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eletter
April 2003
1. Personals
2. Awards Honors
3. General Announcements
3.1 Control Software Package: Advanced Numerical Methods
Control Software Package: Advanced Numerical Methods
Contributed by: Biswa Datta, dattab@math.niu.edu
Control System Professional - Advanced Numerical Methods, by
B.N. Datta, Northern Illinois Univ & D. Sarkissian, Mississippi State Univ
We are pleased to announce the release of a new control software package:
Advanced Numerical Methods is a new Mathematica application package. The
package is a part of Control System Professional Suite, which provides an
object-oriented environment with symbolic, numeric, and arbitrary precision
tools for modeling, analysis, design, and simulation of control systems.
Advanced Numerical Methods adds an extensive collection of numerical
algorithms for each problem. Users can select the most appropriate tool
for a given task or have the package choose a suitable method automatically
based on the size of data and the required accuracy.
The implemented algorithms include:
- The Schur and Hessenberg-Schur methods for the Lyapunov and
Sylvester matrix equations
- The Schur, Newton, matrix-sign function, and inverse-free methods
for solving the algebraic Riccati equations
- The block-Hessenberg forms and Cholesky factors of the
controllability and observability Gramians
- The recursive, explicit QR, Schur, and other algorithms for pole
assignment, as well as the projection technique for the partial
pole assignment
- Constrained feedback stabilization using the pole assignment and
Lyapunov algorithms
- The design of the reduced-order state estimator and model reduction
via an extensive library of algorithms
- System identification using the Markov parameters, the subspace
identification method, and the frequency-domain methods
- Algorithms for the generalized matrix eigenvalue problem, the
generalized Schur decomposition, and the ordered Schur and
generalized Schur decompositions
The package is integrated with the Mathematica Help Browser and includes a
137-page manual. Examples are provided for applications in the aeronautic,
chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines, and other
fields. The entire documentation is also available online at
http://documents.wolfram.com/applications/anm/
and is free for classroom use by students and researchers.
More details about the package and Control System Professional Suite
are available at http://www.wolfram.com/products/applications/anm/
and http://www.wolfram.com/products/applications/csps/
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3.2 Control Training Site - CTS France
Control Training Site - CTS, France
Contributed by: F. Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue, lamnabhi@lss.supelec.fr
The Marie Curie Control Training Site (CTS),
http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS/
is offering three to twelve months for studying, during the PhD, in one of
the twenty-nine CTS Host Institutes. Besides the fellowship (1200 euros per
month) for the selected fellow, the CTS host group receives 850 euros per
hosting month. This contribution for research and management costs, in
particular, allows the Fellow to attend trainings and conferences.
The following forthcoming trainings are partially supported by CTS :
1. 3 days - May 5-6-7, 2003
http://www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de/education/courses/respondek/
2. April 14-28, May 5-12, 2003
http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS/Course-description.html#DISC
3. April 29, May 6-13-20-27 and June 3, 2003
http://www.auto.ucl.ac.be/AUTO/graduate.html
4. 3 months - Sept. 8 - Dec. 7, 2003
http://www.sissa.it/fa/am/DCS2003/DCS2003b.html
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3.3 DISC Summer School on Modeling and Control of Hybrid Systems
DISC Summer School on Modeling and Control of Hybrid Systems
Contributed by: Bart De Schutter, b.deschutter@dcsc.tudelft.nl
We would like to announce the DISC Summer School on
"Modeling and Control of Hybrid Systems"
June 23 to 26
Velthoven, The Netherlands.
This school, which is co-sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society,
will offer a general overview of the field of hybrid systems ranging
from modeling, over analysis and simulation, to verification and
control. The school is not only targeted at PhD students already working
in the field of hybrid systems, but also at a more general postgraduate
level audience.
For the keynote lectures we have invited 4 renowned experts in the
field:
* prof. C.G. Cassandras (Boston University),
* prof. G.J. Pappas (University of Pennsylvania),
* prof. D. Liberzon (Urbana-Champaign), and
* prof. A. Bemporad (University of Siena).
In addition, several advanced topics speakers will give shorter
lectures on specific topics and applications:
* prof. K.G. Larsen (Aalborg University)
* prof. J. Lunze (University of Bochum)
* dr. P. Mosterman (The Mathworks)
* prof. F.W. Vaandrager (University of Nijmegen)
The full program of the school and more information can be found at
http://lcewww.et.tudelft.nl/~disc_hs/
B. De Schutter (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
W.M.P.H. Heemels (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
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3.4 Report on Future Directions of Research and Teaching in Control
Report on Future Directions of Research and Teaching in Control
Contributed by: Biswa Nath Datta , dattab@math.niu.edu
A Panel on "Future Directions of Research and Teaching in Mathematical
Control and Systems Theory" was held at University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame,
Indiana, USA, August 14, 2002 during the MTNS'02.
A PDF report on this panel is now available at the websites :
http://www.nd.edu/~mtns and
http://www.math.niu.edu/~dattab/mtnspanel.html
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3.5 Short Course: Introduction to Geometric Nonlinear Control Theory
Short Course: Introduction to Geometric Nonlinear Control Theory
Contributed by: Frank Allgower, allgower@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
Short Course: Introduction to Geometric Nonlinear Control Theory:
Controllability, Observability, Linearization, Equivalence, Decoupling
Lecturer: Prof. Witold Respondek (INSA de Rouen, France)
Date: 5 - 7 May 2003
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Fee: Euro 100 (for handout material, coffee, refreshments, lunches)
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Systems Theory in Engineering
Pfaffenwaldring 9
70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Scope
In this course an introduction to the qualitative theory of nonlinear control
systems, with the main emphasis on accessibility, observability,
linearization, decoupling, equivalence, and invertibility of nonlinear
systems is given. A unifying factor of the course is the differential
geometric language of vector fields, Lie brackets, distributions, foliations
etc. which will be introduced and systematically used. In the first part,
controllability and observability of nonlinear systems is studied. Then state
space, feedback linearization and partial and global linearization will be
discussed, and the problem is put in the more general context of systems
equivalence. In the fourth part disturbance decoupling and input-output
decoupling under static state feedback is studied. The fifth part will treat
dynamic feedback and various notions and problems related to it: dynamic
decoupling, zero dynamics, systems invertibility, and flatness. Presented
notions and results will be illustrated by simple, mainly mechanical,
examples. The course, in English language, starts at an elementary level and
is accompanied by detailed lecture notes.
Who Should Attend
Graduate students, engineers, mathematicians and researchers, who are
interested in improving their understanding of nonlinear control and
in becoming familiar with the use of the language of differential
geometry for control. Registration is limited to 40 participants.
