E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing

ISSUE No. 72, August 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 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 4th edition
        3.2  Phone numbers at Rutgers change
        3.3  Course Nonlinear and Adaptive Control in European HCM Program

4.      Positions
        4.1  Department head, Virginia Polytechnic Inst and State University
        4.2  Postdoc position systems and control, University of Exeter

5.      Books
        5.1  Linear quadratic control- an introduction; P. Dorato cs.
        5.2  First order representations of linear systems; M. Kuijper
        5.3  Modelling, analysis and control of multi-link flexible
               structures; Lagnese
        5.4  Modeling, identification and simulation of dynamical systems;
               P. vd Bosch and A. van der Klauw

6.      Journals
        6.1  Call for papers special issue on Biomedical System Engineering
        6.2  Table of contents Automatica, Vol. 30:8
        6.3  Table of contents SIAM J. Contr. Opt., Vol. 32:6
        6.4  Table of contents SIAM J. Optimization, Vol. 4:4
        6.5  Table of contents Linear Alg. Applic., Vol. 208/209
        6.6  Table of contents Circuits Systems and Signal Proc., Vol. 13:5
        6.7  Table of contents Math Control, Signals and Systems, Vol. 7:4
        6.8  Table of contents Mechatronics Journal, Vol. 4:3

7.      Conferences
        7.1  European Control Conference 1995
        7.2  9th Int Symp. on Intelligent Contr., Columbus '95
        7.3  International workshop on applications of neural networks
                             to telecommunications, Stockholm '95
        7.4  IEEE Information theory workshop, Alexandria, '94
        7.5  ICAUTO-95, Indore, India
        7.6  Int. Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress,'95
        7.7  Conference on Computer Integrated  Manufacturing and
                             Automation Technology, '94
        7.8  Invited session "control-relevant modeling, identification
                             and estimation, ACC '95

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Contributed by : Anton Stoorvogel

I am happy to announce that one of the editors is no longer a bachelor:


        On July 22 Siep Weiland has married Teresa Puig-Amerillas.


Please don't forget to congratulate them by sending an E-mail to
s.weiland@ele.tue.nl. I can assure everybody that it was a beautiful
wedding.


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Contributed by : Venkat Anantharam

                 Change of Address

I have moved from Cornell to Berkeley effective July 1.
My new coordinates are :

570 Cory Hall,
EECS Department,
University of California,
Berkeley, CA 94720, U.S.A..

Phone : (510)-643-84
E-mail : ananth@eclair.eecs.berkeley.edu


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Contributed by: sigmon@math.ufl.edu


              MATLAB Primer, 4th Edition

The Fourth Edition of the MATLAB Primer will be available
in mid-August 1994 from CRC Press.

Features of the new edition include:
---New compact, reader-friendly, bound format.
---Features of Version 4.2 of MATLAB blended into the text.
---Substantial new section on the Symbolic Math Toolbox.
---Extensive general revision and reformatting.
---A fine-grained Table of Contents and detailed Index.
---Same character and purpose of of the earlier editions:
     (To help students and others begin to use MATLAB)

Ordering Information:
---Mail Orders (both national and international):
     CRC Press, Inc.
     2000 Corporate Blvd., N.W.
     Boca Raton, FL 33431
     USA

---Telephone Orders:
     Continential USA, except Florida:     1-800-272-7737
     Florida and outside Continential USA: 1-407-994-0555

---The expected price is $12.95.

The MATLAB Primer is no longer available as TeX source.



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Contributed by: Eduardo Sontag

    ***** PLEASE NOTE: PHONE NUMBERS AT RUTGERS ABOUT TO CHANGE *****

Around Sept 1, 1994, the three-digit prefix for the telephone numbers of
individuals, as well as administrative offices, at several Rutgers
departments (in the New Brunswick-Piscataway campus), including among
others:

                 MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE

will change, from "932" to "445".  The actual numbers (last 4 digits) will
remain the same.  Thus the change is given by the following rule:

                +1 908.932.abcd --> +1 908.445.abcd

Please take note.



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Contributed by: Romeo Ortega 


       The European Human Capital and Mobility (EHCM) network

              "Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Systems"

organizes a tutorial course on:

NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS: Towards a Design Methodology for
Physical Systems.

Valencia 6-7 October 1994

-Addressed to EHCM Network Partners, to establish common points of
interest, and future research actions.
-Also open to other participants to discuss a course syllabus for
advanced/application oriented nonlinear control course.

Documentation: Lecturers will provide copies of the transparencies
(papers,notes, ...)

Registration fee: Free for EHCM partners.
20.000 pts, including lunches and coffees, for others.

TOPICS

1. Nonlinear control problems, examples and introduction (P. Albertos)

2. State space approach (A. van der Schaft/ H. Nijmeijer)
2.1 Survey of basic mathematical concepts
2.2 State space representation of NLCS
2.3 Controllability and observability
2.4 Feedback linearization
2.5  Stabilization via Lyapunov methods

3. Input/output approach (R. Ortega)
3.1 Passivity and small gain theories
3.2 Passivity conditions for stabilization
3.3 Control of Euler-Lagrange systems

4. Adaptive control of NLS (R. Lozano, B. Wittenmark)
4.1 Backstepping-based techniques
4.2 Passivity-based techniques
4.3 Systems with static nonlinearities

5. AI nonlinear controllers (I) (P. Albertos, K. Astrom)
5.1 Fuzzy logic controllers
5.2 Nonlinear behaviour
5.3 Design methodologies
5.4 Stability analysis

6. AI nonlinear controllers (II) (S. Bittanti, P. Albertos)
6.1  Neural nets for modeling of physical processes
6.2 NN  for control of NLS
6.3 NN in adaptive control loops

7. Simulation tools (D. Clarke/ A. Kuznetsov)

8. Control of nonlinear physical systems
8.1 A.C. motors (R. Ortega)
8.2 Robot Manipulators and mobile robots (C. Canudas)
8.3 Friction compensation (K. Astrom)
8.4 Other systems (R. Lozano, D. Clarke, S. Bittanti, ...)

Timing:
Thursday 6

08.30-08.45 Welcome. Course presentation.  (P. Albertos, R. Ortega)
08.45-09.30 Topic 1
09.30-10.30 Topics 2-2.3
10.30-11.00 Coffee
11.00-12.15 Topics 2.4-2.5
12.15 13.30 Topics 3-3.1
13.30-15.30 Lunch
15.30-16.45 Topics 3.2-3.3
16.45.17.00 Coffee
17.00 18.30 Topics 4-4.2
20.00 --- Dinner

Friday 7

08.30-09.30 Topic 4.3
09.30-10.30 Topics 5.1-5.2
10-30-11.00 Coffee
11.00-12.15 Topics 5.3-5.4
12.15-13.30 Topic 6
13.30-15.30 Lunch
15.30-17.00 Topic 7
17.00-17.15 Coffee
17.15-18.30 Miscellaneous (Topic 8)
18.30 Closing


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Contributed by:  William T. Baumann (baumann@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu)


                       DEPARTMENT HEAD
        BRADLEY DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
     VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY


Nominations  and  applications are being solicited  for  the
position  of  Head of the Harry Lynde Bradley Department  of
Electrical Engineering. Nominations and applications will be
accepted until suitable candidates are selected and will  be
reviewed  beginning  October  1,  1994.   The  selection  is
expected  to  be made in late fall, with the appointment  to
begin  no later than the summer of 1995.  Candidates  should
have   achieved  distinction  in  university  teaching   and
research  and  a  record  of  demonstrated  scholarship  and
administrative ability.  They must qualify for the  rank  of
professor.

The   Department  offers  B.S.  degree  programs   in   both
Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering and M.S. and
Ph.D.  degree  programs  in  Electrical  Engineering.    The
Department   has   55   full-time   faculty   members,   820
undergraduate students, 368 on-campus graduate students, and
is   the   beneficiary  of  the   Bradley  endowment.    New
externally  funded research grants and contracts during  the
past  year  totaled $7 million.  A generous overhead  return
policy provides additional Departmental income.

Virginia  Tech  is the senior land-grant university  of  the
Commonwealth, located in Blacksburg adjacent to  the  scenic
Blue  Ridge Mountains.  Highly selective in admissions,  the
University   enrolls  in  its  nine  colleges  some   18,000
undergraduate  students and 4,500 graduate and  professional
students.   The College of Engineering was the  first  among
major public institutions to require each student to have  a
personal   computer  and  its  graduate  and   undergraduate
programs are ranked nationally.

Applications should include a current resume and the  names,
affiliations,  and  telephone  numbers  of  at  least  three
references.    Send applications and nominations to:

                      Dr. Gary S. Brown
                   Chair, Search Committee
        Bradley Department of Electrical Engineering
                        Virginia Tech
                    Blacksburg, VA  24061

Virginia  Tech has a strong commitment to the  principle  of
diversity  and,  in that spirit, seeks a broad  spectrum  of
candidates including women, people of color, and people with
disabilities.    Individuals  with   disabilities   desiring
accommodation in the application process should notify Kathy
Atkins,  Electrical Engineering Department, 703-231-4136  or
TDD/PC - 1-800-828-1120 or Voice - 1-800-828-1140.



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Contributed by: S. Townley


       POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN SYSTEMS AND CONTROL AT THE
                         UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

to work with Prof.D.H.Owens (Engineering)  Dr.S.Townley (Mathematics)
of the Centre for Systems and Control Engineering, University of Exeter.

Applications are invited for a post of postdoctoral research assistant
to work on an EPSRC contract in the area of "Control and Systems Theory in
the Synthesis and Analysis of Intelligent Dynamic Networks". The post is
available for three years and it is expected that the successful applicant
will be appointed on the 1st September 1994 or soon thereafter. The salary
for the post is expected to be point 6 on the RA1A grade scale
(currently  17,007 GB Pounds.)

