacques Simon
Partial Exact Controllability for Spherical Membranes
Paola Loreti and Vanda Valente
Dynamics for Controlled Navier-Stokes Systems with Distributed Controls
L. S. Hou and Y. Yan
On-line Parameter Estimation for Infinite-Dimensional Dynamical Systems
J. Baumeister, W. Scondo, M. A. Demetriou, and I. G. Rosen
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Contributed by John Baillieul, Editor-in-Chief
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL
Table of Contents - Volume 42, Number 2 -February, 1997
Scanning the Issue
PAPERS
Decentralized Adaptive Control of a Class of Large-Scale Interconnected
Nonlinear Systems ............................... S. Jain and F. Khorrami
A Manufacturing System with General Stationary Failure Process: Stability
and IPA of Hedging Control Policies
..................... P. Bremaud, R. P. Malhame, and L. Massoulie
Adaptive Control Using Multiple Models.. K. S. Narendra and J. Balakrishnan
H$infinite Identification and Model Quality Evalution
................... L. Giarre, M. Milanese, and M. Taragna
On the Control of Finite-Dimensional Mechanical Systems with Unilateral
Constraints................... B. Brogliato, S. -L. Niculescu, and P. Orhant
Active Probing for Information in Control Systems with Quantized State
Measurements: A Minimum Entropy Approach........... X. Feng and K. A. Loparo
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TECHNICAL NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE
On the Rank Minimization Problem Over a Positive Semidefinite Linear Matrix
Inequality........................... M. Mesbahi and G. P. Papavassilopoulos
Robust H$infinite Stabilization via Parameterized Lyapunov Bounds
.......................... W. M. Haddad, V. Kapila, and D. S. Bernstein
Robust, Reduced-Order Modeling for State-Space Systems via Parameter-Dependent
Bounding Functions ............................... W. M. Haddad and V. Kapila
Computation of Stability Robustness Bounds for State-Space Models with
Structured Uncertainty ........................................ J. D. Gardiner
On the Stability of Receding-Horizon LQ Control with Zero-State Terminal
Constraint ....................................... G. De Nicolao and S. Strada
A New Design Method for Regulator Problems for Singularly Perturbed Systems
with Constrained Control ............................. H. D. Tuan and S. Hosoe
Explicit Formulas for Stability Radii of Nonnegative and Metzlerian Matrices
........................... B. Shafai, J. Chen, and M. Kothandaraman
Linear Discrete-Time H$infinite -Optimal Tracking with Preview
.......................................... A. Cohen and U. Shaked
Steady-State Optimal Discrete-Time Control of First-Order Systems with
Actuator Noise Variance Linearly Related to Actuator Signal Variance
..................................................... A. Krhlikowski
Constrained Approximate Boundary Controllability ...... J. Klamka J. Klamka
Corrections and Clarifications to "Argument Conditions for Hurwitz and
Schur Polynomials from Network Theory" ....................... N. K. Bose
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Call for Paper--The 36th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
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Contributed by: Anton A. Stoorvogel
The editorial board of the International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear
Control has decided to devote a special issue to "Control problem with
constraints".
Most control problems involve constraints on actuators, sensors, and often
also certain state variables. Classically, controllers were designed such
that the system stayed away from critical areas where contraints become
active. On the other hand, higher performance requirements often result in
systems that have to operate closer to these critical areas. This has clear
potential benefits but requires a carefull analysis that takes into account
the nonlinear effects induced by the constraints.
Even though the problem is very important, there are only very few results
available how to deal with systems that are subject of contraints. However,
in recent years, the tide is changing and a lot of research effort has been
put into the study of these kind of systems. Papers suitable for this
special issue might discuss recent progress as well as discussing future
directions.
People interested in contributing to this special issue are invited to
contact one of us as soon as convenient. Note that the deadline for
submission of the manuscript is April 15, 1997.
Anton Stoorvogel Ali Saberi
Department of Mathematics School of Electrical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology Washington State University