For More Information
For more information (Detailed Course Contents, About the Lecturer,
Registration Form, Location, Accommodation, ...) please visit the site
http://www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de/education/courses/respondek/
or contact:
Frank Allgower
Institute for Systems Theory in Engineering
University of Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 9
70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel. +49-711-685-7734
Fax. +49-711-685-7735
allgower@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
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3.6 The Fusion of Mechanism and Control: Super-Mechano Systems
The Fusion of Mechanism and Control: Super-Mechano Systems
Contributed by: Alison Hardy, ahardy@iee.org.uk
The 2003 IEE Tustin/UKACC Lecture and Dinner
8 May 2003 at the IEE Savoy Place, London, UK at 18.00 hours GMT
Website: http://www.iee.org/events/tustin.cfm
For one year only the most prestigious events in the IEE Control and
Automation Professional Network and UKACC calendars have been combined into
a single world class event with a world class speaker.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear Prof Katsuhisa Furuta of Dendai
University, Japan speak on the subject of Super-Mechano Systems and also
touch on his work on robots to clear landmines in Afghanistan.
The Lecture is open to everyone and is free of charge. The dinner afterwards
is optional and there will be a charge for this.
If you can't make it to the event, there is no need to miss out. The Lecture
will also be broadcast live over the internet and selected excerpts will be
available for viewing afterwards on the IEE Control and Automation
Professional Network website at http://www.iee.org/pn
Full details of the event and registration can be found on our website above.
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4. Positions
4.1 Controls-Application ToolBox Developer MA USA
Controls-Application ToolBox Developer, MA, USA
Contributed by: Chris Silva, csilva@mathworks.com
Controls - Application Toolbox Developer
Summary
The Controls Developer will contribute to the development and integration of
a range of products related to Classical Control, Linear Analysis, Design
Optimization, and Simulink-based Control Design. In addition to a solid
understanding of control engineering techniques, you should have a genuine
interest in creating interactive tools that facilitate the deployment of
control design techniques. Experience with optimization techniques for
solving control engineering problems is also desired.
Responsibilities
The Controls Developer is responsible for designing and implementing tools
and algorithms that facilitate the work of professional controls engineers.
Specific tasks include: defining needs through customer interaction and
research, implementing control algorithms, interacting with domain experts,
and building graphical user interfaces (GUI).
Qualifications
- MS or PhD in Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with an
emphasis in controls.
- Programming experience in MATLAB and/or Simulink.
- Relevant industrial experience and/or experience in GUI development a plus.
- 5+ years of software development experience.
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4.2 Faculty: Nat. Sun-Yat Sen Univ Taiwan
Faculty: Nat. Sun-Yat Sen Univ, Taiwan
Contributed by: SH Chang, shchang@ee.nsysu.edu.tw
Department of Electrical Engineering
National Sun-Yat Sen University
Kaohsiung, 80424 Taiwan
FACULTY RECRUITMENT
Department of Electrical Engineering at National Sun-Yat Sen University
invites applications for two faculty positions (Assistant Professor,
Associate Professor, or Full Professor), with fulfillment starting from
August 2003. Applicants of all areas in electrical engineering are welcome.
However, applicants with either of the following specialties are most
preferable.
Specialty (1)
1. Control practice, SOC-related field preferred
Specialty (2)
1. Power system monitoring and control 2. Power deregulation
3. Renewable energy 4. Control of electric motion devices
5. Energy conversion 6. Power electronics
7. Chip design of motor drives
Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering, or other
related fields. Responsibilities include effective teaching at the
undergraduate and graduate levels, and development of a strong research
program that involves supervision of graduate students and acquisition of
research grants.
Applicants should send, before April 30, 2003, a curriculum vitae, transcript
(for fresh Ph.D. applicants), three recommendation letters, publication list,
reprints of selected papers, a statement on teaching and research plans, and
other supporting material to the following address
Faculty Search Committee
Department of Electrical Engineering
National Sun-Yat Sen University
Kaohsiung, 80424 Taiwan
E_mail: shchang@ee.nsysu.edu.tw
Phone: 886-7-5252000 ext. 4105
Fax: 886-7-5254199
URL: http://www.ee.nsysu.edu.tw
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4.3 Ph.D.: Delft Univ of Technology Delft NL
Ph.D.: Delft Univ of Technology, Delft, NL
Contributed by: M. Verhaegen , M.Verhaegen@dcsc.tudelft.nl
Delft Center for Systems and Control
DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
The new center for Systems and Control headed by Prof. P. van den Hof
and Prof. M. Verhaegen has a vacancy for a Ph.D. student in the area of
nonlinear system identification.
The goal of the study is to develop numerical solutions for the identification
of various classes of nonlinear systems, such as Linear parameter varying
systems and composite local linear models. The developments need to focus on
the reliability, efficiency and userfriendliness of the algorithms. The
developed algorithms will be valied in real-life validation studies on
mechatronic macro- and microsystems. The study is embedded in the longterm
tradition of the research center in the field of algorithms and system
identification.
Interested students are invited to send their cv, accompagnied with 3 letters
of reference, a summary of their M.Sc thesis and publications before May 1st,
2003. Please contact us for mailing address for sending the documents.
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4.4 Ph.D.: Robot Locomotion UIUC USA
Ph.D.: Robot Locomotion, UIUC, USA
Contributed by: Mark W. Spong, m-spong@uiuc.edu
Applications are now being accepted for one or more Ph.D. fellowships in the
area of bipedal locomotion in the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Applicants should have an M.S.
degree or equivalent in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering and
should have a strong background in robotics and control theory.
For additional information please contact Prof. M.W. Spong at
m-spong@uiuc.edu.
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4.5 PhD: Aircraft Modeling Intelligent Automation Inc USA
PhD: Aircraft Modeling, Intelligent Automation, Inc, USA
Contributed by: C. Kwan, ckwan@i-a-i.com
Immediate opening for an intern position at Intelligent Automation, Inc. in
Rockville, Maryland. Ph.D candiates in Aerospace Engineering with experience
in aircraft modeling, aircraft dynamics, and aircraft control preferred.
Salary commensurate with experience. The position will start immediately to
the end of summer.
Please send resume to Dr. Kwan at ckwan@i-a-i.com
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4.6 PhD: Queens Univ of Belfast UK
PhD: Queens Univ of Belfast, UK
Contributed by: Kang Li, k.li@qub.ac.uk
PhD studentship in Intelligent Systems & Control Group
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Queen’s University of Belfast, UK
The applicant is expected to conduct a research on human supervisory control
of complex engineering systems. In this project, a multi-agent based
cognitive engineering approach will be employed. Research will be focused on
algorithm development and software design for intelligent agents to aid human
operators throughout various cognitive phases in performing supervisory tasks
such as process monitoring and fault diagnosis, etc.