The proposed research project is a collaboration between engineers and
mathematicians. It aims to develop and extend the application of
techniques from systems and control theory, in the synthesis of nonlinear
dynamical systems possessing fundamental properties of interest
to the development of "Intelligent Networks". Such networks should be
capable of learning desired transient behaviour, exhibiting this
behaviour after a training cycle, storing the information and recalling it
under appropriate stimuli. The research will be in the spirit of Kosko
("Neural networks and fuzzy systems - a dynamical systems approach to
machine intelligence", Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1992) and will
exploit the extensive knowledge in the areas of Systems and Control
engineering, infinite dimensional systems theory and nonlinear mathematics
and the increasing knowledge of the richness of nonlinear systems dynamics
to develop a control orientated approach to the construction of
interconnections of simple linear and nonlinear elements with desired
properties. This connectionist viewpoint and the constructive approach
envisaged will guarantee that the maximum benefit will be obtained from
the two areas and provides a feasibility study of the use for this paradigm
in developing simple computational networks for application in intelligent
control systems design and realization for robotics, transport systems,
chemical process control and other areas.

The theoretical component of the research requires that the research
assistant has an extensive background in mathematical systems and control
theory including nonlinear systems and an appreciation of the mathematical
properties of infinite dimensional systems/partial differential equations.
An ability to undertake computational studies using control and
simulation software (MATLAB and SIMULINK) would be desirable.

Further information can be obtained from Professor Owens (Tel: 0392 263689,
E-mail: d.h.owens@exeter.ac.uk) or Dr. Townley (Tel: 0392 263975, E-mail:
townley@maths.exeter.ac.uk). Written and or email applications are required
by Monday 15th August 1994 and should be sent to Professor D.H.Owens,
Centre for Systems and Control Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter
EX4 4QF, Devon, England or via email to either Prof. Owens or Dr. Townley.



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Contributed by:  Chaouki Abdallah - chaouki@eece.unm.edu

    _/   _/  _/    _/  _/      _/   Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering
   _/   _/  _/_/  _/  _/_/  _/ /   University of New Mexico
  _/   _/  _/ _/ _/  _/  _/  _/   Albuquerque, NM 87131
 _/   _/  _/  _/_/  _/      _/   tel: (505) 277-0298
 _/_/_/  _/    _/  _/      _/   fax: (505) 277-1439 or (505) 277-1413

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT:  AVAILABLE IN AUGUST 1994, SOLUTIONS MANUAL AVAILABLE
IN OCTOBER 1994.

Title:          Linear Quadratic Control: An Introduction

Authors:        P. Dorato, C. Abdallah, and V. Cerone

About the Book: An introductory text, "Linear Quadratic Control" covers
problems of regulation, disturbance rejection, stochastic and robust
control.  The book examines linear quadratic control theory as one of the
major analytical techniques for the design of multivariable feedback
systems.  The text includes a sampling of practical applications for both
students and practicing engineers.  It includes numerous realistic design
problems solved with Matlab to illustrate the application of the theory.

CONTENTS:

Foreword by Michael Athans

Notation

Chapter1: Introduction
          {1.1}Historical Sketch
          {1.2}Prerequisites}
          {1.3}Organization and Scope of Text

Chapter2: The LQR Problem
          {2.1}LQR Problem Statement
          {2.2}Hamilton--Jacobi Equation
          {2.3}LQR Solution: Matrix Riccati Equation
          {2.4}Riccati Equation Solution
          {2.5}Steady-State Regulator Problem
          {2.6}Sufficient Conditions for Optimality
          {2.7}Selection of $M$, $Q$, and $R$ Matrices
          {2.8}Matlab Software
          {2.9}Notes and References
          {2.10}Problems

Chapter 3: Tracking and Disturbance Rejection
           {3.1}Tracking Problem
           {3.2}Disturbance-Rejection Problem
           {3.3}Disturbance-Rejection Solution
           {3.4}Steady-State and Preview Control
           {3.5}Unknown Disturbances
           {3.6}Matlab Software
           {3.7}Notes and References
           {3.8}Problems

Chapter 4: LQR Robustness Properties
           {4.1}Robust-Stability Condition
           {4.2}Kalman's Inequality
           {4.3}Gain and Phase Margins
           {4.4}Matlab Software
           {4.5}Notes and References
           {4.6}Problems

Chapter 5: Stochastic Control
           {5.1}Stochastic Differential Equations
           {5.2}Stochastic Hamilton-Jacobi Equation
           {5.3}Additive Disturbances
           {5.4}Multiplicative Disturbances
           {5.5}Sufficient Conditions for Optimality
           {5.6}Stochastic-Deterministic Dualism
           {5.7}Matlab Software
           {5.8}Notes and References}
           {5.9}Problems

Chapter 6: The LQG Problem
           {6.1}Kalman-Bucy Filter
           {6.2}LQG Solution: Separation Principle
           {6.3}Fixed-Order Compensators
           {6.4}Matlab Software
           {6.5}Notes and References
           {6.6}Problems

Chapter 7: Robustness Design
           {7.1}The Robustness Problem
           {7.2}LQG/LTR Design
           {7.3}Guaranteed-Cost Design
           {7.4}A Brief Survey of H_infinity Methods
           {7.5}Linear Matrix Inequality Methods
           {7.6}Matlab Software
           {7.7}Notes and References
           {7.8}Problems}

Chapter 8: Digital Control
           {8.1}Digital-Control Issues
           {8.2}Discrete-Time LQR Problem
           {8.3}Discrete-Time LQR Optimization
           {8.4}Steady-State Control
           {8.5}Matlab Software
           {8.6}Notes and References
           {8.7}Problems

Index


Ordering Information:
Linda Ratts,
Prentice hall,
160 Gould Street,
Needham Heights, MA 02194,
USA.
e-mail: ratts@cup.portal.com



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Ciontributed by: Elizabeth Carey,  Birkhauser



New Book Announcement


FIRST-ORDER REPRESENTATIONS OF LINEAR SYSTEMS
by M. Kuijper, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

1994   208 pp.   Hardcover   $49.50   ISBN 0-8176-3754-0
(Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications)

The author develops representation theory from a behavioral point
of view and focuses on various types of (generalized state space)
first-order representations that commonly arise in the process of
modeling.  The book fortifies the reader's understanding with
basic examples from electrical networks and mechanics.

Contents:
1. Introduction * 2. Rational matrices and vector spaces:
Algebraic preliminaries * Euclidean domains of rational functions
* Pole/zero structure of a rational matrix * Wiener-Hopf
structure of a rational matrix * Minimal basis of a rational
vector space * Preliminary results for matrix pencils * 3.
Representations of linear time-invariant systems: Dynamical
systems * AR representations * ARMA representations * First-order
representations * Systems with split external variables * 4.
Minimality and transformation groups: Minimality of a P
representation * Minimality of a D representation * Minimality of
a DZ representation * Minimality of a DP representation *
Transformation groups * 5. Realization in minimal first-order
form: Realization in pencil form: the abstract procedure * The
pencil realization in terms of a discrete-time behavior *
Choosing bases * Connections with the Fuhrmann realization * 6.
Structural invariants: Observability indices * Controllability
indices * The input-output structure * 7. Conclusions *
Bibliography * Index





MODELLING, ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF MULTI-LINK FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES

by J.E. Lagnese, Georgetown University, G. Leugering, University
of Bayreuth & E.J.P.G. Schmidt, McGill University

1994   389 pp.   Hardcover   $69.50   ISBN 0-8176-3705-2
(Systems & Control:  Foundations & Applications)

The book develops mathematical models of the transient behavior
of some or all of the state variables describing the motion of
multiple-link flexible structures; provides rigorous mathematical
analyses of the resulting methods; and develops control-theoretic
properties of multiple-link (multi-link) flexible structures
based on the control-theoretic properties of the models.

Contents:
I. Introduction: General Overview * On the Contents of the Book *
II. Modeling of Networks of Elastic Strings: Modeling of
Nonlinear Elastic Strings * Networks of Nonlinear Elastic Strings
* Linearization * Well-posedness of the Network Equations *
Controllability of Networks of Elastic Strings * Stabilizability
of String Networks * String Networks with Masses at the Nodes *
III. Networks of Thermoelastic Beams: Modeling of a Thin
Thermoelastic Curved Beam * The Equations of Motion * Rotating
Beams * Straight, Untwisted, Nonshearable Nonlinear 3-d Beams *
Straight, Untwisted Shearable Linear 3-d Beams * Shearable
Nonlinear 2-d Beams with Curvature * A List of Beam Models *
Networks of Beams * Rotating Two-link Flexible Nonlinear
Shearable Beams * IV. A General Hyperbolic Model for Networks:
The General Model * Some Special Cases * Existence and Regularity
of Solutions * Energy Estimates for Hyperbolic Systems * Exact
Controllability of the Network Model * Stabilizability of the
Network Model * V. Spectral Analysis and Numerical Simulations:
Preliminaries * Eigenvalue Problems for Networks of 1-d Elements
* Numerical Simulations of Controlled 1-d Networks * Finite
Element Approximations of Timoshenko Networks * Implicity Runge-
Kutta Method: Dry Friction at Joints * VI. Interconnected
Membranes: Modeling of Dynamic Nonlinear Elastic Membranes *
Systems of Interconnected Elastic Membranes * Controllability of
Linked Isotropic Membranes * VII. Systems of Linked Plates:
Modeling of Dynamic Nonlinear Elastic Plates * Linearization *
Systems of Linked Reissner Plates * Well-posedness of Systems of
Linked Reissner Plates * Controllability of Linked Reissner
Plates * Systems of Linked Kirchhoff Plates * VIII. Plate-Beam
Systems: Introduction * Modeling of the Plate-Beam Junction: I *
Function Spaces and Well-Posedness * The Reachable Set * Limit
Model as the Shear Moduli Approach Infinity * Modeling of a
Plate-Beam Junction: II * Bibliography * Index



Ordering Information:

In North America:
Birkhauser, 675 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA  02139
Tel: 1 800 777-4643 / 201 348-4033
Fax: 201 348 4505

Outside North America:
Birkhauser Verlag AG, Klosterberg 23, P.O. Box 133, CH-4010
Basel, Switzerland
Tel: 41 61 721 7400
Fax: 41 61 721 7666


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Contributed by: P. vanden Bosch

NEW BOOK

Title:
Modeling, Identification and Simulation of Dynamical Systems.

