E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 68, April 1, 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
Fax +31-40-465995
Siep Weiland
Dept. of Electrical Eng.
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 MIT summer course on multivariable control
3.2 New FTP site address at UTIA, Prague
3.3 Control of Chaos
3.4 Appropriate proof techniques
4. Positions
4.1 Faculty position in Control & Dyn. Systems, California Inst.
Tech.
4.2 Software engineering position, Embry Riddle Un., Daytona Beach
4.3 Position department head, University of Connecticut
5. Books
5.1 Boundary value problems and orthogonal expansions -MacCluer
5.2 Direct adaptive control algorithms -Kaufman et.al.
6. Journals
6.1 Table of contents LAA Vol. 199
6.2 Table of contents LAA Vol. 201
6.3 Table of contents LAA Vol. 202
6.4 Table of contents IEEE Tr. AC. Vol. 39, March 1994
6.5 Table of contents Automatica Vol. 30:7
6.6 Table of contents SIAM J. Control and Opt. Vol. 32, July 1994
6.7 Table of contents SIAM J. Matrix An. Appl. Vol. 15, July 1994
6.8 Table of contents SIAM Review
6.9 Journal of Math. Systems, Estimation and Control Vol 4 No. 1
7. Conferences
7.1 Call for papers IEEE Workshop visual s.p. New Brunswick, NJ
7.2 Conf. From Identification to Learning - Como, Italy
7.3 Workshop on Intelligent Motion Control - Vancouver, BC
7.4 Call for papers Int. power eng. conf. - Singapore, 1995
7.5 Conf. on computer communications, Toronto, June 1994
7.6 1994 SIAM Forum on mathematics in industry -San Diego, July '94
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Contributed by: M. Vidyasagar, Centre for AI & Robotics, Bangalore, INDIA
TEMPORARY CHANGE OF ADDRESS
During the months of April, May and June, I will be visiting the
Tokyo Institute of Technology as the Nippon Steel Visiting Professor
of Intelligent Control (quite a title, isn't it?). Please note
the following CHANGE OF ADDRESS, WHICH IS EFFECTIVE BETWEEN APRIL 1
AND JUNE 30, 1994. After July 1, it is back to the old address.
Address:
M. Vidyasagar
Nippon Steel Professor of Intelligent Control
Department of Control Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology
2-12-1, Oh-okayama, Meguro-ku
Tokyo 152, JAPAN
Tel: + 81 3 5734-3307
Fax: + 81 3 3728-4974
E-Mail: sagar@ctrl.titech.ac.jp
Sayoonara!
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Contributed by: ghorbel@caesar.rice.edu
Fathi Ghorbel moved from EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne),
Switzerland, to Rice University in Houston, Texas. His new address is
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Contributed by : Professor Michael Athans, MIT
MIT SUMMER COURSE ON MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL
A special one-week intensive summer course on MIMO control will be given at
MIT from June 6-10, 1994. The lectures will be given by Professors Michael
Athans and Munther Dahleh of the MIT EE&CS department. The tuition is $2,150
(some half-tuition fellowships available for full time faculty members in US
universities).
This special summer course is designed to summarize the state of the art in
multivariable control with emphasis on design. The following design methods
are presented and critiqued. LQR, LQG, LQG/LTR, H2, H-infinity, and
introductory mu-synthesis. The treatment is pragmatic; no proofs, and
several numerical examples. Vugraphs and lecture notes are provided.
For more information, full description, and an application form please
contact:
MIT Summer Session Office
Room E19-356
MIT
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 253-2101, Fax: (617) 253-8042,
email: summer-professional-programs@mit.edu
Request brochure/information on Summer Course 6.64S, COMPUTER AIDED
MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN
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Contributed by: John Hench
NEW FTP SITE ADDRESS AT UTIA
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The ftp address of the Institute of Information Theory and
Automation (UTIA) of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,
Prague has been changed to:
ftp.utia.cas.cz
This site contains data and documents from the Institute and from
the Academy of Sciences. Some of the directories that may be found
at this site are:
/pub/reports
Technical reports of the Institute. Included in this directory
is a postscript file which contains all of the abstracts of this
report series.
/pub/AS-reports
Additional technical reports of the Adaptive Control group
/pub/casnet
Documents and data of the Subcommission for Computer Networks of
the Academy of Sciences
/pub/staff
Data offered to the public by the Institute staff
/pub/mailing-lists
Archives of public mailing lists served by the
listproc@utia.cas.cz
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Contributed by Guanrong Chen, Univ of Houston (gchen@uh.edu)
Topic: Control of Chaos
I have a bibliography (about 150 titles) on the topic of
``Control and Synchronization of Chaotic Dynamical Systems''
This LaTeX file can be obtained using ``ftp'' ---
uhoop.egr.uh.edu/pub/TeX/chaos.tex
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ftp uhoop.egr.uh.edu
login name: anonymous
password: anonymous
cd pub
cd TeX
get chaos.tex
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Every one is welcome to copy and use it. End.
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Contributed by: A.H.Zemanian (zeman@sbee.sunysb.edu)
APPROPRIATE PROOF TECHNIQUES
A. H. Zemanian
The usual techniques for proving things are often inadequate because they
are merely concerned with truth. For more practical objectives, there
are other powerful --- but generally unacknowledged --- methods.
Here is an (undoubtedly incomplete) list of them:
Proof by Blatant Assertion: Use words and phrases like
``clearly ...,'' ``obviously ...,'' ``it is easily shown that ...,'' and
``as any fool can plainly see ....''
Proof by Seduction: ``If you will just agree to believe this,
you might get a better final grade.''
Proof by Intimidation: ``You better believe this if you want to pass
this course.''
Proof by Interruption: Keep interrupting until your opponent gives up.
Proof by Misconception: An example of this is the Freshman's Conception
of the Limit Process: ``2 equals 3 for large values of 2.'' Once
introduced, any conclusion is reachable.
Proof by Obfuscation: A long list of lemmas is helpful in this
case --- the more, the better.
Proof by Confusion: This is a more refined form of proof by
obfuscation. The long list of lemmas should be arranged into circular
patterns
of reasoning --- and perhaps more baroque structures such as
figure-eights and fleurs-de-lis.
Proof by Exhaustion: This is a modification of an inductive proof.
Instead of going to the general case after proving the first one, prove the
second case, then the third, then the fourth, and so on --- until a
sufficiently large n is achieved whereby the nth case
is being propounded to a soundly sleeping audience.
REFERENCES
I don't have any.
Of course these proof techniques are in common usage. The purpose of this
paper is to identify and categorize them. However, I cannot claim
priority for all categories, nor can I tell when, where, or from whom I first
encountered such ideas.
What's needed is an archival service.
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Contributed by: John Doyle
FACULTY POSITION IN CONTROL AND DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Applications are being accepted for a tenure-track assistant professor
position in Control and Dynamical Systems, but applicants may also be
considered at the associate or full professor level. Initial tenure-track
faculty appointment is normally for four years, and appointment is contingent
upon completion of Ph.D. We are seeking exceptionally qualified individuals
who are committed to a career in research and teaching. Candidates should
have expertise in the mathematical theories of control and dynamical systems,
as well as substantial contact with engineering applications. Applicants
should submit a resume, a one-page statement of research accomplishments
and plans, and three of their most significant conference or journal
publications to:
John H. Seinfeld, Chairman
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
Mail Code 104-44
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125
Applicants should also arrange for at least three letters of recommendation
to be sent directly to the address above.
Caltech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women,
minorities, veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply.
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Contributed by: Andrew J. Kornecki
Real-Time/Software Engineering Faculty Position
in Daytona Beach
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
Department of Aviation Computer Science
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
TEL: (904)-226-6690
FAX: (904)-226-6678
email: korn@erau.db.erau.edu
The Department of Aviation Computer Science invites applications
for a tenure-track position at the assistant and associate professor
level. The position will begin in Fall 1994. Candidates must have a
Ph.D. in an engineering or computing discipline (or a closely related
area), a commitment to quality teaching, and they must possess the
capability of directing graduate students in applied research.