Applicants must have, or expect to obtain, at least a 2.1 honours degree (or
its equivalent) in electrical and electronic engineering, computer science,
or relevant disciplines. Practical experience about one or more of the
following areas will be an advantage: process control, software engineering,
intelligent agent, man-machine systems, evolutionary algorithm, and
stochastic analysis.
This is a three-year, fully funded PhD award, suitable for any UK/EU citizen.
The studentship will be funded at the normal rate (full tuition fees + GBP
9,000 per year living expenses, or equivalently EUR 13,000/USD 14,000).
Enquiries may be made to Dr. Kang Li either by e-mail (k.li@qub.ac.uk) or by
phone (+44-(0)-28-90-274663). General enquiries about research opportunities
within the Intelligent Systems & Control Group may be made to Prof George
Irwin either by email (g.irwin@qub.ac.uk) or by phone (+44-(0)-28-90-274058),
or visit the group website at http://www.ee.qub.ac.uk/control/
The closing date for application is: Friday, 2 May 2003.
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4.7 PhD: Southampton University England
PhD: Southampton University, England
Contributed by: Andy Chipperfield, A.J.Chipperfield@Soton.ac.uk
Computational Engineering and Design Group
School of Engineering Sciences
University of Southampton
Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship to undertake
research into optimisation-based approaches to the system design and
performance assessment of advanced weapons systems. This research, supported
by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), will investigate
methods of improving the performance of future weapons system either through
the design of new technologies or by making better use of existing systems.
The successful applicant will benefit from working in a well equipped and
vibrant research group that is part of a large 5* department. Support and
supervision for the project will be provided by academic supervisors (Prof.
AJ Keane and Dr. AJ Chipperfield) with external guidance from industrial
experts at Dstl and QinetiQ.
Eligible applicants will have at least an upper second class honours degree
in an appropriate engineering or applied science discipline, and have UK
citizenship. The three-year award will cover University fees, a tax free
stipend of at least BP. 10,000 p.a. and incidental expenses.
Application forms are available from:
http://www.prospectus.soton.ac.uk/forms/
Informal enquiries about the position may be made to:
Dr. Andy Chipperfield
Computational Engineering and Design Group
School of Engineering Sciences
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Email: A.J.Chipperfield@Soton.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0)23 8059 8344
Fax: +44(0)23 8059 7802
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4.8 PhD: University of Magdeburg Germany
PhD: University of Magdeburg, Germany
Contributed by: Roland Waschler, waschler@mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de
Research Assistant at the University of Magdeburg
A research assistant position at the Dept. of Electrical Engineering and
Information Technologies, University of Magdeburg (chair of
automation/modelling, Prof. A. Kienle) is available. The position is
initially for three years, with the possibility of a two year
extension.
Salary, according to the German public sector wage scale, depends on age and
marital status. Approximate figures are ~32,500 Euros p.a. for the research
assistant position (BAT IIa-O).
Requirements: Academic degree comparable to a German Diplom Ingenieur in a
technically oriented course of studies (cybernetics, process engineering,
electrical or mechanical engineering) with main focus on: modeling and
analysis of dynamical systems, simulation and process control.
Research project: Development of new methods for plantwide control of
chemical engineering processes. Validation of these methods by
application to industrial processes. The research includes the
mathematical modeling of the processes under consideration, the
analysis of the resulting nonlinear dynamical systems, and problems of
designing suitable control structures.
The project is in close cooperation both with the Max-Planck-Institute for
Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg and with industries.
The holder of the position is expected to work towards a Ph.D. degree
(research assistant).
For further details please contact R. Waschler,
phone +49 6110 375, e-mail: waschler_no@spam_mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de.
More information can be found on the homepage
http://ifatwww.et.uni-magdeburg.de/auto/.
In case of equal qualification, handicapped applicants will be treated with
higher priority. The Otto-von-Guericke University strives for an increase in
female scientific staff, and therefore explicitly encourages female
applicants.
Please send your applications -- preferably in electronic form
(attachments as pdf- or ASCII-files, no WORD documents!) -- to:
Roland Waschler
Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Sandtorstr. 1
39106 Magdeburg, GERMANY
e-mail: waschler@mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de
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4.9 PhD MS: Univ. of Houston USA
PhD, MS: Univ. of Houston, USA
Contributed by: Karolos Grigoriadis, Karolos@uh.edu
Graduate Research Assistantships
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Houston
For M.S. and Ph.D. studies in the areas of robust, gain scheduled, linear
matrix inequalities, fault tolerant and optimal control, with applications to
space systems, engine control and structural control. Applicants are expected
to have a good mathematical background and good knowledge of modern control
theory. Applications from qualified students are invited for Fall 2003. For
more information please contact: Prof. Karolos Grigoriadis, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4792,
karolos@uh.edu. Application material can be obtained at:
http://www.me.uh.edu/grad/grad.html
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4.10 Post-Doc: Thales Nederland BV Netherlands
Post-Doc: Thales Nederland BV, Netherlands
Contributed by: Hans Schurer, hans.schurer@nl.thalesgroup.com
Thales Nederland BV (Thales) is one of the leading companies in the worldwide
market of radar and optronic sensor systems. The R&D department of the Thales
Business Unit 'Joint Radar Systems' in Hengelo (the Netherlands) and Bagneux
(France) is responsible for the development of the Digital Processing
functions in Radar-and Optronic Sensors for Naval- and Air Defence
applications. Multidisciplinary teams pursue these developments, with
specialists in the areas of system engineering, sensor functional design, and
architecture, design and realisation of real-time embedded systems. Typical
domains of interest are signal- and data processing algorithms; adaptive
processing at very high sampling-rates, re-configurable computers, system on
programmable chip, heterogeneous COTS computer platforms, and high speed
interconnects.
The department 'Projects & Engineering' has an opening for a Research fellow
on the use of Particle Filters in Radar processing (2yr. Postdoc position)
Traditionally the complete sensor signal and data processing chain is
decomposed into several sub-processes. First of all some stages of pre-
processing are conducted, for instance beam forming, pulse compression
filtering and Doppler filtering. Then all data corresponding to a single scan
or look are processed, which is conventionally already decomposed is separate
detection, clustering and extraction processes. Finally the data is processed
from scan to scan, which is often referred to as a tracking process. One
direction in the search for improvements to this traditional chain is to
adopt a more formal approach. This approach comprises two important
ingredients. It starts of with the formulation of (parts of) this processing
chain as an integrated statistical estimation and classification problem.
