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eletter
Issue 152, April 2001
1. Personals
2. General Announcements
2.1 22nd European Summer School in Automatic Control of Grenoble
Contributed by: Bernard Brogliato, brogli@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr
date: 17-21 September 2001, Grenoble, France
Title "Geometric Modelling and Control of Physical Systems"
Scientific Responsibility: B. M. Maschke (University Claude Bernard Lyon 1,
France) and A.J. van der Schaft (Twente University, The Netherlands)
Lecturers: M. Fliess (F), F. Allgower (D), P.C. Breedveld (NL), J.L. Deltour
(F), C. Jallut (F), C. le Bris (F), J. Sau (F), F. Sanfilipo (F), R. Sepulchre
(B), S. Stramigioli (NL), G. Weiss (UK), H. Hammourri (F), B.M. Maschke (F),
A.J. van der Schaft (NL)
Programme:
1) GEOMETRIC AND ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES ARISING FROM PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
Thermodynamical approach, Hamiltonian formulation, algebro-differential
systems and flatness, control of chemical processes
2) LYAPUNOV AND PASSIVITY-BASED CONTROL
Control by interconnection and energy-shaping, application to robotics and
telemanipulation
3) GEOMETRIC MODELLING AND CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED-PARAMETER SYSTEMS
Distributed parameter systems with boundary power flow, laser control of
chemical reactions, conservative linear infinite-dimensional systems,
modelling and control of canal systems, gas phase adsorption modelling.
http://ecole-ete-auto.ensieg.inpg.fr
fax: +33 (0) 4 76 82 63 88
tel: +33 (0) 4 76 82 62 44
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2.2 Calls for Nominations for 2000 CSS Awards
Contributed by: Harris McClamroch, nhm@engin.umich.edu
Calls for Nominations for 2000 CSS Awards
CSS Technology Award
Nominations are solicited for the 2000 IEEE Control Systems
Technology Award. This annual award is given for outstanding
contributions to control systems technology, either in design and
implementation or in project management. It may be conferred on
either an individual or a team. The award is presented at the annual
CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control. The deadline for nominations is 15 May, 2001. Please send
nominations, together with supporting documentation, to the Chair of
the CSS Technology Award Committee, Dr. Michael K. Masten, 2309
Northcrest, Plano, TX 75075, USA, telephone: +1 972 480 4334,
fax: +1 972 761 6966, email: m.masten@ieee.org.
George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award
Every year, the CSS presents up to three outstanding paper awards to
authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic
Control during the preceding two calendar years. This outstanding
paper award is based on originality, potential impact on the theoretical
foundations of control, importance and practical significance in
applications, and clarity. The award is named after George S. Axelby,
founding editor of the Transactions. Nominations are solicited for the
2001 award from papers published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic
Control from January 1999 through December 2000 (Volumes 44 and
45). The award is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies
held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The deadline for
nominations is 15 May, 2001. Nominations should be sent to the Chair
of the Axelby Award Committee, Professor Alberto Isidori, Dipartimento
di Informatica e Sistemistica, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza," Via
Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy, email: isidori@zach.wustl.edu.
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Techology Outstanding Paper Award
This annual award is selected among papers that appeared in IEEE
Transactions on Control Systems Technology during the previous two
years, 1999-2000, based on originality, relevance of the application,
clarity of exposition, and demonstrated impact on control systems
technology. At most one award per year is presented at the annual CSS
awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control. The award consists of a plaque (one for each author). The
deadline for nominations is 15 May, 2001. Nominations should be sent
to the Chair of the TCST Outstanding Paper Award Committee,
Professor Bruce Krogh, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA, telephone: +1 412 268 2472,
fax; +1 412 268 3890, email: krogh@ece.cmu.edu.
IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award
This annual award is selected from articles and columns that appeared
in IEEE Control Systems Magazine during the previous two years,
1999-2000, based on the impact on and benefit to CSS members. At
most one award per year is presented at the annual CSS awards
ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The
award consists of a plaque (one for each author). The deadline for
nominations is 15 May, 2001. Nominations should be sent to the Chair
of the CSM Outstanding Paper Award Committee, Professor Stephen
Yurkovich, Department of Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State
University, 2015 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1272, USA,
telephone: +1 614 292 2586, fax: +1 614 292 7596, email:
s.yurkovich@ieee.org.
Additional information on Control Systems Society sponsored awards
can be obtained at: http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/AWARDSindex.html
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3. Positions
3.1 Dean Faculty of Applied Sciences - Simon Fraser University
Contributed by: Provence Consulting, search@provenceconsulting.com
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
DEAN, FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
The Faculty of Applied Sciences at Simon Fraser University
encompasses a broad range of academic disciplines, with
representation in both the applied and social sciences. Specifically, the
Faculty is comprised of the Schools of Computing Science, Engineering
Science, Kinesiology, Communication, and Resource Environmental
Management plus the Resource Management Program, and the
Centres for Systems Science and Policy Research on Science and
Technology.
The Dean will provide leadership and overall strategic direction for the
academic and business affairs of the Faculty. The Dean will also
articulate and mobilize distinctive directions for the Faculty, building on
underlying strengths and creating a culture of excitement and
innovation.
Already a leader in a university, in government or industry, the
successful candidate will be a scholar with a strong research record in
a discipline appropriate to the Faculty. A commitment to quality teaching
and a demonstrated record of direct collaborative research involving
universities and industry or government are vital. Experience in
coordinating interdisciplinary groups would be an important asset.
SFU is widely regarded as one of Canada's best and most innovative
comprehensive universities, committed to excellence in teaching and
research. For more information, please consult http://www.sfu.ca.
In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, this
advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and residents of
Canada. Simon Fraser University is committed to employment equity,
welcomes diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from
all qualified individuals including women, members of the visible
minorities, aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities.
For more information on Simon Fraser University and the Faculty of
Applied Science please visit the SFU website at www.sfu.ca and the
FAS website at http://fas.sfu.ca.
Should you want to learn more about this unique leadership opportunity,
call Libby Dybikowski or Maureen Geldart at (604) 913-7768 or forward
your CV and the names of three referees to Provence Consulting, Suite
202 - 1555 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1H9. Fax: (604)
913-8356 E-Mail: search@provenceconsulting.com.
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3.2 Faculty Position (Mechanical) in Controls/Robotics and Design
Contributed by: Vikram Kapila, vkapila@poly.edu
Mechanical Engineering Faculty position in Controls/Robotics and Design.
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and
Manufacturing Engineering is seeking to add tenure-track faculty members
at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels. The subject areas of
interest are (i) Controls and Robotics, and (ii) Design. Preference will
be given to candidates with interests in emerging and/or interdisciplinary
areas, and experimental research. Desire to build a significant research
base and to teach is essential, as is interest in laboratory development.
Significant start-up funds for establishing a research program are
available. Polytechnic, previously known as "Brooklyn Poly", is a
private, PhD granting, technological university with well-established
programs in Brooklyn, Long Island, and Westchester. Information is
available at http://www.poly.edu/. Send applications, including a list of
four references and a teaching and research plan, to Prof. Sunil Kumar,
Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University, 6 MetroTech Center,
Brooklyn, NY 11201, or via email to skumar@poly.edu. (Previous
applicants: please contact Prof. Kumar via email).
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3.3 Lecturer and Visiting Faculty Positions
Contributed by: Janet Harshman, harshman@ee.ucr.edu
The University of California, Riverside is seeking applicants for
Lecturer and Visiting Faculty positions with teaching responsibilities in
the areas of Digital Signal Processing, Computer Engineering, Control
Systems, Digital and Analog Circuits and Senior Design Projects. Level of
appointment will be commensurate with applicant's qualifications. A Ph.D.
in Electrical Engineering or the equivalent is required with appropriate
teaching experience.
Please send your resume to Janet Harshman, Electrical Engineering
Department, A220 Bourns Hall, Riverside, CA 92521 or email to
harshman@ee.ucr.edu. EOE
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3.4 Post-Doc: control of nonlinear sampled-data systems
Contributed by: Dragan Nesic, d.nesic@ee.mu.oz.au
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Research Fellow (Level A or B)
Fixed Term One Year
Salary:
Level A $AUS 45,591-48,980 per annum; or
Level B $AUS 51,518-61,176 per annum.
Applications are invited for the position of Research Fellow. Successful
applicant will have, or will expect soon to have, a PhD in control or
related engineering/mathematical area. A strong background in control and
mathematics is required. The successful applicant should have some research
experience in the area of nonlinear control theory. This research experience
should be demonstrated by publication in high quality international
journals and/or conferences. The position involves research on an Australian
Research Council supported project in the area of nonlinear sampled-data
control systems under the supervision of Dr. Dragan Nesic. Salary on
appointment will be either Level A or Level B according to the successful
applicant's experience. The position is initially for a period of one year
but there is a possibility of extension for a further year depending on
the availability of funds.
Further information, selection criteria and duty statement may be obtained
from Dr. Dragan Nesic on +61 3 8344 5357, fax +61 2 8344 6678 or email
d.nesic@ee.mu.oz.au More details about The University of Melbourne and
the Department can be obtained at http://www.ee.mu.oz.au/
The applications will be received until the position is filled. However,
the applicants are strongly encouraged to send their applicantions in
before 1 May 2001 in order to receive full consideration.
