E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 84, August 1, 1995
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 www-page complexity in dynamical systems
3.2 Short course in modern industrial control, Newcastle
3.3 SCAD update
4. Positions
4.1 Postdoc fellowship position Nat. University of Singapore
4.2 Postdoc fellowship Idaho State university
4.3 Academic position at Catholic University Louvain
5. Books
5.1 "Digital video processing" A.M. Tekalp
6. Journals
6.1 Information MCSS
6.2 TOC IEEE Transactions AC, vol.40:7
6.3 TOC Circuits, Systems & Signal Processing, vol.14:4
6.4 TOC LAA, vol.225
6.5 TOC SIAM Journal Control & Optimization, vol.33:5
6.6 TOC Automatica, vol.31:8
6.7 TOC Modeling Identification and Control, vol.16:3
6.8 CFP "Robust Control Applications", for special issue IJRC
7. Conferences
7.1 Final program ECC-1995
7.2 European colloquium applications of nonlinear & adaptive control
7.3 CFP 4th int. conf. on control, automation, robotics and
vision, Singapore
7.4 CFP 1st European conf. on structural control, Barcelona
7.5 Block Island workshop on control using logic bases switching
7.6 CFP 4th symp. on low cost automation, Buenos Aires
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Contributed by: Berend Roorda
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
of Berend Roorda
FROM: Erasmus University, Tinbergen Institute
TO:
Berend Roorda, room 304
University of Groningen
Mathematics Institute
P.O. Box 800
9700 AV Groningen
the Netherlands
Telephone: +31 50 633961 (Monday -- Wednesday)
+31 10 4294699 (Thursday -- Friday)
Fax: +31 50 633976
Email: B.Roorda@math.rug.nl
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Contributed by: Lucy Y. Pao (pao@schof.colorado.edu)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
My new coordinates are:
Mail: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0425
Phone: (303) 492-2360
Fax: (303) 492-2758
E-mail: pao@schof.colorado.edu
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Contributed by: Peter M. Young (pmy@LANCE.ColoState.edu)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
In August I will start a position at Colorado State
University. My new address is:
Department of Electrical Engineering
Engineering Building C215
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
Tel: (970) 491-5406
Fax: (970) 491-2249
E-mail: pmy@LANCE.ColoState.edu
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Contributed by: mathans@MIT.EDU (Michael Athans)
MICHAEL ATHANS WINS BELLMAN AWARD
Professor Michael Athans of MIT was awarded the Richard E. Bellman Control
Heritage Award of the American Automatic Control Council. The citation reads
as follows: "In regognition of a distinguished career in automatic control
as a leader and champion of innovative research, as a contributor to
fundamental knowledge in optimal, adaptive, robust, decentralized and
distributed control, and as a mentor to his students."
The award was presented at the awards ceremony of the American Control
Conference, Seattle, Washington on June 22, 1995.
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Contributed by: Onur Toker
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WWW page: "Complexity in Dynamical Systems"
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I have prepared a WWW page about the complexity issues in dynamical
systems. This page contains references to several results in this
relatively new area. The WWW address of this page is:
http://eewww.eng.ohio-state.edu/~tokero/comp.html
"Complexity issues in dynamical systems" includes (but not limited to)
NP-hardness/completeness, algorithmic unsolvability
(including both by regular Turing machines, and by non-standard Turing
machines), algebraic unsolvability (being not semialgebraic over
Q, or over R), or any other type of complexity result about
problems related with linear systems, nonlinear systems, discrete
event/hybrid systems, or any other type of dynamical system.
In summary, "Complexity issues in dynamical systems" includes
any kind of complexity result about control/system theoretic problems.
Please feel free to contact with me if you would like to contribute to
this page (or if you have any suggestions/questions).
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Contributed by: Lisa Crisafulli
MODERN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SHORT COURSE
SEPTEMBER 25 - 29 1995
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA
Professor Graham Goodwin and colleagues from the Centre for Industrial
Control Science (CICS) at Newcastle University will conduct a week long
school presenting modern control strategies in an industrial context. The
course is aimed at engineers and control practitioners providing practical
knowledge and tools for design, analysis and implementation of both
conventional and advanced control strategies. It would also be beneficial
to academics or research students in gaining exposure to how modern
control theory can be effectively applied to practical problems. The
course features a problem based learning format where the material is
motivated by and applied to real world problems, and then followed up by
hands-on laboratory sessions.
FIVE MODULES COVERING:
Review of Conventional Control
Introduction to Model Based Control
Advanced Model Based Control
Soft Sensing and Kalman Filtering
Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Control
HANDS-ON LABORATORY SESSIONS:
Description, motivation and solutions of actual industrial control
applications
For more detailed information and registration forms contact:
Lisa Crisafulli, CICS, University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308,
Australia
Ph:Int + 61 49 217126 Fax:Int + 61 49 601712
email:lisac@ee.newcastle.edu.au
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Contributed by Raimund J. Ober
Xu Huang
UPDATE ON SCAD DATABASE --
July 1995
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Systems and Control Archive at Dallas
gopher: gopher.utdallas.edu
ftp address: ftp.utdallas.edu
IP number: 129.110.10.14
Worldwide web: URL: http://www.utdallas.edu/research/scad
queries (email): scad@utdallas.edu
New contents:
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Number 83
Links to systems and control groups:
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The following new link has been added:
University of Catania, Italy: DEES Systems and Control Group.
