E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 125, January 1, 1999.
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 125, January 1, 1999
HAPPY NEW YEAR
FROHES NEUJAHR
BONNE ANNEE
FELIZ ANO NUEVO
GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR
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 40 244 2489
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 Ralph E. Kleinman Prize
3.2 PID Auto-Tuner Deom
3.3 Package for LMI optimization
3.4 1999 ILAS Linear Algebra Prize
3.5 SIAM Board of Trustees and Council
4. Positions
4.1 Research fellowship Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium
4.2 Postdoc and PhD student position, University of Glasgow
4.3 Postdoc position, IRISA, Rennes, France
4.4 Faculty position, Iowa State University
4.5 Postdoc position, Boston University
5. Books
5.1 Mathematical Theory of the Motion Stability, Zubov
5.2 Stochastic Analysis, Control, Optimization, and Applications
W. M. McEneaney, G. Yin, and Q. Zhang (Eds.)
5.3 Adaptive Neural Network Control of Robotic Manipulators
Shuzhi Sam Ge, Tong Heng Lee and Christopher John Harris
6. Journals
6.1 TOC International Journal of Control, Vol. 72:1-2
6.2 TOC Int. J. of Intelligent Real-Time Automation, Vol. 11:5
6.3 TOC Automatica, Vol. 35:1
6.4 CfP Special Issue IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
6.5 TOC Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Vol. 287:1-3
6.6 TOC European Journal of Control Vol. 4:4
6.7 TOC Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 6:11
6.8 TOC Journal of The Franklin Institute, Vol. 336:2
7. Conferences
7.1 CfP 38th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Phoenix
7.2 CfP Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis, Amsterdam
7.3 CfP International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Nashville
7.4 Meeting on Geometric Algebra in Engineering Dynamics
7.5 Workshop in Honor of Diederich Hinrichsen, Bremen
7.6 International Workshop Hybrid Systems, Berg en Dal, Netherlands
7.7 CfP Int. Conf. on Neural Networks, Washington, D.C.
7.8 CfP IEEE Int. Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, Cyprus
7.9 Travel Grants ICIAM, Edinburgh
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Contributed by: Michel Fliess
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Please, note my new address:
CMLA, ENS-Cachan
61 av. Pr. Wilson
94235 Cachan Cedex
France
Phones: 33-1-47-40-59-16 & 33-6-61-19-12-06
Fax: 33-1-47-40-59-01
e-mail: Michel.Fliess@cmla.ens-cachan.fr
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Contributed by: bogardo@siam.org
The Ralph E. Kleinman Prize
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SIAM will present the Ralph E. Kleinman Prize at the SIAM Annual
Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, May 12-15, 1999. The award honors the
late Ralph E. Kleinman, a long-time SIAM member and UNIDEL Professor
of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Delaware and director of
the Center for the Mathematics of Waves.
Eligibility
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The prize, established in 1998, is awarded to an individual for
outstanding research or other contributions that bridge the gap
between mathematics and applications. Work that uses high-level
mathematics and/or invents new mathematical tools to solve applied
problems from engineering, science, and technology is particularly
appropriate. The prize may be awarded for a single notable
achievement or for a collection of such achievements. Any member of
the scientific community who meets the general criteria for the prize
is eligible to receive the prize.
Description of the Award
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The prize will consist of a certificate and a cash award of $5,000,
plus reasonable travel expenses.
Nominations
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A letter of nomination, including a curriculum vita and description of
the achievement(s) should be sent by February 15, 1999, to:
Ralph E. Kleinman Prize Selection Committee
c/o Allison Bogardo
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Supporting letters, or names of knowledgeable persons from whom such
letters might be solicited, are also welcome.
Selection Committee
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Members of the selection committee are George Papanicolaou (Stanford
University), Ivar Stakgold (University of Delaware), and Michael
Vogelius, Chair (Rutgers University).
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Contributed by: Bi Qiang bqiang@usa.net
A PID Auto-Tuner Demo (Free Downloading)
There is a PID auto-tuner demo programe at: http://web.singnet.com.sg/~bqiang/
It is a simplified version of a real PID auto-tuner. However, it can be
used as an off-line PID tuning tool, or a PID and its design teaching
aid. With modifications, it can be applied to real systems.
For more info please write to me. Suggestions and advices are welcome.
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Contributed by: L El Ghaoui , JL. Commeau
(elghaoui@ensta.fr,commeau@ensta.fr)
PACKAGE FOR LMI OPTIMIZATION
We are pleased to announce the new release of Lmitool package
Lmitool-2.0 : An Interface to Solve LMI Problems.
Introduction
LMITOOL-2.0 is a user-friendly package for LMI optimization. It acts as
an interface for the Semidefinite Programming methods (3 are now
available : SP developed by L. Vandenberghe and S. Boyd ; SDP developed
by Alizadeh, J.-P. Haeberly, M. Nayakkankuppam and M.L. Overton ; SDPHA
developed by Florian A. Potra, Rongqin Sheng and Nathan Brixius).
An LMI optimization problem is one where matrix variables are subject
to equality and positive-definiteness constraints, and the objective is
a linear function of these variables. Many engineering problems,
including among others (nonlinear) convex optimization problems, can be
formulated as LMI problems; see for instance, the book Linear Matrix
Inequalities in Systems and Control Theory, by Boyd, El Ghaoui, Feron,
Balakrishnan, SIAM, 1994.
Using the user-friendly Graphic User Interface (TKLMITOOL) of the
LMITOOL-2.0 package, a user can in a few minutes solve Linear Matrix
Inequality problems with matrix variables. All the user has to do is to
specify the LMI constraints and linear objective of the problem at hand
in a matlab .m file. No special syntax or function is to be learned by
the user. LMITOOL-2.0 allows for arbitrary equality and LMI constraints.
What has changed between Lmitool-1.0 and Lmitool-2.0
- The version 2.0 contains all the functionalities of the version 1.0
- The version 2.0 works under the Matlab version 5.0 (and above,
without warranty).
- 3 Semidefinite Programming methods are now available
- The version 2.0 includes the lastest version of the Graphic User
Interface (GUI) TkLmitool.
- The optimisation options are separated into :
* formatting parameters
* optimisation parameters
- A Matlab demo script is included, showing different example problems.
Where to get Lmitool Package
Home Page:
http://www.ensta.fr/~gropco/lmi/index.html
Distribution files:
- by ftp :
ftp ftp.ensta.fr
cd pub/elghaoui/lmitool-2.0
get README
get lmitool_pkg-2.0.tar.gz
- by the WEB Page :
follow the links in the section "Download the package" at
"http://www.ensta.fr/~gropco/lmi/index.html"
Installation
The README file of the distribution contains informations about the
first step of the installation of Lmitool Package.
Comments, bug reports
Since LMITOOL and TKLMITOOL are still under development, all comments,
remarks, bug reports... are welcome. E-Mail us at lmitool@ensta.fr or
elghaoui@ensta.fr
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Contributed by: Richard Brualdi
The 1999 ILAS Linear Algebra Prize Committee (see below)
has recommended that
LUDWIG ELSNER
be awarded the 1999 prize. The prize will be awarded at the
ILAS Barcelona meeting in July of 1999. Our congratulations to
Ludwig for this well-deserved recognition of his many
important contributions to linear algebra.
1999 ILAS Prize Committee:
Hans Schneider
Angelika Bunse-Gerstner
Biswa Datta
Mirek Fiedler
Russ Merris
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Contributed by: bogardo@siam.org
The following persons have been elected to the SIAM Board of Trustees
and the SIAM Council for three-year terms beginning January 1, 1999:
Board of Trustees
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Peter Castro, Eastman Kodak Company
Margaret Cheney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Cleve Moler, The MathWorks, Inc.