This transforms the algorithm-engineering task into one of finding algorithms
that compute well-defined optimal solutions, for instance Maximum a
Posteriori (MAP) solutions. The major innovation blocker has been the non-
linearity and non-Gaussianity of the problems, which has lead to a wide
variety of heuristic, approximate and complicated algorithms. The use of
Particle Filtering, which is an elegant algorithm applicable to whatever non-
linear and non-Gaussian dynamic estimation problem, may provide a break
through this blockade. Recent results in Particle Filter theory and
applications have shown their potential to provide optimal solutions for the
processing chain. Moreover algorithms developed along this line will be less
heuristic and approximate than their traditional counterparts.
The objective is to participate in the work described above. This includes
the formulation of sub problems into a suitable estimation and classification
framework, as well as the development, implementation and evaluation of
associated (Particle Filter) schemes. This work involves both theoretical and
practical issues.
Requirments:
-Have a Ph.D degree in Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or a
related field;
-A firm background in estimation and classification theory as well as an
affinity with signal processing applications;
-Preferably you have been working on building models of real world signal
processing problems, applying formal ways to solve them, evaluate these
models, and possibly adapt them to the new findings.
-Preferably you have experience with Matlab or are willing to learn this;
-You should have strong communication skills in English, and the willingness
to work in a team.
For more information on this position please contact
hans.driessen@nl.thalesgroup.com or yvo.boers@nl.thalesgroup.com.
Please send your application to jobs@thales-nederland.nl or Thales Nederland
B.V., Recruitment, P.O.Box 42, 7550 GD, Hengelo, The Netherlands and include
a current resume, subjects studied with corresponding grades, references and
refer to Marie Curie Fellowship.
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4.11 Post-Doc: Univ. of Houston USA
Post-Doc: Univ. of Houston, USA
Contributed by: Karolos Grigoriadis, karolos@uh.edu
A Post Doctoral Researcher position in the areas of LMI control, fault-
tolerant, robust control and control of flow systems is available at the
University of Houston. The applicants are expected to have very strong
mathematical and control theory background and prior publications in the
above research areas. The position is sponsored by a newly established NASA
center on intelligent aerospace vehicles, and it is available as early as May
2003. For more information please send a detailed resume to: Prof. Karolos
Grigoriadis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston,
Houston, TX 77204-4792, E-mail: karolos@uh.edu.
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4.12 Post-Doc: Univ of Washington USA
Post-Doc: Univ of Washington, USA
Contributed by: Juris Vagners, vagners@aa.washington.edu
Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The Cooperative Planning and Control of Autonomous Vehicles group in the
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Washington
invites applicants for a Post Doctoral Research Associate position. The
Cooperative Planning group runs several related projects in the areas of
outer-loop path planning/trajectory generation and coupled inner-outer loop
nonlinear control for teams of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
The successful applicant will conduct research and design of distributed path
planning algorithms for multiple autonomous vehicles to demonstrate
cooperative behavior. The job also includes technical coordination of
multiple similar research efforts of team graduate students. Quarterly
presentations to funding agencies are required. The position is fully funded
and will run for an expected 2 ½ years. The job also involves close
interaction with local industry in transitioning technology from the
laboratory to actual flying UAV systems.
The applicant must have a PhD degree in an engineering discipline (or
equivalent) and have a working familiarity with evolutionary algorithmic
concepts (evolutionary programming, genetic algorithms, simulated annealing,
free market trading algorithms, etc). Preference will be given to candidates
who also have a strong background in one or more of the following areas: C++
programming, real-time/embedded systems, probability and stochastic systems,
feedback control, distributed computing and hardware implementation of
control algorithms. Good communication and presentation skills are required.
The position will be open May 1, 2003. The salary range is $35,000 - $55,000
plus benefits, depending on experience and qualifications. Preference will be
given to US citizens or holders of a green card, but all applicants will be
considered. The University of Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The names and e-mail contacts of three references will be appreciated.
Please e-mail inquiries and background information to:
vagners@aa.washington.edu
Hard copy can be mailed to:
Professor Juris Vagners
Box 352400
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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4.13 Research Fellow: NUS Singapore
Research Fellow: NUS, Singapore
Contributed by: Peter C. Y. Chen, engchenp@nus.edu.sg
Research Fellow in the Faculty of Engineering,
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Qualification: A Ph.D. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer
Engineering (or a closely related field)
Knowledge and experience (in at least one area): Supervisory control;
Discrete-event systems; Autonomous robots/vehicles; Automata and formal
language theory; Autonomous agents
Computer skills: C/C++ programming; Computer graphics (3D preferred)
programming; Windows and real-time extension
The project is entitled: "Supervisory control of autonomous land vehicles
for advanced operational and tactical mobility".
Briefly, achieving autonomous operation in open terrain remains a challenging
problem in the development of land vehicles, mainly because of the behavior
requirement imposed on the vehicle and the complexity of the environment in
which the vehicle operates. Solving this problem requires not only
sophisticated components for actuation, sensing, and communication, but also
advanced supervisory control strategies that can make use of the full
capability of the components. The objective of this project is to develop
advanced strategies for supervisory control of autonomous land vehicles that
could be of significance to national defense needs. Such strategies will
enable an autonomous vehicle to exhibit a high degree of operational and
tactical mobility in unstructured environment.
The successful applicant will work on (1) modeling, analysis, and control-
ynthesis of a land vehicle with a set of desired tactical and operational
behavior, and (2) demonstrating the results in a graphical vehicle-control
simulation environment.
Salary is highly competitive, and depends on applicant’s skills and experience
Send detailed CV (with complete publication list) and three reference letters
to Dr. Peter C. Y. Chen at engchenp@nus.edu.sg
Faculty of Engineering: http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg
National University of Singapore: http://www.nus.edu.sg
Working in Singapore - http://www.contactsingapore.org.sg
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4.14 Research Fellow: National Univ of Singapore Singapore
Research Fellow: National Univ of Singapore, Singapore
Contributed by: S.S. Ge, elegesz@nus.edu.sg
Outstanding young and responsible researchers are invited to apply for a
Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in the broadly defined area of control
theory and applications (including unmanned vehicles, nonlinear control, bio-
modeling and control) in the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, the National University of Singapore. The successful candidate
is expected to have a strong engineering background and analytical skills,
fluent in English as he/she is expect to be involved in a number of academic
activities. The deadline for application is 30 April 2003. The appointment
will be offered on a yearly basis tenable to two years. Salary depends on the
experience of the applicant and regulation of the fund. Shortlisted
applicants will be notified.