SCAD ADDRESS LIST:
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Recently we have started an address list for systems
and control people.
Already 200 people have added their addresses to the list.
To register your, simply:
- go to SCAD with your web browser
- go to the ADDRESS LIST link
- click: add your address
- fill in the form.
You can check out addresses by using the search facility or
by scanning through the full list.
!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE, Add your Address to the SCAD ADDRESS LIST !!!!!!!!!!!
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How to access scad:
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1.) Using gopher:
Type
gopher -p 1/research/scad gopher.utdallas.edu
or
gopher gopher.utdallas.edu
Select `UT-Dallas Research' and then `Systems and Control Archive at
Dallas'
2.) Using ftp:
ftp ftp.utdallas.edu
Then cd /pub/scad
3.) Using Worldwide Web:
URL: http://www.utdallas.edu/research/scad
More detailed instructions can be obtained by sending an email to
scad@utdallas.edu
After accessing SCAD you can find a README file which contains
more information about SCAD.
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Contributed by Shuzhi S. GE (elegesz@leonis.nus.sg)
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP POSITION AT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
The Centre for Intelligent Control, Department of Electrical Engineering,
National University of Singapore kindly invites applications for a
post-doctoral fellship position available in 1995. The successful applicant
will do research work on a project entitled ``Parallel Adaptive Controls in
Digital Servo-Mechanisms''. The duration is for 2 years, and the the salary
is approximately S$3,000 per month.
Main research activities within the Centre include the following theoretical
areas: Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Theory, Robot Control, Intelligent
Control, Knowledge Based Control Systems, Expert Control Systems, Neural
Network and Fuzzy Logic Control, System Modelling and Identification, Robust
H-infty Control, Variable Structural Control among others. We also have a
number of industrial application oriented projects ranging from servo
control, robot control, to process control. We have a very friendly and
vibrant working environment.
Applicants should have attained a doctoral degree in Systems and Control
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a closely
related field by the starting date of the appointment. Candidates must have
strong interest and ability in research and real-time implementation.
The deadline of application is 1 SEPTEMBER, 1995. The successfully applicant
is expected to join us as soon as possible. Interested persons please send
their application resumes, copies of three best papers and arrange to send
three confidential reference letters to me at the address below. If you
have any query, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Dr Shuzhi S. GE
Department of Electrical Engineering
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 0511
Tel: (+65) 772 6821
Fax: (+65) 779 1103
Email: elegesz@leonis.nus.sg
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Contributed by: Kevin Moore
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
Two one-year postdoctoral research fellowships are available with the
Measurement and Control Engineering Research Center (MCERC)
in the College of Engineering at Idaho State University.
The first position involves applied research in support of a funded project
on the control of gas-metal arc welding processes. This position may be
renewed for a second year, depending on satisfactory performance and
continued funding.
The successful applicant for the second position will collaborate with MCERC
faculty to conduct interdisciplinary research related to measurement and
control, and assist in proposal development, in one of the following areas:
Active control of flexible structures; Modelling, measurement, and control
of chaotic thermal-hydraulic systems; Control of aerospace systems and
spacecraft; Nuclear reactor measurement and control systems.
Both positions require a Ph.D. in engineering or a related area, with a
strong interdisciplinary background that includes: (i) knowledge of
measurement system design techniques; (ii) current state-of-the-art in
control theory (especially robust control theory and the principles of
intelligent control, including neural networks and fuzzy logic); and (iii)\
subject area background in one of the areas listed above. Candidates who
lack only their dissertation will be also considered.
Stipend is $30-40K/year, depending upon qualifications, plus medical
benefits. One position requires teaching one course per semester. The
positions begin September 1, 1995 and continue through August 31, 1996.
Salary is prorated to reflect actual time of service.
Send inquires and resume with the names of three references to: Dr. Kevin L.
Moore, Director, Measurement and Control Engineering Research Center,
College of Engineering, Box 8060, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
83209 Phone:(208)236-4188, FAX:(208)236-4538, email: moorek@isu.edu
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Contributed by: Michel Gevers (gevers@auto.ucl.ac.be)
ACADEMIC POSITION AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN
Academic Position at Catholic University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve -
Belgium), Department of Mathematical Engineering.
The Department of Mathematical Engineering invites applications for an
academic appointment in mathematical engineering, with preference for one
of the following topics :
- numerical analysis and scientific computing
- stochastic modelling
- discrete mathematics, combinatorics, graphs and algorithms
- mathematical system theory
- optimisation and variational calculus.
The applicant will have a teaching load in applied mathematics. Applicants
should demonstrate both breadth of interest and promise in research and
teaching. Tenured positions will be considered but appointment rank will
depend on the candidates and their records ofaccomplishment. Applicants
will be expected to teach in French, possibly after a certain transition
period.
The Catholic University of Louvain is a 550 year old university located
on a new university campus created in 1972 in Louvain-la-Neuve. The new
campus now has over 20,000 students and about 5,000 members of staff.
The Mathematical Engineering Department hosts research programs in the
different topics listed above. The department also has close ties with the
Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), the Center for
Systems Engineering and Applied Mechanics (CESAME) and the Institute for
Pure and Applied Mathematics (MAPA).
The applicant should have a doctoral degree in engineering (or equivalent),
postdoctoral experience, and a recognized scientific publications record.
