E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 65, January 3, 1994
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
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Siep Weiland
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
the Netherlands
Fax +31-40-434582
Contents
1. Editorial
2. Personals
3. General announcements
3.1 MATLAB Primer, 3rd Ed. Available
3.2 IEEE Newletter for Women in Engineering
4. Books
4.1 Variable structure and Lyapunov control
5a. Faculty positions
5a.1 Dept. Electrical Eng., Princeton University
5a.2 Dept. Electrical Eng., Yale University
5a.3 Applied Analysis Position at NCSU
5a.4 Dept. head, Dept. of Mathematics, Statistics and Comp. Science
The University of Illinois at Chicago
5a.5 Positions Industrial control centre
University of Westminster, London
5a.6 Department of Mathematics, Arizona State University
5b. Ph.D. and Postdoctoral positions
5b.1 Depts. Electrical Eng. and Computer Science and Eng.,
University of Texas at Arlington
5b.2 Dept. of Mathematics and the Center for Research in Scientific
Computation at North Carolina State University
5b.3 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow
5b.4 Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland
6. SCAD update
7. Journals
7.1 Table of Contents SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
7.2 Table of Contents SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
7.3 Table of Contents Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing
7.4 Table of Contents Automatica
7.5 Table of Contents Lin. Alg. and its Appl.
7.6 Table of contents for SIAM J. on Computing
7.7 Table of contents SIAM Review
8. Conferences
8.1 5th MICROCOMPUTER School, Computer Vision and Graphics
8.2 IEEE Workshop on VLSI signal processing
8.3 International Workshop on low power design
8.4 Rensselaer's Intnl. Conf. on Computer Integrated
Manufacturing & Automation Technology
8.5 30th COSPAR MEETING, Hamburg, Germany
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Rob Vingerhoeds has moved from the University of Gent to
Delft University of Technology. His new address is:
Rob Vingerhoeds
Delft University of Technology
Faculty of Technical Mathematics and Informatics
Knowledge Based Systems Group
Julianalaan 132
2628 BL Delft
The Netherlands
Tel. +31-15-78.46.98
Fax. +31-15-78.71.41
E-mail vingerhoeds@twi.tudelft.nl
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Contributed by: Kermit Sigmon
MATLAB Primer, Third Edition
The Third Edition of the MATLAB Primer is now available. It is
based on version 4.0/4.1 of MATLAB and reflects an extensive revision
of the Second Edition. It is available via anonymous FTP from:
Address: math.ufl.edu Directory: pub/matlab File: primer.tex
or
Address: ftp.mathworks.com Directory: pub/doc/primer File: primer.tex
Also available at these FTP sites are the PostScript file primer.ps
and both
English (primer35.tex,primer35.ps) and
Spanish (primer35sp.tex, primer35sp.ps)
versions of the Second Edition of the Primer, which was based on
version 3.5 of MATLAB. The Spanish translation is by Celestino
Montes, University of Seville, Spain. A Spanish translation of the
Third Edition is under development.
The MATLAB Primer was written to help students begin to use MATLAB.
It is intended to serve as an introduction to and *not* a manual for
MATLAB. While its primary purpose is for use in courses which
require use of MATLAB, it could, of course, serve as an introduction
to MATLAB for others. It is intended to be distributed via a local
copy center.
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Contributed by: Carla Schwartz
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IEEE WOMEN-IN-ENGINEERING
Issue No. 1
December, 1993
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The IEEE Steering Committee on Women in Engineering
publishes this electronic newsletter to focus on the
activities of women in our profession. Those wishing to
contribute articles should send via e-mail to:
b.ettinger@ieee.org
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Contents:
[01.01] IEEE MOVES AHEAD ON WOMEN-IN-ENGINEERING
Board of Directors approves seven-point
project plan for women in engineering initiative
spearheaded by 1993 President Martha Sloan.
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Contributed by: Alan Zinober
VARIABLE STRUCTURE AND LYPAUNOV CONTROL
LECTURE NOTES IN CONTROL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES 193
Alan S.I. Zinober (Ed.)
Springer-Verlag London Ltd 1994
UKP 42.00; USD 78.00; DM 114
420 pages
ISBN 3-540-19869-5 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York
ISBN 0-387-19869-5 Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg
Summary:
This book covers a wide range of up-to-date sliding mode Variable
Structure Control (VSC) and Lyapunov Control research and design
techniques, for the robust control of uncertain systems. In direct
contrast to most adaptive controllers these deterministic controllers
employ fixed nonlinear feedback control functions, which operate
effectively over a specified magnitude range of system parameter
variations and disturbances. For a certain matched class of nonlinear
and time-varying parameter variations and disturbances, complete
invariance to system uncertainty can be achieved. The book consists of
eighteen chapters covering topics which discuss, amongst many other
aspects, the theoretical and practical design of controllers for
uncertain multivariable systems, novel algebraic approaches for sliding
mode control, observer-control systems, discrete-time control and the
stabilizing VSC of uncertain infinite-dimensional systems. The main
areas of application of the deterministic control of uncertain systems
include electric motor drives, robotics, flight and space systems,
automotive engine control, magnetic levitation, power electronics and
chemical processes; many of these are described in the book. This book
should be of great interest to control engineers, advanced undergraduate
and graduate control students, and applied mathematicians.
The eighteen chapters are:
1. An Introduction to Sliding Mode Variable Structure Control
Alan S.I. Zinober
2. An Algebraic Approach to Sliding Mode Control
Hebertt Sira-Ramirez
3. Robust Tracking with a Sliding Mode
Raymond Davies, Christopher Edwards and Sarah K. Spurgeon
4. Sliding Surface Design in the Frequency Domain
Hideki Hashimoto and Yusuke Konno
5. Sliding Mode Control in Discrete-Time and Difference Systems
Vadim I. Utkin
6. Generalized Sliding Modes for Manifold Control of Distributed
Parameter Systems
Sergey Drakunov and Umit Ozguner
7. Digital Variable Structure Control with Pseudo-Sliding Modes
Xinghuo Yu
8. Robust Observer-Controller Design for Linear Systems
Hebertt Sira-Ramirez, Sarah K. Spurgeon and Alan S.I. Zinober
9. Robust Stability Analysis and Controller Design with Quadratic
Lyapunov Functions
Martin Corless
10. Universal Controllers: Nonlinear Feedback and Adaptation
Eugene P. Ryan
11. Lyapunov Stabilization of a Class of Uncertain Affine Control Systems
David P. Goodall
12. The Role of Morse-Lyapunov Functions in the Design of Nonlinear Global
Feedback Dynamics
Efthimios Kappos
13. Polytopic Coverings and Robust Stability Analysis via Lyapunov
Quadratic Forms
Francesco Amato, Franco Garofalo and Luigi Glielmo
14. Model-Following VSC Using an Input-Output Approach
Giorgio Bartolini and Antonella Ferrara
15. Combined Adaptive and Variable Structure Control
Alexander A. Stotsky
16. Variable Structure Control of Nonlinear Systems: Experimental
Case Studies
D. Dan Cho
17. Applications of VSC in Motion Control Systems
Ahmet Denker and Okyay Kaynak
18. VSC Synthesis of Industrial Robots
Karel Jezernik, Boris Curk and Joze Harnik
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Contributed by: S. Verdu
Tenure track position Princeton University
Princeton University: The Department of Electrical Engineering invites
applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistent Professor level.