The Department's curriculum and research efforts are centered around the
development of computer systems related to aviation/aerospace problems.
Applications are solicited from candidates who have undergraduate/graduate
teaching experience in real-time systems, who have experience in directing
graduate research, and who have acquired funded research in an area
of real-time systems.
Preference will be given to candidates with a background in software
engineering and proficiency in Ada implementation. The Master in
Software Engineering program has two areas of concentration:
capability maturity model with personal process concentration and
real-time and simulation software development. In Fall 1995 we shall
move to a new building with expanded laboratory space and provision
for a separate real-time laboratory. The candidate is expected to help
The Department with real-time hardware and software acquisition
and the laboratory design.
The Department also may have an opening for one year visiting position
for a candidate matching the above requirements.
The Daytona Beach Campus of Embry-Riddle has 5000 students and
the Aviation Computer Science Department has eleven faculty,
over 200 computer science majors and minors, and 30 graduate students
in Master of Software Engineering program. The classroom
instruction is supported by the Academic Computing Laboratory. In
addition to a standard microcomputer lab with a network of 100
IBM PC's serving the entire ERAU community, the Aviation Computer
Science Department operates a network of 50 high-performance Sun
SPARC workstations. The equipment supports window environments
(Sunview, Open-Look, X-Windows), major programming languages
(Ada, C, LISP, FORTRAN), and a wide variety of tools and
utilities (X-View, Interleaf, Oracle, TeamWork, ModSim, CLIPS).
Ada is the core language and software engineering is emphasized
throughout the curriculum.
In addition to laboratory instruction, computer research projects
are carried out in Embry-Riddle's Academic Computing Laboratory
and in the Airway Science Simulation Laboratory (ASSL). Under
the supervision of computer science faculty, advanced students
acquire and format flight simulator and meteorological data,
interface air traffic control simulation software, work on
knowledge acquisition and expert system development, develop
graphic data bases, and implement graphic interface programs.
The ASSL contains a variety of software and hardware that support
such projects: a network of Silicon Graphics and Apollo UNIX
workstations, a Kavouras weather station, and Frasca and Boeing
flight simulators. Aviation research at ERAU, supported by the
staff of Center of Aviation and Aerospace Research, has 1993 external
funding in a range of $3M.
Daytona Beach is located in Central Florida, which is a hub for
family tourism (Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios,
Daytona Beach's Speedway and 34 miles of beach) and
aviation/aerospace activities (Kennedy Space Center, Harris,
McDonnell Douglas, Grumman, Martin Marietta, General Electric,
etc.). The combination of mild winters, a relaxed lifestyle, and
an advanced technological and scientific support system provide
an ideal environment for professional and personal enrichment.
Applications must include a letter of application, a resume, and
the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references.
Applications should be submitted to the below address by April
15, 1994:
Dr. Andrew J. Kornecki
Computer Science Search Committee
c/o Office of Human Resources
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
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Contributed by: Keith Barker
Position Announcement
Department Head Electrical & Systems Engineering
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut invites applications and
nominations for the anticipated position of Professor and Head of the
Electrical and Systems Engineering Department. Necessary
qualifications for this position include an earned doctorate,
distinguished achievement in education and research in Electrical
and Systems Engineering, and demonstrated ability to provide
innovative leadership. Salary will be competitive and commensurate
with qualifications. Applications from women and minorities are
encouraged.
The Electrical and Systems Engineering Department, one of six
in the School of Engineering, has 19 faculty members. The
Department is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and
service. The accredited undergraduate program serves 70 majors per
year with a balanced electrical engineering major with flexibility to
emphasize such fields as systems, microelectronics, optoelectronics,
and bioengineering. The graduate program offers M.S. and Ph.D.
programs and serves 150 students of whom 1/3 are engaged in
nearby industry. Research programs are in communications, digital
signal processing, optoelectronics, microelectronics, remote sensing,
photonics, bioengineering, control and manufacturing systems, man-
machine systems, and electrical insulation and dielectric materials.
Application letter, resum, and names and addresses of seven
references should be sent to Dr. Keith Barker, E&SEJHead Search
chairman, E&SEJDepartment, 260 Glenbrook Road, Storrs, CTJ
06269-3157. Telephone (203) 486-2584; FAX (203) 486-4817; email
keith@cse.uconn.edu.
Applications will continue to be accepted and evaluated until
the position is filled. The University of Connecticut is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Contributed by: C.R. MacCluer
BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS AND ORTHOGONAL EXPANSIONS
A First Course: Physical Problems from a Sobolev View
C.R. MacCluer
Mathematics
Michigan State University
IEEE Press
Available at the 94 ACC. Table of Contents next issue.
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>From kaufman@ecse.rpi.edu Tue Mar 8 17:07:46 1994
Contributed by: Howard Kaufman
Direct Adaptive Control Algorithms: Theory and Applications
by Howard Kaufman, Izhak Bar-Kana, Kennenth Sobel
ISBN 0-387-94155-X
ISBN 3-540-94155-X
Springer Verlag, 1994, NY
To order, call 1-800 Springer
or send FAX to 1-201348 4505
or write to:
Springer -Verlag
Dept S634
175 Fifth Ave
NY NY 10010
This book is a self contained compendium of easily implementable
adaptive control algorithms that have been developed and
applied by the authors for over 10 years. These algorithms do not
require explicit process parameter identification and have been
successfully applied to a wide variety of engineering problems
including flexible structure control, blood pressure control, and
robotics. In general, these algorithms are suitable for a wide
class of multiple input-multiple output control systems containing
significant uncertainty as well as disturbances.
The text has been written so that persons with a basic linear
multivariable systems background will be able to
develop and apply the adaptive algorithms to their particular
problems. Thus, besides developing the theoretical details of the
algorithm, the text gives considerable emphasis to design recipes
and to representative applications in flight control, flexible
structure control, robotics, and drug infusion control.
The text has been prepared in a manner such that it will be
possible for readers to actually use the algorithms even though they
do not thoroughly understand the complete theory. This is the result
of a separate emphasis on the algorithm structure, its implementation,
and the recommended procedures for tuning. This should appeal to a
practicing design engineer.
It is also suitable either as a reference or as a text for a
graduate course in adaptive control systems.