Applicants should submit a written application addressing the selection
criteria, including business, and private telephone numbers plus email
address, a complete resume, and the names and addresses
(preferably facsimile numbers) of at least three referees to:
Dr Dragan Nesic
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The University of Melbourne,
Parkville, 3010, Victoria, Australia
Alternatively, electronic versions of applications can be emailed to
d.nesic@ee.mu.oz.au.
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3.5 Post-Doc Position in Applied Non-linear Control
Contributed by: Jus Kocijan, Jus.Kocijan@ijs.si
A post-doctoral position in applied non-linear control of dynamic systems
is available at the Department of Computer Automation and Control, Jozef
Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia for a period of up to 3 years.
Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) degree at the time of
appointment. Candidates with background in control engineering or
applied mathematics with strong interest and previous experience in one or
more of the following areas are encouraged to apply for the position:
- Applied non-linear control
- Multi-model based modelling and control
- Hybrid and switching control
- Optimal control and dynamic programming
- Model predictive control
Software development skills and practical experience is desirable.
The research will include theoretical studies, software development
and application studies within a group of PhD students, postdocs,
Master degree students and industrial collaborators. The project is
funded by the European Commission under a Research Training Network.
The Multi-Agent Control (MAC) network is a collaboration between the
Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Maynooth, NTNU, DTU and the Jozef
Stefan Insitute (participants). The University of Glasgow acts as the
project coordinator. The post carry competitive stipend of up to
23000 EUR per year and offer possiblities of research related travel.
The European Commission requires that the candidate is aged 35 years
or less at the time of his appointment and must be a national of a
Member State of the Community or of an Associated State (excluding
Slovenia) or have resided in the Community for at least five year prior
to the appointment.
Please visit the project web site http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mac/ for more
information. Details about the individual vacancies can be found at
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mac/vacancies.htm
If you have further questions, please contact
Dr. Jus Kocijan at Jozef Stefan Institute,
tel. +386 1 4773661, E-mail: jus.kocijan@ijs.si
Send your inquieries which should include a CV with a publication list to:
Dr. Jus Kocijan
Jozef Stefan Institute
Jamova 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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3.6 Post-doc in Signal Processing Dublin Ireland
Contributed by: Conor Heneghan, conor.heneghan@ucd.ie
Postdoctoral Positions in Mobile Communications
Postdoctoral Researchers (Two-Year Appointment from March 2001)
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4
IRELAND
Two postdoctoral positions are available in the area of mobile communications
and image processing at the Digital Signal Processing Research Group at
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. These positions are funded by
Enterprise Ireland under the National Informatics Programme. Candidates with
strong backgrounds in digital signal processing for communications,
information theory, or video and image processing are encouraged to apply.
Current areas of research in mobile communications include reconfigurable
radio, multichannel communication systems, channel modelling, and novel
equalisation strategies. In image processing, general topics of interest
include audio-visual fusion, object tracking, level set theory, and medical
image registration and analysis.
The Digital Signal Processing Research Group is a research centre within the
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at UCD. The Department
has a complement of 17 permanent full-time academic staff; and is located in
a modern well-equipped building on the UCD's main campus in Belfield (located
approximately 3 miles south of Dublin's city centre). Extensive computing and
laboratory facilities are available, including access to a super-computer
facility. There are about forty-five postgraduate research students studying
for the Ph.D. and M.Eng.Sc. degrees.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent research experience,
together with a record of publication in peer-reviewed journals and
conferences. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Interested
candidates are encouraged to submit their curriculum vitae and the names of
two referees to:
Dr. C. Heneghan
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4
IRELAND
conor.heneghan@ucd.ie
FAX: (353 1) 283 0921
http://www.ucd.ie/eleceng
Further information about the Digital Signal Processing Research Group can be
found at the following web address
http://dsp.ucd.ie
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3.7 Process Control Engineer Arizona USA
Contributed by: Michelle Livengood, employment@globalsolar.com
Our vision at Global Solar is to become the world leader in providing solar
energy integrated systems utilizing thin-film photovoltaic technology.
Purpose:
To design and implement a control system for dynamic control of thin film
processing equipment with novel sensors.
Major Responsibilities:
1. Integrate control sensors into the CIGS production machine control
platform.
2. Develop CIGS process control algorithms through data analysis and
process tests; incorporate algorithms into software control platform.
3. Improve robustness of software control platform.
4. Incorporate fault tolerance into the software control platform.
Minimum Requirements:
PhD in Controls Engineering or Electrical Engineering, or Masters degree with
experience; extensive experience with Visual C++, Matlab experience
desirable; five to seven years experience with implementing robust, workable
control solutions in an industrial environment; experience with model-based
control, hardware I/O, control system implementation and integration, system
identification / adaptive control, and fault tolerance.
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. If you want
to join a growing and dynamic organization, please forward your resume to:
Global Solar Energy
Attn: Michelle Livengood
5575 S. Houghton Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85747
Fax: (520) 546-6318
E-mail: employment@globalsolar.com
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3.8 Process Engineer Arizona USA
Contributed by: Michelle Livengood, employment@globalsolar.com
Our vision at Global Solar Energy is to become the world leader in providing
solar energy integrated systems utilizing thin-film photovoltaic technology.
Purpose:
To improve the quality of thin-film coating deposition processes.
Major Responsibilities:
1. Plan and design methods to improve efficiency in production designs
and plan layout for thin-film coating deposition processes.
2. Plan sequence of operations and specify coating procedures while
exercising judgment in compromising between conflicting requirements,
economic evaluation of methods and operator effectiveness and comfort.
3. Assure compliance with approved methods and quality standards.
4. Conduct tests and measurements throughout stages of production to
determine control over such variables as temperature, power, pressure, web
speed and deposition rate.
5. Establish and submit processing requirements to be met in designing
and acquiring processing equipment.
6. Evaluate and verify the accuracy of process control sensors.
7. Report to the Director of Technology and Engineering and perform
other tasks as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
BS in Engineering or a related field; four years experience in the field or
in a related area; familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts,
practices and procedures; ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan
and accomplish goals; able to perform a variety of complicated tasks.
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. If you want
to join a growing and dynamic organization, please forward your resume to:
Global Solar Energy
Attn: Michelle Livengood
5575 S. Houghton Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85747
Fax: (520) 546-6318
E-mail: employment@globalsolar.com
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3.9 Professorship in Computational Science and Engr ETH Zurich
Contributed by: Petros Koumoutsakos, petros@inf.ethz.ch
Professor of Computational Science and Engineering
The Professorship is expected to play a key role in the continuing
expansion of strong interdisciplinary research activities and in
the further development of the educational program in Computational
Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich.
Applicants should have an excellent record of internationally recognized
research which demonstrates a strong link of computational methodologies
with application domains. The expertise of the successful candidate may
encompass classical and novel computational methodologies.
Interdisciplinary, innovative research bridging scientific fields such
as Biology and Computer Science, Nanotechnology and Medicine, Dynamical
Systems and Social Sciences is highly desirable.
Please submit your application together with a curriculum vitae, a list
of publications, and a short overview of your research and educational
interests to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. O. Kübler, ETH Zentrum,
CH-8092 Zurich, no later than May 31, 2001. The ETHZ specifically
encourages female candidates to apply with a view towards increasing
the proportion of female professors.
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3.10 Two Pre/Post-doc positions on Artificial Intelligence in Fault Diagnosis
Contributed by: Prof. Jozef Korbicz, J.Korbicz@irio.pz.zgora.pl
TWO DOCTORAL AND/OR POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FAULT DIAGNOSIS
in the EC RTN DAMADICS
A vacancy exists (to be filled as soon as possible) for a Doctoral
(Pre-doc) and/or Postdoctoral (Post-doc) Research Associate to carry
out research in fault detection, isolation and identification by
means of quantitative models (such as artificial neural networks or/and
their connection with evolutionary computation) and qualitative methods
(such as fuzzy logic or neuro-fuzzy networks). The research profile is
both theoretically and practically oriented.
The Pre-doc and/or Post-doc position is located at the Institute of
Control and Computation Engineering at the Technical University of
Zielona Gora, which has experience in several methods for fault
diagnosis including: artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic,
evolutionary algorithms and expert systems. The solutions are examined and
tested using different benchmark problems, e.g. a laboratory two tank
system, a computer simulator of a power plant station and real data from
a sugar factory.
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
- M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Control Engineering or a similar field
- Elementary know-how in model-based fault detection and artificial
intelligence techniques (e.g. artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic)
- Interest in theoretical research and practical applications of new
theoretical results
- Fluent in English
- Ability for teamwork
The salary will be fixed according to the Polish salary system for
University Research Associates and is approximately 1250 Euro/month
for Pre-doc and 1750 Euro/month for Post-doc.
According to the rules of the EC F5 RTN Programme, candidates must be
less than 35 years old at the time of appointment, or if over 35 years
but under 36 and have served in national service in their own country
or have spent a period of time at home nursing children.
He or she must be a national of a Member state of the European Community
or of an Associated State or have resided in the European Community for
at least five years prior to the appointment.