Authors:
P.P.J. van den Bosch (Technical University of Eindhoven) and
A.C. van der Klauw (Technical University of Delft),

Publisher:
CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp. 195, ISBN 0-8493-9181-4

This book gives an in-depth introduction in the areas of modeling,
identification, simulation and optimization. These closely-related
topics play an increasingly dominant part in many engineering areas.

A short contents:
Modeling: Model building approaches, mathematical models both
  continuous and discrete, state-events, differential-algebraic
  equations (DAE), bond graphs.
Identification: black-box models (FIR, ARMAX, OE, BJ), signal spectra,
  stochastic quantities. Non-parametric identification, ETFE, persistence
  of excitation. Parametric identification, prediction models, least-
  squares method, approximate identification. Identification in practice,
  experiment design, input design, data preprocessing, model structure
  selection, model validation
Simulation: Numerical solution of differential equations, numerical
  solution of algebraic equations, solving stiff-differential equations
  and differential-algebraic equations.
Optimization: convergence, determination od step size, determination
  of search direction, least-squares problem, optimization with
  constraints.


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Contributed by: L.W. Chang, Center for Biomedical Engineering
                National Taiwan University

                         Call for Papers

           Special Issue on Biomedical Systems Engineering

The Journal of Biomedical Engineering - Applications, Basis,
Communications (an official bimonthly publication of the Biomedical
Engineering Society of the Republic of China, Taiwan) is planning
to have a special issue on Biomedical Systems Engineering in the
spring of 1995.  Reviews, regular papers and communications are all
welcome.  Only original contributions will be considered and all
papers will be peer-reviewed.

Potential areas may include:

        Biomedical System Modeling
        Biodynamics
        Biocontrol
        Bioprocess and Biotechnology Systems
        Biomedical System Identification
        Biomedical System Integration

The manuscripts should be received by December 1, 1994.  Please send
the manuscripts to

        Dr. Liang-Wey Chang
        Center for Biomedical Engineering
        College of Medicine
        National Taiwan University
        Taipei, Taiwan


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Contributed by Huibert Kwakernaak



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SURVEY PAPER

C. P. Jobling, P. W. Grant         Object-oriented Programming in Control
H. A. Barker and P. Townsend       System Ddesign: A Survey


PAPERS

G. C. Goodwin and Mario Salgado    Frequency Domain Sensitivity Functions
                                   for Continuous Time Systems Under Sampled
                                   Data Control

A. Delopoulos and                  Consistent Identification of Stochastic
G. B. Giannakis                    Linear Systems with Noisy Input-Output
                                   Data

L. Leyval, S. Gentil and           Model-based Causal Reasoning for Process
S. Feray-Beaumont                  Supervision

T. Iwasaki and R. E. Skelton       All Controllers for the General Control
                                   Problem: LMI Existence Conditions and
                                   State Space Formulas

R. A. Hilhorst, J. van Amerongen,  A Supervisor for Control of Modeswitch
P. Lohnberg and                    Processes
H. J. A. F. Tulleken


BRIEF PAPERS

Q. Xia, M. Rao, Y. Ying and        Adaptive Fading Kalman Filter with an
X. Shen                            Application

J-M. Chen and B-S. Chen            A Higher-order Correlation Method for
                                   Model-Order and Parameter Estimation

P. Crnosija, S. Bogdan and         Sensitivity Model and Synthesis of Dead-
Z. Kovacic                         Beat Algorithms in Digital Servosystems



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Contributed by:  young@siam.org

                SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
                   Volume 32, Number 6, November 1994
                               Contents


Robust Stability of Linear Evolution Operators on Banach Spaces
D. Hinrichsen and A. J. Pritchard

Solution Differentiability for Nonlinear Parametric Control
Problems
Helmut Maurer and Hans Josef Pesch

Comments on a Structural Approach to the Nonlinear Model Matching
Problem
U. Kotta

Recursive Algorithms for Solving a Class of Nonlinear Matrix
Equations with Applications to Certain Sensitivity Optimization
Problems
Wei-Yong Yan, John B. Moore, and Uwe Helmke

Optimal Problems for Nonlinear Parabolic Boundary Control Systems
H. O. Fattorini and T. Murphy

On Brockett's Condition for Smooth Stabilizability and Its
Necessity in a Context of Nonsmooth Feedback
E. P. Ryan

Abnormal Minimizers
Richard Montgomery

Inverse Function Theorems and Shape Optimization
Luc Doyen

Estimation of Interfaces from Boundary Measurements
Karl Kunisch and Xiaosu Pan

Feedback Stabilization over Commutative Rings: The Matrix Case
V. R. Sule

Robust Indirect Adaptive Control of Time-Varying Plants with
Unmodeled Dynamics and Disturbances
Sanjeev M. Naik and P. R. Kumar

Information Structures, Causality and Non-Sequential Stochastic
Control II: Design-Dependent Properties
Mark S. Andersland and Demosthenis Teneketzis

On Convergence of Iterated Random Maps
John R. Liukkonen and Arnold Levine

Minimizing the Euclidean Condition Number
Richard D. Braatz and Manfred Morari

Continuity of Best Hankel Approximation and Convergence of Near-
Best Approximants
Charles K. Chui and Xin Li

On One Identification Problem for Distributed Controllable Systems
Benzion Shklyar and Victor Bakhmutsky


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Contributed by: nelson@siam.org

          SIAM J. OF OPTIMIZATION TABLE OF CONTENTS
                   Volume 4,  number 4

          Large Scale, Nonlinearly Constrained Optimization on a
          1024 Processor nCube
           J. H. Glick and J. B. Rosen

          Evaluation of LargeScale Optimization Problems on Vector
          and Parallel Architectures
           Brett M. Averick and Jorge J. More

          Serial and Parallel Multicategory Discrimination
           Kristin P. Bennett and O. L. Mangasarian

          An Extension of the DQA Algorithm to Convex Stochastic
          Programs
           Adam J. Berger, John M. Mulvey, and Andrzej Ruszczynski

          Problem Formulation for Multidisciplinary Optimization
           Evin J. Cramer, J. E. Dennis, Jr., Paul D. Frank,
           Robert Michael Lewis, and Gregory R. Shubin

          Coordination in CoarseGrained Decomposition
           R. DeLeone, R. R. Meyer, S. Kontogiorgis, A. Zakarian, and
           G. Zakeri

          Parallel BranchandBound Algorithms for General Mixed
          Integer Programming on the CM5
           Jonathan Eckstein

          Parallel Variable Distribution
           M. C. Ferris and O. L.Mangasarian

          Parallel Factorization of Structured Matrices Arising in
          Stochastic Programming
           Elizabeth R. Jessup, Dafeng Yang, and Stavros A. Zenios

          Structured Linear LeastSquares Problems in System
          Identification and Separable Nonliner Data Fitting
           Linda Kaufman, Garrett S. Sylvester, and Margaret H.
           Wright

          Serial and Parallel Computation of KarushKuhnTucker Points
          via Nonsmooth Equations
           JongShi Pang

          A Stochastic Method for Constrained Global Optimization
          Klaus Ritter and Stefan Schaffler



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Contributed by: Richard Brualdi 


          LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
              Contents Volumes 208/209

Preface 1

Man-Duen Choi and Peter Rosenthal (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
A Survey of Chandler Davis 3

Fuad Kittaneh (Amman, Jordan)
On Some Operator Inequalities 19

Man-Duen Choi (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Mary Beth Ruskai
(Lowell, Massachusetts), and Eugene Seneta (Sydney, Australia)
Equivalence of Certain Entropy Contraction Coefficients 29

Kenneth R. Davidson and Marc S. Ordower
(Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
Some Exact Distance Constants 37

V. Olevskii and M. Solomyak (Rehovot, Israel)
An Estimate for Schur Multipliers in Sp-Classes 57

T. Ando (Sapporo, Japan) and F. Hiai (Mito, Ibaraki, Japan)
Inequality Between Powers of Positive Semidefinite Matrices 65

Gerd M. Krause (Bielefeld, Germany)
Bounds for the Variation of Matrix Eigenvalues
and Polynomial Roots 73

Ludwig Elsner (Bielefeld, Germany)
Perturbation Theorems for the Joint Spectrum of
Commuting Matrices: A Conservative Approach 83

Michael Stewart (Urbana, Illinois) and
George Cybenko (Hanover, New Hampshire)
Perfect-Reconstruction Filtering With Unitary
Operators and Projections 97

Stephen Pierce (San Diego, California) and
Leiba Rodman (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Lipschitz Properties of Some Actions of Matrix Groups 135

C. Laurie (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), B. Mathes (Waterville, Maine),
and H. Radjavi (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Sums of Idempotents 175