The key features of the text are
Algorithm theory and development
Algorithm implementation
Algorithm applications
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Definition of the Problem
1.2 Prologue to Simple Adaptive Control
1.3 Background on Adaptive Control Algorithms
1.4 Objectives and Overview
2 Basic Theory of Simple Adaptive Control
2.1 Model Following
2.2 Output Model Following
2.3 Stability and Positivity Concepts
2.4 Adaptive Control Based on CGT
2.5 The Adaptive Algorithm with General Input Commands
2.6 Summary of Adaptive Algorithms
3 Extensions of the Basic Adaptive Algorithm
3.1 Parallel Feedforward and Stability Considerations
3.2 Feedforward Around Plant
3.3 Feedforward in Both Plant and Model
3.5 Adaptive Control in the Presence of Nonlinearities
3.6 Summary
4 Robust Design Procedures
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Robust Redesign of the Basic Adaptive Algorithm
4.3 Robustness Considerations with Feedforward in the Reference Model
4.4 Robust Redesign for Supplementary Dynamics
4.5 Bursting Phenomena and Their Elimination
4.6 Summary
5 Adaptive Control of Time--Varying and Nonlinear Systems
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Passivity and Almost Passivity of Nonstationary Systems
5.3 Adaptive Control of ASP Plants
5.4 The ``Almost Passivity" Lemmas
5.5 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
6 Design of Model Reference Adaptive Controllers
6.1 Algorithm Overview
6.2 Constraint Satisfaction 6.3 Weight Selection
6.4 Reference Model Selection
6.5 Digital Implementation
6.6 Time Varying Commands
7 Case Studies
7.1 Direct Model Reference Adaptive Control of a PUMA Manipulator
7.2 Model Reference Adaptive Control of Large Structures
7.3 Adaptive Drug Delivery Control
7.4 Adaptive Control for a Relaxed Static Stability Aircraft
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Contributed by: Richard Brualdi
Linear Algebra and its Applications
Contents Volume 199
Leon Jay Gleser (West Lafayette, Indiana), Michael D. Perlman
(Seattle, Washington), S. James Press (Riverside, California),
and Allan R. Sampson (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
A Brief Biography and Appreciation of Ingram Olkin 1
T. Ando (Sapporo, Japan)
Majorizations and Inequalities in Matrix Theory 17
Y. L. Tong (Atlanta, Georgia)
Some Recent Developments on Majorization Inequalities in
Probability and Statistics 69
Karl Mosler (Hamburg, Germany)
Majorization in Economic Disparity Measures 91
James V. Bondar (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Comments on and Complements to: Inequalities: Theory of Majorization
and Its Applications, by Albert W. Marshall and Ingram Olkin 115
Hector F. Miranda and Robert C. Thompson (Santa Barbara, California)
Group Majorization, the Convex Hulls of Sets of Matrices and
the Diagonal Element - Singular Value Inequalities 131
Khakim D. Ikramov (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
A Simple Proof of the Generalized Schur Inequality 143
Steen A. Andersson (Bloomington, Indiana) and Michael D. Perlman
(Seattle, Washington)
A Characterization of Matrix Groups That Act Transitively on
the Cone of Positive Definite Matrices 151
Markus Abt (Augsburg, Germany)
A Note on the Product Correlation Rule 171
Srinivasa R. Arikati and Uri N. Peled (Chicago, Illinois)
Degree Sequences and Majorization 179
Berthold Heiligers (Augsburg, Germany)
Totally Nonnegative Moment Matrices 213
J. Ferrer, Ma I. Garcia, and F. Puerta (Barcelona, Spain)
Differentiable Families of Subspaces 229
M*Ua Asuncion Beitia and Juan M. Gracia (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain)
Local Behavior of Sylvester Matrix Equations
Related to Block Similarity 253
R. B. Bapat and Subhash C. Kochar (New Delhi, India)
On Likelihood-Ratio Ordering of Order Statistics 281
B. Mond and J. E. Pecaric (Bundoora, Victoria, Australia)
Inequalities Involving Powers of Generalized Inverses 293
Jianming Miao and Adi Ben-Israel (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
On IP-Approximate Solutions of Linear Equations 305
S. W. Drury (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
A Bound for the Determinant of Certain Hadamard Products
and for the Determinant of the Sum of Two Normal Matrices 329
Ingo Althofer (Bielefeld, Germany)
On Sparse Approximations to Randomized Strategies and
Convex Combinations 339
H. K. Wimmer (Wurzburg, Germany)
Roth's Theorems for Matrix Equations With Symmetry Constraints 357
M. Knott and C. S. Smith (London, England)
On a Generalization of Cyclic Monotonicity and Distances
Among Random Vectors 363
Alan Hoffman (Yorktown Heights, New York) and Uriel G. Rothblum
(Haifa, Israel)
A Proof of the Convexity of the Range of a Nonatomic Vector Measure
Using Linear Inequalities 373
Russell Merris (Hayward, California)
Degree Maximal Graphs Are Laplacian Integral 381
S. W. Drury (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
On a Theorem of Wielandt and the Compounds of Unitary Matrices 391
Xiao-Li Meng (Chicago, Illinois) and Donald B. Rubin (Cambridge,
Massachusetts)
On the Global and Componentwise Rates of Convergence
of the EM Algorithm 413
Rafael Bru, Juana Cerdan, and Ana M. Urbano (Valencia, Spain)
An Algorithm for the Multiinput Pole Assignment Problem 427
Author Index 445
Special Issues in Progress
1. Special Issue Honoring Marvin Marcus; special editors are Bryan E. Cain,
Moshe Goldberg, Robert Grone, and Nicholas J. Higham. To appear as Volume
201,
April 1, 1994.
2. Linear Systems and Control, Third Special Issue; special editors are
A. C. Antoulas, P. A. Fuhrmann, M. L. J. Hautus, and Y. Yamamoto. Submission
deadline: November 30, 1992. To appear as Volumes 203/204/205, May/June/July
1, 1994.
3. Special Issue Honoring Chandler Davis; special editors are Rajendra
Bhatia, Shmuel Friedland, and Peter Rosenthal. Submission deadline: March 31,
1993. To appear as Volume 206, July 15, 1994.
4. Proceedings of the Third Conference of the International Linear Algebra
Society at Pensacola; special editors are Dianne P. O'Leary, Leiba Rodman,
and
Helene Shapiro. Submission deadline: June 30, 1993. Details provided with the
conference announcement.
5. Proceedings of the conference ``Matrices and Graphs'' in honor of John
Maybee's 65th birthday, held at Boulder, Colorado, May 7, 8, 1993. Special
editors: C. R. Johnson and J. R. Lundgren. Submission deadline: August 31,
1993. Details provided with the conference announcement.
6. Fourth Special Issue on Linear Algebra and Statistics; special editors
are Jeffrey J. Hunter, Simo Puntanen, and George P. H. Styan. Submission
deadline: June 30, 1993. Details in Volume 177, December 1992.
7. Proceedings of the workshop ``Nonnegative Matrices, Applications and
Generalizations'' and the Eighth Haifa Matrix Theory conference held at
Haifa,
Israel, May 31-June 4 and June 7-June 10, 1993, respectively. Special
editors: S. Friedland, D. Hershkowitz, and R. Loewy. Submission deadline:
September 15, 1993. Details provided with the conference announcement.
8. Special Issue Honoring Miroslav Fiedler and Vlastimil Ptak; special
editors are Wayne Barrett, Angelika Bunse-Gerstner, and Nicholas Young.
Submission deadline: August 31, 1993. Details in Volume 179.
9. Proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the International Linear
Algebra Society at Rotterdam; special editors are Harm Bart, Ludwig Elsner,
and Andre Ran. Submission deadline November 30, 1994. Details provided with
the conference announcement.
10. Special Issue Honoring J. J. Seidel: special editors are Aart Blokhuis,
Willem H. Haemers, and Alan J. Hoffman. Submission deadline: August 30,
1994.
Details in Volume 193, November 1, 1993.
Special issues are available to individuals at a reduced rate. For
further information, please contact Yusuf Guvenc, Journals Customer Service,
Elsevier Science Inc., 655 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
10010; Tel. 212-633-3955; Fax 212-633-3990.