To apply, please send the following documents:
(i) Duly completed Personal Particular Form (downloadable at
http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~sge/particulars.doc),
(ii) Brief CV (Resume) with a statement of personal research interests,
(iii) Copies of three best research publications,,
(iv) Copies of relevant degree certificates,
(v) Three reference letters, and
(vi) Copies of relevant pages in your passport.
to Dr S. Sam GE Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering National
University of Singapore Singapore 117576 E-mail: elegesz@nus.edu.sg
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5. Books
5.1 Control of Sandwich Nonlinear Systems
Control of Sandwich Nonlinear Systems
Contributed by: Avinash Taware, taware@crd.ge.com
Control of Sandwich Nonlinear Systems
Volume 288, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences
226 pages, softcover, ISBN: 3-540-44115-8
Avinash Taware, GE Global Research, Schenectady, NY, USA
Gang Tao, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Publication date: March 2003
Retail Price: EUR 74.95, US $ 82
http://www.springer.de/cgi/svcat/search_book.pl?isbn=3-540-44115-8
Springer-Verlag
Tiergartenstrasse 17
69121 Heidelberg, Germany
This book addresses an important and challenging open control problem:
control of sandwich nonlinear systems that have nonlinearities sandwiched in
between dynamic blocks. Sandwiched dead-zone, backlash, friction, and
hysteresis systems are systematically analyzed and control designs are
developed for such sandwich nonlinear systems that have different levels of
uncertainties. Novel hybrid control designs, based on a general framework,
are developed to handle sandwiched nonlinearities such as dead-zone,
hysteresis with applications to precision servomechanisms and smart
structures. Intelligent tools such as adaptive, neural network have been
combined with hybrid control as control strategies for the sandwich systems.
Control designs for compensation of sandwiched friction and sandwiched
backlash have been systematically developed. Problem of actuator failure
compensation for sandwich nonlinear systems has been formulated along with a
solution for a case study.
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Background; Research Motivation; Monograph Outline
Chapter 2. Problem Formulation
Sandwich System Examples; Research Objectives
Chapter 3. Continuous-Time Control Designs
Control Design; Simulations and Analysis; Describing Function Analysis;
Dead-Zone Compensation
Chapter 4. Hybrid Control Designs
Hybrid Control with x (t) measured; Performance Analysis; Control Scheme
with u(t) measured; An Illustrative Example
Chapter 5. Adaptive Inverse Hybrid Design
Adaptive Inverse Design; Tracking Error and Stability Analysis; Case Study
Chapter 6. Neural-Hybrid Control
Background; Neural-Hybrid Controller; Simulation Study
Chapter 7. Friction Compensation for Sandwich Dynamic System
The Benchmark System and Control Problems; State Feedback MRAC for Output
Tracking; Friction Compensation; Simulation Study
Chapter 8. Adaptive Friction Compensation Based on Feedback Linearization
A Sandwich Nonlinear System with Friction; Designs without friction;
Friction Compensation Control
Chapter 9. Control of Systems with Actuator Nonlinearities and Failures
Problem Statement; Plant-Model State Matching Control Design; Plant-Model
Output Matching Control Design; Failure Compensation using Output Feedback;
Failure Compensation for Sandwich Systems;
Chapter 10: Control of Systems with Sandwiched Backlash
System Model and Control Problems; Turret and Barrel Backlash Compensation;
Turret Backlash Compensation; Barrel Backlash Compensation; Feedback
control for Flexibility and Damping; Generalization and Performance;
Chapter 11. Conclusions and Future Research
Summary of Contributions; Future Research Topics
References
Index
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5.2 Hankel Operators and their Applications
Hankel Operators and their Applications
Contributed by: Vladimir Peller, peller@math.msu.edu
Hankel Operators and their Applications
Vladimir Peller
Springer-Verlag.
http://www.springer-ny.com/detail.tpl?cart=10445720032426741&ISBN=0387955488
This book is a comprehensive treatise of Hankel operators. It also
discusses connections with control theory. To get more information you can
visit the website.
Contents: An Introduction to Hankel Operators; Vectorial Hankel Operators;
Toeplitz Operators; Singular Values of Hankel Operators; Parametrization of
Solutions of the Nehari Problem; Hankel Operators and Schatten-von Neumann
Classes; Best Approximation by Analytic and Meromorphic Functions; An
Introduction to Gaussian Spaces; Regularity Conditions for Stationary
Processes; Spectral Properties of Hankel Operators; Hankel Operators in
Control Theory; The Inverse Spectral Problem for Self-Adjoint Hankel
Operators; Wiener-Hopf Factorizations and the Recovery Problem; Analytic
Approximation of Matrix Functions; Hankel Operators and Similarity to a
Contraction.
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5.3 Marine Control Systems
Marine Control Systems
Contributed by: Thor I. Fossen, tif@itk.ntnu.no
Marine Control Systems -
Guidance, Navigation and Control of Ships, Rigs and Underwater Vehicles
Thor I. Fossen
586 pp., paperback, ISBN 82-92356-00-2 1st ed.
Marine Cybernetics AS, Trondheim, Norway, December 2002
The book focuses on nonlinear kinematics and dynamics, modeling for marine
craft with emphases on control modeling, exploitation of structural
properties, and methods for nonlinear control and observer design. A new
Guidance, Navigation and Control Toolbox for use in Matlab is included.
