E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 85 September 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 Quanser Consulting
3.2 The Hans Schneider Prize in Linear Algebra
3.3 WWW Control Engineering Library
3.4 System and Control reports available on-line, Glasgow, U.K.
3.5 Controls Tutor (uses Matlab)
3.6 SCAD Update
4. Positions
4.1 Ph.D. student position: OMRON Electronics & ICC - London
4.2 Faculty position: CINVESTAV, Mexico
4.3 Ph.D. student position: University of Arizona
4.4 Postdoc: City University of London, U.K.
4.5 Postdoc: University of Cambridge, U.K.
4.6 Ph.D. student positions, Eindhoven Univ. of Tech., The
Netherlands
5. Books
5.1 An introduction to infinite dimensional systems theory,
Curtain/Zwart.
5.2 Matrices of sign-solvable linear systems, Brualdi/Shader
5.3 Neural Network Fundamentals with Graphs, Algorithms,
and Applications, Bose/Liang
5.4 Lyapunov matrix equation in system stability and control
Gajic/Qureshi
5.5 Multiservice loss models for broadband telecommunication
networks, Ross
5.6 Recent books by Kluwer
5.7 Algebraic Riccati Equations, Lancaster/Rodman
6. Journals
6.1 Special Issue: Magnetic bearing control IEEE Trans. on CST
6.2 TOC: Lin. Alg. & Appl., Vol. 226-228
6.3 Special Issue: Mobility management in wireless networks
6.4 Call for papers: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
6.5 New journal: European Journal of Control
6.6 TOC: SIAM Review, Vol. 37, No. 3
6.7 TOC: Automatica, Vol. 31, No. 9,10
6.8 TOC and announcement: Robotics and Autonomous Systems
6.9 TOC: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control
6.10 TOC: SIAM J. of Optimization, Vol. 5, No. 4
7. Conferences
7.1 Fuzzy logic and the managment of complexity
7.2 Financial aid 13th IFAC World Congress
7.3 3rd Workshop on Discrete Event Systems
7.4 ERCIM Workshop on Systems and Control
7.5 Student best paper award, CDC 1995, New Orleans
7.6 CDC 1996, Kobe, Japan
7.7 Symposium on time-frequency and time-scale analysis
7.8 Workshop on Control Using Logic-Based Switching
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Contributed by: Yishao Zhou
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
My new address is:
Department of Mathematics
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
S-100 44 Stockholm
Sweden
Phone: +46 8 790 6586 (voice)
+46 8 22 53 20 (fax)
E-mail: yishao@math.kth.se
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Contributed by: Floyd B. Hanson
CHANGE OF MAIL ADDRESS ONLY
Returned to permanent coordinates after sabbatical year:
Mail: Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
University of Illinois at Chicago
851 S. Morgan, MC 249
Chicago, IL 60607-7045
Phone: +312-413-2142
Fax: +312-996-1491
E-mail: remains unchanged
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Contributed by: Subir Kumar Saha
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
FROM
R&D Center
Toshiba Corporation, Japan.
TO
Subir Kumar Saha, Visiting Faculty
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Madras-600 036
India
Tel: +91 44 235-1365
Fax: +91 44 235-0509
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Contributed by: Miroslav Krstic
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
FROM: University of California at Santa Barbara
TO: Miroslav Krstic
(Assistant Professor)
Dept. Mechanical Engineering e-mail: krstic@eng.umd.edu
University of Maryland phone: 301-405-5206
College Park, MD 20742 fax: 301-314-9477
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Contributed by: Sigurd Skogestad
Rosenbrock receives first Nordic Process Control Award.
The first Nordic Process Control Award was awarded to Professor Howard H.
Rosenbrock on August 21, 1995 at the 6th Nordic Process Control Workshop
held at the Aland Island between Finland and Sweden.
The award is given for lasting and significant contributions to the
field of process control.
Professor Rosenbrock gave a most interesting lecture on "Process control,
Past and future". If you are interested in a copy of the paper then
please contact Ms. Signe Talukder (talukder@kjemi.unit.no).
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Contributed by: Sergey V. Drakunov
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
In July I started a position at Tulane
University. My new address is:
Department of Electrical Engineering
204 Stanley Thomas Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
Tel: (504) 862-3285
Fax: (504) 862-5526
E-mail: drakunov@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
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Contributed by: Eduardo Aranda-Bricaire
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
In August I have moved from CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico, to Queen's University
for a one year postdoc. My new address is:
Eduardo Aranda-Bricaire
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Canada
Tel: (613) 545-2415
Fax: (613) 545-2964
E-mail: aranda@hilda.mast.queensu.ca
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Contributed by: Quanser Consulting Inc.
Quanser Consulting invites you to visit their web site and explore a wide
range of experiments for feedback control systems education and
research. The modular design of the hardware allows you to configure a basic
power plant to obtain various interesting and cost-effective
experiments. For example, the classical inverted pendulum can be converted
to 7 experiments including the MIMO Seesaw/Pendulum while the rotary servo
can be converted to 9 experiments such as the ball and beam, gyro/stable
platform and 2D robot. Quanser also carries a 2DOF helicopter experiment, a
flexible link experiment, a basic rate servo experiment and a data
acquisition board that handles 6 encoders, 8 A/D, 8 D/A.
Please visit the site for more details:
URL: http://netaccess.on.ca/~quanser/index.html
or send e-mail requesting information and a FREE video to:
quanser@netaccess.on.ca
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Contributed by: Hershkowitz Daniel
ILAS PRIZE
The Hans Schneider Prize in Linear Algebra
The Hans Schneider Prize in Linear Algebra is awarded by the International
Linear Algebra Society (ILAS) for research contributions and achievements
at the highest level in Linear Algebra. The Prize may be awarded for an
outstanding scientific achievement or for lifetime contribution. The Prize
is awarded every three years at an appropriate ILAS meeting, as decided
upon by the ILAS Executive Board. In any year in which a Prize is awarded,
there may be more than one recipient, within the discretion of the Board.
The first prize was awarded in 1993 to Miroslav Fiedler, Shmuel Friedland
and Israel Gohberg.
Procedure for determining the winner
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A Prize Committee is established by the ILAS President upon the
recommendation of the ILAS Executive Board. The Committee solicits
nominations from members of the linear algebra community of people of
outstanding achievement in the subject and the Committee makes
recommendations to the ILAS Executive Board, which then makes the award.
(There shall be no restrictions on whom shall receive the Prize based on
sex, race, national origin, age or the time since the recipient took his
or her last academic degree). The recipient is notified at least two
months prior to the ILAS meeting at which the Prize is to be presented and
is also invited to give a talk at that meeting.
Nature of the Prize
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The Prize consists of a plaque and a certificate containing the citation.
The Executive Board may also decide to make a cash award to the recipient
and/or make a contribution towards the expenses incurred in attending the
award ceremony.
Funding
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The funding for the Prize comes from the interest accruing on a large
donation made to ILAS by Hans Schneider and a number of small
contributions from other people.
Next (second) Award
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The second Prize will be awarded at the ILAS conference in Chemnitz,
Germany, in August 1993. The Prize Committee consists of:
Daniel Hershkowitz (chairman)
Richard A. Brualdi
Shmuel Friedland
Thomas J. Laffey
Peter Lancaster
and
Hans Schneider (ILAS President, ex-officio).
Nominations
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Nominations are now being solicited from members of ILAS and the linear
algebra community in general of distinguished individuals judged worthy of
consideration for the Prize. In nominating a person, the nominator should
include a brief biographical sketch together with a statement explaining
why the nominee is considered worthy of the Prize. The nominator should
include references to the publications or other contributions of the
nominee which are considered most significant in making this assessment.
Nominations should be sent before October 20, 1995, to
Daniel Hershkowitz
Mathematics Department
Technion
Haifa 32000
Israel
e-mail: hershkow@tx.technion.ac.il |
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Contributed by: Sanjay Lall
WWW CONTROL ENGINEERING LIBRARY
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New Mirror Site
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The WWW Virtual Library on Systems and Control is now mirrored at
Caltech, so that access from North America will be much faster than
previously. It can now be accessed at
http://avalon.caltech.edu/extras/Virtual_Library/Control_VL.html
as well as the original site at Cambridge University, UK,
http://www-control.eng.cam.ac.uk/extras/Virtual_Library/Control_VL.html
The Library contains links to many sites around the world providing
information related to control engineering.
Contents include:
o Links to the control departments of universities worldwide providing
immediate access to recent technical reports, papers, and theses.
o Links to professional and commercial organisations including
IFAC, IEEE, AMS, SIAM, The Mathworks, and NASA.
o Conferences - An up-to-date list of upcoming conferences in the field.
o An archive of past issues of the eletter.
Most of the university departments provide documents in postscript or
dvi format. These can be viewed simply by clicking on a title or
abstract, and are transferred directly from the author's site.
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Contributed by: Yun Li
SYSTEMS AND CONTROL REPORTS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT GLASGOW
The Centre for Systems and Control at University of Glasgow publishes
on-line Technical Reports. Over 30 such recent reports are available on WWW
via URL:
http://www.mech.gla.ac.uk/Control/reports.html
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Contributed by: Craig Borghesani
CONTROLS TUTOR
A new age tool to help understand classical controls
concepts without the need to first learn MATLAB syntax.
Professors and TAs: Use the Controls Tutor to help
first-time students in classical controls to understand
the basic concepts that are sometimes difficult to
comprehend.
Students: Learn MATLAB at your own leisure and use the
Controls Tutor to fully understand the examples in your
controls text books.
Some features of the Controls Tutor:
* Runs in the Student Edition of MATLAB v4 or the Professional
Edition v4.2 with the Control Systems Toolbox.
* Work with Nyquist, Bode, Nichols, Root Locus, Gain plots,
and Time Response plotting environments; each of which
allows for retrieval of mouse pointer locations.
* Configurable display area; compare different plotting
environments by displaying them next to each other.
* Common elements such as first order, second order, lead/lag,
integrators, differentiators, etc. are added through
a simple interface and can be edited and iterated
using sliders.
* Transfer functions are displayed as they are shown in your
text book.
* All root locus construction rules supported; even a negative
locus option.
* Straight-line approximations in Bode and gain and phase margins
displayed in Bode, Nyquist, and Nichols.
* A multitude of time response characteristics supported: rise
time, delay time, % overshoot, settling times.
* Two different types of PID controller formats supported.
* Inverse laplace transform displays.
There is much, much more, so download a free demonstration
from the following sites (both MAC and PC versions):
WWW:
http://www.pws.com/pws/engr/contutor.html
ANONYMOUS FTP:
1) ftp to ftp.pws.com
2) login as 'anonymous' and supply your email as the password
3) change to /pws/engr/controls
4) select either the .zip or .sea.hqx depending upon your platform
The demonstration only runs in the Student Edition v4 or the Professional
Edition v4.2 with the Control Systems Toolbox.
If you have any problems or any questions regarding single copy or possibly
obtaining a network license, please direct them to
If you like the demonstration and would like an evaluation copy of the
software, simply specify whether you are able to receive a uuencoded zip
file or uuencoded compressed tar file and one will promptly be sent to you.