Council
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Kathryn E. Brenan, The Aerospace Corporation
Eric Grosse, Bell Laboratories
Nicholas Higham, University of Manchester, UK
Lloyd N. Trefethen, Oxford University Computing Laboratory, UK
Gilbert Strang, MIT, will assume the presidency of SIAM on January 1.
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Contributed by: Alain Vande Wouwer (vdw@autom.fpms.ac.be)
RESEARCH POSITION
The Automatic Control Department of the Faculte Polytechnique de Mons,
Belgium, is seeking qualified individuals for a research fellowship to work
on several aspects of fuzzy control. This four-year (post-)doctoral
research position is open from January 1, 1999.
The candidate should have graduated in engineering, and have a strong
background in control and scientific computing.
The research conducted in collaboration with the Department of Mathematics
of the Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, the Control Department of the
University of Brussels and the Department of Statistics of the University
of Liege will focus on both theoretical aspects of (neuro)-fuzzy modeling
and control, and implementation aspects in an industrial supervisory system.
Interested person should mail or e-mail a curriculum vitae (with full
publication list) to
Prof. M. Remy
Faculte Polytechnique de Mons
Boulevard Dolez 31
7000 Mons - Belgium
Tel : +32-65-374137
Fax: +32-65-374136
email: remy@autom.fpms.ac.be
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Contributed by: Ken Hunt (k.hunt@mech.gla.ac.uk)
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT and PhD STUDENTSHIP POSTS
Centre for Systems and Control
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Post 1: Research Assistantship
Post 2: Research Studentship
Two research positions are available from 1.3.99 (or soon thereafter)
for three years on a project entitled "Robust Multi-model Control
with Application in Rehabilitation Engineering". The first post is a
postdoctoral Research Assistantship and the second is a PhD Studentship.
The project is funded by the EPSRC and will be directed by
Professors Ken Hunt and Peter Gawthrop.
The project is concerned with the development of new methods and software for
robust nonlinear control based upon nonlinear plant descriptions of the
multi-model type. The project team will work with collaborators in the
area of rehabilitation engineering, and the practical relevance of the
new results will be evaluated in implementation trials. The two posts
will require a mix of skills in robust control theory, optimisation
methods, control design and simulation software development,
and realtime controller implementation.
The RA appointment will be on the RA1A scale. The PhD position will
carry the usual EPSRC Studentship together with tuition fees.
Applications (CV) and enquiries should be directed to:
Professor K J Hunt
Centre for Systems and Control
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Scotland
Email: k.hunt@mech.gla.ac.uk
Phone: + 44 141 330 4340
Web: http://www.mech.gla.ac.uk/Control
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Contributed by: Albert Benveniste, Irisa/Inria, Rennes, France.
Albert.Benveniste@irisa.fr
The Signal Processing & Control group (Albert Benveniste and Eric
Fabre), jointly with the Distributed and Concurrent Systems group
(Claude Jard), offer a **post-doc position** at IRISA, Rennes, France.
Typical duration of the postdoc is 1 year -- Rennes is located in
Brittany, the west part of France near to the sea; Brittany is the
favorite place for sailing and the like.
TOPIC: "Failure diagnostics in distributed Discrete Event Systems, with
applications to telecommunications networks"
Background of the research is found in the article
"Fault detection and diagnosis in distributed systems: an
approach by partially stochastic Petri Nets",
by A.Aghasaryan, E.Fabre, A.Benveniste, R.Boubour and C.Jard,
published in "Discrete event dynamic systems, theory and
applications", vol 8 No 2, June 1998, 203-232.
ftp://ftp.irisa.fr/local/as/fabre/PSPN.ps
This article provides an extension of HMM theory (Hidden Markov Model) to
Petri Nets with partial order semantics. The objective is to handle
distributed systems, in which no global state is available, unlike for usual
finite state machines. Objective of the research is to participate to the
concept development, and software prototyping, for distributed fault
diagnosis in telecommunication network management. Research involves
modelling, design of algorithms and distributed architectures, and software
prototyping; balance between these items according to the candidate skills.
The research will be held in the context of the *Magda* project, a starting
joint research project funded by the french ministeries of research and of
telecommunications. Partners of the project include CNET-FranceTelecom,
Alcatel, ILOG (a company marketing middleware for network management), and
Inria/Irisa.
Interested candidates should contact asap
Eric.Fabre@inria.fr
Albert.Benveniste@inria.fr
and attach CV and possible references.
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Contributed by: Mustafa Khammash
Tenure-Track Position in Control Systems at Iowa State
University
Iowa State University (ISU) of Science and Technology, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track
position in control systems. Applicants should have an earned doctorate in
electrical engineering or a related discipline, a demonstrated potential to
establish a strong research program, and a strong commitment to
teaching. The Department offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degree programs in
both computer engineering and electrical engineering with 40 full-time
faculty, 240 graduate students, and 1300 undergraduate students. The
Department is committed to excellence in research and education. Detailed
information can be found at http://www.ee.iastate.edu. Applicants should
send a letter of application and a resume including names and addresses of
at least three references to S. S. Venkata Chair, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, 2215 Coover Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011. Iowa
State University is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer.
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Contributed by: Pierre Dupont
Postdoctoral Position in Model Reduction of Mechanical Systems, Boston
University
The Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Boston University
is seeking a postdoctoral fellow. The research position will involve
developing model reduction techniques for the scaled shock testing of
complex mechanical systems. Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in
mechanical or electrical engineering or a closely related field. Experience
in optimal model reduction is critical; expertise in mechanical shock and
vibration is preferred. Applicants should send a CV and contact information
for three references to Prof. Pierre Dupont, pierre@bu.edu. BU is an EO/AA
employer.
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Contributed by: Sergei V. Zubov (zubov@dc2.ff.phys.spbu.ru)
I am a distributor of a book by Vladimir I. Zubov "Mathematical
Theory of the Motion Stability", published by Stock Corporation Mo-
bilnost Plus, Russia, St.-Petersburg, 1997 /for individual book or-
ders price is $35.00 (US dollars), for corporate book orders (for
organizations) price is $70.00 (US dollars) /339 pages / softcover/
/ ISBN 5-85766-001-7 (in English). If you want to order this book,
please, let me know.
Price is subject to change.
Below is an advertising information about mentioned book.
Vladimir I. Zubov
"Mathematical Theory of the Motion Stability",
published by Stock Corporation Mobilnost Plus,
Russia, St.-Petersburg, 1997
339 pages / softcover / ISBN 5-85766-001-7
(in English)
MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF THE MOTION STABILITY
VLADIMIR I. ZUBOV
Stock Corporation Mobilnost Plus,
St.-Petersburg, 1997
THE AUTHOR: Professor Vladimir I. Zubov is a Doctor of Science
(Physics and Mathematics), famous Russian mathematician, well-known
specialist in a field of control theory, theory of ordinary diffe-
rential equations, theory of oscillations, nonlinear mechanics and
other branches of science.
CONTENTS: The book consists of introduction, six chapters, ap-
pendices and bibliography.
