E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 105, 1 May, 1997
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 105, May 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 Call for Nominations for DiPrima and Polya Prize
4. Positions
4.1 Faculty position in guidance, navigation and control, Stanford
4.2 Postdoc research associateships at NASA Dryden Flight Research
4.3 Visiting & postdoc fellowship positions Univ. of Miss. at Kansas
4.4 Three Ph.D. positions Univ. of Newcastle, U.K.
4.5 Research studentships Univ. of Leicester, U.K.
4.6 Postdoctoral position at the Univ. of Leeds, U.K.
5. Books
5.1 `The Control Handbook', Edt: W.S. Levine
5.2 `Automated Highway Systems', Edt: P. Ioannou
5.3 `A Polynomial Approach to Linear Algebra', P. Fuhrmann
5.4 `Computational Inteligence for Optimization', N. Ansari and E. Hou
6. Journals
6.1 TOC IJC, 67:1
6.2 TOC Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 10:2
6.3 TOC Automatica, 33:5
6.4 TOC Dynamics and Control, 7:3
6.5 TOC Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing, 8:3
6.6 TOC Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems, 3:2
6.7 TOC CWI Quarterly, special issue Control and Systems Theory, 9:3
6.8 TOC J. of VLSI Signal Processing Systems, 16:1
6.9 TOC SIAM J. on Optimization, 7:2
6.10 TOC Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, 16:3
7. Conferences
7.1 Neurocomputing at the Munich Stochastic Days 1998
7.2 CFP 1998 IEEE Conference on Control Applications
7.3 CFP Intl Conf. on Fuzzy logic and Applications, Zichron-Ya'akov
7.4 CFP 35th Allerton Conf. on Communicaiton, Control and Comp.
7.5 CFP Workshop Operatos, Systems and Linear Algebra, Kaiserslautern
7.6 CFP workshop on Modelling and Control of Mech. Systems, London
7.7 ACC Tutorial Workshop Nonlinear Control
7.8 CFP 3rd Intl. Conference ADPM'98 on Hybrid Systems, Reims
7.9 CFP Invited sessions for ISIAC'98
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Contributed by: Andrew Paice
As of April 1st my new address is:
ABB Corporate Research C1
CH-5404 Baden-Daettwil
Switzerland
Email: Andrew.Paice@chcrc.abb.ch
Tel : +49 56 486 8177
Fax : +49 56 486 7365
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Contributed by Lubomir Baramov
ADDRESS CHANGE
My new address is:
Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113
JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3812-2111 ext. 6893
Fax: +81-3-5802-2973
e-mail baramov@crux.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Contributed by: bogardo@siam.org
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
for
THE RICHARD C. DiPRIMA PRIZE
The DiPrima Prize
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SIAM will present the award at the 1998 SIAM Annual Meeting in
Toronto, Canada, July 13-17. The award honors the memory of
Richard C. DiPrima, long-time Chair of the Department of
Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and
past-president and energetic supporter of SIAM. The award
will be based on an outstanding doctoral dissertation in
applied mathematics.
Eligibility
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The award, based on Ph.D. research in applied mathematics (defined
as those topics covered in SIAM journals or series) is made to a
young scientist. The Ph.D. thesis and all other Ph.D. requirements
should have been completed in the time period from July 1, 1995 to
June 30, 1997. The Ph.D. degree must be awarded by December 31,
1997.
Description of the Award
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The award will consist of a certificate and a cash prize of $1,000.
The SIAM president will notify the recipient of the award in
advance of the award date and invite the recipient to attend the
annual meeting to receive the award.
Nominations
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Nominations, along with a copy of the dissertation (in English),
should be sent by November 30, 1997 to:
Professor Gilbert Strang
Chair, DiPrima Prize Selection Committee
c/o Allison Bogardo
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: (215) 382-9800
Fax: (215) 386-7999
E-mail: bogardo@siam.org
Members of the selection committee are Philip Holmes (Princeton
University), Gilbert Strang (MIT), and Shmuel Winograd (IBM
Research Center).
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
for
GEORGE POLYA PRIZE
The Polya Prize
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SIAM will present the award at the 1998 SIAM Annual Meeting in
Toronto, Canada, July 13-17. The award honors the memory of George
Polya and will be given for a notable contribution in one of the
following areas: approximation theory, complex analysis, number
theory, orthogonal polynomials, probability theory, or mathematical
discovery and learning.
Eligibility
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There are no restrictions except that the prize is broadly intended
to recognize specific work.
Description of Award
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The award will consist of an engraved medal and a $20,000 cash
prize.
Nominations
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A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s),
should be sent by October 1, 1997, to:
Professor Harry Kesten
Chair, Polya Prize Selection Committee
c/o Allison Bogardo
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: (215) 382-9800
Fax: (215) 386-7999
E-mail: bogardo@siam.org
Other members of the selection committee are Lennart Carleson
(Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm), Barry Mazur (Harvard
University), Paul Nevai (The Ohio State University), and Andrew Yao
(Princeton University).
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Contributed by: Jonathan How
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS DEPARTMENT
FACULTY POSITION IN GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS DEPARTMENT, seeks an
outstanding new faculty member committed to teaching and research with
interests in control and navigation. Candidates at both junior (untenured)
and senior (tenured) faculty levels are invited to apply. The successful
candidate should have a history of innovation, with publications that
corroborate achievement, in some aspect of control or navigation
technologies, such as sensing, robotics, aircraft landing systems, air
traffic control, or land vehicle navigation, and should have a PhD in AA,
ME, or EE. The candidate should also be able to teach courses in one or more
of the fields of control systems, dynamics, space mechanics, or signal
analysis. Stanford is an affirmative action employer and welcomes
applications from women and minority candidates.