Special Issues Vol. 199
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LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Contents Volume 201
Robert Grone (San Diego, California)
A Biography of Marvin Marcus 1
Chi-Kwong Li (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Linear Operators Preserving the (p, q) Numerical Radius 21
William Watkins (Northridge, California)
Unimodular Congruence of the Laplacian Matrix of a Graph 43
Morris Newman (Santa Barbara, California)
Tridiagonal Matrices 51
Russell Merris (Hayward, California)
A Note on Unimodular Congruence of Graphs 57
Raphael Loewy (Haifa, Israel) and
Stephen Pierce (San Diego, California)
Linear Preservers of Balanced Singular Inertia Classes 61
E. R. Barnes (Atlanta, Georgia) and A. J. Hoffman
(Yorktown Heights, New York)
Bounds for the Spectrum of Normal Matrices 79
Alexander Kovacec (Coimbra, Portugal)
On a Conjecture of Marcus and de Oliveira 91
N. Bebiano and M. E. Miranda (Coimbra, Portugal)
On a Recent Determinantal Inequality 99
Richard A. Brualdi (Madison, Wisconsin) and
Bryan L. Shader (Laramie, Wyoming)
Minimum Permanents on Special Faces of the Polytope of Doubly
Stochastic Matrices 103
Mao-Ting Chien (Taipei, Taiwan) and Bit-Shun Tam (Tamsui, Taiwan)
Circularity of the Numerical Range 113
Henryk Minc (Santa Barbara, California)
Minimum Permanents of Doubly Stochastic Matrices With Prescribed
Zero Entries on the Main Diagonal 135
Richard Arens (Los Angeles, California) and
Moshe Goldberg (Haifa, Israel)
Weighted I*be Norms for Matrices 155
Morris Newman and Robert C. Thompson (Santa Barbara, California)
A Counterexample Connected With Gersgorin's Theorem 165
LeRoy B. Beasley (Logan, Utah) and Daniel J. Scully
(St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Linear Operators Which Preserve Combinatorial Orthogonality 171
Robert Grone, Stephen Pierce, James Ross (San Diego, California),
and Chi-Kwong Li (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Spectral Bounds Derived From Quadratic Forms on Decomposable
Tensors 181
Frank Uhlig (Auburn, Alabama)
Computing the Inertias in Symmetric Matrix Pencils 199
George W. Soules (Princeton, New Jersey)
An Approach to the Permanental-Dominance Conjecture 211
Author Index 231
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LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Contents Volume 202
Erich W. Ellers (Toronto, Canada)
Products of Transvections in One Conjugacy Class in the Symplectic
Group Over GF(3) 1
Luca Dieci (Atlanta, Georgia)
Structure Preserving Piecewise Polynomial Interpolation for Definite
Matrices 25
M. Gasca and J. M. Pena (Zaragoza, Spain)
A Matricial Description of Neville Elimination With Applications to
Total Positivity 33
Sergej Rjasanow (Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Effective Algorithms With Circulant-Block Matrices 55
A. Messaodi (Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France)
Matrix Recursive Projection and Interpolation Algorithms 71
Michael Shmoish (Rehovot, Israel)
On Generalized Spectral Functions, the Parametrization of Block Hankel
and Block Jacobi Matrices, and Some Root Location Problems 91
Estelle L. Basor and Kent E. Morrison (San Luis Obispo, California)
The Fisher-Hartwig Conjecture and Toeplitz Eigenvalues 129
Sandro Zampieri (Padova, Italy)
A Solution of the Cauchy Problem for Multidimensional Discrete
Linear Shift-Invariant Systems 143
I. Gohberg and V. Olshevsky (Ramat Aviv, Israel)
Complexity of Multiplication With Vectors for Structured Matrices 163
P. Doarfler (Leoben, Austria) and G. Schmeisser (Erlangen,
Germany)
Construction of Unitary and Normal Companion Matrices 193
L. Lopez (Bari, Italy)
Bounds for the Solutions of a Class of Tridiagonal Linear Systems 221
Arieh Lev (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Products of Cyclic Similarity Classes in the Groups GL*Dn(*IF)*b4 235
Hugo J. Woerdeman (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Toeplitz Minimal Rank Completions 267
Author Index 279
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Contributed by John Baillieul, Editor-in-Chief
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL
Table of Contents - Volume 39, Number 3 - March, 1994
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PAPERS
Near-Optimal Nonholonomic Motion Planning for A System of Coupled
Rigid Bodies ................ C. Fernandes, L. Gurvits, and Z. X. Li
Multiscale Recursive Estimation, Data Fusion, and Regularization
.........................K. C. Chou, A. S. Wilsky, and A. Benveniste
Multiscale Systems, Kalman Filters, and Riccati Equations
..........................K. C. Chou, A. S. Wilsky, and R. Nikoukhah
An Autonomous Vision-Based Mobile Robot .. E. T. Baumgartner and S. B. Skaar
The Solution of Diagonal Decoupling Problem by Dynamic Output Feedback
and Constant Precompensator: The General Case ............. V. Eldem
Control of Vector Discrete-Event Systems II - Controller Synthesis
............................................. Y. Li and W. M. Wonham
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Technical Notes and Correspondence
Diverse Bounds for the Eigenvalues of the Continuous Algebraic
Riccati Equation ....................................... N. Komaroff
Fast Parallel Recursive Aggregation Methods for Simulation of
Dynamical Systems .................. W. K. Tsai, G. Huang, and W. Lu
System Characterization of Positive Real Conditions
................................ H. Weiss, Q. Wang, and J. L. Speyer
Stochastic Monotonicity and Concavity Properties of Rate-Based Flow
Control Mechanisms ..................................... K. C. Budka
Stability Margin Evaluation for Uncertain Linear Systems
............................................ C. Gong and S. Thompson
The Principle of Matching: Parctical Conditions for Systems with
Inputs Restricted in Magnitude and Rate of Change .... N. K. Rutland
Robust Stabiity of Polynomials with Multilinearly Dependent Ciefficient
Perturbations ................... T. Yu-Ping, F. Chun-Bo, and X. Xin
A Note on A Necessary Condition for Ouput Regulation
....................................................... P. Lucibello
On Almost Sure Sample Stability of Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamic
Systems ................................... Z. Y. Zhang and F. Kozin
An Iterative Algorithm for Pole Placement by Output Feedback
............................... T. H. Lee, Q. G. Wang, and E. K. Koh
On Identification of the Controlled Plants Described by the
Hammerstein Systems .................................... L. Zi-Qiang
Frequency Domain Tradeoffs in Loop Transfer Recovery for Multivariable
Nonminimum Phase Discrete-Time Systems ... B. A. Leon de la Barra S.
On Undershoot in SISO Systems
.......................................... B. A. Leon de la Barra S.
Delta-Operator Formulated Discrete-Time Approximation of Continuous-Time
Systems ..... K. Premaratne, R. Salvi, N. R. Habib, and J. P. LeGall
A Stability Criterion for Discrete Nonlinear Systems with Time
Delayed Feedback ......................... X. Yang and Y. Stepanenko
Review Tracking for Discrete-Time SISO Systems ............... M. E. Halpern
On the Textured Iterative Algorithms for A Class of Tridiagonal Linear
Equations ............................................... T.-S. Tang
Solution Approximation in Infinite Horizon Linear Quadratic Control
.................................. I. E. Schochetman and R. L. Simth
Loop Transfer Recovery Design Using Biased and Unbiased Controllers
......................... L. Turan, D. L. Mingori, and G. C. Goodwin
Comments on "Robust Adaptive Regulation with Minimal Prior Knowledge"
........................................................ H. F. Zhang
Full-Order Observers for Linear Systems with Unknown Inputs
.......................... M. Darouach, M. Zasadzinski, and S. J. Xu
Robust Motion/Force Control of Mechanical Systems with Classical
Nonholonomic Constraints ................ C.-Y. Su and Y. Stepanenko
Stabilizing I-O Receding Horizon Control of CARMA Plants