The appointment will start in October 1996.
The applicants should furnish a curriculum vitae, a list of publications,
an abstract of five selected publications, the name and address of four
referees including two belgian referees who are not members of UCL, before 15
December 1995 to the Rector of the university:
Recteur de l'Universite Catholique de Louvain,
1, Place de l'Universite
B-1348 Louvain la Neuve.
Belgium
(The reference number of the position N 96/16 should be mentioned)
Further information can be obtained from :
Professor Georges Bastin
Head of the Department of Mathematical Engineering
Catholic University of Louvain
Batiment Euler
4, avenue Georges Lemaitre
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
BELGIUM
Fax : + 32 10 47 21 80
Email : bastin@auto.ucl.ac.be
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Contributed by: A. Murat Tekalp
***NEW BOOK: Digital Video Processing***
by A. Murat Tekalp
Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-190075-7, available August 1995
This 550 page textbook covers various aspects of digital video processing
technology in a tutorial style suitable for classroom teaching or
self-study.
CONTENTS
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PART 1: Representation of Digital Video
Chapter 1 Basics of Video
Chapter 2 Time-Varying Image Formation Model
Chapter 3 Spatio-Temporal Sampling
Chapter 4 Sampling Structure Conversion
PART 2: Two-Dimensional Motion Estimation
Chapter 5 Optical Flow Methods
Chapter 6 Block-Based Methods
Chapter 7 Pel-Recursive Methods
Chapter 8 Bayesian Methods
PART 3: Three-Dimensional Motion Estimation and Segmentation
Chapter 9 Methods Using Point Correspondences
Chapter 10 Optical Flow and Direct Methods
Chapter 11 Motion Segmentation
Chapter 12 Stereo and Motion Tracking
PART 4: Video Filtering
Chapter 13 Motion Compensated Filtering
Chapter 14 Noise Filtering
Chapter 15 Restoration
Chapter 16 Standards Conversion
Chapter 17 Superresolution
PART 5: Still Image Compression
Chapter 18 Lossless Compression
Chapter 19 DPCM and Transform Coding
Chapter 20 Still Image Compression Standards
Chapter 21 Vector Qunatization, Subband Coding and Other Methods
PART 6: Video Compression
Chapter 22 Interframe Compression Methods
Chapter 23 Video Compression Standards
Chapter 24 Model-Based Coding
Chapter 25 Digital Video Systems
APPENDICES:
Appendix A: Markov and Gibbs Random Fields
Appendix B: Basics of Segmentation
Appendix C: Kalman Filtering
For further info, please contact:
A. Murat Tekalp tekalp@ee.rochester.edu
Karen Gettman, Prentice-Hall kgettman@cup.portal.com
Ann Sullivan, Prentice-Hall ann@prenhall.com
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Contributed by Jan H. van Schuppen (J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl)
Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS)
CALL
Readers of this eletter are encouraged to submit their work to MCSS.
The backlog that existed years ago has been completely cleared.
For instance, several papers that were received in the second half of
1994 are already appearing in the 1995 volume.
MCSS publishes one volume (four issues) per year, with about 400 pages.
AIMS AND SCOPE
MCSS publishes original and high-quality research papers concerned with
mathematically rigorous, system theoretic aspects of control and signal
processing.
HANDLING OF PAPERS
A paper is assigned to an Associate Editor, who makes a publication
recommendation on the basis of a detailed and careful evaluation by
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Evaluation criteria used include originality, substance, and quality
of exposition. To maintain the highest possible standards of quality,
and to pursue the goal of timely publication, only a small fraction of
submitted papers can be expected to be accepted. The journal strives
for a fast turnaround in the review process.
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The address for submissions is:
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Authors wishing to inquire about the scope of the journal
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These pages are identical; the access is faster to one of these
depending on the geographical area from which the request originates.
The MCSS Home Page provides general information on the
journal, as well as information regarding the submission
of manuscripts. Two additional pages can be accessed from
the main page:
- a page which provides information on the tables of
contents of recently appeared issues of MCSS and on
papers accepted for publication but not yet published;
- and a page which provides information on the tables of
contents of the older volumes of MCSS.
We look forward to your contributions!