Applicants should send their resumes by August 31, 1997 to:
Prof. J. David Powell,
Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
250 Durand Building, MC 4035
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
email: powell@sun-valley.stanford.edu
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Contributed by: Marty Brenner
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NASA/RRA/NRC Research Award for 1997 at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA Resident Research Associateship administered by the
National Research Council (NRC)
Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards for 1997
Opportunity for Research at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
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Proposed Research Title:
Robust Nonlinear Stability Estimation of Aeroelastic Systems
from Flight Data Measurements
Aeroelastic testing is often extensive and time consuming for careful and
safe envelope expansion. Aeroelastic models are subject to errors resulting
from simplifications in structural and aerodynamic modeling. The following
aspects contribute to complicated uncertainty descriptions in an aeroelastic
model: (1) assumptions of linearity and reduced modal complexity in the
structural dynamics, (2) aerodynamic simplifications in different flight
regimes to reduce computational complexity, and (3) unmodeled interactions
between structure and aerodynamics. Robust estimation from in-flight
measurements must account for structured uncertainty, including nonlinear
phenomena, to distinguish linear from nonlinear dynamics for uncertain model
definition. The ability to identify and generate models describing
nonlinear phenomena such as buzz and limit cycle oscillations is extremely
important to Dryden and the flight test community for stabilty
estimation. Nonlinear phenomena cannot be effectively suppressed without
accurate dynamic models generated by such methods.
Confidence bounds are desired in the identification scheme to guarantee
system stability within a flight regime. Unknown system parameters
identified from these data should be consistent with the uncertainty and
disturbance models for an explicit measure of stability at any flight
condition.
Application of time-frequency-scale methods is an attractive approach to
this research. Wavelets provide systematic tools for signal processing of
nonlinear and time-varying systems. Wavelet research could concentrate on
applying algorithms to generate time-frequency-scale representations that
adapt to the true nature of the signal and clearly identify nonlinear and
time-varying aspects of the system dynamics.
Research is under way to investigate methods of aeroelastic modeling with
uncertainty descriptions consistent with the data. Dryden is studying linear
and nonlinear identification algorithms and methodologies for in-flight
aeroelastic robust stability determination. Use of advanced data processing
procedures, such as wavelet decompositions and other multiresolution
methods, are being encouraged for more informative data
acquisition. Intelligent data processing and analysis routines are required
to accomplish the goal of accurate stability determination during flight
testing. This integrated research effort requires innovative data
processing, modeling, identification, and robust system theory applications.
Advisor: Marty Brenner
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
MS 4840D / RS
Edwards, California 93523-0273
Phone: 805-258-3793
Fax: 805-258-2586
email: gonzo@xrd.dfrc.nasa.gov
telnet: 130.134.128.103
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Postdoctoral Research Associateships are awarded to persons who have held the
doctorate less than five years and are made initially for one year. Extensions
to two years are common.
Senior Research Associateships are awarded only to applicants who have held
the doctorate five years or more and demonstrate research experience that
has resulted in significant contributions and recognition as established
investigators. They are usually for one year, but awards for periods of
three months or longer may be considered.
A Research Associate is a guest investigator who conducts his research
full-time and on-site.
This opportunity for research IS ONLY OPEN TO US CITIZENS.
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Detailed information on procedures and all necessary application materials and
supporting documents are available on request from:
Associateship Programs E-mail: rap@nas.edu
TJ 2114 WWW: http://www.nas.edu/rap
National Research Council Gopher: nas.edu/rap
2101 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20418
Application deadlines: Postmark Received
February Review deadline - Jan 15 Jan 25
June Review deadline - Apr 15 Apr 25
October Review deadline - Aug 15 Aug 25
Supporting documents must be received approximately one month later than
Received date.
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Contributed by: Khosrow Sohraby
VISITING AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS
Computer Science Telecommunications at the University of Missouri-Kansas
City invites applications for number of visiting scholars and postdoctoral
fellowship positions. We are looking for excellent candidates in the
following areas:
-Design and Analysis of High-Speed Computer and Communications Networks
-Wireless Networks (all layers)
-Parallel, Distributed and Large-Scale Computations
-Numerical Analysis (especially as applied to probability and stochastic
models)
The successful candidate should have a Ph.D in EE, CS or Applied Mathematics.
The expected starting date will be as early as Sept. 1997 or later. The
salary will be commensurate with qualification. For more information, please
contact:
Prof. Khosrow Sohraby
Computer Science Telecommunications
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64110
Tel: 816-235-2361
FAX: 816-235-5159
E-Mail: sohraby@cstp.umkc.edu
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Contributed by: Dr. Jie Zhang (jie.zhang@newcastle.ac.uk)
Three PhD Research Studentships
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE
CENTRE FOR PROCESS ANALYSIS, CHEMOMETRICS AND CONTROL
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
PhD Research Studentships in Non-linear Optimal Control, Non-linear Model
Based Control and Multivariate Statistical Process Control
Applications are invited for 3 PhD studentships funded by the EPSRC, the
BBSRC and EU ESPRIT projects. The research will be carried out within the
Centre for Process Analysis, Chemometrics and Control. The Centre comprises
3 academic staff, 6 Post Doctoral Researchers and 11 PhD students. It has
its own research accommodation with a dedicated NT workstation network.
All the studentships are linked with industrial companies where the students
will gain valuable practical experience as well as seeing their research
ideas tested and validated on manufacturing plants.
Applicants should have, or expect to be awarded, at least an upper second
class honours degree in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics and Statistics.
Applications with a c.v. should be sent to Professor Julian Morris, Centre
for Process Analysis, Chemometrics and Control, University of Newcastle,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, U.K.; Tel: +44 191 222 7342;
Fax: +44 191 222 5292; email: julian.morris@newcastle.ac.uk
or jie.zhang@newcastle.ac.uk
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Contributed by: D W Gu (dwg@sun.engg.le.ac.uk)
RESEARCH STUDENTSHIPS
Control Systems Research Group
Department of Engineering
University of Leicester
U.K.
The Group has six studentships available (three University, one EPSRC
and two EPSRC/Industry) to support postgraduate research projects.
One of the University studentships is in the specific area of sliding
mode control using output feedback. The two EPSRC/Industry studentships
are linked to a major collaborative project between the Control Systems
Research Group, our Bioengineering Transducers & Signal Processing
Research Group and Perkins Technology. The project is entitled "Diag-
nostics and Control in Diesel Powered Systems".
The other studentships are available in the areas of robust control,
nonlinear control, gain scheduling control, numerical optimization and
reliable implementation strategies. The specific context of these
projects is open to negotiation between prospective supervisors and
interested candidates. Other areas of interest and project proposals
would be considered.