D. Przeworska-Rolewicz (Warszawa, Poland)
Remarks on Commutators With Operators Having Either
Finite Nullity or Finite Deficiency 199

Avraham Feintuch (Beersheva, Israel)
Gap Metric Robustness for Linear Time-Varying Systems 209

Takayuki Furuta (Tokyo, Japan)
A Note on the Arithmetic-Geometric Mean Inequality
for Every Unitarily Invariant Matrix Norm 223

Don Hadwin (Durham, New Hampshire)
An Algebraic Version of the Multiplication Property
of the Fredholm Index 229

Alexander Markus (Beer-Sheva, Israel) and
Vladimir Matsaev (Ramat-Aviv, Israel)
The Failure of Factorization of Positive Matrix Functions
on Noncircular Contours 231

Sujit Kumar Mitra (New Delhi, India)
Separation Theorems 239

Jin-Hsien Wang (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China) and
Pei Yuan Wu (Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Difference and Similarity Models of Two Idempotent Operators 257

T. Ando (Sapporo, Japan) and Richard A. Brualdi
(Madison, Wisconsin)
Sign-Central Matrices 283

G. W. Stewart (College Park, Maryland)
Perturbation Theory for Rectangular Matrix Pencils 297

C. C. Paige (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) and
M. Wei (Shanghai, China)
History and Generality of the CS Decomposition 303

Mihaly Bakonyi (Atlanta, Georgia) and
Charles R. Johnson (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Invertible Completions of Partial Operator Matrices:
The Nonsymmetric Case 327

R. McEachin (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Analyzing Specific Cases of an Operator Inequality 343

Rajendra Bhatia (New Delhi, India)
First and Second Order Perturbation Bounds for the
Operator Absolute Value 367

Ilya Spitkovsky (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Once More on Algebras Generated by Two Projections 377

Khakim D. Ikramov and Vadim N. Chugunov (Moscow, Russia)
On the Teng Inverse Eigenvalue Problem 397

Seppo Hassi and Kenneth Nordstrom (Helsinki, Finland)
On Projections in a Space With an Indefinite Metric 401

M. Omladic (Ljubljana, Slovenia), M. Radjabalipour
(Kerman, Iran), and H. Radjavi (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
On Semigroups of Matrices With Traces in a Subfield 419

W. O. Amrein (Geneva, Switzerland) and
Kalyan B. Sinha (New Delhi, India)
On Pairs of Projections in a Hilbert Space 425

Karl Gustafson (Boulder, Colorado)
Antieigenvalues 437

S. Friedland (Chicago, Illinois) and M. Katz (Haifa, Israel)
On the Maximal Spectral Radius of Even Tournament
Matrices and the Spectrum of Almost Skew-Symmetric
Compact Operators 455

Ren-Cang Li (Berkeley, California)
On Eigenvalue Variations of Rayleigh Quotient Matrix
Pencils of a Definite Pencil 471

Daniel Alpay (Beer-Sheva, Israel), Joseph A. Ball (Blacksburg,
Virginia), Israel Gohberg (Tel-Aviv, Ramat-Aviv,
Israel), and Leiba Rodman (Williamsburg, Virginia)
The Two-Sided Residue Interpolation in the Stieltjes Class
for Matrix Functions 485

J. A. Dias Da Silva (Lisboa, Portugal), Daniel Hershkowitz
(Haifa, Israel), and Hans Schneider (Madison, Wisconsin)
Sum Decompositions of Symmetric Matrices 523

P. A. Fuhrmann (Beer-Sheva, Israel)
On Skew Primeness of Inner Functions 539

Author Index 553

2081f-la.k (Contents - vol. 208/209)





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Contributed by:A.H.Zemanian (zeman@sbee.sunysb.edu)

Table of Contents for:

CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING

Vol. 13, No. 5, 1994

Voltage step-up filters not using transformers,
R.J.Duffin

On the design of output feedback for finite and infinite pole
assignment in singular systems with application to the control
problem of constrained robots,
A.Ailon

Some estimates pertaining to sensitivity and robust stability
on input-output systems,
Vaclav Dolezal

Nonlinear map inversion via state observers,
S.Nicosia, A.Tornambe, and P.Valigi

Complex coefficient FIR digital filters,
M.J.Mismar and I.H.Zabalawi

Two's complement quantization in orthogonal biquad digital filters,
Tamal Bose, M.Q.Chen, and David A.Trautman

Derivation of recursive stability-test procedures,
A.Lepschy and U. Viaro

A mathematical framework for algorithm-based fault-tolerant computing over
a ring of integers,
Hari Krishna


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Contributed by: Eduardo Sontag

                  MATH OF CONTROL, SIGNALS, AND SYSTEMS
                     TABLE OF CONTENTS, Vol. 7, No. 4

Tryphon Georgiou,
Differential stability and robust control of nonlinear systems, pp. 289-306.

Corrado Deconcini and Fabio Fagnani,
Symmetries of differential behaviors and finite group actions on free modules
    over a  polynomial ring, pp. 307-321.

Daniel E. Miller and Edward J. Davison,
On asymptotic model matching, pp. 322-340.

A. Pastor and V. Hernandez,
Differential periodic Riccati equations: Existence and uniqueness of
   nonnegative definite solutions, pp. 341-362.

Yu-Fan Zheng and Li Cao,
On general construction of reduced inverse for controlled systems,
   pp. 363-379.

Author Index for Vol 6, p. 380
Subject Index for Vol 6, p. 381



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Contributed by: T.H.Lee


Mechatronics, Pergamon Press
Vol.4, No. 3, 1994

Contents:

"Mechatronics education developments in the United States:
the perspective from Louisiana Sate University."
by R.A.Hirschfeld, T.W.Liao and L.K.Keys

"Experiments in cooperative manipulation from a flexibly mounted
platform."
by R.L.Vasquez and R.H.Cannon, Jr.

"Initial experiments in robotic mushroom harvesting,"
by J.N.Reed and R.D.Tillett

"Software and transputer system design for high speed
grading of agriculture products,"
by J.A.Marchant and R.D.Tillett

"Generic model of an autonomous sensor,"
by F.Figueroa and A.Mahajan

"A fixed parameter optimal controller design for
an active suspension - a senitivity analysis,"
by C.A.Peterson et al

"Object tracking at field rate using the Hough Transform,"
by L.Montret, H.Ekerol and D.C.Hodgson.


The purpose of Mechatronics journal is to provide rapid publication
of topical papers featuring practical developments in
mechatronics. It will cover a wide range of applications
areas including consumer product design, instrumentation,
manufacturing methods, computer integration and process and
device control, and will attract a readership from across the
industrial and academic spectrum.

Particular importance will be attached to aspects of innovation
in mechatronics design philosophy which will illustrate
the benefits obtainable by an a priori integration of
functionality with embedded microprocessor control. A major item
will be the design of machines, devices and systems possessing
a degree of computer based intelligence. The journal seeks to
publish research progress in this field with an emphasis on
the applied rather than the theoretical. It will also serve
the dual role of bringing greater recognition to this important
area of engineering.

Manuscripts should be sent in triplicate to either of the
Editors-in-Chief whose contact information is listed below.

Dr. R. W. Daniel
Department of Engineering Science
University of Oxford
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ
U.K.

Professor J. R. Hewit
Department of Applied Physics, Electronics and Manufacturing Engrg
University of Dundee
Dundee DD1 4HN
U.K.

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Contributed by: Alessandro De Luca


Second Announcement and Call for Papers

European Control Conference (ECC 95)

September 5--8, 1995
Roma, Italy

Under the auspices of the ECCA
In cooperation with IFAC
In collaboration with the IEEE
Control Systems Society

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Scope of the Conference


The European Control Conference is an event that
is organized every two years, with the aim to stimulate
contacts between scientists active in the area of
Systems and Control.  The first two conferences took
place in Grenoble in 1991 and in Groningen in 1993.
The third edition will take place in Roma in 1995.
The primary goal of the conference is to
promote scientific exchange within the European community
and between Europa and other parts of the world.

The scope of the conference includes all aspects
of Systems and Control, and ranges from fundamental
research to applications in process control and advanced
technology.  Topics of interest include multivariable
control, systems modelling and identification, adaptive
control, optimal control, filtering, robotics, aerospace
systems, neural networks applied to control, and control
of chemical processes.


