E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 74, October 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 files for SSV available
3.2 IEEE Ballots due November 1, 1994
3.3 Update to SCAD database
4. Positions
4.1 Research assistantships, Univ. of Britisch Columbia
4.2 Chair department EE Univ. of Texas, Arlington
4.3 Research assistant, Queen's Univ of Belfast
4.4 Postdoctoral research assistant, Queen's Univ of Belfast
4.5 Junior faculty position, Queen's University at Kingston
4.6 Research assistant, Delft Univ. of Technology
4.7 Faculty position, Univ. of Michigan
4.8 Research chair, University of New Brunswick
4.9 Junior faculty positions, Chinese University of Hong Kong
5. Journals
5.1 Automatica
5.2 SIAM J. Matrix Ann. & Appl.
5.3 SIAM Review
5.4 Lin. Algebra & Applications
5.5 Mechatronics
5.6 Mechatronics
Special Issue Intelligent Mechatronic Systems
5.7 Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing
Special Issue on Wavelets and Multiresolution Signal Proc.
5.8 Int. J. Robust and Nonlinear Control
Special Issue on Linear Matrix Inequalities
6. Conferences
6.1 Data Compression Conference
6.2 1995 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
6.3 1995 IASTED Int. Conf. on Modelling and Simulation
6.4 The 34th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
6.5 IFAC Conference Youth Automation
6.6 1994 IEEE-IMS Information Theory Workshop
6.7 IFAC Symposium on Control of Power Plants and Power Systems
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Contributed by: Panagiotis Tsiotras
Change of Address
I have moved from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at
Purdue University, West Lafayette to the Dept. of Mechanical and
Aerospace Eng. at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
My new address, effective September 1st, 1994 is:
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng. Phone: (804) 924-6223
Thornton Hall FAX: (804) 982-2037
University of Virginia Email: pt6n@virginia.edu
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442
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Contributed by : Paul Van Dooren
As of September 1st, 1994, my new address is
Paul Van Dooren
Belgium Centre for Systems Engineering and Applied Mechanics (CESAME)
Batiment Euler (Rm A.119)
4, avenue Georges Lemaitre
B-1348 Louvain la Neuve
Belgium
Tel : +32-10-47-8040
Secr: +32-10-47-2597
Fax : +32-10-47-2180
e-mail: vandooren@anma.ucl.ac.be
Home address:
Paul and Maggie Van Dooren-Van Ende
Herfstlaan 4
B-3010 Kessel-Lo
Tel: +32-16-261930
I you have tried to reach me via mail, tel, fax or e-mail the last
two months you will undoubtedly have had difficulties. I apologize
for these problems, which can be expected with any move overseas.
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Contributed by: Karolos Grigoriadis
Change of address
I have moved from the Space Systems Control Laboratory at Purdue University
to a tenure-track position at the University of Houston. My new coordinates
are:
Karolos M. Grigoriadis
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-4792
Phone : (713) 743-4387
FAX : (713) 743-4503
e-mail: karolos@uh.edu
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Contributed by: Floyd Hanson
Change of Address:
For the Fall Semester, September through December, my sabbatical address
will be
PROFESSOR FLOYD B. HANSON
DIVISION OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Box F
PROVIDENCE RI 02912-1932
Email: hanson@cfm.brown.edu
OfficeTel: 401-863-2354
DivisionTel: 401-863-2353
DivisionFax: 401-863-1355
I will still be reading my email at hanson@uic.edu and hanson@math.uic.edu.
Floyd Hanson
(permanent affiliation)
Dept. Math, Stat, & Comp Sci
University of Illinois at Chicago
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Contributed by: Gianna Stefani
NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS
Gianna Stefani and PierLuigi Zezza have changed their e-mail addresses,
the new ones are:
stefani@facec.cce.unifi.it (Gianna Stefani)
pzezza@facec.cce.unifi.it (PierLuigi Zezza)
Please, take note of our new e.mail address
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Contributed by: Renee Koplon
Change of Address
I have moved from Rutgers University to a tenure-track position at
Wright State University. My new address is:
Renee Koplon
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio 45435
(513) 873-2512
rkoplon@discover.wright.edu
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Contributed by: Vincent Blondel
Change of Address
I have moved from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm,
Sweden to INRIA Rocquencourt, France.
My new address is:
Vincent Blondel
INRIA Rocquencourt
Domaine de Voluceau BP 105
78153 Le Chesnay Cedex
France
Tel.: +33 1 39 63 59 55
Fax : +33 1 39 63 53 30
Email: blondel@colorado.inria.fr
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Contributed by: Eduardo Sontag
Yuan Wang wins Young Investigator Award
Yuan Wang, from Florida Atlantic University (ywang@polya.math.fau.edu), has
just been awarded an NSF Young Investigator Award (formely called
"Presidential
Young Investigator Award (PYI)") for her work in control theory, including
realization theory and nonlinear stability.
Please join me in congratulating her !
-Eduardo
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Contributed by: Michael Fan
MATLAB M-files for SSV Available
MUSOL4 contains a few MATLAB M-files for computing the upper
bound of the structured singular value (reported in "Robustness
in the Presence of Mixed Parametric Uncertainty and Unmodeled
Dynamics," by M.K.H. Fan, A.L. Tits and J.C. Doyle, IEEE Transac-
tions on Automatic Control, January 1991). MUSOL4 is copyright-
ed but free of charge for all academic users. To receive a copy,
send an email message to "musol4@cacsel4.ee.gatech.edu" with the
subject 'send musol4' and with the regular postal office address
of the requester in the body of email.
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Contributed by: Anthony N. Michel
IEEE Ballots due November 1, 1994
Reminder: Ballots for the 1994 IEEE Annual Election are due no later than
November 1, 1994.