Brad Dickinson, Jan van Schuppen, and Eduardo Sontag
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Contributed by John Baillieul, Editor-in-Chief
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL
Table of Contents - Volume 40, Number 7 - July, 1995
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Scanning the Issue
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PAPERS
Structural Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis (SIPA) for Derivative
Estimation of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems .. L. Dai and Y. C. Ho
Equivalence Preserving Transformations for Timed Transition Models
....................................... M. Lawford and W. M. Wonham
Robust Parametric Transfer Function Estimation Using Complex
Logarithmic Frequency Response Data
....................... P. Guillaume, R. Pintelon, and J. Schoukens
An Euler Lagrange Inclusion for Optimal Control Problems
................................ M. de R. de Pinho and R. B. Vinter
Machine Learning and Nonparametric Bandit Theory
......................................... T. L. Lai and S. Yakowitz
Control of Systems Without Drift via Generic Loops ........... E. D. Sontag
An Adaptive Controller Based on Disturbance Attenuation
.................................... D. F. Chichka and J. L. Speyer
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TECHNICAL NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE
Optimal Routing into Two Heterogenteous Service Stations with Delayed
Information ............................................ D. Artiges
Weak L_2 Stability ............................................... O. Konig
Sufficient Stability Condition for a Sampled-Data Systems with
Digital Controller ................ J. Tokarzewski and A. W. Olbrot
Residual Bounds for Discrete-Time Lyapunov Equations
...................................... A. R. Ghavimi and A. J. Laub
The Infimal Controllable and N-Observable Superpredicate of A Given
Predicate ....................... S. Takai, T. Ushio, and S. Kodama
Comments on "A New Method of Weitching Surface Design for Multivariable
Variable Structure System" ............................. C. M. Kwan
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Robust Stability of Linear
Systems with Multiaffine Uncertainty Structure
......................................... B. T. Polyak and J. Kogan
Worst Case Systems Identification in H\infty: Validation of a Priori
Information, Essentially Optimal Algorithms, and Error Bounds
............................. J. Chen, C. N. Nett, and M. K. H. Fan
Approximation of Discrete-Time State-Space Trajectories Using Dynamic
Recurrent Neural Networks
.......................... J. Jin, P. N. Nikiforuk, and M. M. Gupta
On Infinity Norms as Lyapunov Functions for Linear Systems .... A. Polanski
Optimal Quadratic Filtering of Linear Discrete-Time Non-Gaussian
Systems ................. A. De Santis, A. Germani, and M. Raimondi
Deterministic LQ Preview Tracking Design ......... E. Mosca and A. Casavola
Nonlinear H\infty Control and Its Application ot Rigid Spacecraft
........................................................... W. Kang
Addendum to "Extensions and Generalizations of Smoothed Perturbation
Analysis in a Generalized Semi-Markov Process Framework"
............................................. M. C. Fu and J.-Q. Hu
Absolute Stability in Linear Delay-Differential Systems: Ill-Posedness
and Robustness ........................................ J. Louisell
An Asymptotic Model Observer for LInear Autonomous Time Lag Systems
.................................. J. Leyva-Ramos and A. E. Pearson
A New Formula for the Log-Likelihood Gradient for Continuous-Time
Stochastic Systems ................................... R. P. Leland
Adaptive Observers with Arbitrary Exponential Rate of Convergence
for Nonlinear Systems ...................... R. Marino and P. Tomei
Algorithmic Modeling of TES Processes ..... P. R. Jelenkovic and B. Melamed
The Computational Complexity of Decentralized Discrete-Event Control
Problem ................................ K. Rudie and J. C. Willems
Stabilization of Linear Systems Under Nonlinear Stable Diagonal
Perturbations ....................... A. N. Gundes and M. G. Kabuli
Design of Observers for Descriptor Systems ..... M Darouach and M. Boutayed
Erratum to "Passivity-Based Control of Nonlinear Flexible Multibody
Systems" ............. A. G. Kelkar, S. M. Joshi, and T. E. Alberts
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Contributed by: A. H. Zemanian (zeman@sbee.sunysb.edu)
Table of Contents for:
CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
Vol. 14, No. 4, 1995:
On the local qualitative behavior of differential-algebraic equations,
Sebastian Reich
Model conversions of uncertain linear systems using a scaling and
squaring geometric series method,
Leang S. Shieh, Jingfong Gu, and Jason S. H. Tsai
Robust estimation and signal detection with dependent nonstationary data,
D. R. Halverson
Further improved 2-D lattice filter structure employing missing
reflection coefficients,
Aysin Ertuzun, Ahmet H. Kayran, and Erdal Panayirci
The prime and generalized nullspaces of right regular pencils,
N. Karcanias and G. Kalogeropoulos
Impulse stress wave propagation in elongated bodies: Apparent deviations
from circuit realizability principles,
Dov Hazony
New time-frequency distribution,
Soo-Chang Pei and Er-Jung Tsai
A set of necessary stability conditions for $m$-D nonlinear digital filters,
Peter H. Bauer
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Contributed by: Richard Brualdi
LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Contents Volume 225, August 1995
Omer Egecioglu (Santa Barbara, California)
Parallelogram-Law-Type Identities 1
Khalid Benabdallah (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) and
Bernard Charles (Montpellier, France)
Orbits of Invariant Subspaces of Algebraic Linear Operators 13
Gong-ning Chen and Hui-pin Zhang (Beijing, China)