Contents:
1. Introduction
Part I: Modeling of Marine Vessels
2. Kinematics
3. Dynamics of Marine Vessels
4. Models for Wind, Waves and Ocean Currents
Part II: Guidance, Navigation and Control Fundamentals
5. Maritime Guidance Systems
6. Estimator Based Navigation Systems
7. Control Methods for Marine Vessels
Part III: Ship and Rig Applications
8. Course Autopilots
9. Autopilots with Roll Damping
10. Trajectory Tracking and Maneuvering Control
11. Positioning Systems
Part IV: Underwater Vehicle Applications
12. Propeller Control System Design
13. Decoupled Autopilot Design
14. 6 DOF Position and Attitude Control
Part V: Appendices
15. Nonlinear Stability Theory
16. Numerical Methods
17. Matlab GNC Toolbox
Ordering info:
Internet: http://www.marinecybernetics.com/books.htm
E-mail: info@marinecybernetics.com, Fax: [+47] 72 81 00 18
Marine Cybernetics AS, P.O.Box 4607, NO-7451 Trondheim, Norway
Price: NOK 850.00, approx. USD 110.00, approx. EUR 105.00
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6. Journals
6.1 Contents: Asian Journal of Control
Contents: Asian Journal of Control
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw
Contents: Asian Journal of Control
http://www.ajc.org.tw
Vol. 5, Nol. 1, March, 2003
Regular Papers:
1.Title: Adaptive Control for Robotic Manipulators Executing Multilateral
Constrained Task
Author: Haruhisa Kawasaki and Ryo Taniuchi
2.Title: Robust Isolation of Sensor Failures
Author: R. Xu and C. Kwan
3.Title: Output Feedback Sliding Mode Controller Design VIA H¡Û Theory
Author: Jeang-Lin Chang
4.Title: PID Regulation of Robot Manipulators with Elastic Joints
Author: Jose Alvarez-Ramirez and Ilse Cervantes
5.Title: Restricted Structure Control Loop Performance Assessment for PID
Controllers and State-Space Systems
Author: M. J. Grimble
6.Title:Torque Maximisation of the PMAC Motor for High Performance, Low
Inertia Operation
Author: Paul Stewart
7.Title: Discretization of a Non-Linear, Continuous-Time Control Law with
Small Control Delays
Author: Guido Herrmann, Sarah K. Spurgeon and Christopher Edwards
8.Title: Digital Redesign of Continuous-Time Suboptimal Tracker for Two-
Dimensional Systems
Author: Jimshone Li, Jason Sheng-Hong Tsai and Leang-San Shieh
9.Title: Nonlinear Adaptive Tracking of Surface Vessels with Exogenous
Disturbances
Author: Simon Hsu-Sheng Fu, Wassim M. Haddad and Chin-Cheng Cheng
10.Title: A Paraller Block Scaled Gradient Method with Decentralized Step-
Size for Block Additive Unconstrained Optimization Problems of
Large Distributed Systems
Author: Shin-Yeu Lin and Shieh-Shing Lin
Brief:
11.Title: Robust Stabilization of Interval Plants with Constant Disturbance
Author: G. Fernandez-Anaya and J. Alvarez-Ramirez
12.Title: Reliable Robust Preview Tracking Control Against Actuator Faults
Author: Fang Liao, Jianliang Wang and Guang-Hong Yang
13.Title: Control Routh Array and Its Applications
Author: Daizhan Cheng and T. J. Tarn
14.Title: Adaptive L2 Disturbance Attenuation of Hamiltonian Systems with
Parametric Perturbation and Application to Power Systems
Author: Tielong Shen, Romeo Ortega, Qiang Lu, Shengwei Mei and Katsutoshi
Tamura
15.Title: Output Regulation of a Class of Singular Nonlinear Systems with the
Normal Output Feedback Controller
Author: Wei Wang and Jie Huang
16.Title: Reliable Decentralized Supervisory Control for Marked Language
Specifications
Author: Shigemasa Takai and Toshimitsu Ushio
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6.2 Contents: Automatica
Contents: Automatica
Contributed by: H. Kwakernaak, automatica@autsubmit.com
Contents: Automatica, May, 2003
Volume 39, Issue 5
For the cumulative table of contents 1963-present and new submissions
visit http://www.autsubmit.com
Regular papers
J-P. Vila, V. Wagner
Predictive neuro-control of uncertain systems: Design and use of a
neuro-optimizer
G.E. Stewart, D.M. Gorinevsky, G.A. Dumont
Two-dimensional loop shaping
Jean-Claude Hennet
A bi-modal scheme for multi-stage production and inventory control
S. S. Ge, G. Li, T. H. Lee
Adaptive NN control for a class of strict-feedback discrete-time nonlinear
systems
Dina Shona Laila, D. Nesic
Changing supply rates for input-output to state stable discrete-time
nonlinear systems with applications
Brief papers
Zhaoyang Wan, M. V. Kothare
An efficient off-line formulation of robust model predictive control using
linear matrix inequalities
C. C. Cheah, S. Kawamura, S. Arimoto
Stability of hybrid position and force control for robotic manipulator
with kinematics and dynamics uncertainties
D. Karagiannis, A. Astolfi, R. Ortega
Two results for adaptive output feedback stabilization of nonlinear
systems
M. Darouach, M. Zasadzinski, M. Boutayeb
Extension of minimum variance estimation for systems with unknown inputs
M. D. S. Aliyu
An approach for solving the Hamiltonian-Jacobi-Isaacs equation (HJIE) in
nonlinear H-infinity control
H. Shim, J.H. Seo, A.R. Teel
Nonlinear observer design via passivation of error dynamics
M. A. Lau, L. Y. Pao
Input shaping and time-optimal control of flexible structures
R. Gorez
New design relations for 2-DOF PID-like control systems
Andreas Johansson and Alexander Medvedev
An observer for systems with nonlinear output map
Andras Varga and Brian D.O. Anderson
Accuracy-enhancing methods for balancing-related frequency-weighted model
and controller reduction
Torsten Soderstrom, Kaushik Mahata, and Umberto Soverini
Identification of dynamic errors-in-variables model: approaches based on
two-dimensional ARMA modelling of the data
J. Ackermann, D. Kaesbauer
Stable polyhedra in parameter space
Technical communiques
Petter Tøndel, Tor Arne Johansen, Alberto Bemporad
Evaluation of Piecewise Affine Control via Binary Search Tree
Book reviews
Jian-Xin Xu
Sliding Mode Control in Engineering, by W. Perruguetti and J.P. Barbot
David S. Stoffer
Time Series Analysis by State Space Methods, by J. Durbin and S. J.