P.O. Box 513 Pullman, WA 99164-2752
5600 MB Eindhoven U.S.A.
the Netherlands E-mail: saberi@eecs.wsu.edu
E-mail: wscoas@win.tue.nl
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Contributed by: Mike Groth (mgroth@wkap.com)
Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
Contents, Volume 7, Number 1, January 1997
Jean-Pierre Dussault, Donald Labrecque, Pierre L P2Ecuyer,
and Reuven Y. Rubinstein, Combining the Stochastic
Counterpart and Stochastic Approximation Methods
5
Gang Bao, Christos G. Cassandras, and Michael A. Zazanis,
First and Second Derivative Estimators for Closed Jackson-
Like Queueing Networks Using Perturbation Analysis
Techniques
29
Pierre L'Ecuyer and Felisa J. Vazquez-Abad, Functional
Estimation with Respect to a Threshold Parameter via
Dynamic Split-and-Merge
69
Wei-Bo Gong, Hong Yang, and Hanzhong Hu, On the Convergence
of Global Rational Approximants for Stochastic Discrete
Event Systems
93
Contributing Authors
117
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Contributed by: Gerard L. Wanrooy
TABLE OF CONTENTS SYSTEMS AND CONTROL LETTERS
ISSN : 0167-6911
Vol./Iss. : 29 / 4
pp.: 181-190
On a key sampling formula relating the Laplace and Z
transforms
Braslavsky , Julio
pp.: 191-196
Stability robustness for linear state space models -- a
Lyapunov mapping approach
Ooba , Tatsushi
pp.: 197-205
An implicit small gain condition and an upper bound for the
real structured singular value
Haddad , Wassim M.
pp.: 207-213
Parametrization of all stabilizing controllers of nonlinear
systems
Imura , Jun-ichi
pp.: 215-221
Robust semi-global stabilization of linear systems with
imperfect actuators
Lin , Zongli
pp.: 223-231
A note on dead-beat controllability of generalised
Hammerstein systems
Nes[caron]ic' , Dragan
pp.: 233-240
On regional nonlinear H[infin]-filtering
Fridman , Emilia
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Contributed by: Robert Howe
Announcement and Call for Papers
Sixth Annual Symposium on
HAPTIC INTERFACES
FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT AND TELEOPERATOR SYSTEMS
To be held at the
International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
The Winter Annual Meeting of the ASME
November 15-21, 1997
Dallas, Texas, USA
SUBMISSION RECEIPT DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 10, 1997
Haptic interfaces are devices that allow human-machine interaction through
force and touch. Areas of application include, but are by no means limited
to, telemanipulation (for work in hazardous or challenging settings such as
space exploration and microsurgery), and virtual environments (for human
operator training, design prototyping, and data visualization).
This symposium aims to bring together the diverse disciplines that will
contribute to future advances in this field, including engineering, computer
science, biomechanics, psychology, and neurophysiology. Topics of interest
include mechanism design, control system design and analysis, haptic
rendering and world modeling algorithms, human factors, sensory processes,
perception, and biological motor control.
For further information visit the Haptics Symposium World Wide Web
site at:
http://www.hrl.harvard.edu/events/haptics-symposium/
which contains updated conference information, programs of previous
symposiums, and pointers to related web sites.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
This year the Symposium will feature both oral presentation and poster
sessions. For both categories, submit five copies of short manuscripts in
english (2,500-5,000 words, the equivalent of 4-8 two-column proceedings
pages including figures). Authors should indicate preference for oral or
poster presentation (or no preference). All submissions will undergo peer
review, and 20-25 will be accepted for oral presentation. The organizers
reserve the right to assign papers to either category based on reviews and
space constraints. Accepted submissions in both categories will appear in
the published conference proceedings as full-length papers (up to 5,000
words/8 pages).
DEADLINES
Feb 10, 1997 Five copies of complete manuscript must be received at
one of the addresses below for review.
May 1997 Author notification of acceptance decision.
July 1997 Camera-ready final mats must be received for the proceedings.
SUBMISSIONS AND INFORMATION
Susan J. Lederman TEL: (613) 545-2878
Department of Psychology FAX: (613) 545-2499
Queen's University
Kingston, Canada, K7L 3N6 EMAIL: Lederman@pavlov.psyc.queensu.ca
OR:
Robert D. Howe TEL: (617) 496-8359
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences FAX: (617) 495-9837
321 Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford St.
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA E-MAIL: howe@deas.harvard.edu
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Contributed by: Karl Mathia
First Call for Papers:
WORLD MULTICONFERENCE ON
SYSTEMICS, CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS (SCI'97)
Caracas, Venezuela
July 7-11, 1997
Special Session on Learning Control
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OVERVIEW
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SCI'97 is a truly multi-disciplinary conference, covering intelligent
computing, information theory, cybernetics, social and biological systems,
psychology, and applications. General information about the conference is
listed below or can be found at the website
http://www.iiis.org/
SCI'97 is an ideal platform for a special session on "Learning Control", an
emerging discipline which is receiving more and more attention from both the
academic and industrial controls community, due to the increasing complexity
of (technical) systems.