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Contributed by: Raimund J. Ober
Xu Huang
UPDATE ON SCAD DATABASE --
August 1995
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gopher: gopher.utdallas.edu
ftp address: ftp.utdallas.edu
IP number: 129.110.10.14
Worldwide web: URL: http://scad.utdallas.edu/scad/
queries (email): scad@utdallas.edu
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NEW URL for SCAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Because of a change in hardware SCAD has a new URL:
http://scad.utdallas.edu/scad/
This change of hardware will make it possible for us to substantially
improve what SCAD is offering. We hope that our conversion works without
any
problems, but we would really appreciate any comments about problems that
users experience.
New contents:
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eletters:
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Number 84
Links to systems and control groups:
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The following new link has been added:
Ecole Nationale Supirieure de Techniques Avancies
Control and Optimization Group
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Decision and Control Lab.
Links to Software web sites:
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The following new link has been added:
Integrated Systems, Producers of MATRIXx, xmath and AutoCode.
Links to Preprints archives:
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The following new link has been added:
CWI, Operations Research, Statistics & System Theory.
Links to Related WWW servers:
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The following new link has been added:
ISA, The International Society for Measurement and Control.
SCAD ADDRESS LIST:
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Recently we have started an address list for systems
and control people.
Already about 270 people have added their addresses to the list.
To register your, simply:
- go to SCAD
- 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://scad.utdallas.edu/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: Oliver Feng
Ph.D. Studentship
Developing Generic Controls For Industrial Processes
A CASE Studentship with OMRON Electronics
AND
Industrial Control Centre
Faculty of Engineering & Science, University of Westminster
115 New Cavendish Street, London W1M 8JS
FAX: +44 171 911 5150
Applications are invited for a three year research studentship sponsored by
the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and OMRON
Ltd. (OMRON is the world's largest supplier of Fuzzy Logic based systems -
in terms of patent field, and use Professor Lotfi Zadeh, the inventor of
Fuzzy Logic, as a consultant)
The research will involve interacting with several manufacturing companies
and assessing their processes for the potential improvement that might be
obtained from using fuzzy logic, neural networks, and established control
applications.
The research student will be expected to exercise intellectual skills in
extracting generic elements within processes that influence the selection of
different design approaches. The final thesis will use the industrial plants
visited as case histories to support the generic development generated by
the student.
Applicants are expected to have a 1st Class or 2nd Class Honours degree (or
low 2nd Class and an MSc) They must demonstrate enthusiasm, knowledge for
control principles and practice, and be willing to have significant
industrial interaction.
The usual student stipend from EPSRC will be enhanced by the OMRON company.
The studentship offers an ideal opportunity to anyone wishing to develop
research within a real industrial context.
Please send your CV with a covering letter to the Director, Professor
J. R. Leigh at the address given above, by Friday 14th July 1995.
For an informal discussion, please contact Professor J. R. Leigh, or
Dr. Oliver F. Qi at 0171 911 5178, or email fengo@westminster.ac.uk.
Eligibility requirements exist such that UK or Northern Ireland residents
may receive tuition and maintenance grants, and EC residents may receive
tuition fee grants only. Full details can be supplied on application.
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Contributed by: Bernardino Castillo-Toledo (toledo@ctrl.cinvestav.mx)
ACADEMIC POSITION AT CENTER OF RESEARCH AND ADVANCED STUDIES
(CINVESTAV) MEXICO
Academic Position at CINVESTAV, CAMPUS GUADALAJARA The Department of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences of the CINVESTAV campus
Guadalajara invites applications for an academic appointment in electrical
engineering, with preference for one of the following topics :
- nonlinear control theory
- robot control
Interest in research and teaching is strongly required.
The applicant should have a doctoral degree in electrical engineering (or
equivalent).
Further information can be obtained from :
Dr. Bernardino Castillo-Toledo
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Fax : + 52 5 747 70 89
Email : toledo@ctrl.cinvestav.mx
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Contributed by: Emmanuel Fernandez
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: Ph.D. Fellowship Announcement
Department of Systems & Industrial Engineering
The University of Arizona
As part of the U.S. Department of Education program "Graduate Assistance
in Areas of National Need" (GAANN), the Department of Systems & Industrial
Engineering (SIE) at the University of Arizona has Ph.D. Fellowships
available starting Fall 1995, or later. These fellowships provide the
opportunity to study for a Ph.D. at a premier academic institution in the
critical area of Systems Engineering as applied to modern manufacturing,
telecommunication, and transportation systems.
Women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
Based on financial need, fellows will receive a stipend of up to $14,400
peryear plus support for educational expenses including tuition, books,
computing, and travel to conferences.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
** Interest in a U.S. teaching and/or research career in Systems
Engineering
** U. S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
** Outstanding academic credentials (GPA, GRE, Recommendations)
** Engineering or related technical background
** Demonstrated financial need
For more information about the program and how to apply, contact:
Dr. Pitu Mirchandani or Dr. Ronald G. Askin
Department of Systems & Industrial Engineering
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-6551
Fax: (520) 621-6555
or
Dr. Emmanuel Fernandez (emmanuel@sie.arizona.edu)
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Contributed by: P.D. Roberts
CONTROL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE
CITY UNIVERSITY, LONDON, UK
RESEARCH FELLOW
NONLINEAR OPTIMAL PROCESS CONTROL
Applications are invited for the above post, available from 1 November 1995,
for 3 years, to work with Professor P D Roberts on the analysis and
implementation of novel optimal control techniques applied to nonlinear
processes subject to model-reality differences.
Candidates should have, or expect to have shortly, a PhD related to Control
Theory and Engineering, preferably with knowledge of the mathematics of
optimal control. Salary will be on the RA (1A) scale in the range 16,451 -
18,12O GB Pounds. Further information and application forms may be obtained
from:
Professor P D Roberts, Control Engineering Centre, City University,
Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK
Tel: 0171 477 8132
Fax: 0171 477 8568
email p.d.roberts@city.ac.uk.
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Contributed by: Malcolm Smith
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITION
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS
An EPSRC funded Research Associate position is available for a period
of up to 23 months starting on 1 October 1995, or as soon as possible
thereafter. The research project has a general aim to contribute to
the understanding of feedback control for nonlinear systems, and
particularly to quantifying performance in an input-output
sense. Topics of interest include: L-2 gain analysis/synthesis of
nonlinear systems, development of computational techniques for analysis
and design, study of special classes of nonlinear systems (e.g. input
affine, piecewise linear), applications of such techniques.
Applicants should have a Ph.D., or equivalent experience, in control
or a related area, preferably with a good mathematical background in
an analytical area such as functional analysis or dynamical systems. A
knowledge of control engineering issues for nonlinear systems and
familiarity with the current H-infinity control theory in the linear
or nonlinear cases would be helpful. Applicants should send a C.V.
(e-mail submissions welcome) with the names of two referees by
September 25, 1995 to the address below. Salary according to age and
experience in the range: 14,317 - 19,848 GBP.
Dr. Malcolm C. Smith,
Department of Engineering,
University of Cambridge,
Trumpington Street,
Cambridge CB2 1PZ, U.K.
Tel: 01223 332745
Fax: 01223 332662
e-mail: mcs@eng.cam.ac.uk
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Contributed by: Bram de Jager (A.G.de.Jager@wfw.wtb.tue.nl)
Five PhD positions (AIO-4) in Control at Eindhoven University of Technology
In the control group covering the Faculties of Applied Physics (N),
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (T), and Mechanical Engineering (W) at
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, there are
5 positions for PhD students (AIO-4) available for immediate fulfillment.
The 5 research projects to which a student will be assigned are:
- Model improvement by residual analysis in the identification
of nonlinear processes (N)
Info: Rene van de Molengraft (rmolen@wfw.wtb.tue.nl)
- Vibration control of nonlinear dynamic multi-DOF systems (W)
Info: Rene van de Molengraft (rmolen@wfw.wtb.tue.nl)
- Flow stabilization by active control in turbomachinery (W)
Info: Bram de Jager (A.G.de.Jager@wfw.wtb.tue.nl)
- Application of system theoretic tools in management science (N)
(with the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management Science)
Info: Jan Kok (J.J.Kok@ctrl.phys.tue.nl)
- Project theme not filled in yet (N)
Info: Jan Kok (J.J.Kok@ctrl.phys.tue.nl)
Additional information about the projects can be obtained from the indicated
persons. Information about the University is available from
http://www.tue.nl.
The AIO-4 students are appointed by the University for a 1+3 year period.
After one year the project is evaluated. Gross monthly salary starts at NGL
2078 for the first year and increases to NGL 3710 for the fourth year.
Of the four years available, half a year is used to follow advanced courses,
as offered by several research schools like DISC (Dutch Institute of Systems
and Control, http://www.math.utwente.nl/disc). A limited amount of time is
to be spent on other activities (teaching) while the remaining time should
be used for research.
Interested students with a good and relevant background are invited to
submit their CV and a statement of their research interest, indicating the
project(s) they would like to be involved with, to
A.G.de.Jager@wfw.wtb.tue.nl.
Selection starts at September 16, 1995, and continues until the positions
are filled.
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Contributed by: Ruth Curtain (R.F.Curtain@math.rug.nl)
AN INTRODUCTION TO INFINITE DIMENSIONAL LINEAR SYSTEMS THEORY
Ruth F. Curtain, Mathematics Institute, University of Groningen,
the Netherlands and Hans Zwart, Faculty of Applied Mathematics,
University of Twente, the Netherlands
Infinite-dimensional systems is now an established area of research. Given
the recent trend in systems theory and in applications towards a synthesis
of time- and frequency-domain methods, there is a need for an introductory
text which treats both state-space and frequency-domain aspects in an
integrated fashion. The authors' primary aim is to write an introductory
textbook for a course on infinite-dimensional linear systems. An important
consideration by the authors is that their book should be accessible to
graduate engineers and mathematicians with a minimal background in
functional analysis; for the majority of students, this would be their only
acquaintance with infinite-dimensional systems. Consequently, all the
mathematical background is summarized in an extensive appendix. The aim of
the book is to enable the students to apply the theory to partial
differential and delay systems commonly met in the applications. This is
facilitated by including several concrete examples, both in the text and in
the problem sets at the end of each chapter. The origin of this book is the
authors' lecture notes that they wrote and used in a course in Infinite-
Dimensional Linear Systems Theory. What sets this book apart from the
competition is that it is the only one to integrate the frequency domain and
state-space approaches, and to include over 250 problems based on the theory
and applications; in this respect, it is unique.