He or she must not be a Polish national and must not have worked in Poland
for more than 12 of the 24 months prior to the appointment.
Required documents:
- Letter of application
- Curriculum vitae
- Certificates of the final university examination
- Certificate of the M.Sc. or:
- Certificate of the Ph.D.
- Abstract of the PhD Thesis
Please address your application to
Prof. Jozef Korbicz
Technical University of Zielona Gora
Institute of Control and Computation Engineering
ul. Podgorna 50
65-246 Zielona Gora
POLAND
Tel: (+48 64) 3282422 or (+48) 601069492
J.Korbicz@irio.pz.zgora.pl
http://www.issi.pz.zgora.pl
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3.11 Visiting Research Position in Hybrid and Embedded Systems
Contributed by: Bruce H. Krogh, krogh@ece.cmu.edu
Visiting Research Position in Hybrid and Embedded Systems
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 USA
We are looking for a qualified researcher to join the embedded computing
systems research group at Carnegie Mellon University as soon as possible
for at least one year. We have a number of projects related to the theory
and application of methods for verification, validation, and test-case
generation for control system algorithms and embedded control software.
One theme of our research is to develop tools for working with models
developed in the MathWorks Simulink/Stateflow environment. A strong
background in discrete event systems, hybrid systems, and the theory of
formal verification, and some experience with current verification tools
are necessary. The candidate should be interested in research issues
related to the design and implementation of new computational tools.
This position is an opportunity to work with industrial sponsors as well
as with faculty and graduate students in the School of Computer Science
and the Department of Electrical and Computer.
Salary will depend on background and experience.
Interested candidates should send a resume and a list of the names and
e-mail addresses of at least three references to Bruce Krogh
krogh@ece.cmu.edu
www.ece.cmu.edu/~krogh
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4. Books
4.1 Book on Neural and Fuzzy Models for System Identification
Contributed by: Oliver Nelles, oliver.nelles@gmx.de
Nonlinear System Identification -
From Classical Approaches to Neural Networks and Fuzzy Models
by
Oliver Nelles, UC Berkeley, now: Siemens Automotive
oliver.nelles@gmx.de
Springer, 2001, 785 pp. 422 figs. Hardcover. 3-540-67369-5
$ 79.95 or DM 149.00
http://www.springer.de/cgi-bin/search_book.pl?isbn=3-540-67369-5
The book covers the most common and important approaches for the
identification of nonlinear static and dynamic systems. Additionally, it
provides the reader with the necessary background on optimization techniques
making the book self-contained. The emphasis is put on modern methods based
on neural networks and fuzzy systems without neglecting the classical
approaches. The entire book is written from an engineering point-of-view,
focusing on the intuitive understanding of the basic relationships. This is
supported by many illustrative figures. Advanced mathematics is avoided.
Thus, the book is suitable for last year undergraduate and graduate courses
as well as research and development engineers in industries.
1. Introduction 1
Part I: Optimization
2. Introduction to Optimization 23
3. Linear Optimization 35
4. Nonlinear Local Optimization 79
5. Nonlinear Global Optimization 113
6. Unsupervised Learning Techniques 137
7. Model Complexity Optimization 157
8. Summary of Part I 203
Part II: Static Models
9. Introduction to Static Models 209
10. Linear, Polynomial, and Lock-Up Table Models 219
11. Neural Networks 239
12. Fuzzy and Neuro-Fuzzy Models 299
13. Local Linear Neuro-Fuzzy Models: Fundamentals 341
14. Local Linear Neuro-Fuzzy Models: Advanced Aspects 391
15. Summary of Part II 451
Part III: Dynamic Models
16. Linear Dynamic System Identification 457
17. Nonlinear Dynamic System Identification 547
18. Classical Polynomial Approaches 587
19. Dynamic Neuro and Fuzzy Models 587
20. Dynamic Local Linear Neuro-Fuzzy Models 601
21. Neural Networks with Internal Dynamics 645
Part IV: Applications
22. Applications of Static Models 655
23. Applications of Dynamic Models 677
24. Applications of Advanced Methods 709
Appendix
A. Vectors and Matrices 735
B: Statistics 739
References 757
Index 779
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4.2 Control Systems with Actuator Saturation: Analysis and Design
Contributed by: Zongli Lin, zl5y@virginia.edu
Authors: Tingshu Hu and Zongli Lin
Publisher: Birkhauser, Boston
ISBN: 0-8176-4219-6
Price: $79.95
From the backcover:
Control Systems with Actuator Saturation: Analysis and Design examines the
problem of actuator saturation in depth. The overall approach takes into
account the saturation nonlinearities at the outset of the control design.
In the case that a control law is designed a priori to meet either the
performance or stability requirement, it analyzes the closed loop system
under actuator saturation systematically and redesigns the controller in
such a way that adverse effects of actuator saturation are minimized. It
also presents some related results on systems with state saturation or
sensor saturation.
Features and topics include:
- The results apply to general open loop systems, including
exponentially unstable ones. Thus, they are widely
applicable to practical systems.
- The problem is treated in a systematic manner, from controllability
to stabilizability, to transience performance, to disturbance
rejection and to output regulation.
- An analytic description of the null controllable region is first
obtained. Various feedback laws are designed that work on the
entire or an arbitrarily large portion of the null controllable region.
- Analysis tools are developed for performance assessment of existing
control systems under actuator saturation.
- Examples are worked out in detail to demonstrate the usage
of the results developed.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Linear Systems with Actuator Saturation
1.2 Notation, Acronyms and Terminology
Chapter 2. Null Controllability -- Continuous-time Systems
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Preliminaries and Definitions
2.3 General Description of Null Controllable Region
2.4 Systems with Only Real Eigenvalues
2.5 Systems with Complex Eigenvalues
2.6 Some Remarks on the Description of Null Controllable Region for
a Finite Time
2.7 Asymptotically Null Controllable Region
2.8 Conclusions
Chapter 3. Null Controllability -- Discrete-time Systems
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Preliminaries and Definitions
3.3 General Description of Null Controllable Region
3.4 Systems with Only Real Eigenvalues
3.5 Systems with Complex Eigenvalues
3.6 An Example
3.7 Asymptotically Null Controllable Region
3.8 Conclusions
Chapter 4. Stabilization on Null Controllable Region -- Continuous-time
Systems
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Domain of Attraction -- Planar System under Saturated Linear Feedback
4.3 Semi-global Stabilization -- Planar Systems
4.4 Semi-global Stabilization -- Higher Order Systems
4.5 Conclusions
Chapter 5. Stabilization on Null Controllable Region -- Discrete-time Systems
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Global Stabilization at Set of Equilibria -- Planar Systems
5.3 Global Stabilization -- Planar Systems
5.4 Semi-global Stabilization -- Planar Systems
5.5 Semi-global Stabilization -- Higher Order Systems
5.6 Conclusions
Chapter 6. Practical Stabilization on Null Controllable Region
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Problem Statement and Main Results
6.3 Proof of Main Results
6.4 An Example
6.5 Conclusions
Chapter 7. Estimation of the Domain of Attraction under Saturated Linear
Feedback
7.1 Introduction
7.2 A Measure of Set Size
7.3 Some Facts about Convex Hulls
7.4 Continuous-time Systems Under State Feedback
7.5 Discrete-time Systems Under State Feedback
7.6 Extension to Output Feedback
7.7 Conclusions
Chapter 8. On Enlarging the Domain of Attraction
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Continuous-time Systems
8.3 Discrete-time Systems
8.4 Conclusions
Chapter 9. Semi-global Stabilization with Guaranteed Regional Performance
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Expansion of the Domain of Attraction
9.3 Semi-globalization -- Discrete-time Systems
9.4 Semi-globalization -- Continuous-time Systems
9.5 An Example
9.6 Conclusions
Chapter 10. Disturbance Rejection with Stability
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Continuous-time Systems
10.3 Discrete-time Systems
10.4 Conclusions
Chapter 11. On Maximizing the Convergence Rate
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Continuous-time Systems
11.3 Discrete-time Systems
11.4 Conclusions
Chapter 12. Output Regulation -- Continuous-time Systems
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Preliminaries and Problem Statement
12.3 The Regulatable Region
12.4 State Feedback Controllers
12.5 Error Feedback Controllers
12.6 An Example
12.7 Conclusions
Chapter 13. Output Regulation -- Discrete-time Systems
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Preliminaries and Problem Statement
13.3 The Regulatable Region
13.4 State Feedback Controllers
13.5 Error Feedback Controllers
13.6 Conclusions
Chapter 14. Linear Systems with Non-actuator Saturation
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Planar Linear Systems under State Saturation -- Continuous-time Systems
14.3 Planar Linear Systems under State Saturation -- Discrete-time Systems
14.4 Semi-global Stabilization of Linear Systems Subject to Sensor
Saturation
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4.3 IFAC Proceedings Recently Published
Contributed by: Martin Ruck, m.ruck@elsevier.co.uk
The following IFAC Proceedings volumes have recently been published and are
available from IFAC Publications/Elsevier Science:
Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety for Technical Processes 2000
Budapest, Hungary, 14–16 June 2000
A.M. Edelmayer, Cs. Banyasz (editors)
ISBN 0 08 043250 6 (3 volume set)
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080432506
Control in Transportation Systems 2000
Braunschweig, Germany, 13-15 June 2000
E. Schnieder, U. Becker (editors)
ISBN 0 08 043552 1 (2 volume set)
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080435521
Modelling & Control in Agriculture, Horticulture & Post-Harvest Processing
Wageningen, The Netherlands, 10-12 July 2000
G. van Straten, K.J. Keesman, J. Bontsema (editors)
ISBN 0 08 043251 4
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080432514
Instability Resolution in Regions of Long Confronted Nations
(Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability)
Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, 22-24 May 2000
G.M. Dimirovski (editor)
ISBN 0 08 043690 0
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080436900
Computer Aided Control Systems Design 2000
Salford, UK, 11-13 September 2000
J.O. Gray (editor)
ISBN 0 08 043660 9
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080436609
To order, please visit the web pages mentioned above.