The University Studentships are for UK and EC nationals and provide
a maintenance grant of 8000 sterling pounds (in addition to fees)
for which they may be asked to assist with a limited amount of teaching
and demonstrating work.
Further details and application forms are available from:
Mrs Lesley Dexter, Postgraduate Secretary
Department of Engineering, University of Leicester
University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Tel: 0116 252 2547 or +44 116 252 2547
Fax: 0116 252 2619 or +44 116 252 2619
Email: engineering@le.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.engg.le.ac.uk/
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Contributed by Jonathan Partington
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP
A vacancy has arisen for a 3-year postdoctoral research assistant
at the University of Leeds, Department of Pure Mathematics, to work
with Dr J.R. Partington on an EPSRC-funded project entitled
"Applications of operator theory to the modelling of linear systems".
A starting date around October 1st 1997 is intended.
Enquiries are welcome from people with experience in the areas of
Functional Analysis, Operator Theory, Hardy Spaces or Harmonic
Analysis. They should be directed to Dr Partington at
J.R.Partington@leeds.ac.uk, from whom further information is
available. The closing date for applications is May 16th 1997.
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Contributed by: Nora Konopka
The Control Handbook,
William S. Levine, Editor,
Published February, 1996 by CRC Press, 1548 pages.
http://www.crcpress.com
Advisory Board: Karl J. Astrom, Michael Athans, John Baillieul, Robert
R. Bitmead, Petar Kokotovic, Michael J. Piovoso, Wilson J. Rugh
Edited Preface: The purpose of "The Control Handbook" is to put the
tools of control theory and practice into the hands of the
reader. This means that the tools are not just described. Their use
is explained and illustrated. References are given to more detailed
and specialized works on each of the tools.
The book is organized in three major sections, Fundamentals,
Advanced Methods, and Applications. The Fundamentals are the basics
of control engineering. This section includes major subsections on
digital control and modeling of dynamical systems. There are also
chapters on specification of control systems, techniques for dealing
with the most common and important control system nonlinearities, and
digital implementation of control systems.
The section on Advanced Methods deals with more difficult and
more specialized control problems. This section contains
subsections devoted to the analysis and design of multiple-input
multiple-output systems, adaptive control, nonlinear control,
stochastic control, and the control of distributed parameter systems.
The Applications section is included for several reasons. First,
these chapters illustrate the diversity of control systems. Second,
they provide examples of how the theory can be applied to specific
practical problems. Third, they contain important information about
aspects of control that are not fully captured by the theory, such as
techniques for protecting against controller failure and the role of
cost and complexity in specifying controller designs.
"The Control Handbook" is designed to be used as a traditional
handbook. That is, if you have a question about some topic in control
you should be able to find an article dealing with that topic in the
book. It can also be used in several other ways. It is a picture of
the present state-of-the-art. Browsing through it is a way to
discover a great deal about control. Reading it carefully is a way to
learn the subject of control.
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Contributed by: Petros Ioannou
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
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AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
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Editor: Professor Petros Ioannou (Director of the Center for Advanced
Transportation Technologies, University of Southern California)
Publisher: Plenum Press, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013
Publication Date: January, 1997
ISBN 0-306-45469-6
CONTENTS
Ch.1 Introduction
Ch.2 Reasons for Operating AHS Vehicles in Platoons
Ch.3 Integration of Automated Highway Systems into Existing California
Highways
Ch.4 System Configurations:Evolutionary Deployment Considerations
Ch.5 Step by Step to an Automated Highway System-And Beyond
Ch.6 The Evolution of AHS and Current Vehicle Trends in Light of Aerospace
Systems Evolution
Ch.7 Evolution to an Automated Highway System
Ch.8 Spacing and Capacity Evaluations for Different AHS Concepts
Ch.9 Communications Technologies for AHS
Ch.10 Control and Sensor Requirements and Issues in AHS
Ch.11 Commercial Trucks and Buses in Automated Highway Systems
Ch.12 Aerodynamic Benefits from Close-Following
Ch.13 The effects of AHS on Environment
Ch.14 Regional Mobility Impacts Assessment of Highway Automation
Ch.15 Institutional and Societal Issues Associated with Automated
Highway Systems:An Environmental Perpspective
Ch.16 Automated Highway System Deployment: A Preliminary Assessment of
Uncertainties
Ch.17 Societal and Institutional Aspects of AHS Deployment
CONTRIBUTORS
R. Bishop (FHWA,U.S.Dep. of Transportation)
P. Ioannou (CATT, Univ. of So. California)
S. Shladover (PATH)
M. Miller (PATH)
Y. Yim, P.Hellman, M. Sharafsaleh (PATH)
R. Hall (Univ. of So. Cal.)
J. Ward ( Ward Assoc.)
D. Blancett, G. Davis, S. Payne, C. Taylor (Northrop Grunmman Corp.)
A. Kanaris, F.S. Ho ( Univ. of So. Cal.)
A. Polydoros, P. Panayiotou ( Univ. of So. Cal.)
I. Kanellakopoulos ( Univ. of Cal. in Los Angeles)
M. Tomizuka (Univ. of Cal. at Berkeley)
F. Browand, M. Zabat, P. Tokumaru (Univ. of So. Cal.)
M. Barth ( Univ. of Cal. at Riverside)
J. Tsao, A. Bresnock, E. Lechner (PATH)
W. Stevens (MITRE Corp.)
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT PLENUM
http://www.plenum.com
Tel. : 1-800-221-9369
E-mail:info@plenum.com
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Contributed by: Paul A. Fuhrmann (paf@ivory.bgu.ac.il)
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT:
TITLE: A Polynomial Approach to Linear Algebra
AUTHOR: Paul A. Fuhrmann
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, Israel
ISBN: 0-387-94643-8
PUBLISHER: Springer Verlag
(in the Universitext Series)
To order directly from publisher:
In Europe:
Springer-Verlag
Postfach 31 13 40
D-10643 Berlin, Germany
Fax: 0049 30 8207 301
Phone: 0049 30 8207 373
e-mail: orders@springer.de
In USA:
Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
Mathematics Promotion
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010, USA
The preface and table of contents can be viewed in my home page:
http://www.cs.bgu.ac.il/~paf
(Incidentally, one can find there about 20 of my papers in dvi
format, as well as a collection of photos of some of my colleagues).
