E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
Issue 166, June, 2002
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
Issue 166, June, 2002
Editor: Pradeep Misra
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Wright State University
Dayton, OH 45435
USA
Tel +937 775 5062
Fax +937 775 3936
Submit articles at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/eletter
Submission deadline for July eletter: June 30, 2002
Contents
0. Editorial
1. Personals
2. Awards Honors
3. General Announcements
3.1 CFP: Linear Algebra and Appl - Large Scale Systems
3.2 CFP: Linear Algebra and Appl - Signal Processing
3.3 European Summer School on Vehicle Control
3.4 IEEE Control Systems Society Digital Archive 1956-2001
3.5 Summer School on Mathematical Control Theory
4. Positions
4.1 Electronic and Photonics Systems Bangalore India
4.2 Lecturer Senior Lecture Melbourne Australia
4.3 PDF: National University of Singapore
4.4 PhD Studentship: Rotorcraft Modelling and Control UK
4.5 Res Assistant: Neural Networks ID - USA
4.6 Res Fellow: University of Melbourne Australia
4.7 Research Associate in IC Engine Control UK
5. Books
5.1 Deterministic and Stochastic Time-Delay Systems
5.2 Foundations of Deterministic and Stochastic Control
5.3 Hybrid Dynamical Systems
5.4 IFAC Proceedings Recently Published
5.5 Linear Dynamic Systems and Signals
6. Journals
6.1 CFP: European Journal of Control
6.2 CFP: IEEE Trans. on CSVT Special Issue on Biometrics
6.3 Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics
6.4 Contents: Asian Journal of Control
6.5 Contents: Automatica
6.6 Contents: Control Engineering Practice
6.7 Contents: European Journal of Control
6.8 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
6.9 Contents: Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
6.10 Contents: Modeling Identification and Control
7. Conferences
7.1 2003 IEEE Int Symp on Intelligent Control
7.2 IFAC Symposium SAFEPROCESS 2003
7.3 IFAC Workshop on Nonlinear Control
7.4 Int Conference on Control and Automation
7.5 Int Conference on Physics and Control
7.6 MTNS 2002
7.7 New Trends in Nonlinear Dynamics and Control
7.8 Recent Advances in Soft Computing
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Contributed by: Volker Mehrmann,
Special Issue on Order Reduction of Large-Scale Systems
LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
CALL FOR PAPERS
Order reduction is a common theme within the simulation of complex
physical processes. Such simulations often result in very large
systems. Various reduction techniques have been devised, but many of
these are described in terms that are discipline-oriented or even
application-specific even though they share many common features and
origins. This special issue is devoted to exposing the similarities
of these approaches, identifying common features, addressing
application-specific challenges, and investigating how recent
reduction methods for linear systems might be applied to nonlinear
problems.
LAA has previously published four special issues devoted to the field
of Linear Systems and Control: 1983 (vol. 50), 1989 (vols. 122-124),
1994 (vols. 203-204) and 2002 (to appear).
Areas and topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not
limited to:
Methods and Theory for Linear (time-invariant and time-varying) dynamical
systems; Descriptor (singular) systems; Nonlinear dynamical systems;
Second-order systems; Passive systems; Infinite-dimensional systems
Application-Specific Techniques for Conservative systems (e.g. Molecular
Dynamics); Computational fluid dynamics; Structural analysis (e.g.,
condensation or sub-structuring); Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS);
Image processing ; Chemical kinetics
Low-Order Modeling via Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD); Wavelet
techniques in dimension reduction; Reduced-order modeling of distributed
circuit elements
Low-Order Design: Low-order filter design techniques; Controller reduction
techniques
The deadline for submission of papers is March 31, 2003, and the special
issue is expected to be published in 2004. Papers should be sent to any
of its special editors:
Peter Benner
Institut f. Mathematik, MA 4-5
Berlin
Strasse des 17. Juni 136
D-10623 Berlin (Germany)
benner@math.tu-berlin.de
Roland W. Freund
Bell Laboratories
Room 2C-525
700 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (USA)
freund@research.bell-labs.com
Danny C. Sorensen
Dept. of Computational & Applied Mathematics
Rice University
6100 Main St. - MS 134
Houston, TX 77005-1892 (USA)
sorensen@rice.edu
Andras Varga
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
DLR Oberpfaffenhofen
P.O.Box 1116
D-82230 Wessling (Germany)
Andras.Varga@dlr.de
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Contributed by: Volker Mehrmann,
Special Issue on Linear Algebra in Signal and Image Processing.
LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
CALL FOR PAPERS
This special issue highlights recent and current interactions between
Linear Algebra and Signal and Image Processing.
The cross fertilization between these fields has been very fruitful in
the past two decades, leading to a new popular class of subspace based
algorithms. Linear and multilinear algebraic concepts, such as the
eigenvalue and singular value decomposition and their higher-order
extensions, least squares and total least squares, regularization,
orthogonality and projection, emerged as key building kernels of
powerful and numerically robust high-level algorithms. These algorithms
have been particularly successful for diverse signal and image
processing operations, such as denoising, reconstruction, separation,
filtering, equalization and estimation, time series modelling and
prediction, (de)convolution, etc. Although a considerable amount of
progress has been made, many new challenges remain before these
algorithms can be implemented in practical systems. These challenges
include: computational speed-up and improved robustness by preserving
and/or exploiting matrix structure and adding regularization and a
performance improvement via a multichannel approach up to the
integration of all available prior knowledge on parameters, signal/
image and noise characteristics and underlying statistics.
This special issue aims to show how Linear Algebra provides the
required mathematical tools for developing and analyzing novel
algorithms for signal and image processing and tackling the underlying
computational issues. These algorithms go hand in hand with stable and
efficient implementations and penetrated more recently into applied
fields, such as biomedicine, audio, video, wireless (tele)communication,
computer vision, etc. We hope that the upcoming issue will highlight
these innovative developments and we encourage all authors working in
these areas to submit their contributions.
This issue is open for all papers with significant new results in
Signal and Image Processing where either linear algebraic methods play
an important role or new tools and problems of linear algebraic nature
for these areas and applied fields are presented. Also survey papers
are very welcome. Papers must meet the publication standards of Linear
Algebra and Its Applications and will be refereed in the usual way.
Areas and topics of interest for this special issue include:
- (Weighted) subspace algorithms
- Regularization, robustness criteria and numerical issues
- Recursive algorithms
- Updating/downdating in signal tracking and dynamic imaging
- Multichannel and higher-order signal processing
- Exploitation and preservation of matrix structure and
signal/image characteristics
- Innovative use of linear algebraic kernels in emerging fields of
applied signal and image processing (biotechnology, medicine, wireless
communication, computer vision, etc.)
The deadline for submission of papers is 31 March 2003, and the
special issue is expected to be published in the spring of 2004.
Papers should be sent to any of its special editors:
Sabine Van Huffel
Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT-SCD(SISTA)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Kasteelpark Arenberg 10
B-3001 LEUVEN-HEVERLEE
Belgium
Sabine.VanHuffel@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
Per Christian Hansen
Informatics and Mathematical Modelling
Technical University of Denmark
Building 321
DK-2800 Lyngby
Denmark
pch@imm.dtu.dk
Peter Maass
Zentrum fuer Technomathematik
Universitaet Bremen
Fachbereich 3
Postfach 33 04 40
D-28334 Bremen
Germany
pmaass@math.uni-bremen.de
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Contributed by: C. Canudas de Wit and O. Sename,
EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON VEHICLE CONTROL
Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble, Grenoble FRANCE.
DATE: 9-13 September 2002.
ORGANIZED BY: C. Canudas-de-Wit and O. Sename
REGISTRATION/PROGRAM: http://ecole-ete-auto.ensieg.inpg.fr
SUMMARY:Automotive industry is nowadays facing new challengers
coming from the need of achieving vehicle improvements in: full
economy, emissions reduction, engine driveability, vehicle safety
and comfort, among others.The main goal of this summer school to
bring together some researchers specialized in the vehicle
control design, and to present a global view of the state of the
art of the applications of automatic control to this field. The
school is organized by topics as listed below:
PROGRAM:
Monday Sept. 9th VEHICLE AND TIRE DYNAMICS.
-Dynamic models and components: G. Gissinger(MIAM, Univ de Haute-Alsace)
-Modeling, estimation of tire/road friction, optimal braking.: C.Canudas-
de-Wit(LAG)
-Industrial presentation : Bosch ES:P G. Nenninger (Bosh)
Tuesday Sept. 10th ACTIVE SUSPENSIONS, LATERAL AND LONGITUDINAL CONTROL.