For more information about IFAC Publications, including a complete list of
all Proceedings volumes available, please visit the web page:
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ifac.
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4.4 Second Ed. of Qualitative Theory of Dynamical Systems
Contributed by: Anthony N. Michel, Anthony.N.Michel.1@nd.edu
QUALITATIVE THEORY OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS -- The Role of
Stability Preserving Mappings, 2nd Edition
By: Anthony N. Michel, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Kaining Wang, HubStorm Corporation, California
Bo Hu, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, Hardbound, ISBN: 0-8247-0526-2, 732pp
This reference/text addresses the most important results of the Lyapunov
and Lagrange stability theory for a general class of dynamical systems by
developing topics in a metric space setting, independently of equations,
inequalities, or inclusions; applies the general theory to specific classes
of dynamicalsystems; and presents new and expanded material on the stability
analysis of hybrid dynamical systems and dynamical systems with discontinuous
dynamics. Throughout the book, stability preserving mappings are employed as
the main vehicle to develop the theory on hand.
Since the publication of the First Edition of this book, a great deal of
progress has been made in the qualitative analysis of systems with
discontinuous dynamics and hybrid dynamical systems, fueled by current
interests in intelligent control systems, discrete event systems, mechanical
systems with unilateral constraints, and other types of contemporary systems.
Although a very general metric space setting is employed in the original
version, the results presented in the First Edition are in general not
applicable in the analysis of discontinuous and hybrid dynamical systems. In
particular, in the case of hybrid dynamical systems, different system
components may evolve simultaneously along different notions of "time",
including real time, discrete time, discrete events, temporal logic commands,
jump phenomena, and the like. For the first time in book form, a basic
framework for the qualitative analysis of general hybrid dynamical systems is
presented in the Second Edition, which involves a notion of generalized time.
It turns out that the resulting model of dynamical system includes most of
the hybrid dynamical systems considered in the literature. Using this model
as a basis, most of the Lyapunov and Lagrange stability results are developed
for hybrid and discontinuous dynamical systems, including converse theorems.
Throughout the Second Edition, we analyze several important special classes
of discontinuous and hybrid dynamical systems, and we present several case
studies of such systems, including single- and multi-rate digital feedback
control systems, pulse-width-modulated feedback control systems, variable
structure systems with applications to recurrent artificial neural networks,
linear systems under state saturation constraints, switched systems, systems
with impulsive dynamics and others.
The book is organized into ten chapters with the following titles:
1. Introduction
2. Dynamical Systems
3. Stability Preserving Mappings
4. Stability Of Motion
5. Finite Dimensional Systems
6. Infinite Dimensional Systems
7. Differential Inclusions
8. Hybrid Dynamical Systems
9. Stability Of Hybrid And Discontinuous Dynamical Systems
10. Case Studies In Hybrid And Discontinuous Dynamical Systems
Qualitative Theory of Dynamical Systems, Second Edition, should be of
interest as a reference to applied mathematicians; control theorists;
electrical and electronics, mechanical, civil and aerospace engineers;
mathematical physicists; and econometricians. It is also suitable as a text
for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
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5. Journals
Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak, automatica@math.utwente.nl
AUTOMATICA
June, 2001 Issue 37:6
Editorials
P. Albertos, P. Van den Hof Obituary for Pieter Eykhoff
Regular Papers
K. Ezal, P. V. Kokotovic, et Disturbance attenuating output-feedback
al. control of nonlinear systems with local
optimality
Yiguang Hong H(infinity) control, stabilization and
input-output stability of nonlinear systems
with homogeneous properties
B. Hamzi, L. Praly Ignored input dynamics and a new
characterization of control Lyapunov functions
H. Ito, R. A. Freeman State-dependent scaling design for a unified
approach to robust backstepping
Z-P. Jiang, Y. Wang Input-to-state stability for discrete-time
nonlinear systems
Brief Papers
V. Ramakrishna, L. R. Hunt, Parameter variations, relative degree, and
G. Meyer stable inversion
M. Arif, T. Ishihara, H. Incorporation of experience in iterative
Inooka learning controllers using locally weighted
learning
L. Zou, M. H. Khammash Analysis of steady-state tracking errors in
sampled-data systems with uncertainty
B-S. Ko, T. F. Edgar Performance assessment of multivariable
feedback control systems
P. Kosmo, M. Pavon Solving optimal control problems by means of
general Lagrange functionals
S. Hanba, Y. Miyasato Output feedback stabilization of bilinear
systems using dead-beat observers
C. Belta, G. Gu, A. Sparks, Rotating stall control for axial flow
S. Banda compressors
J. A. Primbs The analysis of optimization based controllers
J. Schoukens, R. Pintelon, Frequency response functions measurements in
Y. Rolain, T. Dobrowiecki the presence of nonlinear distortions
H. Wong, M. S. de Queiroz, Adaptive tracking control using synthesized
V. Kapila velocity from attitude measurements
Correspondence
Zhu Ruijun, Pan Xuejun, Hu Comments on "Robust stabilization of MIMO
Weili nonlinear time-varying mismatched uncertain
systems"
Book Reviews
Y. Bar-Shalom Kalman filtering techniques for radar
tracking, by K. V. Ramachandra
B. K. Bose Fuzzy control of industrial systems - Theory
and applications, by I. S. Shaw
N. Cowan Mechanics and control of robots, by K. C.
Gupta
S. P. Bhattacharyya The art of control engineering, by K. Dutton,
S. Thompson and B. Barraclough
A. Karniel Control of movement for the physically
disabled, by D. Popovic and T. Sinkjaer
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5.2 Contents: Control Engineering Practice
Contributed by: George W Irwin, g.irwin@ee.qub.ac.uk
Control Engineering Practice
ISSN : 0967-0661
Volume : 9, Issue : 3, March-2001
Contents List
pp 233-248
Design and implementation of a room thermostat using an agent-based
approach
A.J.N. van Breemen, T.J.A. de Vries
pp 249-266
On modelling and control of a rotary sugar dryer
S.M. Savaresi, R.R. Bitmead, R. Peirce
pp 267-281
Applying the extended Kalman filter to systems described by nonlinear
differential-algebraic equations
V.M. Becerra, P.D. Roberts, G.W. Griffiths
pp 283-295
Minimising production costs in generation and cogeneration plants
F. Casella, C. Maffezzoni, L. Piroddi, F. Pretolani
pp 297-311
Design of nonlinear observers for detecting faults in hydraulic
sub-sea pipelines
D.N. Shields, S.A. Ashton, S. Daley
pp 313-328
Robust control of electrically-stimulated muscle using polynomial H"~
design
K.J. Hunt, R.-P. Jaime, H. Gollee
pp 329-341
Realisation of a Riccati equation-based controller using
gradient-type neural networks
C.-L. Lin, C.-L. Chen
pp 343-349
Adaptive control of a water supply system
E. Mourad, A. Lachhab, M. Limouri, B. Dahhou, A. Essaid
pp 351-355
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5.3 Contents: Engr Applications of Artificial Intelligence
Contributed by: Clarence de Silva, Regional Editor (desilva@mech.ubc.ca), desilva@mech.ubc.ca
Journal: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
(International Journal of Intelligent Real-Time Automation)
ISSN : 0952-1976
Volume : 14
Issue : 2
Date : Apr-2001
Visit the journal at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/00975
Please note that abstracts are freely accessible by all, full text is
restricted to subscribers only.