SUMMARY:
This book, A POLYNOMIAL APPROACH TO LINEAR ALGEBRA, is no doubt one
of the most innovative books on this topic that came out.
It reverses the current trend of limiting the scope of the material
presented to students and fossilizing its presentation. It is
different in its philosophy from existing texts in two main points.
1. FUNCTIONAL ORIENTATION
The text is functional oriented, that is it uses polynomials and
rational unctions extensively. It uses the shift operator as a central
object, and in doing so it makes linear algebra a perfect
introduction to other areas of mathematics, functional analysis and
operator theory in particular. The technique developed by the author
in numeruous papers, namely that of polynomial and rational models,
is presented here in its scalar version. The power of the technique
becomes apparent in the study of the Frobenius and Jordan canonical
forms, in the analysis of interpolation, circulant matrices etc.
Basically, as has been the case since the pioneering work of Rota,
Debranges, Livsic, Sz.-Nagy and Foias, this method changes the
emphasis from the arithmetic properties to the geometric ones. It
replaces the study of a standard space and many operators to the
study of a single operator in many spaces. This new perspective
brought about a flowering of the theory of non-selfadjoint operators
and with it all of its areas of application, scattering theory,
time series analysis and filtering, algebraic system theory to name
a few. Recently, these ideas have begun to infiltrate differential
and algebraic geometry.
2. CHOICE OF TOPICS
The author feels, after thirty years of work in the area of system
theory, that there is no clear boundary line between core linear
algebra and algebraic system theory. Developments of both topics
got to the same point where it is impossible to teach calculus
without recourse to at least the kinematics of physical objects.
In the same way, it will be impossible to teach linear algebra
without introducing the extremely suggestive notions of controllability,
observability and realization theory. This is because, in the modern
technological world, it is our duty as teachers to give students a
conceptual framework of modelling processes. In this book this is
done on a limited scale, that is single input/single output,
time-invariant, finite dimensional systems.
On this level of sophistication we cannot hope for more.
However, this provides an ideal platform from which one can go on
in a variety of directions.
Beyond the basic material taught in most linear algebra courses, the
choice was made with system theory in mind. Quadratic forms are
studied from the same perspective, with emphasis on the important
examples of Bezout and Hankel forms. These topics, as well as that
of Toeplitz forms, whose basic theory is covered by a series of exercises,
are of central imortance in applies areas as signal processing,
numerical linear algebra, stochastics and control. Stability theory
and system theory, including realization theory and feedback, are
treated as an integral part of linear algebra. The book concludes
with a chapter on Hankel norm approximation for the case of scalar
rational functions. The treatment is purely algebraic and it allows
students access to ideas and results on the frontiers of current
research.
Of course, the full content is more than what a single, one year,
course in linear algebra can cover. One can choose some topics from
the later part of the book. Alternatively, one can select topics for
second, specialized courses in algebra that are not usually covered.
But it is my belief, that if more students have a book of this type
in their hands, we will hear less the question: "What is linear algebra
good for".
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Contributed by: Nirwan Ansari <
New book on computational intelligence and optimization:
COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR OPTIMIZATION
by Nirwan Ansari and Edwin Hou
New Jersey Institute of Technology
240 pages, Hardcover, ISBN 0-7923-9838-6, $110
published by Kluwer Academic Publishers 1997
http://www.wkap.nl/kapis/CGI-BIN/WORLD/book.htm?0-7923-9838-6
Description
The field of optimization is interdisciplinary in nature, and has been
making a significant impact on many disciplines. As a result, it is an
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many excellent textbooks. However, there are new techniques, such as neural
networks, simulated annealing, stochastic machines, mean field theory, and
genetic algorithms, which have been proven to be effective in solving global
optimization problems.
Computational Intelligence for Optimization is intended to provide a
technical description on the state-of-the-art development in advanced
optimization techniques, specifically heuristic search, neural networks,
simulated annealing, stochastic machines, mean field theory, and genetic
algorithms, with emphasis on mathematical theory, implementation, and
practical applications. Most of the theory and their applications are
widely scattered in journals, technical reports, and conference proceedings
of various fields, making it difficult for people new in the field to learn
the subject. We hope this book will bring together a comprehensive
treatment of these techniques, thus filling an existing gap in the
scientific literature.
Computational Intelligence for Optimization is suitable for a first-year
graduate course in electrical and computer engineering, computer science,
and operational research programs. It may also be used as a reference for
practicing engineers, scientists, operational researchers, and other
specialists.
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Heuristic Search Methods
3 Hopfural Networks
4 Simulated Annealing and Stochastic Machines
5 Mean Field Annealing
6 Genetic Algorithms
7 The Traveling Salesman Problem
8 Telecommunications
9 Point Pattern Matching
10 Multiprocessor Scheduling
11 Job Shop Scheduling
REFERENCES
INDEX
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International Journal of Control
Volume:- 67 Issue:- 1
Publication Date (Expected): 1st May 1997
Contents:-
Title: On stochastic modification for global optimization problems: an efficint
implementation for the control of the vulcanization process
Authors: L. Autrique, J. E. Souza de Cursi.
Pages 1-21.
Title: Design of stable systems with uncertainties and constrained performance
variations.
Authors: J. Liu.
Pages 23-32.
Title: Computation of the maximal robust H2 performance radius for uncertain
discrete time systems with nonlinear parametric uncertainties
Authors: J. Stoustrup, Ke-You Zhao.
Pages 33-43.
Title: Stabilizing controllers for interconnected systems
Authors: A.N. Gndes.
Pages 45-68.
Title: Periodic Lyapunov equations: some applications and new algorithms
Authors: Andras Varga.
Pages 69-87.
Title: Dynamic output feedback compensation for linear systems with independent
amplitude and rate saturations
Authors: Dennis.S Bernstein, Feng Tyan.
Pages 89-116.