LEARNING CONTROL
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"Learning Control" is a term attributed to a broad class of self-tuning
processes, where the performance of the controlled system with respect to a
particular task is self-improved based on the performance for previous
identical tasks. The idea of self-learning control systems is aesthetically
appealing and represents a fundamental step towards fully autonomous
systems. This is of advantage when dealing with uncertain or changing
systems.
The major difference between adaptive and learning control is sometimes
characterized in terms of 'local' and 'global' learning. An adaptive
systems continuously adapts to changes in environment and system para-
meters (local), whereas a learning systems memorizes and recognizes
previously experienced situations (global). The classification of learning
control will be one of many topics at this SCI'97 session. We invite you to
present your recent research results, learn about current avenues in the
field, and to meet interesting people.
TOPICS
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The Learning Control Session will include, but is not limited, to the
following topics (further suggestions are encouraged):
* Classification of learning control systems.
* Mathematical learning theory in a controls context.
* Biological or social self-learning control mechanisms and
their extension to technical systems.
* Human operator modeling.
Human operators are (currently) the ultimate learning controller
for complex systems.
* Neurocontrol, using biological or artificial neural networks.
* Fuzzy logic and learning.
* Optimal Control type learning algorithms (adaptive critics,
Q-learning, etc.).
* Variable structure learning of controllers and its
variants, e.g. reconfigurable and reparameterizable controllers.
* Stability of learning control systems (important!).
* Hardware implementations.
* Applications and case studies which exceed the usual benchmark
problems towards real-world complex systems.
Questions about, or contributions to this special session can be
e-mailed to Karl Mathia at
karl@mathia.com
or
kmathia@accurate-automation.com
PAPER SUBMISSION
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Please mail three (3) hardcopies of your abstract or draft (1-2 pages)
to:
Dr. Karl Mathia
Accurate Automation Corporation
7001 Shallowford Road Phone: (423) 894-4646
Chattanooga, TN 37421 Fax: (423) 894-4645
USA
Full-size papers (max. 8 pages, single spaced) may be submitted by
authors after the notification of acceptance.
Please note the deadline of May 12, 1997.
DEADLINES
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March 15, 1997 Submission of 1-2 page abstracts or drafts.
March 31, 1997 Acceptance notifications.
May 12, 1997 Submission of camera ready papers (max. 8 pages,
single spaced).
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Contributed by Dr A. N. Skodras (skodras@cti.gr)
EUSIPCO - 98
IX European Signal Processing Conference
September 8 - 11, 1998
Island of Rhodes, Greece
The 1998 European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO - 98) is the
9th biennial conference promoted and organized by EURASIP, the European
Association for Signal Processing in cooperation with the Computer
Technology Institute and the University of Athens. Its aim is to cover
all aspects of signal processing theory and applications. Sessions will
include tutorials in addition to presentations on new research results.
An extensive technical exhibition will also be organized in parallel
with an industrial vendors session. A special session with invited speakers
related to European Union funded Research Programs will also be hosted.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
EUSIPCO - 98, Dept. of Informatics, University of Athens,
Panepistimioupolis, TYPA, Athens 15784, Greece.
DEADLINES
Submission of proposal: October 31, 1997
Notification of acceptance: February 28, 1998
Submission of camera - ready paper: April 30, 1998
INFORMATION
By anonymous ftp to: ftp.di.uoa.gr in /pub/eusipco
on the WWW server URL: http://www.di.uoa.gr/~eusipco
Tel.: +3017211119, FAX: +3017219561, Email: eusipco@di.uoa.gr.
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Contributed by: Zhang Jifeng
Second Announcement of
The 17th Chinese Control Conference (CCC)
August 22-27, 1997, Lushan (Mountain Lu), Jiangxi, China
General topics of interests will include, but not limited to:
Linear systems Nonlinear systems
Stochastic control systems Expert systems
Distributed parameter systems Large scale systems
Social economy systems Bio-environment systems
Optimal control Robust control
H infinity control Prediction control
Fuzzy control Neural network control
Intelligent control Robot control
Adaptive control Industrial control
Model reduction Stability analysis
Optimization methods System modeling and identification
DEDS CIMS
Key dates:
January 31, 1997 Submission deadline
March 15, 1997 Notification of acceptance
April 30, 1997 Submission of camera-ready copy
September 1997 Conference at Lushan, Jiangxi, China
The official language of the conference is Chinese, but English is
acceptable for both the presentation and proceedings.