Contents
Series Preface
Preface
List of Figures
1 Introduction
1.1 Motivation
1.2 Systems theory concepts in finite dimensions
1.3 Aims of this book
2 Semigroup Theory
2.1 Strongly continuous semigroups
2.2 Contraction and dual semigroups
2.3 Riesz-spectral operators
2.4 Delay equations
2.5 Invariant subspaces
2.6 Exercises
2.7 Notes and references
3 The Cauchy Problem
3.1 The abstract Cauchy problem
3.2 Perturbations and composite systems
3.3 Boundary control systems
3.4 Exercises
3.5 Notes and references
4 Inputs and Outputs
4.1 Controllability and observability
4.2 Tests for approximate controllability and observability
4.3 Input-output maps
4.4 Exercises
4.5 Notes and references
5 Stability, Stabilizability, and Detectability
5.1 Exponential stability
5.2 Exponential stabilizability and detectability
5.3 Compensator design
5.4 Exercises
5.5 Notes and references
6 Linear Quadratic Optimal Control
6.1 The problem on a finite-time interval
6.2 The problem on the infinite-time interval
6.3 Exercises
6.4 Notes and references
7 Frequency-Domain Descriptions
7.1 The Callier-Desoer class of scalar transfer functions
7.2 The multivariable extension
7.3 State-space interpretations
7.4 Exercises
7.5 Notes and references
8 Hankel Operators and the Nehari Problem
8.1 Frequency-domain formulation
8.2 Hankel operators in the time domain
8.3 The Nehari extension problem for state linear systems
8.4 Exercises
8.5 Notes and references
9 Robust Finite-Dimensional Controller Synthesis
9.1 Closed-loop stability and coprime factorizations
9.2 Robust stabilization of uncertain systems
9.3 Robust stabilization under additive uncertainty
9.4 Robust stabilization under normalized left-coprime-factor uncertainty
9.5 Robustness in the presence of small delays
9.6 Exercises
9.7 Notes and references
A. Mathematical Background
A.1 Complex analysis
A.2 Normed linear spaces
A.2.1 General theory
A.2.2 Hilbert spaces
A.3 Operators on normed linear spaces
A.3.1 General theory
A.3.2 Operators on Hilbert spaces
A.4 Spectral theory
A.4.1 General spectral theory
A.4.2 Spectral theory for compact normal operators
A.5 Integration and differentiation theory
A.5.1 Integration theory
A.5.2 Differentiation theory
A.6 Frequency-domain spaces
A.6.1 Laplace and Fourier transforms
A.6.2 Frequency-domain spaces
A.6.3 The Hardy spaces
A.7 Algebraic concepts
A.7.1 General definitions
A.7.2 Coprime factorizations over principal ideal domains
A.7.3 Coprime factorizations over commutative integral domains
A.7.4 The convolution algebras
References
Notation
Index
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Contributed by: Richard Brualdi
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
We are pleased to announce the publication of the book:
Matrices of sign-solvable linear systems
Richard A. Brualdi and Bryan L. Shader
Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics, No. 116
xii + 298, ISBN 0-521-48296-8
Cambridge University Press.
The list price of the book is $49.95 but it will be offered in Cambridge's
fall catalog at a 20% discount. A description of the book follows.
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The sign-solvability of a linear system implies that the signs of the
entries of the solution (or at least some of the entries) are determined
solely on the basis of the signs of the coefficients of the system. That it
might be worthwhile and possible to investigate such linear systems was
recognized by Samuelson in his classic book Foundations of Economic
Analysis. Sign-solvability is part of a larger study which seeks to study
and understand the special circumstances under which an algebraic, analytic
or geometric property of a matrix can be determined from the combinatorial
arrangement of the positive, negative and zero elements of the matrix. These
are thus properties shared by all members of a qualitative class of
matrices. Several classes of matrices arise in this way, notably
sign-nonsingular matrices, L-matrices, S-matrices, and sign-stable
matrices. The essential idea of a sign-nonsingular matrix arose in a
different context in the key 1963 paper Dimer statistics and place
transitions by P.W. Kastelyn. The large and diffuse body of literature
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complexity has been commented on.
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economists, physicists, chemists, engineers and other scientists. It should
also be of interest to those who would like to see the beautiful interplay
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algebra.
The book is self-contained but it does assume that the reader is familiar
with elementary linear algebra and has been introduced to some aspects of
graph theory and combinatorial matrix theory.
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Contributed by: Nirmal Kumar Bose
Neural Network Fundamentals with Graphs, Algorithms,
and Applications, by N.K. Bose and P. Liang
McGraw-Hill, Inc., ISBN 0-07-006618-3, August 1995
This 550 page textbook contains exercises and an accompanying solutions
manual for instructors. The need for presenting the diverse results under
a unified format motivates the writing of this book, which should be
useful in senior and first-year-graduate-level courses as well as for
self-study by professionals.
CONTENTS
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PART I : FUNDAMENTALS
Chapter 1 : Basics of Neuroscience and Artificial Neuron Models
Chapter 2 : Graphs
Chapter 3 : Algorithms
PART II : FEEDFORWARD NETWORKS
Chapter 4 : Perceptrons and LMS Algorithm
Chapter 5 : Multilayer Networks
Chapter 6 : Complexity of Learning Using Feedforward Networks
Chapter 7 : Adaptive Structure Networks
PART III : RECURRENT NETWORKS
Chapter 8 : Symmetric and Asymmetric Recurrent Networks
Chpater 9 : Competitive Learning and Self-Organization Networks
PART IV : APPLICATIONS OF NEURAL NETWORKS
Chapter 10 : Neural Network Approaches to Solving Hard Problems
BIBLIOGRAPHY
For further info., please contact :
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L.B. Cox, McGraw-Hill lbcox@mgh.com
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Contributed by: Zoran Gajic
LYAPUNOV MATRIX EQUATION IN SYSTEM STABILITY AND CONTROL
255 pages
by
Z. Gajic and M. Qureshi
Academic Press, San Diego, 1995
Mathematics in Science and Engineering Series, vol.195
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
1.1 Stability of Linear Systems
1.2 Variance of Linear Stochastic Systems
1.3 Quadratic Performance Measure
1.4 Book Organization
1.5 References
2. Continuous Algebraic Lyapunov Equation
2.1 Explicit Solutions
2.1.1 Expansion Methods
2.1.2 Skew-Symmetric Matrix Approach
2.1.3 Special Cases
2.2 Solution Bounds
2.2.1 Eigenvalue Bounds
2.2.2 Trace Bounds
2.2.3 Determinant Bounds
2.3 Numerical Solutions
2.3.1 Bartels and Stewart Algorithm
2.4 Summary
2.5 References
3. Discrete Algebraic Lyapunov Equation
3.1 Explicit Solutions
3.1.1 Bilinear Transformation
3.1.2 Jordan Form Technique
3.1.3 Skew-Symmetric Matrix Approach
3.2 Bounds of Solution's Attributes
3.2.1 Eigenvalue Bounds
3.2.2 Trace Bounds
3.2.3 Determinant Bounds
3.3 Numerical Solutions
3.4 Summary
3.5 References
4. Differential and Difference Lyapunov Equations
4.1 Explicit Solutions
4.1.1 Differential Lyapunov Equation
4.1.2 Difference Lyapunov Equation
4.2 Bounds of Solution's Attributes
4.2.1 Eigenvalue Bounds
4.2.2 Trace Bounds
4.2.3 Determinant Bounds
4.2.4 Solution Bounds
4.3 Numerical Solutions
4.4 Singularly Perturbed and Weakly Coupled Systems
4.4.1 Singularly Perturbed Differential Lyapunov Equation
4.4.1.1 Case Study: A DC Motor
4.4.2 Weakly Coupled Differential Lyapunov Equation
4.4.3 Singularly Perturbed Difference Lyapunov Equation
4.4.4 Weakly Coupled Difference Lyapunov Equation
4.5 Coupled Differential Lyapunov Equations
4.6 Summary
4.7 References
5. Algebraic Lyapunov Equations with Small Parameters
5.1 Singularly Perturbed Continuous Lyapunov Equation
5.2 Weakly Coupled Continuous Lyapunov Equation
5.3 Singularly Perturbed Discrete Systems
5.3.1 Parallel Algorithm for Discrete Algebraic Lyapunov Equation
5.3.2 Case Study: An F-8 Aircraft
5.4 Recursive Methods for Weakly Coupled Discrete Systems
5.4.1 Parallel Algorithm for Discrete Algebraic Lyapunov Equation
5.4.2 Case Study: Discrete Catalytic Cracker
5.5 Summary
5.6 References
6. Stability Robustness and Sensitivity of Lyapunov Equation
6.1 Stability Robustness
6.2 Sensitivity
6.2.1 Sensitivity of the Continuous Algebraic Lyapunov Equation
6.2.2 Sensitivity of the Discrete Algebraic Lyapunov Equation
6.3 References
7. Iterative Methods and Parallel Algorithms
7.1 Smith's Algorithm
7.2 ADI Iterative Method
7.3 SOR Iterative Method
7.4 Parallel Algorithms
7.5 Parallel Algorithms for Coupled Lyapunov Equations
7.5.1 Continuous Coupled Algebraic Lyapunov Equations
7.5.2 Discrete Coupled Algebraic Lyapunov Equations
7.6 Comments
7.7 References
8. Lyapunov Iterations
8.1 Kleinman's Algorithm for Riccati Equation
8.2 Lyapunov Iterations for Jump Parameter Linear Systems
8.3 Lyapunov Iterations for Nash Differential Games
8.4 Lyapunov Iterations for Output Feedback Control
8.4.1 Case Study: Fluid Catalytic Cracker
8.5 Comments
8.6 References
9. Concluding Remarks
9.1 Sylvester Equation
9.2 Related Topics
9.3 Applications
9.3.1 Case Study: Magnetic Tape Control System
9.3.2 Case Study: Aircraft under Wind Disturbances
9.4 Comments
9.5 References
Appendix
Matrix Inequalitis
Index
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Contributed by: Keith Ross
MULTISERVICE LOSS MODELS FOR
BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
Keith W. Ross
University of Pennsylvania
Springer-Verlag
ISBN 3-540-19918-7
This book collects a variety of mathematical tools for the analysis,
design and optimization of multiservice loss networks. It should be
useful to engineers who design broadband networks, to researchers who
seek a unified collection of the most important results in the field
to date, and to students who desire a fundamental understanding of call
admission and congestion control in ATM networks.