Candidates are sought in the area of Information Sciences and Systems:
Control, Systems, Communications and Signal and Image Processing.
Applicants should have an earned Ph.D., demonstrated research ability and
a strong interest in graduate and undergraduate teaching. Applications
should include a detailed resume and the names of references. Submissions
should be mailed to Prof. Stuart Schwartz, Chairman Depart. of Electrical
Engineering, Princeton University, NJ 08544.
Princeton is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Contributed by: Steve Morse
YALE UNIVERSITY
Electrical Engineering
The Department of Electrical Engineering invites applications for
faculty positions at the Assistant or Term Associate Professorial
level in the Signals/Communications/Systems area
including telecommunications, interactive graphics, imaging science,
signal analysis & synthesis, and intelligent systems, with preference
given to those research activities which overlap some aspects of
computer engineering.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer
Science, Applied Math, or a closely related field, and should exhibit
outstanding research accomplishments and a commitment to teaching.
Close collaboration with the existing research groups in the
aforementioned areas and interaction with the adjacent Department of
Computer Science are expected.
Please send curriculum vita, including names, addresses, telephone
numbers, and email addresses (if available) of at least three
references, to Professor T.P. Ma, Chair, Department of Electrical
Engineering, Yale University, 15 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT
06520-8284. Applications are accepted up to March 15, 1994. Yale
University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
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Contributed by: Kazufumi Ito (kito@crsc1.math.ncsu.edu)
Applied Analysis Position at NCSU
The Department of Mathematics at North Carolina State University expects
to make a tenure-track/tenured faculty appointment in applied analysis.
Strong preference will be given to candidates in applied functional
analysis, partial differential equations, or applied probability and
stochastic processes. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant
Professor or above, and will start July 1, 1994. The applicant should
have substantial experience beyond the Ph.D. (i.e., tangible records of
significant research contributions and outstanding teaching).
In addition to strong representation in pure mathematics, the department
has an outstanding group of applied mathematicians in the areas of control
and optimization, numerical analysis, ordinary and partial differential
equations, and probability and stochastic processes. Much of the research
in these areas is analysis/functional analysis-based, and the successful
applicant will be expected to interact with members of the applied
mathematics group.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to become a member of
the Center for Research in Scientific Computation, which facilitates
interaction between the faculty in the Mathematics Department and other
research institutions and industry.
Applicants should send a vita and have three letters of recommendation sent
to Professor H.T. Banks, Director, Center for Research in Scientific
Computation, Box 8205, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-
8205. Phone: 919-515-5289. E-mail: crsc@math.ncsu.edu. On January 15,
1994, we will begin to select candidates from the pool of complete
applications.
North Carolina State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative
action employer. In its commitment to diversity and equity, North Carolina
State University seeks applications from women, minorities, and the
disabled.
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Contributed by: Floyd B. Hanson
DEPARTMENT HEAD
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
The Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science at the
University of Illinois at Chicago seeks applicants for the position of Head.
The Department enjoys an AMS Group I classification, and has 68 faculty and
over 200 graduate students. Major research programs include applied
mathematics, mathematical computer science, mathematics education,
probability and statistics, and pure mathematics. Located in the heart of
Chicago, UIC is a research university with 16,000 undergraduate, 5,000
graduate, and 3,000 professional students.
The Head is the chief administrative officer of the Department, with
responsibility for instructional programs, administrative, budgetary,
promotion, and recruitment matters. The Head is expected to provide
leadership in the further development of research, teaching, and public
service. The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate and be
eligible for appointment at the rank of full professor. A strong record in
research and university teaching, a demonstrated commitment to equality of
opportunity, and substantial leadership and organizational skills are
required. Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
The desired appointment date is August 21, 1994.
Applications should be received by February 1, 1994 to receive full
consideration, although the search will proceed until the position is
filled.
Materials, including a full curriculum vitae and names and addresses of four
references, should be directed to:
Professor Vera Pless
Search Committee for Department Head
c/o College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, m/c 228
The University of Illinois at Chicago
601 South Morgan Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7104
UIC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
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Contributed by: Prof J. R Leigh
INDUSTRIAL CONTROL CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, LONDON.
5 POSITIONS
The Industrial Control Centre has 5 vacancies as follows :
Reader (to 32,256 U.K. pounds) :
to undertake and supervise research, to
build industrial contacts and to develop
Masters and short courses. (ref.304/ES)
Advanced Control Club Manager (to 32,256 U.K. pounds) :
To manage a government supported technology
transfer club transferring research results
to industry. (ref. 304/ES)
Engineers for the Advanced Control Club (3 posts to 26,028 U.K. pounds) :
To undertake applied research in modelling,
control, AI and real-time systems within
the framework of the Advanced Control Club
to achieve transferral of research results
to industry. (ref. 303/ES)
Please send your CV to Kathy Morgan, Personnel Department,
University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London, W1M 8JS.
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Contributed by: Matthias Kawski (kawski@math.la.asu.edu)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY
Arizona State University
Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at Arizona State University invites
applications for tenure track / tenured positions at the Assistant
Professor / Associate Professor level, pending budgetary approval,
beginning in the fall semester 1994 or the fall semester 1995.
Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in mathematics and are
expected to have a strong commitment to education on all levels
and a strong research record. Candidates should show a strong
interest in instruction on an introductory level in a large
public university environment. Candidates at the Associate
Professor level must have a proven record of outstanding
achievements in research and teaching. Preference will be given
to candidates in the areas of applied analysis, control theory
and functional analysis.
The main campus of Arizona State University has approximately
43,000 students and is located in the rapidly growing metropolitan
Phoenix area, which provides a wide variety of recreational and
cultural opportunities. The Department of Mathematics currently
has 56 full time faculty members. Departmental computing
facilities include a networked cluster of highend workstations
as well as several graphics computers. In addition, access is
provided to the university=F9s central computing facilities
which include a massively parallel super computer.
Applicants should send their resume and arrange for at least three
letters of recommendation be sent to:
Christian Ringhofer, Chair
Department of Mathematics
Box 871804
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona 85287-1804
Review of applications will begin December 1, 1993. The application
deadline will be extended on a month to month basis until positions
are filled.
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Contributed by: F.L. Lewis
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS IN
ROBOTICS, INTELLIGENT CONTROL, AND PLANNING
The Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
and Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington invite
applications for NSF Graduate Research Assistantships in the areas
of planning and control for robotics and manufacturing automation.
Candidates must have coursework and/or experience in modern control
theory, artificial intelligence, or intelligent control. GRAs will
pursue the Ph.D. degree and conduct research at UTA's Automation
and Robotics Research Institute. Only U.S. citizens or permanent
residents are eligible. Minorities and women are encouraged to
apply. The stipend is $14,000/year plus remission of tuition and
fees.
A letter of application, current curriculum vitae, and up-to-
date transcript should be submitted to:
Professor F. L. Lewis, NSF GRT
Automation and Robotics Research Institute
The University of Texas at Arlington
7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S
Ft. Worth, Texas 76118
817-794-5972, fax 817-794-5952
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Contributed by: Kazufumi Ito (kito@crsc1.math.ncsu.edu)
Announcement of Postdoctoral Positions
The Department of Mathematics and the Center for Research in Scientific
Computation at North Carolina State University expect to make several
post-doctoral appointments for the following positions (the availability of
positions is contingent upon fundings), starting July 1, 1994.