Title: Exact-Output tracking theory for systems with parameter jumps
Authors: Santosh Devasia, B. Paden, Carlo Rossi.
Pages 117-131.
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Journal : Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
Volume Number : 10
Issue Number : 2
Year : 1997
Anticipated Publication Date: 22-APR-97
pp. 117-127
Multi-model-based operation support system
P DZIOPA, S GENTIL
pp. 129-137
EADOCS: conceptual design in three phases---an application to fibre
reinforced composite panels
BD NETTEN, RA VINGERHOEDS
pp. 139-155
Artificial-neural-network-based fast valving control in a
power-generation system
YINGDUO HAN, ZONGHONG WANG, QI CHEN, SHAOHUA TAN
pp. 157-170
Two-step approach in the training of regulated activation weight
neural networks (RAWN)
HAB TE BRAAKE, HJL VAN CAN, G VAN STRATEN, HB VERBRUGGEN
pp. 171-177
Predicting the internal bond strength of particleboard, utilizing a
radial basis function neural network
DF COOK, CHIH-CHOU CHIU
pp. 179-188
Collision-free motion planning for redundant robots using
neural-network processing
DING HAN, CHAN SAI PIU
pp. 189-204
A database approach to hierarchical image storage and recognition
M AL-MOUHAMED, L ISMAIL
pp. 205-211
Evaluation of the number of consistent multiattribute classification
rules
A BEN-DAVID, DL JAGERMAN
pp. 213-224
Using curvature features in a multiclassifier OCR system
B GATOS, N PAPAMARKOS, C CHAMZAS
pp. 225-230
Some communication problems of KB-controlled manufacturing systems
GL KOVACS, J NACSA
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Regular Papers
J. H. Lee, Zhenghong Yu Worst-case formulations of model predictive
control for systems with bounded parameters
Tong Zhou Unfalsified plant model parametrization from
closed loop emperiment data
V. Krishnamurthy, R. J. Filters for estimating Markov modulated
Elliott poisson processes and image-based tracking
K. OEzcaldiran, V. Eldem A complete classification of minimal
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G. de Nicolao, G. Sparacino, Nonparametric input estimation in
C. Cobelli physiological systems: Problems, methods, case
studies
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P. Sadegh Constrained optimization via stochastic
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gradient approximation
B. Yao, M. Tomizuka Adaptive robust control of SISO nonlinear
systems in a semi-strict feedback form
E. Gazi, W. D. Seider, L. H. A non-parametric Monte-Carlo technique for
Ungar controller verification
R. K. Mutha, W. R. Cluett, Nonlinear model-based predictive control of
A. Penlidis control nonafine systems
M.S. Park, Y. Chait, M. Inversion-free design algorithms for
Steinbuch multivariable quantitative feedback theory: An
application to robust control of a CD-rom
B-C. Cheng, A. D. Stoyenko, LSTF: A new scheduling policy for complex
T. J. Marlowe, S. Baruah real-time tasks in multiple processor systems
M. L. Corradini, G. Orlando A VSC algorithm based on generalized
predictive control
I.D. Landau, A. Karimi An output error recursive algorithm for
unbiased identification in closed loop
L. Wang, W. R. Cluett Frequency sampling filters: An improved model
structure for step response identification
C-P. Chao, P. M. FitzSimmons Stabilization of a large class of nonlinear
systems using conic sector bounds
D. Vafiadis, N. Karcanias Canonical forms for descriptor systems under
restricted system equivalence
P. S. V. Nataraj, P. Date, Robust feedback synthesis for nonlinear
A. Umrani integro-differential equation models using
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Lihua Xie, Yeng Chai Soh Robust control of linear systems with
generalized positive real uncertainty
Y. Zhang, C-B. Feng Unbiased parameter estimation of linear
systems with colored noises
V. Kucera, J. C. Martinez Partial model matching: Parametrization of
Garcia, M. Malabre solutions
R. Sepulchre, M. Jankovic, Integrator forwarding: A new recursive
P. V. Kokotovic nonlinear robust design
T. Soederstroem, P. Stoica Common factor detection and estimation
Technical Communiques
R. Pintelon, J. Schoukens Identification of continuous-time systems
using arbitrary signals
W. M. Haddad, V-S. Structured matrix norms for real and complex
Chellaboina block-structured uncertainty
C. Y. Chan Discrete adaptive sliding mode tracking
controller
Book Reviews
W. K. Ho, J. R. Zhou B. C. Kuo: Automatic control systems
R. F. Curtain P. Dorato, C. Abdallah, V. Cerone:
Linear-quadratic control: An introduction
Software reviews
W. Schaufelberger The student edition of MATLAB
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Dynamics and Control
Contents, Volume 7, Issue 3, July, 1997
Universal Adaptive Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems; Achim
Ilchmann
Global Asymptotic Stabilization of a Spinning Top with
Torque Actuators Using Stereographic Projection; C.J. Wan,
P. Tsiotras, V.T. Coppola, and D.S. Bernstein
A Stabilizing Control for a Class of Uncertain Linear Delay
Systems with Limited Measurable State Values; Takashi
Amemiya
Destabilization Via Active Stiffness; M. Corless and G.
Leitmann
On a Modification of the PID Controller; A.M. Formal'sky
Computational Suboptimal Filter for a Class of
Wiener-Poisson Driven Stochastic Processes; Raghib Abu-Saris
and Floyd B. Hanson
A Powerful Numerical Technique Solving Zakai Equation for
Nonlinear Filtering; N.U. Ahmed and S.M. Radaideh
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Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing
Contents, Volume 8, Issue 3, July 1997
Editorial; N.K. Bose
Adaptive Morphological Representation of Signals: Polynomial
and Wavelet Methods; Hyungtai Cha and Luis F. Chaparro
Design of the Multidimensional Separable-Denominator Digital
Filters in the Spatial Domain; Takao Hinamoto, Akimitsu Doi
and Ken-Ichi Harada
A New Bit Rate Control of MPEG with Predictive and Adaptive
Perceptual Quantization; Yig-Shyang Lin, Tsann-Shyong Lui
and Long-Win Chang
On the Positive Definite Solutions to the 2-D
Continuous-time Lyapunov Equation; Chengshan Xaio, P.