Chapter 1 Multiservice Loss Systems
1.1 The Erlang Loss System
1.2 Loss Networks with Fixed Routing
1.3 Loss Networks with Dynamic Routing
1.4 The ATM Multiplexer
1.5 ATM Networks
1.6 Multiservice Interconnection Networks
Chapter 2 The Stochastic Knapsack
2.1 The Model and Notation
2.2 Performance Evaluation
2.3 Virtual Channel Establishment for ATM Multiplexers
2.4 Connection Establishment for Synchronous Transfer Mode
2.5 Stochastic Comparisons
2.6 Monotonicity Properties for the Stochastic Knapsack
2.7 Asymptotic Analysis of the Stochastic Knapsack
2.8 The Stochastic Knapsack with Continuous Sizes
Chapter 3 The Generalized Stochastic Knapsack
3.1 Preliminaries
3.2 A Recursive Algorithm
3.3 A Convolution Algorithm
3.4 Calculating Blocking Probabilities
3.5 Refined Convolution Algorithms
3.6 Monotonicity Properties
3.7 ATM with Burst Multiplexing
3.8 Circuit-Switched Access Networks
3.9 Sharing Memory
3.10 Objects with Continuous Sizes
Chapter 4 Admission Control
4.1 Admission Policies
4.2 Optimization Concepts
4.3 Optimal Complete Partitioning Policies
4.4 Optimal Coordinate Convex Policies
4.5 Markov Decision Processes
4.6 Optimal Admission to Broadband Multiplexers
4.7 Service Separation for ATM
Chapter 5 Product-Form Loss Networks
5.1 The Model
5.2 Basic Properties
5.3 Algorithms for Generalized Access Networks
5.4 Algorithms for Hierarchical Access Networks
5.5 The Reduced Load Approximation for Single-Service Networks
5.6 The Reduced Load Approximation for Multiservice Networks
5.7 Implied Costs
5.8 Asymptotic Analysis
5.9 Loss Models for ATM Networks
5.10 ATM Networks: Route Separation
5.11 ATM Networks: Multiplexing Across Routes
5.12 Continuous Bandwidths
5.13 Cellular Networks and Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Networks
Chapter 6 Monte Carlo Summation for Product-Form Loss Networks
6.1 The Theory of Monte Carlo Summation
6.2 Numerical Examples
6.3 Estimates for Revenue Sensitivity
6.4 Loss Network Analyzer: A Software Package
Chapter 7 Dynamic Routing in Telephone Networks
7.1 An Overview of Contemporary Routing Techniques
7.2 Bounds on Average Revenue
7.3 Reduced Load Approximation for Dynamic Routing
7.4 Symmetric Networks
7.5 Computational Effort of Reduced Load Approximation
7.6 Computational Examples for the Reduced Load Approximation
Chapter 8 Dynamic Routing in ATM Networks
8.1 ATM Routing Concepts
8.2 Static-Service, Dynamic-Route Separation
8.3 Static-Service Separation, Multiplexing Across Routes
8.4 Dynamic-Service, Dynamic-Route Separation
8.5 Dynamic-Service Separation, Multiplexing Across Routes
8.6 The Reduced Load Approximation for Multiservice Networks
with Dynamic Routing
Chapter 9 Multiservice Interconnection Networks
9.1 Model Description
9.2 Three-Stage Clos Networks
9.3 Cantor Networks
9.4 Rearrangeable Interconnection Networks
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DISCRETE STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
by Robert G. Gallager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
DISCRETE STOCHASTIC PROCESSES helps the reader develop the understanding and
intuition necessary to apply stochastic process theory in engineering,
science and operations research. The book approaches the subject via many
simple examples which build insight into the structure of stochastic
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The book presents mathematical ideas without recourse to measure theory,
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DIGIT-SERIAL COMPUTATION
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The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science 316
INTEGRATED FIBER-OPTIC RECEIVERS
by Aaron Buchwald, Broadcom Corp., Los Angeles, CA
and Kenneth W. Martin, University of Toronto, Ont., Canada
INTEGRATED FIBER-OPTIC RECEIVERS covers many aspects of the design of
integrated circuits for fiber-optic receivers and other high-speed serial
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DIGITAL IMAGE COMPRESSION
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by Weidong Kou
DIGITAL IMAGE COMPRESSION: ALGORITHMS AND STANDARDS introduces the reader to
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IMAGE AND VIDEO COMPRESSION STANDARDS
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CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE IN PACKET, CIRCUIT,
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Posts and Telecommunications; Kazem Sohraby, AT&T Bell
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CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE IN PACKET, CIRCUIT, AND ATM NETWORKS explores the
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Contributed by: Leiba Rodman
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
Title: Algebraic Riccati Equations
Authors: P. Lancaster Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of
Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
L. Rodman Dept. of Mathematics, College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, U. S. A.
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rational matrix functions. The second and third parts form the core of the
book and concern the solutions of algebraic Riccati equations arising from
continuous and discrete systems. The geometric theory and iterative analysis
are both developed in detail. The last part of the book is an exciting
collection of eight problem areas in which algebraic Riccati equations play
a crucial role. These applications range from introductions to the classical
linear quadratic regulator problems and the discrete Kalman filter to modern
developments in H-infinity control and total least squares methods.
Contents: Part I: MATRIX THEORY. Preliminaries from the theory of matrices;
Indefinite scalar products; Skew-symmetric scalar products; Matrix theory
and control; Linear matrix equations; Rational matrix functions.
PART II: CONTINUOUS ALGEBRAIC RICCATI EQUATIONS. Geometric theory: the
complex case; Geometric theory: the real case; Constructive existence and
comparison theorems; Hermitian solutions and factorizations of rational
matrix functions; Perturbation theory.
PART III: DISCRETE ALGEBRAIC RICCATI EQUATIONS. Geometric theory;
Constructive existence and comparison theorems; Perturbation theory;
Discrete algebraic Riccati equations and matrix pencils.
PART IV: APPLICATIONS AND CONNECTIONS. Linear-quadratic regulator problems;
The discrete Kalman filter; The total least squares technique; Canonical
factorization; H-infinity control problems; Contractive rational matrix
functions; The matrix sign function; Structured stability radius.
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Contributed by: Emmanuel Collins
SPECIAL ISSUE ON MAGNETIC BEARING CONTROL: CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers are invited for a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Control
Systems Technology devoted to the subject of Magnetic Bearing Control.
Papers are sought in the following general areas:
- feedback control of flexible rotors
- control of unbalance response
- applications to compressors, pumps, turbines, flywheels, and
machining spindles
- control of bearingless motors
- control of magnetic actuators with saturation and hysteresis
- control issues of large gap magnetic suspension
- control of precision motion platforms
- vibration isolation through magnetic suspension
Contributions should focus on control systems and closely related topics.
Papers must contain high-quality original contributions and be prepared in
accordance with the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.
Seven copies of the complete manuscript (up to 32 double-spaced pages
including figures) should be submitted by September 31, 1995 to one of the
Guest Editors below. Authors will be notified of results of the reviews of
the manuscripts by March 31, 1996. The special issue is tentatively
scheduled for September 1996.
Guest Editors
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Contributed by: Richard Brualdi
LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Contents Volumes 226-228, Sept-Oct 1995
Special Issue Honoring J. J. Seidel
Preface 1
Rene Peeters (Tilburg, the Netherlands)
Uniqueness of Strongly Regular Graphs Having Minimal p-Rank 9
L. Storme and J. A. Thas (Ghent, Belgium)
k-Arcs and Partial Flocks 33
Aart Blokhuis, Henny A. Wilbrink (Eindhoven, the Netherlands),
and Attila Sali (Budapest, Hungary)
Perfect Sumsets in Finite Abelian Groups 47
M. Bernstein and N. J. A. Sloane (Murray Hill, New Jersey)
Some Canonical Sequences of Integers 57
R. B. Bapat (New Delhi, India)
Permanents, Max Algebra and Optimal Assignment 73
Dina Ghinelli (Rome, Italy) and Stefan Lowe (Braunschweig, Germany)
Generalized Quadrangles With a Regular Point and
Association Schemes 87
A. J. Hoffman, P. Wolfe (Yorktown Heights, New York),
and M. Hofmeister (Munich, Germany)
A Note on Almost Regular Matrices 105
Peter J. Cameron (London, England)
Sequence Operators From Groups 109
S. E. Payne (Denver, Colorado)
A Tensor Product Action on q-Clan Generalized
Quadrangles With q=2e 115
Edwin R. van Dam (Tilburg, the Netherlands)
Regular Graphs With Four Eigenvalues 139
Bruce Reznick (Urbana, Illinois)
Some Constructions of Spherical 5-Designs 163
D. G. Higman (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Rank 5 Association Schemes and Triality 197
Yury J. Ionin and Mohan S. Shrikhande (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan)
Equidistant Families of Sets 223
Christopher Parker (Birmingham, England) and
Vladimir D. Tonchev (Houghton, Michigan)
Linear Codes and Doubly Transitive Symmetric Designs 237
Peter Rowlinson (Stirling, Scotland)
Star Partitions and Regularity in Graphs 247
A. E. Brouwer (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
Toughness and Spectrum of a Graph 267
C. D. Godsil and J. H. Koolen (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
On the Multiplicity of Eigenvalues of Distance-Regular Graphs 273
Peter Boyvalenkov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Computing Distance Distributions of Spherical Designs 277
Arjeh M. Cohen (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) and
David B. Wales (Pasadena, California)
SL(3, 3) is Not a Maximal Subgroup of the Lie Group of Type F4 287
Hans Sterk (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
Lattices and K3 Surfaces of Degree 6 297
Hans Cuypers (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
Regular Quaternionic Polytopes 311
W. Plesken (Aachen, Germany)
Solving XXtr=A Over the Integers 331
F. van der Blij (Bilthoven, the Netherlands)
Regular Polygons in Euclidean Space 345
M. L. J. Hautus (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
Substitution of Matrices Over Rings 353
Irving Kaplansky (Berkeley, California)
A Contribution to von Neumann's Theory of Games. II 371
H. S. M. Coxeter (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Some Applications of Trilinear Coordinates 375
Ross Baldick (Austin, Texas)
Refined Proximity and Sensitivity Results in Linearly
Constrained Convex Separable Integer Programming 389
Richard A. Brualdi (Madison, Wisconsin) and
Suk-Geun Hwang (Taegu, Republic of Korea)
Matrices All of Whose Principal Submatrices of Some
Order Have a Nonzero Permanent 409
J. Angel, C. Trimble (Las Vegas, Nevada), B. Shook
(San Diego, California), and A. Terras (La Jolla, California)
Graph Spectra for Finite Upper Half Planes Over Rings 423
Edward Spence (Glasgow, Scotland)
Regular Two-Graphs on 36 Vertices 459
S. A. Hobart (Laramie, Wyoming)
Krein Conditions for Coherent Configurations 499
Hein van der Holst (Amsterdam, the Netherlands),
Laszlo Lovasz (New Haven, Connecticut), and
Alexander Schrijver (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
On the Invariance of Colin de Verdiere's Graph
Parameter Under Clique Sums 509
Maurits de Graaf and Alexander Schrijver
(Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Characterizing Homotopy of Systems of Curves on a Compact
Surface by Crossing Numbers 519
G. Eric Moorhouse (Laramie, Wyoming)
Two-Graphs and Skew Two-Graphs in Finite Geometries 529
Laszlo Lovasz (New Haven, Connecticut) and
Akos Seress (Columbus, Ohio)
The Cocycle Lattice of Binary Matroids, II 553
I. Barany (Budapest, Hungary), H. Bunting,
D. G. Larman (London, England), and J. Pach
(New York, New York)
Rich Cells in an Arrangement of Hyperplanes 567
Renee Woo (Auckland, New Zealand) and Arnold Neumaier
(Wien, Austria)
On Graphs Whose Smallest Eigenvalue is at Least _1_2 577
Willem H. Haemers (Tilburg, the Netherlands)
Interlacing Eigenvalues and Graphs 593
R. H. Jeurissen (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
Special Sets of Lines in PG(3, 2) 617
Rajendra Bhatia (New Delia, India)
Perturbation Bounds for the Operator Absolute Value 639
A. R. Calderbank (Murray Hill, New Jersey) and
Gary McGuire (Pasadena, California)
Z4-Linear Codes Obtained as Projections of Kerdock and
Delsarte-Goethals Codes 647
Michel Deza (Paris, France) and Viatcheslav Grishukhin
(Moscow, Russia)
Delaunay Polytopes of Cut Lattices 667
Pierre de la Harpe (Geneve, Switzerland) and
Francois Jaeger (Grenoble, France)
Chromatic Invariants for Finite Graphs: Theme and
Polynomial Variations 687
J. van den Heuvel (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)
Hamilton Cycles and Eigenvalues of Graphs 723
G. B. Khosrovshahi and CH. Maysoori (Tehran, Iran)
On the Bases for Trades 731
William M. Kantor (Eugene, Oregon)
Quaternionic Line-Sets and Quaternionic Kerdock Codes 749
Author Index 781
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Contributed by: Ramesh Sitaraman
CALL FOR PAPERS
The ACM journal on WIRELESS NETWORKS, published in cooperation with
Baltzer Science publishers announces a special issue on,
MOBILITY MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
with guest editors,
Prof. Christopher Rose Prof. Ramesh Sitaraman
Director of Mobility Studies Department of Computer Science
Rutgers University, WINLAB University of Massachusetts, Amherst
OVERVIEW:
Our highly mobile society and its increasing demand for immediate access to
knowledge will require that future information networks gracefully
accommodate mobility of both users and services. For example, a particular
user might wish to gain network access through any number of different ports
or connection media. Likewise, a network service might reside on one of
many possible processors. Under such a scenario, where both users and
network services change location, the distinction between the ``fixed'' and
``mobile'' network blurs; all networks are mobile networks.