-Modeling and control of semi-active suspensions O. Sename, L. Dugard (LAG)
-From Analysis of Vertical Dynamics to Design of Vehicle suspension:
Application to the CRONE Suspension : X. Moreau (LAP,ENSERB)
-Industrial presentation : PSA-Hydractive suspension : F.Guillemard (PSA)
-Robust Lateral and Yaw Control: J. Ackermann (DIRM, Germany)
-Longitudinal Control: S. Mammar (INRETS-CEMIF-LSC)
Wednesday Sept. 11th ENGINE MODELING AND CONTROL.
-Modeling and Control of SI Engines: C. Pianese(Univ del Salerno, Italy)
-Modeling and control of gas after-treatment systems: M.Sorine(INRIA)
-Control of Diesel Engines: I. Kolmanovsky (FORD,USA)
-Common-Rail control: P. Dupraz (Delphi-Diesel-Systems)
Thursday Sept. 12th DRIVELINE CONTROL AND INTELLIGENT HIGHWAYS
-Driveline control and automatic transmissions: L. Gliemo (Univ del Sannio)
-Industrial presentation: Optimal use of small size engines for luxury
vehicles: H. Bechart (RENAULT, France)
-Hierarchical contr of automated highway systems: R. Horowitz (Berkeley, USA)
-Nat. French program on safe vehicle contr ARCOS: J.-M. Blosseville (INRETS)
Friday 13. DRIVER/VEHICLE INTERACTION
-Driver models, vehicle trajectory prediction: M.Basset(MIAM,
Université de Haute-Alsace)
-Control of an automatic clutch system : design and management of the
interactions with the driver, J. Levine(Ecole des Mines,Fontainebleau)
-Steering wheel torque feedback Hinfinity controller of an Electrical
Power Steering system, A.Richard(RENAULT, France)
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Contributed by: Mark W. Spong,
IEEE Control Systems Society Digital Archive 1956-2001
The IEEE Control Systems Society Digital Archive: 1956-2001 is now available
at an introductory member price of $129. The Digital Archive comes as a two
DVD set in a leather wallet style case and contains
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 1956-2001
- IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 1993-2001
- IEEE Control Systems Magazine 1981-2001
Containing a library of more than 15,000 articles published by the IEEE
Control Systems Society in the nearly half century from 1956 through the end
of 2001, the digital archive is a unique and invaluable resource for
students, practitioners, researchers, and historians of control.
Besides including Pre-1988 articles not available on IEEE Xplore, the Digital
Archive contains publication, author, and subject indexes, author profiles,
abstracts, hyperlinked references and citations. For further information,
including information about ordering the set, go to http://www.ieeecss.org/
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Contributed by: B. Jakubczyk,
Banach Center Summer School on MATHEMATICAL CONTROL THEORY
2-20 September 2002, Poland
Organizers: A. Agrachev, B. Bonnard, B. Jakubczyk
http://www.impan.gov.pl/BC/02Control.html
Preliminary Program:
Andrei Agrachev (SISSA, Italy and Steklov Institute, Russia):
Differential geometry and optimal control problems,
Bernard Bonnard (Universite de Bourgogne, France):
Symplectic techniques and normal forms in geometric control,
Helene Frankowska (Ecole Polytechnique, France):
Optimal control under state constraints,
Bronislaw Jakubczyk (Warsaw University and Polish Acad. Sci.):
Input-output maps and nonlinear realization theory,
Velimir Jurdjevic (University of Toronto, Canada):
Variational problems and optimal control,
Claude Lobry (INRA) and Tewfik Sari (Univ. de H.Alsace, France):
Nonstandard Analysis in Singular Perturbation Theory of Control Problems
Laurent Praly (Ecole des Mines, France):
Lyapunov design of stabilizers,
Witold Respondek (INSA de Rouen, France):
Geometry of static and dynamic feedback,
Andrei V. Sarychev (University of Aveiro, Portugal):
High-order Lie brackets conditions in non-linear control problems,
Emmanuel TRELAT (Université Paris-Sud, France):
Optimal control of the atmospheric re-entry of a spacecraft,
Jerzy Zabczyk (Warsaw University and Polish Acad. Sci., Poland)
Control and stabilization of linear systems with distributed parameters.
For more information see the above WWW pages or ask at the
address: control@impan.gov.pl
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Positions
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Contributed by: Reema Mascarenhas,
Technology Leader, Electronic & Photonics Systems
Electronic & Photonic Systems Global Technology Center
Bangalore, India
Essential Functions (Responsibilities):
Lead a research team focusing on industrial electronics, electromechanical
systems, and electronics reliability. Work with Global Technology Leader,
Business Program Managers, GE business leaders, and other technology leaders
in Global Research to formulate vision and strategies for near and long-term
technology and product developments. Expand customer base through technology
innovation and keep GE businesses and strategic partner competitive. Drive
innovation and implementation of global Center of Excellence strategy in
Global Research - Bangalore. Conceive visionary technologies. Formulate and
execute projects that develop these technologies. Grow technology talents and
diversity of the global team. Drive GE initiatives, mentor and coach Green
Belts in the use of six sigma statistical tools and methodologies.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Outstanding leadership and coaching capabilities with experience as a leader
of global teams; excellent interpersonal, communication & organization
integration skills; previous management and/or project leadership experience
with integrated global teams.
Significant experience in high level customer involvement and outstanding
customer focus; Familiar with GE business cycle and technology needs; Must
be self-directed decision maker. Experience to drive Six-Sigma initiative.
Technical background in one ore more of the following technical areas:
electronics, power conversion, controls, electromagnetic design, and
electromechanical systems. PhD Electrical Engineering preferred or MS EE with
relevant experience required. Ability to serve as a technology leader in
broad electronics technical area. Experience leading and executing large-
scale projects. Ability to set direction for the organization and manage
multiple priorities. Ability to create a culture within the global team that
fosters technology innovation. Accomplishments which reflect teamwork,
integrity, accountability and speed.
This position is based in Bangalore, India, with a local Indian salary
package. To apply, please email resume to: Reema.mascarenhas@geind.ge.com
Place "ESTL-adv" in the subject line of your email.
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Contributed by: Malcolm C. Good,
Lecturer, Senior Lecture, Melbourne, Australia
Two positions, one as Lecturer and one as Lecturer/Senior
Lecturer, are available within the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering in the research and teaching areas of thermofluids, mechanics and
materials, or mechatronics and manufacturing. You will be expected to make a
strong contribution to the research profile of the Department and be involved
in undergraduate and postgraduate level teaching programs. You may also be
required to teach courses over a wide range of the Departmental teaching
program.
Benefits: Salary $A54,249 - $A64,420 p.a. (Lecturer Level B) or
$A66,455 - $A76,627 p.a. (Senior Lecturer Level C), plus employer
superannuation contributions of 17 percent, salary packaging options and
staff training and development opportunities. Appointments will be made
at either Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level, depending on qualifications
and experience.
Employment Type: These are full-time (continuing) positions.
Contact: for further information contact Associate Professor John Williams,
Head of Department, tel. +61 3 8344 6744 or email jfw@unimelb.edu.au. A
Position Description may be downloaded from
http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/pds/Y0011449-Y0011450.pdf
Applications should be directed to:
Deputy Principal, Human Resources
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia
Fax: +61 3 8344 6080
E-mail: hr-applications@unimelb.edu.au
Applicants must address the selection criteria and provide a detailed vitae
by the closing date. Please quote the position number (Y0011449 or Y0011450)
and include the names, phone, facsimile numbers and email addresses of three
professional referees. Applications close: 14 June 2002
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Contributed by: Shuzhi Sam GE,
PDF: National University of Singapore
Outstanding young and responsible researchers are invited to apply for two
postdoctoral research positions in the broadly defined area of control theory
and applications in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
the National University of Singapore. The appointments are available in July
2002 and will be offer on a yearly basis but tenable to three years minimum.
Salary is negotiable but depends on the experience of the applicant and
regulation of the fund. The successful applicants will be working on related
core technical issues in advanced control, decision making and path planning
of unmanned vehicles.