Chapter 1. Stability of Invariant Sets of a Dynamical System in
Metric Space
1. Metric Space. Basic Definitions
2. Operators and Functionals
3. Neighborhood of a Set
4. Compactness
5. Normed Linear Spaces
6. Dynamical Systems in n-Dimensional Euclidean Space
7. Examples of Dynamical Systems in Functional Spaces
8. Dynamical Systems in Metric Space
9. Formulation of the Problem of Stability of Invariant Sets.
Principal Definitions
10. Uniformly Asymptotically Stable and Uniformly Attracting Inva-
riant Sets of a Dynamical System
11. Qualitative Description, from the Point of View of the Lyapu-
nov Stability, of a Neighborhood of an Invariant Set
12. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Stability
13. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Intability
14. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the Existence of Uni-
formly Asymptotically Stable and Uniformly Attracting Invariant
Sets
15. Method of Estimating the Distance from the Motion to a Certain
Invariant Set with the Aid of Functionals
Chapter 2. Investigation of the Problem of Stability of Motion
for Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations
1. Stationary Systems of Differential Equations
2. Case of Analytic Right Members of the System
3. Systems of Differential Equations with Homogeneous Right Mem-
bers
4. Case of k Zero Roots
5. Case of Several Pairs of Pure Imaginary Roots
6. System of Non-Stationary Differential Equations
Chapter 3. Investigation of a Neighborhood of the Trivial Solu-
tion of the Differential Equations with the Aid of Lyapunov's First
Method
1. Auxiliary Theorems from the Theory of Partial Differential Equ-
ations
2. Representation of Solutions of Systems of Ordinary Differential
Equations in a Neighborhood of a Singular Point
3. Analytic Representation of the O-Curves of a Special System of
Differential Equations
Chapter 4. Investigation of the Stability of Invariant Sets of
General Systems
1. General Systems. Basic Definitions
2. Conditions for Stability and Instability of an Invariant Set of
a General System in a Metric Space
3. Certain Applications to Non-Stationary Systems of Ordinary Dif-
ferential Equations
Chapter 5. Solution of the Stability Problem for a System of
Partial Differential Equations
1. Some General Propositions
2. Stability of Solutions of Quasi-Linear Systems of Special Type
3. Stability of the Trivial Solution of a System of Partial Diffe-
rential Equations
Chapter 6. Periodic and Almost-Periodic Oscillations in Non-Li-
near Systems
1. Self-Oscillations
2. Periodic forced Oscillations Appearing under the Action of Ex-
ternal Force
3. Periodic and Almost-Periodic Oscillations in Non-Linear Autono-
mic Systems
4. Methods of Approximate Construction of Periodic Behaviors
READERSHIP: The book is addressed to University graduate and
postgraduate students, researchers in dynamical systems, ordinary
differential equations and stability theory.
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Contributed by: W. M. McEneaney, G. Yin, and Q. Zhang
Announcing a new book:
Stochastic Analysis, Control, Optimization, and Applications:
A Volume in Honor of Wendell H. Fleming
Edited by: W. M. McEneaney, G. Yin, and Q. Zhang
Series: Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications
ISBN 0-8176-4078-9
Publisher: Birkhauser, Boston, 1998
www.birkhauser.com
In view of Professor Fleming's fundamental contribution,
his substantial achievement, his dedication to mathematics,
and his contribution and influence on the mathematical and systems
theory communities, we edited a volume in honor of him on
the occasion of his 70th birthday.
This volume contains a preface, Prof. Fleming's brief CV,
and 37 technical papers written by leading experts in the fields.
The papers focus on various aspects of stochastic analysis, control theory
and optimization, and applications. They are grouped according to four
major themes:
(1) large deviations, risk sensitive and $H_\infty$ control,
(2) partial differential equations and viscosity solutions,
(3) stochastic control, filtering and parameter estimation, and
(4) mathematical finance and other applications.
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Contributed by: S. Sam Ge (elegesz@nus.edu.sg)
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
ADAPTIVE NEURAL NETWORK CONTROL OF ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS
by
Shuzhi Sam Ge, Tong Heng Lee and Christopher John Harris
396 pages, hard-cover, US$46 , Dec.1998
ISBN: 981-02-3452-X, World Scientific, TJ211.35.G4
>From the backcover:
Recently, there has been considerable research interest in neural
network control of robots, and satisfactory results have been obtained
in solving some of the special issues associated with the
problems of robot control in an "on-and-off" fashion. This book is
dedicated to issues on adaptive control of robots based on neural networks.
The text has been carefully tailored to
(i) give a comprehensive study of robot dynamics,
(ii) present structured network models for robots, and
(iii) provide systematic approaches for neural network based adaptive
controller design for rigid robots, flexible joint robots, and
robots in constraint motion.
Rigorous proof of the stability properties of adaptive neural network
controllers is provided. Simulation examples are also presented to verify
the effectiveness of the controllers, and practical implementation issues
associated with the controllers are also discussed.
Table of contents:
1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Notation
1.3 Outline of the Book
2. Mathematical Background
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Mathematical Preliminaries
2.3 Norms for Operators and Systems
2.4 Properties of Matrix
2.5 Properties of Sign Functions
2.6 Concepts of Stability
2.7 Lyapunov Stability Theorem
2.8 Invariant Set Theorems
2.9 Useful Stability Results
3. Dynamic Modelling of Robots
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Lagrange-Euler Equations
3.3 Lagrange-Euler Formulation of Robots
3.4 Properties of Dynamic Equations
3.5 Cartesian Space Dynamics
3.6 Dynamics of Example Robots
3.7 Conclusion
4. Structured Network Modelling of Robots
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Neural Network Approximations
4.3 Dynamic Neural Network Modelling
4.4 Dynamic Modelling Based on Static Neural Networks
4.5 Neural Network Modelling of Task Space Dynamics
4.6 Parametric Network Modelling
4.7 Conclusion
5. Adaptive Neural Network Control of Robots
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Dynamic Compensator Design
5.3 Unified Adaptive Controller Based on Passivity
5.4 Dynamic NN Based Adaptive Control
5.5 Static NN Based Adaptive Control
5.6 Parametric Network Based Adaptive Control
5.7 Conclusion
6. Neural Network Model Reference Adaptive Control
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Neural Network MRAC for Feedback Linearisable Systems
6.3 Application to Rigid Body Robots
6.4 MRAC Based on Passivity
6.5 Adaptive NN Model Matching Control
6.6 Conclusion
7. Flexible Joint Robots
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Dynamic model of Flexible Joint Robots
7.3 Singularly Perturbed Model
7.4 Adaptive Neural Network Composite Control
7.5 Adaptive NN Feedback Linearization Control
7.6 Conclusion
8. Task Space and Force Control
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Task Space Position Control
8.3 Impedance Control
8.4 Constrained Motion Control
8.5 Co-ordinated Control of Multiple Robots
8.6 Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix
A. Computer Simulation
A.1 State-Space Representation
A.2 Adaptive Runge-Kutta-Merson Method
B. Simulation Software in C
B.1 Main File: main.c
B.2 Control Law File: control.c
B.3 Desired Trajectory File: path.c
B.4 Adaptive RKM File: adapRKM.c
B.5 Dynamic Equation File: robot.c
B.6 Utility File: util.c
B.7 User Header File: user.h
B.8 Input Data File: init.dat
Index
Ordering information: http://wspc.com.sg/books/engineering/3774.html
http://www.worldscientific.com/books/bookshop.html
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Contributed by:
Taylor & Francis Table of Contents Service
2 December, 1998
International Journal of Control
Volume:- 72 Issue:- 1
Publication Date (Scheduled): 17/12/98
Contents:-
Title: An efficient algorithm for finding the D -stability bound of discrete
singularly perturbed systems with multiple time delays
Authors: F-H. Hsiao, S-T. Pan, C-C. Teng.
Pages 1-17.
Title: An observer-based anti-windup scheme for nonlinear systems with input
constraints
Authors: N. Kapoor, P. Daoutidis.
Pages 18-29.
Title: Robust filter design with time-varying parameter uncertainty and
error variance constraints
Authors: Z. Wang, J. Zhu, H. Unbehauen.
Pages 30-38.