The overall costs of maintaining accurate location records are at present
only poorly understood. However, recent work indicates that simply for
telephone traffic, the excess network signaling load expense would be much
larger than that required for classical fixed traffic. If migrant services
and databases are included, the aggregate signaling load can only be
greater. In addition, for wireless systems, the relevant signaling events
require use of radio channels and such use must be minimized owing to the
scarcity of bandwidth. Thus, either from the standpoint of modifying
existing fixed network signaling structures or designing wireless network
paging/registration strategies, it is important to understand, quantify and
devise methods for handling the impact of location uncertainty on signaling.
SCOPE:
This special issue will concentrate on the problems associated with
acquiring and maintaining mobile unit location information in the wireless
environment. A representative sampling of topics is provided below:
- Mobility modeling
- Location prediction
- Empirical measurements for user profiles
- Location tracking and mobile network topology
- Location tracking for handoff
- Paging/Registration cost minimization
- Multi-unit paging techniques
- Performance Analysis of location management strategies
PUBLICATION SCHEDULE:
MANUSCRIPT DUE: October 1, 1995
ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION: January 1, 1996
FINAL MANUSCRIPT DUE: March 1 1996
Publication Date: Summer 1996.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Authors should email an electronic Postscript copy of their paper to
winet_mobility@cs.umass.edu by October 1, 1995. The editors will
acknowledge the receipt of the paper within a few days. Submissions should
be limited to 20 pages, excluding figures and references. If email
submission is inconvenient, then six (6) copies of their paper (double-sided
if possible) should be sent by the due date to
Christopher Rose
P.O. Box 909
Piscataway, N.J. 08855-0909
VOICE: (908) 445-5250
FAX: (908) 445-2820
EMAIL: winet_mobility@cs.umass.edu
We look forward to your participation in providing a stimulating special
issue on an important topic.
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Contributed by: Okyay Kaynak
CALL-FOR-PAPERS
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
A new IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics will be published beginning
from 1996. The establishment of this new Transactions is in response to a
clear need for a high quality archival journal which presents the state of
the art, recent advances and practical applications of mechatronics. This
Transactions is a joint publication of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society,
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Laser and Electro-Optics Society
and ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division.
The definition of mechatronics is the synergistic integration of mechanical
engineering with electronic and intelligent computer control in the design
and manufacture of industrial products and processes. Papers intended for
this journal should highlight the synergistic aspects resulting from
mechanical, electronic and computer integration.
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in the following technical
areas:
Modeling and Design Methodology
System Integration
Actuators and Sensors
Intelligent Control
Robotics
Manufacturing
Motion Control
Vibration and Noise Control
Micro Devices and Opto-Electronic Systems
Automotive systems
Other applications
Special papers (tutorials, surverys, and perspectives on the art, advances,
theory and practice of mechatronics) will be solicited by the Editor-in-
Chief. Unsolicited special papers are welcome, but prospective authors
should contact the Editor-in-Chief before submitting such papers.
Submission of a manuscript signifies that it has been neither copyrighted,
published, nor submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere.
Two types of contributions are regularly considered:
1) Regular Papers - Presentation of significant research and development
in the technical areas listed above.
2) Letters - Brief technical notes, comments on published papers and
corrections to papers.
Process for Submission of Manuscript
1) Submit five(5) copies of the manuscript, each copy complete with
abstract, references, and illustrations, to the Editor-in-Chief of the
Transactions listed below. Indicate on the cover page whether your
contribution is a regular or letter item and which technical
area you prefer for review. (Do not send original illustrations at this
time.)
2) The Editor-in-Chief will forward the manuscript to one of the Editors
and will notify the author.
3) The reviewers, as designated by the Editor, will complete the review
process of the manuscript. During the review process, the Editor will
correspond with the author directly, advising him/her of necessary steps to
be taken for the processing of his/her manuscript.
Style of Manuscript
For the details of the style of manuscript, see the INFORMATION FOR
AUTHORS which is shown on the back cover of a IEEE Trans. on Industrial
Electronics.
Electronic Form
The IEEE accepts your electronic media together with your hard copy for
publication. For detailed information, see the INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS, or
contact the Editor-in-Chief.
Inquiries
The manuscript and all pertinent correspondence relating to publication
should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, shown below.
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Institute of Industrial Science
University of Tokyo
Roppongi Minatoku, Tokyo 106, JAPAN
Phone: 81-3-3402-6231
Fax: 81-3-3423-1484
e-mail: f.harashima@ieee.org
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Contributed by: Vincent.Blondel
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTROL
The European Control Association in cooperation with Springer-Verlag will
publish a new control journal. The aim of the journal is to publish high
quality papers on the theory and practice of control and systems
engineering.
This first issue of the journal will be provided to all the participants of
the 3rd European Control Conference to be held in Rome, September 5-8, 1995.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor-in-Chief
I. D. Landau
Editors-at-Large
O. Bosgra
D. Clarke
G. Cohen
P. Frank
M. Gevers
A. Isidori
Associate Editors
S. Bittanti
V. Blondel
B. Egardt
S. Engell
B. Francis
M. Morari
A. S. Morse
G. J. Olsder
I. Postelthwaite
M. Silva
M. Tomizuka
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Seven copies of the manuscript should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief
I. D. Landau, EJC
GR Automatique - ENSIEG BP 46
F-38402 Saint Martin d'Heres
France
CONTENTS of the first issue (Sept 1995, Volume 1, Number 1)
Survey on the State of Systems and Control
V. Blondel, M. Gevers, A. Lindquist
On the Input-to-State Stability Property
E. Sontag
Nonlinear and Adaptive Control in Biotechnology
G. Bastin, J. F. Van Impe
A LMI Solution for Disk Pole Location with H2 Guaranteed cost
G. Garcia, J. Bernussou, D. Arzelier
Identification of normalized coprime plant factors from closed loop
experimental data
P. M. J. Van den Hof, R. J. P. Schrama, R. A. Callafon, O. H. Bosgra
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SIAM REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 1995, Volume 37, Number 3
CONTENTS
ARTICLES
Displacement Structure: Theory and Applications
Thomas Kailath and Ali H. Sayed
Convergence Rates for Markov Chains
Jeffrey S. Rosenthal
CASE STUDY FROM INDUSTRY
Geometry of the Shoulder of a Packaging Machine
J. Boersma and J. Molenaar
CLASSROOM NOTES
A Motivational Example for the Numerical Solution of
Two-Point Boundary-Value Problems
Stephen M. Alessandrini
Series, the Convergence of which should be Interpreted in
the Sense of L. Schwartz's Distributions
Norbert Ortner and Peter Wagner
Spherical Harmonics Representation of an Inhomogeneous Plane
Wave
Pratap N. Sahay
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
BOOK REVIEWS
Nonstandard Finite Difference Models of Differential
Equations (Ronald E. Mickens), Ravi P. Agarwal
Computer Intensive Statistical Methods (J.S. Urban Hjorth),
R.J. Beran
Computer Aided Geometric Design (Josef Hoschek and Dieter
Lasser), Len Bos
One-dimensional Dynamics (W. de Melo and S. van Strien), K.
M. Brucks
Modelling Covariances and Latent Variables Using EQS (G.
Dunn, B. Everitt, and A. Pickles), Wai Chan
Understanding the Infinite (Shaughan Lavine), Frederick Gass
Iterative Solution Methods (Owe Axelsson), Martin Hanke
Mathematical Modelling of Inelastic Deformation (J.F.
Besseling and E. van der Giessen), K.S. Havner
Characteristic of Distributed Parameter Systems (A.G.
Butkovskiy and L.M. Pustyl'nikov), Alan Jeffrey
An Introduction to Partial Difference Equations (M. Renardy
and R.C. Rogers), Philip Korman
Aspects and Applications of the Random Walk (G.H. Weiss),
Gregory F. Lawler
Asymptotic Behaviour of Solutions of Evolutionary Equations
(M.I. Vishik), Alexander Mielke
Normally Hyperbolic Invariant Manifolds in Dynamical Systems
(Stephen Wiggins), Kenneth J. Palmer
The Mathematical Theory of Finite Element Methods (Susanne
C. Brenner and L. Ridgway Scott), Joseph E. Pasciak
Geometric Concepts for Geometric Design (W. Boehm and H.
Prautzsch), Jorg Peters
Monotone Structure in Discrete-Event Systems (P. Glasserman
and D.D. Yao), Alexander Shapiro
Nonstandard Methods in the Calculus of Variations (Curtis
Tuckey), Peter A. Loeb
Statistical Models Based on Counting Processes
(P.K.Andersen, O.Borgan, R.D.Gill, and N.Keiding), Ian
W.McKeague
Representation and Control of Infinite Dimensional Systems,
Vols. 1 and 2 (A. Bensoussan, G. Da Prato, M. Delfour, and
S. Mitter), D.L. Russell
Stochastic Orders and their Applications (Moshe Shaked and
J.George Shanthikumar), Y.L. Tong
Algorithmic Algebra (B. Mishra), Franz Winkler
Linear Matrix Inequalities in System and Control Theory (S.
Boyd, L.E.Ghaoui, E. Feron, and V. Balakrishnan), V.A.