pp 105-113
On the modelling of nonlinear dynamic systems using support vector
neural networks
W.C. Chan, C.W. Chan, K.C. Cheung, C.J. Harris
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000695
pp 115-124
Neural-network-based self-organized fuzzy logic control for arc welding
L. Di, T. Srikanthan, R.S. Chandel, I. Katsunori
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000579
pp 125-137
Perception network for the team of indoor mobile robots: concept,
architecture, implementation
A. Kasinski, P. Skrzypczynski
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000701
pp 139-154
PNNARMA model: an alternative to phenomenological models in chemical reactors
I.M. Galvan, P. Isasi, J.M. Zaldvar
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000671
pp 155-166
Inductive learning of decision trees: application to fault isolation
of an induction motor
D. Pomorski, P.B. Perche
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000786
pp 167-181
Evolutionary algorithms, simulated annealing and tabu search: a
comparative study
H. Youssef, S. M. Sait, H. Adiche
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000658
pp 183-188
Design and analysis of fuzzy schedulers using fuzzy Lyapunov synthesis
M. Margaliot, G. Langholz
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S095219760000066X
pp 189-201
Fuzzy logic-based forecasting model
T. Frantti, P. Mahonen
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000762
pp 203-216
CAD for fault tree-based diagnosis of industrial processes
M. Kavcic, D. Juricic
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000683
pp 217-227
A strategy for diagnosing complex multiple-fault situations with a
higher accuracy/cost ratio
D. Rozier
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000749
pp 229-238
The use of a heuristic search technique for the optimization of
quality of steel billets produced by continuous casting
N. Cheung, A. Garcia
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000750
pp 239-254
Knowledge-based approach and system for assembly-oriented design,
Part II: the system implementation
X.F. Zha, H.J. Du, J.H. Qiu
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000610
pp 255-263
A preliminary study on qualitative and imprecise solid modelling for
conceptual shape modelling
H. Shu, J. Liu, Y. Zhong
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000798
pp I-IV
Calendar
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197601000021
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5.4 Contents: European Journal of Control
Contributed by: Gabriela Stroian, ejc@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr
Contents European Journal of Control Vol.6, no. 5, 2000
Special Issue "Anti-Windup"
Editorial
A benchmark example for anti-windup synthesis in active vibration isolation
tasks and an L_2 anti-windup solution
L. Zaccarian and A.R. Teel
“Feedback” and “Feedforward” conditioning techniques
R. Hanus and Ph. Bogaerts
Stability properties and effects of measurement disturbances on anti-windup
PI- and PID-control
A.H. Glattfelder, J. Todtli and W. Schaufelberger
A performance criterion for Anti-Windup compensators
A. Rantzer
Discussions on the paper by E.F. Mulder and M.V. Kothare and L. Zaccarian and
A.R. Teel.
Multivariable Anti-Windup controller synthesis using bilinear matrix
inequalities
E.F. Mulder, M.V. Kothare and M. Morari
Discussion on the paper by L. Zaccarian and A.R. Teel.
Anti-Windup and model predictive control: Reflections and connections
J.A. De Dona, G.C. Goodwin and M.M. Seron
Discussions on the paper by E.F. Mulder and M.V. Kothare and L. Zaccarian and
A.R. Teel.
INFORMATION
Information on European Journal of Control is available at its home page:
http://www-ejc.ensieg.inpg.fr
Address for submissions:
I.D. Landau
European Journal of Control
Laboratoire d'Automatique
ENSIEG, BP 46
38402 Saint Martin d'Hères
France
E-mail : Ioan-Dore.Landau@inpg.fr
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5.5 Contents: International Journal of Control
Contributed by: Sharron Lawrence, SharronL@tandf.co.uk
International Journal of Control
Volume 74, Number 5, March 2001
On aperiodicity theorems 425 - 431
A. T. Fuller; E. I. Jury
Adaptive stabilization of non-linear oscillators using direct adaptive
control 432 - 444
Jeongho Hong; Dennis S. Bernstein
Stationary bifurcation control of systems with uncontrollable
linearization 445 - 452
Taihyun Kim; Eyad H. Abed
Decoupling and tracking control using eigenstructure assignment
for linear time-varying systems 453 - 464
Jae Weon Choi; Ho Chul Lee; J. Jim Zhu
Stabilization of Hamiltonian systems with dissipation 465 - 473
Daizhan Cheng; Sarah Spurgeon
Passivity-based robust control of systems with redundant sensors
and actuators 474 - 481
S. M. Joshi; A. G. Kelkar
Model-based predictive control for Hammerstein-Wiener systems 482 - 495
H. H. J. Bloemen; T. J. J. Van Den Boom; H. B. Verbruggen
A solution technique for almost perfect tracking of non-minimum-phase,
discrete-time linear systems 496 - 506
Lorenzo Marconi; Giovanni Marro; Claudio Melchiorri
Adaptive and non-adaptive 'pole-placement' control of multivariable
linear time-varying plants 507 - 523
Suttipan Limanond; Kostas S. Tsakalis
On-line discontinuities identification in noisy signals: application
to Kalman filtering 524 - 536
C. Bruni; A. De Santis; D. Iacoviello
http://www.tandf.co.uk/sara
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5.6 Contents: Journal of Dynamics and Control Systems
Contributed by: Yuri Sachkov, sachkov@sissa.it
JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Vol. 7, No. 2 April 2001
CONTENTS
Philippe Jouan
C^infty and L^infty Observability of Single-Input C^infty-Systems
pp. 151--169
M.A. Hammami
On the Stability of Nonlinear Control Systems with Uncertainty
pp. 171--179
Zhonghai Ding
Optimal Boundary Controls of Linear Elastostatics
on Lipschitz Domains with Point Observations
pp. 181--207
Ugo Boscain and Benedetto Piccoli
Extremal Synthesis for Generic Planar Systems
pp. 209--258
A.A. Arzhanov
Small Oscillations of Viscous Capillary Fluid:
The WKB Approximation
pp. 259--275
M. Lemasurier
Singularities of Second-Order Implicit Differential
Equations: A Geometrical Approach
pp. 277--298
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5.7 Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications
Contributed by: Hans Schneider, hans@math.wisc.edu
Journal: Linear Algebra and its Applications
ISSN : 0024-3795
Volume : 327
Issue : 1-3
Date : 15-Apr-2001
Visit the journal at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/07738
pp 1-15
Analysis on eigenvalues for preconditioning cubic spline collocation
method of elliptic equations
S. Dong Kim, Y. HunLee
pp 17-26
A variant of the Hausdorff theorem for multi-index matrices II
S. Keska
pp 27-40
Matrix groups with independent spectra
G. Cigler
pp 41-51
Square nearly nonpositive sign pattern matrices
Y. Hou, J. Li
pp 53-60
Possible line sums for a qualitative matrix
C.R. Johnson, S.A. Lewis, D.Y. Yau
pp 61-68
On the potential stability of star sign pattern matrices
Y. Gao, J. Li
pp 69-83
Corrigendum/addendum to: Sets of matrices all infinite products of
which converge
I. Daubechies, J.C. Lagarias
pp 85-94
On Perron complements of totally nonnegative matrices
S.M. Fallat, M. Neumann
pp 95-104
On invertibility and positive invertibility of matrices
M.I. Gil'
pp 105-114
Pattern correlation matrices and their properties
A. Rukhin
pp 115-119
A generalization of Saad's theorem on Rayleigh-Ritz approximations
G.W. Stewart
pp 121-130
Complete positivity of matrices of special form
J. Drew, C. Johnson, F. Lam
pp 131-149
Approximating commuting operators
J. Holbrook, M. Omladic
pp 151-180
Products of transvections in one conjugacy class of the symplectic
group over the p-adic numbers
E.W. Ellers, H. Lausch
pp 181-196
Chebyshev-Hankel matrices and the splitting approach for
centrosymmetric Toeplitz-plus-Hankel matrices
G. Heinig
pp 197-206
Additive mappings on operator algebras preserving absolute values
M. Radjabalipour, K. Seddighi, Y. Taghavi
pp 207-223
Generalized controlled and conditioned invariances for linear
@w-periodic discrete-time systems
N. Otsuka
pp 225
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5.8 Contents: Trans of Inst. of Measurement & Control
Contributed by: Kathryn Cousins, kathryn.cousins@hodder.co.uk
Transactions of the Institute of Measurement & Control
Vol. 3, No. 2, 2001
D-type learning control for nonlinear time-varying systems with unknown
initial states and inputs
XG Yan, IM Chen and J Lam
Pages 69-82
Comparative study of a sliding mode speed and position control of a vector
controlled induction machine
X Yu, MW Dunnigan and BW Williams
Pages 83-101
Decentralized tracking for a class of interconnected nonlinear systems using
variable structure control with application to a drill and dry jet mixing
machine
XY Cheng TP Leung
Pages 102-126
Design of a state feedback controller to achieve minimum eigenvalue
differential sensitivity
H Jin and D McLean
Pages 127-138
For further information, please visit the following URL:
http://www.transinstmc.com/
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6. Conferences
6.1 10th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation
Contributed by: Michael Athans, athans@isr.ist.utl.pt
CALL FOR PAPERS
10th MEDITERRANEAN CONFERENCE ON CONTROL AND AUTOMATION (MED2002)
Campus of the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
July 9-12, 2002
We solicit regular papers and proposals for invited sessions in all
aspects of the theory, algorithms, and applications of systems, control,
automation, robotics, operations research, intelligent systems, signal
processing, communication networks and related disciplines.
Papers and Proposals for Invited Sessions due: eb. 1, 2002
Author Notification: pril 15, 2002
Final Manuscript due: May 7, 2002
Conference Starts: July 9, 2002
REGISTRATION FEES (includes proceedings, coffee breaks, cocktail party
and banquet)
Before May 10, 2002: 400 EUROS
After May 10, 2002: 450 EUROS
Students: 75 EUROS (excluding banquet and cocktail party)
INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS: We already have commitments from the
following eight international experts including their tentative plenary
lecture topic.