Title: Optimal weighted L2 model reduction of delay systems
Authors: L. Zhang, J. Lam.
Pages 39-48.
Title: An algorithm to solve discrete HJI equation arising in L2 gain
optimization problem
Authors: J. Huang.
Pages 49-57.
Title: New characterization of fixed order controllers based on LMI
Authors: H. Tanaka, T. Sugie.
Pages 58-74.
Title: Automatic vehicle following with integrated throttle and brake control
Authors: S. Huang, W. Ren.
Pages 75-83.
Title: Sensitivity of system norms
Authors: M.M. Konstantinov, P. Petkov, J. Kawelke, A. Linnemann, D-W. Gu,
I. postlethwaite.
Pages 84-95.
International Journal of Control
Volume:- 72 Issue:- 2
Publication Date (Scheduled): 08/01/99
Contents:-
Title: LMI approach to output feedback stabilization of 2-D discrete systems
Authors: C. Du, L. Xie.
Pages 97-106.
Title: sufficient conditions for lyapunov's global stability of time-varying
hybrid linear systems
Authors: De la Sen.
Pages 107-114.
Title: continuous adaptive robust controllers guaranteeing uniform ultimate
boundedness for uncertain nonlinear systems
Authors: H. Wu.
Pages 115-122.
Title: Model reference robust control for nonminimum phase systems with
disturbances
Authors: X. Chen, T. Fukuda.
Pages 123-132.
Title: Adaptive quasi-sliding mode control for discrete-time multivariable
systems
Authors: X. Chen, T. Fukuda.
Pages 133-140.
Title: deadbeat control system with time-varying uncertainty: minimization
of worst case steady-state tracking error
Authors: M. Yamada, Y. Funahashi, Z. Riadh.
Pages 141-149.
Title: a robust transition control structure for time-delay systems
Authors: D. Sun, K. A. Hoo.
Pages 150-163.
Title: Recent developments in generalized predictive control for
continuous-time systems
Authors: B Kouvaritakis, M. Cannon, J. A. Rossiter.
Pages 164-173.
Title: matrix interpolation: some control applications
Authors: M. Karimi, V. Tahani, S. Gazor.
Pages 174-192.
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Contributed by: Clarence W. de Silva, Regional Editor
(desilva@mech.ubc.ca)
Journal: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
(International Journal of Intelligent Real-Time Automation)
ISSN : 0952-1976
Volume : 11
Issue : 5
Date : 11-Nov-1998
pp 581-581
Foreword
Gaudreault
pp 583-585
Preface: Computational intelligence applied to materials processing:
design, control and discovery
SR Leclair, YH Pao
pp 587-595
Combined use of computational intelligence and materials data for on-line
monitoring and control of MBE experiments
M Zhuo, Q Yang, PC Yip, KG Eyink, WT Taferner, B Igelnik
pp 597-603
Development of a neural-network for a cold rolling process
JS Gunasekera, Z Jia, JC Malas, L Rabelo
pp 605-618
Processing of soft matter and composites: integration of material sensors
with process models and intelligent control algorithms
JF Maguire, MA Miller, S Venketesan
pp 619-626
In-situ control of chemical vapor deposition for fiber coating
JG Jones, PD Jero, PH Garrett
pp 627-635
Emission spectral-component monitoring and fuzzy-logic control of
pulsed-laser-deposition process
RR Biggers, JG Jones, I Maartense, JD Busbee, D Dempsey, D Liptak, D
Lubbers, C Varanasi, D Mast
pp 637-647
Towards in situ monitoring of YBCO Tc & Jc via neural-network mapping of
Raman spectral peaks
JD Busbee, B Igelnik, D Liptak, RR Biggers, I Maartense
pp 649-658
Growing multilayer gradient thin films via in situ neurocomputing
SJP Laube, AA Voevodin, KD Keener, SR Leclair
pp 659-667
Visualization and the understanding of multidimensional data
YH Pao, Z Meng
pp 669-674
KDPAG expert system applied to materials design and manufacture
N Chen, C Li, P Qin
pp 675-681
Computational intelligence methods for process discovery
R Cass, J Depietro
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Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak
AUTOMATICA
Table of contents
January, 1999 Issue 35:1
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Editorials
H. Kwakernaak Two editorial appointments
M. Dawes Publisher's note
Regular Papers
T. I. Fossen, J-P. Strand Passive nonlinear observer design for ships
using Lyapunov methods: Full-scale experiments
with a supply vessel
F. Bullo, R. M. Murray Tracking for fully actuated mechanical
systems: A geometric framework
Wei Lin, T. Shen Robust passivity and feedback design for
minimum phase nonlinear systems with
structural uncertainty
Brief Papers
L. Jetto, S. Longhi Assigning closed-loop invariant polynomials
over polytopes for linear periodic systems
Ning-Shou Xu, Zhi-Hong Yang Predictive strucutral control based on
dominant internal model approach
A. V. Savkin, E. Skafidas, Robust output feedback stabilizability via
R. J. Evans controller switching
A. Ferrante, W. Krajewski, Convergent algorithm for L2 model reduction
A. Lepschy, U. Viaro
L. Y. Pao Multi-input shaping design for vibration
reduction
J. Schoukens, R. Pintelon, Study of conditional ML estimators in time and
Y. Rolain frequency domain system identification
M. Valsek, N. Olgac Pole placement for linear time-varying
non-lexicographically- fixed MIMO systems
Ye Xudong Universal lambda-tracking for
nonlinearly-perturbed systems without
restrictions on the relative degree
K-H. Cho, J-T. Lim Mixed centralized/decentralized supervisory
control of discrete event dynamic systems
L. G. van Willigenburg, W. Optimal reduced-order compensation of
L. de Koning time-varying discrete- time systems with
deterministic and white parameters
G. A. Rovithakis, V. I. Real time control of manufacturing cells using
Gaganis, S. E. Perrakis, et dynamic neural networks
al.
V. Kecman, S. Bingulac, Z. Eigenvector approach for order-reduction of
Gajic singularly perturbed linear-quadratic optimal
control problems
Technical Communiques
M. Eslami Robustness measures in nonlinear discrete-time
systems with delays and large parameter
variations
I. N. Kar Design of static output feedback controller
for uncertain systems
R-F. Fung, J-W. Wu, S-L. Wu Exponential stabilization of an axially moving
string by linear boundary feedback
J. Tsinias Global stabilization by output dynamic
feedback for triangular systems
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Contributed by: D. L. Snyder (dls@ee.wustl.edu)
Call for papers for a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on
Information Theory on Information-Theoretic Imaging
The Transactions on Information Theory is soliciting original papers for a
special issue to be published in 2000 on information-theoretic imaging.
The last decade has witnessed impressive advances in statistical
imaging and in statistical, model-based image processing in general.
Recent research has addressed two categories of problems: 1, novel
applications of fundamental statistical and information theoretic
principles to imaging; and 2, exploring optimal and sub-optimal methods
for extracting information from intrinsically high dimensional image
data. In the first category are topics such as hierarchical image
modeling and representation,image compression and coding, minimax
analysis, robustness analysis, learning theory, statistical pattern
recognition and pattern matching, inference from compressed image-data,
and fundamental performance bounds on estimation, detection,
classification and compression. In the second category are topics
such as approximation theory for multidimensional objects,
multi-resolution data analysis, content based indexing of image
databases, projection pursuit methods, and image reconstruction
from incomplete and noisy data; for example, from magnitude-only
Fourier data or tomographic projections. The first goal of this
special issue is to publish original papers addressing fundamental
theoretical and computational aspects of such problems and at the
same time raising the awareness for such research within the
information-theory community. The special issue will complement
the upcoming Information Theory Workshop on Detection, Estimation,
Classification and Imaging, to be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in
February, 1999. A long-term goal is to build a broad, high-quality
forum for addressing imaging problems of fundamental information-theoretic
significance and to help bridge the current, significant gap that exists
between emerging, advanced theoretical concepts and image processing
practice.