Yakubovich
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
LATER EDITIONS
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Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak
AUTOMATICA
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Editorials
G.S. Axelby Obituary for P. Parks
Regular Papers
H. O. Wang, E. H. Abed Bifurcation control of a chaotic system
G. Didinsky, Z. Pan, T. Parameter identification for uncertain plants
Basar using H-infinity methods
P. Apkarian, P. Gahinet, G. Self-scheduled H-infinity control of linear
Becker parameter-varying systems: A design example
D. Mustafa, T.N. Davidson Block bialternate sum and associated stability
formulae
H. Berghuis, H. Roebbers, H. Experimental comparison of parameter
Nijmeijer estimation methods in adaptive robot control
S. V. Gusev Minimax control under a bound on the partial
covariance sequence of the disturbance
Brief Papers
J. Leventides, N. Karcanias Global asymptotic linearisation of the pole
placement map: A closed form solution for the
constant output feedback problem
Zou Yun, Yang Chengwu Algorithms for the computation of the transfer
function matrices for 2D regular and singular
general state-space models
Katsuhisa Furuta , Manop Discrete-time LQG dynamic controller design
Wongsaisuwan using plant Markov parameters
E. Presman, S. Sethi and Q. Optimal feedback production planning in a
Zhang stochastic N-machine flowshop
Z. J. Palmor, Y. Halevi, T. A general and exact method for determining
Efrati limit cycles in decentralized relay systems
Danwei Wang A simple iterative learning controller for
manipulators with flexible-joints
Technical Communiques
I. Borno Parallel computation of the solutions of
coupled algebraic Lyapunov equations
Han Ho Choi, Myung Jin Chung Memoryless stabilization of uncertain dynamic
systems with time-varying delayed states and
controls
M. Alamir, G. Bornard Stability of a truncated infinite constrained
receding horizon scheme: The general discrete
nonlinear case
V. Kucera, C. E. de Souza A necessary and sufficient condition of output
feedback stabilizability
AUTOMATICA
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Regular Papers
G.C. Goodwin, D.Q. Mayne, J. Trade-offs in linear filter design
Shim
F. Gustafsson, H. Twenty-one ML estimators for model selection
Hjalmarsson
M. K. K. Cevik, J. M. The regulator problem with robust stability
Schumacher
Danyang Liu, X. Liu Optimal and minimum energy optimal tracking
of discrete linear time- varying systems
A. M. Annaswamy, S.P. Discrete-time adaptive control in the
Karason presence of input constraints
Brief Papers
V.A. Brusin, V.A. Absolute stability approach to stochastic
Ugrinovskii stability of infinite dimensional nonlinear
systems
V. Krishnamurthy Estimation of quantized linear
error-in-variables models
S. Nicosia, P. Tomei A global output feedback controller for
flexible joint robots
U. Holmberg, P. On compensation of nonminimum-phase zeros
Myszkorowski, Y. Piguet, R.
C. Brosilow, S. Maiti, E. Internal model predictive control (IMPC)
Coulibaly
T. Parisini, R. Zoppoli A receding-horizon regulator for nonlinear
systems and a neural approximation
G.M. Bone A novel iterative learning control
formulation of generalized predictive
control
B. E. A. Milani, A. N. de Robust linear regulator design for
Carvalho discrete-time systems under polyhedral
constraints
A. Karakasoglu, M.K. A recurrent neural network-based adaptive
Sundareshan variable structure model- following control
of robotic manipulators
Technical Communiques
C.Y. Chan Robust discrete quasi-sliding mode tracking
controller
J.C. Spall The Kantorovich inequality for error analysis
of the Kalman filter with unknown noise
distributions
Book Reviews
J. Kadlec: N. Kalouptsidis, S. Theodoridis Adaptive
system identification and signal processing
algorithms
S. Carabelli: K. Ogata Designing linear control systems
with Matlab
P. Zagalak: A. Bulent Ozguler Linear multichannel
control: A system matrix approach
J. C. Willems M. Green and D. J. N. Limebeer: Linear robust
control
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Contributed by: Yvonne Campfens
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
now linked with the IAS Society
As of Volume 14, the journal Robotics and Autonomous Systems is affiliated
to the newly founded Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS) Society (founded
by the organizers of the IAS Conferences).
As member of the IAS Society you can benefit from a reduced rate to the
journal. News about the society is disseminated via the news page in the
journal. you can reach the IAS Society by e-mail: iassoc@fwi.uva.nl
The journal Robotics and Autonomous Systems (ISSN 0921-8890) carries
articles describing fundamental developments in the field of robotics, with
special emphasis on autonomous systems. An important goal of this journal is
to extend the state of the art in both symbolic and sensory based robot
control and learning in the context of autonomous systems. Robotics and
Autonomous Systems is published eight times per year.
For additional information on the journal, please have a look at the
journal's homepage at URL: http://www.elsevier.nl, or contact the publisher
by e-mail: y.campfens@elsevier.nl
Vol. 15, Nos. 1-2, July 1995
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Special Issue: The Biology and Technology of Intelligent Autonomous Agents
Guest Editor: Luc Steels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Contents
L. Steels The Biology and Technology of Intelligent Autonomous Agents
(Guest Editorial)
L. Steels When are robots intelligent autonomous agents ?
C. Torras Robot adaptivity
S. Thrun and T.M. Mitchell
Lifelong robot learning
R. Pfeifer Cognition - Perspectives from autonomous agents
U. Nehmzow Animal and robot navigation
P. Husbands, I. Harvey and D. Cliff
Circle in the round: State space attractors for evolved
sighted robots
T. Smithers On quantitive performance measures of robot behaviour
G. Weiss Distributed reinforcement learning
B. Hasslacher and M.W. Tilden
Living machines
Calendar
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Contributed by: Kleine, MaryJo
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control
December 1995
"Robust Composite Control for Singularly Perturbed Systems with Time-Varying
Uncertainities" by Ye-Hwa Chen, J.S. Chen
"A New Matching Condition for Nonlinear Robust Control Design" by Ye-Hwa
Chen
"Measures of Robustness for Uncertain Time - Delay Linear Systems" by Said
Oucheriah
"On Robust Stability and Performance with Time-Varying Control" by M. Dahleh
"Real Time Implementation of a Robust H Controller for a 2-DOF Magnetic
Micro-Levitation Positioner" by Ilene Busch-Vishniac, A.M. Mohamed, B.
Vestgaard
"Robust Tool Wear Estimation with Radial Basis Function Neural Networks" by
Yung C. Shin, V.T.S. Elanayar
"Dynamic Feedback Linearization for Electrohydrualically Actuated Control
Systems" by Max Donath, G. Vossoughi
"Decentralized Control of Active Vehicle Suspensions with Preview" by
Aleksander Hac
"Control System Synthesis Based on Plant Test Data" by Jenq-Tzong H. Chan
"Feedforward Controllers and Tracking Accuracy in the Presence of Plant
Uncertainties" by Suhada Jayasuriya, Y. Zhao
"Adaptive Forced Balancing for Multivariable Systems" by Bahram Shafai, S.
Beale, P. LaRocca, E. Cusson
"Extended Pole Placement Method with Non-causal Reference Model for Digital
Servo Control Van" by Hendrik Brussel, C.-H. Chen, J. Swevers
"Integrated Structure/Control Design of High Speed Flexible Robots Based on
Time Optimal Control" by Haruhiko Asada, S. Rai
"Noncollocated Feedback for the Control of Elastic Structures with Friction
in the Actuators" by Klaus Richter
"Tunable Active Vibration Absober: The Delayed Resonator" by Nejat Olgac,
B.H. Hansen
"Rapid Recursive Structure Re-Design for Improved Dynamic Performance of
Robot System" by H. Asada, A. Pil
"On the Use of an Elastic-Plastic Contact Law for the Impact of a Single
Flexible Link" by A.S. Yigit
"An Algorithm for Obtaining Proper Models of Distributed and Discrete
Systems" by Bruce Hugh Wilson, Jeffrey L. Stein
"Frequency Domain Control of Flexible Beams with Piezoelectric Actuator" by
Shih-Ming Yang, Y.C. Liu
"On the Stability of Integral Force Control in Case of Contact with Stiff
Surfaces" by G. Magnani, G. Ferrett, P. Rocco
"Display of Feel for the Manipulation of Dynamic Virtual Objects" by T.
Yoshikawa, Y. Yokokojihi, T, T. Matsummoto, XZ Zheng
"Contact/Impact in Hybrid Parameter Multiple Body Mechanical Systems" by
Alan A. Barhorst, L.J. Everett
"Inverse Kinematic Control Algorithms with a Required Coriolis Component for
Use in Motion Simulators" by D.W. Repperger
"The Analysis of Rigid Body Motion from Measured Data" by Geoff Shiflett,
A.J. Laub
"A Novel Vibratory Device for Angular Rate Measurement" by Ehud Netzer, I.
Porat
"Well-Conditioned Observer Design for Observer-Based Monitoring Systems" by
Jeffrey L. Stein, K. Huh
"Block-Recursive Identification of Parameters and Delay in the Presence of
Noise" by Gary Young, K.S.S. Rao, V.R. Chatufale
"Time Domain State Space Identification of Structural Systems" by Liu,
Ketao; D.W. Miller
"Trajectory Planning of Tracked Vehicles" by Zvi Shiller, W. Serate
"Thermal Manufacturing Procesas Control by Lumped MIMO and
Distributed-Parameter Methods" by Charalabos Doumanidis
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Contributed by: nelson@siam.org
SIAM J.OF OPTIMIZATION
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 4, NOVEMBER 1955
CONTENTS
Some Convergence Properties of the Modified Log Barrier
Method for Linear Programming
M. J. D. Powell
Fast Interior Point Methods for Bipartite Matching
Lov K. Grover
Convergence of a Factorized Broyden-like Family for
Nonlinear Least Squares Problems
Hiroshi Yabe and Naokazu Yamaki
Sequential Quadratic Programming with Penalization of the
Displacement
J. F. Bonnans and G. Launay
Global Optimality Conditions and Their Geometric
Interpretation for the Chemical and Phase Equilibrium
Problem
Y. Jiang, W. R. Smith, and G. R. Chapman
The Molecule Problem: Exploiting Structure in Global
Optimization
Bruce Hendrickson
An Information Global Optimization Algorithm with Local
Tuning
Yaroslav D. Sergeyev
Potential Transformation Methods for Large-Scale Global
Optimization
Jack W. Rogers, Jr. and Robert A. Donnelly
Existence and Regularity of Solutions to a Variational
Problem of Mumford and Shah: A Constructive Approach
Yang Wang
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Contributed by: Vladimir Dimitrov
International Discourse on
FUZZY LOGIC AND
THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEXITY (FLAMOC'96)
Sydney, 15-18 January, 1996
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
FLAMOC'96 is an International Discourse targeted on the growing use of Fuzzy
Logic when dealing with Complexity in various fields of applications
(Industry, Business, Finance, Management, Ecology, Medicine, Social Science,
etc.). FLAMOC'96 intends to contribute insight and foresight regarding
creation of innovative and practically efficient ways of implementing Fuzzy
Logic in problem situations impregnated with Uncertainty, Intricacy, and
Hazard. In the age of an increasing Technological, Environmental and Social
Complexity, FLAMOC'96 emphasises the synergy between Fuzzy Logic and Neural
Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Non-linear Simulation Techniques, Fractal and
Chaos Theory not only in fuzzy engineering practice but also in the search
for better understanding the changes around and in us, learning how to
handle paradoxes and risk, how to avoid conflicts and look for collaboration
and consensus, how to improve our personal and organizational achievements
by integrating many diverse and contradictory requirements into coherent,
complimentary, and useful outputs.