Submission and enquiries:
Professor LIU Zhimin
Institute of Systems Science
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing 100080, P.R. China
Phone: 86-10-62532161
Fax: 86-10-62587343
Email: lzm@iss03.iss.ac.cn
Conference Prize: Guan-Zhao-Zhi Prize is the highest award confered
by the Control Theory Committee of the Chinese Association of
Automation for young researchers. To apply for it, please submit
9 copies of your manuscript together with a recommendation letter
from a professor in your area, and a copy of your ID card, and
indicate that you are applying for the Prize. The age limit for
authors (including co-authors) of the candidate papers is less
than or equal to 40 at the time of conference.
You are welcome to spread the above message over the world.
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Contributed by: Bill Hager
CONFERENCE
OPTIMAL CONTROL: THEORY, ALGORITHMS, AND APPLICATIONS
FEBRUARY 27-28, MARCH 1, 1997
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
ORGANIZED BY
Bill Hager Panos Pardalos Gang Bao Bernard Mair
hager@math.ufl.edu pardalos@math.ufl.edu bao@math.ufl.edu bam@math.ufl.edu
Center for Applied Optimization
(Partial Funding by NSF)
Information at http://www.math.ufl.edu/~hager/cao/conference
CURRENT SPEAKERS: George Avalos, H. T. Banks, Francesca Bucci, John Burns,
Mehmet Camurdan, Yanzhao Cao, Sung Kag Chang, Richard Datko, Michel Delfour,
Asen Dontchev, Joseph Dunn, Richard H. Fabiano, Hector Fattorini, Chris
Floudas, H. Goldberg, Erik Hendrickson, Matthias Heinkenschloss, Karl-Heinz
Hoffman, Mary Ann Horn, Kazi Ito, Heidi Jager, Guangcao Ji, Detlev Kleis,
Werner Krabs, Irena Lasiecka, Urszula Ledzewicz, Suzanne Lenhart, Guenter
Leugering, Guangye Li, P.O. Lindberg, Walter Littman, Kazimierz Malanowski,
Clyde Martin, J. E. Masters, Helmut Maurer, Christine McMillan, Boris
Mordukhovich, Jean-Pierre Puel, Ekkehard Sachs, Fadil Santosa, Heinz
Schaettler, Hector Sussmann, Jan Sokolowski, Roberto Triggiani, Fredi
Troltzsch, Vladimir Veliov, Luther White, Jianxin Zhou
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Contributed by: Igor Mezic
THE CENTER FOR CONTROL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTATION
University of California, Santa Barbara
Workshop
on
"DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS AND STATISTICAL MECHANICS METHODS FOR
COHERENT STRUCTURES IN TURBULENT FLOWS"
12-13 February 1997, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Sponsored by the Center for Control Engineering and Computation
University of California, Santa Barbara
INVITATION
Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to participate in the Workshop on `Dynamical
Systems and Statistical Mechanics Methods for Coherent Structures in
Turbulent Flows' to be held on 12th and 13th of February 1997 at the
University of California, Santa Barbara. This workshop will focus on the
challenge of developing new dynamical systems and statistical theories of
coherent structures in turbulent fluid flows and their applications in
geophysics, engineering and elsewhere.
The workshop will be divided into two days:
First day (Wednesday, February 12th):
Dynamical systems methods for understanding motion of vortical structures
and Lagrangian properties of flows dominated by them.
Second day (Thursday, February 13th):
Statistical Mechanics Methods for understanding motion of vortical
structures and Lagrangian properties of flows dominated by them.
The goal of the conference is to try to understand how to combine the
statistical and dynamical systems approaches to create new theories of
coherent structures motion and Lagrangian properties of fluid flows.
The workshop will be very flexible and informal: there will be two or three
speakers each morning who will give a long talk on one of the themes of the
workshop for that day. A number of shorter talks will be scheduled in the
afternoon. The discussion sessions will be organized after the day's talks
are over, followed by a dinner.
We hope that we will see you soon in Santa Barbara!
Yours sincerely,
Marie Farge, Igor Mezic
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Contributed by J.J. Yu
THE IEEE SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
CONTROL THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
(SISCTA'97)
July 29-30, 1997, Singapore
The 1997 IEEE Singapore International Symposium on Control Theory and
Applications (SISCTA'97) will be held in Singapore, July 29-30, 1997.
The Symposium is the 4th conferences of the biennial series organised
by the IEEE Control Chapter, Singapore Section. There will be plenary
and tutorial sessions. All presentations will be published in the
proceedings of SISCTA'97.