Koopman
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6.3 Contents: Control Engineering Practice
Contents: Control Engineering Practice
Contributed by: A. H. Glattfelder, ifacjcep@control.ee.ethz.ch
Control Engineering Practice
ISSN : 0967-0661
Volume : 11, No. 4, April 2003
High-speed and precise positioning of an X-Y table, Pages 357-365
Yih-Tun Tseng and Jui-Hung Liu
Analysis of power and frequency control requirements in view of increased
decentralized production and market liberalization, Pages 367-375
Brian Roffel and Wouter W. de Boer
Indirect adaptive dual control for Hammerstein systems using ANN, Pages
377-385
T. Knohl, W. M. Xu and H. Unbehauen
Closed-loop congestion control in a GEO satellite system, Pages 387-401
Francesco Delli Priscoli and Antonio Pietrabissa
Vehicle longitudinal brake control using variable parameter sliding control,
Pages 403-411
Hong Liang, Kil To Chong, Tae Soo No and Soo-Yeong Yi
Special section on manoeuvering control of marine craft, Pages 413-414
Mogens Blanke, Malek M. A. Poursanjani and Zoran Z. Vukic
Cheap diagnosis using structural modelling and fuzzy-logic-based detection,
Pages 415-422
Roozbeh Izadi-Zamanabadi, Mogens Blanke and Serajeddin Katebi
The effect of roll-stabilisation controllers on warship operational
performance, Pages 423-431
P. Crossland
Adaptive fuzzy ship autopilot for track-keeping, Pages 433-443
Jasmin Velagic, Zoran Vukic and Edin Omerdic
A fuzzy approach to redundancy resolution for underwater vehicle-manipulator
systems, Pages 445-452
Gianluca Antonelli and Stefano Chiaverini
Remotely operated vehicle depth control, Pages 453-459
Silvia M. Zanoli and Giuseppe Conte
Bottom-following for remotely operated vehicles, Pages 461-470
M. Caccia, R. Bono, G. Bruzzone and G. Veruggio
Designing a Fuzzy-like PD controller for an underwater robot, Pages 471-480
I. S. Akkizidis, G. N. Roberts, P. Ridao and J. Batlle
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6.4 Contents: Control and Intelligent Systems
Contents: Control and Intelligent Systems
Contributed by: Clarence de Silva, desilva@mech.ubc.ca
Contents: Control and Intelligent Systems
VOLUME 30 / Number 3 / 2002
Text Segmentation using a Cache Memory: B. Bigi, R. DeMori
Logical Radial Basis Function Networks: A Hybrid Model
for Efficient Implementation of Classical Radial Basis Function Networks:
H.A. Hefny, A.A. Bahnasawi, A.H. Abdel Wahab, S.I. Shaheen
Discrete Kharitonov's Theorem and Robust Control: Ü. Nurges, R. Luus
Generalized Nonlinear Robust Control Design: The Beam and Ball Example:
J. Kaloust, C. Ham, Z. Qu, R. Johnson
Eigenvectors and Robust Stability of Uncertain Matrices: S.-G. Wang, S.B. Lin
Implementation of Optimal Output Characteristic For a Telecom Power Supply:
Fuzzy-logic Approach: I.A. Gadoura, T. Suntio
Intelligent Motion Control using Fuzzy and Recurrent Neural Networks for
Robot Manipulators in Dynamic Environments: J.B. Mbede, E. Ondoua
Author Index 2002
For paper submission information please go to:
http://www.actapress.com/journals/journals.htm
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6.5 Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control
Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control
Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu
Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Feb 2003
Pose estimation using line-based dynamic vision and inertial sensors
Rehbinder, H.; Ghosh, B.K.; Page(s): 186- 199
Solving quadratic distance problems: an LMI-based approach
Chesi, G.; Garulli, A.; Tesi, A.; Vicino, A.; Page(s): 200- 212
Feedback can reduce the specification complexity of motor programs
Egerstedt, M.B.; Brockett, R.W.; Page(s): 213- 223
A convex optimization-based nonlinear filtering algorithm with applications
to real-time sensing for patterned wafers
Ji-Woong Lee; Khargonekar, P.P.; Page(s): 224- 235
Drift and monotonicity conditions for continuous-time controlled markov
chains with an average criterion
Xianping Guo; Hernandez-Lerma, O.; Page(s): 236- 245
Constrained state estimation for nonlinear discrete-time systems: stability
and moving horizon approximations
Rao, C.V.; Rawlings, J.B.; Mayne, D.Q.; Page(s): 246- 258
On necessary conditions for real robust schur-stability
Batra, P.; Page(s): 259- 261
Stochastic nonlinear minimax dynamic games with noisy measurements
Charalambous, C.D.; Page(s): 261- 266
Existence and uniqueness of open-loop nash equilibria in linear-quadratic
discrete time games
Jank, G.; Abou-Kandil, H.; Page(s): 267- 271
Reduced-order solutions for the singular H^infin filtering problem
Ariola, M.; Pironti, A.; Page(s): 271- 275
Decentralized adaptive output regulation for a class of large-scale
nonlinear systems
Xudong Ye; Jie Huang; Page(s): 276- 281
State feedback stabilization for a class of stochastic time-delay nonlinear
systems
Yusun Fu; Zuohua Tian; Songjiao Shi; Page(s): 282- 286
An LMI-based approach for robust stabilization of uncertain stochastic
systems with time-varying delays
Chien-Yu Lu; Tsai, J.S.-H.; Gwo-Jia Jong; Te-Jen Su; Page(s): 286- 289
General two-stage extended kalman filters
Chien-Shu Hsieh; Page(s): 289- 293
Recursive nonlinear observer design: beyond the uniform
observability
Hyungbo Shim; Seo, J.H.; Page(s): 294- 298
New results on doubly coprime fractional representations of
generalized dynamical systems
Zhi-Wei Gao; Fei-Yue Wang; Page(s): 299- 307
Switching and pi control of walking motions of planar biped walkers
Westervelt, E.R.; Grizzle, J.W.; Canudas de Wit, C.; Page(s): 308- 312
A remark on the converging-input converging-state property
Sontag, E.D.; Page(s): 313- 314
On the robustness and performance of disturbance observers for
second-order systems
Youngjin Choi; Kwangjin Yang; Wan Kyun Chung; Hong Rok Kim; Il Hong Suh
Page(s): 315- 320
Dynamic gradient approaches to compute the closest unstable equilibrium
point for stability region estimate and their computational limitations
Jaewook Lee; Page(s): 321- 324
Simplified exponentially convergent rotor resistance estimation for
induction motors
Bartolini, G.; Pisano, A.; Pisu, P.; Page(s): 325- 330
Identifiability of nonlinear systems with application to HIV/AIDS models
Xia, X.; Moog, C.H.; Page(s): 330- 336
Robust control of nonlinear systems in the presence of unknown exogenous
dynamics
Zhihua Qu; Yufang Jin; Page(s): 336- 343
Uniform asymptotic stability of hybrid dynamical systems with delay
Rong Yuan; Zhujun Jing; Luonan Chen; Page(s): 344- 348
Comments on "Exact output tracking in decentralized adaptive control"
Mirkin, B.M.; Page(s): 348- 350
Author's Reply to comments on "Exact output tracking in decentralized
adaptive control"
Narendra, K.S.; Page(s): 350- 351