Note on Products of Bezoutians and Hankel Matrices 23
Lawrence A. Harris (Lexington, Kentucky)
Factorizations of Operator Matrices 37
Joao F. Queiro and Eduardo M. Sa (Coimbra, Portugal)
Singular Values and Invariant Factors of Matrix Sums and Products 43
Jong-Shenq Guo, Wen-Wei Lin, and Chern-Shuh Wang
(Hsinchu, Taiwan)
Numerical Solutions for Large Sparse Quadratic
Eigenvalue Problems 57
Olga Azenhas (Coimbra, Portugal)
Opposite Littlewood-Richardson Sequences and Their
Matrix Realizations 91
L. Yu. Kolotilina (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Two-Sided Bounds for the Inverse of an H-Matrix 117
P. R. Graves-Morris (Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) and
C. R. Johnson (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Determinantal Inequalities for Diagonally Signed Matrices and an
Application to Gram-Cauchy Matrices 125
Daniel Alpay (Beer-Sheva, Israel) and Philippe Loubaton
(Paris, France)
The Partial Trigonometric Moment Problem on an Interval:
The Matrix Case 141
Achouri Abdelhak (Montpellier, France)
Approximation Positive Contractante en Norme Trace 163
S. Bouali and J. Charles (Montpellier, France)
Extension de la Notion D'Operateur D-Symetrique. II 175
C. Mallol and R. Varro (Montpellier, France)
A Propos des Algebres Verifiant x[3]=u(x)3x 187
Fridrich Sloboda (Bratislava, Slovakia) and
Fiorella Sgallari (Bologna, Italy)
On Iterative Solution of Linear Equations Arising in BVPs of ODEs 195
L. Brugnano and D. Trigiante (Firenze, Italy)
Polynomial Roots: The Ultimate Answer? 207
Tomasz Szulc (Poznan, Poland)
Some Remarks on a Theorem of Gudkov 221
Huang Tin-Zhu (Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China)
A Note on Generalized Diagonally Dominant Matrices 237
Author Index 243
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Contributed by: thomas@siam.org
SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
SEPTEMBER 1995 Volume 33, Number 5
CONTENTS
Toward a Geometric Theory in the Time-Minimal Control of Chemical
Batch Reactors
B. Bonnard and J. de Morant
Neumann Boundary Value Problems for Second-Order Ordinary
Differential Equations Across Resonance
Wang Huaizhong and Li Yong
Equivalent Conditions for the Solvability of the Nonstandard LQ-
Problem for Pritchard-Salamon Systems
Bert Van Keulen
Exact Controllability and Stabilization of a Vibrating String with
an Interior Point Mass
Scott Hansen and Enrique Zuazua
Optimal Stopping of a Discrete Markov Process by Two Decision
Makers
Krzysztof Szajowski
On Nonlinear Optimal Control Problems with State Constraints
Monica Motta
The Linear-Quadratic Control Problem Revisited
Tomasz Bielecki
Tools for Semiglobal Stabilization by Partial State and Output
Feedback
Andrew Teel and Laurent Praly
Consistency of Primal-Dual Approximations for Convex Optimal
Control Problems
Stephen E. Wright
Error Bounds for Piecewise Convex Quadratic Programs and
Applications
Wu Li
A Perspective Theory of Motion and Shape Estimation in Machine
Vision
B. K. Ghosh and E. P. Loucks
Uniqueness for Viscosity Solutions of Nonstationary Hamilton-
Jacobi-Bellman Equations Under Some A Priori Conditions (with
Applications)
William M. McEneaney
Control Time for Gravity-Capillary Waves on Water
Russell M. Reid
An Embedding of Domains Approach in Free Boundary Problems and
Optimal Design
P. Neittaanmaki and D. Tiba
Second-Order Optimality Conditions in Sets of L^infinity Functions with
Range in a Polyhedron
Joseph C. Dunn
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Contributed by Huibert Kwakernaak
AUTOMATICA
Table of contents
August, 1995 Issue 31:8
Regular Papers
M. R. James, S. Yuliar Numerical approximation of the H(infinity)
norm for nonlinear systems
Kemin Zhou Relative/multiplicative model reduction for
unstable and non-minimum- phase systems
M. Corless, P. Tsiotras, J. A novel approach to the attitude control of
M. Longuski axi-symmetric spacecraft
J. Chen, C. N. Nett Sensitivity integrals for multivariable
discrete-time systems
J. Kadlec, F. M. F. Gaston, The block regularised parameter estimator and
G. W. Irwin its parallelisation
C. Moons, B. de Moor Parameter identification of induction motor
drives
S. A. Barton Two dimensional movement controlled by a
chaotic neural network
H. G. Chiacchiarini, A. Variable structure control with a
second-order
Palazoglu, et al. sliding condition: Application to a steam
generator
B. J. Allison, J. Dual adaptive control of chip refiner motor
E.Ciarniello, load
Brief Papers
I.Kaminer, A. M.Pascoal, P. A velocity algorithm for the implementation
of
P.Khargonekar, E. E. Coleman gain-scheduled controllers
Technical Communiques
S. O. Reza Moheimani, A. V. A connection between H-infinity control and
Savkin, I. R. Petersen the absolute stabilizability of discrete-time
uncertain linear systems
V. Blondel, C. Lundvall A rational test for strong stabilization
A. L. Tits, M. K. H. Fan On the small mu theorem
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Contributed by: Tor A. Johansen (torj@regtek.sintef.no)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Modeling, Identification, and Control (MIC), Vol. 16, No. 3, July 1995
Monica Ostenstad and Terje Sira, "Temperature and flow
distribution in planar SOFC stacks" ...................... 119
David Di Ruscio, "A method for the identification of state
space models from input and output measurements" ......... 129
Are Willersrud, Fred Godtliebsen and Trygve Thomessen,
"Automatic programming of grinding robot restoration of
contours" ................................................ 145
Geir Horn and Svein Linge, "Analytical generation of the
dynamical equations for mechanical manipulators" ......... 155
L. K. Alm and T. A. Nygaard, "Flow over complex terrain
estimated by a general purpose Navier-Stokes solver" ..... 169
Accumulated index and subscription information for MIC is available
from http://www.itk.unit.no/publikasjoner/mic/mic.html.