To apply, please send the following documents:
i. Duly complete application form that could be downloaded at
http://www.nus.edu.sg/NUSinfo/Appoint/formR.doc
ii. Brief CV (Resume) with a statement of personal research interests,
iii. Copies of three best research publications as required in the
application form,
iv. Copies of relevant degree certificates as required in the application
form,
v. Three reference letters, and
vi. Copies of relevant pages in your passport.
to Dr S. Sam GE, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National
University of Singapore, Singapore 117576. Shortlisted applicants will be
notified.
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Contributed by: Daniel Walker,
PhD Studentship
Modelling, Control and Handling Qualities of Advanced Rotorcraft
University of Liverpool, Department of Engineering
Applications are invited from UK/EU nationals for a three-year PhD
studentship to undertake research into modelling, control and handling
qualities of advanced rotorcraft. The student will join a group that has
expertise in flight dynamics, control, simulation, within the University's 5*
rated Engineering Department. He/she will contribute to the development of
mathematical models and control laws for use in off-line studies and in
piloted simulation. Amongst the tools that will be at the student's disposal:
Liverpool's six-axis motion simulator, with sophisticated aircraft modelling
software tools. Applicants should have, or be about to obtain, a good degree
in an appropriate branch of engineering or mathematics. A strong interest in
control, mathematical modelling, flight dynamics etc would be highly
desirable. The studentship will be funded at at least the usual research
council rates, with the likelihood of additional support from an airframe
manufacturer.
Start date: 1 Oct. 2002
For more information contact:
Dr D J Walker
Department of Engineering
University of Liverpool
Liverpool L69 3GH
0151 794 4808
d.j.walker@liv.ac.uk
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Contributed by: Vitit Kantabutra,
Neural Networks
Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunity
A graduate research assistant who is creative, intelligent, hardworking, and
is keenly interested in doing world-class research in Neural Networks, is
being sought for a project funded by the National Science Foundation EPSCoR.
The funding is renewable for up to three years, commencing on February 1,
2002. Support for the assistantship is $20,000 per year plus up to $4,000
per year for tuition, fees, and related expenses.
The research is a collaborative effort between faculty from Idaho State
University and the University of Idaho. The research focus can be hardware,
software, digital, or a limited amount of analog, or any combination of all
these, but it must be relevant to the field of NEURAL NETWORKS.
Qualified candidates interested in this opportunity should contact:
Vitit Kantabutra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
College of Engineering
Idaho State University
Campus Box 8060
Pocatello, ID 83209
Tel: (208) 282-3405 or (208) 282-2902
Fax: (208) 282-4538
vkantabu@computer.org
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Contributed by: Dr. Margreta Kuijper,
Res Fellow: University of Melbourne, Australia
A research fellow position is available in an area that connects coding
theory to system theory. The research fellow will be involved in an
Australian Research Council (ARC) funded research project on Decoding
Methods for Reed-Solomon and Related Ring Codes. The research fellow
will conduct research into the development of algebraic soft decision
decoding algorithms for Reed-Solomon and Related Ring Codes. A starting
point for the research consists of theory linking this area with
system theoretic modelling.
A PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or Mathematics is
required. A background in coding theory and/or Reed-Solomon/BCH decoding,
and/or system theoretic realization theory is desirable.
The position is for a period of one year initially with possible
extension. Salary range: AUD $48,010 - $51,535 (grade 1) or $54,249 -
$64,420 (grade 2), depending on qualifications.
For a more detailed position description see
www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/r/.
To apply, include a CV, a list of publications, and the names,
addresses, email addresses and phone numbers of three referees. Send
your application to Deputy Principal, Human Resources, The University
of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia; fax +61 3 8344 6080 or email
hr-applications@unimelb.edu.au. Please quote the position number
available from www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/r/.
Applications close 22 July 2002. For further queries on the position
contact Dr. Margreta Kuijper, email m.kuijper@ee.mu.oz.au or Dr. Udaya
Parampalli, email udaya@cs.mu.oz.au
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Contributed by: Richard Ford,
Research Associate in IC Engine Control, UK
The I.C. Engines Emissions, Measurement and Control Group in the Cambridge
University Engineering Department is active in pursuing the application of
advanced control tools to demanding, practical problems in the I.C. engine
control field. The Group is formed from staff in the Control and
Thermodynamics Divisions in the department. We have two state-of-the-art
engine test facilities, with full transient capability, fast emissions
measurement equipment, and which utilise the Matlab/SIMULINK/dSPACE rapid
controller prototyping suite. The group has strong industrial links and this
project is directly funded by industry. The focus of our activity continues
to be on generic problems relevant to industry - for further details see
http://www-control.eng.cam.ac.uk/~rgf21/Engine_group/eg_home.htm
We have a need for a researcher who will continue the operation and
development of this activity. A key characteristic of the successful candidate
will be a combination of practical ability and a strong mathematical/control
background. An understanding of, and interest in current issues in I.C. engine
control (both gasoline and diesel) would be desirable, as would experience
with Matlab/SIMULINK/dSPACE.
The successful candidate will come from a background that has provided the
skills and experience described above and is likely to have already obtained a
doctorate, although pre-doctoral candidates with relevant industrial
background are also welcome. The Research Associate position is for two years
in the first instance but with opportunities for a longer term appointment. As
an alternative we will also consider appropriately qualified applicants
wishing to register for the PhD degree in this area, and in this case a three
year research studentship would be available. The position is available from
1st June 2002 or as soon as possible thereafter. For further details please
contact Prof. Keith Glover, at kg@eng.cam.ac.uk.
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Contributed by: Seth Barnes,
Deterministic and Stochastic Time-Delay Systems
El-Kebir Boukas, École Polytechnique de Montreal
Zi-Kuan Liu, École Polytechnique de Montreal
The control of uncertain systems has dominated the research effort of the
control community during the last two decades. Practical dynamical systems
have time-delay in their dynamics, which makes their control a complicated
task even in the deterministic case. This book presents recent developments
on the class of uncertain deterministic/stochastic dynamical systems with
time-delay. Problems such as stochastic stability, stabilizability under
memory and memoryless state feedback controller and output feedback control,
H-infinity control, filtering and its robustness are treated. Practical
implications of different methods are considered and numerical algorithms are
provided for implementation. All results use the LMI (Linear Matrix
Inequalities) formula which is becoming the standard in control theory.
"Deterministic and Stochastic Time-Delay Systems" provides professionals and
advanced students in control engineering recent results on deterministic and
stochastic time-delay systems. It is an excellent text/reference for
graduate-level engineering students, or a self-study resource for practicing
control engineers and researchers in control engineering.
Published by Birkhäuser Boston
Series: Control Engineering
Hardcover, ISBN: 0-8176-4245-5
March 2002, 480 pages, $79.95
Ordering Information and Full Table of Contents:
http://www.springer-ny.com/detail.tpl?isbn=0817642455
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Contributed by: Seth Barnes,
Foundations of Deterministic and Stochastic Control
Jon Davis, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Control theory has applications to a number of areas in engineering and
communication theory. This introductory text on the subject is fairly self-
contained and aimed primarily at advanced mathematics and engineering
students in various disciplines. The topics covered include realization
problems, linear-quadratic optimal control, stability theory, stochastic
modeling and recursive estimation algorithms in communications and control,
and distributed system modeling.
The fundamentals of both linear control systems as well as stochastic control
are presented in a unique way so that the methods generalize to a useful
class of distributed parameter and nonlinear system models. Additionally, the
interplay between time and frequency domain approaches is emphasized. Topics
covered have a wide range of applicability, and provide background for
further study in the control and communications areas. Students and
practitioners in applied mathematics and engineering will benefit from this
informative and comprehensive text/reference.
Published by Birkhäuser Boston
Series: Systems and Control: Foundations and Applications
Hardcover, ISBN: 0-8176-4257-9
March 2002, 400 pages, $69.95
Ordering Information and Full Table of Contents:
http://www.springer-ny.com/detail.tpl?isbn=0817642579
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Contributed by: Seth Barnes,
Hybrid Dynamical Systems: Controller and Sensor Switching Problems
Andrey Savkin, University of New South Wales
Robin Evans, University of Melbourne
The area of hybrid dynamical systems (HDS) represents a difficult and
exciting challenge to control engineers and is referred to as "the control
theory of tomorrow" because of its future potential for solving problems.