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Contributed by: Raimund J. Ober
Xu Huang
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Contributed by: Clarence de Silva
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS IN ROBOTICS/CONTROL/AUTOMATION
Several research assistantships are immediately available for
graduate studies in our department under my supervision, in the above
areas. The funding has been possible through new grants from the Science
Council of B.C.; Network of Centres of Excellence, IRIS; Garfield Weston
Foundation; B.C. Packers, Ltd.; and NSERC. Students with excellent academic
records and potential for applications-oriented research are sought.
Application forms for admission may be obtained by writing to or calling:
The Graduate Secretary
Department of Mechnical Engineering
The University of British Columbia
2324 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel: (604) 822- 6200
Details about the research assistantships (adequate for tuition and living
expenses in Vancouver) are available from me:
Dr. Clarence de Silva
NSERC Professor of Industrial Automation
(Same address)
Tel: (604) 822-6291
Fax: (604) 822-2403
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Contributed by: F. L. Lewis
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. The University of
Texas at Arlington invites applications for the position of
Chairperson, Department of Electrical Engineering. Duties will
assume in summer or fall of 1995. Candidates should hold an earned
doctorate in Electrical Engineering, have a commitment to
educational programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels,
and be recognized as a leader in research and education. The
Chairperson will provide leadership in the ongoing growth of the
department, including fostering strong relationships with
government agencies and the extensive Dallas/Ft. Worth industry.
UTA has 23,000 students and the largest College of Engineering in
north Texas. The EE Department is situated in a new building and
has 30 full time faculty, 500 undergraduate students, 300 masters
students, and 100 Ph.D. students. Facilities include 67,000 sq.
ft. of research and educational laboratories in: the NSF
Industry/University Center for Electronic Materials, Devices and
Systems, the Wave Scattering and Remote Sensing Research Center,
the Energy Systems Research Center, the Human Systems and
Performance Institute, the Medical Imaging Laboratory, the Applied
Physical Electronics Center, the Electro-Optics Laboratory, and
Telecommunications and Signal/Image Processing Laboratories. UTA's
Automation and Robotics Research Institute provides 48,000 sq. ft.
of additional facilities for interdisciplinary R&D in
manufacturing, robotics, and controls. The EE Department has
significant external funding from NSF, DoD, ARPA, and other
government agencies, as well as from local Dallas/Fort Worth
industry.
A complete resume and the names of five references should be sent
to: Professor Don Wilson, EE Chairman Search Committee, Box 19016,
The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019. Tel.
817-273-2603, fax. 817-794-5010, email wilson@mecad.uta.edu. UTA
is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer.
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Contributed by: Stephen Shaw
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Control Engineering Research Centre
Department of Electrical Engineering
This post, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
is available from 1 October 1994 for three years and has been created to link
expertise in Control Engineering and Power Plant Control in the Department,
for a project "Performance Enhancement of Complex Industrial Processes by
On-line Auditing and Prediction".
Applicants must have at least a 2:1 Honours Degree or equivalent in
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Chemical Engineering or equivalent. A PhD in a relevant
area is desirable. Demonstrable knowledge/experience of advanced control
techniques and plant/process modelling is essential. Experience of
industrial control applications, Matlab/simulink/CAD tools, fault
diagnosis, performance monitoring and real-time software are desirable.
Salary range: 13,941 - 19,326 UK pounds per annum, initial placing
depending on age, experience and qualifications.
Applicants, quoting Ref.94/L4 may obtain further particulars from
The Personnel Officer, The Queen's University of Belfast, BT7 1NN.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor George Irwin
(Tel: 0232 335438)
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Contributed by: Stephen Shaw
POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Control Engineering Research Centre
Department of Electrical Engineering
(open to non-U.K. E.C. residents only)
The Human Capital and Mobility award scheme is intended to promote the
training and mobility of researchers in the European Community.
This post focuses on the specific development of a multi-arm robot
workstation for industrial applications. Training will encompass
several areas and will be based on transputer platforms already connected
to a multi-arm system. The long-term goal of the work is to enable commercial
application of multi-arm systems, whether in contact or in non-contact
modes.
Training will involve familiarisation with the real-time planning, control
and
multi-processing features of the system. Researchers already working in the
areas of visualisation and planning will be able to train and utilise the
visiting researcher to expand their work in a number of ways not already
examined:
i) Development of non-kinematic visualisation of the multi-arm system,
e.g. primarily position tolerance, systems dexterity and force values.
ii) Research into automated assistants for programmer/operator planning
through a teaching pendant and other aids for the multi-arm system. These
would be based on heuristic rules and in addition the possibility of using
neural networks to learn operator requirements will be explored.
Research will concentrate on non-contact situations (or very compliant
contact). Experience gained will then enable the researcher to begin to
explore a satisfactory sensing and actuation system for more general tasks.
One area of research, new to the group, will be to examine the use of
multiple input sensing, based on in-house force sensors, transputer imaging
cards, and redundant joint sensors. Strategies for processing data and
interfacing it to the user interface/planning and visualisation will be
explored. If time permits the sensing will also be extended to a sensitive
vibration monitoring approach which is being developed by other group
researchers. There will be opportunities to publish in this area and the
researcher will be assisted through university, in-house courses and
seminars.
Informal Enquiries may be made to Dr. Gordon Dodds
Tel +44 +(0)232+245133 Extn. 4086.
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Contributed by cebuhar@wac.mast.queensu.ca
Position announcement:
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Queen's University at Kingston
The Department will be making a renewable (tenure-track)
appointment in Applied Mathematics at the Assistant or possibly
Associate Professor level to begin July 1995. Membership or
eligibility for membership in a Canadian professional engineering
association is required. The Department is particularly interested
in applicants in communications theory, information theory or fluid
mechanics, but other areas will be considered. The successful
applicant will have a strong research record, be expected to
develop an independent research programme, be willing and competent
to teach a broad range of applied mathematics courses, and
supervise graduate students.