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Contributed by: Da-Wei Gu
CALL FOR PAPERS
Robust Control Applications
A Special Issue of
"International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control"
In the last decade or so, the Control Community has witnessed major
developments in robust control systems theory and design. Theoretical
achievements, such as H-inf optimisation, mu-synthesis and parametric
optimisation, to name just a few, have emerged. Also encouraging is
the extension of robust control techniques into the area of nonlinear
systems. At the same time, many researchers have been working hard to
apply the newly developed results to real, industrial projects. However,
by and large, practising control engineers are still unfamiliar with
these new theories and the accompanying design techniques. It is now
important for researchers to demonstrate the successes of advanced robust
control techniques to industry and to arouse interest among industrial
control engineers. Therefore, it has been decided to organise a special
issue of the "International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control" on
Robust Control Applications.
The theme of the special issue will be industrial applications of robust
control methods. Applications may be in any industrial sector. The design
methods are not limited either, and may include
-- H-inf/H-2 optimisations
-- Mu-synthesis
-- Nonlinear finite L2-gain control
-- Variable structure control
-- Adaptive control
-- Neural/fuzzy control, etc
Papers describing significant and interesting applications are solicited
for the special issue, which is scheduled for late 1996 or early 1997.
Five copies of the manuscript should be submitted to Da-Wei Gu or Ian
Postlethwaite by 1 January, 1996 for review. For contributor guidelines,
please refer to a recent issue of the "International Journal of Robust and
Nonlinear Control".
IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper submission deadline: 1 January, 1996
Notification of decision: 15 May, 1996
Final manuscript submission: 1 July, 1996
GUEST EDITORS:
Da-Wei Gu Ian Postlethwaite
Control Systems Research
Department of Engineering
University of Leicester
Leicester LE1 7RH
U.K.
Tel: + 44-116 2522560 Tel: + 44-116 2522546
E-mail: dag@le.ac.uk E-mail: ixp@sun.engg.le.ac.uk
Fax: + 44-116 2522619
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Contributed by: Alessandro De Luca
FINAL PROGRAM ECC-1995
The Final Program of the ECC95 in now available in electronic form via
the following ftp commands from a host machine
ftp labrob.ing.uniroma1.it
user: ecc95
password: ecc95
get ECC95_FinalProgram/AdvProgram.txt
Alessandro De Luca
ECC95 Secretariat
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Contributed by: S. Bittanti bittanti@elet.polimi.it
European Colloquium
on the
APPLICATIONS OF NONLINEAR AND ADAPTIVE CONTROL
TO PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
Workshop organized in connection with the ECC conference in Rome
European HCM network on
Nonlinear and Adaptive Control
Roma Saturday September 9 1995
Universita' di Roma La Sapienza
PROGRAM
9.00-9.15 Welcome address
FIRST MORNING SESSION
Chairman: Bjorn Wittenmark
Lund Institute of Technology
9.15 - 10.00 David Clarke; Oxford University
Adaptive Control of a Materials Testing Machine
10.00 - 10.10 Karl J. Astrom; Lund Institute of Technology
Friction in Control - an overview
10.10 - 10.40 Carlos Canudas-de-Wit and Pablo Lischinsky; Lab. d'Automatique
de Grenoble:
Adaptive Friction Compensation with Partial Knowledge of
Dynamic Friction Parameters.
10.40 - 11.00 Henrik Olsson; Lund Institute of Technology
Limit Cycles in Control Loops with Friction
SECOND MORNING SESSION
Chairman: Henk Nijmeijer
University of Twente
11.30 - 12.15 Guido O. Guardabassi; Politecnico di Milano
Adaptive and Nonlinear Excitation Control of Synchronous
Generators
12.15 - 12.45 Karl J. Astrom and Jorgen Malmborg; Lund Institute of
Technology
A Mixed Control Strategy for a HVAC (Heating Ventilation and
Airconditioning) Problem
12.45 - 15.00 Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION
Chairman: Pedro Albertos
Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
15.00 - 15.45 Romeo Ortega; Universite' de Compiegne, (in col. with
University
of Twente and Lab. d'Automatique de Grenoble
Passivity-Based Control of Euler-Lagrange Systems: Applications
to Mechanical, Electromechanical and Power Electronic Systems
15.45 - 16.15 Bernard Brogliato; Lab. d'Automatique de Grenoble
Control of mechanical systems with unilateral constraints
16.45 Meeting of the steering committee
Information
The registration fee is 80000 Lire, which can be payed at the registration
desk of the European Control Conference on September 5, 1995, or at the
registration desk of the Colloquium, which will be open between 8.30 and
9.00 of September 9. The fee includes the lunch and a set of photocopies
with the main contributions of the Colloquium.
Colloquium Chairman
Sergio Bittanti
Politecnico di Milano
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32
20133 Milano (Italy)
Email: bittanti@elet.polimi.it
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Contributed by: Mohamed Zribi
CALL FOR PAPERS
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
CONTROL, AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS AND VISION
ICARCV'96
3-6 December 1996
Westin Stamford, Singapore
The Fourth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and
Vision, will be held in Singapore on 3-6 December 1996. This conference is
organized by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang
Technological University. The theme of ICARCV'96 is "Emerging Technologies
for the Twenty First Century". The conference will provide a forum for
Control and Automation professionals, manufacturing engineers and academic
researchers to exchange up-to-date technical knowledge and experience. The
conference will focus on theory abd applications. In addition to the
technical sessions, there will be plenary, invited and tutorial sessions.