This relatively new discipline bridges control engineering, mathematics, and
computer science. Although there is an emerging literature describing a
number of mathematical models, heuristic algorithms, and stability criteria,
presently there is no systematic theory of HDS. This book focuses on a
comprehensive development of HDS theory in a clear and logical manner,
integrating results by these established authors. The book applies a hybrid
control systems framework to two classical robust control problems, while
presenting a detailed treatment of stability and H-infinity control problems.
Covering recent original results with complete mathematically rigorous
proofs, "Hybrid Dynamical Systems" will appeal to researchers, postgraduate
students, and professionals in control engineering, applied mathematics, and
theoretical computer science. Advanced engineering practitioners and applied
researchers working in the areas of control engineering, signal processing,
communications, and fault detection will also find this self-contained
text/reference an up-to-date resource.
Published by Birkhäuser Boston
Series: Control Engineering
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June 2002, 168 pages, $69.95
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Contributed by: Martin Ruck,
IFAC Proceedings Recently Published
The following IFAC Proceedings volumes have been published recently and are
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Nonlinear Control Systems 2001
St Petersburg, Russia, 4-6 July 2001
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Contributed by: Zoran Gajic,
Linear Dynamic Systems and Signals,
by Professor Zoran Gajic
Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2002.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Linear Systems, p. 1
2. Introduction to Signals, p. 33
Part I: Frequency Domain Techniques
3. Fourier Series and Fourier Transform, p. 71
4. Laplace Transform, p. 143
5. Z-Transform, p. 208
Part II: Time Domain Techniques
6. Convolution, p. 277
7. System Response in the Time Domain, p. 318
8. State Space Approavh, p. 388
Part III: Linear Systems in Electrical Engineering
9. Signals in Digital Signal Processing, p. 459
10.Signals in Communication Ssystems, p. 507
11.Linear Electrical Circuits, p. 538
12.Linaer Control Systems, p. 569
Appendices
A. Linear Algebra, p. 611
B. Some Results from Calculus, p. 619
C. Introduction to MATLAB, p. 622
D. Introductionto Simulink, p. 633
Index, p. 637
>From the Back Cover:
This textbook is written in such a way that after mastering the material
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signal processing, networking, communications, electrical circuits,
electronics, and bioengineering. The book presents all essential results
on linear dynamics systems, explains, verifies, and proves all of them
using elementary mathematics and simple reasoning. Theoretical results
are demonstrated on numerous real world linear systems taken from electrical,
mechanical, aerospace, computer and bioengineering practice. Presentation is
done for both continuous- and discrete-time linear systems using both the
frequency and time domain techniques. Due to its compactness, this textbook
can be used as a self study guide to Linear DYNAMIC Systems and Signals.
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Contributed by: Gabriela Stroian,
Call for Papers European Journal of Control Special Issue:
"Design and optimisation of restricted complexity controllers"
Guest Editors: I. D. Landau, A. Karimi, H. Hjalmarsson
The use of model based control (MBC) combined with robust control design for
dynamic systems of significant dimension leads to controllers of high
complexity. However in many industrial areas there are strong constraints for
the complexity (order) of the controllers to be implemented and therefore the
design of restricted complexity controllers is a very important issue.
Several approaches to this problem can be considered: model or controller
order reduction preserving the stability and the performance of the closed-
loop system, direct design of restricted complexity controller based on high-
order models and the tuning and optimisation of restricted complexity
controllers on the basis of the data acquired on the system.
The objective of the special issue is to give a view of the current state of
the art in the design and optimisation of restricted complexity controllers.
A benchmark problem related to an active suspension system is also provided
(the benchmark is the result of the collaboration between the Institut
d'Automatique of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and the
Laborotoire d'Automatique de Grenoble of Institut National Polytechnique de
Grenoble). The benchmark problem contains all the steps of a control design
problem from data acquisition, modeling and identification, robust controller
design to controller evaluation and final tuning with experiments on the real
system. The objective is to design the simplest controller which meets the
control specifications.The authors are encouraged to give a solution to the
benchmark problem, although the participation in the benchmark is not a
necessary condition for submitting a paper to the special issue. However, an
application of the proposed approaches to the benchmark will give a unified
presentation and facilitate the comparison for the readers.
The information about the paper submission to the special issue as well as
the details of the benchmark problem is available on the web site of European
Journal of Control : http://www-ejc.ensieg.inpg.fr
The deadline for paper submission (submission by e-mail) is May 15, 2002.
The manuscripts should be submitted by e-mail (see instructions for authors)
and the cover message should mention "special issue on design and
optimisation of restricted complexity controllers". Prospective authors are
asked to contact I. D. Landau:
Ioan D. Landau
Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble
ENSIEG, BP 42
38402 Saint Martin d'Heres, France
e-mail: landau@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr
Phone: + (33) (0)4 76 82 63 91 Fax: + (33)(0)4 76 82 63 88
Alireza Karimi
Institut d'Automatique
Ecole Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne
1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
e-mail: alireza.karimi@epfl.ch
Phone: +(41)(0) 21 693 3841 Fax: +(41)(0) 21 693 2574
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Dept. of Signals, Sensors and Systems
Royal Institut of Technology
S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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Contributed by: Xiaoou Tang,
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
Special Issue on Image- and Video-Based Biometrics
CALL FOR PAPERS
The goal of this special issue is to collate the efforts and major
achievements of scientists working on different biometric authentication
techniques in an attempt to contribute to robust solutions to the many
challenging problems in the area. High quality research papers are
solicited to address theoretical as well as practical issues related to
the Special Issue's theme. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
1. Face/Fingerprint/Hand/Iris/Gait/Signature and any other image- and
video-basedbiometrics
2. Multi-modal biometrics and fusion
3. Multi-algorithmic and multi-expert techniques
4. Performance evaluation methodologies, protocols and comparative
benchmark results
5. New devices and applications
Submission Procedure:
To submit a paper to this special issue, authors should follow the
instructions in the Information for Authors on the back cover of a
recent issue of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for
Video Technology. Prospective authors should send manuscripts in pdf
file through email to Prof. Xiaoou Tang at xtang@ie.cuhk.edu.hk.