Interested candidates should arrange that a curriculum vitae, a
description of teaching and research interests, at least three
letters of recommendation, and copies of their three most
significant publications arrive at the address below before January
15, 1995. At least one letter should comment on the candidate's
teaching.
Professor Leslie Roberts, Associate Head
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Canada
Queen's University has an employment equity programme and
encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including
women, aboriginal peoples, people with disabilities and visible
minorities.
FAX: 613-545-2964 e-mail: MASTDEPT@QUCDN.QUEENSU.CA
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Contributed by: Carsten W. Scherer
Delft University of Technology & Philips Research Laboratories
Four Year Ph.D. Position in Robust Control
In a joint project of the TU Delft (Delft) and Philips Research
(Eindhoven) the goal is to develop methodologies for system
identification and robust control which are specially suited for
high-performance motion tracking control of consumer electronic
products. Particular attention should be paid to the integration of
model identification with an assessment of the underlying
uncertainties and the design of controllers which provide desirable
performance for all models in the identified class.
These aims should be achieved in close cooperation of two
investigators, one responsible for identification aspects (Hans
Doetsch, supervised by Dr. P.M.J. van den Hof) and one
concentrating on robust controller design (vacant position,
supervised by Dr. C.W. Scherer). The candidate is expected to
contribute in the modeling of the occurring uncertainties, the
formulation of robust control problems guaranteeing stability
and performance, the assessment of applicability or the
development of variations of existing synthesis techniques
(H-infinity, mu-synthesis, LMI-techniques, multiobjective
control), and the controller implementation on a prototype CD
player mechanism. In view of this broad range of topics we
expect any applicant to have, in addition to a firm engineering
background, an above average knowledge of the mathematics
related to robust control.
The research should start at the beginning of 1995 and is
performed in the Systems and Control Group at the TU Delft,
headed by Prof. O.H. Bosgra, with regular meetings with the
group around Dr. M. Steinbuch at Philips Research Eindhoven.
Please send your application including a curriculum vitae and a
description of undergraduate and graduate studies with details of
the final year project (including marks/grades) to
Dr. Carsten Scherer
Mechanical Engineering Systems and Control Group
Delft University of Technology
Mekelweg 2
2628 CD Delft
The Netherlands
Phone: +31-15-785899
E-mail: scherer@tudw03.tudelft.nl
The candidate should make sure that at least two letters of
recommendation are sent to the above address.
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Contributed by: Alfred Hero
FACULTY POSITION IN THE AREA OF SIGNAL PROCESSING
DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR
The Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, is soliciting applications at all ranks for a tenure
track or tenured faculty position in the area of signal processing. Junior
candidates should have an outstanding academic record and a strong commitment
to teaching and research in signal processing. To be considered for a
tenured position candidates should have demonstrated that they are leaders in
the field and have a first class record of research and teaching. We are
particularly interested in candidates with strong and broad theoretical
backgrounds who also have interests in inter-disciplinary applications.
Interested candidates should send a resume and names of five references to:
Professor George I. Haddad, Chair
Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
1301 Beal Avenue, Room 3303
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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Contributed by: Jim Taylor
Industrial Research Chair in Instrumentation and Control
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has
approved funding for two Industrial Research Chairs in Advanced Instrumenta-
tion and Control at the University of New Brunswick, one Senior and one
Junior.
The industrial partners are Monenco AGRA, a major international contractor
for
large-scale turn-key systems most of which require instrumentation and
control,
and Elsag Bailey, a world-wide vendor of controls hardware and software. The
Senior Chair has been filled by Dr. James H. Taylor, formerly of GE Corporate
R&D and Odyssey Research Associates.
A tenure-track position is open for the Junior Chair, in either the Chemical,
Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Department depending on the interests
and
background of the chosen individual. High academic qualifications,
industrial
experience and willingness to collaborate with industry and other engineering
faculty will be major factors in candidate selection. Transfer of technology
to industry will also be an important goal. Resources for collaboration in-
clude on-going research programs in performance monitoring and fault
diagnosis,
smart sensors and actuators, real-time data acquisition, modelling and
simula-
tion, robust control design, nonlinear control and optimization, and
computer-
aided control engineering. The University also has related research in its
centres for microelectronics, manufacturing, and nuclear energy, and coopera-
tion will be encouraged with existing Chairs in Nuclear Engineering, Pulping
Technology and Power Plant Engineering.
Candidates must have a PhD with a strong applied research background in
control
and instrumentation, and should be eligible for registration as Professional
Engineer. Interest and expertise in instrumentation, signal processing and
digital implementation (including fault-tolerant design) will be
advantageous,
in addition to a solid systems and controls background, preferably in
mechani-
cal or process applications.
The University of New Brunswick is committed to the principle of employment
equity. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will
be given to Canadian citizens or permanent residents. The closing date for
nominations and applications is 31 December 1994 or until the position is
filled. Nominations, applications and requests for information should be
forwarded to:
Dr. Wolfgang Faig, Dean
Faculty of Engineering
University of New Brunswick
PO Box 4400
Fredericton, NB CANADA E3B 5A3
(506) 453-4570
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Contributed by: Victor K. Wei
The Information Engineering Department
of the Chinese University of Hong Kong invites applications
to four junior faculty positions, starting
in the 1995-1996 academic year. Qualified
candidates in practically all fields of electrical engineering -
systems - will be considered. These fileds include, but are not
limited to, communications, software for communications,
networks, lightwave, etc. These positions are equivalent
to tenure-track positions in most US university systems.
The Chinese University is a comprehensive university with an
international faculty. The official languages of
instruction are English and the Cantonese dialect of Chinese.