FLAMOC'96 is the only one of its kind discourse that intents to explore the
diversity of practical and theoretical applications of Fuzzy Logic in
managing real life Complexity, using Fuzzy Thinking as a bridge between
science and the humanities.
THE PROGRAM: Keynote speaker: Prof. Lotfi Zadeh . Invited speakers: Prof.
G.Klir and Prof. M. Sugeno
Three basic streams build the conceptual framework of this discourse:
- Soft Computing Technology (Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks and Genetic
Algorithms) with applications in Process Control, Intelligent Manufacturing
Systems, Artificial Intelligence (Expert Systems, Decision Support Systems,
Knowledge Based Leaning Systems, Robotics), Fuzzy Mathematics, Data
Analysis, Linguistics, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Informatics;
- Fuzzy Logic in Organising Systems with applications in Social Science
(Consensus Seeking, Conflict Analysis, Human Decision Making, Public
Participation, Qualitative Reasoning, Education), Philosophy
(PostAristotelean Logic, Postmodernism), Psychology, Economics (Stock
Market and Financial Analysis);
- Approximate Reasoning in Environmental Applications in Cleaner
Production, Environmental Management, Mass Load Analysis, Risk Management,
Sustainable Development Practice, Ecology, Ecocybernetics.
FLAMOC'96 aimed at system and complexity scientists and researchers,
control engineers, social scientists, managers in business, industry and
government, academics, conflict resolution practitioners and facilitators,
bio-medical engineers, environmental managers and environmentalists, fuzzy
soft- and hardware specialists, information science professionals and
students. FLAMOC'96 provides a special day for business people and
managers with presentations delivered by leading experts and tutorials on
how effectively to apply Fuzzy Logic in business, marketing, finance, and
management.
Participants are invited to submit proposals for presentation in a form
that is most appropriate to the subject matter they would cover (e.g.
paper, poster presentation, tutorial, lecture, computer demonstration,
discussion, exhibit of a fuzzy product, performance on fuzzy music system,
etc.)
IMPORTANT DATES: 15 September 1995 Deadline for Extended Abstract (1-2
pages) Submission.Address for submission: Dr Vladimir Dimitrov, School of
Social Ecology, UWS-Hawkesbury, Richmond 2753, Australia ; Fax:+61(45)
701901, Phone: +61(47) 701903, E-mail: v.dimitrov@uws.edu.au
30 November 1995 Deadline for Camera Ready Copy of Full Pape.r
All accepted papers will be published in the FLAMOC'96 Proceedings: "Fuzzy
Logic and the Management of Complexity". After the discourse, selected
papers will be published in a separate volume.
REGISTRATION FEE; AUS$ 450 (before 15.11.1995) and AUS$500 (after
15.11.1995). Students' Fee: AU$100.
TUTORIALS: (1) Introduction to Fuzzy Logic (FL) and its Applications.
(2) Industrial Applications of FL. (3) Applications of FL in Management
Practice. (4) Applications of FL in Busines and Financial Forecasting.
(5) Clinical Applications of FL.(6) Application of FL in Environmental
Management. (7) Advanced Design Methodology of Fuzzy Systems: Neuro-Fuzzy
and Fuzzy-Genetic Systems. (8) Fuzzy Semantics . (9)Approximate Reasoning.
(10) Research Topics in Soft Computing. FEE FOR TUTORIALS: AUS$100 for one
selected tutorial topic. AUS$180 for two selected lectures.AUS$250 for
three selected lectures. AUS$300 for four or more lectures. Students' fee:
AUS$50 (full day tutorials). Potential lectures are invited to submit a one
page proposal for tutorial that includes: the background of the lecturer
(both in research and lecturing experience), abstract and contents of the
proposed lecture (not limited by the above list) to: Dr Xiheng Hu (DEE,
University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Fax:+61(2) 351 3847, Tel +61(2)
351 6475, E-mail: hxh@ee.su.oz.au) not later than 15 September 1995.
Lecturers are responsible for preparation and delivery of their lectures as
well as preparation of quality handout (such as copies of lecture
overheads). Lecturers have FREE REGISTRATION for FLAMOC'96.
EXHIBITION. For information about the exhibition and space reservation,
contact:Mr Kalevi Kopra; 6 Boree Rd, Forestville 2087, Australia Fax:
+61(2) 975 1943, Phone: +61(2) 451 5728.Proposals for the exhibition to
be sent not later than 15 September 1995. FEE FOR EXHIBITION SPACE (for
companies): AU$2000
PAYMENT: Cheques made payable in Australian Dollars to: FLAMOC'96, The
University of Sydney, and sent to POBox 91, Richmond 2753, AUSTRALIA
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Contributed by: Peter B. Luh
FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION FOR THE 13TH WORLD CONGRESS OF
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL
A. AUTHORS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Financial Aid for Attending IFAC '96
The 13th World Congress of International Federation of Automatic
Control will be held in San Francisco, California, USA, from June 30 to July
5, 1996. Limited funds are expected to be available from a few foundations
to assist a small number of authors who would not otherwise be able to
attend the Congress. The awards will be of the order $1000 each, with
reduced Congress registration fees. Applications are restricted to authors
from developing countries which are National Member Organizations of IFAC.
Please send applications including
1. Name
2. Title, affiliation, and full address (including mailing
address, phone and fax numbers and e-mail address)
3. Paper number, title, author(s), and abstract of the paper
submitted, and suggested symposium and technical area(s)
4. A short statement of about 200 words justifying the need
for support
to
Professor Peter B. Luh
University of Connecticut
Dept. of Electrical & Systems Engineering
Storrs, CT 06269-3157
USA
Phone: (203) 486-4821
Fax: (203) 486-2447
E-mail: Luh@farside.ese.uconn.edu
Applications must be received by October 20, 1995, and electronic
submissions are strongly encouraged.
Awards will be based on the acceptance of the papers, review
ratings, the proven need, and contributions to the Congress, and are limited
to one author per paper. The selection will be made by the Financial Aid
Subcommittee. Notifications of award including the dollar amount will be
made in December 1995. The funds will be used to partially reimburse
expenses with receipts for transportation, lodging or meals after the
Congress. Other conditions required by the foundations donating the funds
may apply.
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B. STUDENT AUTHORS FROM U.S. UNIVERSITIES
Financial Aid for U.S. Students Attending IFAC '96
The 13th World Congress of International Federation of Automatic
Control will be held in San Francisco, California, USA, from June 30 to July
5, 1996. Limited funds are expected to be available from National Science
Foundation to assist a small number of student authors from
U.S. universities to attend the Congress. Please send applications
including
1. Name
2. Title, affiliation, full address (including mailing
address, phone and fax numbers and e-mail address), and
name of the advisor
3. Paper number, title, author(s), and abstract of the paper
submitted, and suggested symposium and technical areas
4. A short statement of about 200 words justifying the need
for support
to
Professor Peter B. Luh
University of Connecticut
Dept. of Electrical & Systems Engineering
Storrs, CT 06269-3157
P: (203) 486-4821
F: (203) 486-2447
E: Luh@farside.ese.uconn.edu
Application must be received by October 20, 1995, and electronic submissions
are strongly encouraged.
Awards will be based on the acceptance of the papers, review
ratings, and the proven need, and are limited to one author per paper. The
selection will be made by the Financial Aid Subcommittee. Notifications of
award including the dollar amount will be made in December 1995. The fund
will be used to partially reimburse expenses with receipts for
transportation, lodging or meals after the Congress.
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Contributed by: Petr Kozak (kozak@utia.cas.cz)
3rd Workshop on Discrete Event Systems (WODES'96)
First Announcement and Call for Papers
August 19-21, 1996
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
MAIN THEME:
DES: Integrating control systems and computer science perspectives
AIMS AND SCOPES: DES has developed to be an interdisciplinary field of
shared interest, methodologies and applications between control and computer
science. The workshop aims at bringing together researchers from different
sciences (control theoreticians, software engineers, computer scientists) in
order to exchange information and ideas and discuss new developments in the
field. It is envisaged that areas of interaction will be further explored
and common applications will be considered with a view to INTEGRATE
methodology, techniques and tools for the new era of technology.
TOPICS: The workshop will focus on the control of DES (with emphasis on real
time control), computer science (with emphasis on hybrid systems, timed
systems, Petri nets, process algebras, software verification and design),
and applications (with emphasis on manufacturing systems and software
engineering).
SPONSORSHIP: The workshop is organized and sponsored by the Institution of
Electrical Engineers (IEE), U.K.
PLENARY LECTURES: Five plenary lectures are planned: two on control
engineering, two on computer science and one on applications.
At present invited speakers are:
R. Kurshan, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
S. Lafortune, Dept. EE&CS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
R. Milner, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE: M.P. Spathopoulos, R. Smedinga, P. Kozak.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE: M. Broy, C.G. Cassandras, G. Cohen, S.B. Gershwin,
M. Hennessy, Y.C. Ho, B.H. Krogh, R. Kurshan, S.I. Marcus, T. Murata,
G.J. Olsder, J.M. Proth, P.J. Ramadge, W. Reisig, M. Rem,
J.H. van Schuppen, J. Sifakis.
CONTRIBUTIONS: Submitted papers should be limited to 12 A4 pages. Accepted
camera-ready papers should be limited to 6 Proceedings pages. Submission by
email and in LaTeX is preferred. A LaTeX-style file is available through
anonymous ftp.
REGISTRATION:
Please, do your registration preferably using e-mail at wodes96@cs.rug.nl.
PROCEEDINGS: Full versions of the accepted contributions will be included in
the Workshop Proceedings published by IEE. Proceedings will be published
before the workshop, have an ISBN number and are marketed using IEEE
channels as well. The intention is that after the workshop a selection of
extended papers will be published in an edited book. More information will
follow.
WORKSHOP ADDRESS:
WODES96
Rein Smedinga
Dept. of Computing Science
University of Groningen
P.O.Box 800
NL-9700 AV Groningen
the Netherlands
E-mail: wodes96@cs.rug.nl
Fax: +31-50-633800
WWW: http://www.cs.rug.nl/info/WODES/
ftp: ftp.cs.rug.nl
directory: pub/wodes96
PLACE: The workshop will take place in the University of Edinburgh complex
(Edinburgh, Scotland, UK). Accommodation consists of ensuite rooms (private
bathrooms) and of standard student rooms within the complex. The complex is
located close to the center of Edinburgh and the time coincides with the
Edinburgh festival which starts on 16 of August and lasts for two weeks. The
festival is a cultural pole of attraction for thousands of visitors and
include different cultural events (film festival, music and concerts,
theatre, opera, and other festivities). The attractions of the city of
Edinburgh are also unique and the organizing committee hopes and expects
that the venue will improve the informal and social contacts between the
participants.
SOCIAL PROGRAM: A social program will be announced later.