Important Dates:
Deadline for Manuscript Submission: October 31, 2002
Final Accepted Manuscript Due: May 1, 2003
Expected Publication Date: August 2003
Guest Editors:
Xiaoou Tang
Department of Information Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, Hong Kong
xtang@ie.cuhk.edu.hk
Songde Ma
National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition
Institute of Automation
Chinese Academy of Science
Beijing 100080, China
masd@mail.most.gov.cn
Massimo Tistarelli
Computer Vision Laboratory
DAP - University of Sassari
Via Muroni 25
07100 Sassari - Italy
tista@dist.unige.it
Lawrence O'Gorman
Avaya Labs, Room 1B04
233 Mt. Airy Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA
logorman@avaya.com
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Contributed by: Tamer Basar,
Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics
A NEW INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL APPLIED AND COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS
This is to announce the launching of a new international journal, "Applied
and Computational Mathematics," a joint venture of three scientific
institutions in Azerbaijan: the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku
State University, and Azerbaijan State Economic University. Its aim is to
publish high quality papers on a broad range of topics in computational
and applied mathematics. Among the areas and disciplines to be covered are
control theory, optimization, computational sciences, information
technology, mechatronics, and economic and energy systems. It is managed
by the three Editors-in-Chief: Ali Abbasov (Azerbaijan), Fikret Aliev
(Azerbaijan) and Vladimir Larin (Ukraine), who are assisted by an
International Editorial Board. Names of the board members, and other
information on the journal (including guidelines for paper submission) can
be found at the Web site: http://www.ab.az/
The first issue of Applied and Computational Mathematics will come out
in June 2002, with the following contents:
Message from Honorary Editor ...... T. Basar
On the computation of H-infinity optimal controllers and connections
with IMC-based design ...... H. Ozbay
Functional-technological aspects of realization of access control tasks in
corporative networks ...... A.M.Abbasov, R.M.Alguliyev, R.K.Alekperov
About the antistabilizing solution of the DARE ...... V. B. Larin
Modified optimistic multiversion concurrency control algorithm
in distributed databases ...... A.A. Aliyev, A.I. Yusubov
Concircularly recurrent Weyl spaces ...... H. Demirbuker, A. Ozdeger
Computational algorithms to optimization of buffer allocation strategies
in a packet switching networks ...... A. Z. Melikov, M.I. Fattahova
Some positive results on simultaneous stabilization ...... B. Ozguler,
A.N. Gundes
On a symmetrization of the boundary value problem ...... F.A. Aliev,
V.B. Larin, O. Akin, N. Dogan, H. Sayan, N.A Ismailov
Fault-tolerance synchronization of application processes in distributed
database systems ...... B.E. Dadashev
Well subsurface pump units work mathematical modeling in the oil fields
...... F.A. Aliev, A.N. Abbasov, R.A. Gurbanov, N.B. Nuriyev,
F.A. Guliyev, M. Mutallimov
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Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu,
Contents: Asian Journal of Control
http://www.ajc.org.tw
Contents of Vol.4, No.2 (June 2002)
1. Title: "Robust Analysis of Discrete-Time Lur'e Systems with Slope
Restrictions Using Convex Optimization,"
Authors: David Banjerdpongchai and Hidenori Kimura
2. Title: "Neuro-fuzzy Impact Control (NFIC) for Anti-personnel (AP) Mines
Detection,"
Authors: Ali M. Shahri and Fazel Naghdy
3. Title: "A Dual-type Method Based Algorithm for Nonlinear Large Network
Optimization Problems,"
Authors: Shin-Yeu Lin, Shieh-Shing Lin and Ch'i-Hsin Lin
4. Title: "Right Coprime Factorizations for Single-input Descriptor Linear
Systems: A Simple Numerically Stable Algorithm,"
Authors: Guang-Ren Duan
5. Title: "Robust Analytical Redundancy Relations for Fault Diagnosis in
Nonlinear Systems"
Authors: Alexey Shumsky
6 Title: "Bifurcation Analysis of the Zero Dynamics and the Practical
Stabilization of Nonlinear Minimum-phase Systems,"
Authors: C.I. Byrnes and A. Isidori
7. Title: "Sliding Control with Genetic Algorithm for Mismatched Disturbance,"
Authors: Jeang-Lin Chang, Keh-Tsong Li and Yon-Ping Chen
8. Title: "Adaptive Precision Control of Permanent Magnet Linear Motors,"
Authors: S.N. Huang, K.K. Tan and T.H. Lee
9. Title: "Adaptive Control of Partially Known Systems and Application to
Active Suspensions,"
Authors: Takanori Fukao, Akira Yamawaki and
10.Title: "An Output Tracking VSS Control in the Presence of a Class of
Mismatched Uncertainties,"
Authors: Bore-Kuen Lee and Li-Wei Mau
11.Title: "Discrete Sliding-mode Control of Mimo Linear Systems,"
Authors: Jeang-Lin Chang
12.Title: "Resilient H Control Design for Discrete-time Uncertain Linear
Systems : An Auxiliary System Transformation Approach"
Authors: Jiong-Sang Yee, Jian Liang Wang and Guang-Hong Yang
13.Title: "Simple Recurrent Neural Network-based Adaptive Predictive Control
for Nonlinear Systems,"
Authors: Xiang Li, Zengqiang Chen and Zhuzhi Yuan
14.Title: "PID-Augmented Adaptive Control of a Gyro Mirror LOS System,"
Authors: K.K. Tan, T.H.Lee and C.J. Khoh
Anyone who is also interested in subscribing the journal can contact the
Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Li-Chen Fu (E-mail: lichen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw)
Chinese Automatic Control Society
Dept. of Electrical and Control Eng.
National Chiao Tung Univ.
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
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Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak,
Contents: Automatica, August, 2002
Volume 38, Issue 8
For the cumulative table of contents 1963-present and new submissions
visit http://www.autsubmit.com
Regular papers
G. Calafiore, F. Dabbene
A probabilistic framework for problems with real structured uncertainty in
systems and control
D. Foerstner, M. Jung, J. Lunze
A discrete-event model of asynchronous quantised systems
A.V. Nazin and L. Ljung
Asymptotically optimal smoothing of averaged LMS estimates for regression
parameter tracking
R. Pintelon
Frequency domain subspace identification using nonparametric noise models
S. L. Campbell, K. G. Norton, R. Nikoukhah
Auxiliary signal design for rapid multi-model identification using
optimization
Brief papers
J. P. Hespanha, D. Liberzon, A. S. Morse
Supervision of integral-input-to-state stabilizing controllers
M. C. Campi, A. Lecchini, S. M. Savaresi
Virtual reference feedback tuning: a direct method for the design of
feedback controllers
D. Henry, A. Zolghadri, M. Monsion, S. Ygorra
Off-line robust fault diagnosis using the generalized structured singular
value
J. R. Lawton, R. W. Beard
Synchronized multiple spacecraft rotations
Dan Wang, Jie Huang
Adaptive neural network control for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems
in pure-feedback form
F. Blanchini, P. Giannattasio
Adaptive control of compressor surge instability
J. Zhou, T. Hagiwara
H2 and H(infinity) norm computations of linear continuous-time periodic
systems via the skew analysis of frequency response operators
Wu-Xing Jing, C. R. McInnes
Memoried quasi-time-fuel-optimal feedback control of perturbed double
integrator
G. Garcia, J. Daafouz, J. Bernussou
The infinite time near optimal decentralized regulator problem for
singularly perturbed systems: A convex optimization approach
Zhong-Ping Jiang
Decentralized disturbance attenuating output-feedback trackers for
large-scale nonlinear systems
Yazeng Liu, Shige Peng
Infinite horizon backward stochastic differential equation and exponential
convergence index assignment of stochastic control systems
F. Bullo
Series expansions for analytic systems linear in control
Book reviews
Benedetto Piccoli
Optimal control, by Richard Vinter
Michele Taragna
Identification of time-varying processes, by Maciej Niedzwiecki
Karl Peiffer
Partial stability and control, by V. I. Vorotnikov
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Contributed by: George W Irwin,
IFAC Journal: Control Engineering Practice
ISSN : 0967-0661
Volume : 10
Issue : 5
Date : May-2002
Visit the journal at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/00123
Dead-time compensation for ABR traffic control over ATM networks pp 481-491
F. Gomez-Stern, J.M. Fornes, F.R. Rubio
Model-based and wavelet approaches to induction motor on-line fault
detection pp 493-509
C. Combastel, S. Lesecq, S. Petropol, S. Gentil
Controller design for a real-time air handling unit pp 511-518
Y. Shin, Y.S. Chang, Y. Kim
Observer-based robust failure detection and isolation in greenhouses
pp 519-531
R. Linker, P.O. Gutman, I. Seginer
A modelling and control structure for product quality control in
climate-controlled processing of agro-material pp 533-548
G.J.C. Verdijck, G. van Straten
Force control system design for aerodynamic load simulator pp 549-558
Y. Nam, S.K. Hong
Special section on automated systems based on human skills and
knowledge pp 559
J. Cernetic
Experience-based knowledge management: a cooperative information
systems perspective pp 561-569
M. Jarke
Common work space for human-machine cooperation in air traffic
control pp 571-576
M.P. Pacaux-Lemoine, S. Debernard
Using failure detection and diagnosis methods to detect dangerous
evolutions of the driver behaviour pp 577-583
J.C. Popieul, P. Simon, P. Losleveur
Calendar
pp 585-586
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Contributed by: Gabriela Stroian,
Contents European Journal of Control Vol.8, no. 2, 2002
Editorial
Robust stability analysis for nonlinear sampled-data control systems in a
frequency domain
Y. Okuyama and F. Takemori
Open and closed loop dissipation inequalities under sampling and controller
emulation
D.S. Laila, D. Nesic and A.R. Teel
An iterative LMI method to discrete-time reliable state-feedback controller
design with mixed H_2/H_inf performance
G.H. Yang, J.S. Yee and J.L. Wang
Robust pole assignment in descriptor linear systems via state feedback
G.R. Duan, N.K. Nichols and G.P. Liu
Discussion on the paper by T.J. Owens.
Optimal control of disturbed linear-quadratic differential games
G. Jank and G. Kun
Discussion on the paper by H. Abou-Kandil and G. Freiling.
Infinite dimensional backstepping-style feedback transformations for a heat
equation with an arbitrary level of instability
A. Balogh and M. Krstic
Discussion on the paper by C. Langbort and R. D'Andréa.
INFORMATION
Information on European Journal of Control is available at its home page:
http://www-ejc.ensieg.inpg.fr
Address for submissions:
I.D. Landau
European Journal of Control
Laboratoire d'Automatique
ENSIEG, BP 46
38402 Saint Martin d'Hères
France
E-mail : Ioan-Dore.Landau@inpg.fr
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Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Contributed by: Cheryl Stewart,
Contents: Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
Volume: 47 Issue: 3 , Mar. 2002
A lyapunov approach to incremental stability properties
Angeli, D.