The compensation is on the standard university scale for all Hong Kong.
Applicants please send full resume, names and addresses of three
references, and a brief research plan to Dr. T. S. Yum, Chairman,
Department of Information Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Shatin, New Territory, Hong Kong. E-mail submission to
yum@ie.cuhk.hk.
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Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak
AUTOMATICA
Table of Contents
Volume 30, No 10 September, 1994
REGULAR PAPERS
K.E. Arzen Grafcet for Intelligent Supervisory
Control Applications
J.M. Buffington Robust Longitudinal Axis Flight
Control for an Aircraft with Thrust
Vectoring
C.W. Koung, J.F. MacGregor Identification for Robust Multiva-
riable Control: The Design of Ex-
periments
W. Gawronski A Balanced LQG Conpensator for
Flexible Structures
J.C. Geromel, J. Bernussou, Decentralized Control through
P.L.D. Peres Parameter Space Optimization
S.D. Lee, J. Lee, S. Park Nonlinear-Tuning Regulator for pH
Systems
H.K. Khalil Robust Servomechanism Output Feed-
back Controllers for Feedback Li-
nearizable Systems
BRIEF PAPERS
M. Hovd, S. Skogestad Sequential Design of Decentralized
Controllers
Z. Shafiei, A.T. Shenton Tuning of PID Type Controllers for
Stable and Unstable Systems with
Time Delay
B.M. Chen, Y. Shamash, A. Saberi, Construction and Parametrization of
P. Sannuti all Static and Dynamic H(subscript
2)-Optimal State Feedback Solutions
for Discrete Time Systems
W. Mielczarski, A.M. Zajaczkowski Nonlinear Field Voltage Control of
a Synchronous Generator using Feed-
back Linearalization
BOOK REVIEW
A. van der Schaft M. Vidyasagar: Nonlinear Systems
Analysis 2/e
SOFTWARE REVIEW
P. van Dooren Referee Report on: Control System
Toolbox the Mathworks Inc
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Contributed by: nelson@siam.org
TABLE OF CONTENTS SIAM J. MATRIX ANAL.APPL.,
VOL. 16, NO. 1, JAN. 1995, TOC
The Sparse Basis Problem and Multilinear Algebra
Richard A. Brualdi, Shmuel Friedland, and Alex Pothen
Duality and Black Box Interpolation I: The One Variable
Nonderogatory Case
Vaidyanath Mani and Robert E. Hartwig
Existence and Uniqueness of Optimal Matrix Scalings
V. Balakrishnan and S. Boyd
On the Stability of the Bareiss and Related Toeplitz
Factorization Algorithms
A. W. Bojanczyk, R. P. Brent, F. R de Hoog, and D. R.
Sweet
Displacement Structure and Completion Problems
Tiberiu Constantinescu, Ali H. Sayed, and Thomas Kailath
A Divide and Conquer Algorithm for the Bidiagonal SVD
Min Gu and Stanley C. Eisenstat
On the Sensitivity of Solution Components in Linear Systems
of Equations
S. Chandrasekaran and I.C.F. Ipsen
An Index Theorem for Monotone Matrix-Valued Functions
Werner Kratz
Computing Most Nearly Rank-Reducing Structured Matrix
Perturbations
Mark Wicks and Raymond DeCarlo
Downdating the Rank-Revealing URV Decomposition
Haesun Par and Lars Elden
Preconditioned Krylov Subspace Methods for Lyapunov Matrix
Equations
Marlis Hochbruck and Gerhard Starke
A Divide and Conquer Algorithm for the Symmetric Tridiagonal
Eigenproblem
Ming Gu and Stanley C. Eisenstat
Algebraic Analysis of the Hierarchical Basis Preconditioner
Howard C. Elman and Xuejun Zhang
Constructing a Hermitian Matrix from Its Diagonal Entries
and Eigenvalues
Moody T. Chu
Application of the Smith Normal Form to the Structure of
Lattice Rules
J. N. Lyness and P. Keast
Strict Approximation of Matrices
K. Zietak
A Cartesian Parallel Nested Dissection Algorithm
Michael T. Heath and Padma Raghavan
On the Iterative Solution of Hermite Collocation Equations
Yu-ling Lai, Apostolos Hadjidimos, Elias N. Houstis, and
John R. Rice
Perturbations, Singular Values, and Ranks of Partial
Triangular Matrices
Leiba Rodman and Hugo J. Woerdeman
External Descriptions and Staircase Forms in Implicit
Systems
Vassilis Syrmos, Petr Zagalak, and Vladimir Kucera
A Remark on Minc's Maximal Eigenvector Bound for Positive
Matrices
Geoff A. Latham
On the Use of Certain Matrix Algebras Associated with
Discrete Trigonometric Trnasforms in Matrix Displacement
Decomposition
Enrico Bozzo and Carmine Di Fiore
New Perturbtion Bounds for the Unitary Polar Factor
Ren-Cang Li
Singular Values of Companion Matrices and Bounds on Zeros of
Polynomials
Fuad Kittaneh
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Contributed by: tschoban@siam.org
Table of Contents SIAM Review
Volume 36, Number 4, December 1994
Articles
Systems of Convolution Equations, Deconvolution, Shannon Sampling,
and the Wavelet and Gabor Transforms
Stephen D. Casey and David F. Walnut
The P and H-P Versions of the Finite Element Method, Basic
Principles and Properties
Ivo Babuska and Manil Suri
Poynting's Vector: Comments on a Recent Paper by Clark Jeffries
F. N. H. Robinson
Response to a Commentary by F. N. H. Robinson
Clark Jeffries
Classroom Notes in Applied Mathematics
Symbolic Computations in Operations Research
Kevin Y. K. Ng
Odd-Even Factorization Results for Eigenvalue Problems
D. A. Nield
The Probability Integral Transform and Related Results
John E. Angus
Problems and Solutions
Book Reviews
A History of Complex Dynamics from Schroder to Fatou and Julia
(Daniel S. Alexander) R. B. Burckel
Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations (R. Grimshaw) Nathaniel
Chafee
The Theory of Linear Models (Bent Jorgensen) T. C. Chang
Large Sample Methods in Statistics: an Introduction with
Applications (Pranab K. Sen and Julio M. Singer) T. C. Chang
Invertible Point Transformations and Nonlinear Differential
Equations (Willi-Hans Steeb) Richard Churchill
Linear Programs and Related Problems (Evar D. Nering and Albert W.