1. Two year Visiting Assistant Professorships in the department.
The department is interested in applicants who work in research areas
of ordinary differential equation, algebra, symbolic computation and
analysis.
2. The appointments in the Center will be in the area of applied mathematics
and scientific computation. The research interests of the Center include
mathematical modeling, analysis and control of partial differential
equations,
numerical optimization, computational fluids and flow control and
high-performance computation and biomathematics. The successful applicants
will be involved in research programs between the Center and other research
groups at NCSU which offer a unique opportunity for post-doctoral research on
mathematical projects arising in industrial/governmental laboratories.
Applicants should send a vita and brief description of research interests and
have three letters of recommendation sent to Professor K. Ito, Department
of Mathematics, Box 8205, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
27695-8205. Applications will be considered at any time after January 15,
1994, as funding becomes available.
North Carolina State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative
action
employer. In its commitment to diversity and equity, North Carolina State
University seeks applications from women, minorities, and the disabled.
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Contributed by: Rafal W Zbikowski
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN NEURAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Glasgow
Scotland
It is expected that in the very near future approval will be
obtained for a research fellowship post in neural control systems.
The post is in connection with a three-year EC funded Basic Research
Project in the ESPRIT framework, and the start date is 1 April 1994.
The project is entitled Neural Adaptive Control Technology.
The project is in collaboration with Daimler-Benz Systems Technology
Research, Berlin, Germany. The opportunity will exist for close
cooperation with Daimler-Benz.
A study of the fundamental properties of neural network based
adaptive control systems will be carried out, where possible
exploiting the link with traditional adaptive control systems. A
major aim is to develop a systematic engineering procedure for
designing neural controllers for nonlinear dynamic systems. The
techniques developed will be evaluated on concrete industrial
problems.
To apply for this post send three copies of a CV, list of
publications, description of research interests and names and
addresses of two referees to Professor P J Gawthrop, Mechanical
Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland. The
deadline for receipt of applications is 24 January 1994.
Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Professor
Gawthrop (Tel: + 44 41 339 8855, ext 4960, Email:
P.Gawthrop@mech.gla.ac.uk)
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Contributed by: Susan Frazier
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
For Ph.D. recipients in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, and
Related Areas
The Institute for Systems Research is an interdisciplinary research unit of
the University of Maryland and Harvard University. Located at the University
of Maryland, College Park, the Institute adheres to the central theme of
conducting advanced interdisciplinary research in the analysis and design of
high performance complex automation and information systems. Thrust areas
emphasized are:
o Intelligent Control Systems
o Communication and Signal Processing
o Systems Integration
The Institute's research programs are at the forefront of advances in modern
systems engineering, and they incorporate sophisticated analytical and
computational methods with progressive experimental and modeling techniques.
A multi-disciplinary team of outstanding scientists and engineers is pursuing
in-depth studies in the implications and applications of modern computer
technology to control and communication systems technologies. Extensive
industrial collaboration is an integral part of the program.
Projects encompass a diverse set of systems problems, including the design of
dextrous robotic manipulators with vision, tactile and force sensors; the
operations management of chemical plants; the realization of sophisticated
signal processing and understanding algorithms on micro-electronic chips; the
design, management and performance evaluation of communication networks; the
modeling and design of advanced aircraft and spacecraft; the management and
the information integration of the flexibly-automated factories of the
future.
Departments participating in the research of Institute for Systems Research
include Aerospace Engineering, Business & Management, Chemical Engineering,
Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials and
Nuclear Engineering, Mathematics, and Mechanical Engineering.
PDoc Fellowships are available for Ph.D. recipients who have interests in
systems engineering and its applications. Candidates must have received
their degrees by August 31 of the same year that the fellowship begins.
Typically, fellowships are effective from September through August.
Academic excellence and outstanding potential for basic research weigh
heavily in fellowship selection.
Fellows enjoy the unique opportunity of participating in state-of-the-art
research in systems engineering. Exceptional opportunities exist for
research in collaboration with leading industrial and government
research laboratories. Appointments offer generous stipends (approximately
40K per year) and provide excellent benefits. They are typically for one
year and are renewable up to a second year based on performance and the
availability of funds.
To be considered for a PDOC appointment, applicants must submit:
- curriculum vitae including a list of publications,
- statement of research interests and goals, including the reason one
wishes to participate in this program,
- sample publications,
- three letters of recommendation,
- a transcript from the institution where the Ph.D. was (or will be)
earned.
All materials must be received by the Institute for Systems Research by
January 15th to qualify candidates for fall consideration.
Institute for Systems Research
A.V. Williams Building (115)
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Attn: Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Review Committee
For additional information, call 301-405-6599.
PDOC opportunities are also available with Dr. K. J. Ray Liu in the
following areas:
-VLSI algorithms and architectures for signal and image processing;
-video and multimedia signal processing;
- algorithms and architectures for sensor array processing; and
- signal processing for wireless communications.
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Contributed by: Raimund J. Ober
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Report SYCON 93-08
SHORTEST PATHS FOR SUB-RIEMANNIAN METRICS ON RANK-2 DISTRIBUTIONS
H.J. Sussmann and Wensheng Liu
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A GENERAL APPROXIMATION ALGORITHM FOR NONHOLONOMIC SYSTEMS
Wensheng Liu
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FEEDBACK STABILIZATION OF ANALYTIC SYSTEMS IN THE PLANE
Wensheng Liu
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Wensheng Liu
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ON FINITE GAIN STABILIZABILITY OF LINEAR SYSTEMS SUBJECT TO INPUT
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Wensheng Liu, Yacine Chitour, Eduardo Sontag