Papers describing original work in, but not limited to, the following
technical areas are invited:
AUTOMATION ROBOTICS
Instrumentation Systems Robot Control
Flexible Manufacturing Systems Mobile Robots and Navigation
Process Automation Task Planning
Man-machine Interaction Intelligent Sensors and Actuators
Computer Integrated Manufacturing Kinematics and Simulation
Factory Modelling and Automation Autonomous Systems
Petri Nets and Applications Industrial Applications
CONTROL COMPUTER VISION
Control Methodologies and Applications Image Processing and Interpretation
Estimation, Ident. and Fault Detection 2-D and 3-D Scene Analysis
Robust and Adaptive Control Motion Analysis and Tracking
Nonlinear Control Pattern Recognition and Applications
Intelligent Control Learning in Computer Vision
Process Control Parallel Algorithms for Computer
Vision
Motion Control Applications of Computer Vision
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES NEURAL NETWORKS & FUZZY SYSTEMS
Mechatronics
Virtual Reality REAL-TIME SYSTEMS
Micro-electromechanical Systems
Electric Vehicl Technology SIGNAL PROCESSING & APPLICATIONS
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Submit three copies of abstract and extended summary, in English, formated as
follows. The first page should include the title, the name of the author,
affiliation, mailing address, Fax number, e-mail address, preferred technical
area, and a 100-word abstract. The second and succeeding pages should include
the title and up to 1500-word extended summary. The description must be
comprehensive enough to allow assessment of the work's originality and
contributions.
Upon acceptance, authors will be required to register and present their
papers. Papers will be published in the conference proceedings only if at
least one of the authors is officially registered. The length of the final
papers in the proceedings will be limited to a maximum of 5 pages (5 mats A4
size, single space, font size 10, two columns format), including figures,
tables and references.
SELECTED PAPERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION IN INTERNATIONAL
JOURNALS.
INVITED SESSIONS:
The Technical Programme Committee is soliciting proposals for invited
sessions focusing on topics related to the theme of ICARCV'96. Prospective
organizers should submit proposals to the Technical Programme Co-Chairman
(at the same address as the one given below) by the 31 May 1996.
BEST PAPER AWARD:
An award will be given to the author(s) of the best paper. The selection
will be made at the conference based on both the technical contents and the
presentation. The winner(s) will be chosen by the Technical Programme
Committee members in consultation with the International Advisory Committee
members.
Please submit three copies of the abstract and extended summary for review
to:
Dr Chan Sai Piu
c/o Instrumentation and System Engineering Lab
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 2263
Republic of Singapore
Tel : (65) 799-5471
Fax : (65) 791-2687
E-mail: icarcv96@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg
AUTHOR'S SCHEDULE :
31 May 1996 Receipt of extended summary of the papers
15 July 1996 Notification of Acceptance
31 August 1996 Submission of Camera Ready Manuscripts
TRAVEL
Specially priced Airline Tickets for attending the conference may be
available from our official airline, SINGAPORE AIRLINES.
ORGANIZER:
School of EEE, Nanyang Technological University
CO-SPONSORS:
The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)
Economic Development Board (EDB)
GINTIC, Singapore
Instrumentation and Control Society (ICS)
National Computer Board (NCB)
National Science and Technology Board (NSTB)
Singapore Computer Society(SCS)
IN-COOPERATION WITH:
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
IEEE Control Systems Society
IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics
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contributed by : rodellar@etseccpb.upc.es
FIRST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL CONTROL
29-- 31 May 1996
Barcelona, Spain
SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE: The aim is to bring together scientists, engineers
and practitioners interested in the multi--disciplinary interaction of
topics like vibration isolation, sensors, actuators, identification,
optimization, active and hybrid control, health monitoring, damage
detection, smart materials and others on structural systems, such as those
in civil, mechanical, naval, aerospace engineering and related fields,
subject to excitation sources such as earthquakes, wind, traffic, noise,
machinery and others.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English.
LOCATION: The Conference will be held at the School of Civil Engineering of
the Technical University of Catalonia, located at Barcelona.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Presentations are solicited on the topics of the Conference
describing research and/or application results. Only one presentation is
allowed to each participant. Three copies of a 1-page abstract suitable for
printing and distribution at the Conference should be submitted to the
Sci. Committee at the address shown below by 15 November 1995. The abstract
should be typed single--spaced on white paper measuring 21x29.7 cm (A4) and
include the following: (1) Title; (2) Author(s) with full name(s) and
affiliation(s); (3) Mailing address for each author; and (4) Abstract giving
enough detail to clearly understand the scope, originality and results of
the described work. Abstracts will be reviewed and acceptance will be
notified by 15 January 1996.
PROCEEDINGS: Presentations at the Conference are expected to be accompanied
by a full paper which will be due in camera--ready form at the Conference
dates. Accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings published by an
international publisher. Further details regarding submission of
camera--ready papers will be provided with the notification of acceptance
for the Conference.
REGISTRATION: The registration fee is 500 DM, which covers attendance to all
lectures and sessions, coffee breaks, Conference banquet, a bound copy of the
Abstracts at the Conference and a copy of the Proceedings mailed after the
publication.
Registration before 1 April 1996 will have a reduced fee of 400 DM.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: A. Baratta (Universita di Napoli Federico II,
Italy)(co--chairman), A. Barbat (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya,
Spain), F. Bourquin (Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausses, France),
A. Carotti (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), F. Casciati (Universita di Pavia,
Italy), A. Del Grosso (Universita di Genova, Italy), P. Fajfar (University
of Ljublijana, Slovenia), L. Faravelli (Universita di Pavia, Italy), C.M.