Tucker) R. W. Cottle
Numerical Methods for Stochastic Control Problems in Continuous
Time (Harold J. Kushner and Paul G. Dupuis) T. E. Duncan
Hilbert's Tenth Problem (Y. V. Matiyasevich) Jens Erik Fenstad
Qualitative Theory of Dynamical Systems (L. Dingjun and T. Libang)
Kevin Hockett
Russian-English, English-Russian Dictionary on Probability,
Statistics, and Combinatorics (K. A. Borokov) R. Clarissa Howison
Numerical Computation Using C (Robert Glassey) David R. Kincaid
Numerical Methods Based on Sinc and Analytic Functions (Frank
Stenger) Kelly M. McArthur
Applied Integral Transforms (M. Ya. Antimirov, A. A. Kolyshin, and
Remi Vaillancourt) Gunter H. Meyer
Functional and Numerical Methods in Viscoplasticity (I. R. Ionescu
and M. Sofonea) N. H. Pavel
The Visual Mind (M. Emmer) Marjorie Senechal
An Introduction to the Bootstrap (Bradley Efron and Robert J.
Tibshirani) Siva Sivaganesan
Parallel Numerical Algorithms (T. L. Freeman and C. Philips) Henk
van der Vorst
Oriented Matroids (A. Bjorner, M. Las Vergnas, B. Sturmfels, N.
White, and G. Ziegler) Goeff Whittle
Time Series Analysis of Higher Order Crossings (B. Kedem) Sidney
Yakowitz
Interior-Point Polynomial Algorithms in Convex Programming (Y.
Nesterov and A. Nemirovskii) Yinyu Ye
Chronicle
Author Index
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Contribured by: Richard Brualdi
LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Contents Volume 211
Special Issue: Generalized Inverses
Preface 1
R. B. Bapat (New Delhi, India) and Robert E. Hartwig
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
A Master of the Row Space and the Column Space: The Mathematical
Work of Sujit Kumar Mitra 5
Donald W. Robinson (Provo, Utah)
The Moore Idempotents of a Matrix 15
R. B. Bapat (New Delhi, India)
Generalized Inverses With Proportional Minors 27
K. Manjunatha Prasad (Bangalore, India)
Generalized Inverses of Matrices Over Commutative Rings 35
Carolyn A. Eschenbach, Frank J. Hall, and
Zhongshan Li (Atlanta, Georgia)
Sign Pattern Matrices and Generalized Inverses 53
Georg Heinig (Safat, Kuwait) and Frank Hellinger
(Leipzig, Germany)
Displacement Structure of Generalized Inverse Matrices 67
Yongge Tian (Zhengzhou, Peoples Republic of China)
Reverse Order Laws for the Generalized Inverses of
Multiple Matrix Products 85
Robert E. Hartwig (Raleigh, North Carolina)
The Weighted-Core-Nilpotent Decomposition 101
Author Index 113
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Contributed by: T.H.Lee
Mechatronics, Pergamon Press
Vol.4, No. 5, 1994
Contents:
"Commutation of permanent magnet A.C. servo motors
with incremental encoders via fuzzy reasoning,"
by D.-I. Kim and J.-W. Lee
"Implementation and experimental studies of fuzzy PID controllers,"
by C. M. Lim
"Distributed control architecture for a sensor-driven dual arm system,"
T. J. Tarn, A. K. Bejczy, N. Xi and A. K. Ramadorai
"An incremental real-time pattern tracking
algorithm for line-scan camera application,"
by T. G. King and L. G. Tao
"Optimal cruising trajectory planning for robots,"
by J. Somlo and J. Podurajev
"Integrated hardware and software designs in mechatronics
laboratory courses,"
by C. Ume and M. Timmerman
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.
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Contributed by: T.H.Lee
CALL FOR PAPERS
Mechatronics Journal (Pergamon Press, U.K.)
SPECIAL ISSUE on
``DEVELOPMENTS IN INTELLIGENT MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS''
Papers are solicited for a special issue of Mechatronics Journal
covering the multidisciplinary area of Developments in Intelligent
Mechatronic Systems to be published in October 1995. The special
issue will cover all aspects of intelligent mechatronic systems, and
papers concerned with new developments in the area which are supported
by both theoretical analyses and real-time experimental results are
particularly encouraged. Topics of special interest include, but are
not limited to, the following:
*Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Expert Systems in Mechatronics;
*Adaptation and Learning in Mechatronic Systems;
*Intelligent Sensors and Actuators;
*Intelligent Motion and Motor Drive Systems;
*Other related topics in emerging paradigms and
technologies applicable to intelligent mechatronic systems.
To be considered for the Special Issue, prospective authors
should submit four copies of their complete manuscript
by 15 January 1995 to the Guest Editor:
Dr. T. H. Lee
Guest Editor, Mechatronics
Special Issue on Developments in Intelligent Mechatronic Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 0511
SINGAPORE
Please refer to a regular issue of the journal for
a copy of the Instructions for Authors.
Prospective authors should note these instructions.