1. Prof. John C. Doyle, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena,
Calif., USA - Complex Systems
2. Prof. Pravin P. Varaiya, Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley,
Calif., USA - Hierarchical Control of Autonomous Systems
3. Prof. David G. Luenberger, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.,
USA - Systems Theory and Financial Engineering Systems
4. Prof. Edward R. Crawley, MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA - Control of
Precision Optical Systems
5. Prof. Henrik I. Christensen, Royal Institute of Technology,
Stockholm, SWEDEN - Advances in Robotic Systems
6. Prof. Olivier Faugeras, INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE and MIT,
Cambridge, Mass., USA - Advances in Image Processing and Computer Vision
7. Prof. Munther A. Dahleh, MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA - Robust Control
for Linear and Nonlinear Systems
8. Prof. P.R. Kumar, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA -
Control Issues in Wireless Networks
Updates and details can be found at: http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/med2002/
Contact us at: med2002@isr.ist.utl.pt
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6.2 1st Int ICSC-NAISO Congress on Neuro-Fuzzy Technologies
Contributed by: Pedro A. González Lanza, pedro@cidet.icmf.inf.cu
FIRST INTERNATIONAL ICSC-NAISO CONGRESS ON NEURO-FUZZY TECHNOLOGIES NF'2002.
Capitolio de La Habana, Cuba
January 16 - 19, 2002
Introduction
During the past decade, paradigms and benefits from neuro fuzzy systems
(NF) have been growing tremendously. Today, not only does NF solve
scientific problems, but its applications are also appearing in our daily
lives. In order to discuss the state of the art in NF and the future of
these exciting topics; we are honored to invite you to Neuro-Fuzzy 2002.
We believe it will be an excellent opportunity to share our knowledge on
NF and contribute to its development in this century. This major
international conference will be held in a very enjoyable location:
Havana, the Capital of Cuba, where we hope you will experience the famous
Cuban hospitality.
Organizing Committee
Honorary Chair: Prof. Hans-Juergen Zimmermann, Germany.
General Chair : Hans-Heinrich Bothe, Denmark
Special Scientific Events Chair: Alberto Ochoa,Cuba
Scientific Program Chair : Hans Hellendoorn, The Netherlands
Scientific Program Co-Chair: Pedro González Lanza,Cuba
Local Committee Chair: Orestes Llanes-Santiago, Cuba
Local Committee Co-Chair: Abelardo del Pozo Quintero, Cuba
Publication Chair: Antonio Di Nola, Italy
Publication Committee Co-Chair: Vincenzo Loia,Italy
Administration and Finance:ITS Transnational.
Sponsored/supported by:
IFSA: International Fuzzy Systems Association
Technical University of Denmark
ISPJAE: Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría
ICIMAF: Instituto de Cibernética, Matemática y Física
UCLV: Universidad de Las Villas
UO: Universidad de Oriente
RAC: Red de Automática de Cuba
Ministerio de Educación Superior de la República de Cuba
Ministerio de la Informática y las Comunicaciones de la República de Cuba
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente de la República de Cuba.
ICSC/NAISO Canada/The Netherlands
Topics suggested (not limited to):
1.Advanced Neuro and Fuzzy Paradigms
2.Data Granulation and Fuzzy Rule Extraction
3.Advanced Training Algorithms
4.Evolutionary Computation (GA, GP, ET) and Graphical Models
5.Chaotic Behavior and Fractals
6.Applications in signal processing, control, robotics, etc.
Of particular interest are applications from the following fields: Sound and
image processing, pattern recognition, image understanding, feature binding,
perception, sensor fusion, controller design, state observation, motor
control, mobile robotics, autonomous navigation, deliberation and planning,
active anchoring, gain-scheduling, fault detection, hardware solutions,
data mining, financing, e-commerce.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Authors are requested to send an extended abstract, or the full paper of
minimum 4 and maximum 7 pages for review, by the International Program
Committee.
All submissions must be written in English, starting with a succinct
statement of the problem, the results achieved, their significance and
a comparison with previous work.
Regular papers, as well as poster presentations, tutorial papers
and invited sessions are encouraged.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2001
Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2001
Delivery of Final Manuscripts: October 31, 2001
Conference NF'2002: January 16/19, 2002
Please visit the conference web site for more details.
http://www.icsc-naiso.org/nf2002/nf2002.html
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6.3 2001 Int Symp on Adaptive & Intelligent Systems & Control
Contributed by: Gang Tao, gt9s@virginia.edu
Call for Submission and Participation in
the 2001 International Symposium on
Adaptive and Intelligent Systems and Control
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Thursday, June 28, 2001
PURPOSE
As researches in adaptive systems and control and that in intelligent systems
and control have experienced tremendous successes in both theory and
applications and are developing rapidly with emergence of new encouraging
solutions to open challenging problems, this symposium is aimed at acting as
an international forum for researchers in these areas to present recent
results, discuss new ideas, and expand future directions. The symposium is to
take place on the day after the 2001 American Control Conference to be held
on Monday, June 25 - Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
SCOPE
Any topics in theory and applications of adaptive system and control, and of
intelligent systems and control will be welcome, including but not limited to:
Adaptive control, adaptive filtering, adaptive signal processing and
communications systems, artificial neural networks, computational
intelligence, control education, control of distributed parameter systems,
control software, dynamic systems modeling, estimation, fault tolerance and
detection, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, hybrid systems, intelligent
automation, intelligent control, intelligent telerobotics, knowledge-based
systems, learning systems and control, magnetic bearing systems,
modeling and adaptive control of biosystems, multi-agent systems,
multi-mode control, neural systems, network theory, nonlinear systems and
control, pattern recognition, PID tuning, real-time systems modeling and
control, self-organizing systems, sensor and actuator failure compensation,
smart material and structures, stability and robustness analysis, switching
control, system identification, system simulations.
SCHEDULE
Submission of extended abstracts (2 pages): before April 20, 2001
(please send your aubmission to gt9s@virginia.edu)
Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2001
Conference time: June 28, 2001 (Thursday, the next day after ACC2001)
A proceedings of abstracts for all presentations will be distributed.
Selected full papers are to be published as a monograph if interested.
CONTACT
Organizer and Chair: Professor Gang Tao
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
Tel: 804-924-4586
Fax: 804-924-8818
Email: gt9s@virginia.edu
LOCATION
City of Charlottesville, where the 1981 Joint Automatic Control Conference
was held on University of Virginia's campus, is located in Central Virginia,
approximately 100 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. (Arlington, Virginia)
and 70 miles northwest of Richmond, Virginia. It is situated at the foothills
of the Blue Ridge Mountains and near the Shenandoah National Park, with a
local area population 150,000. It is a unique place in the United States that
combines a picturesque and cultivated countryside so rich in historical
associations with the proximity of a national park and a wide array of
cultural opportunities, as named by the Money Magazine in 1998 as a top
beautiful and livable city in the US, with many attractions including.
For more information about University of Virginia and City of
Charlottesville, go to
http://www.people.Virginia.EDU/~gt9s/che.html
http://www.virginia.edu/wlcm.html
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6.4 3rd IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems
Contributed by: Silviu-Iulian NICULESCU, silviu@hds.utc.fr
3rd IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems
December 8-10, 2001
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Please visit the conference web site:
http://www.siue.edu/ifacdelay
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
The growing interest of the scientific community in the control of time delay
systems and its applications motivated the first two workshops on Linear Time
Delay Systems in July 1998 (Grenoble, France), and in September 2000 (Ancona,
Italy). This third workshop follows the same tradition.
SPONSORS: IFAC Technical Committee on Linear Systems, EECE Department
University of New Mexico, Ibero-American Science and Technology Education
Consortium.
TOPICS: modeling and identification, stability and stabilization, robustness
issues, filtering and estimation, infinite dimensional systems, 2D and nD
systems, approximation techniques and numerical methods, control schemes,
applications (communication, bioengineering, economics).
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE: M. Ariola (Italy), B.A. Leon de la Barra
(Chile), A. Bellen (Italy), R. Byrne (USA), J. Chiasson (USA), J. Chen (USA),
R. Datko (USA), J.-M. Dion (France), L. Dugard (France), M. Fliess (France),
W. Haddad (USA), J.K. Hale (USA), M. Jamshidi (USA), V. Kapila (USA), V.
Kharitonov (Mexico), V.B. Kolmanovskii (Russia), J.-F. Lafay (France), J.
Louisell (USA), A. Matasov (Russia), S.-I. Niculescu (France, chairman), Z.J.
Palmor (Israel), V. Rasvan (Romania), J.-P. Richard (France), M. Sorine
(France), C.E. de Souza (Brazil), K. Uchida (Japan), S.M. Verduyn Lunel (The
Netherlands), E.I. Verriest (USA), G. Weiss (UK).
NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: C.T. Abdallah (chairman), K. Gu (program
editor), M. Jamshidi (local arrangements).