............................................. L. Chisci and E. Mosca
Extended Chandrasekhar Recursions ............... A. H. Sayed and T. Kailath
On the Computation of Upper Convariance Bounds for Perturbed
Linear Systems ........... P. Bolzern, P. Colaneri, and G.De Nicolao
Least Absolute Values Estimation: Computational Aspects ..... E. D. Fiodorov
Robust Stabilization and Robust Performance Using Model Reference
Control and Modeling Error Compensation
............................... J. Sun, A. W. Olbrot and M. P. Polis
The Kalman-Bucy Filter Accuracy in the Guaranteed Parameter Estimation
Problem with Uncertain Statistics .................... A. I. Matasov
Structural Properties of Optimal Production Controllers in Failure-Prone
Manufacturing Systems ........................ J. Q. Hu and D. Xiang
Computational Aspects of the Product-of-Exponentials Formula for
Robot Kinematics ........................................ F. C. Park
Force/Position Regulation of Compliant Robot Manipulators
........................ S. Chiaverini, B. Siciliano, and L. Villani
Robust Stabilization: Some Extensions of the Gain Margin Maximization
Problem ................................ A. W. Olbrot and M. Nikodem
Multi-Channel Output Gain Margin Improvement Using Generalized
Sampled-Data Hold Functions .............. C. Yang and P. T. Kabamba
Analytic First and Second Derivatives for the Recursive Prediction
Error Algorith's Log Likelihood Function .............. M. A. Hooker
Absolute Stability of Systems with Parametric Uncertainty and Nonlinear
Feedback ............................ H. J. Marquez and C. P. Diduch
Convexity Properties of Polynomials with Assigned Root Location
.................................... A. Tesi, A. Vicino and G. Zappa
Explicit Characterization of All Feedback-Linearizing Controllers
for A General Type Brushless DC Motor ...... J. J. Ha and C.-I. Kang
Spectral and Inner-Outer Factorizations Through the Constrained
Riccati Equation .......................................... M. Weiss
Stability Analysis for Manufacturing Systems with Unreliable Machines
and Random Inputs ........................ H.-F. Chen and Q.-Y. Tang
The Discrete-Time Riccati Equation Related to the H\infty Control
Problem .................... A. A. Stoorvogel and A. J. T. M. Weeren
Structural Properties of Multirate Sampled-Data Systems .......... S. Longhi
On Some LP Problems for Performance Evaluation of Timed Marked
Graphs ................................ ....T. Yamada and S. Kataoka
On the Novel Approach to the Design of Unknown Input Observers
........................................................ M. Darouach
Comments on "The Attitude Control Problem"
................................... O.-E. Fjellstad and T. I. Fossen
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Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak
TENTATIVE
LIST OF MATERIAL FOR ISSUE 30:7 OF
THE IFAC JOURNAL-AUTOMATICA
Vol. 30 No.7 July 1994
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Survey Paper
B. Armstrong- A Survey of Models, Analysis Tools
Helouvry, and Compensation Methods for the
P. Dupont, Control of Machines with Friction
C. Canudas de Wit
Regular Papers
Tongwen Chen, H(infinity) Design of General
L. Qiu Multirate Sampled-Data Control
Systems
J. Schoukens, Identification of Linear Dynamic
R. Pintelon, Systems Using Piecewise Constant
H. van Hamme Excitations: Use, Misuse and
Alternatives
A. Leva, Self-Tuning PI-PID Regulators for
R. Scattolini, Stable Systems with Varying Delay
C. Maffezzoni
Hao Ying Practical Design of Nonlinear Fuzzy
for Regulating Processes with
Unknown Mathematical Models
Brief Papers
Er-Wei Bai, Robust System Identification with
S. Raman Noisy Experimental Data: Projection
Operator and Linear Algorithms
B. Lehman, Vibrational Stabilization and
J. Bentsman Calculation Formulas for Nonlinear
Time Delay Systems: Linear
Multiplicative Vibrations
Qijun Xia, Adaptive Fading Kalman Filter with an
Ming Rao, Application
Yiqun Ying,
Xuemin Shen
Book Review
D. Clarke R. Soeterbeek: Predictive Control. A
Unified Approach
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Contributed by: aanderson@siam.org
SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
Volume 32, Number 4, July 1994
Contents
An Adaptive Servomechanism for a Class of Infinite-Dimensional
Systems
Hartmut Logemann and Achim Ilchmann
Minimax-Optimal Strategies for the Best-Choice Problem When a Bound
is Known for the Expected Number of Objects
T. P. Hill and D. P. Kennedy
The H-infinity-Problem with Control Constraints
Viorel Barbu
Positive Dependence of a Class of Multivariate Exponential
Distributions
Ingram Olkin and Y. L. Tong
Observability and Observers for Nonlinear Systems
J. P. Gauthier and I. A. K. Kupka
Decomposition and Parametrization of Semidefinite Solutions of the
Continuous-Time Algebraic Riccati Equation
Harald K. Wimmer
A Strong Separation Principle for Stochastic Control Systems Driven
by a Hidden Markov Model
Raymond Rishel
Optimal Switching in an Economic Activity Under Uncertainty
Kjell Arne Brekke and Bernt Oksendal
L-infinity-Exact Observability of the Heat Equation with Scanning
Pointwise Sensor
Alexander Khapalov
Boundary Control of a One-Dimensional Linear Thermoelastic Rod
Scott W. Hansen
Control of Infinite Behavior of Finite Automata
J. G. Thistle and W. M. Wonham
Supervision of Infinite Behavior of Discrete-Event Systems
J. G. Thistle and W. M. Wonham
A Version of Olech's Lemma in a Problem of the Calculus of
Variations
Arrigo Cellina and Sandro Zagatti
Characterization of the L2-Induced Norm for Linear Systems with
Jumps with Applications to Sampled-Data Systems
N. Sivashankar and Pramod P. Khargonekar
The Equivalence of Extremals in Different Representations of
Unbounded Control Problems
J. Warga and Q. J. Zhu
Controllability of a System of Two Symmetric Rigid Bodies in Three
Space
Michael J. Enos
Optimal Angular Velocity Tracking with Fixed-Endpoint Rigid Body
Motions
Michael J. Enos
Erratum: On the Optimal Tracking Problem
Ofer Zeitouni and Moshe Zakai
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Contributed by: nelson@siam.org
SIAM J. MATRIX ANAL. APPL., 15-3, JULY 1994
SIMAX 15-3, JULY 1994 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sensitivity of the Stationary Distribution of a Markov Chain
Carl D. Meyer
Strongly Inertia-Preserving Matrices
Abraham Berman and Dafna Shasha
Dynamical Systems that Compute Balanced Realizations and the
Singular Value Decomposition
U. Helmke, J. B. Moore, and J. E. Perkins
Trust Region Problems and Nonsymmetric Eigenvalue
Perturbations
Ronald J. Stern and Henry Wolkowicz
The Generalized Order Linear Complementarity Problem
M. Seetharama Gowda and Roman Sznajder
A Matrix Approach to Finding a Set of Generators and Finding
the Polar (Dual) of a Class of Polyhedral Cones
Carolyn PIllers Dobler
A Uniform Approach for the Fast Computation of
Matrix-type Pade Approximants
Bernard Beckermann and George Labahn
A Block)Parallel Newton Method via Overlapping Epsilon
Decompositions
A. I. Zecevic and D. D. Siljak
Factorization of Matrix Polynomials with Symmetries
A. C. M. Ran and L. Rodman
Decomposability and Quotient Subspaces for the Pencil sL-M
V. L. Syrmos and Frank L. Lewis
Numerical Gradient Algorithms for Eigenvalue and Singular
Value Calculations
J. B. Moore, R. E. Mahony, and U. Helmke
A Note on Extreme Correlation Matrices
Chi-Kwong Li and Bit-Shun Tam
On Preconditioning for Finite Element Equations on Irregular
Grids
Alison Ramage and Andrew J. Wathen
The Reverse Bordering Method
C. Brezinski, M. Morandi Cecchi, and M. Redivo-Zaglia
Some Spectral Properties of Hermitian Toeplitz Matrices
William F. Trench
Theory of Decomposition and Bulge)Chasing Algorithms for the
Generalized Eigenvalue Problem
David Watkins and Ludwig Elsner
The Diagonal Torus of a Matrix Under Special Unitary
Equivalence
Robert C. Thompson
Fast Estimation of Principal Eigenspace Using Lanczos
Algorithm
Guanghan Xu and Thomas Kailath
LCP Degree Theory and Oriented Matroids
Walter D. Morris, Jr.