Page(s): 410 -421
Output-input stability and minimum-phase nonlinear systems
Liberzon, D.; Morse, A.S.; Sontag, E.D.
Page(s): 422 -436
Optimal routing control: repeated game approach
La, R.J.; Anantharam, V.
Page(s): 437 -450
Robustness and risk-sensitive filtering
Boel, R.K.; James, M.R.; Petersen, I.R.
Page(s): 451 -461
Homogeneous dynamical systems theory
Ghosh, B.K.; Martin, C.F.
Page(s): 462 -472
On matching conditions for adaptive state tracking control of systems with
actuator failures
Shuhao Chen; Gang Tao; Joshi, S.M.
Page(s): 473 -478
Stability analysis and observer design for neutral delay systems
Zidong Wang; Lam, J.; Burnham, K.J.
Page(s): 478 -483
An adaptive compensator for a class of linearly parameterized systems
Jeng-Tze Huang
Page(s): 483 -486
Remarks on validation of uncertainty models using frequency response data
Guoxiang Gu
Page(s): 486 -490
Mean-square small gain theorem for stochastic control: discrete-time case
Jianbo Lu; Skelton, R.E.
Page(s): 490 -494
Tracking and regulation control of an underactuated surface vessel with
nonintegrable dynamics
Behal, A.; Dawson, D.M.; Dixon, W.E.; Fang, Y.
Page(s): 495 -500
Lyapunov-based switching supervisory control of nonlinear uncertain systems
Angeli, D.; Mosca, E.
Page(s): 500 -505
An adaptive actuator failure compensation controller using output feedback
Gang Tao; Shuhao Chen; Joshi, S.M.
Page(s): 506 -511
Overlapping decompositions and expansions of petri nets
Aybar, A.; Iftar, A.
Page(s): 511 -515
Stability of discrete-time linear systems with markovian jumping parameters
and constrained control
Boukas, E.K.; Benzaouia, A.
Page(s): 516 -521
Adaptive observer for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) linear
time-varying systems
Qinghua Zhang
Page(s): 525 -529
Model abstraction and inclusion principle: a comparison
Stankovic, S.S.; Siljak, D.D.
Page(s): 529 -532
Local convex directions for hurwitz stable polynomials
Ozguler, A.B.; Saadaoui, K.
Page(s): 532 -537
Stable inversion of continuous-time nonlinear systems by finite-difference
methods
Taylor, D.G.; Song Li
Page(s): 537 -542
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Contributed by: Jen Samuels,
Contents Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
Volume 25, Number 3, May-June 2002
Editorial:
Review of the Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, p. 417
Full-Length Papers:
Structural Damage Detection Using Virtual Passive Controllers, p. 419
J.-S. Lew and J.-N. Juang
Time-Varying Linear Pursuit-Evasion Game Models with Bounded Controls, p. 425
T. Shima and J. Shinar
Incremental-Angle and Angular Velocity Estimation Using a Star Sensor p. 433
G. N. Rao, T. K. Alex, M. S. Bhat
Classical/Neural Synthesis of Nonlinear Control Systems, p. 442
S. Ferrari and R. F. Stengel
Rocket Nozzle Flow Control Using a Reduced-Order Computational Fluid Dynamics
Model, p. 449
D. J. Lucia, M. Pachter, P. S. Beran
H Antiwindup Design for Linear Systems Subject to Input Saturation p. 455
Y.-Y. Cao, Z. Lin, D. G. Ward
Fast Implementation of Direct Allocation with Extension to Coplanar
Controls, p. 464
J. A. M. Petersen and M. Bodson
Desensitized Jerk Limited-Time Optimal Control of Multi-Input Systems p. 474
M. Muenchhof and T. Singh
Comparison of Flight Control System Design Methods Using the CONDUIT® Design
Tool, p. 482
M. B. Tischler, J. A. Lee, J. D. Colbourne
Predictor/Flight-Path Display for Manual Longitudinal Control
Improvement, p. 494
G. Sachs and K. Dobler
Robust H2 Design for Lateral Flight Control of Highly Flexible Aircraft
p. 502
D. Alazard
Two-Degree-of-Freedom Control of an Actively Controlled Wind-Tunnel Model,
p. 510
G. Papageorgiou and K. Glover
Phugoid Damping Control, p. 517
M. Pachter and N. J. Schindeler
Online Parameter Estimation Techniques Comparison Within a Fault Tolerant
Flight Control System, p. 528
Y. Song, G. Campa, M. Napolitano, B. Seanor, M. G. Perhinschi
Semi-Analytical Formulas for Launcher Performance Evaluation, p. 538
E. Di Sotto and P. Teofilatto
Identification of the Dominant Ground Handling Characteristics
of a Navy Jet Trainer, p. 546
D. H. Klyde, T. T. Myers, R. E. Magdaleno, J. G. Reinsberg
Guidance and Relative Navigation for Autonomous Rendezvous in a Circular
Orbit, p. 553
H. B. Hablani, M. L. Tapper, D. J. Dana-Bashian
Anatomy of the Constant Radial Thrust Problem, p. 563
M. R. Akella and R. A. Broucke
Epicyclic Motion of Satellites Under Rotating Potential, p. 571
Y. Hashida and P. L. Palmer
Tests of Magnetometer/Sun-Sensor Orbit Determination Using Flight Data, p. 582
H. Jung and M. L. Psiaki
Minimizing the Effects of Transverse Torques During Thrusting
for Spin-Stabilized Spacecraft, p. 591
J. A. Oldenburg and S. G. Tragesser
Engineering Notes:
Increasing the Numerical Robustness of Balanced Model Reduction p. 596
G. J. W. Mallory and D. W. Miller
Spillover Suppression via Eigenstructure Assignment in Large Flexible
Structures, p. 599
J. W. Choi and U. S. Park
Solar Sail Hybrid Trajectory Optimization for Non-Keplerian Orbit
Transfers, p. 602
G. W. Hughes and C. R. McInnes
Optimal Earth-Capture Trajectories Using Electric Propulsion, p. 604
C. A. Kluever
Book Review:
Review of Practical Methods for Optimal Ocntrol Using Nonlinear
Programming, p. 607
I.M. Ross
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Contributed by: Lars Imsland,
Contents: Modeling, Identification and Control, Vol. 23, No. 2, April 2002
S. T. Johansen, "Multi-phase Flow Modeling applied to Metallurgical
Processes" ............................................................ 77
M. Duenas Diez, G. Ausland, M. Fjeld and B. Lie, "Simulation of a
Hydrometallurgical Leaching Reactor Modeled as a DAE system" .......... 93
B. Halvorsen and V. Mathiesen, "Modeling and Simulation of a lab-scale
Fluidised Bed" ......................................................... 117
M. Siljan and M. C. Melaaen, "One-Dimensional Simulation of Clay Drying"
........................................................................ 135
Accumulated index and more information about MIC is available at
http://www.itk.ntnu.no/mic/mic.html.
MIC is now available online for subscribers and for others on a
pay-per-view basis, at EBSCO Online, http://www.ebsco.com/online/
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Contributed by: Shuzhi Sam Ge,
The 2003 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLIGENT CONTROL
October 5-8, 2003
The Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas, USA
The IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC) is an annual
event sponsored by The IEEE Control Systems Society. The theme of ISIC'03 is
Intelligent Control of Complex Systems. The conference program committee
solicits high-quality papers containing original contributions in all areas
of theory and applications of control, specifically Intelligent Control.
REGULAR PAPER SUBMISSION
Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their papers electronically
through the following web site:
http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~isic2003/submission.htm.
Standard submission by regular airmail is only accepted as a last resort
option and is accomplished by sending five copies of the complete
manuscript by January 31, 2003. For both types of submission, the first
page of each manuscript must contain the title of the paper, the names
and affiliations of the authors and four keywords/phrases. In addition,
please identify the corresponding author giving full contact information,
including fax and e-mail, if available, to whom all communications will
be sent. Regular papers, if submitted via airmail, should be addressed
to the Program Chair Shuzhi Sam Ge.
INVITED SESSIONS
The Program Committee also solicits proposals for invited sessions within
the technical scope of the conference, such as mechatronics, intelligent
automations, intelligent sensors, intelligent servo control and etc.