Schedule:
First call for papers: November, 1998
Submission deadline: September 1, 1999
Notification of decisions: February, 2000
Publication: August, 2000
Manuscripts should be submitted by August 1, 1999
to the Guest Editor-in-Chief:
Donald L. Snyder
Department of Electrical Engineering, Box 1127
Washington University
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
The Guest Associate-Editors for the special issue will be:
Alfred O. Hero III
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The University of Michigan
1301 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122
Pierre Moulin
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2265 Beckman Institute
405 North Mathews
Urbana, IL 61801
Jose M. F. Moura
Department of Electrical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890
Joseph A. O'Sullivan
Department of Electrical Engineering, Box 1127
Washington University
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
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Contributed by: Hans Schneider
Journal: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
ISSN : 0024-3795
Volume : 287
Issue : 1-3
Date : 28-Dec-1998
Special issue celebrating the 60th birthday of LUDWIG ELSNER
( 17 January 1999 )
pp 1-1
Preface
pp 3-10
Ludwig Elsner and his contributions to core, applied and numerical linear
algebra
A Bunse-Gerstner, V Mehrmann
pp 11-39
Schur-like forms for matrix lie groups, lie algebras and jordan algebras
G Ammar
pp 41-76
SR and SZ algorithms for the symplectic (butterfly) eigenproblem
P Benner
pp 77-85
Orthogonality of matrices and some distance problems
R Bhatia
pp 87-103
On finite-dimensional commutative non-hermitian fusion algebras
T Bhattacharyya
pp 105-123
On a conjugate gradient-type method for solving complex symmetric linear
systems
A Bunse-Gerstner
pp 125-159
Hamiltonian square roots of skew-hamiltonian matrices
H Fassbender, N Mackey
pp 161-170
Spaces of symmetric matrices containing a nonzero matrix of bounded rank
S Friedland
pp 171-179
Common invariant subspaces of two matrices
A George
pp 181-189
Stability of block LDL^T factorization of a symmetric tridiagonal matrix
NJ Higham
pp 191-214
Polynomial characterizations of the approximate eigenvectors by the refined
Arnoldi method and an implicitly restarted refined Arnoldi algorithm
Z Jia
pp 215-222
Convex combinations of matrices - full rank characterization
T Szulc
pp 223-255
On the computation of the optimal H_ norms for two feedback control
problems
WENWEI Lin
pp 257-269
Relations between perron-frobenius results for matrix pencils
V Mehrmann
pp 271-288
Diagrammatic presentation of inner and outer inverses: S-diagrams
SK Mitra
pp 289-305
Two-sided bounds on the inverses of diagonally dominant tridiagonal
matrices
R Nabben
pp 307-314
The convergence of general products of matrices and the weak ergodicity of
Markov chains
M Neumann, H Schneider
pp 315-322
A note on the extended convergence of SOR for two-periodic Markov chains
W Niethammer
pp 323-336
Simultaneous schur stability
MAUHSIANG Shih
pp 337-357
The effects of inexact linear solvers in vector algorithms
P Smit, MHC Paardekooper
pp 359-371
Symmetric schemes for computing the minimum eigenvalue of a symmetric
Toeplitz matrix
H Voss
pp 373-379
Canonical angles of unitary spaces and perturbations of direct complements
HK Wimmer
pp 381-382
Author index vol. 287
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Contents European Journal of Control Vol 4 No 4 1998
Editorial
Advanced motion control: an industrial perspective
M. Steinbuch and M.L. Norg
Discussion on the paper "Advanced motion control: an industrial
perspective"
Contributed by: D.Y. Abramovitch and T. Yamaguchi
Testing linearity for NARX models
J-M Poggi and B. Portier
On observer design for nonlinear discrete-time systems
T. Lilge
The pole zero cancellation problem in adaptive control: a solution for
minimum phase systems by approximate models
K. Arent, I. M. Y. Mareels, J. W. Polderman
PDEs with distributed control and delay in the loop : transfer function
poles, exponential modes and robustness of stability
H. Logeman and R. Rebarber
An object-oriented execution model for a machine controller holon
P.I. Tanaya, J. Detand, J.P. Kruth and P. Valckenaers
Author Index to volume 4
Subject Index to volume 4
Acknowledgement to Reviewers
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Contributed by: George W Irwin, Editor-in-Chief (cep@ee.qub.ac.uk)
IFAC Journal: Control Engineering Practice
CONTENTS
Volume : 6, Issue : 11
pp 1309-1319
Implementation of a differential geometric nonlinear controller on an
industrial evaporator system
LC To, MO Tade, GL Le Page
pp 1321-1330
Sliding mode control with perturbation estimation: application to motion
control of parallel manipulator
NI Kim, CW Lee, PH Chang
pp 1331-1339
Identification of a grey-box model of nonlinear current transformers for
simulation purposes
F Lorito
pp 1341-1352
Nonlinear model structure identification using genetic programming
GJ Gray, DJ Murray-Smith, Y Li, KC Sharman, T Weinbrenner
pp 1353-1363
Automatic tuning of gain-scheduled control for asymmetrical processes
KK Tan, QG Wang, TH Lee, CH Gan
pp 1365-1371
Optical-fibre sensor for process tomography
RA Rahim, RG Green
pp 1373-1380
A new hybrid method for on-line dynamic security assessment
KW Cheung
pp 1381-1381
Preface to the special section on intelligent manufacturing systems
J Kim
pp 1383-1388
Odometry and triangulation data fusion for mobile-robots environment
recognition
S Shoval, A Mishan, J Dayan
pp 1389-1395
A tool condition recognition system using image processing
MY Yang, OD Kwon
pp 1397-1403
New approaches to on-line quality control for enamelled wire manufacture
LW Bridges, N Mort
pp 1405-1410
Feature-oriented programming interface for an autonomous production cell
N Brouer, M Weck
pp 1411-1420
Database design for flexible manufacturing cells
P Gullander, SA Andreasson, A Adlemo
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Contributed by: Tricia Manning
Journal of The Franklin Institute
Volume 336, Issue 2, March 1999
Special Issue on Information/Decision Fusion with Engineering Applications
R Madan and NSV Rao, guest editors
pp 199-204
Guest editorial
RN Madan, NSV Rao
pp 205-226
Preference fusion when the number of alternatives exceeds two: indirect
scoring procedures
PYU Chebotarev, E Shamis
pp 227-236
Neural network forecast combining with interaction effects
RG Donaldson, M Kamstra
pp 237-255
Multisensor-based robotic manipulation in an uncalibrated manufacturing
workcell
BK Ghosh, Di Xiao, Ning Xi, TZYH Tarn
pp 257-267
Distributed CFAR target detection
CH Gowda, MK Uner, PK Varshney, R Viswanathan
pp 269-284
Decision-theoretic approach to robust fusion of location data
G Kamberova, R Mandelbaum, M Mintz, R Bajcsy
pp 285-299
Multiple sensor fusion under unknown distributions
NSV Rao
pp 301-322
Sequential decision fusion: theory and applications
VV Veeravalli
pp 323-359
Optimum quantization for detector fusion: some proofs, examples, and
pathology
D Warren, P Willett
pp 361-378
The voting as a way to increase the decision reliability
A Yu Zuev, SK Ivanov
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The IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) is the annual meeting of
the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS), conducted in cooperation with the
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and The Institute for
Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). The thirty-eighth
CDC will begin on Tuesday and run through Friday, December 7-10, 1999, with
tutorial workshops preceding the conference on Sunday and Monday, December
5-6. The Conference General Chairman is Edward W. Kamen of the Georgia
Institute of Technology (e-mail: kamen@ee.gatech.edu), and the Program
Chairman is Christos G. Cassandras of Boston University (e-mail:
cgc@bu.edu). The venue is the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Phoenix,
Arizona. The hotel is a short walk from restaurants, shops, entertainment
spots, and the America West Arena where both professional basketball and ice
hockey are played. The warm and sunny climate is ideal for numerous outdoor
activities such as golf, horseback riding, hiking; and for one-day or
two-day trips to the Grand Canyon, Sedona and the Red Rock Country, and
Mexico. Information on the conference and guided tours is available at the
CDC99 web site
http://www.ece.gatech.edu/conferences/cdc99.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND INVITED SESSIONS The IEEE CDC will include
both contributed and invited sessions, and full Proceedings will be
published. Contributed papers are solicited in all aspects of the theory and
applications of systems, including decision-making, control, adaptation,
optimization, industrial automation, and manufacturing. Invited sessions are
also solicited in new developments in these and related areas. All
submissions are due 1 MARCH 1999.