Keynote Speakers

J. Ackermann (Oberpfaffenhofen)

H. Kwakernaak (Twente)

V.A. Yakubovich (St. Petersburg)


Special Topics Lecturers

P. Bernhard (Sophia Antipolis)

B. De Moor (Leuven)

B. Francis (Toronto)

K. Glover (Cambridge)

H. Kimura (Osaka)

A.S. Morse (Yale)

C. Scherer (Delft)

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Minicourses

Discrete Event Dynamical Systems
G. Olsder (Delft)

Vision Systems and Control Theory
G. Picci (Padova)

Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems
L. Praly (Paris)

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Organizing Committee

A. Isidori (chair, program)
S. Bittanti (program)
E. Mosca (program)
A. De Luca (publications)
M.D. Di Benedetto (finances)
G. Oriolo (secretary)

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International Program Committee

P. Albertos (Valencia)
A. Bagchi (Enschede)
A. Benveniste (Rennes)
R. Boel (Gent)
C. Bonivento (Bologna)
E.F. Camacho (Sevilla)
G. Campion (Louvain)
H. Chen (Beijing)
D. Clarke (Oxford)
R. David (Grenoble)
B. Egardt (Goteborg)
R. Evans (Melbourne)
B.A. Francis (Toronto)
R.V. Gamkrelidze (Moscow)
J. Geromel (Sao Paulo)
T. Glad (Linkoping)
G. Guardabassi (Milano)
A. Halanay (Bucharest)
M. Ikeda (Kobe)
R. Isermann (Darmstadt)
B. Jakubczyk (Warszawa)
S.B. Jorgensen (Lyngby)
P.P. Khargonekar (Ann Arbor)
M. Kinnaert (Bruxelles)
A.J. Krener (Davis)
V. Kucera (Praha)
A. Kurzhanski (Moscow)
J.M. Lemos (Lisboa)
J.N. Limebeer (London)
R. Lozano (Compiegne)
J.M. Maciejowski (Cambridge)
C. Maffezzoni (Milano)
G. Marchesini (Padova)
G. Marro (Bologna)
V. Mehrmann (Chemnitz)
M. Milanese (Torino)
F. Nicolo' (Roma)
S. Nicosia (Roma)
G. Picci (Padova)
J.-B. Pomet (Sophia Antipolis)
I. Postlethwaite (Leicester)
L. Praly (Paris)
P.J. Ramadge (Princeton)
C. Samson (Sophia Antipolis)
L. Sciavicco (Napoli)
F. Silva-Leite (Coimbra)
T. Soderstrom (Uppsala)
A. Stoorvogel (Eindhoven)
H.L. Trentelman (Groningen)
J. Tsinias (Athens)
H. Unbehauen (Bochum)
A.J. van der Schaft (Enschede)
J.H. van Schuppen (Amsterdam)
V. Yakubovich (St. Petersburg)
M. Zeitz (Stuttgart)

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ECC 95 is organized with the cooperation of

Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica
Universita' di Roma ``La Sapienza''

Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione
Politecnico di Milano

Dipartimento di Sistemi e Informatica
Universita' di Firenze

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Topics and Themes for Contributed Papers
and Invited Sessions

%%% Control Methodology

Modelling and identification
Linear and nonlinear feedback design
Robust control
H_infinity-control
Adaptive control
Optimization methods
Stochastic filtering and control
Neural and learning systems
Discrete-event dynamical systems
Numerical aspects in feedback design

%%% Applications and Implementation

Aerospace engineering
Algorithms and architectures for real-time control
Automotive control
Components and instrumentation
Computer-aided control systems design
Control applications in manufacturing
Process control
Robotics
Vehicle dynamics and control

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The European Control Conferences are held under
the auspices of the European Community Control
Association (ECCA)


J.C. Willems (NL) (President)
M. Gevers (B) (Vice-President)
A. Isidori (I) (Vice-president)
P. Frank (D) (Secretary)
H. Nijmeijer (NL) (Treasurer) }

J. Ackermann (D)
D. Aeyels (B)
G. Bastin (B)
S. Bittanti (I)
O.H. Bosgra (NL)
J.M. Dion (F)
J.M. de Carvalho (P)
A. Dourado (P)
P. Fleming (UK)
M. Fliess (F)
I.D. Landau (F)
J. Levine (F)
G. Lunze (D)
J.M. Maciejowski (UK)
S. Monaco (I)
E. Mosca (I)
D. Normand-Cyrot (F)
I. Postlethwaite (UK)
A.J. Pritchard (UK)
J. Quevedo (E)
R. Strietzel (D)
A. Titli (F)

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Instructions for Authors and Special
Session Proposals

%%% Papers

Perspective authors should submit four copies of
their draft paper by  October 1, 1994.
The length of the paper should be about eight
typed pages.   The cover page should contain: title,
author's name, affiliation  and address, fax number,
e-mail address, telephone number, an  abstract and five
keywords. In the case of joint authorship, the first
name mentioned will be  used for all correspondence,
unless otherwise requested.

%%% Invited sessions

Proposals for invited sessions should be submitted
by October 1, 1994. An invited session should
comprise 4 or 5 lectures of 30 minutes each. The
proposal should contain the title of each lecture as
well as the name, affiliation and address, fax number,
e-mail address and telephone number of each proposed
speaker. In addition, a four page abstract of each
lecture is required.  Invited sessions will be refereed.

%%% Exhibits

Stands will be available for technical exhibits
and display of scientific books.

%%% Technical Secretariat

Papers and proposals for invited sessions should be sent
to:

ECC 95 Secretariat
Alessandro De Luca
Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica
Universita' degli Studi di Roma ``La Sapienza''
Via Eudossiana 18
00184 Roma
ITALY

E-mail: ecc95@itcaspur.caspur.it
Fax: +39 6 44585 367

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%%% General Information

Time and location

The European Control Conference will take place
from Tuesday September 5 to Friday September 8, 1995, in
the School of Engineering of the University of Rome ``La
Sapienza''. In early September, the `eternal city'
offers to visitors its best aspects in terms of climate
and accommodation.

Registration fee

The registration fee of the conference is expected to be
500.000  Italian Liras (approximately equivalent to
280 ECUs or 300 US $).

Language

The official language of the conference is English.

Accommodation

Information about hotel reservations will be provided.

Important Dates

October 1, 1994
Submission of papers and proposals of special sessions

March 15, 1995
Notification of acceptance of contributed papers and of
special sessions

April 30, 1995
Final version of paper due

September 5--8, 1995
Conference



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Contributed by the program chairs of the 9th IEEE International
Symposium on Intelligent Control 1994.


                 9th IEEE International Symposium on
                         INTELLIGENT CONTROL

                         August 16-18, 1994
                     Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza
                        Columbus, Ohio, USA
            Sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society




INVITATION

        On behalf of the IEEE Control Systems Society, the Program and
Organizing Committees invite you to participate in the 9th IEEE
International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC).
        ISIC has always been, what I consider, a friendly, intimate
gathering.  The conference site, at the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza
provides a particularly good layout for discussions and exchange of
ideas.  The Program Committee has selected an excellent set of papers,
and with the Tutorial Workshops, this promises to be an exciting three
days in Columbus.

Umit Ozguner, General Chair ISIC'94



SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS

Topics of interest include:
        - Architectures for intelligent control
        - Hierarchical intelligent control
        - Distributed intelligent systems
        - Modeling intelligent systems
        - Mathematical analysis of intelligent systems
        - Discrete event systems
        - Hybrid systems
        - Design techniques for intelligent controllers
        - Knowledge-based and expert systems
        - Planning systems
        - Fuzzy systems and fuzzy control
        - Machine learning and adaptive systems
        - Genetic algorithms
        - Neural networks and neural control
        - Reconfigurable control
        - Multisensor fusion and integration
        - Pattern recognition
        - Failure detection and identification
        - Applications and implementations
                - Robotics
                - Manufacturing systems
                - Automotive and transportation systems
                - Intelligent vehicle highway systems
                - Aircraft, spacecraft, and satellites
                - Underwater and land vehicles
                - Process operations and control
                - Consumer products

Plenary Presentations
        Each day begins with a Plenary Lecture:
                Wednesday: James S. Albus, Nat. Inst. of Standards and Tech.
                            "Intelligent Control --- From Theory to Practice"
                Thursday:  Robert Stengel, Princeton University
                            "Intelligent Control of Automotive Systems"

Panel Discussion
        Defining Intelligent Control
        Organizer:  Panos J. Antsaklis, University of Notre Dame
                    IEEE CSS Task Force, Chair
        Moderator:  Umit Ozguner, The Ohio State University
                    IEEE CSS Committee on Intelligent Control, Chair
        Panelists:
                James S. Albus, National Inst. of Standards and Technology
                Panos J. Antsaklis, University of Notre Dame
                J. Douglas Birdwell, University of Tennessee
                Alexander M. Meystel, Drexel University
                Kumpati S. Narendra, Yale University
                Harry E. Stephanou, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
        This panel discussion will be held on Thursday from 1:30 p.m.
        to 3:00 p.m.

Tutorial and Workshops
        Workshops:
                "Architectures for Intelligent Control Systems."
                        Organizer/Moderator: A. M. Meystel, Drexel University
                "Neural Networks"
                        Organizer/Moderator: L. Berke, NASA Lewis
                        Research Center
        Tutorial:
                "One Aspect of IVHS: The Automated Highway System."



ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chair:  Umit Ozguner
Program Chairs:  Michael B. Leahy, Jr.
                 Levent Acar
Registration Chair:  Jeff Donne
Publications Chair:  John S. Bay
Finance Chair:  Kevin M. Passino
Local Arrangements Chair:  James F. Davis

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
        J. S. Albus, National Institute of Standards and Technology
        J. R. Balaram, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
        J. S. Bay, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
        H. R. Berenji, NASA Ames Research Center
        M. Buehler, McGill University
        J. Farrell, University of California at Riverside
        J. T. Feddema, Sandia National Laboratory
        T. Fukuda, Nagoya University, Japan
        O. Kaynak, Bogazici University, Turkey
        M. M. Kokar, Northeastern University
        M. D. Lemmon, University of Notre Dame
        A. M. Meystel, Drexel University
        K. M. Passino, The Ohio State University
        S. V. Rao, University of Missouri-Rolla
        H. E. Rauch, Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory
        T. M. Sobh, University of Utah
        K. P. Valavanis, University of Southwestern Louisiana
        Y. F. Zheng, The Ohio State University



SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION

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Add. Banquet Tickets       $30 each               No. ____
Workshop Number ____   Conference Registration Total _______

        The society  and non-member symposium registration fee includes
one proceedings copy, one banquet ticket, and one complimentary drink
ticket.  All workshop registrations received after the advanced
registration deadline must be at the nonmember rate.  To avoid workshop
cancellation, please preregister.
        Please make check or money order in US dollars payable to "9th
IEEE ISIC'94" and mail payment with this form to the registration chair
at the address below.  Alternatively, you can charge the total amount
by filling in the following information:
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After completing the form, cut it out and mail it to
        Jeff Donne
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        Telephone:  (412)873-9300
        Fax:  (412)873-9641
        Email:  donne@ee.pitt.edu
Symposium Advanced Registration Deadline:  July 15, 1994
Registration after this date is at the onsite rate.