Topics of Interests Include (but are not limited to):
System Theory Optimal Control
Robust and H-infinity Control Discrete Event Systems
Nonlinear Systems and Control Robotics
Fuzzy and Neural Control Adaptive Control
Modeling and Identification Process Control
Intelligent and AI based Control Motion Control
Control Technology and Applications Time Delay Systems
Call for Papers:
Prospective authors are invited to submit 3 copies of an extended summary of
about 1000 words to the Chairman of the Organising Committee. All materials
must be written in English. The papers should be submitted only if you
intend to present the paper at the symposium. The extended summary should
contain sufficient details including key concepts and novel features of the
work. It should include the title, name(s) of author(s), mailing address,
affiliation, telephone/fax numbers and e-mail address, wherever possible.
Address of Submission:
Dr Shaohua Tan
Chairman, SISCTA'97 Organising Committee
Department of Electrical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 119260
Tel: (65)-772-6326, Fax: (65)-779-1103, Email: eletansh@nus.sg
Important Dates:
Submission of Extended Abstract: 1 March 1997
Notification of Acceptance: 15 April 1997
Submission of Final Papers: 31 May 1997
Conference: 29-30 July 1997
Any additional information or inquires can be directed to the Chairman
of the Organising Committee of SISCTA'97.
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Contributed by: Jim Taylor
The Sixth IEEE Conference on Control Applications
Sheraton Hartford Hotel, Hartford, Connecticut
October 5-7, 1997
http://www.ececs.uc.edu/~abaker/cca97
extended deadlines (below)
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS AND INVITED SESSIONS
The Sixth IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA) is being sponsored
by the IEEE Control Systems Society in cooperation with the ASME Dynamic
Systems and Control Division, to emphasize recent developments in advanced
control technology. For this event we are highlighting a major cross-
disciplinary area that has gained prominence recently, ACTIVE CONTROL.
We have picked a time and place where you may combine the technical
excitement of state-of-the-art control applications with New England's
historical, cultural and scenic opportunities -- in particular, its
spectacular Fall Foliage season.
The program committee solicits papers presenting original work in all
aspects of the application of control techniques such as:
** Adaptive Control ** Artificial Intelligence ** Control & Modeling
** Decentralized Control ** Diagnostics ** Estimation Methods
** Expert Systems ** Fault Tolerance ** Logic/Neural Control
** Man-Machine Interface ** Optimization ** Robust Control
** Sensor Data Fusion ** Simulation ** System Identification
In accordance with the ACTIVE CONTROL theme of the 1997 CCA, we encourage
submissions in topical areas of interest including but not necessarily
limited to the following: ACTIVE CONTROL OF
** Flows (compressor stall, duct noise, nacelle drag, ...),
** Structures (active magnetic bearings, active chatter control, active
helicopter rotors, ...), and
** Combustion processes (stability, NOx active control, ...)
emphasizing applications of control as an enabling, as opposed to
supporting, technology.
To establish a greater degree of continuity from one CCA to the next, we
are also particularly encouraging papers and invited sessions in:
** Automotive Control Systems
** Power and Energy Systems
The Sixth IEEE CCA Program Committee invites authors to submit 5 copies of
complete manuscripts for regular papers or 5 copies of extended summaries
for brief papers. The first page of each manuscript must contain the title
of the paper, authors' names and affiliations, and four keywords/phrases.
In addition, please identify the corresponding author with full contact
information, including fax and email if available. Your manuscripts should
be sent to the Program Chair,
Michael Fan
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0250, USA
Tel: (404) 894-9828 Fax: (770) 939-8365
email: fan@ee.gatech.edu
The Sixth IEEE CCA is featuring a Best Student Paper Award. To qualify, the
student must be the FIRST author of a REGULAR paper. Also, a letter from
the student's advisor indicating the percentage of the student's
contribution should be sent along with the manuscript to the Program Chair.
The Program Committee is also soliciting proposals for invited sessions,
particularly in one of the above theme areas. Prospective organizers should
contact the Program Chair OR visit our web site to obtain information on
invited sessions, by February 15, 1997. Five copies of the completed forms
should then be mailed to the Program Chair by March 1st.