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: The Program Committee is soliciting both Regular and
Short contributed papers for presentation at the conference and publication
in the Proceedings. Regular papers describe completed work in some
detail. Short papers describe important recent or preliminary results that
require limited length. Short papers may be submitted for review as a 4-6
page detailed summary, with references.
INVITED SESSIONS: The Program Committee is soliciting proposals for invited
sessions. Cohesive sessions focusing on new or emerging topics in the
above-listed areas are particularly encouraged, and will have priority over
those of a classical or mainstream flavor. The Invited Session Proposal Form
for CDC 99 can be obtained electronically at the conference web site.
Session organizers should submit five (5) copies of proposals for invited
sessions for review to the Program Vice-Chair for Invited Sessions, Kevin M.
Passino of the Ohio State University (e-mail:
passino@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu). All invited session proposals must be
accompanied by information for all the proposed papers and mailed together
as a group. Organizers must contact the Vice-Chair for Invited Sessions by 1
FEBRUARY 1999 stating their intent to submit a proposal and the accompanying
papers.
Proposals for invited sessions should contain the names, affiliations, and
complete mailing addresses of the session organizer(s), chairperson,
co-chairperson, and all authors (with corresponding authors identified)
along with a list of paper titles. The organizers must include in the
proposal: (1) the Invited Session Proposal Form, (2) a clear statement of
the topic and purpose of the session and (3) a description of how the papers
form a cohesive, well-integrated exploration of the session topic. Detailed
extended summaries, following the submission guidelines below and consisting
of a minimum of 2000 words, covering all contributions of the paper in
sufficient depth to permit an informed review, must be included for each
paper. The initial paper may be a tutorial or survey that can be allotted
twice the usual time for presentation. The usual number of papers in a
session is six. Organizers will be contacted near 1 June 1999 concerning
the tentative disposition of their session. Detailed instructions for
submission of invited sessions are available at
http://eewww.eng.ohio-state.edu/~passino/cdc99_inv_sess.html.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND ACCEPTANCE INFORMATION One original (unstapled,
single-sided) plus four copies are required for each submitted regular
paper, short paper extended summary, or invited session paper extended
summary, and each submission must be accompanied by the Manuscript
Submission Form (MSF). The MSF can be obtained electronically at the
conference web site. Addresses, deadlines, and other submission requirements
are given on that form.
As an alternative to the conventional submission procedure, electronic
submission is available for both contributed papers and invited sessions on
an experimental and voluntary basis. Electronic submission of contributed
papers and papers for invited sessions consists of two steps: (1) Manuscript
data registration and Paper ID assignment, which is accomplished on the web
by filling out an Electronic Manuscript Submission Form (EMSF) similar to
the MSF. (2) Manuscript delivery, which may be either by mail or
electronically. Invited session organizers may submit proposals using the
Electronic Invited Session Proposal Form (EISPF). A proposal package may
then be delivered either entirely by mail or electronically. Detailed
instructions on electronic submission and the required forms can be found at
the Conference Editorial Board web site at
http://mail.eng.lsu.edu/~css.ceb/e-submission/cdc99.htm
Final selection of papers and invited sessions will be announced in July
1999. Authors of all accepted papers will be provided instructions for
preparation of manuscripts for the Proceedings. Authors should limit their
manuscripts to six Proceedings pages (approx. 6000 words) for regular papers
or two Proceedings pages (approx. 2000 words) for short papers. There will
be a mandatory page charge for each additional page. Manuscripts must arrive
at the Printer by 16 AUGUST 1999. Authors of accepted papers are expected to
attend the CDC to present their work.
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Contributed by: Michael Berthold
Call for Papers
IDA-99
The Third International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis
Center for Mathematics and Computer Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
9th-11th August 1999
Call for papers
===============
IDA-99 will take place in Amsterdam from 9th to 11th August 1999, and is
organised by Leiden University in cooperation with AAAI, CEPIS, and NVKI.
It will consist of stimulating invited talks by Jacqueline Meulman (Optimal
Scaling), Zdzislaw Pawlak (Rough Sets), and Paul Cohen (Data Analysis and
the Development of Robot Minds). The international Program Committee will
carefully review submitted papers, combining the selected ones into a
single-track program, consisting of oral presentations and poster sessions.
The aim is for IDA-99 to bring together a wide variety of researchers
concerned with extracting knowledge from data, including people from
statistics, machine learning, neural networks, computer science, pattern
recognition, database management, and other areas. The strategies adopted by
people from these areas are often different, and a synergy results if this
is recognised. IDA-99 is intended to stimulate interaction between these
different areas, so that more powerful tools emerge for extracting knowledge
from data and a better understanding is developed of the process of
intelligent data analysis.
It is the third symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis after the successful
symposia Intelligent Data Analysis 97 (http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/ida97.html/)
and Intelligent Data Analysis 95.
IDA-99 Organisation
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General Chair: David Hand, Open University, UK
Program Chair: Joost Kok, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Program Co-Chairs: Michael Berthold, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Doug Fisher, Vanderbilt University
Important Dates
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February 1st, 1999 Deadline for submitting papers
April 15th, 1999 Notification of acceptance
May 15th, 1999 Deadline for submission of final papers
Publications
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The proceedings will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science
series of Springer. The proceedings of IDA-97 appeared as LNCS 1280.
(http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/volumes/1280.htm)
Additional Information
======================
A list of topics of interest, guidelines for submissions, and information
about the conference-site can be found on the World Wide Web Server of the
Leiden Institute for Advanced Computer Science:
http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~ida99/
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Contributed by: Nejat Olgac (olgac@engr.uconn.edu)
CALL FOR PAPERS
International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 99
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND CONTROL DIVISION OF ASME
The Dynamic Systems and Control Division is soliciting contributed papers
for IMECE 99 in Nashville, TN, Nov. 14-19, 1999. The highlight/industry
topic is "Engineering Innovations for Increased Productivity". Authors
should submit 5 copies of the manuscripts to the Senior Technical Editor of
the ASME Dynamic Systems Measurement, and Control Journal
Prof. Galip Ulsoy, Senior Technical Editor
The Univ. of Michigan
Dept. of Mechanical and Applied Mechanics
2350 Hayward Str. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125 USA
The submission timetable is
Feb. 10, 1999 Six copies of papers are due
May 10, 1999 Acceptance of papers
June 25, 1999 Final manuscripts are due
If requested by the author, the papers will be reviewed for Journal
publication as well. Papers related to the highlight topic in one of the
areas below are particularly encouraged: Adaptive and Optimal Control,
Aerospace Systems, Biomechanical Systems, Computer Communications and
Control, Control Education, Fluid Control Systems, Instrumentation and
Components, Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Systems, Micro-Mechanical
Systems, Modeling and Identification, Precision Engineering, Robotics,
Systems Theory, Transportation.