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Table of Contents
SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
Vol. 32, No. 1, January 1994
1 A General Necessary Condition for Exact Observability
David L. Russell and George Weiss
24 Exact Controllability for the Schr\"{o}dinger Equation
Elaine Machtyngier
35 Approximate Boundary Controllability for the Wave Equation in Perforated
Domains
Doina Cioranescu, Patrizia Donato, and Enrique Zuazua
51 Density Results for Proper Efficiencies
Deming Zhuang
59 Consumption-Investment Models with Constraints
Thaleia Zariphopoulou
85 A Super-Optimization Method for Four-Block Problems
P.-O. Nyman
116 Rates of Convergence for an Adaptive Filtering Algorithm Driven by
Stationary Dependent Data
Andrew Heunis
140 Sharp Lipschitz Constants for Basic Optimal Solutions and Basic Feasible
Solutions of Linear Programs
Wu Li
154 A Relaxation Approach Applied to Domain Optimization
R. B. Gonz\'{a}lez de Paz
170 On the Existence of Optimal Controls of Hilbert Space-Valued Diffusions
Dariusz G\c{a}tarek and Jaros\law Sobczyk
176 Ergodic Control of Markov Chains with Constraints---The General Case
Vivek S. Borkar
187 Further Results on Lease Squares Based Adaptive Minimum Variance Control
Leu Guo
213 Topological Methods for the Local Controllability of Nonlinear Systems
W. Kryszewski and S. Plaskacz
224 On the Optimal Control of Systems Described by Evolution Equations
T. E. Baker and E. Polak
261 Redheffer's Lemma and $H_{\infty}$ Control for Infinite-Dimensional
Systems
Bert Van Keulen
279 On Dynamic Feedback Compensation and Compactification of Systems
Joachim Rosenthal
297 Finite-Dimensional Filters with Nonlinear Drift II: Brockett's Problem
on
Classification of Finite-Dimensional Estimation Algebras
Wen-Lin Chiou and Stephen S.-T. Yau
Table of Contents
SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
Vol. 32, No. 2, March 1994
Existence Theory and the Maximum Principle for Relaxed Infinite-Dimensional
Optimal Control Problems
H. O. Fattorini
Regular Unitary Dilation of Commuting Contractions and Markovian
Representations
of Gaussian Stationary Processes on $Z^2$
Philippe Loubaton
Linearized Control Systems and Applications to Smooth Stabilization
Jean-Michel Coron
Equivalence of Nonlinear Systems to Input-Output Prime Forms
R. Marino, W. Respondek, and A. J. van der Shaft
Stabilization and Exact Boundary Controllability for Maxwell's Equation
B. V. Kapitonov
On the Boundedness and Stability of Solutions to the Affine Variational
Inequality Problem
M. Seetharama Gowda and Jong-Shi Pang
Optimal Control of Unbounded Differential Inclusions
Philip D. Loewen and R. T. Rockafellar
An Evasion Game with an Infinite Number of States
V. J. Baston and F. A. Bostock
Linear Programming and Average Optimality of Markov Control Processes on
Borel
Spaces---Unbounded Costs
On\'{e}simo Hernandez-Lerma and Jean B. Lasserre
A Simple Free Boundary Problem in ${\bf R}^d$
Guillermo Ferreyra and Omar Hijab
On the Gradient Projection Method for Optimal Control Problems with
Nonnegative
${\cal L}^2$ Inputs
T. Tian and J. C. Dunn
Continuous-Time Shortest Path Problems and Linear Programming
A. B. Philpott
Sensitivity Analysis of Parametrized Programs via Generalized Equations
Alexander Shapiro
Simultaneous Stabilization of Three or More Plants: Conditions on the
Positive
Real Axis Do Not Suffice
V. Blondel, M. Gevers, R. Mortini, and R. Rupp
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SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing Table of Contents 15-2
CONTENTS
Data Analysis, Matrix Decompositions, and Generalized Inverse
Agnar Hoskuldsson
A Higher-Order Godunov Method for Mutidimensional Ideal
Magnetohydrodynamics
Andrew L. Zachary, Andrea Malagoli, and Phillip Colella
Timely Communication
Computing Large Sparse Jacobian Matrices Using Automatic
Differentiation
Brett M. Averick, Jorge J. More, Christian H. Bischof, Alan Carle,
and Andreas Griewank
Special Section on Iterative Methods in Numerical Linear Algebra
Introduction
Tom Manteuffel and Steve McCormick
Residual Smoothing Techniques for Iterative Methods
Lu Zhou and Homer F. Walker
An Implementation of the QMR Method Based on Coupled Two-Term
Recurrences
Roland W. Freund and Noel M. Nachtigal
A Quasi-Minimal Residual Variant of the BI-CGSTAB Algorithm for
Nonsymmetric Systems
T. F. Chan, E. Gallopoulos, V. Simoncini, T. Szeto, and C. H. Tong
Max-Min Properties of Matrix Factor Norms
A. Greenbaum and L. Gurvits
GMRES/CR and Arnoldi/Lanczos as Matrix Approximation Problems
Anne Greenbaum and Lloyd N. Trefethen
Alternating Direction Preconditioning for Nonsymmetric Systems of
Linear Equations
Gerhard Starke
Semicirculant Preconditioners for First-Order Partial Differential
Equations
Sverker Holmgren and Kurt Otto
On Adaptive Weighted Polynomial Preconditioning for Hermitian
Positive Definite Matrices
Bernd Fischer and Roland W. Freund
A Robust GMRES-Based Adaptive Polynomial Preconditioning Algorithm
for Nonsymmetric Linear Systems
Wayne Joubert
A Comparison of Preconditioned Nonsymmetric Krylov Methods on a
Large-Scale MIMD Machine
John N. Shadid and Ray S. Tuminaro
Memory Aspects and Performance of Iterative Solvers
Claude Pommerell and Wolfgang Fichtner
A Parallel Version of a Multigrid Algorithm for Isotropic Transport
Equations
T. Manteuffel, S. McCormick, J. Morel, S. Oliveira, and G. Yang
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Contributed by: A.H.Zemanian (zeman@sbee.sunysb.edu)
Table of Contents for:
CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
Volume 13, Number 1, 1994.
Digital image coding using Legendre transform,
{Diaa M. El Rayess, S. Ghoniemy, and S. F. Bahgat
Regularity and singularity in linear-quadratic control subject to implicit
continuous-time systems,
Ton Geerts
B-spline FIR filters,
D. Pang, L. A. Ferrari and P. V. Sankar
Design of 2D FIR digital filters with flatness constraints
for the error function,
Rudolph Rabenstein
Design of FIR digital filters with flatness constraints for the
error function,
Rudoph Rabenstein
Nonlinear approximations using elliptic basis function networks,
Jooyoung Park and Irwin W. Sandberg
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Tables of contents for AUTOMATICA April and May, 1994.
_____________________________________________________________________________
LIST OF MATERIAL FOR ISSUE 30:4 OF
THE IFAC JOURNAL-AUTOMATICA
Vol. 30 No.4 April
1994
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Editorials
D.J.N. Limebeer Control systems software reviews
H. Kwakernaak Introduction to the Special Section
Special Section: Robust and adaptive control of an unknown plant:
A Benchmark of new format
S.F. Graebe Robust and adaptive control of an unknown plant:
A Benchmark of new format
L. Chisci Indirect and implicit adaptive predictive control of
L. Giarrhe the Benchmark plant
E. Mosca
P.A. Cook Application of model reference adaptive control to a
benchmark problem
Ph. de Larminat Application of ACSYDE (Automatic Control System
P. Houizot Design) to the IFAC-93 benchmark
B.A. Foss Benchmark IFAC 93: Adaptive predictive PI-control of an
S.O. Wasbo unknown plant
O. Hecker Robust adaptive control of a time varying process using
T. Knapp parallel recursive estimators
R. Isermann
M. M'Saad Partial state reference model (adaptive) control of a
I. Hejda benchmark example
I. Postlethwaite Robust control of the benchmark problem using H-infinity
J.F. Whidborne methods and numerical optimization techniques
G. Murad
D-W. Gu
Tae-Woong Yoon Adaptive predictive control of the benchmark plant