DEADLINES
May 1st, 2001: Expression of intention for invited session due
May 15, 2001: Submission of contributed papers and invited sessions
proposal due
July 15, 2001: Notification of acceptance
Sept 15, 2001: Final camera ready manuscript due
Sept 15, 2001: Advanced registration
December 8-10: Workshop
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
Five (5) copies of full papers (maximum 6 double column pages) should
be sent to:
Prof. Keqin GU
IFAC TDS2001 Workshop
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Engineering Building, Room 2044
EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS 62026, USA
Phone: 618-650-2803
Fax: 618-650-2555
E-mail: kgu@siue.edu
by May 15, 2001. Electronic submissions in Postscript form as e-mail
attachments are also accepted. No other format will be accepted.
CALL FOR INVITED SESSIONS
Proposal for invited sessions within the scope of the workshop are welcome.
Those interested in organizing an invited session should contact:
Dr. Silviu-Iulian NICULESCU
IFAC TDS 2001
HEUDIASYC (UMR CNRS 6599)
Universite de Technologie de Compiegne,
Centre de Recherche de Royallieu, BP 20529,
60205, COMPIEGNE, FRANCE.
Phone: +33-3-44-23-44-84
Fax: +33-3-44-23-44-77
E-mail: silviu@hds.utc.fr
as soon as possible but no later by May 1st, 2001. Five (5) copies of invited
session proposal are due on May 15, 2001. Electronic submissions in
Postscript form as e-mail attachments are also accepted. No other format will
be accepted.
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6.5 5th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS'01)
Contributed by: Alexander Fradkov, a.l.fradkov@ieee.org
5th IFAC SYMPOSIUM ON NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS (NOLCOS'01)
Saint-Petersburg, RUSSIA, July 4-6, 2001
http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
The preliminary program of NOLCOS'01 is now completed. About 330
papers representing 47 countries were selected from more than 400
submissions. The number of papers and number of submissions are
twice more than those for previous NOLCOS'98.
Alexander Kurzhanski, IPC Chairman
Alexander Fradkov, NOC Chairman
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Language: English will be the official language. No simultaneous
translation will be provided.
Proceedings: Symposium preprints on CD-ROM and program with abstracts volume
will be distributed among the participants at the Registration desk.
Additionally, hard copy of the preprints (3 volumes) can be ordered
see Registration form at http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/Ncsregf.htm
Registration: Advance registration (before April 15) is recommended. The
Registration form should be completed and returned, together with the
payment, to the Organizing Committee of NOLCOS'01. The form is located at:
http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/Ncsregf.htm
Accomodation: Hotel reservation information also appears on registration
form.
NOLCOS'01 PROGRAM:
Advance Program can be found on the web: http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/
The list of Plenary/Semiplenary speakers includes (tentatively):
R.Brockett (USA) C.J.Byrnes (USA)
E.A.Fedosov (Russia) R.Gabasov and F.M.Kirillova (Belarus)
A.Isidori (Italy) P.V.Kokotovic (USA)
N.N.Krasovski (Russia) V.M.Kuntsevich (Ukraine)
O.Maler (France) A.S.Morse (USA)
D.A.Ovsyannikov (Russia) S.Sastry (USA)
E.Sontag (USA) P.Varaiya (USA)
One of NOLCOS'01 highlights will be the special session
dedicated to centenary of A.I.Lur'e, one of the founders of nonlinear
control, who lived and worked in St.Petersburg. Among speakers of this
special session will be I.I.Blekhman, M.R.Liberzon, K.A.Lurie,
V.A.Yakubovich, P.A.Zhilin, L.M.Zubov.
SOCIAL PROGRAM:
St.Petersburg (the former capital of Russia) with about 5 millions
inhabitants is recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in the
world. Various guided tours over St.Petersburg and suburbs including
visits to Tsars' palaces and museums will be organized. Spectacular
season of "White Nights" will grant you with life-time impressions.
Symposium banquet will take place in one of the historical buildings.
St.Petersburg is a historical scientific center of Russia, where the
1st Russian University and Russian Academy of Sciences were founded
275 years ago. Among first professors of St.Petersburg University
were Leonhard Euler (who lived in St.Petersburg for 30 years and
wrote about 500 of his 865 papers there) and Daniil Bernoulli. In
addition to sightseeing tours we are planning to organize historical
scientific tours including visits to historical buildings of
St.Petersburg University and Russian Academy of Sciences. You will have
unique possibility to see houses where L.Euler, P.Chebyshev,
A.M.Lyapunov, A.A.Markov lived and worked and even the L.Euler's tomb.
LOCATION:
St.Petersburg is located in the mouth of Neva river near the Finnish
Gulf of the Baltic Sea. There are daily flights of major international
carriers to the International airport "Pulkovo" of St.Petersburg.
It also can be reached from Helsinki, Finland by plane (0.5 hours)
or by train (4 hours).
VISA:
Please note that the entrance visa for visiting Russia is required
for most countries. For issuing the visa please send us your
registration data using the registration form at:
http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/Ncsregf.htm
by e-mail and PHOTOCOPIES OF YOUR PASSPORT AND PASSPORTS OF ACCOMPANYING
PERSONS by FAX +7-812-321-4771 as soon as possible, preferably not later
than on April 15, 2001. Then we will arrange the formal visa support
letter which should be submitted to the appropriate Russian Consulate
along with your application for Russian visa.
All further information including Advance Program will be posted on
NOLCOS'01 web-site:
http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/
ADDRESS OF ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Prof.A.L.Fradkov
The Institute for Problems of Mechanical Engineering
61 Bolshoy ave. V.O.
199178, St.Petersburg, RUSSIA
Tel: +7(812)321-4766, +7(812)321-4778, Fax: +7(812)321-4771
E-mail: nolcos@ipme.ru nolcos@nm.ru
http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/
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6.6 CACSD Tutorial in Bremen
Contributed by: Peter Benner, benner@math.uni-bremen.de
First announcement of a workshop and training course
ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR
COMPUTER-AIDED CONTROL SYSTEMS DESIGN
September 27-29, 2001, University of Bremen, Germany
AIMS AND TOPIC:
With the ever-increasing complexity of control systems, efficient
computational methods for their analysis and design are becoming more and
more important. These computational methods need to be based on reliable
and robust numerical software provided by well-tested and user-friendly
software libraries.
This workshop and training course is intended as a tutorial on the use
of the freeware Subroutine Library in Systems and Control Theory (SLICOT)
for solving practical control engineering problems within computer-aided
control systems design (CACSD) environments. SLICOT-based software
usually has improved reliability and efficiency as well as extended
functionality compared to the computational methods implemented in other
CACSD software packages.
Some of the world's leading experts in the field of computational methods
in CACSD will introduce SLICOT-based software to be used either within
Matlab and the Matlab Control Toolbox or the CACSD package Scilab.
The course includes hands-on training during which participants will
solve practical problems in control systems design using this software.
Major topics of the course are
* basic control software
* system identification
* model reduction
* robust control design using H-infinity techniques
During the poster session participants will have the opportunity to
present their own projects and to discuss current problems or open
questions.
SPEAKERS:
* Peter Benner (University of Bremen, Germany)
* Joris de Cuyper (Leuven Measurement Systems Intl. (LMS), Belgium)
* Da-Wei Gu (Leicester University, UK)
* Sven Hammarling (NAG - The Numerical Algorithms Group, Oxford, UK)
* Petko Petkov (Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria)
* Vasile Sima (Research Institute for Informatics, Bucharest, Romania)
* Paul Van Dooren (Universite Catholique de Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium)
* Sabine Van Huffel (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
* Andras Varga (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany)
* Michel Verhaegen (University of Twente, Netherlands)
PROGRAM:
For a preliminary program see
http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/workshops/cacsd/cacsd_prg.html
ORGANIZERS:
* Peter Benner Zentrum fuer Technomathematik/AG Numerik
* Angelika Bunse-Gerstner University of Bremen, Germany
in cooperation with the
* Numerics in Control Network (NICONET)
funded by the European Community BRITE-EURAM III Thematic Networks
Programme
FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION:
Further information on SLICOT, NICONET and examples for the
application of SLICOT-based software to some control-engineering
problems can be found at http://www.win.tue.nl/niconet
For more information on the workshop please visit
http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/workshops/cacsd
or contact
Dr. Ronald Stoever
Phone: +49 (0) 421 218-9502
Fax: +49 (0) 421 218-4863
E-Mail: stoever@math.uni-bremen.de
You may register electronically at
http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/workshops/cacsd/anmeldung.html
Deadline for registration is September 1, 2001.
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6.7 Call for Papers: ICPP-HPSECA01 Spain
Contributed by: Laurence T. Yang, lyang@stfx.ca
CALL FOR PAPER
The 3rd Workshop on High Performance Scientific and Engineering Computing
with Applications (HPSECA-01)
Valencia, Spain, September 03-07, 2001
in conjunction with
2001 International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP-2001)
Scope and Interests:
Parallel and distributed scientific and engineering computing has become a
key technology which will play an important part in determining, or at least
shaping, future research and development activities in many academic and
industrial branches. This special workshop is to bring together computer
scientists, applied mathematicians and researchers to present, discuss and
exchange idea, results, work in progress and experience of research in the
area of parallel and distributed computing for problems in science and
engineering applications.
Among the main topics (but not limited to) are:
* development of advanced parallel and distributed methods,
* parallel and distributed computing techniques and codes,
* practical experiences using various supercomputers with software
such as MPI, PVM, and High Performance Fortran, OpenMP, etc.