Please bookmark a relevant home page for recent information :
www.eng2.uconn.edu/alarm/imece99.
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Contributed by: "Seamus Garvey"
A one-day meeting on
GEOMETRIC ALGEBRA IN ENGINEERING DYNAMICS.
will be held at Aston University on January 6th, 1999. See
http://www.mee.aston.ac.uk/GeomAlgDyn for full details.
Although the underlying algebras are now over 100 years old, their
importance in dynamics (and other fields) has only begun to be appreciated
relatively recently. At the very least, geometric algebra makes possible the
substantial acceleration of certain fundamental computational tasks in
dynamics. Ultimately, I believe that its importance will reach far beyond
this and that it will come to be regarded as an essential tool in
understanding dynamic systems.
Its applications in analysing, transforming and controlling second-order
systems, representing electromagnetic fields, facilitating computation in
robotic motion and machine vision applications and treatment of large
displacement problems in the analysis of elastic fields are now established.
It appears likely that it can also play a central role in optimal control,
the analysis of wave-propagation through continuous or periodic systems, and
the analysis of rotational systems such as are involved in lateral
rotor-dynamics and fields within electrical machines.
The primary purpose of the meeting is to provide an efficient introduction
to the known applications of Geometric Algebra in Engineering Dynamics, to
harmonise several algebraic approaches already in common usage in dynamics
and to stimulate discussion of other applications. The format and cost have
been selected so as to make it widely accessible.
Seamus Garvey CEng, Ph.D., MIMechE, MIEE
Reader in Dynamics,
School of Engineering,
Aston University
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Contributed by: Uwe Helmke
ANNOUNCEMENT
In order to celebrate the 60th birthday of Diederich Hinrichsen
and in acknowledgment of his major contributions to systems and control
theory and his achievements in establishing mathematical systems theory in
Germany we announce the international workshop
ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL SYSTEMS THEORY
A Scientific Workshop in Honor of
Diederich Hinrichsen, Bremen University,
On the Occasion of his 60th Birthday.
The workshop will take place on Borkum Island, Germany, from
April 20 till April 23, 1999. Due to space constraints at the conference
site participation at the workshop is by invitation only. Persons
interested in attending the workshop are therefore asked to contact one of
the organizers. There will be only invited talks and no parallel sessions.
The following speakers have already confirmed their participation:
L. Arnold (Bremen), F. Colonius (Augsburg), R. Curtain (Groningen), P.
Fuhrmann (Beer Sheva), U. Helmke (W"urzburg), M. Heymann (Haifa), A.
Ilchmann (Exeter), V. Kharitonov (Mexico), W. Kliemann (Iowa), U. Krause
(Bremen), H. Logemann (Bath), H. F. M"unzner (Bremen), H. Nijmeijer
(Enschede), D. Pr"atzel-Wolters (Kaiserslautern), A.J. Pritchart
(Warwick), R. Ober (Dallas), J. Rosenthal (Notre Dame), D. Salamon
(Z"urich), H. Schumacher (Amsterdam), S. Townley (Exeter), J.C. Willems
(Groningen), F. Wirth (Bremen), A. van der Schaft (Enschede).
A conference fee of DM 100.- is due that includes a ticket for the
banquet. For the final program, as well as further information on the
conference location and train/ ferry boat schedules please consult the
webside address
http://www.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de/RM/confer.html
We look forward to seeing you at a memorable event on Borkum Island!
Organizing Committee:
F. Colonius
U. Helmke
D. Pr"atzel-Wolters
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Communicated by: Frits Vaandrager (Frits.Vaandrager@cs.kun.nl)
and Jan H. van Schuppen (J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl)
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Second International Workshop
Hybrid Systems - Computation and Control (HSCC'99)
March 29-31, 1999
Berg en Dal (near Nijmegen), The Netherlands
Web www.cs.kun.nl/hs99/
Invitation
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The reader is invited to participate in the Second Workshop
on Hybrid Systems.
Information about the workshop is available through the website
listed above. The scientific program and the registration
information will be made available on the web by early January 1999.
Scientific Program
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The program consists of:
- Invited lectures:
- Modeling and analysis of the TCAS traffic alert and collision
avoidance system
N. Lynch (MIT)
- Approximating Hybrid System Dynamics for Analysis and Control
B.H. Krogh (CMU)
- SACRES: a step ahead in the development of critical avionics
applications
P. Beaufreton (Snecma)
- Tutorial on the theory of o-minimality and relations with
hybrid systems
C. Miller (Ohio State University)
- Contributed lectures. A list of accepted papers is available
through the webpage.
The full scientific program and the schedule will be available
on the web by early January 1999.
The proceedings will be available at the workshop.
Aims and Scope
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The aim of the workshop is to stimulate contacts between researchers
both of computer science and of control with an interest in hybrid
systems. The first workshop of this series was held at the
University of California at Berkeley, CA, U.S.A. in April 1998.
A predecessor, the International Workshop on Hybrid and Real-Time
Systems, was held in Grenoble, France during March 1997.
Proceedings of these workshops have been published in the LNCS
series by Springer-Verlag.
Workshop Chairmen
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F.W. Vaandrager and J.H. van Schuppen
Steering Committee
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P. Antsaklis, T. Henzinger, N. Lynch, O. Maler, A. Pnueli,
A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, S. Sastry, J.H. van Schuppen, F.W. Vaandrager.
Important Dates
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Pre-Registration due date February 1, 1999
Workshop March 29-31, 1999
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Contributed by: Gary G. Yen gyen@master.ceat.okstate.edu
CONFERENCE UPDATE: IJCNN'99 900 Submissions and Counting
Deadline Extended for Email Submissions
1999 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS
RENAISSANCE HOTEL
WASHINGTON, D.C.
JULY 10-16, 1999
We have 900 submissions in hand now; however, due to numerous
requests, we are extending the submission deadline. Email submission
may still be made directly to the Conference General Chair, David
Brown, at dgb@cdrh.fda.gov. Submissions received after January 22 will
only be considered for poster presentation unless invited by session
chairs. Details on the web site
www.cas.american.edu/~medsker/ijcnn99/ijcnn99.html (or via
www.inns.org) as shown below:
IJCNN'99 review and acceptance will be based on a one-page summary,
which will be distributed to Conference participants in a summary
book. Conference proceedings will be in CD form. Hard-copy proceedings
may be available for an additional fee. Use of illustrations is
encouraged in the summaries, within the single allowed page. Use of
audio and video segments in the CD proceedings will be considered.
Poster presentations will be encouraged, with "single-slide" poster
presentations interspersed with regular oral sessions. Monetary awards
presented for best poster in several categories. Best student paper
awards will also be given.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS:
Paper summary format information
The summary must be accompanied by a cover sheet listing the following
information:
1. Paper title
2. Author information - full names and affiliations as they will
appear in the program
3. Mailing address, telephone, fax, and email for each author 4.
Request for oral or poster presentation
5. Topic(s), selected from the list below:
Biological foundations Neural systems
Mathematical foundations Architectures
Learning algorithms Intelligent control
Artificial systems Data analysis Pattern
recognition Hybrid systems
Intelligent computation (including fuzzy and GA)
Applications
The one-page, camera-ready summary must conform to the following
requirements:
1. All text and illustrations must appear within a 7x9 in. (178x229mm)
area. For US standard size paper (8.5x11 in.), set margins to 0.75 in.