D.W. Clarke
Tong Zhou Robust control of the Sydney benchmark problem with
H. Kimura intermittent adaptation
Regular papers
A. Tesi Design criteria for robust strict positive realness in
A. Vicino adaptive schemes
G. Zappa
D.A. Linkens FCMAC: A fuzzified cerebellar model articulation
Junhong Nie controller with self-organizing capability
A.J. Koivo Control of redundant manipulators with constraints using
S.H. Arnautovic a reduced order model
R.G. Hakvoort Approximate identification with closed-loop performance
R.J.P. Schrama criterion and application to LQG feedback design
P.M.J. van den Hof
A. Messmer Automatic control methods applied to freeway network
M. Papageorgiou traffic
Brief papers
B. de Moor L2-Overbiased, L2-underbiased and L2-unbiased estimation
M. Gevers of transfer functions
G.C. Goodwin
T.Y. Chai A new model reference robust adaptive controller in the
Zhang Tao presence of unmodeled dynamics and bounded disturbances
Gang Feng Stability of input amplitude constrained adaptive pole
C. Zhang placement control systems
M. Palaniswami
J.S. Luo Minimax guaranteed cost control for linear
continuous-time
A. Johnson systems with large parameter uncertainty
P.P.J. van den Bosch
Seung-Bok Choi A time-varying sliding surface for fast and robust
tracking
Dong-Won Park control of second-order uncertain systems
Suhada Jayasuriya
L.F. Godbout, Jr. Pole placement algorithms for multirate-sampled linear
D. Jordan systems
M.E. Striefler
Chen Xiaotian The analytic formulas of the ripple-free tracking
problem
Li Zhang
J.C. Readle
Technical Communiques
Changyun Wen Decentralized robust control of a class unknown inter-
connected systems
M. Boutayeb Comments on A computationally efficient technique for
M. Darouach state estimation of non linear systems
Book review
S. Marshall D. Vernon: Machine vision: Automated visual inspection
and robot vision
Software review
O.H. Bosgra G.J. Balas et al.: Mu-Analysis and synthesis toolbox
F.F. Lambrechts (Mu-Tools)
M. Steinbuch
Biographies of Contributors to this Issue
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LIST OF MATERIAL FOR ISSUE 30:5 OF
THE IFAC JOURNAL-AUTOMATICA
Vol. 30 No.5 May 1994
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A. Bagchi Parameter Identification in Tidal Models with Uncertain
P. ten Brummelhuis Boundaries
K.V. Ling Expert Control of Air-Conditioning Plant
A.L. Dexter
J.E. Larsson Diagnostic Reasoning Strategies for Means-End Models
Xianchun Ding Frequency Domain Approach to Optimally Robust
P.M. Frank Residual Generation and Evaluation for Model-Based
Fault Diagnosis
H.R. Rao Two Schemes for Information Acquisition: An
Entropic Assessment
Po-Yuan Huang Robust Tracking of Linear MIMO Time-Varying Systems
Bor-Sen Chen
F. van Diggelen A Hadamard Weighted Loop Shaping Design Procedure
K. Glover for Robust Decoupling
G. Lebret Proportional and Proportional-Derivative Canonical Forms
J.J. Loiseau for Descriptor Systems with Outputs
Brief papers
V-T. Liu Robust Stabilization for Composite Observer Based
H. Bleuler New Concepts for Cost-Effective Magnetic Bearing
D. Vischer Control
G. Schweitzer, et al.
P.R. Bilanger Direct Performance Optimization Using Laguerre Models
O. Arafat
M. Gaber, et al.
Huaiqiang Zhang Identification and Control of a Large Kinescope Glass
C.Z. Han Furnace
B.W. Wan
R. Shi
Technical Communiquis
A. Hansson A Stochastic Interpretation of Membership Fuctions
R. Lozano Singularity-Free Adaptive Pole Placement for 2nd Order
Xiao-Hui Zhao Systems
R.G. Moctezuma
S. Dasgupta Persistence of Excitation Conditions for Partially Known
B.D.O. Anderson Systems
R.J. Kaye
Book review
J. Kadlec D. Fabian, G. Nocetti and P. Fleming:
Parallel Processing in Digital Control
Software review
E.M. Kasenally R.Y. Chiang and M.G. Safonov:
Robust Control Toolbox
Biographies of Contributors to this Issue
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Contributed by: Richard Brualdi
LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Volume 196
Table of Contents
Stephen J. Kirkland (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) and
Bryan L. Shader (Laramie, Wyoming)
Tournament Matrices With Extremal Spectral Properties 1
R. B. Bapat and A. K. Lal (New Delhi, India)
Path Positivity and Infinite Coxeter Groups 19
Richard A. Brualdi (Madison, Wisconsin), Keith L. Chavey
(River Falls, Wisconsin), and Bryan L. Shader (Laramie, Wyoming)
Rectangular L-matrices 37
A. Deif (Giza, Egypt) and J. Rohn (Prague, Czech Republic)
On the Invariance of the Sign Pattern of Matrix Eigenvectors Under
Perturbation 63
Oscar Rojo, Ricardo L. Soto and Hector Rojo (Antofagasta, Chile)
A Decreasing Sequence of Eigenvalue Localization Regions 71
Thomas J. Laffey and Eleanor Meehan (Dublin, Ireland)
Factorization of Polynomials Using Commuting Matrices 85
Wang Xinmin (Beijing, People's Republic of China)
Convergence for a General Form of the GAOR Method and
Its Application to the MSOR Method 105
Ana Fuenzalida (Talca, Chile), Alicia Labra (Santiago, Chile),
andCristian Mallol (Montpellier, Francia)
Orthogonality in WBJ Algebras 125
J. W. van der Woude (Delft, the Netherlands)
Graph Theoretic Methods for the Computation of Disturbance
Decoupling Feedback Matrices for Structured Systems 139
Zhang Xian and Gu Dunhe (Nangjing, People's Republic of China)
A Note on A. Brauer's Theorem 163
D. R. Jensen (Blacksburg, Virginia)
Minimal Properties of Moore-Penrose Inverses 175
Jonq Juang and Mei Tzu Lee (Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Comparison Theorems for the Matrix Riccati Equation 183
Shmuel Friedland (Chicago, Illinois) and Wasin So
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
On the Product of Matrix Exponentials 193
Joseph A. Ball (Blacksburg, Virginia) and Jeongook Kim
(Kwangju, Korea)
Stability and McMillan Degree for Rational Matrix Interpolants 207
Roberto Costa and Henrique Guzzo Jr. (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Indecomposable Baric Algebras. II 233
Herve Le Ferrand (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Quelques Inegalites sue les Determinants de Gram d'une Suite
Vectorielle de Krylov Associee a une Matrice Orthogonale de R*gr 243
Ehrhard Behrends (Berlin, Germany)
On Matrix-Closed Families of Subspaces of a Banach Space 253
Aloys Krieg (Aachen, Germany)
Counting Modular Matrices With Specified Maximum Norm 273
Author Index 279
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Contributed by: muccie@siam.org
Table of contents for SIAM J. on Computing 23-2
APRIL 1994 Volume 23, Number 2
CONTENTS
227 A Linear-Time Algorithm for the Homotopic Routing Problem in
Grid Graphs
Michael Kaufmann and Kurt Mehlhorn
Some Results on Elusive Graph Properties
Eberhard Triesch
Closeness of NP-Hard Sets to Other Complexity Classes
Bin Fu and Hong-Zhou Li
Complexity-Restricted Advice Functions
Johannes Kobler and Thomas Thierauf
Deterministic Simulations of PRAMS on Bounded Degree Networks
Kieran T. Herley and Gianfranco Bilardi
Lower Bounds for Randomized k-Server and Motion-Planning
Algorithms
Howard Karloff, Yuval Rabani, and Yiftach Ravid
An Alphabet Independent Approach to Two-Dimensional Pattern
Matching
Amihood Amir, Gary Benson, and Martin Farach
Trading Space for Time in Undirected s-t Connectivity
Andrei Z. Broder, Anna R. Karlin, Prabhakar Raghavan, and Eli
Upfal
Bounds on the Costs of Multivalued Register Implementations
Soma Chaudhuri and Jennifer L. Welch
Parallel Information Dissemination by Packets
A. Bagchi, E. F. Schmeichel, and S. L. Hakimi
Generating Linear Extensions Fast
Gara Pruesse and Frank Ruskey