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Affiliation ___________________________________________________________
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City, State _______________________________________  ZIP ______________
Country _______________________  Fax __________________________________
Sharing room with _____________________________________________________
Arrival Date ______________________ Arrival Time ______________________
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        Reservations must be received by August 5, 1994  and  must
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Please reserve _____ single room(s) at $98 per room (plus tax)
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Contributed by: giles@research.nj.nec.com (Lee Giles)



CALL FOR PAPERS

International Workshop on Applications of
Neural Networks to Telecommunications (IWANNT*95)

Stockholm, Sweden
May 22-24, 1995

You are invited to submit a paper to an international workshop on
applications
of neural networks and other intelligent systems
to problems in telecommunications and information networking.
This is the second workshop in a series that began
in Princeton, New Jersey on October, 18-20 1993.
This conference will take place in the center of Stockholm at a
time of the year when the beautiful city is at its best. A tour
in the famous archipelago adds to the attraction.

This workshop will bring together active researchers in neural networks
and related intelligent systems
with potential users in the telecommunications industries.
Today, telecommunications also means data transmission,
cable TV, wireless, and entertainment industries.
We expect the workshop to be a forum for discussion
of applications issues relevant to the enlarged circle of
telecommunications industries.

It is sponsored by IEEE, INNS, SNNS (Swedish Neuronet Society),
Bellcore and Ericsson.

Suggested Topics:
Application of Neural Networks and other Intelligent Systems in:

Network Management
Congestion Control
Adaptive Equalization
Speech Recognition
Security Verification
Language ID/Translation
Information Filtering
Dynamic Routing
Software Reliability
Fraud Detection
Financial and Market Prediction
Adaptive User Interfaces
Fault Identification and Prediction
Character Recognition
Adaptive Control
Data Compression

Please submit 6 copies of both a 50 word abstract and a 1000 word summary
of your paper to arrive in New Jersey, USA by September 16, 1994.
Mail papers to the conference administrator:

Betty Greer, IWANNT*95
Bellcore, MRE 2P-295
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960
(201) 829-4993
(fax) 829-5888
bg1@faline.bellcore.com

Abstract and Summary Due: September 16, 1994
Author Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 1994
Camera-Ready Copy of Paper Due: February 10, 1995


Organizing Committee:

General Chair
Josh Alspector
Bellcore, MRE 2P-396
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960-6438
(201) 829-4342
josh@bellcore.com

Program Chair
Rod Goodman
Caltech 116-81
Pasadena, CA 91125
(818) 356-3677
rogo@micro.caltech.edu

Publications Chair
Timothy X Brown
Bellcore, MRE 2E-378
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960-6438
(201) 829-4314
timxb@faline.bellcore.com

Treasurer
Anthony Jayakumar, Bellcore

Publicity
Atul Chhabra, NYNEX
Lee Giles, NEC

Local Arrangements
Miklos Boda, Ellemtel
Bengt Asker, Ericsson

Program Committee
Harald Brandt, Ellemtel
Tzi-Dar Chiueh, National Taiwan University
Francoise Fogelman, SLIGOS
Michael Gell, British Telecom
Larry Jackel, AT&T Bell Laboratories
Thomas John, Southwestern Bell
Adam Kowalczyk, Telecom Australia
S Y Kung, Princeton University
Tadashi Sone, NTT
Bernard Widrow, Stanford University

Conference Administrator
Betty Greer
Bellcore, MRE 2P-295
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960
(201) 829-4993
(fax) 829-5888
bg1@faline.bellcore.com

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International Workshop on Applications of
Neural Networks to Telecommunications (IWANNT*95)
Stockholm, Sweden
May 22-24, 1995

Registration Form

Name: _____________________________________________________________

Institution: __________________________________________________________

Mailing Address:
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Telephone: ______________________________

Fax: ____________________________________

E-mail: _____________________________________________________________


I will attend | |

Send more information | |

Paper enclosed  | |

Registration Fee Enclosed  | |
($400; $500 after Apr. 15, 1995; $200 students;)
Please make sure your name is on the check (made out to IWANNT*95)

Registration includes lunch, a boat tour of the Stockholm archipelago,
and proceedings available at the conference.

Mail to:
Betty Greer, IWANNT*95
Bellcore, MRE 2P-295
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960
(201) 829-4993
(fax) 829-5888
bg1@faline.bellcore.com

Deadline for submissions: September 16, 1994
Author Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 1994
Camera-Ready Copy of Paper Due: February 10, 1995


--
C. Lee Giles / NEC Research Institute / 4 Independence Way
Princeton, NJ 08540 / 609-951-2642 / Fax 2482
==



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                             WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT


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                   1994 IEEE-IMS Information Theory Workshop

                     ``INFORMATION THEORY AND STATISTICS''

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                            October 27--29, 1994
                            Alexandria, Virginia

GENERAL CHAIRMAN
        Stamatis Cambanis, University of North Carolina

INQUIRIES
        gorsak@tejas.gmu.edu

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The exchange of ideas between information theorists and statisticians has
grown steadily over time, underscoring the deep connections between the
two disciplines.  The objective of the Workshop is to nurture this process
by providing both communities with a forum for interaction.  The program
includes five plenary and two special talks, six invited sessions (each
jointly organized by members of the Information Theory and the Statistics
communities) and two poster sessions. A tentative list of plenary and
special speakers, invited sessions and session organizers is given below.


PLENARY SPEAKERS

        T. Cover (Stanford)
        D. Geman (U. Mass.)
        R. Gray (Stanford)
        J. Rissanen (IBM San Jose)
        M. Vetterli (Berkeley)

SPECIAL SPEAKERS

        A. Dembo (Stanford)
        H. V. Poor (Princeton)

INVITED SESSIONS

        1. ``Stochastic complexity and universal data compression''
             IT: J. Ziv (Technion)   STAT: P. Shields (Toledo)

        2. ``Randomization complexity and information theory''
             IT: S. Verdu (Princeton)   STAT: M. Burnashev (Moscow)

        3. ``Markov random fields''
             IT: M. Miller (Washington U.)   STAT: L. Pitt (U. Va.)

        4. ``Vector quantization, classification and regression trees''
             IT: R. Gray (Stanford)   STAT: R. Olshen (Stanford)

        5. ``Theory and applications of wavelets''
             IT: S. Mallat (NYU)   STAT: D. Donoho (Stanford)

        6. ``Nonparametric function estimation''
             IT: E. Masry (UCSD)   STAT: I. Johnstone (Stanford)


TRAVEL GRANTS

A limited number of travel grants may be available for young participants
or those whose resources will not enable them to attend the Workshop.
Inquiries on travel grants, registration and other matters related to the
Workshop should be addressed to the Chairman of the Organizing Committee:

        Professor Geoffrey C. Orsak
        Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
        George Mason University
        Fairfax, VA 22030
        email: gorsak@tejas.gmu.edu


WORKSHOP SPONSORS

IEEE Information Theory Society
Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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                            LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

CONFERENCE HOTEL

The Workshop will be held in the Holiday Inn, Old Town Alexandria
in Alexandria, Virginia:

        Holiday Inn             1-703-549-6080
        480 King Street         1-800-368-5047
        Old Town Alexandria
        Virginia, 22314

Rooms have been reserved at the reduced rates of

        $115 per single room per night
        $130 per double room per night  ($15 per extra person per night)

When making reservations, please inform the Hotel that you are with the
IEEE Information Theory Workshop. (Hotel Check in time is 3:00)

ABOUT ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, located on the west bank of the Potomac River six miles south of
Washington, D.C., was established in 1749 as a seaport and commercial
center. This heritage is reflected today in the Old Town Alexandria historic
district where one can find cobblestone streets lined with museums, historic
architecture, fine restaurants and hotels.

These and other attractions draw more than 1.5 million international and
domestic visitors each year.  The Alexandria Holiday Inn is located right in
the heart of the historic district. All of the major activities of Old Town
Alexandria are within walking distance to the workshop hotel.


TRANSPORTATION

The Workshop Hotel offers free shuttle service from Washington National
Airport. The shuttle can be accessed by calling the Holiday Inn upon your
arrival.

In addition, for those wishing to visit Washington, D.C., the workshop hotel
offers free shuttle service to the nearest metro stop. The metro rail system
offers quick transportation to all the major points of interest within the
metropolitan area.