For the Special Issue however, the submissions should be sent
directly to the Guest Editor.
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Contributed by: Sankar Basu
MULTIDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
An International Journal
Editor-in-chief: N. K. Bose (Penn State)
Co-Editors: M. Simaan (Pittsburgh) and Jan Biemond (Delft)
Announcing
Special Issue
on
Wavelets and Multiresolution Signal Processing
Special Issue Editors:
Dr. Sankar Basu, Electr. Engr. and Comp. Sc. Dept., Stevens Institute of
Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030, basu@menger.eecs.stevens-tech.edu.
Dr. Bernard Levy, Electr. and Comp. Engr. Dept., University of California
Davis, Davis, CA 95616, levy@ece.ucdavis.edu.
A special issue on multidimensional wavelets with applications consisting
of both invited and contributed papers is being planned. Topics include
multidimensional filter bank and wavelet design. Application areas would
include but are not limited to picture coding, solution of partial
differential equations, numerical linear algebra, computerized tomography,
model reduction of systems and spline representation of surfaces. Papers can
be submitted to any of the Special Issue Editors. Five copies are required.
All papers will go through the regular peer review process.
Deadline for Submission: May 1, 1995.
Tentative Schedule for the issue: December 1995.
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Contributed by: Venkataramanan Balakrishnan
CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBUST AND NONLINEAR CONTROL
Special Issue on
LINEAR MATRIX INEQUALITIES IN CONTROL THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
Over the past few years, considerable research has been
devoted to solving control problems numerically by reducing
them to convex optimization problems, in particular to those
based on linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). In parallel,
many very efficient algorithms for numerically solving these
optimization problems have been developed. At this time, a
large number of control problems have been recognized to be
reducible to LMI-based optimization problems, and efficient
software tools for solving these optimization problems
exist.
Papers are solicited for a special issue of the
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBUST AND NONLINEAR CONTROL,
scheduled for July 1995, on LINEAR MATRIX INEQUALITIES IN
CONTROL THEORY AND APPLICATIONS. Recent advances in
applying LMI techniques to control theory and applications,
including, but not restricted to the following topics are of
interest:
Control system modeling and identification
Control system analysis and design
Practical applications
Software tools and packages
SIX copies of the manuscripts, should be submitted to Ragu
Balakrishnan or Eric Feron by JANUARY 1, 1995 for review.
Manuscripts must not be longer than 6000 words of text, such
that the length of the paper including figures, tables, and
reference is within 10 pages of the International Journal of
Robust and Nonlinear Control. For author guidelines, please
refer to a recent issue of the IJRNC, or contact the
guest-editors.
IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submission: January 1, 1995
Notification of decision: May 1, 1995
Final manuscript submission: June 1, 1995
GUEST EDITORS:
V. Ragu Balakrishnan Eric Feron
Asst. Professor Asst. Professor
School of Elec. Eng. Dept. of Aero. Astro.
1285 EE Bldg Room 33-107
Purdue University MIT
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1285 Cambridge, MA 02139
Ph: (317) 494 0728 Ph: (617) 253 1991
Fax: (317) 494 6440 Fax: (617) 253 4196
Internet: ragu@ecn.purdue.edu Internet: feron@mit.edu
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Contributed by: Julia Abrahams
*** CALL FOR PAPERS ***
Data Compression Conference - DCC '95
Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society TCCC
Snowbird, Utah
March 28 - 30, 1995
If you want to be added to the DCC mailing list, please send a message to:
dcc@cs.brandeis.edu
THEME: An international forum for current work on data compression and
related areas. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Source
coding, quantization theory, parallel compression algorithms and hardware,
lossless and lossy compression algorithms for specific types of data
(including text, images, video, speech, music, maps, instrument data,
graphics, animation, and bit-maps), data compression standards, bi-level
coding, transform methods, wavelet and fractal techniques, string searching
and manipulation, closest-match retrieval, theory of minimal length encoding
and applications to learning, system issues relating to data compression
(including error control, data security, indexing, and browsing), medical
imagery, scientific and space data.
SUBMISSIONS: Authors should send by surface mail (NOT fax or email) four
copies of an extended abstract of 8 to 10 pages (including affiliation,
address, phone number, and email address) by 11/11/94 to: Prof. Martin Cohn,
Computer Science Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254
(question can be sent to marty@cs.brandeis.edu). Authors will be notified of
acceptance or rejection via email on 12/16/94. A final camera-ready draft is
due 1/16/95.
WORKSHOPS: Associated with the conference is an industrial applications
workshop (contact Rob Renner, 310-812-4868, renner@spf.trw.com) and a NASA
workshop (contact Kar-Ming Cheung, kmcheung@shannon.jpl.nasa.gov, 818-393-
9480).
For more information contact Myrna Fox, maf@cs.brandeis.edu (617-736-2700).
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Contributed by: Clarence de Silva
1995 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS
October 22-25, 1995, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The conference will cover all general topics in Systems,
Controls, Automation, and Man-Machine Interaction, including theory
and applications. Please send your abstracts (2 to 3 pages) of contributed
papers by February 1, 1995, to the Program Chair:
Dr. Clarence de Silva
NSERC Professor of Industrial Automation
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2324 Main Mall
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V6T 1Z4
For general information about the conference, please contact:
Conference Secretariat, SMC95
Venue West Ltd.
645- 375 Water Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5C6
Tel: (604) 681-5226
Fax: (604) 681-2503
or, the General Chair, Dr. Bill Gruver at e-mail: gruver@cs.sfu.ca.