Randomized Parallel Algorithms for Matroid Union and
Intersection, With Applications to Arboresences and Edge-
Disjoint Spanning Trees
H. Narayanan, Huzar Saran, and Vijay V. Vazirani
On the Consecutive-Retrieval Problem
R. Swaminathan and Donald K. Wagner
Polynomial Root-Finding Algorithms and Branched Covers
Myong-Hi Kim and Scott Sutherland
Computing and Verifying Depth Orders
Mark de Berg, Mark Overmars, and Otfried Schwarzkopf
Erratum: Optimal Parallel Randomized Algorithms for Three-
Dimensional Convex Hulls and Related Problems
John H. Reif and Sandeep Sen
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SIAM Review
MARCH 1994 Volume 36, Number 1
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CONTENTS
Articles
An Extension of the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker Necessity Conditions to Infinite
Programming
R.A. Tapia and M.W. Trosset
Quasi-Random Methods for Estimating Integrals Using Relatively Small Samples
Jerome Spanier and Earl H. Maize
A Study of Indicators for Identifying Zero Variables in Interior-Point
Methods
A.S. El-Bakry, R.A. Tapia, and Y. Zhang
Geometric Statistics in Turbulence
Peter Constantin
Classroom Notes in Applied Mathematics
An Elementary Proof that the Biharmonic Green Function of an Eccentric
Ellipse Changes Sign
Harold S. Shapiro and Max Tegmark
On the Optimal Depletion of a Nonrenewable Natural Resource Under
Conditions of Increasing Marginal Extraction Costs
David Chappell and Karen Dury
Problems and Solutions
Book Reviews
Chemical Chaos (Stephen K. Scott) Dwight Barkley
Infinite Dimensional Morse Theory and Multiple Solution Problems (K.C. Chang)
George Bluman
Multivalued Differential Equations (Klaus Deimling and Walter de Gruyter)
Alberto Bressan
The Self-Avoiding Walk (Neal Madras and Gordon Slade) Krzysztof Burdzy
Solvability and Bifurcations of Nonlinear Equations (P. Drabek) A. Castro
Fundamentals of Dynamical Systems and Bifurcation (M. Medved)
D.R.J. Chillingworth
Inverse Problems in the Mathematical Sciences (Charles W. Groetsch)
David Colton
A Course on Point Processes (R.D. Reiss) Mostafa Ghandehari
Galois' Dream--Group Theory and Differential Equations (Michio Kuga)
Jeremy J. Gray
Handbook of Differential Equations, Second Edition (Daniel Zwillinger)
Don Hinton
Uncertain Models and Robust Control (A. Weinmann)
Charles Kenney and Roy Smith
An Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes (M.A. Berger)
Eric S. Key
Differential Equations Laboratory Workbook: A Collection of Experiments,
Explorations and Modeling Projects for the Computer (Robert L. Borelli,
Courtney Coleman, and William E. Boyce) Huseyin Kocak
Soliton Equations and Hamiltonian Systems (L.A. Dickey) B.A. Kupershmidt
Programs, Recursion and Unbounded Choice (Wim H. Hesselink) Gary T. Leavens
Controlled Markov Processes and Viscosity Solutions
(Wendell H. Fleming and H. Mete Soner) Jose Luis Menaldi
Mathematics in Medicine and the Life Sciences (F.C. Hoppensteadt and
C.S. Peskin) John Milton
PLTMG: A Software Package for Solving Elliptic Partial Differential
Equations (Randolph E. Bank) H. Mittelmann
Perturbation Methods for Engineers and Scientists (Alan W. Bush)
James Murdock
Semigroup Theory with Applications to Systems and Control (N.U. Ahmed)
J.W. Neuberger
Mathematical Topics in Fluid Mechanics (J.F. Rodrigues and A. Sequeira)
Michael Renardy
Boundary Integral and Singularity Methods for Linearized Viscous Flow
(C. Pozrikidis) Frank Rizzo
Stationary Stochastic Models (A. Brandt, P. Franken, and B. Lisek)
Richard Serfozo
Probability, Random Processes, and Ergodic Properties (Robert M. Gray)
Paul C. Shields
Symmetry in Chaos--a Search for Pattern in Mathematics, Art, and Nature
(Michael Field and Martin Golubitsky)
Ian Stewart
Continued Fractions with Applications (Lisa Lorentzen and Haakon Waadeland)
W.J. Thron
Singular Perturbation Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations
(Robert E. O'Malley, Jr.) Wolfgang Wasow
Numerical Recipes in FORTRAN--the Art of Scientific Computing, 2nd Ed.
(W.H. Press) Elizabeth Greenwell Yanik
Selected Collections
Chronicle
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Contributed by: J. Mazurkiewicz
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5th MICROCOMPUTER School
Computer Vision and Graphics
February 1994
Second Announcement
Sponsored by
* Cooperation in Science and Technology
with Central and Eastern European Countries
* Technical University of Wroclaw
Organised by
Technical University of Wroclaw
Institute of Engineering Cybernetics
POLAND
Organisers
Since 1985 four "MICROCOMPUTER School" workshops have been organised
by the Technical University of Wroclaw to promote the scientific
exchange in specific areas of computer engineering. This workshop is the
first of three to be organised with financial support from the CEC COST
Programme.
Participation
Participation will be by registration only and the number of
participants
will be limited to approximately 100 persons including 12 invited
senior
lecturers. For your registration please use the special form attached.
The workshop fee is:
- 2.4 million zloty (120 US$) paid by December 31st 1993
- 2.5 million zloty (125 US$) paid by February 1st 1994
- 2.8 million zloty (140 US$) paid in cash at the desk.
The registration fee covers the cost of attendence, School
proceedings,
accommodation and meals.
Time and Location
The Workshop is planned for 15 - 19 February 1994 in a well-known
mountain resort of Southern Poland, in Zakopane. Winter sports
facilities
will be available between sessions. Accommodation will be provided
in 2 and 3 person rooms.
Venue address:
Dom Wczasowy HYRNY
ul. Pilsudskiego 20
34-500 ZAKOPANE
Tel.: (+48 165) 15575, (+48 165) 15778
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Language
English is the official language of the Workshop.
Programme
The Workshop sessions will be led by 12 invited scientists,
who will present extensive lectures:
* Dr Martin Bolton, SGS-Thomson, France
The MPEG Image Compression Standards - Principles,
Applications and Implementation
* Prof Peter J. Hicks, UMIST, UK
Integrated Sensors for Computer Vision
* Dr Jacek Jarnicki, TU Wroclaw, Poland
A Probabilistic Approach to Image Motion Fields
* Prof Wojciech Mokrzycki, PAN Warszawa, Poland
Reconstruction a 3D Depth Map with the Aid of Lateral Stereo System
* Prof Heinrich Niemann, University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany
Interpretation of Image Sequences
* Prof Mariusz Nieniewski, IEL Warszawa, Poland
Mathematical Morphology in Image Processing
* Dr Jiri Sochor, TU Brno, Czech Republic
Object Oriented Formulation of Classical Graphics Algorithms
- Possibilities and Bottlenecks of Parallel Solutions
* Prof Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, AGH Krakow, Poland
Computer Systems Dedicated to Image Processing - A Survey
* Dr Barry Thomas, University of Bristol, UK
Neural Networks for Computer Vision
* Dr Karl Tombre, CRIN/INRIA-Lorraine, France
Analysis of Engineering Drawings and their Conversion to CAD Models
* Andrzej Wojdala, TU Szczecin, Poland
Hardware Support for Realistic Image Synthesis and Walkthrough
* Prof Jan Zabrodzki, TU Warszawa, Poland
Computer Graphics vs. Virtual Reality
* Special Session on Programme COPERNICUS to be launched by CEC
in January 1994 for cooperation with Central and Eastern Europe
led by representatives of CEC on Tuesday, 15.02.94
Discussion panels and sessions presenting the accepted papers
are scheduled throughout the Workshop. All the accepted papers
and invited lectures will be published in the Proceedings of the
Workshop.