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                REGISTRATION



     1994 Information Theory Workshop
      October 27-29, 1994  Alexandria, VA


       Conference Registration Form


First Name: _________________ Middle Initial: ___
Last Name: ______________________________________
Position/Title: _________________________________
Affiliation: ____________________________________
Address: ________________________________________
         ________________________________________
City: __________________ State: _________________
Postal Code: __________ Country: ________________
Telephone: ______________________________________
E-mail: __________________ Fax: _________________


              Conference Fees

                         Before        After
                       Aug. 31, 94   Aug. 31, 94
IEEE/IMS Member:       _ US $130     _ US $190
Membership #: __________ Expiration Date: ______

Non-member:             _ US $190    _ US $250
Student (attach evidence):    _ US $80


Total Registration Fee: ............US $________

All payments must be made in US $ in the form of
personal check or bank check (credit cards can not be
accepted), payable to:

       1994 Information Theory Workshop

Payment should be sent together with the registration
form to:

     Professor Bernd-Peter Paris
     Dept. Electrical and Computer Engineering
     George Mason University
     Fairfax, VA 22030
     e-mail: pparis@gmu.edu



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Contributed by: Prof.H.Kashiwagi


                      CALL FOR PAPERS

                         ICAUTO-95
           (International Conference on Automation)
               December 12-14,1995,Indore,India

   The International Conference ICAUTO'95 is scheduled in technical
co-sponsorship with the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
(SICE),Japan at Indore in India on Dec.12-14,1995 to bring the researchers
from east and west together to dicuss high quality research in the field
of computer based automation.  Topics of interest include, but are not
limited to, the following areas:

*Intelligent Robots
*Autonomous Systems
*Virtual Environments
*Artificial Intelligence
*Robot Human Collaboration
*Man Machine Interfaces
*Process Automation
*Distributed Systems
*Office Automation
*Fault Tolerance
*Neural Networks
*Fuzzy Systems
*Mechatronics
*Computer Vision
*CAD/CAM
*Sensor Fusion
*Software Tools
*Applications

Paper Submission:  Submit a summary of the paper to any of the following
co-ordinators, formatted as follows: First page -title, authors, mailing
address of each author, telephone number, Fax number, e-mail address, and
 subject area. Second and subsequent pages -title, authors, affiliations,
 key words, 600-1000 word summary, figures, references etc.

H.Kashiwagi
Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Faculty of Engg., Kumamoto University, Kumamoto
860,Japan.
Tel.+81-96-344-2111(ext 3742),Fax:+81-96-346-4360
e-mail:kashiwa@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp

G.S.Hura
Division of Comp. Tech.,School of App. Sc., Nanyang Techonological
University, Singapore 2263.
Tel.(65)799-1271,Fax:791-9414
e-mail:ashura@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg

A.K.Ramani
International Insititute of Professional studies. DAVV, Khandwa Rd., Indore,
India.
Tel.91-731-467668
e-mail:icauto@gsits.ernet.in

Vijay Kumar
Dept.of Comp. Sc. and Telecom, 5100 Rockhill, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City,
Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.
Tel.(816)235 2366, Fax:(816)235-5159
e-mail:kumar@vax2.cstp.umkc.edu

Swamy Kutti
School of Computing & Mathematics, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria,
Australia - 3217.
Tel.61-52-271322, Fax.52-272028
e-mail:nsk@deakin.edu.au

Important Dates:
Summary submissions: Dec.31,1994
Review results:      April 30,1995
Camera ready papers: July 31,1995

The papers will be reviewed by at least three reviewers. Submission of paper
imply commitment to present the paper on acceptance, at the conference.
Awards for best papers for different tracks will be constituted. Tutorials
will be held on the topics of current interest.  A special session for the
students is also planned.

India Exploration Tours: India is a land apart -colorful, eventful, spititual
and exotic with historical monuments, scenic beauty & wildlife. Tours will be
arranged to unfold a spectacle of customs, religions, festivals, lifestyles
and craftmanship of Indea.  Special events are envisaged for the spouses.

Place: The conference will be held at Indore, a city of technical and commer-
cial importance.  It has its own heritage and culture with facilities and
comforts for international events at attractive cost.  Climate during the
conference period wil be pleasant with a temperature around 10 degree centi-
grade.

Guest Lectures: Proposals for tutorials and special lectures are invited.

Exhibition: A technical exhibition will be arranged.  Industries are invited
to take part in the technical exhibition.        For details please contact
Dr.P.K.Chande /Dr.H.Kashiwagi or any of the co-chairs.

General Chairs:   P.K.Chande(India)
                  SGSITS, Indore-3, India
                  Ph. 434095, 440632, Fax. 91-731-432540
                  E-mail: pkchande@gsits.ernet.in

                  H. Kashiwagi(Japan)
                  Faculty of Engineering
                  Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860, Japan
                  Tel. +81-96-344-2111(ext 3742), Fax +81-96-346-4360
                  E-mail: kashiwa@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp

Supported by: Computer Society of India, Center for Advanced Technology,
International Institute of Professional Studies and Devi Ahilya University.


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Contributed by:  ifsa95@dep.fem.unicamp.br (IFSA95)



                                IFSA '95

        Sixth International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress

                            Sao Paulo-Brazil

                            July 22-28, 1995

                              ___________

                         First Call for Papers
                              ___________


The International Fuzzy Systems Association is pleased to announce the
sixth IFSA World Congress (IFSA '95) to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
from July 22nd to 28th, 1995. The goals of the congress are twofold;
the first is to encourage communication between researchers throughout
the world whose research either draws support from, or complements, the
theory and applications of fuzzy sets related models. The second goal
is to explore industrial applications of fuzzy systems technology to
make systems more convenient. The theme of IFSA '95 is "New Frontiers",
aiming at enlarging the horizons of research in fuzzy sets beyond its
traditional areas.

The congress is divided into 7 main topical areas, whose themes include,
but are not limited to, the theory or applications in the topics listed
below with the respective area chairs.

Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts for consideration by
the program committee. Four copies of 4-page extended abstracts, one
paper submission form, and one cadastration form filled for each author,
should be sent to the secretariat (see address below) before November
1st, 1994. Fax submissions will not be accepted. The proceedings will
contain the final versions of refereed papers, prepared on camera-ready
sheets. For any further inquires, please send a message to
ifsa95@dep.fem.unicamp.br.


                DATES
                _____

. Tutorials             July 22 - 23, 1995
. Conference            July 24 - 28, 1995
. Demonstrations        July 22 - 28, 1995



                DEADLINES
                _________

. Reception of 4 copies of 4-page extended abstracts;
  1 cadastration form for each author;
  and 1 paper submission form                          - November 1st, 1994
. Notification of acceptance                           - February 1st, 1995
. Reception of final camera ready copy for proceedings - April 1st,    1995


                SECRETARIAT
                ___________

Address :       INPE/Setor de Eventos/ IFSA'95
                Av. dos Astronautas, 1758 - Caixa Postal 515
                12201-970 Sao Jose' dos Campos - SP - Brazil

Phone:          +55-123-418977

Fax:            +55-123-218743



        IFSA'95 MAILING LIST SUBSCRIPTION AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION
        __________________________________________________________

To subscribe to IFSA'95 mailing list please send a message to :

                listserv@cesar.unicamp.br

In the body of the message please write "subscribe IFSA" along with your
name, in a line by itself.

For further information please contact :

                ifsa95@dep.fem.unicamp.br



                ORGANIZERS
                __________

General Chairman :              Armando Rocha (Brazil)
Vice Chairman :                 George Klir (USA)

Honorary Chairman :             Lofti Zadeh (USA)
Honorary Vice-Chairmen:         J. Bezdeck (USA)
                                D. Dubois (France)
                                E. Sanchez (France)
                                T. Terano (Japan)
                                H.-J. Zimmerman (Germany)

Steering Commitee Chairwoman :  Sandra Sandri (Brazil)
Scientific Board Chairman :     Fernando Gomide (Brazil)
Local Arrangements Chairman :   Marcio Rillo (Brazil)



                AREA CHAIRS
                ___________


Artificial Intelligence - Ronald Yager (USA)
_______________________________________________________________________
        Approximate Reasoning, Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge
        Representation,
        Expert Systems Design, Natural Language Issues, Decision Making,
        Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition, Distributed AI, Genetic
        Algorithms, Artificial Life, Evolutionary Systems, and other related
        topics.

Engineering - Kaoru Hirota (Japan)
_______________________________________________________________________
        Fuzzy Control, Hybrid Control, Industrial Robots, Intelligent
        Robotics, Industrial Systems, Fuzzy Petri Nets, Manufacturing,
        and other related topics.

Mathematical Foundations - Peter Klement
_______________________________________________________________________
        Non-Classical Logics, Category Theory, Analysis Algebra and
        Topology, Functional Equations, Fuzzy Measures, Approximation Theory,
        Evidence Theory & Probability & Statistics, Relational Equations,
        and other related topics.


Information Sciences - Henri Prade (France)
_______________________________________________________________________
        Automata, Fuzzy Grammars, Formal Languages, Information Retrieval,
        Fuzzy Databases, Distributed Data Bases, Information Theory,
        Distributed Soft-Computing, and other related topics.


Health Sciences, Biology, Psychology - Donna Hudson (USA)
_______________________________________________________________________
        Medical Diagnosis, Intelligent Patient Monitoring, Laboratory
        Intelligent Systems, Applications in Molecular Biology, Physiology,
        Pharmacology, Perception, and other related topics.


Neural Nets and Hardware - Takeshi Yamakawa (Japan)
_______________________________________________________________________
        Neural Nets, System Identifications by Neural Networks,
        Neural Chips, Hardware Implementations of Neural Networks,
        Fuzzy Hardware and Fuzzy Logic Computers Implementation,
        Novel Devices for Neural & Chaotic Systems, and other related
        topics.


Fuzzy Systems - J.L. Verdegay (Spain)
_______________________________________________________________________
        Fuzzy Linear and Non-linear Programming, Multiple Objective Decision
        Making, Fuzzy Mathematic Programming, Multiple Criteria Decision,
        Multi-person Decision Making, Operational Research, Management,
        Economic Systems, Fuzzy Databases, Distributed Data Bases, and other
        related topics. Also, papers not classified in the above areas.