Agathoklis and David J. Hill
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Fast Implementation of 3-D Digital Filters Via Systolic
Array Processors; B.G. Mertzios and A.N. Venetsanopoulos
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JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Vol. 3, No. 2, April 1997
CONTENTS
Explicit Solution of Some First Order PDE's
E.N. Baron, R. Jensen, W. Liu 149
The Generic Local Structure of Time-Optimal Synthesis with
a Target of Codimension One in Dimension Greater than Two
G. Launay, M. Pelletier 165
Homogeneous Tangent Vectors and High-Order Necessary
Conditions for Optimal Controls
F. Ancona 205
Nonabelian Statistics for Calogero - Sutherland Systems of
Particles
V. Golubeva, V. Leksin 241
On Mappings of Bounded Variation
V.V. Chistiyakov 261
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CWI Quarterly, Volume 9 (1996), Number 3 (September)
Special Issue on Control and System Theory
Table of contents
Introduction to the special issue on control and system theory
J.H. van Schuppen
161-164
Time series econometrics
M. Deistler
165-179
Probability in the real world as a system attribute
R.E. Kalman
181-203
Geometric methods in stochastic realization and system identification
G. Picci
205-240
On information structures and nonsequential stochastic control
D. Teneketzis
241-260
A retrospective view on sampled-data control systems
Y. Yamamoto
261-276
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Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems
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Contents, Volume 16, Issue 1, May 1997
SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE 1995 VLSI SIGNAL PROCESSING WORKSHOP
Guest Editors' Introduction; Keshab K. Parhi, Takao
Nishitani and Hironori Yamauchi
A Low-Power Encoder for Pyramid Vector Quantization of Subband
Coefficients; Won Namgoong and Teresa H. Meng
A Single-Chip MPEG/Audio Decoder LSI Based on a Compact
Decoding Algorithm; Masahiro Iwadare, Hideto Takano,
Yoshitaka Shibuya, Hideki Sakamoto, Takeshi Kuwajima, Osamu
Kitabatake and Nauko Kobayashi
An Algorithm Adapted Autonomous Controlling Concept for a
Parallel Single-Chip Digital Signal Processor; Johannes
Kneip, Mladen Berekovic, Jens Peter Wittenburg, Willm
Hinrichs and Peter Pirsch
Architectural Synthesis of Digital Signal Processing
Algorithms Using "IRIS"; D.W. Trainor, R.F. Woods and J.V.
McCanny
A Generalized Technique for Register Counting and its
Application to Cost-Optimal DSP Architecture Synthesis;
Kuzuhito Ito and Kshab K. Parhi
Compiled Simulation of Programmable DSP Architectures; Vojin
Zivojnovic, Steven Tjiang and Heinrich Meyr
Efficient Implementation Methodology of Fast FIR Filtering
Algorithms on DSP; Anissa Zergainoh, Pierre Duhamel and Jean
Pierre Vidal
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SIAM Journal on Optimization
Volume 7, Number 2, MAY 1997
From: eletter
Reply-To: esend@win.tue.nl
On the Self-Concordance of the Universal Barrier Function
Osman Guler
A Quadratically Convergent Infeasible-Interior-Point Algorithm for LCP with
Polynomial Complexity
Rongqin Sheng and Florian A. Potra
A Large-Step Infeasible-Interior-Point Method for the P_*-Matrix LCP
Florian A. Potra and Rongqin Sheng
Efficiency of the Analytic Center Cutting Plane Method for Convex
Minimization
Krzysztof C. Kiwiel
Penalty/Barrier Multiplier Methods for Convex Programming Problems
Aharon Ben-Tal and Michael Zibulevsky
Practical Aspects of the Moreau-Yosida Regularization: Theoretical
Preliminaries
Claude Lemarechal and Claudia Sagastizabal
An Infeasible Path-Following Method for Monotone Complementarity Problems
Paul Tseng
Smooth Approximations to Nonlinear Complementarity Problems
Bintong Chen and Patrick T. Harker
Convergence Rates in Forward-Backward Splitting
George H-G. Chen and R. T. Rockafellar
Convergence of Newton's Method for Singular Smooth and Nonsmooth Equations
Using Adaptive Outer Inverses
Xiaojun Chen, Zuhair Nashed, and Liqun Qi
Newton and Quasi-Newton Methods for a Class of Nonsmooth Equations and
Related Problems
Defeng Sun and Jiye Han
Exact Penalization and Necessary Optimality Conditions for Generalized
Bilevel Programming Problems
J. J. Ye, D. L. Zhu, and Q. J. Zhu
On Uniqueness of Lagrange Multipliers in Optimization Problems Subject to
Cone Constraints
Alexander Shapiro
Hadamard and Strong Well-Posedness for Convex Programs
Julian P. Revalski
A Projection-Based Algorithm for Consistent and Inconsistent Constraints
Tuvia Kotzer, Nir Cohen, and Joseph Shamir
Single Machine Scheduling to Minimize Batch Delivery and Job Earliness
Penalities
T. C. Edwin Cheng, Mikhail Y. Kovalyov, and Bertrand M.-T. Lin
A Network Design Problem for a Distribution System with Uncertain Demands
Franco Blanchini, Franca Rinaldi, and Walter Ukovich
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Table of Contents for:
CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
Vol. 16, No. 3, 1997:
Editor: Armen H. Zemanian
Department of Electrical Engineering
University at Stony Brook
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Row straightening via local interactions,
Israel A. Wagner and Alfred M. Bruckstein
Unicursal resistive networks,
Bruce D. Calvert
Digitally redesigned PAM controller and ideal state reconstructor
for input time-delay/nondelay systems with nonsynchronous sampling,
Jason S.H. Tsai, Shiaw J. An, and Leang S. Shieh
MODE-type algorithm for estimating damped, undamped, or explosive modes,
Mats Cedervall, Petre Stoica, and Randolph Moses
Orthogonal cycle transforms of stochastic matrices,
S. Kalpazidou and Joel E. Cohen
A new approach for estimating spectra from randomly sampled sequences,
K.C. Lo and A. Purvis
Uniform approximation of discrete-space multidimensional myopic maps,
Irwin W. Sandberg and Lillian Xu
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Numerical approximation and numerical synthesis by neurocomputing usually is
not among the topics of a conference on Stochastics. Therefore I want to call
attention especially to Section 14 "Stochastic Optimization and Numerical
Approximation with Neural Networks" of the following Conference (abbreviated
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MUENCHENER STOCHASTIK-TAGE (Munich Stochastic Days) 1998
March 24 - 27, 1998
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1998 IEEE CONFERENCE ON CONTROL APPLICATIONS
Congress Center of the Stazione Marittima
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September 1-4, 1998
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Contributed by: Michal Ronen
International Conference on Fuzzy Logic and Applications May 18 - 21,
1997,
Zichron-Ya'akov, Israel
organized by the Israeli Ministry of Science and the Arts
The International Conference on Fuzzy Logic and Applications, FUZZY'97, is
seeking to bring together researchers from all over the world to encourage
cooperation with the local Academia and Industries.