Persons interested in organizing or participating in a pre-conference
workshop/tutorial should contact the Workshop Chair,
Nejat Olgac
University of Connecticut
Department of Mechanical Engineering, U-139
191 Auditorium Road
Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Tel: (203) 486-2382 Fax: (203) 486-5088
email: olgac@uconnvm.uconn.edu
IMPORTANT DATES:
Obtain info. for invited sessions by FEBRUARY 15, 1997
Manuscripts and session proposals due by MARCH 1, 1997
Workshop proposals due by APRIL 15, 1997
Notification of acceptance MAY 23, 1997
Camera-ready manuscripts due by JULY 31, 1997
For further information, VISIT OUR WEB SITE, or contact the General Chair:
James H. Taylor
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4400
Fredericton, NB, CANADA E3B 5A3
Tel: (506) 453-5101 Fax: (506) 453-3589
email: jtaylor@unb.ca
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Contributed by Michael D. Lemmon (lemmon@maddog.ee.nd.edu)
CALL FOR PAPERS
HYBRID SYSTEMS V (HS97)
Fifth International Conference
September 11-13, 1997
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
Technical Co-sponsor: IEEE Control System Society
Organizing Committee:
Panos Antsaklis University of Notre Dame
Wolf Kohn Sagent Corporation
Anil Nerod Cornell University
Shankar Shastry University of California at Berkeley
Program Chair:
Michael Lemmon Notre Dame
lemmon@maddog.ee.nd.edu
http://www.nd.edu/~lemmon/hybrid/
Hybrid systems are interacting networks of digital and continuous systems.
Hybrid systems arise throughout business and industry in such areas as
interactive distributed simulation, traffic control, plant process control,
military command and control, aircraft and robot design, and path planning.
Three of the fundamental problems that hybrid systems theory should address
are: How to model physical and information systems as hybrid systems; How to
verify that their behavior satisfies program or performance specifications;
How to extract from performance specifications for a network of physical
systems and their simulation models digital control programs which will
force the network to obey its performance specification.
This rapidly developing area is at the interface of control, engineering and
computer science. Methods under development are extensions of those from
from diverse areas such as program verification, concurrent and ditributed
processes, logic programming, logics of programs, discrete event simulation,
dynamical systems, calculus of variations, optimization, differential
geometry, Lie algebras, automata, dynamical systems, etc.
To see the range of coverage, consult Hybrid Systems (Springer LNCS 736),
Hybrid Systems II (Springer LNCS 999), and later Hybrid Systems III
(Springer LNCS,1066). These resulted from previous workshops at
MSI/Cornell (June 10-12, 1991), the Technical University Lyngby, Denmark
(Oct 19-21, 1992), MSI Cornell (Oct 28-30, 1994), and DIMACS/SYCON,
Rutgers (Oct. 22-25, 1995). Springer LNCS volume Hybrid Systems IV,
which will appear in mid 1997, resulted from the 1996 Hybrid Systems
workshop at MSI/Cornell (October 12-14, 1996).
The UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME will host HYBRID SYSTEMS V (HS97), Thursday,
September 11, 1997- Saturday, September 13, 1997, on the University Campus
in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. The IEEE Control Systems Society is a
Technical Cosponsor of this meeting.
Researchers who desire to SUBMIT a paper for consideration by the program
committee should send an EXTENDED ABSTRACT, in LaTeX or hardcopy, of 4-6
pages with references to:
Dr. Michael Lemmon
Attn: HS97
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
e-mail:lemmon@maddog.ee.nd.edu
Abstract must include author's affiliation, mailing address, and e-mail
address. Electronic submissions will be accepted. Abstracts must be
received by MAY 1st, 1997. Acceptance/Rejection decisions will be sent out
via e-mail the first week of JULY, 1997. Hardcopy of the decisions will
also be sent out by regular post There will be an LNCS volume of refereed
full papers (not abstracts) invited and selected by the volume editors after
the meeting.
Information on local arrangements and registration will be advertised
by the end of March. For up to date information, please consult
the Web page of the IEEE Control Systems Society's Working Group on
Hybrid Dynamical Systems (http://www.dn.edu/~lemmon/hybrid).
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Contributed by Herve Gueguen
CALL FOR PAPERS
3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ADPM'98
AUTOMATION OF MIXED PROCESSES : DYNAMIC HYBRID SYSTEMS
REIMS - FRANCE, 19-20 March 1998
SCOPE
Automation can nowadays no longer be either continuous or discrete. Coping
with: various operating modes, increased flexibility and dependability
constraints, batch processes, and controlling production flow, demand a
broad approach combining the concepts, models, theories, and know-how both
from continuous control systems, and from discrete-event systems.
The expressions Mixed processes or Dynamic Hybrid Systems designate the
class of systems that explicitly and simultaneously include continuous and
event based phenomena or models.
Following the success of the two previous conferences ADPM'92 (held in
Paris) and ADPM'94 (held in Brussels), the Dynamic Hybrid Systems working
group of the AFCET/SEE has taken the initiative of organising the 3rd
international Conference ADPM'98 in Reims, on March 19th and 20th 1998. This
conference has the twofold objective of providing a survey of the advances
in this field and of setting up contacts between researchers and
industrials, whether they have control, electronics or informatics
background. The material submitted must be original and related to one of
the theoretical or practical aspects of modelling, analysis or synthesis of
hybrid systems.