Each proposal for an invited session should describe the theme and scope
of the proposed session and how the papers form a cohesive and
complementary group in the session topic. One session typically contains
five-to-six papers. The proposal must contain the title and theme of the
session and a list of paper titles, names and email addresses of the
corresponding authors. Session proposals must be submitted online through
http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~isic2003/session-invited.htm
by December 15, 2002. After this date, invited sessions proposals can
still be accepted as long as they are accompanied with full papers.
Any inquiries regarding the invited sessions should addressed to one of
the Invited Sessions Co-Chairs Max Meng (max.meng@ualberta.ca) and
Jie Huang (jhuang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk).
WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS
The Program Committee is also soliciting proposals for workshops and
tutorials related to the theme and general interests of the conference.
Tutorial/wokshops on Embedded Systems, Agent-Based Control, Distributed
Control and intelligent computing from internationally known researchers
are solicited and under organization. Persons interested in organizing
a pre-conference workshop or tutorial should contact the Workshop Chair
Kevin Moore (moorek@ece.usu.edu).
IMPORTANT DATES
Jan. 31, 2003 Regular Papers, Invited Session & Workshop Proposals Due
March 31, 2003 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
May 31, 2003 Final Camera-Ready Papers Due
CONFERENCE WEB SITE AND CONTACTS
The official conference web site is located at:
http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~isic2003
For general inquiries, please contact Gary G. Yen, General Chair at
gyen@ceat.okstate.edu
For program inquiries, please contact Shuzhi Sam Ge, Program Chair at
elegesz@nus.edu.sg
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Contributed by: Janos Gertler,
5th IFAC Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety
of Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS 2003
Washington, D.C., USA
June 9-11, 2003
http://safeproc.gmu.edu
safeproc@iris.gmu.edu
General Chair: Janos Gertler, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
IPC Chair: Marcel Staroswiecki, University of Lille, Lille, France
Symposium Editor : N. Eva Wu, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA
SCOPE
The subjects of the symposium include: Fault detection and diagnosis in
linear/nonlinear systems; Model-based methods using observers, parity
relations and identification; Statistical methods in fault diagnosis;
Qualitative and hybrid modeling; Computational intelligence techniques;
Reliability; Fault tolerant control and system design; System monitoring and
supervision; Condition-based maintenance; Case studies and industrial
applications.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Contributed papers and invited session proposals are solicited. All
submissions must be electronic, using the symposium website. Contributed
papers must comply with the standard IFAC conference format and should not
exceed 6 two-column pages. For detailed formatting instructions, see the
IFAC Publications website
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ifac
Papers may be uploaded as .ps or .pdf files. Authors need to contact the
symposium website, fill out a paper data form and upload their papers.
For each paper, a Copyright Transfer Form must be filled out and signed. The
blank form can be downloaded from the symposium website. The completed and
signed forms should be (air)mailed, at the time of draft paper submission, to
N. Eva Wu, Symposium Editor
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Invited session proposals must contain a list of six papers (titles and
authors) and a description of the subject, its significance, and the
relevance of each paper to the session theme. To propose a session, one needs
to contact the symposium website and fill out a data form. The system then
assigns an Invited Session Number. The organizer of the session has to
communicate this number to all authors in the session.
Invited papers must be submitted in full, following the same rules described
above for contributed papers. Authors need to refer to the number of the
invited session when filling out the paper data form. The Program Committee
will only consider an invited session proposal if at least 4 of its papers
have been submitted by the deadline.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of draft papers and session proposals October 15, 2002
Notification of acceptance/ rejection February 15, 2003
Submission of final papers and summaries April 1, 2003
Early registration April 15, 2003
For more information, please visit: http://safeproc.gmu.edu
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Contributed by: A. Astolfi,
2nd IFAC Workshop on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control
3-5 April 2003
Seville, Spain
http://www.esi2.us.es/~lhmnlc03/
SCOPE
This is the second of a series of IFAC Workshops initiated in 2000.
The first workshop, chaired and organized by Profs. N. Leonard and
R. Ortega, was held in Princeton in March 2000.
New technologies have created engineering problems where successful
controller designs must account for nonlinear effects, yet existing
theory for general nonlinear systems often proves insufficient. Moreover,
most of the existing nonlinear control design methods do not take into
account the physical properties of the system and tend to
compensate for any nonlinear effect. However, it has been recognised that
nonlinearities are not necessarily a drawback and several beneficial
nonlinear phenomena exist.
The workshop will present new approaches to nonlinear control that exploit
the structure and the properties of mechanical and electromechanical system,
namely the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian structure. This workshop will cover new
developments in nonlinear control theory, design methods and applications
where techniques have been effectively tailored to exploit the mechanical and
electromechanical system structure. The workshop program will include
contributed papers as well as a number of invited papers by leading
international authorities. In-depth discussions by all participants on basic
problems and future directions will be encouraged.
Topics to be covered include among others: control of mechanical, electro-
mechanical & electrical systems; control of autonomous vehicles, Hamiltonian
and Lagrangian control systems; use of symplectic, Poisson and Dirac
structures in control; role of symmetry, reduction and integrability in
control; analysis of global phase space structure and qualitative phenomena
with application to control; effect of physical and feedback-controlled
dissipation; nonholonomic control systems; geometric nonlinear control;
tracking and regulation; infinite dimensional systems; control of mechanical
and electromechanical systems in the presence of delays.
Important Deadlines
Submission of draft papers: 30 November, 2002
Notification of acceptance: 15 January, 2003
Final paper submission: 15 February, 2003
Further information may be found on the workshop web site:
http://www.esi2.us.es/~lhmnlc03/
Contact address:
Silvia Vallejo. Workshop Secretariat
Depto. de Ing. de Sistemas y Automática
Escuela Superior de Ingenieros
Camino de los Descubrimientos s/n
41092 Sevilla, SPAIN
Phone: +34 95 4487386 Fax: +34 95 4487340
Email: lhmnlc03@esi.us.es
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Contributed by: Zhengtao Ding,
4th Int'l Conf. on Control & Automation
Montreal, Canada
Call for Papers
The 4th International Conference on Control and Automation, ICCA'03, will be
held on June 10 - 12, 2003, in Montreal, Canada. The conference is jointly
organized by IEEE Control Chapter, Singapore and IEEE Montreal Section. It
creates a forum for scientists, engineers and practitioners throughout the
world to present the latest research, results and ideas in all areas of
control and automation.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:
Submit your full paper or extended summary of about 1000 words through email
(postscript or PDF file) or regular mail (three hard copies) to:
Professor Lihua Xie
Program Chair, ICCA'03
School of EEE, BLK S2
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore 639798
Fax: (65)-6792-0415; Email: icca03@ntu.edu.sg
Proposals for invited and special sessions in the related areas are also
solicited. All materials must be written in English, and a paper should be
submitted only if you intend to present the paper in the conference. The
extended summary should contain sufficient details including key concepts and
novel features of the work. It should include the title, name(s) of author
(s), mailing address, affiliation, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail
address, wherever possible.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of Extended Summary: December 15, 2002
Notification of Acceptance: January 31, 2003
Submission of Final Papers: March 15, 2003
Conference: June 10-12, 2003
Official Web Site: http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~icca03/
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Contributed by: Alexander Fradkov,
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "PHYSICS AND CONTROL" (PhysCon 2003)
August, 20-22, 2003, Saint-Petersburg, RUSSIA ( www.physcon.ru )
Organized by:
- St.Petersburg Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences
- St.Petersburg Group of Russian National Committee of Automatic Control
- St.Petersburg Informatics and Control Society
- Institute for Problems of Mechanical Engineering of RAS
- St.Petersburg State University
IN COOPERATION WITH (pending):
- THE INTERNATIIONAL UNION OF PURE AND APPLIED PHYSICS (IUPAP)
- THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS (IUTAM)
- THE IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS SOCIETY
- THE IEEE CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS SOCIETY
SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE:
During last decade there was a tremendous growth of scientific activities in
the fields related to both Physics and Control theory: nonlinear dynamics,
micro- and nanotechnologies, self-organization and complexity, etc.
New horizons were opened and new exciting applications emerged. Experts
with different background starting to work together need better mutual
understanding to achieve deeper insight into new problems and to jointly
discover new frontiers of science.
The Conference "Physics and Control" will be the first international
conference focusing on the borderland between Physics and Control with
emphasis on both theory and applications.