(18mm) left and right and 1 in. top and bottom. For A4 size paper, set
margins to 17mm left and right, 25mm top, and 45 mm bottom.
2. Use 10-point Times Roman or equivalent typeface for the main text.
Single space all text, allowing extra space between paragraphs.
3. Title (16 pt. Bold, centered) Capitalize only first word and proper
names.
4. Authors names, affiliation (12 pt., centered) omit titles or
degrees.
5. Five section headings (11 pt. bold). The following five headings
MUST be used: Purpose, Method, Results, New or breakthrough aspect of
work, and Conclusions.
Submit by email to dgb@cdrh.fda.gov
Acceptance will be determined by February 8, 1999 in most cases, and
complete papers are due in digital form for CD publication by May 3,
1999.
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Contributed by: ICECS 99
Sixth ICECS: The IEEE CAS Society Region-8 Conference
THE SIXTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
ELECTRONICS, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS
(ICECS '99)
September 5 - 8, 1999
Pafos, CYPRUS
http://www.vlsi.ee.upatras.gr/~icecs99
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
The 6th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems
will be held in Pafos, Cyprus, September 5-8, 1999. It is IEEE CAS Society
Region-8 conference and hosted by the University of Patras, Greece.
The conference will include regular sessions on the topics listed below;
special sessions on emerging electronics, circuits and systems topics;
plenary sessions on selected advanced aspects of the theory, design, and
applications of electronics, circuits and systems and short courses given
by experts in the specific state-of the art subject areas.
Prospective authors are invited to submit their papers reporting original
work as tutorial overviews in all areas of electronics, circuits and systems.
AUTHORS SCHEDULE
Deadline for Submission of Draft Papers: January 15, 1999
Notification of Acceptance: March 30, 1999
Deadline for Submission of Camera-ready Paper: April 30, 1999
Topics for regular sessions include, but are not limited to, the following:
1.Analog Circuits and Signal Processing
1.1 Analog circuits and filters
1.2 Switched capacitor/current techniques
1.3 Analog and mixed signal processing
1.4 Data conversion and S-D modulation
2.General Circuits and Systems
2.1 Linear and nonlinear circuits and systems
2.2 Chaos and applications
2.3 Distributed circuits and systems
2.4 Power electronics and systems
3.Digital Signal Processing
3.1 Digital filters and filter banks
3.2 Wavelets and multirate signal processing
3.3 Adaptive signal processing
3.4 Multidimensional systems
3.5 Fast computations for signal processing
4.VLSI
4.1 Analog and digital ICS
4.2 Low power design
4.3 VLSI physical design
4.4 Testing: analog, digital and mixed
4.5 High level synthesis and hardware/software codesign
4.6 Logic synthesis and formal verification
4.7 Fault tolerance systems
4.8 Modeling, simulation and CAD tools
4.9 Microsystems and Applications
5.Multimedia and Communication
5.1 Speech processing and coding
5.2 Image processing and coding
5.3 Video and multimedia technology
5.4 Signal processing and communications
5.5 Computer communications
6.Computational Methods and Optimization
6.1 Numerical methods and circuits simulation
6.2 Linear and nonlinear optimization
6.3 Graph theory and combinatorial optimization
7.Neural Systems
7.1 Neural networks
7.2 Cellular neural networks
7.3 Fuzzy logic and circuits
8.Control Systems
8.1 Industrial automation
8.2 Robotics
8.3 Control systems and applications
9.Industrial Applications
9.1 Sensors
9.2 Robotics
9.3 Space Systems Design
9.4 Micromechanics
9.5 Others
10.Electronic Education
Prospective authors should submit 5 copies of their draft paper
by postal mail to the Conference Secretariat:
ICECS'99 Secretariat
Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept.
University of Patras
Patras 26500
Greece
Tel: +30 61 997283
Fax: +30 61 994798
Submissions should include:
1) A cover sheet containing:
(i) Title of proposed paper, authors' names and affiliations;
(ii) Postal address, phone and FAX numbers, and e-mail address
of the contact author;
(iii) Paper category numbers (from the above list) that best
describe the paper;
(iv) Choice of presentation (lecture or poster); and
(v) Name of the presenter author.
2) The complete draft of the paper:
(i) Paper title, authors; names, affiliations, and addresses; and
(ii) Paper category numbers (from the above list).
The draft paper should not exceed 12 pages (double spaced A4 or
equivalent, fontsize 12). The international review panel will give
high preference to papers that excluding references, figures and
tables, do not exceed 3000 words to clearly present the work,
methods, results, originality, significance, superiority and
applications of the techniques discussed.
The submitted manuscript should closely reflect the final paper as
it will appear in the Proceedings, which will be maximum 4 pages,
double column format.
Proposal for Special Sessions, Plenary Sessions, and half or full-day
Short Courses may be submitted to the respective chair by January 30,
1999. Please contact them directly for further information.
Check the symposium web site for up to date information:
http://www.vlsi.ee.upatras.gr/~icecs99
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General Chair Tech. Program Chair
Dr. Odysseas Koufopavlou Dr. Thanos Stouraitis
University of Patras University of Patras
koufopav@ee.upatras.gr thanos@ee.upatras.gr
Plenary Sessions Special Sessions
Dr. Costas Goutis Dr. Dimitris Soudris
University of Patras University of Thrace
goutis@ee.upatras.gr dsoudris@demokritos.cc.duth.gr
Tutorials Publications
Dr. Spyros Nikolaidis Dr. Evaggelos Dermatas
University of Thessaloniki University of Patras
snikolaid@physics.auth.gr dermatas@george.wcl2.ee.upatras.gr
Publicity Local Arrangement
Dr. Efstathios Kyriakis-Bitzaros Leonidas Koufopavlou
NCSR Demokritos Cyprus College
mpitz@imel.demokritos.gr lkoufopa@sting.cycollege.ac.cy
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Contributed by: bogardo@siam.org
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is pleased to
announce a travel grant program for the International Congress on
Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 99), to be held on July 5-9,
1999 in Edinburgh, Scotland (http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/iciam99/). This
travel support program is funded by a grant from the National Science
Foundation (NSF).
The travel award will cover air transportation and lodging costs
consistent with the rules and procedures of the NSF. Support of $1000
to $1400 will be awarded depending upon point of origin and need, and
requires that a SIAM travel form be completed and mailed to SIAM with
all applicable receipts.
Who May Apply
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Mathematicians and computer scientists from United States institutions
are eligible to apply for the travel grants.
How to Apply
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An application form can be found on SIAM's web site
(http://www.siam.org/iciam99/travel.htm). You can submit this form
over the web. For junior faculty and postdocs, a letter of support
from a senior faculty member is recommended, and for graduate
students a letter from the student's advisor is required.
Applications can also be sent to:
ICIAM 99 Travel Grants
c/o SIAM
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Telephone: 215-382-9800
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: iciam99@siam.org
URL: www.siam.org
Deadline: February 15, 1999
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Review of applications will begin on February 16, 1999. Applications
received after February 15, 1999 will be placed on a waiting list for
subsequent review and will be considered only if support is still
available.
Award Procedure
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A committee of senior mathematicians and computational scientists will
review the applications.
Selection will be based upon merit, in particular, research
contributions in the areas emphasized by ICIAM 99. Junior faculty and
postdocs who do not already have travel support and who are organizing
a minisymposium or presenting a paper in a session at ICIAM 99 will be
given preference. Selection of graduate students will be based on
recommendations from faculty advisors, and preference will be given to
students who are within one year of completing their theses.
Applications from women and under-represented minorities are
encouraged.
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