Variation of the Unitary Part of a Matrix
Rajendra Bhatia and Kalyan Mukherjea
Upper Bound for the Real Part of Nonmaximal Eigenvalues of
Nonnegative Irreducible Matrices
Shmuel Friedland and Leonid Gurvits
Block Downdating of Least Squares Solutions
L. Elden and H. Park
An Attainable Lower Bound for the Best Normal Approximation
Lajos Laszlo
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Contributed by: livewell@siam.org
Siam Review, 36(2), June 1994
CONTENTS
Articles
Relativizations of the P=? NP and Other Problems: Developments in Structural
Complexity Theory
Ronald V. Book
Weakly Nonlinear Stability Analysis of Prototype Reaction Diffusion Model
Equations
David J. Wollkind, Valipuram S. Manoranjan, and Limin Zhang
The Newton and Cauchy Perspectives on Computational Nonlinear Optimization
J.L. Nazareth
Model Problems in Numerical Stability Theory for Initial Value Problems
A.M. Stuart and A.R. Humphries
Classroom Notes in Applied Mathematics
Total Least Squares: State of the Art Regression in Numerical Analysis
Yves Nievergelt
Smale's Horseshoe Map via Ternary Numbers
John Banks and Valentina Dragan
Accelerated Convergence in Newton's Method
Jurgen Gerlach
Problems and Solutions
Book Reviews
Schrodinger Equations and Diffusion Theory (Masao Nagasawa) Robert Aebi
Encounter with Chaos (J. Peinke, J. Parisi, O.E. Rossler, and R. Stoop)
Ralph H. Abraham
Abstract Evolution Equations, Periodic Problems and Applications (Daniel
Daners and Pablo Koch Medina) Sergiu Aizicovici
Classical and New Inequalities in Analysis (D.S. Mitrinovic, J.E. Pecaric,
and A.M. Fink) Ravi P. Agarwal
Lectures on Mechanics (J.E. Marsden) Judith M. Arms
Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences (Nicholas J. Higham)
Bart Braden
Nonlinearities in Action (A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov and M.I. Rabinovich)
Peter J. Bryant
Vortex Dyanmics (P.G. Saffman) Russel Caflisch
Dynamics and Bifurcations (Jack K. Hale and Huseyin Kocak) S. Roy Choudhury
Multiplication of Distributions and Applications to Partial Differential
Equations (M. Oberguggenberger) J.F. Colombeau
Numerical Methods for Large Eigenvalue Problems (Youcef Saad) Jane Cullum
Large Deviations Techniques and Applications (Amir Dembo and Ofer Zeitouni)
I.H. Dinwoodie
Identifiability in Stochastic Models (B.L.S. Prakasa Rao) R.G. Laha
The Dynamics of Cellular Motility (M. Murase) Joseph M. Mahaffy
Error Correcting Codes Theory and Applications (Alain Poli and Llorenc
Huguet)
H.F. Mattson, Jr.
Model Building in Mathematical Programming (H.P. Williams)
Regina Hunter Mladine
Optimum Experimental Designs (A.C. Atkinson and A.N. Donev) William I. Notz
Continuous Time Markov Chains (W.J. Anderson) James B. Robertson
Mathematical Problems of Classical Nonlinear Electromagnetic Theory
(Frederick Bloom) Robert C. Rogers
Scientific Programmer's Toolkit Turbo Pascal Edition (M.H. Beilby, R.D.
Harding, and M.R. Manning) D.S. Schmidt
Handbook of Numerical Analysis, Volume II. Finite Element Methods (Part I)
(P.G. Ciarlet and J.L. Lions, eds.) L. Ridgway Scott
Dynamical Systems an Introduction with Applications in Economics and Biology
(Pierre N.V. Tu) James F. Selgrade
Grobner Basesa Computational Approach to Commutative Algebra (Thomas Becker
and Volker Weispfenning) Bernd Sturmfels
Topics in Bifurcation Theory and Applications (Gerard Iooss and Moritz
Adelmeyer) Andre Vanderbauwhede
Methods of Singular Integral Equations (A. Dzhuraev) Yongzhi Xu and Wei Lin
Selected Collections
Chronicle
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Contributed by: Edwin F. Beschler (beschler@spint.compuserve.com)
JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL SYSTEMS,
ESTIMATION, AND CONTROL
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Four, JMSEC begins its transition to a partially electronic
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Perspective Problems in System Theory and its Application to
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Uniform Stabilization of the Kirchoff Plate Equation with
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Mary Ann Horn
A Relation Between Continuous Time-Varying and Discontinuous
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Jean-Michel Coron and Lionel Rosier
Shift of a Limit-Cycle in biology and Error-Equation
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Monotone Approximations for Convex Stochastic Control Problems
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Towards Robustness and Genericity of Dynamic Feedback
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Finite Dimensional Filters with Nonlinear Drift I: A class of
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On Discontinous Strategies in Optimal Control Problems
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CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE WORKSHOP ON
VISUAL SIGNAL PROCESSING and COMMUNICATIONS
Sep. 19-20, 1994
Center for Computer Aids and Industrial Productivity, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Workshop will provide a forum for discussion of recent developments and
future directions for research in visual signal procesisng and communications.
It will feature both invited papers, contributed papers, and tutorial sessions.
Topics: Suggested topics for the workshop include, but are not limited to:
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o Video coding and signal processing
o VLSI for video communications applications
o Narrowband and broadband video communications
o Packet video for ATM networks
o HDTV systems and architecture
o Multimedia communications systems
o Multidimensional signal processing
o Motion analysis
o Wavelet/Subband techniques
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IEEE Communications Society.
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IEEE Signal Processing Society
Workshop chair:
Tom Marshall, Rutgers University, USA.
Technical PRogram Chair:
Ken Sauer, University of Notre Dame, USA.
Technical Program Committee:
Huseyin Abut, South Dakota State University, USA.
Jan Biemond, Delft University, The Netherlands.
Alan Gersho, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.
T. Russell Hsing, Bellcore, USA.
Ming Liou, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.
Bede Liu, Princeton University, USA.
Peter Pirsch, University of Hannover, Germany.
Sarah Rajala, North Carolina State University, USA.
Kou-Hu Tzou, COMSAT, USA.
Yasuhiko Yasuda, Waseda University, Japan.
Special Sessions:
Ali Akansu, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.
Publicity:
Henrik Sorensen, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Publications:
Nader Moayeri, Rutgers University, USA.
Ming-Ting Sun, Bellcore, USA.
Local Arrangements:
Sandy Epstein, Rutgers University, USA.
Jim Flanagan, Rutgers University, USA.
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Contributed by: Giorgio Picci, Picci@paola.dei.unipd.it
FROM IDENTIFICATION TO LEARNING
a NATO Advanced Study Institute
cosponsored by C.N.R - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche of Italy
Villa Olmo, Como (Italy)
August 24 - September 2, 1994
The purpose of this NATO Advanced Study Institute is to present an updated
picture of the present state in the mathematical theory of evolutive model
building. The conceptual links leading to learning algorithms starting from
model identification and foundations of adaptive control will be explored.
The speakers will present tutorials on the classical statistical approach,
the deterministic behaviour-based approach and the H-infinity approach to
identification. Basic concepts of adaptation and self-tuning will be
reviewed. The structure of recursive algorthms and various related
computational aspects will be discussed. The concepts of learning from
examples will be introduced, and the possibilities offered by neural
networks will be critically evaluated.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
S. Bittanti (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) director of the institute
S. K. Mitter (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.)
G. Picci (Universita' di Padova, Italy)
J. C. Willems (The University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
LECTURERS
P. Albertos (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain)
A. Benveniste (IRISA Laboratoire d'Automatique, Rennes, France)
G. Cybenko (Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, U.S.A.)
M. Deistler (University of Wien, Austria)
J. M. Maciejowski (University of Cambridge, UK)
P. Khargonekar (The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A.)
P. Kumar (University of Illinois, USA)
L. Ljung (Linkoping University, Sweden)
R. Ober (University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, U.S:A:)
G. Pflug (University of Wien, Austria)
J.H. Van Schuppen (CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
LOCATION
The school will be held at Villa Olmo, an 18th century villa located on
the shores of lake Como. The Centro di Cultura Scientifica A. Volta,
located in this Villa, will take care of the local organization of the
school.
The historic town of Como is easily reachable from Milano either by car
(highway A9) or by train. Frequent trains start from Stazione Ferrovie Nord
of Milano, but there are trains from the Stazione Centrale or Stazione
Porta Garibaldi as well.
APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION
Those interested in attending the school are invited to mail an application
letter specifying
* name, date and place of birth, nationality, and present affiliation,
* a detailed explanation of the reasons of interest in partecipating
to the school ,
* a list of recent publications
to :
CENTRO DI CULTURA SCIENTIFICA A. VOLTA
VILLA OLMO
VIA CANTONI
22100 COMO (ITALY)
prior than 15 April 1994. (The original deadline of March 31st is
superseded by this notice). Notification of acceptance together with hotel
reservation form, etc. will be mailed around the end of May 1994.
Admission will be free of charge for partecipants from universities and
public research institutions. Participants from industry will be requested
to contribute to the
institute expenses with a fee of 1000 ECU. Details on the payment will be
provided in the acceptance letter.
Partecipants from the U.S. should inquiry about possible travel support
through NSF. Please inquire with Prof. Pramod Khargonekar [email:
Pramod@dip.eecs.umich.edu]
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS OF THE CENTRO VOLTA:
ph. ++39-2-572213 FAX ++39-31-573395.
email: BITTANTI@IPMEL2.ELET.POLIMI.IT
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Contributed by Fakhri Karray:
Workshop on Intelligent Motion Control
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The IEEE Control Systems Society of the Vancouver Chapter
Offers:
A Two-Day Workshop on
INTELLIGENT MOTION CONTROL
(May 9th and 10th, 1994, Vancouver, B.C.)
In collaboration with the ASME, the CISCR (Centre for Integrated Computers
Systems Research of the University of British Columbia) and Galil Motion
Control Inc., the IEEE CSS of the Vancouver Chapter is pleased to offer a
two-day workshop on "Intelligent Motion Control". It will be mainly targeted
for students, practicing engineers, managers and professionals who have an
interest in the field of motion control, either as users or designers.
The needs of the non-specialist will be addressed as well.
The workshop will include a series of lectures by
experts in the field, discussions, and laboratory demonstrations of both
hardware and software. The participants will receive
- A book on "Motion Control" by Dr. Jacob Tal
- Motion Components Selector Software
- A complete set of lecture notes.
Workshop Instructors:
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Dr. Jacob Tal, Founder and President of Galil.
Dr. Tal is a world-renowned lecturer, author, and engineer with 20 years of
practical experience in the field of servo motors and motion control. His
company was the first manufacturer to introduce a microprocessor-based servo
motion controller without tachometer feedback.
Dr. Clarence de Silva, Professor and NSERC Chair, UBC.
Dr. de Silva has worked in controls, robotics, and automation since he
started
his career as a practicing engineer in 1971. He has authored the books:
Control
Sensors and Actuators (Prentice-Hall, 1989), and Knowledge-Based Control with
Application to Robots (With A.G.J. MacFarlane; Springer-Verlag, 1989).
The other instructors of the workshop are :
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Dr. Lalith Gamage
Dr. Fakhri Karray
Dr. Ming Wu
Topics Covered
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- Servo Motion Control Systems -- Elements and Operation
- Selecting System Components
- Implementing a System
- Programming the Motion Applications
- Design Examples (Linear and Circular Motion, Electronic Gearing, Dual Loops
to Eliminate Backlash, Tension Control Systems) Intelligent Control and
Servo Motor Tuning
- Fundamentals of Fuzzy Logic Control
- Application to Robots
- Commercial Software Systems to Develop Intelligent Motion Controllers
- Laboratory Implementation and Demonstrations
Date and Location:
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May 9-10, 1994 in Room CEME 2204, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4,
Canada.
Lab demonstrations will be held at the Industrial Automation Laboratory at
UBC.
Registration:
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To register, please send your cheque for $150.00 payable to University of
British Columbia, with a reference note indicating "Workshop on Intelligent
Motion Control", and addressed to Clarence de Silva, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, UBC, 2324 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4. Please indicate
your name, company, mailing address, and a contact telephone number. The space
will be limited, so please register now. The course fee will cover:
- All course material as noted above
- Lunch on both days
- Four refreshment breaks.
For more information please contact one of the following officers of
the IEEE CSS Vancouver Chapter :
Dr. C. de Silva: Chapter Chair.
e-mail:desilva@mech.ubc.ca
Dr. F. Karray: Vice Chair and Technical Activities Coordinator.
e-mail:karray@ee.ubc.ca
Dr. M. Wu: Communication Chair.
e-mail:mqwu@unixg.ubc.ca
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Contributed by Youyi Wang
CALL FOR PAPERS
IPEC'95
INTERNATIONAL POWER ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
1-3 March, 1995
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
ORGANISERS:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
IEE Singapore Center
Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore
Institute of Engineers, Singapore (IES)
National University of Singapore
INTRODUCTION:
The second International Power Engineering Conference (IPEC'95) will
be held at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore from 1-3
March, 1995. The first conference held in March 1993 was well attended
by over 200 delegates from 23 countries. There were four parallel
technical sessions for the 2-day event. The aim of this second Conference
is to review development in power engineering that have occurred since
the last Conference. To allow more time for discussion, this Conference
is extended to 3 days.
SCOPE:
The conference will include regular sessions on all aspects of the theory,
design and applications of electrical apparatus and power systems. To
assist the review process, conference topics are categorised along, but
not limited to, the following headings:
1. System planning and design
2. System modelling and simulation
3. System stability and analysis
4. Power system reliability and security
5. Tramsmission including HVDC and FACTS
6. High voltage engineering
7. Operation and control
8. Generation including alternative energy systems
9. Energy management and utilization
10. Load dispatch
11. Distribution automation
12. Diagnostics and system protection
13. Power electronics
14. Power system harmonics
15. Machines and drives
16. Expert system and neural network applications
17. Power engineering education
CONTRIBUTION:
Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts of 300-500 words.
Each submitted abstract should include the following information:
paper title, the most applicable topic number according to the above
topic list, author(s), mailing address and Fax No. The deadline for
the submission of abstract is 16 May 1994. Submission should be sent to:
Assoc. Prof. C. Y. Teo
Chairman, IPEC'95
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 2263
Fax: (65) 7912687
Tel: (65) 7995007
E-Mail: cyteo@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
SCHEDULE:
16 May 1994 Deadline for submission of abstracts
30 June 1994 Notification of provisional acceptance
15 Sep 1994 Submission of camera-ready papers
15 Nov 1994 Notification of final acceptance
VENUE:
The conference will be held at Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
The official language for written and printed materials, as well as
presentation and discussion is English.
REGISTRATION:
All participants are required to pay the registration fees. The
registration fee includes full participation in the conference programme,
lunches, coffee breaks, a conference banquet and a copy of the conference
proceedings.
REGISTRATION FEE:
Early bird registration before 31 Dec 1994: S$400
Normal registration : S$450
ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
Chairman : Assoc Prof C Y Teo
Secretary : Assoc Prof S S Choi
Technical : Dr Y Y Wang
Dr J Devotta
Finance : Mr T M Lee
Ms C H Ooi
Publication: Dr L J Cao
Logistics : Dr H B Gooi
Mr R Kumar
Publicity : Mr T W Chan
Mr Y C Yong
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Australia:
Prof. M J Gibbard (Univ of Adelaide), Dr G Ledwich (Univ of Queensland),
Dr D Sutanto (Univ of NSW), Prof K P Wong (Univ of West Australia)
Canada:
Prof R Billinton (Univ of Saskatshewan), Prof O P Malik (Univ of Calgary),
Prof Y N Yu (Univ of British Columbia)
China:
Prof C Chen (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ), Prof D S Chen (Huazhong Univ of ST),
Prof Y D Han (Tsinghua Univ), Prof Z X Han (Zhejiang Univ),
Prof X X Zhou (EPRI)
Hong Kong:
Dr Y B Lee (China Light & Power), Prof C C Chan (Univ of Hong Kong)
Indonesia:
My S Widodo (PLN)
Japan:
Prof T Hiyama (Kumamoto Univ), Prof H Sasaki (Hiroshima Univ)
Malaysia:
Prof G Jasmon (Univ of Malaysia), Datok Y C Lee (Tenaga Ewbank Preece)
New Zealand:
Prof J Arillaga (Univ of Canterbury), Prof J T Boys (Ubiv of Auckland)
Philippines:
Dr F L Viray (National Power Corp.)