TOPICS
*Modelling:
*Simulation, Analysis and Synthesis:
*Applications:
DEADLINES
Submission of abstracts : 05 May 1997
Preliminary acceptance : 15 July 1997
Receipt of final paper : 03 October 1997
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Contributors are invited to send to the conference secretariat 3 copies of both:
- a short abstract (about 50 words) with 5 key words,
- an extended abstract of 2 to 3 pages (about 1000 words).
Please include the names, complete mailing addresses, phone number of the
authors, eventually e-mail number. Underline the name of the corresponding
author. Abstracts and final papers may be submitted in French or English.
All the accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings. A
further selection will be made to include:
- 10 papers in a special issue of the European J. of Automation.
- 6 papers in the journal Revue de l'Electricite et de l'Electronique.
INFORMATION
Address : ADPM'98 Secretariat, LAM, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles,
Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687 REIMS Cedex 2 - France
Tel: +33 (0) 3 26 05 32 26
Fax: +33 (0) 3 26 05 31 06
E-mail: adpm98@BAHIA.univ-reims.fr
W3 Server: http://www.univ-reims.fr/CongresADPM98/adpm.html
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Contributed by: Sam Crisafulli
Control Conference in Australia
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CONTROL-97
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Sydney Australia
20-22 October, 1997
http://www.ee.usyd.edu.au/~control97/
Conference Theme:
Bringing together Industrial & Theoretical Control Advances
MESSAGE OF INVITATION:
I invite you to join us at Control 97 in Sydney for this biennial
event in a subject where Australia has high level international
academic and industrial activity. In line with this, our theme is:
"Bringing together industrial and theoretical control advances". We
are trying some new ideas for achieving a superb technical
program. Finally, of course, we have the attractions of a great city
for non-technical activities.
David Hill, Conference Chair
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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Dr Sam Crisafulli, CICS Automation
Prof David Hill, University of Sydney
Dr John Lear, ICI Engineering
Dr Yash Shrivastava, University of Sydney
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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The general aim is to provide a balance between presenting advances in
control methodology (theory, design and implementation) and
application to major industrial sectors. The technical program will be
built around three special features:
1. Invited Plenary Speakers
* Professor Guy Dumont, Pulp and Paper Centre, University of British Colombia
* Professor Petar Kokotovic, Centre for Control Engineering and Computation,
University of California
* Dr W. David Smith, Jr, Research Manager, Advanced Process Control
and Modelling, DuPont, USA.
2. Invited Tutorial papers
These extended length papers will begin sessions in key advancing
control areas.
3. Industry Theme - Mini Symposia
Selected industry sector mini-symposia supporting the conference theme
are being organised by academic and industry leaders. The invited
sessions (with invited Chairs) include:
* Process Control (Mr John Reid, Kvaenor John Brown)
* Petrochemical (Professor Jose Romagnoli, University of Sydney)
* Power Systems (Professor Gerard Ledwich, University of Newcastle)
* Minerals Processing (Mr John Karageorgos, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines)
* Automotive (Mr Keith Melbourne, Orbital Engine Co.)
* Steel and Aluminium (Mr Peter Stone, BHP Research)
* Biomedical (Professor Nguyen Hung, University of Technology Sydney)
Papers in all theoretical and applied areas are welcome.
CALL FOR PAPERS
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The Committee now calls for submission of papers to be included in the
final programme.
It is preferred that papers are submitted in the required final
format, however other forms are acceptable for review. For information
regarding this format please contact the conference secretariat or
access the conference webpage. Four copies of the paper should be sent
to the secretariat by March 21, 1997.
CRITICAL DATES
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October 20-22, 1997 - Conference
August 29, 1997 - Receipt of Camera Ready Art
July, 1997 - Authors Notified of Acceptance
March 21, 1997 - Receipt of Paper for Review
Hosted by
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* National Committee for Automation Control and Instrumentation,
The Institution of Engineers, Australia
Supported by
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* Institute of Instrumentation and Control, Australia
* Process Control Society
SYDNEY - Your Host City
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Sydney is filled with spectacular attractions for visitors to
experience. Sydney Harbour is one of the most beautiful in the world,
the harbour is an integral part of Sydneysider's lifestyle, with
waterways stretching into all parts of the city. Additional
attractions that Sydney has on offer include art galleries, wildlife
parks, luxury cruisers, The Royal Botanic Gardens, historic homes,
aquariums, islands in Sydney Harbour, museums, art and culture.