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Contributed by: Clarence de Silva
1995 IASTED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MODELLING AND SIMULATION
July 26-28, 1995, Marriott Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The conference will cover all general topics in modelling,
Simulation, Controls, and Automation, both theory and applications, including
systems design. Please send 3 copies of abstracts (2 pages) of contributed
papers by December 15, 1994, to the Program Chair:
Dr. Clarence de Silva
NSERC Professor of Industrial Automation
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2324 Main Mall
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V6T 1Z4
For general information about the conference, please contact:
IASTED Secretariat
4500- 16 Avenue N.W., Suite 80
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3B 0M6
Tel: (403) 288-1195
Fax: (403) 247-6851
e-mail: iasted@istd.cuug.ab.ca
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Contributed by: Frank Lewis
THE 34TH IEEE CONFERENCE
ON DECISION AND CONTROL
New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers
New Orleans, Louisiana
December 13-15, 1995
_________________________________________________________________
The thirty-fourth CDC will be held December 13-15, 1995, with
tutorial workshops preceding the conference on Monday and Tuesday,
December 11-12. The Conference General Chairman is Panos Antsaklis
of the University of Notre Dame, and the Program Chairman is Edward
Kamen of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The venue is the New
Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers, located on the Mississippi
River immediately west of Canal Street. A short walk through a
landscaped Riverwalk brings one to the French Quarter, scene of New
Orleans nightlife and musical history.
_________________________________________________________________
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND INVITED SESSIONS
The IEEE CDC will include both contributed and invited
sessions and a full Proceedings will be published. Contributed
papers and invited sessions are hereby solicited in all aspects of
the theory and applications of systems, including decision-making,
control, adaptation, optimization, industrial automation, and
manufacturing. All submissions are due 1 MARCH 1995.
For submission details see last month's eletter, or upcoming
issues of the Control Systems Magazine and the IEEE Transactions on
Automatic Control.
General Chairman:
Panos J. Antsaklis, 34th CDC
General Chair
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Tel: (219) 631-5792
Fax: (219) 631-4393
Panos.J.Antsaklis@nd.edu
_________________________________________________________________
SCHEDULE SUMMARY:
1 Feb. 1995- Deadline for statement of intent to submit
invited session proposals
1 Mar. 1995- Deadline for submission of contributed papers
and invited session proposals
1 Jun. 1995- Tentative notification of invited session
organizers
Mid-July 1995- Notification regarding acceptance of papers and
invited sessions
Early Aug. 1995- Instructions for manuscript preparation sent to
authors
Mid-Sept. 1995- Camera-ready papers due at the printer
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Contributed by:
ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL
IFAC
CONFERENCE
YOUTH AUTOMATION
BEIJING, CHINA
AUGUST 8-10, 1995
****New Deadline: November 1, 1994****
ORGANIZED BY
Chinese Association of Automation (CAA)
Youth Committee of CAA
SCOPE:
This is the first time that IFAC convenes the international
youth automation conference. The YAC'95 is armed at providing
an opportunity of exchanges, discussions and communications
to all young scholars and specialists in the automatical
technology, also giving them a chance to know more information
about this field. In consideration of the character of the
conference, the delegates of YAC'95 are expected to be under
40 years old. We would also like to invite some internationally
acclaimed scholars and specialists (no restriction on age) to
take part in as advisors and to present their plenary papers.
The scope of the conference includes all aspects of automation
technology, ranging from fundamental research to real
applications. The topics as follows, not limited to:
1. Linear and nonlinear control
2. Systems modelling and identification
3. Adaptive control
4. Optimization methods
5. Robust control
6. Discrete-event dynamical systems
7. Filtering and digital signal processing
8. Automative control
9. Robotics
10. Computer-aided control systems design
11. Intellgent control
12. Neural networks applied to control
13. Process control
14. Algorithms & architectures for real-time control
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Authors are requested to submit 5 copies of the typed abstracts
in 1000 words with 3 key words according to the above topics no
later than ***November 1, 1994***. In case of joint authorship,
the first author mentioned will be used for all correspondence,
unless otherwise requested.
INVITED SESSIONS
Proposals for invited sessions are welcome to be submitted by
October 1, 1994. An invited session should comprise 4 or 5
lectures.
LANGUAGE
The official language of the conference is English. Simultaneous
translation is not available.
REGISTRATION FEE
The registration fee of the conference is expected not to exceed
US$250. The registration fee for the students will be under
US$150.
IMPORTANT DATES
Today Complete and send the enclosed reply form
***Nov.1, 1994*** Submission of abstracts and proposal of invited
sessions
Jan. 15, 1995 Notification of acceptance
Apr. 1, 1995 Submission of final papers
Aug. 8-10, 1995 Conference
TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT
Abstracts and proposal for invited sessios should be sent to:
YAC'95 Secretariat
Mr. Bin Zhang
China Association of Automation
c/o CAST Auto Tech Co., Ltd.
22 Baiwanzhuang Street
Beijing 100037, P. R. China
Fax: 86-1-8326042 Tel:86-1-8341486
INFORMATION by Email:
jsli@thalia.ise.ufl.edu
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Contributed by: Adrian Papamarcou
1994 IEEE-IMS
Information Theory Workshop
on
INFORMATION THEORY AND STATISTICS
October 27--29, 1994
Holiday Inn, Old Town Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Sponsored by: IEEE Information Theory Society, Institute for Mathematical
Statistics
ABBREVIATED ADVANCE PROGRAM
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(To obtain a full electronic version of this program, including titles of all
talks/poster presentations and information on accommodations, transportation,
registration, etc., please send email to Ms. Denise Best at best@eng.umd.edu)
Thursday, October 27
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PLENARY TALK
T. M. Cover, Stanford U., ``Information theory and statistics''
SESSION I
``Stochastic Complexity and Universal Data Compression''
Session Organizers: P. Shields, U. of Toledo, and J. Ziv, Technion
Speakers:
B. Clarke, U. of British Columbia
I. Csiszar, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
N. Merhav, Technion
P. Shields, U. of Toledo
B. Yu, U. of California at Berkeley
J. Ziv, Technion
PLENARY TALK
R. M. Gray, Stanford U., ``Bayes risk-weighted vector quantization''
SESSION II
``Vector Quantization, Classification and Regression Trees''
Session Organizers R. M. Gray, Stanford U. and R. Olshen, Stanford U.