REGISTRATION FEE: The conference fee and IEE address for payment will be
included in the second announcement. Accommodation prices are approximately
40 pounds per night for ensuite single rooms, 65 pounds for double ensuite
rooms and 28 pounds for student (no bathroom) rooms. Please note that
preliminary booking of rooms is essential. Also indicate if you need to
keep the rooms for a period longer than the duration of the workshop.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES:
January 1, 1996 - Deadline for submission of contributed
papers (max 12 A4 pages)
April 1, 1996 - Notification of acceptance of submitted papers,
final announcement and preliminary program
June 1, 1996 - Deadline for reception of camera-ready papers
June 1, 1996 - Deadline for early registration
August 18, 1996 - Afternoon - Registration
August 19-21, 1996 - WODES 96
August 22, 1996 - Morning - Closing Breakfast and discussion
FURTHER INFORMATION: http://www.cs.rug.nl/info/WODES/
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Contributed by: Laszlo Gerencser
ERCIM Workshop on Systems and Control
Budapest, Hungary, November 6-8, 1995
The aim of this workshop is to stimulate contacts and cooperation between
researchers in systems and control of ERCIM institutes. It si the second
workshop of this kind ans wi ll be held at the Computer and Automation
Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (SZTAKI) in
concomitancs with the ERCIM Directors' meeting.
The workshop aims at giving researchers of the participating institutes the
opportunity of getting to know each other, of exchanging ideas and
experiences, and of formulating joint research proprosals. Traditionally
outstanding researchers in the field, not formally affiliated with one of
the ERCIM insitutes are also invited in this kind of workshop.
The workshop will be held at SZTAKI in Budapest from Monday 6 November to
Wednesday 8 November. Participation is limited nad is by invitation only.
Please communicate your interest in participation by email or otherwise to
one of the coordinators listed below. So far researchers from CWI, INRIA,
CNR, SICS and SZTAKI have confirmed their participation.
The scientific programme also leaves time for informal
discussions. Scheduled items are:
Special invited talks: V. Kucera (UTIA, Prague), J. Zabczyk (Mathematical
Institute, Warsaw) and M. Deistler (TU, Wien) agreed
to contribute to this part of the program.
short presentations on the current activities of the research groups;
for every morning and afternoon a separate topic will
be selected on which there will be three to four lectures, followed by
informal discussions. The following topics have been selected:
Linear Systems
System Identification
Stochastic Systems
Control
Control and its Applications
Because of time limitations not every participant will be asked to present a
lecture. The organizers of this workshop call on their colleagues to use
the opportunities of this workshop.
The workshop is coordinated by :
Laszlo Gerencser
Computer and Automation Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
13-17 Kende u., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary,
Tel. +36-1-166 7483, Fax +36-1-166 7503,
Email h2778ger@ella.hu.
Jan H. van Schuppen,
CWI,
P.O. Box 94079, 1090 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
Tel. +31.20.592.4085, Fax +31-20-592 4199,
Email: schuppen@cwi.nl.
Andrea Gombani,
LADSEB-CNR,
Tel. +39-49-829 5756, Fax +39-49-829 5649,
Email: gombani@ladseb.pd.cnr.it.
Laurent Baratchart,
INRIA Centre Sophia Antipolis,
P.O. Box 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis, France,
Tel. +33-9365.7874, Fax +33-9365.7765,
Email: baratcha@mirsa.inria.fr.
Anders Lindquist,
KTH
S 10004 Stockholm Sweden
Tel. +46-8-756 4864, Fax +46-8-225 320,
Email: alq@math.kth.se
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Contributed by: Pradeep Misra (pmisra@valhalla.cs.wright.edu)
IEEE Control Systems Society
Student Competition
Best Paper Award
to be presented at
1995 Conference on Decision and Control
New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers
New Orleans, LA
December 13-15, 1995
PURPOSE:
To recognize excellence in conference paper contributions whose primary
author is a student member of the IEEE.
GUIDELINES:
To be eligible, the primary and first listed author must be a student at
the time of original submission.
To be eligible, the paper must be accepted for presentation at the 1995
Conference on Decision and Control as a full (contributed) paper.
Nominations must be made by the student's advisor, certifying the above
on university letterhead. The student must be an IEEE member and the
student's IEEE membership number must be included in the nominating
letter. The advisor's address, phone number, FAX and e-mail must also be
included.
PROCEDURE:
Five (5) copies of the finished paper (photocopy reduced camera ready
mats), with nominating letter, must be received at the following address
by September 15, 1995:
Pradeep Misra
311--RC, Electrical Engineering Department
Wright State University
Dayton, OH 45435, USA
Phone: (513) 873-5062
email: pmisra@valhalla.cs.wright.edu
The award consists of recognition at the Awards Banquet, a certificate,
complimentary registration and round trip travel to the conference. The
winning paper will also be announced in the Control Systems Magazine.
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Contributed by: Yutaka Yamamoto
The 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Please note that as a new rule, paper submission form
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must be filled out and accompanied with submission.
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This, as well as complete Call for Papers and Paper submission form,
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can be obtained by sending a message (empty, or any) to
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cdc96@kuamp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Submission deadline for contributed papers is March 1, 1996.
For details, send an request to the address above. Now!!
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** THE 35TH IEEE CONFERENCE **
** ON DECISION AND CONTROL **
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Kobe Portopia Hotel and International Conference Center Kobe, Japan
December 11-13, 1996
The IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Conference on Decision and Control
(CDC) is the annual meeting of the IEEE Control Systems Society, conducted
in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
(SIAM), the Operations Research Society of America (ORSA), the Society of
Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), and the Institute of Systems,
Control, and Information Engineers (ISCIE). The thirty-fifth CDC will be
held December 11-13, 1996, with tutorial workshops preceding the conference
on Monday and Tuesday, December 9-10. The Conference General Chairman is
Hidenori Kimura of the University of Tokyo and the Program Co-Chairmen are
Katsuhisa Furuta of Tokyo Institute of Technology and J. Douglas Birdwell
of the University of Tennessee. The venue is the Kobe Portopia Hotel and
International Conference Center Kobe. Kobe is a very attractive, modern
city by itself, and is located for convenient access via a one day trip to
other historical cities: Osaka and Kyoto. Kobe is steadily recovering from
the damages of the recent earthquake. The city already functions well and
all major transportation systems operate normally. By the 1996 CDC
visitors can enjoy a completely new and attractive Kobe.
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General Chair:
Hidenori Kimura, Dept. of Math. Eng.
and Inf. Physics, Univ. Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113,
JAPAN. FAX: 03-3816-7805; Email: kimura@crux.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp;
Publicity Co-Chairs:
Kevin M. Passino
Dept. Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University
2015 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210-1272, USA
phone: (614) 292-5716, fax: (614) 292-7596
email: passino@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu (or passino@osu.edu)
Yutaka Yamamoto
Division of Applied Systems Science, Faculty of Engineering,
Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-01, JAPAN
phone: +81-75-753-5902
fax: +81-75-761-2437
email: yy@kuamp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Contributed by: Pierre-Olivier AMBLARD, e-mail:amblard@cephag.observ-gr.fr
3rd IEEE Signal Processing Society International Symposium
on
TIME-FREQUENCY and TIME-SCALE ANALYSIS
June 18-21, 1996
Sofitel Paris Saint-Jacques Hotel and Conventions
Paris, FRANCE
----------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS ----------------------------
The third Time-Frequency and Time-Scale Analysis Symposium is
sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society and the Centre
National de Recherche Scientifique.
It is a great opportunity to attend both TFTS symposium in Paris and
Statistical Signal and Array Processing workshop which takes place
in Corfou (Greece) June 24-26.
The symposium will include half day of special session tutorials
and three days of technical sessions on advanced topics (with both
oral and poster sessions). Participation will be limited.
Papers are sollicited for technical sessions on theory and
applications of time-frequency and time-scale methods which include,
but are not limited to:
1. Wavelets and wavelet packets
1.1 Multiresolution analysis
1.2 Adaptive representations
1.3 Filter banks
1.4 Algorithms
2. Time-Frequency analysis
2.1 Properties of distributions - Kernel design
2.2 Time varying spectral models
2.3 High order analysis of non-stationary signals
2.4 Algorithms
3. Decision in Time-Frequency and Time-Scale methods
3.1 Detection and estimation (Bayesian approaches,..)
3.2 Classification
4. Image and Speech
4.1 Analysis
4.2 Coding
4.3 Reconstruction and restoration
5. Other applications
5.1 Physics and astronomy
5.2 Biomedical
5.3 Non-destructive testing and monitoring
5.4 Radar - Communications
6. New Trends in Time-Frequency and Time-Scale Analysis
7. Other (specify)
Prospective authors should submit four copies of extended summaries
of no more than 4 pages for review, to Prof. P. Duvaut (address
below). The top of the first page of the summary should include the
name, affiliations, addresses of each author. The author to whom
correspondence should be directed, along with his/her tel/fax
numbers and e-mail address must be clearly indicated on the cover
page, as well as 1 or 2 categories in the list above. Conference
proceedings will be distributed at the symposium.
IMPORTANT DATES:
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December 15, 1995 ........ Submission of extended summary
February 15, 1996 ........ Notification of acceptance
March 31, 1996 ........ Camera-ready paper
You can reach us by e-mail: tfts96@ensea.fr
Fax: (33-1)-30-73-66-27
General Chair Technical Program Chair
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Patrick Duvaut Yves Meyer
ENSEA / ETIS CEREMADE
6, avenue du Ponceau Univ.\ Paris Dauphine
95014 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, France
France
American Liaison Austral-Asian Liaison
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Les Atlas Fuminori Sakaguchi
Univ. of Washington Fukui University
USA Japan
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Contributed by: 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. The workshop will be
centered around approximately seventeen consecutive, 45 minute presentations
given over a two day period. We are encouraging the attendance of
individuals who are either already working in the area or who desire to
learn more about opportunities for research in the area.
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 Speakers:
M. Branicky "Hybrid Dynamical Systems: The
Ultimate Switching Experience"
P. Caines "Hierarchical Hybrid Systems"
E. Davison & D. Miller "An Approach to Switching Control:
Theory and Application"
J. Guckenheimer "Thoughts on the Complexity of Models
for Switching Control Systems"
R. Kosut "Adaptive Control: Have We Learned
Anything Yet?"
R. Kurshan "Conservative Finite-State Quotients
of Continuous Space"
H. McClamroch "Supervisory Control for Global
Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems"
S. Mitter "Logic and Mathematical Programming"
A. Morse "Issues Concerned with the Development of
Controllers which Employ Switching and Logic"
F. Pait "Parallel Algorithms for Robust
Adaptive Control: Robust Stability"
N. Pettit "The Analysis of Piecewise Linear
Dynamical Systems"
K. Poolla "Performance and Stability Issues in
Switching and Adaptive Control Systems"
P. Ramadge "Some Issues in Rule-Based Switching Control"
M. Safonov "Focusing on the Knowable: Controller
Invalidation and Learning"
J. Shamma TBA
M. Spong "Energy-Based Control of Underactuated
Mechanical Systems Using Switching and Saturation"
Others participating in the workshop include
K. Baheti
L. Bushnell
M. Chang
W. Chang
M. Dahleh
J. Hespanha
S. Kulkarhi
S. Marcus
C. Schwartz
G. Tadmor
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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