Singapore:
Prof B Lee (NTU), Assoc Prof C Y Teo (IEE), Mr K N Lau (PUB),
Mr M T Chang (IES), Assoc Prof A C Liew (NUS)
Switzerland:
Dr A E Hammad (N.E. Swiss Power)
Taiwan:
Prof Y Y Hsu (National Taiwan Univ)
Thailand:
Mr K Karnasuta (EGAT)
United Kingdom:
Prof A T Johns (Univ of Bath), Prof K L Lo (Univ of Strathclyde),
Dr H L Thanawala (GEC-ALSTHOM)
USA:
Prof M S Chen (Univ of Texas at Arlington),
Prof C C Liu (Univ of Washington), Prof F F Wu (Univ of California)
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Contributed by: Mark Karol
Announcing . . . .
IEEE INFOCOM'94
The Conference on Computer Communications
June 12 - 16, 1994
The Westin Harbour Castle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Now in its 13th year, IEEE INFOCOM is the premier international technical
conference devoted to computer communications and networking. Papers
presented at INFOCOM represent the leading edge of understanding and
development in this fast-moving field, and are accepted only after a
rigorous review process. The half-day and full-day tutorials are given by
leading experts and afford the participant an opportunity to stay current
with the latest advances in computer communications and networking. In
addition, in 1994 INFOCOM is offering for the first time a full-day
Gigabit Networking Workshop, consisting of informal short presentations
on "hot topics" and full paper presentations on applications enabling the
large-scale deployment of gigabit networks. IEEE INFOCOM'94 is sponsored
by the IEEE Computer and Communication Societies. The Gigabit Networking
Workshop is sponsored by the IEEE COMSOC Technical Committee on Gigabit per
Second Networks.
o Gigabit Networking Workshop
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Sunday, June 12, 1994
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
(followed by a committee "business" meeting, 4:00 - 5:00 PM)
Abstracts for presentation at this workshop are due on April 1,
1994.
Selected papers will be considered for a forthcoming issue of the
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC). Contact the
program chair James Sterbenz (914-784-6489 or jpgs@acm.org) for
complete information on submission guidelines.
o Tutorials
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Sunday, June 12, 1994
2:30 - 6:30 PM
1. "Supporting Real-Time Applications Over Internet," Lixia Zhang,
Xerox
2. "Recent Advances in the Algorithmic Analysis of Queueing Systems,"
David Lucantoni, AT&T Bell Labs
Monday, June 13, 1994
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
3. "Advanced Topics in Broadband ATM Networks," Ender Ayanoglu and
Malathi Veeraraghavan, AT&T Bell Labs
4. "Wireless Communications Networks," Donald Cox, Stanford
University
5. "High-Speed Networks: Multimedia Applications, Infrastructure, and
Protocols," Fouad Tobagi, Stanford University
6. "The State of the Art in Network Management," Yechiam Yemini,
Columbia University
o Plenary Session
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Tuesday, June 14, 1994
8:30 - 10:00 AM
"Multimedia Information Networking in the Nineties," Maurizio Decina,
Politecnico di Milano/CEFRIEL
o Technical Sessions
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Tuesday, June 14, 1994
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wireless Networks
Performance
Congestion Control
Design of Optical Networks
Issues in High-Speed Protocols
Virtual Path Routing in ATM Networks
Discrete-Time Queues and ATM
High-Performance LANs
Multicast Switch Architecture
Performance Analysis of Video Services
Admission Control
Multi-Stage Optical Networks
Wednesday, June 15, 1994
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Circuit Switching
Traffic Shaping
Performance Analysis of Buffering Schemes
Lightwave Networks
Wireless Networks
Performance
Congestion Control
Image, Audio and Video Transport
Resource Management
DQDB
Protocol Design, Analysis and Interoperability
Switched LANs
Network Multicast Routing
Interconnection of LANs/MANs/WANs
Real-Time Systems
Optical Network Routing
Thursday, June 16, 1994
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Network Routing
Traffic Modeling
Admission Control
High-Performance LANs
Transport over ATM
Queueing Models
Congestion Control
Multi-Stage Optical Networks
Security and Database Systems
DQDB
Scheduling
FDDI
Switching
Performance Analysis of Switches
Network Routing
Protocols for WDM Networks
o Panel
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Tuesday, June 14, 1994
5:15 - 6:45 PM
"Switch-Based LANs: A Fast Evolving Networking Paradigm"
Organizer/Moderator: Yoram Ofek (IBM)
Panelists: Maurizio Decina (Politecnico di Milano/CEFRIEL)
Alexander Fraser (AT&T Bell Labs)
HT Kung (Harvard University)
Nick Maxemchuk (AT&T Bell Labs)
Jonathan Turner (Washington University)
o Committee
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General Chair: Mark J. Karol, AT&T Bell Labs,
tel: 908-949-8590, email: mk@boole.att.com
Vice-Chair: Al Leon-Garci, University of Toronto
Technical Program Chair: Magda El Zarki, University of Pennsylvania,
tel: 215-898-9780, email: infocom@ee.upenn.edu
Technical Program Vice-Chair: Khosrow Sohraby, Univ. of Missouri at KC
Tutorials Chair: Kai Y. Eng, AT&T Bell Labs
Treasurer: Ender Ayanoglu, AT&T Bell Labs
Local Arrangements: Terry Todd, McMaster University
Celia Desmond, Stentor
Standing Committee Chair: Harvey Freeman, LANWORKS, Inc.
To receive an electronic copy of the INFOCOM'94 Advance Program send Email
to: infocom@ee.upenn.edu
To receive a printed copy of the INFOCOM'94 Advance Program send a FAX
to Mark J. Karol, INFOCOM'94 General Chair, (908) 949-9118
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Contributed by: degiulio@siam.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
1994 SIAM FORUM MATHEMATICS IN INDUSTRY: THE JOB MARKET OF THE
FUTURE July 23, 1994 Holiday Inn at the Embarcadero, San Diego,
California
Panel sessions and presentations for mathematicians in business,
industry, government, and academia will focus on The Job Market
of the Future:
Mathematics in Smaller Firms A panel discussion of practices,
opportunities, and experiences of mathematicians working in
smaller firms, a rapidly growing segment of American business.
Experiences of Recent Industrial Hires Brief presentations and
discussions from some who recently started working in industry.
How did they find their positions? What do they do? What do
they wish they knew in graduate school that they know now?
Hiring: the Manager's Perspective Managers discuss the processes
and practices of hiring industry and government. Who makes the
decisions and how? What are current needs, practices and
opportunities? Who is getting what kinds of positions?
Bridging from Academia to Industry How do academic
mathematicians build bridges to industry? What programs are
available for student and faculty internships in industry and
government? What support can university relations offices
provide? How are alumni networks built?
Non-Mathematicians Who Do Mathematics In Industry Many
individuals whose terminal degrees are not in mathematics work
in industry as applied mathematicians. How did they come to
applied mathematics? What kinds of problems do they work on?
How did they get their positions? What can those with
mathematics degrees learn from their experiences?
The Forum is sponsored by SIAM to promote exchange within the
community on important issues and to inform and energize it.
Extensive audience participation is always a key feature of the
SIAM Forum. Informal meals and receptions will offer further
opportunities for interaction and networking.
This forum is being conducted with partial support from the
Department of Energy.
Other SIAM meetings you may want to attend while in San Diego:
Symposium on Control Problems in Industry July 22-23, 1994
Holiday Inn at the Embarcadero, San Diego, California
SIAM Tutorial on Ensemble Based Simulated Annealing July 24,
1994 Sheraton Harbor Island East, San Diego, California
1994 SIAM Annual Meeting July 25-29, 1994 Sheraton Harbor Island
East, San Diego, California
REPLY FORM
THIRD SIAM FORUM ON INDUSTRIAL/ AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS JULY 23,
1994 THE HOLIDAY INN BY THE BAY SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
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