Friend (Cranfield University, U.K.), H. Irshik (J. Kepler University,
Austria), F. Lopez Almansa (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain),
J. Rodellar (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain)(co--chairman).
IMPORTANT DATES:
-- Submission of Abstracts by 15 November 1995
-- Notification of acceptance by 15 January 1996
-- Reduced fee registration by 1 April 1996
-- Conference days 29--31 May 1996
-- Full papers given during the Conference days
-- Review and publication of proceedings after two months
ADDRESSES for authors to submit abstracts and individuals to ask for future
announcements, registration information and final Conference program:
ACS -- c/o Dept. of Structural Mechanics
via Abbiategrasso 211 I27100 Pavia -- Italy
Telephone: 39-382-505456 Fax: 39-382-528422 e-mail:marco@dipmec.unipv.it
1ECSC -- Department of Applied Mathematics III, School of Civil Engineering,
U.P.C. Campus Nord, Modul C--2 08034--Barcelona -- Spain
Fax: 34-3-4016504 e-mail: 1ecsc@etseccpb.upc.es
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Contributed by: A Stephen Morse
Announcing
the
Block Island Workshop
on
Control Using Logic-Based Switching
at the
Spring House Hotel
on
Block Island, Rhode Island
September 29 - October 2, 1995
Supported by
the
National Science Foundation
Army Research Office
Yale University Faculty of Engineering
Princeton University Department of Electrical Engineering
The theme of this workshop is control using logic-based switching. By a
logic-based switching controller is meant a controller whose subsystems
include not only familiar dynamical components such as integrators, summers,
gains, etc., but a nontrivial logical component as well. More often than not
the predominately logical component within such a system is called a
supervisor, a mode changer, a gain scheduler, a reference governor or
something similar. Within the past few years there has been a growing
interest in determining what might be gained by utilizing hybrid controllers
of this type. Toward this end detailed analyses, simulation studies and
laboratory experiments of such systems have been initiated in a variety of
disciplines including adaptive control, gain scheduling, control of
nonholonomic systems, motion control, and the control of saturation
constrained systems.
The primary purpose of the workshop is to bring together a small number of
specialists working within the area for the purpose of crystallizing
concepts, problem formulations, and approaches. We will also encourage the
attendance of a limited number additional individuals who are either already
working in the area or who desire to learn more about opportunities for
research in the area.
Because of space constraints attendance is limited to approximately
thirty-five individuals. The workshop will be centered around approximately
fifteen consecutive, 45 minute invited presentations given over a two day
period.
Block Island is about 70 minutes by ferry off the coast of Rhode Island.
The island can also be reached by air. Because of limited air and ferry
connections, participants should plan to spend the nights of September 29,
30, and October 1 on the island. Those traveling from the west coast may
prefer to spend the night of the 28th enroute. On the other hand is not
difficult to travel from Block Island to any destination in North America
within a single day .
Partial List of Confirmed Participants:
L. Bushnell P. Caines J. Chandra
E. Davison M. Dahleh J. Guckenheimer
R. Kosut S. Kulkarhi S. Marcus
H. McClamroch D. Miller S. Mitter
A. Morse K. Narendra F. Pait
K. Poolla P. Ramadge M. Safonov
J. Shamma G. Zames
For further information please either email Ms. Lesley Kent at
lesley@sysc2.eng.yale.edu
or call her at
203-432-2211
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Contributed by: Pedro Albertos < pedro@aii.upv.es >
4 th SYMPOSIUM ON LOW COST AUTOMATION
FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA - UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
BUENOS AIRES - ARGENTINA
SEPTEMBER 13 / 15, 1995
LCA '95 Secretariat
ASOCIACION ARGENTINA DE CONTROL AUTOMATICO
CALLAO 220 - 1 -B-
BUENOS AIRES - 1022
REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
The technical program consist of:
AC Plenary sessions
PS1 Hierarchical fuzzy controllers =
Z. Binder, P. Horacek (FRANCE), Gihan Nagib (EGYPT)
PS2 Low cost shopfloor control in small and medium sized
enterprises
Heinz-H. Erbe (GERMANY)
PS3 Supervision and monitoring of furnaces
F. Muratori, et al (ARGENTINA)
Technical sessions
WM1 - Basic controllers
WM2 - Sensors
WM3 - Process control applications
WA1 - Fuzzy control
WA2 - Actuators & drives I
WA2 - Flexible systems I
WE1 - Electric power generation
WE2 - Actuators and drives II
WE3 - Flexible systems II
TM1 - Neural Networks & intelligent control
TM2 - Control theory I
TM3 - Metal & siderurgical. applications
TA1 - Process simulation
TA2 - Manufacturing
TE1 - Knowledge based systems
TE2 - LC sensors
TE3 - Electric power systems
FM1 - Modelling
FM2 - Control theory II
FM3 - Fault detection & measurement
4th IFAC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LOW COST AUTOMATION
Address
ASOCIACION ARGENTINA DE CONTROL AUTOMATICO
AV. CALLAO 220 - 1(B
BUENOS AIRES - 1022
REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
Tel / Fax: +54 1 3726746
+54 1 3743780
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