* applications to numerical fluid mechanics and material sciences,
* applications to signal and image processing, dynamic systems,
semiconductor technology, and electronic circuits and system design etc.
Submission Information:
Authors should send one copy of paper in either PS or PDF format at most
15 pages to the workshop organizers (lyang@stfx.ca or pan@cs.gsu.edu)
via electronic mail or three copies via postal mail. Contributions will be
reviewed by at least three reviewers from both Program Committee and external
reviewers for relevance and technical contents on basis of papers. Accepted
papers with at most 8 pages will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press
as proceedings of the ICPP 2001 workshops. A special issue of International
Journal of Supercomputer Applications and High Performance Computing is
scheduled.
Further information about the conference proceedings and registration
fee can be found by web sites:
http://www.stfx.ca/people/lyang/activities/icpp01-hpseca.html
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~panda/icpp01/workshops.html
Important Deadlines:
Paper submission Due (April 15, 2001)
Notification of Acceptance May 1, 2001
Final camera-ready paper June 1, 2001
Workshop Organizers:
Prof. Laurence T. Yang (chair) Department of Computer Science
PO Box 5000, St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, B2G 2W5, Nova Scotia, Canada
lyang@stfx.ca
Prof. Yi Pan (Co-Chair) Department of Computer Science
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
pan@cs.gsu.edu
Technical Committee: (see conference page)
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6.8 Call for Papers: SCODES'2001 France
Contributed by: Dr. Benoit Caillaud, Benoit.Caillaud@irisa.fr
SCODES'2001
Symposium on the Supervisory Control of Discrete Event Systems
23 July 2001, Campus "Jussieu", Paris, France
http://www.irisa.fr/pampa/scodes2001/
Call for Papers
Abstracts or full papers of contributed talks are requested for the
symposium. The deadline for submission of contributions is Tuesday 1st
May 2001.
Aims and Scope
The French joint research project "MARS" on control synthesis of
discrete event systems using Petri nets has allowed researchers from
several laboratories to develop original controller synthesis methods,
tools and applications. The aim of the symposium is to gather a larger
community of researchers interested in supervisory control of discrete
event systems and outline new trends and problems in the field.
Programme
The symposium programme will consist of both contributed talks (30
minutes) and invited lectures (one hour), covering different topics on
the supervisory control of discrete event systems. Proceedings will be
published and distributed to participants.
Venue
The symposium will be held at Campus "Jussieu", Paris, France.
Topics
Supervisory control of discrete event systems; Hierarchic, decentralised
and distributed control; Graph/language theoretic approaches to
controller synthesis; Algorithms and methods for synthesising discrete
event controllers; Symbolic and linear programming methods for controller
synthesis; Monitoring of Petri net systems; Applications of supervisory
control to: automated manufacturing systems, process control, workflow
management, autonomous transportation vehicles, software engineering.
Contributions
6 pages abstracts or 12 pages full papers in English may be submitted
before Tuesday 1st May 2001. Submissions should be sent by email in
postscript or PDF formats to: scodes2001@irisa.fr. In case submission by
email is not feasible, contributions should be sent by post to the
organiser.
Programme committee
- Pr. X. Xie, INRIA Lorraine, Metz, France, programme chair,
- Pr. A. Arnold, Labri, univ. Bordeaux 1, France,
- Pr. R. Boel, Universiteit Gent, Belgium,
- Pr. A. Giua, Universita' di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy,
- Pr. S. Lafortune, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA,
- Dr. H. Marchand, IRISA, Rennes, France
Organisation
Dr. Benoit Caillaud
IRISA
Campus universitaire de Beaulieu
35042 Rennes cedex
France
email: Benoit.Caillaud@irisa.fr
telephone: +33 2 99 84 74 07
fax: +33 2 99 84 25 32
Important dates
- 1 May : Deadline for abstract/paper submission,
- 1 June : Notification of acceptation/rejection of contributions
- 1 July : Deadline for final versions of accepted papers,
- 6 July : Deadline for registration,
- 23 July : SCODES'2001 Symposium.
The symposium is sponsored by INRIA and is affiliated to the CAV'01
conference (18-23 July 2001)
Links
Home page of the joint research project "MARS":
http://www.loria.fr/~xie/marsE.html
SCODES'2001 home page:
http://www.irisa.fr/pampa/scodes2001/
CAV'01 home page:
http://www.lsv.ens-cachan.fr/cav01/
Campus "Jussieu" home page:
http://www.jussieu.fr/
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6.9 Fourth Asian Control Conference
Contributed by: Qing-Guo Wang, elewqg@nus.edu.sg
FOURTH ASIAN CONTROL CONFERENCE
Singapore
September 25-27, 2002,
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Asian Control Conference (ASCC) is now a bi-annual event and
a major control event held in Asia. The 4th ASCC (ASCC'02) provides
researchers, engineers and professionals worldwide with excellent
opportunities to get together and exchange their findings and views.
All the submissions will be reviewed and accepted ones included in
the conference proceedings. Topics of interest are in the broad area
of control and automation, and include, but are not limited to:
System Theory, PID Control, Nonlinear Control, Adaptive Control and Tuning,
Multivariable Control, Predictive Control, Fuzzy and Neural Systems,
Hybrid and Supervisory Systems, GA and Evolutionary Computing,
Information Technology' Mechatronics, Guidance and Navigation,
Process and Chemical Systems, Measurement and Sensing, Business and
Management, Real-Time Systems, Aerospace, Automotive Control, Identification
and Estimation, Linear Control, Robust Control, Optimal Control and
Optimization, Intelligent and Learning Control, Fault Detection, Discrete
Event Systems, Simulation and Control CAD, Signal Processing, Robotics and
Motion Control, Manufacturing Systems, Power Systems, Environmental and
Bio-engineering, Large Scale Systems, Human-Machine Systems,
Control Education, Transportation Systems, AI and Expert systems
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Prospective authors are invited to submit 3 copies of an extended
summary of about 1000 words to:Professor Qing-Guo WangProgram Chair,
ASCC' 02 c/o Center for Intelligent ControlDept of Computer & Electrical
Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117576
Email:elewqg@nus.edu.sg
Proposals for special sessions are also solicited and should be submitted
to Professor Iven Mareel Special Session Chair c/o Center for Intelligent
Control Dept of Computer & Electrical Engineering National University of
Singapore Singapore 117576 Email: elemimy@nus.edu.sg
AWARDS
Shimemura Young Author Prize consists of a certificate and a monetary
award of US$500. The contributions with the first author under age 35
on 25 September 2002 are eligible. The criteria are high technical
quality and a good presentation of the papers. The finalists are informed
with notification of acceptance. The winners are decided by a selection
committee and awarded at the closing ceremony. Eligible authors wishing
to be considered for this prize should indicate it when they submit
contributions.
Best Poster Paper Prize consists of a certificate and a monetary award
of US$300. The criteria are high technical quality and a good
presentation of the poster papers. The winners are decided by a selection
committee and awarded at the closing ceremony.
ORGANISER
Professional Activities Center
National University of Singapore
In cooperation with IFAC
ADVISORY PANEL
C.C. Hang, Singapore
H. Kimura, Japan
W.H. Kwon, Korea
GENERAL CHAIR
T.H. Lee, Singapore
CO-CHAIR:
A.M. Fong, Singapore
PROGRAM CHAIR
Q.-G. Wang, Singapore
CO-CHAIRS:
M. Araki, Japan
Z. Bien, Korea
R. Evans, Australia
Y.G. Xi, China
SPECIAL SESSIONS CHAIR
I. Mareels, Australia
CONTACT
The Secretariat, ASCC'02
Professional Activities Center
Faculty of Engineering
National Univ. of Singapore
Singapore 117576
Fax:(65)-7773847
Tel: (65)-7782314
Email: ascc2002@nus.edu.sg
IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for Submissions:
January 31, 2002
Notification of Acceptance:
April 15, 2002
Submission of Final Papers:
May 31, 2002
Conference Schedule:
September 25-27, 2002
http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/ascc2002
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6.10 Special Symposium on Optimization and Controls
Contributed by: Julius Kusuma, kusuma@eecs.berkeley.edu
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM ON OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROLS
In the honor of LAURENT EL GHAOUI
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
August 22, 2001
Recent advances in linear matrix inequality and convex optimization have
lent novel insights into problems in optimization, controls, communications
and signal processing. This special symposium will celebrate contributions
of Laurent El Ghaoui, and highlight the recent trends and results, presented
by leading researchers in diverse areas such as optimization, hybrid
controls, information theory, and others.
In this special symposium we invite the leading experts in optimization
and controls for a one-day seminar at UC Berkeley.
Invited speakers include:
- Prof. Shankar Sastry, U.C. Berkeley
- Prof. Stephen Boyd, Stanford University
- Prof. Eric Feron, MIT
- Prof. Kannan Ramchandran, U.C. Berkeley
The complete schedule is available at http://basics.eecs.berkeley.edu/opt.
For conference registration, please send a check for $70 ($30 for students)
made to "The Regents of the University of California", addressed to:
U.C. Berkeley EECS Department
attn: Julius Kusuma
307-1 Cory Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
kusuma@eecs.berkeley.edu
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