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* Qualitative and Approximate Reasoning
* Mathematical Foundations
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and banquet). Students must send legible proof of full-time student
status.
The registration desk at Hotel Ganei-Moriah, Zichron-Ya'akov will open
during conference hours throughout the conference.
Mrs. Beki Shimoni,
Head, Conference Unit Ministry of Science P.O.Box 18195,
Jerusalem 91181, Israel Tel: 972-2-847784 Fax : 972-2-842022
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Contributed by: Tamer Basar (allerton@csl.uiuc.edu)
Call for Papers
THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL
ALLERTON CONFERENCE
ON COMMUNICATION, CONTROL, AND COMPUTING
September 29 - October 1, 1997
Monday - Wednesday
The Thirty-Fifth Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control,
and Computing will be held from Monday, September 29, through
Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at the Allerton House, the conference
center of the University of Illinois. Allerton House is located twenty-six
miles southwest of the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University, in
a wooded area on the Sangamon River. It is part of the fifteen-hundred
acre Robert Allerton Park, near Monticello, Illinois. A two-day workshop
on "Future directions in systems and control," starting on September 28,
and open to all Allerton Conference participants, will be a new feature
this year.
For the Allerton Conference, papers presenting original research are
solicited in the areas of communication systems, information theory and
error-correcting codes, communication and computer networks, detection
and estimation, source coding and data compression, multiple-access
communications, queueing networks, control systems, robust and nonlinear
control, adaptive control, optimization, dynamic games, large scale systems,
robotics and automation, manufacturing systems, discrete event systems,
intelligent control, multivariable control, adaptive signal processing,
numerical methods for signals and systems, learning theory, neural networks,
combinatorial and geometric algorithms, parallel and distributed computation,
computational complexity, VLSI design algorithms, VLSI architectures for
communications and signal processing, and automated highway systems.
Also solicited are organized sessions for the Conference; prospective
organizers should discuss their plans with the Conference co-chairmen
before sending a formal proposal.
The plenary lecture at this year's Conference will be delivered by
Professor Graham Goodwin of the University of Newcastle, Australia,
on the topic:
Fundamental Limitations in Filtering and Control
To celebrate this thirty-fifth anniversary of the Allerton Conference, a
time-capsule will be buried on site, to be opened in thirty-five years.
Conference participants will be encouraged to contribute to the time-capsule
to help anticipate developments in technology, and related theory and social
issues, over the next thirty-five years.
Information for authors: Regular papers, suitable for presen-tation in
twenty minutes, as well as short papers, suitable for presentation in
ten minutes, are solicited. The purpose of the short paper category is
to encourage authors to present preliminary results of their work.
Regular papers will be published in full (subject to a maximum length of
ten 8.5" x 11" pages) in the Conference Proceedings, while short papers
will be limited to two-page summaries in the Proceedings.
For regular papers, a title and a five-to-ten page extended abstract,
including references and sufficient detail to permit careful reviewing,
are required.
For short papers, a title and a three-to-five page summary are required.
Manuscripts that are submitted as regular papers but cannot be accommodated
in that category will be considered in the short paper category, unless the
authors indicate otherwise.
Three copies of the manuscript should be mailed to:
35-th Annual Allerton Conference
Coordinated Science Laboratory
University of Illinois
1308 West Main Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801-2307, USA
in time to be received by JULY 18, 1997.
Submissions by e-mail or fax will not be accepted.
Submissions should specify the name, e-mail address, and postal address
of the author who is to receive all subsequent correspondence. Authors
will be notified of acceptance via e-mail by August 18, 1997, at which
time they will also be sent detailed instructions for the preparation
of their papers for the Proceedings. Full camera-ready versions of
accepted papers will be due the last day of the Conference.
Only the papers presented at the Conference will be included in the
Proceedings. Further information on the Conference and the workshop
preceding it can be found on the Conference Web site whose url address
is given below:
url: http://www.comm.csl.uiuc.edu/allerton
email: allerton@csl.uiuc.edu
Conference Co-Chairmen: Tamer Basar and Alexander Vardy
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Contributed by: Eva Zerz
Workshop
`OPERATORS, SYSTEMS AND LINEAR ALGEBRA:
THREE DECADES OF ALGEBRAIC SYSTEMS THEORY'
In Honor of Professor Paul Fuhrmann
Kaiserslautern, Germany
September 24-26, 1997
Dear Colleagues, we would like to invite you to attend a workshop
on `Operators, Systems and Linear Algebra,' which will be held
at the University of Kaiserslautern, September 24-26, 1997.
The scope of the workshop is to present a retrospect of the
past three decades of algebraic systems theory as well as
to provide an outlook on the future development of the field.
The workshop is dedicated to Paul A. Fuhrmann, in acknowledgement
of his major contributions to operator and systems theory, and on
the occasion of his 60th birthday.
Invited speakers:
A.C. Antoulas, D. Arov, J.S. Baras, R.W. Brockett,
F. Callier, A. Gombani, M. Hautus, M. Hazewinkel,
J.W. Helton, M. Heymann, D. Hinrichsen, P.S. Krishnaprasad,
A. Lindquist, G. Marchesini, R.J. Ober, G. Picci,
H. Schneider, J.M. Schumacher, H.J. Sussmann, J.C. Willems.
A limited number of contributed presentations is scheduled for
September 24. Authors should submit a one-page abstract before May 31.