Topics for the Conference PaC'03 include but are not limited to: Nonlinear
dynamics and control; Quantum information and control; Control of
bifurcations, oscillations and chaos; Modeling and identification of physical
systems; Complexity and adaptivity; Synchronization in micro- and macroworld;
Self-organization and control of nanostructures; Microelectromechanical
systems; Applications in science and technology (control of lasers, plasma,
turbulence, chaotic mixing, control in chemistry, biology, medicine).
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Co-Chairs:
The Nobel Laureat 2000 in Physics, Academician of RAS, Zh.I.ALFEROV
(Ioffe Institute, St.Petersburg, Russia),
Academician of RAS, V.G.PESHEKHONOV
(CSRI Elektropribor, St.Petersburg, Russia)
NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
A.Fradkov(Chair), B.Andrievsky, A.Churilov, V.Shiegin, V.Smirnova,
D.Tomchin (Secretary)
SUBMISSION:
The Organizing Committee invites the prospective authors to submit their
full text draft papers (4-6 two-column pages) by December 15, 2002 to the
Organizing Committee. All contributions will be subject to reviewing.
The title should be followed by the authors' names, affiliations,
addresses (including FAX and E-mail address) and abstracts (60-100 words).
Electronic submission in PDF or PS formats is preferable.
Site for electronic submission will be launched in September, 2002.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for submission: December 15, 2002.
Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2003.
Camera ready copy: May 15, 2003.
Conference: August 20-22, 2003.
LOCATION:
St.Petersburg is located in the mouth of Neva river near the Finnish Gulf of
the Baltic Sea. There are daily flights of major international carriers to
the International airport "Pulkovo" of St.Petersburg. It also can be reached
from Helsinki, Finland by plane (0.5 hours) or by train (4 hours).
ADDRESS OF ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Prof.A.L.Fradkov, Institute for Problems of Mechanical Engineering
61 Bolshoy ave. V.O., 199178, St.Petersburg, RUSSIA
Tel: +7(812)321-4766, Fax: +7(812)321-4771
E-mail: info@physcon.ru http://www.physcon.ru
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Contributed by: Joachim Rosenthal,
Fifteenth International Symposium on
MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS
MTNS 2002
http://www.nd.edu/~mtns/
MTNS 2002 will be held on the campus of the University of Notre Dame
from Monday August 12 through Friday August 16, 2002. The symposium
program will include plenary lectures, special topic invited lectures,
mini-symposia, mini-courses, special topic sessions and contributed
papers.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Early Registration Date: June 15, 2002
Conference dates: August 12-16, 2002
PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Anthony Bloch (University of Michigan),
William Helton (University of California),
Bruce Hajek (University of Illinois),
Gilbert Strang (MIT),
Eduardo Sontag (Rutgers University).
During MTNS 2002 there will be several Mini-symposia which
consist of a sequence of sessions and mini-courses.
Mini-symposia will be in the areas:
1. Biological systems (organizers Mark Alber, Raimund Ober)
2. Communication systems (organizers David Forney, Brian Marcus)
3. Control and Computation (organizers Paul Van Dooren,
Uwe Helmke, Volker Mehrmann)
4. Financial systems (organizers Hans Schumacher, Michael
Taksar)
5. Multi-dimensional systems (organizers Krzysztof Galkowski,
Eric Rogers, Victor Vinnikov)
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Contributed by: Wei Kang,
Symposium of New Trends in Nonlinear Dynamics and Control,
and their Applications
Oct 18-19, 2002
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, USA
AIMS AND SCOPE
It is our pleasure to announce the symposium on "New Trends in Nonlinear
Dynamics and Control, and their Applications." The symposium is being
organized in conjunction with the 60th birthday of Professor Arthur J.
Krener. The symposium will be held at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
in Monterey, California, from October 18 (Friday) to October 19 (Saturday),
2002. More details useful for attendees of conferences at the Naval
Postgraduate School can be found at
http://ocl.nps.navy.mil/npsconferences.
SUBMISSION
The symposium will include several invited talks of 50 minutes and a series
of shorter contributed presentations (approximately 20 minutes each). Those
wishing to give a presentation will need to provide a full abstract prior to
the meeting. The abstract should cover the contribution of the paper in
depth, but should not be longer than four pages. See conference website for
"format". In order to have the abstracts available at the time of the meeting,
they must be submitted by September 3, 2002. Please submit the Postscript or
PDF file of your full "formatted" abstract to: wkang@nps.navy.mil.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
A limited amount of funding is available for the support of participants.
Priority will be given to junior researchers and underrepresented groups
(women and minority scientists). Please check the website for information,
and apply by sending an e-mail to Prof. Xiao (mxiao@math.siu.edu) before
August 31, 2002.
REQUIRED PASSPORT INFORMATION
Navy regulations require us to provide additional information on all
attendees who are not U.S. citizens prior to their visit. If you are not a US
citizen, please provide the following information ASAP:
Full name (as it appears on your passport)
Date of birth
Place of birth
Passport number
Country of residence
Citizenship
Employer (if applicable)
Please forward this information to borges@nps.navy.mil by August 1, 2002.
SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS
Prof. Wei Kang
Naval Postgraduate School, wkang@nps.navy.mil, 831-656-3337
Prof. Carlos Borges
Naval Postgraduate School, borges@nps.navy.mil, 831-656-2124
Prof. MingQing Xiao
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, mxiao@math.siu.edu,
618-453-6572
DEADLINES
Non-US Citizen passport information: August 1, 2002
Abstract of Presentation: September 3, 2002
Completed paper submission: TBA
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Contributed by: Ahmad Lotfi,
4th Int Conference on RECENT ADVANCES IN SOFT COMPUTING (RASC2002)
12 & 13 December 2002
Nottingham, United Kingdom
http://www.rasc2002.info
INTRODUCTION
The 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Soft Computing,
RASC2002, will be held at Nottingham Trent University, on December 12-13,
2002. This international two-day conference is intended to provide a forum
for researchers and engineers to report key advancements and exchange state-
of-the-art knowledge and experience in the field of "Soft Computing".
RASC2002 will cover the theory and application of soft computing techniques
namely; neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolutionary computing and complex
systems.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Fuzzy Logic and Systems, Neural Networks, Hybrid Systems, Genetic Algorithms,
Evolutionary Computing, Smart Engineering, Smart Adaptive Systems, Intelligent
Control Systems, Neuro-Fuzzy Systems, Fuzzy Decision Making, Genetic
Programming, Fuzzy Modelling, Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Training,
Rough Sets and Data Mining.
Application areas may include, but are not limited to: Engineering Design and
Manufacturing, Financial Services, Data Analysis, Signal Processing, Robots
and Agents, Databases, Medicine, Information Systems, Networking, Multimedia
Systems, E-commerce and E-learning, Process Monitoring and Diagnosis
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Conference Chair:
Dr Ahmad Lotfi
School of Engineering
Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street, NG1 4BU
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (115) 848-6429 - Fax: 44 (115) 848-6166
Email: ahmad.lotfi@ntu.ac.uk
Conference Co-Chairs:
Dr. Bob John, De Montfort University, UK
Email: rij@dmu.ac.uk
Dr. Jon Garibaldi, De Montfort University, UK
Email: jong@dmu.ac.uk
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Prospective authors are invited to submit an extended abstract, minimum of 1
and maximum of 2 pages, on the topics indicated and others falling within the
scope of the conference. All extended abstracts must be submitted by email if
possible. They should be submitted to the Conference Secretary. Alternatively
send two copies of the extended abstract by Fax or Mail to the Conference
Secretary. Template files are available on the conference web site to help
preparation of the manuscript.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
Proposal for special sessions or workshops are welcome. Prospective
organisers are requested to send a session proposal to the Chair of the
conference as soon as possible and not later than August 2, 2002. A session
should consist of 4-5 papers. The registration fee of the session organizer
will be waived, if at least 4 authors of invited papers register to the
conference.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
See conference website for registration rates and information.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of Extended Abstracts: July 12, 2002
Notification of Acceptance: September 2, 2002
Final Manuscript Due: September 30, 2002
Special Session Proposal: August 2, 2002
Conference: December 12-13, 2002
CONFERENCE SECRETARY
Mrs Doreen Corlett,
School of Engineering
Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street, NG1 4BU
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (115) 848-2301, Fax:44 (115) 848-6506
Email: doreen.corlett@ntu.ac.uk
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