Sydney celebrates life in every imaginable way. Whilst savouring the
delights of Sydney, you'll quickly discover the city has a passion for
great food, wine and ambience. A passion which encaptures all visitors
to the city. Enjoy the spirit and exotic flavours of restaurants
representing cultures of the world.
VENUE
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The venue for this year's conference is Novotel Brighton Beach Sydney.
With sweeping views across beautiful Botany Bay, Novotel Brighton
Beach combines the most delightful setting with the convenience of
being just five minutes from Sydney's international and domestic
airports, and fifteen minutes from the Central Business District. The
surrounding area has numerous cafes, restaurants. The Hotel adjoins a
shopping plaza.
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
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ICMS Pty Ltd
(International Convention Management Services Pty Ltd)
PO Box 547
Manly NSW 2095 Australia
Tel: +61 2 9976 3245
Fax: +61 2 9976 3774
e-mail: control.97@icms.com.au
www: http://www.ee.usyd.edu.au/~control97/
REGISTRATION OF INTEREST AND CALL FOR PAPERS
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please contact:
CONTROL 97
c/- ICMS Pty Ltd,
PO Box 547 Manly NSW 2095 Australia
Tel: +61 2 9976 3245
Fax: +61 2 9976 3774
e-mail: control.97@icms.com.au
www: http://www.ee.usyd.edu.au/~control97/
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Contributed by:Josep M. Fuertes
CALL FOR PAPERS
2nd IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems
October 1-3, 1997 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Sponsored by:
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
WFCS'97 General Co-Chairmen
Prof. Josep M. Fuertes
Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya
Pau Gargallo 5, E-08028 Barcelona,
Catalonia, Spain
Tel: +34-3 401 7290
Fax: +34-3 401 7045
Email: pepf@esaii.upc.es
Prof. Richard Zurawski
Institute of Industrial Science
University of Tokyo
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106, Japan
Tel: + 81 3 3402 6231
Fax: + 81 3 3423 1484
Email: zurawski@vss.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
WFCS'97 Steering Committee
Prof. Richard Zurawski University of Tokyo
Alfred C. Weaver University of Virginia, USA
J.D.Decotignie, EPFL, Switzerland
WFCS'97 Program Co-Chairmen
Guy Juanole
LAAS-CNRS, Universite Paul Sabatier, France
Alfred C. Weaver
University of Virginia, USA
WFCS'97 Organizing Committee
Publications: Rita M. Planas, UPC, Spain
Finance: Ricard Villa, UPC, Spain
Publicity: Pere Mares, UPC, Spain
Registration: Andreu Catala, UPC, Spain
Local Arrangements: Francisco Medina, Centre CIM UPC/ICT, Spain
The aim of the workshop is to provide a forum for researchers and
practitioners from the industry and academia involved in the area of
industrial communication systems.
Focus:
Time critical communication networks (field-busses, cell networks,
intermediate, embedded networks) as well as new technologies like ATM,
and on the activities of verification, validation and test which must
be made during the development cycle by using formal description
techniques (timed transition systems, timed and stochastic Petri nets,
synchronous and asynchronous languages, etc.)
Workshop topics:
Communication, scheduling and application modeling
Quality of service
Distributed application platforms
Fault tolerance and dependability
Configuration tools and network management
Embedded networks
Internetworking, interoperability
Wireless networks
Interchangeability
Building automation networks
Time constraints and timeliness guaranty
Industrialization issues
Real time communication and real time issues
Factory and industrial applications
Performance issues
Case studies
Temporal and spatial issues
Submission of Papers:
The working language of the conference is English. Papers are limited to 17
double-space pages, including figures, photos, tables, and references.
Submissions should be formatted as follows: First page: title, authors,
mailing address, phone and fax numbers, and electronic mail address of each
author (please designate one author for correspondence), preferred topical
and subject areas. Second page: title, authors' names and affiliations, 100
word abstract. Third and succeeding pages: Paper Manuscript. Submit five
copies of each, in English, to WFCS'97 Secretariat:
Mrs. Barbara Schmitt
Int. Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) - UPC
Modul C1, Campus Nord UPC.
c/ Gran Capita s/n,
08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Tel: 34-3 401 6037; Fax: 34-3 401 6517;
Email: cimne@etseccpb.upc.es
Author's Schedule:
Deadline for submission of long/short papers and work-in-progress,
March 15, 1997 Notification of acceptance, April 30, 1997
Deadline for submission of final manuscripts, June 30, 1997
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Contact either of General Co-Chairmen (Prof. Josep M. Fuertes or
Prof. Richard Zurawski) or WFCS'97 Workshop Secretariat
URL: http://www-esaii.upc.es/wfcs97
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