Proceedings containing the invited lectures will be published by
Teubner Verlag, in cooperation with the European Consortium for
Mathematics in Industry.
For further information, please contact:
Eva Zerz, Department of Mathematics, University of Kaiserslautern,
67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany. Fax: +49 631 205 3052.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Kaiserslautern!
Uwe Helmke, Dieter Praetzel-Wolters, Eva Zerz
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Contributed by: Alessandro Astolfi
WORKSHOP ON MODELLING AND CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
June 17-20, 1997, Imperial College, London, UK
This four-day workshop is intended to provide doctorate students,
researchers and professionals with an overview of the status of the
art on modelling, identification, and control of mechanical systems.
Both theoretical contributions on new developments on the theory
of mechanical systems and selected lectures discussing topics of
major industrial interest are presented.
For further information contact:
A. Astolfi
a.astolfi@ic.ac.uk
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Imperial College, Exhibition Road, London SW7-2BT, UK
or visit the Workshop WEB site
http://www.ps.ic.ac.uk/~astolfi/Section/Events/Workshop/workshop.html
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Contributed by: John Doyle
NONLINEAR CONTROL: COMPARISONS AND CASE STUDIES
ACC TUTORIAL WORKSHOP NUMBER 7.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7 (note new day)
Speakers include:
John Doyle, Caltech
Randy Freeman, Northwestern
Miroslav Krstic, Maryland
Richard Murray, Caltech
Andy Packard, UC Berkeley
A group of speakers will present brief tutorials on a variety of
popular nonlinear design techniques. These reviews will then be
followed by the results achieved with the method when applied to
benchmark examples. The participants are not able to choose example
problems to suit their selected control method, and the examples will
be deliberately created so that each method will have severe
difficulties with at least one of the benchmark examples. John Doyle
serves as an independent judge coordinating creation of the benchmark
examples. The goal is to provide both the participants and the
audience a much clearer and objective view of the relative merits of
various nonlinear methods.
The methods studied include:
1) Control Lyapunov functions and inverse optimality
2) Frozen Riccati equations and nonlinear matrix inequalities
3) Gain scheduling using Quasi-LPV methods and LMIs
4) Model predictive (MPC), or receding horizon control
5) Nonlinear "H-infinity" optimal control
6) Jacobian linearization plus linear optimal control
7) Feedback linearization, differential flatness, and backstepping
We expect this workshop to suggest previously unexplored research
directions as well as potential connections between apparently quite
distinct approaches. Already some new ideas on creating a more unified
view have emerged and will be presented. As a result, this event
should appeal to university researchers interested in nonlinear
control. In addition, since the emphasis will be on applications to a
common set of benchmark problems, the results will also be accessible
to nonexperts and industrial practitioners interested in evaluating the
state-of- the-art in nonlinear control theory.
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Contributed by: N. Rakoto
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ADPM'98
AUTOMATION OF MIXED PROCESSES: DYNAMIC HYBRID SYSTEMS
REIMS - FRANCE, 19-20 March 1998
IMPORTANT DATES:
May 5, 1997 Submission of abstracts
July 15, 1997 Preliminary acceptance
October 3, 1997 Receipt of final paper
ADDRESS OF SUBMISSION:
Dr. J. Zaytoon
ADPM'98 Secretariat
LAM, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles,
Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687 REIMS Cedex 2 - France
WORKING LANGUAGES: French and English with simultaneous translation.
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
ORGANISERS:
AFCET: Association Francaise des Sciences et Technologies de l'Information
et des Systemes
SEE: Societe des Electriciens et des Electroniciens
Universite de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
CO-SPONSORED BY : BIRA, INRIA, CNRS, EUREL, Club EEA, EAEEIE
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:
- Event based models: automata (timed, hybrid, ...), Petri nets (continuous,
batch, hybrid, high-level, ...), Statecharts, Grafcet, transition systems.
- Continuous based model: linear or non-linear processes, discontinuous
state or transfer function models, algebraic models, bond-graphs.
- Logic, temporal, stochastic, chaotic models.
- Methodological issues for hybrid systems: multi-modelling approaches,
hierarchical organisation, distribution of intelligence.
Simulation, Analysis and Synthesis:
- Simulation and proof of specifications and implementations.
- Properties of hybrid systems: Controllability, Observability, Stability,
Robustness, Reliability, Safety.
- Synthesis, identification and supervision of hybrid systems: intelligent
control, adaptive control, optimal control.
Applications:
- Examples of specially adapted automation components: batch programmable
controllers, field buses, communication networks, software systems.
- Industrial processes: electronic systems, batch processes, manufacturing
systems, complex systems, ...
- Hybrid systems in education and training.
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.
TRAVEL
Reims is situated 150 Km to the east of Paris. It has a direct connection by
shuttle car with both Paris airports: Roissy and Orly. The railway station
and the A4 and A26 motorways are situated at about 200 meters of the
Congress Centre.
During the conference an exhibition of relevant hardware tools, software
tools, and batch processes will take place.
The first national forum for students of Electronics, Power, and Control
Engineering will also be held in conjunction with the conference.
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Contributed by: Dr. C.W. de Silva
Conferences:
Call for Papers; Invited Sessions for ISIAC'98
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You are cordially invited to submit a two-page extended abstract
or a complete paper for the 2nd International Symposium on Intelligent
Automation and Control (ISIAC). For an invited session, please submit four
different abstracts/papers on a common topic. This conference will be
held at the Eden Convention Center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, from May 10
through 14, 1998. This is one of four conferences sponsored by the World
Automation Congress (WAC), and will be held simultaneously. Analytical,
applied, and numerical papers on any topic in control, automation, and
knowledge-based applications would be appropriate. Please send a hard copy
of your submission within on week (from the date of release of this
E-Letter) to the Conference Chair:
Dr. Clarence W. de Silva
NSERC Professor of Industrial Automation
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of British Columbia
2324 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z4
Fax: 604-822-2403
Further details are available on the web at:
http://ace.unm.edu/wac98/isiac.html
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