Speakers:
A. Nobel, U. of Illinois/U. of N. Carolina
R. Olshen, Stanford U.
R. Picard, MIT
M. Riley, AT&T
X. Wu, U. of Western Ontario
Q. Xie, U. of British Columbia
SPECIAL TALK
H.V. Poor, Princeton U., ``Maximum entropy and robust prediction
on a simplex''
POSTER SESSION I
Friday, October 28
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PLENARY TALK
J. Rissanen, IBM San Jose, ``Fisher information, stochastic
complexity, and universal modeling''
SESSION III
``Randomization Complexity and Information Theory''
Session Org. M. Burnashev, IPPI, Moscow, and S.Verdu, Princeton U.
Speakers:
M. Burnashev, IPPI, Moscow
R.J. Lipton, Princeton U.
L. Schulman, U. of California at Berkeley
Y. Steinberg, George Mason U.
S. Verdu, Princeton U.
Z. Zhang, U. of Southern California
PLENARY TALK
M. Vetterli, U. of California at Berkeley,
``Signal expansions for compression''
SESSION IV
``Nonparametric Function Estimation''
Session Org. E. Masry, U. of California at San Diego, and I.
Johnstone, Stanford U.
Speakers:
A. Barron, Yale U.
L. Breiman, U. of California at Berkeley
L. Gyorfi, Tech. Univ., Budapest
P. Hall, Australian National U.
R. Khasminskii, Wayne State U.
E. Masry, U. of California at San Diego
SPECIAL TALK
A. Dembo, Stanford U., ``Large deviations in information theory and
statistics.''
POSTER SESSION II
Saturday, October 29
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SESSION V
``Markov Random Fields''
Session Org. M. Miller, Washington U., and L. Pitt, U. of Virginia
Speakers:
J. Rosenthal, U. of Toronto
Y. Amit, U. of Chicago
F. Comets, U. of Paris
B. Hajek, U. of Illinois
J.A. O'Sullivan, Washington U.
L. Pitt, U. of Virginia/U. of British Columbia
PLENARY TALK
D. Geman, U. of Massachusetts,
``The entropy strategy for shape recognition''
SESSION VI
``Theory and Applications of Wavelets''
Session Org. D. Donoho, Stanford U., and S. Mallat, NYU
Speakers:
R. Coifman, Yale U.
R. DeVore, U. of South Carolina
D. Donoho, Stanford U.
P. Flandrin, ENS-Lyon
S. Mallat, NYU
A. Willsky, MIT
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Contributed by: Gustavo Arroyo Figueroa
CALL FOR PAPERS
IFAC SYMPOSIUM ON CONTROL
OF POWER PLANTS AND POWER SYSTEMS
SIPOWER '95 CANCUN MEX. DECEMBER 4-6 1995
SPONSORED BY:
IFAC Technical Committee on Applications. Co-sponsored by IFAC
Technical Committees on: Components and Instruments, Computers,
Education and Systems Engineering.
ORGANIZED BY:
Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas (Control Systems Division)
on behalf of the Asociacion de Mexico de Control Automatico with
the support of:
Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas
Comision Federal de Electricidad
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
SCOPE:
The objective of the symposium is to bring together control
engineers and scientists of power plants and power systems
worldwide.
The interaction between the control engineers and scientists of
power plants and power systems will be in the fields of energy
management, artificial intelligence techniques, integrated computer
systems, numerical methods, simulation and training tools applied
to control of power systems and power plants.
The symposium's technical program will include survey papers,
plenary, invited and regular technical sessions.
TOPICS:
Control of Power Plants
Control and operation of power plants
Power plants modelling and simulation
Integrated computer systems for power plants
Distributed control systems
Tools for control system design and documentation
Fault diagnosis and fault tolerant systems
Optimal and state feedback control
Artificial intelligence applications
Advanced control schemes
Power plant automation: case studies
Control of Power systems
State estimation and model reduction
Optimal power flow calculation techniques
Generation scheduling and control
Voltage and reactive power scheduling and control
Dynamic security analysis
Stability enhancement and control
Advanced power systems control center functions
Artificial intelligence applications
Dispatcher training simulators
Flexible transmission systems
Power systems restoration
Open system architectures for control centers
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Five copies of an extended abstract of three pages (800-1000 words)
in English should be sent to the secretariat address. It must
clearly indicate the new contributions and the relevance of the
theme to the Symposium, according to the following structure:
0. Title and authors addresses (E-mail/phone/Fax)
1. State of the art
2. New contribution
3. Application or simulation results
4. References
5. Five keywords
Proposals of invited sessions including a brief description of the
topics and a list of prospective authors and titles should be sent
to the secretariat address.
SECRETARIAT ADDRESS
Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas
Director Division de Sistemas de Control
Apdo. 475 Cuernavaca, Mor., 62000, Mexico.
Phone: +52-73-189-655 or 182-442
Fax: +52-73-189-535 or 189-854
E-mail: sifac@iievms1.iiecuer.unam.mx
DEADLINES
Submission of extended abstracts
and proposals of invited sessions: December 2, 1994
Preliminary acceptance: March 17, 1995
Submission of final papers: May 19, 1995
Final acceptance: August 4, 1995
LOCATION
The Symposium will be held in Cancun by the Caribbean sea in
southeast Mexico, near the ancient Mayan ruins. The hotel is
located on the beach.
LANGUAGE
The official symposium language is English. No simultaneous
translation will be provided.