Program Committee
Prof J. Blatny Technical University of Brno (C)
Dr D. Caban Technical University of Wroclaw (PL)
Prof E. Dagless University of Bristol (UK)
Prof V. Dvorak Technical University of Brno (C)
Prof A. Ferrari University of Aveiro (P)
Prof P. Hicks UMIST Manchester (UK)
Dr D. Milford University of Bristol (UK)
Prof A. Proenca University of Minho (P)
Dr J. Szajna The Higher College of Zielona Gora (PL)
Prof W. Zamojski Technical University of Wroclaw (PL)
Prof F. Zboril Technical University of Brno (C)
Organising Committee
Prof W. Zamojski Technical University of Wroclaw (PL)
Prof V. Dvorak Technical University of Brno (C)
Dr J. Biernat Technical University of Wroclaw (PL)
J. Mazurkiewicz Technical University of Wroclaw (PL)
Contact Address
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Institute of Engineering Cybernetics
Technical University of Wroclaw
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Contributed by: Jan Rabaey (jan@eecs.berkeley.edu)
1994 IEEE WORKSHOP ON VLSI SIGNAL PROCESSING
============================================
An annual activity of the IEEE ASSP Society's Technical Committee
on VLSI Signal Processing
Embassy Suites Hotel
La Jolla, California
October 26-28, 1994
CALL FOR PAPERS
The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for discus-
sion of new theoretical and applied developments in signal pro-
cessing for very large scale integrated circuits. A hard-bound
record of the Workshop will be published.
Papers are solicited in the following areas, specifically as they
relate to integrated circuits used for digital signal processing:
* INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY
Analog/digital circuits Design methodologies
Automatic generation Low power
* DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
Algorithms Functional mapping
Languages Architectures
Simulation Performance Analysis
Fault tolerance and testing
* APPLICATIONS
Speech and music Image
Radar Coding
Video Communications
Sonar Wireless
HDTV Digital Audio
* NETWORKING has been selected as the major theme of the
workshop and will be highlighted in invited talks and
panel discussions.
Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of an ex-
tended summary (1000 words) or a complete paper to:
Mr. Corey Schaffer
Electronics Research Lab
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
schaffer@eecs.berkeley.edu
The workshop will be held in the Golden Triangle district of La
Jolla, CA ("The Jewel of the Pacific") and at Scripps Aquarium,
University of California at San Diego. The workshop site is lo-
cated 20 minutes from the airport and is conveniently close to
the La Jolla beaches, one of the largest San Diego County shop-
ping malls and the world reknowned attractions such as the San
Diego Zoo, the Wild Animal Park, Del Mar Racing, and Sea World.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
April 1, 1994 Submission of summary of paper
June 5, 1994 Notification of authors
August 1, 1994 Receipt of photo-ready paper
Oct. 26-28, 1994 Workshop
GENERAL CHAIR:
Jan Rabaey (jan@eecs.berkeley.edu)
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIRS:
Paul Chau (chau@ece.ucsd.edu)
John Eldon (eldon@lj.sd.ray.com)
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Magdy Bayoumi Leah Jamieson Keshab Parhi
Ivo Bolsens K. Konstantinides Miodrag Potkonjak
Robert Brodersen Jit Kumar Viktor K. Prasanna
Wayne Burleson Sun-Yuan Kung Wojtek Przytula
Peter Cappello Ray Liu Henri Samueli
Ed Deprettere Ken Lutz Bing Sheu
Ludwig Eggermont Heinrich Meyr Jerry Sobelman
Gerhard Fettweis S. Naganathan Ken Steiglitz
Manfred Glesner Dick Lyon Jef Van Meerbergen
Glenn Gulak Takao Nishitani Takao Yamazaki
Yu Hen Hu Bob Owen Kung Yao
Vijay Jain Robert Owens Earl Swartzlander
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Contributed by: Jan Rabaey (jan@eecs.berkeley.edu)
1994 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LOW POWER DESIGN
The Inn at Napa Valley, Napa, California
April 24-27, 1994
CALL FOR PAPERS
Objective
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Portable applications have shifted from conventional, low performance
products such as calculators and wristwatches to high throughput,
computationally intensive products such as notebook computers and
personal digital assistants. These new applications require low power
consumption, yet high throughput. Another driver of the progress in
the area of low power design is the increasing need to reduce active
and/or standby power consumption in the full range of electronic systems.
Low power dissipation is also essential to reduce the packaging and cooling
costs and to prolong life of the ICs.
Topics of Interest
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This workshop will bring together the technical contributors in all areas
of design, test and fabrication of low power electronic systems. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:
Power modeling and estimation --
Techniques to simulate and analyze power consumption at the various
abstraction levels: circuit, switch, logic and functional,
Optimization techniques for low power --
Algorithms and codes, behavioral synthesis, register-transfer and
logic synthesis, physical design,
Architecture and circuit design techniques for low power --
Processor and module design, analog design, power management
strategies,
Technology trends and novel devices for low power --
Low-voltage devices, technology scaling, thermodynamically reversible
devices.
Instructions to Authors
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Prospective authors are invited to submit a draft version or a full paper
of at least 2,000 words but no longer than 15 double-spaced pages, including
figures, tables, references and abstract. The submission should include key
ideas and results and a clear and precise description of the contribution
and why it is important.
Submission and Schedule Information
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Send 6 copies of the submission to the General Chair by January 7, 1994.
Please state name, affiliation, and complete address for each author, and
a designated contact person with his/her telephone number, fax number,
and e-mail address. Notification of acceptance will be sent to the contact
person by February 18, 1994. The final manuscript should be limited to 4
pages each and must be received for inclusion in the proceedings by March 18,
1994.
A workshop proceedings, which will include the final version of each accepted
paper, will be distributed to the workshop attendees, but will not be
separately published. As a result, papers that appear in the workshop
proceedings will be eligible for submission to conferences. Proposals for
panels are requested in all areas of low power design. Contributors should
submit their proposals to the Program Chair.