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                         CADASTRATION FORM


Last Name ____________________________________________________________

First name ___________________________________________________________

Organization/Affiliation _____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Zip/Postal Code _____________________ City ___________________________

Country ______________________________________________________________

Telephone  ___________________________________________________________

Fax __________________________________________________________________

E-mail address  ______________________________________________________

1a)  Do you intend to submit a paper at the conference ? Yes __  No __
1b)  As main author ?    Yes __  No __
2)   Do you intend to attend the conference ?    Yes __  No __


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                        PAPER SUBMISSION FORM

Title ________________________________________________________________

Authors ______________________________________________________________

Reader at the conference _____________________________________________

Area of the paper (please mark only one option)

[ ] Artificial Intelligence
[ ] Engineering
[ ] Mathematical Foundations
[ ] Information Sciences
[ ] Health Sciences, Biology, Psychology
[ ] Neural Nets and Hardware
[ ] Fuzzy Systems



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Contributed by: Luh@farside.ese.uconn.edu

Rensselaer's Fourth International Conference on Computer Integrated
Manufacturing and Automation Technology

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
October 10-12, 1994


ADVANCE PROGRAM

Sponsored by
New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Automation and Robotics

In Cooperation with
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society,
ASME Material Handling Engineering Division, and
Connecticut State Advanced Technology Center for Precision Manufacturing


Conference Chair:  Professor Lester Gerhardt, Associate Dean of Engineering,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY  12180-3590, Phone: (518)
276-6203, Fax: (518) 276-8788, E-mail: Gerhardt@deans1.eng.rpi.edu

Program Chair:  Professor Peter Luh, Dept. of Electrical and Systems
Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT  06269-3157, Phone: (203)
486-4821, Fax: (203) 486-2447, E-mail: Luh@farside.ese.uconn.edu

Local Organizer:  Ms. Sandra Stake, Coordinator, Center for Adv. Technology,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY  12180-3590, Phone: (518)
276-4068, Fax: (518) 276-4897, E-mail: Sandra_Stake@mts.rpi.edu


Program Committee

Mr. James S. Albus, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dr. Hassane Alla, Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble
Dr. Albert W. Chan, National Research Council of Canada
Prof. Shi-Chung Chang, National Taiwan Univ.
Prof. S. Misbah Deen, University of Keele
Prof. Steve Demurjian, Univ. of Connecticut
Prof. Alan A. Desrochers, RPI
Prof. Frank DiCesare, RPI
Prof. Toshi Fukuda, Nagoya University
Prof. Weibo Gong, Univ. of Massachusetts
Prof. William A. Gruver, Simon Fraser Univ.
Prof. Nai Choon Ho, Nanyang Technology University
Prof. Thomas Hodgson, North Carolina State University
Prof. Cheng Hsu, RPI
Prof. Baosheng Hu, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Prof. Mohsen A. Jafari, Rutgers University
Prof. Winston Knight, Univ. of Rhode Island
Dr. George Kovacs, Hungarian Academy of Science
Prof. Bruce Krogh, Carnegie Mellon University
Prof. Andrew Kusiak, University of Iowa
Prof. Wook Hyun Kwon, Seoul National Univ.
Mr. Richard S. Lopatka, United Technologies Research Center
Prof. Eamonn McQuade, University of Limerick
Dr. K. Mertins, Fraunhofer Inst. for Production Systems & Design Technology
Prof. Toshimichi Moriwaki, Kobe University
Prof. Gustaf Olsson, Lund Institute of Technology
Prof. Jean-Marie Proth, INRIA-Lorraine
Prof. Ulrich Rembold, University of Karlsruhe
Mr. Stephen D. Ricketts, Center for Manufacturing Competitiveness
Prof. Joao J. S. Sentieiro, Lisbon Technical University
Prof. Ali Sharifnia, Boston University
Prof. Manuel Silva, Universidad de Zaragoza
Dr. Fred Stewart, ALCOA
Dr. Odo J. Struger, Allen-Bradley
Dr. Shinsuke Tamura, Toshiba Corporation
Prof. Hendrik Van Brussel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Prof. Agostino Villa, Politecnico di Torino
Prof. N. Viswanadham, Indian Institute of Science
Prof. Michael J. Wozny, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Prof. MengChu Zhou, New Jersey Institute of Technology


        It is our great pleasure to invite you to join us for the Fourth
International Conference on Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Automation
Technology which will be held on October 10-12, 1994 at Rensselaer's George
M. Low Center for Industrial Innovation.

        The previous three highly successful Conferences were held at
Rensselaer in 1988, 1990, and 1992, respectively.  The technical themes of
this year's Conference include integrated product/process development,
system technology, and information infrastructure.  The representation of
system technology (Petri nets and applications, planning and scheduling of
manufacturing systems, discrete event dynamic systems, and quality related
issues) is particularly strong.  Conference highlights include 3 keynote
addresses by industrial, government and academic leaders in manufacturing,
66 papers organized into 18 technical sessions (among which 5 are invited
sessions), and 3 panel discussions on issues related to computer integrated
manufacturing and manufacturing informatics.  The Conference will provide an
excellent 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.

        The Conference will be held at Rensselaer during the peak of the
foliage season of Upper New York State and New England.  The Conference also
runs back to back with the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and
Cybernetics (Oct. 2 to 5, San Antonio, Texas).  We look forward to meeting
you at Rensselaer.


CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Monday, October 10

8:30 A.M. - 8:45 A.M.
        Opening Welcome,
        Prof. Lester A. Gerhardt, and
        Opening Remarks,
        Dr. R. Byron Pipes, President,
        Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

8:45 A.M. - 9:45 A.M.
        Keynote Address I
        "Flexible Manufacturing through People and Technology,"
        Dr. John F. Cassidy, Jr.
        Vice President of United Technologies Corporation, and Director of
        United Technologies Research Center

10:15 A.M. -11:30 A.M.
        Session Ia: Process Modeling and Planning
        Session Ib: Petri Net Theory

12:50 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
        Session IIa: Integrated Product/Process Development
        Session IIb: Petri Nets in Advanced Automation
        Session IIc: Control and Scheduling of Manufacturing Systems  I

3:00 P.M. - 4:40 P.M.
        Session IIIa: Holonic Manufacturing Systems
        Session IIIb: Specification and Analysis of Supervisory Controller
        Session IIIc: Control and Scheduling of Manufacturing Systems  II

5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. - Panel I
        Computer Integrated Manufacturing:  the Past, Present and Future
        Panel Organizers and Chairs: C. Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic
        Institute, and J. Lee, National Science Foundation

Tuesday, October 11

8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
        Keynote Address II
        Manufacturing Research:  A Status and Vision, Dr. Michael J. Wozny
        Director of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories of National
        Institute of Standards and Technology, and
        Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering,
        Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

10:00 A.M. -11:30 A.M.
        Session IVa: Total Quality Management
        Session IVb: Petri Net Languages and Applications
        Session IVc: Optimization in Design and Scheduling

12:50 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
        Session Va: Tolerance Analysis and Optimization
        Session Vb: Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
        Session Vc: Sequencing and Scheduling

3:00 P.M. - 4:40 P.M.
        Session VIa: Manufacturing Infrastructure
        Session VIb: Control Issues in Manufacturing Systems

5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. - Panel II
        Manufacturing Research at National Institute of Standards and
        Technology
        Panel Organizers and Chairs: M. J. Wozny, National Institute of
        Standards and Technology, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Wednesday, October 12

8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
        Keynote Address III
        "The Present and Future Scenarios for Manufacturing Research," Dr.
        Thomas Hodgson
        Professor of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State
        University, and past Director of the Design and Manufacturing
        Systems Division, National Science Foundation

10:00 A.M. -11:15 A.M.
        Session VIIa: Petri Net Applications
        Session VIIb: Hierarchical Planning and Scheduling

11:30 A.M. -12:30 A.M. - Panel III
        Manufacturing Informatics:  Navigating the Information Superhighway
        Panel Organizers and Chairs: S. A. Demurjian and H. Dyer, University
        of Connecticut

12:30 A.M. -12:40 A.M.
        Closing Remarks
        Prof. Lester A. Gerhardt, Associate Dean, Rensselaer Polytechnic
        Institute
        Prof. Peter B. Luh, University of Connecticut


For conference registration form and hotel information, please contact

Ms. Sandra Stake, Conference Coordinator
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
CII Building, Suite 8015
Troy, NY  12180-3590
Phone:  518-276-4068
FAX:  518-276-4897


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Contributed by:  Oscar D. Crisalle (crisalle@bitrun.che.ufl.edu)

                             CALL FOR PAPERS
       CONTROL-RELEVANT MODELING, IDENTIFICATION AND ESTIMATION

                    1995 Americal Control Conference
                  Seattle, Washington, June 21-23, 1995

       Invited Sesion Sponsored by the AIChE CAST Division, Group 10B


  We are soliciting abstracts for papers and presentations in the area of
  modeling, identification and estimation, which specifically address
  the issue of their relevance to control. Some exemplary issues are:
  modeling requrements for closed-loop control, integrated
  identification and control, and interaction between estimation and
  control. Both theory and application papers will be considered.
  Selection will be based on how explicit the relationships between the
  proposed modeling / identification / estimation techniques and control
  requirements / performance are made.  Interested people should send
  abstracts to the chair or co-chair by September 1.  The contributors
  are expected to provide the full papers by the usual March deadline.

  CHAIRS:

  Dr. Jay H. Lee                        Dr. Oscar D. Crisalle
  Chemical Engineering Dept.            Chemical Engineering
  Auburn University                     University of Florida
                                        Gainesville, FL 32611
  Temporary address (until 9/20):       Ph:  904-392-5120
  DuPont Central Research and           fax: 904-392-9513
  Development Experimental Station      e-mail: crisalle@bitrun.che.ufl.edu
  P.O. Box 80101
  Wilmington, DE 19880-0101
  (use Dr. Tunde Ogunnaike
  c/o Jay H. Lee as recipient).
  Ph:  302-695-1929
  fax: 302-695-2645
  e-mail: lee@esspt0.dnet.dupont.com

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