Technical Program Committee
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Program Chair: Jan Rabaey, UCB
Robert Broderson, UCB Ralph Merkle, Xerox PARC
Jason Cong, UCLA Farid Najm, UIUC
Srinivas Devadas, MIT Massoud Pedram, USC
Alfred Dunlop, AT&T Bryan Preas, Xerox PARC
Mark Horowitz, Stanford Deo Singh, Intel
Larry Jones, Motorola Christer Svensson, Linkoping
Kurt Keutzer, Synopsys Peter Verhofstadt, SRC
For further information concerning the workshop, please contact:
General Chair General Co-chair Program Chair
Massoud Pedram Bryan Preas Jan Rabaey
Dept. of EE-Systems Xerox PARC Dept. of EECS
Univ. of So.~California 3333 Coyote Hill Road Univ. of California
Los Angeles, CA 90089 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Berkeley, CA 94720
Tel: (213) 740-4458 Tel: (415) 812-4845 Tel: (510) 643-8206
Fax: (213) 740-9803 Fax: (415) 812-4471 Fax: (510) 642-2739
massoud@zugros.usc.edu preas@parc.xerox.com
jan@zabriskie.Berkeley.edu
Sponsored by: ACM-SIGDA and IEEE Circuits and Systems Society.
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Contributed by: Peter B. Luh
CALL FOR PAPERS
RENSSELAER'S FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER
INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
October 10-12, 1994
Sponsored by the New York State Center for
Advanced Technology in Automation and Robotics
In Cooperation with the Connecticut State Advanced
Technology Center for Precision Manufacturing
Conference Chair: Professor Lester Gerhardt, Associate Dean of
Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Program Chair: Professor Peter Luh, Dept. of Electrical and Systems
Engineering, University of Connecticut
Local Organizer: Ms. Sandra Stake, Coordinator - Center for Adv.
Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announces the Fourth International
Conference on Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Automation
Technology to be held October 10, 11, 12, 1994 in Rensselaer's George
M. Low Center for Industrial Innovation. The emphasis will be on
improving the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector. The
technical themes include integrated product/process development,
flexible fabrication and assembly, system technology, information
Infrastructure, technology management, and industry, government, and
university initiatives and results. The Conference will provide a forum
for researchers and practitioners from industry, government, and
academia to present research, development, and deployment
achievements, exchange ideas, and discuss new directions in the area of
computer integrated manufacturing and automation technology.
Papers are requested in the following technical areas:
Integrated Product/Process Development: Design for
Manufacturing and Marketing; Design for Assembly and
Testability; Design for Disassembly and Reuse; Computer-Assist
Process Planning; Concurrent Engineering; CAD/CAM Integration;
Rapid Prototyping; Integrated Product/Process Modeling and
Simulation; and Product Life Cycle Analysis.
Flexible Fabrication and Assembly: Agile Manufacturing
Processes; Part Fixture and Tooling; Complex Electro-Mechanical
Assembly Automation; Rapid Robotic Automation; Intelligent
Welding; Next Generation Control/Test/Inspection Systems.
System Technology: Discrete Event Dynamic Systems; Planning,
Scheduling, and Inventory Management; Total Quality
Management; Factory Automation; Intelligent Manufacturing
Systems; Holonic Manufacturing Systems; Advanced Control
Algorithms.
Information Infrastructure: Data/Information Representation and
Standards; Database Architecture; Networking and Protocols;
Inter-Operability of Computing, Communication and
Manufacturing Systems; Security and Version Control; Information
Management.
Technology Management: Manufacturing Strategy; Vender/Client
Interfaces; Managing System Development; Tools and Methods for
Business Re-engineering; Technology Implementation Process;
Education and Training.
Industry, Government, and University Initiatives and Results:
Advanced Technology Program Initiative; Intelligent
Manufacturing Systems Program; the ESPRIT Program;
Engineering Research Center Program; Agile Manufacturing
Research Institutes and Industrial Forum; Technology
Reinvestment Project.
Contributed papers and invited session/panel proposals are welcome.
Bound proceedings will be available at the conference.
Each paper (either contributed or invited) should be submitted with
a 2-column format on 8.5-by-11-inch sheets. Each column is limited to
3 1/4-inches in width and 8 7/8-inches in length with a 3/8-inches
border between columns. The margins are 13/16-inches on the sides, 1
1/16-inches on the top and bottom. Text is to be typed single space in
10-point Times-Roman (or a face closely resembling this type), with 12-
point interline spacing. The first page of the paper, centered on the top
below the top margin, should include the paper title, the authors' names
and their affiliations. Six pages are allowed for each paper. Up to two
additional pages will be permitted for a charge of $150 for each
additional page. Illustrations or photographs are counted in the page
count. In the submission letter, the name, fax number and e-mail
address of the corresponding author should be clearly identified. Each
paper of the invited session will be reviewed through the normal
procedure. If an invited paper is rejected, it will be filled by a relevant
contributed paper.
Four (4) copies of contributed papers, invited session proposals
(including four copies of each invited), or invited panel proposals should
be submitted by April 8, 1994 to
Professor Peter B. Luh, Program Chairperson
University of Connecticut
Dept. of Electrical & Systems Engineering
Storrs, CT 06269-3157, USA
Phone: (203) 486-4821
Fax: (203) 486-2447
E-mail: Luh@farside.ese.uconn.edu
Authors will be notified the acceptance by June 13, 1994. Final
accepted papers are due August 1, 1994.
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Contributed by: A. Blackwell
CALL FOR PAPERS
30th COSPAR MEETING, Hamburg, Germany
Life Sciences as Related to Space
Meeting Number F4.3, 11-12 July 1994
Modeling, Control, Simulation and Automation in Closed
Bioregenerative Life Support Systems
Main Scientific Organizer: Dr. Ann L. Blackwell, NASA
Ames Research Center, USA
Organizing Committee:
A. Blackwell, Mail Stop 244-10, NASA Ames Research
Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, USA
D. Barta, EC311 Life Support Systems Branch, NASA
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, 77058, USA
C. Blackwell, Mail Stop 239-23, NASA Ames Research
Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, USA
K. Nitta, Institute for Environmental Sciences, 504-20
Nozuki, Oduchi, Rokkasho-Mura, Aomori-Ken 039032,
JAPAN
G. Miles, Dept. Agricultural Engineering, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1146, USA
V. Okhonin, Biophysics Institute, SB AS RUS,
Krasnoyarsk 660036, RUSSIA
The purpose of the invited and contributed presentations of
this three-part meeting is to address issues of modelling,
control and automation in Closed Bioregenerative Life
Support Systems (CBLSS). The topics to be addressed
include:
1) Mathematical models of CBLSS or of critical biological,
physical or chemical subsystems and related issues in
simulation.
2) Methods of developing control laws which ensure
performance in the presence of uncertainty and tendency to
unacceptable behavior. Methods of analysis to establish
that performance is assured.
3) Projections of the role of autonomous systems and
robotics in CBLSS in planting, cultivating, harvesting,
processing, and recycling plant materials, including reviews
of existing technologies that may be adapted to CBLSS.
Abstract deadline: 15 January 1994.
Send abstracts to:
Copernicus Gesellschaft
30th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
Postfach 49
37189 Katlenburg-Lindau
Germany
SPAN: NSP::LINMPI::COP
Internet: COP@LINMPI.GWDG.DE
Copy to: MSO
Dr. A. Blackwell
Mail Stop 244-10
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, USA
Along with my other colleagues on the Organizing
Committee, who are handling the emphases on control and
automation, I am looking for potential contributors in
modelling and/or simulation. This covers many areas
including mathematical modeling of environmental plant
physiology. We are particularly interested in issues related
to how the state of that art can be transferable to analysis
and synthesis of controlled ecological life support systems
(CELSS).
Ann Blackwell
NASA Ames Research Center
blackwell@fil.arc.nasa.gov
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