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6.6 Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control March 2003
Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control, March 2003
Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu
Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Mar 2003
H/sub 2/ control with time-domain constraints: theory and an application
Sznaier, M.; Amishima, T.; Inanc, T.; Page(s): 355- 368
Optimal sensor selection for discrete-event systems with partial observation
Shengbing Jiang; Kumar, R.; Garcia, H.E.; Page(s): 369- 381
Dynamic Cesaro-Wardrop equilibration in networks
Borkar, V.S.; Kumar, P.R.; Page(s): 382- 396
Parameter convergence in nonlinearly parameterized systems
Chengyu Cao; Annaswamy, A.M.; Kojic, A.; Page(s): 397- 412
Robust nonlinear motion control of a helicopter
Isidori, A.; Marconi, L.; Serrani, A.; Page(s): 413- 426
Composite nonlinear feedback control for linear systems with input
saturation: theory and an application
Chen, B.M.; Lee, T.H.; Kemao Peng; Venkataramanan, V.; Page(s): 427- 439
Composite quadratic Lyapunov functions for constrained control systems
Tingshu Hu; Zongli Lin; Page(s): 440- 450
Nonlinear observers for autonomous Lipschitz continuous systems
Kreisselmeier, G.; Engel, R.; Page(s): 451- 464
Necessary conditions for control consistency in hierarchical control of
discrete-event systems
Zhijun Chao; Yugeng Xi; Page(s): 465- 468
Output feedback control based on a high-order sliding manifold approach
Cavallo, A.; Natale, C.; Page(s): 469- 472
Receding-horizon estimation for discrete-time linear systems
Alessandri, A.; Baglietto, M.; Battistelli, G.; Page(s): 473- 478
A separation principle for distributed dissipative bilinear systems
Bounit, H.; Hammouri, H.; Page(s): 479- 483
Loss of structurally stable regulation implies loss of stability
Maithripala, D.H.S.; Berg, J.M.; Dayawansa, W.P.; Page(s): 483- 487
Fixed point theorem-based iterative learning control for LTV systems with
input singularity
Jian-Xin Xu; Rui Yan; Page(s): 487- 492
The optimal search for a Markovian target when the search path is
constrained: the infinite-horizon case
Singh, S.; Krishnamurthy, V.; Page(s): 493- 497
A remark on partial-state feedback stabilization of cascade systems using
small gain theorem
Wei Lin; Qi Gong; Page(s): 497- 500
An improved lmi condition for robust D-stability of uncertain polytopic
systems
Leite, V.J.S.; Peres, P.L.D.; Page(s): 500- 504
Explicit solution of DMZ equation in nonlinear filtering via solution of ODEs
Yau, S.S.-T.; Yuen-Tai Lai; Page(s): 505- 508
Output feedback control design for strict-feedback stochastic nonlinear
systems under a risk-sensitive cost
Yungang Liu; Zigang Pan; Songjiao Shi; Page(s): 509- 513
Existence of SDRE stabilizing feedback
Shamma, J.S.; Cloutier, J.R.; Page(s): 513- 517
Comments on "Is the frobenius matrix norm induced?"
Djouadi, S.M.; Page(s): 518- 519
Control theory for linear systems [Book Review]
Petersen, I.R.; Page(s): 526- 526
Comments and further results on "A descriptor system approach to H_infin
control of linear time-delay systems"
Huijun Gao; Changhong Wang; Page(s): 520- 525
Authors' reply - Comments on "Is the frobenius matrix norm induced?"
Chellaboina, V.; Haddad, W.M.; Page(s): 519- 520
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6.7 Contents: JDCS
Contents: JDCS
Contributed by: Yuri L. Sachkov, sachkov@sys.botik.ru
JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Incorporating Dynamics and Control
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1079-2724
Vol 9, No. 2 April 2003
Optimal Control with State Constraints and the Space Shuttle Re-entry Problem
155--199; B. Bonnard, L. Faubourg, G. Launay, and E. Trelat
Boundary Feedback Stabilization of a Variant of the SCOLE Model
201--232; Boumediene Chentouf
Fuzzy Variable Structure Control of a Classof Nonlinear Sampled-Data Systems
233--256; Mehmet Onder Efe
On Three Problems about Dynamical Systems Related to Lattices and Homogeneous
Spaces
257--264; A. M. Stepin
Limit cycles for multidimensional vector fields. The elliptic case
265--310; Marcin Bobienski and Henryk Zoladek
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6.8 Contents: Jour of Guidance Control Dynamics
Contents: Jour of Guidance, Control, Dynamics
Contributed by: Jen Samuels, jens@aiaa.org
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
Volume 26, Number 2, March-April 2003 Table of Contents
HISTORY OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES
One Hundred Years of Aircraft Electronics
M. Kayton, p. 193
FULL-LENGTH PAPERS
Formation Flying: Accommodating Nonlinearity and Eccentricity Perturbations
S. S. Vaddi, S. R. Vadali, K. T. Alfriend, p. 214
Escaping Trajectories in the Hill Three-Body Problem and Applications
B. F. Villac and D. J. Scheeres, p. 224
Space Vehicle Maneuver Method to Lower Collision Risk to an Acceptable Level
R. P. Patera and G. E. Peterson, p. 233
Frozen Orbits About the Moon
A. Elipe and M. Lara, p. 238
Spacecraft Attitude Rate Estimation from Geomagnetic Field Measurements
M. L. Psiaki and Y. Oshman, p. 244
Attitude Regulation About a Fixed Rotation Axis
J. Lawton and R. W. Beard, p. 253
Slew Maneuver of a Flexible Space Structure with Constraint on Bending Moment
H. A. Fujii, H. Kojima, N. Nakajima, p. 259
Prediction Tools for Active Damping and Motion Planning of Flexible
Manipulators
B. Pond, J. Van Vilet, I. Sharf, p. 267
Output Feedback Control of Mechanical Systems with Application to Spacecraft
and Robots
F. Caccavale, C. Natale, L. Villani, p. 273
Closed-Loop Endoatomospheric Ascent Guidance
P. Lu, H. Sun, B. Tsai, p. 283
New Interceptor Guidance Law Integrating Time-Varying and Estimation-Delay
Models
T. Shima, J. Shinar, H. Weiss, p. 295
Three-Axis Attitude Determination Using Global Positioning System Signal
Strength Measurements
E. G. Lightsey and J. Madsen, p. 304
Attitude Error Representations for Kalman Filtering
F. L. Markley, p. 311
Timescale Analysis for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
K. D. Mease, S. Bharadwaj, S. Iravanchy, p. 318
Uncertainty Estimation from Volterra Kernels for Robust Flutter Analysis
R. J. Prazenica, R. Lind, A. J. Kurdila, p. 331
Role of Eigenvectors in Aircraft Dynamics Optimization
G. Mengali, p. 340
Observer/Kalman Filter Identification for Online System Identification of
Aircraft
J. Valasek and W. Chen, p. 347
Low-Order Equivalent System Identification for the Tu-144LL Supersonic
Transport Aircraft
E. A. Morelli, p. 354
ENGINEERING NOTES
Structured Multivariable Phase Margin Analysis with Applications to a Missile
Autopilot
J. R. Bar-on and R. J. Adams, p. 363
Coupling Numerators and Input–Output Pairing in Square Control Systems
R. A. Hess, p. 367
Inverse Solar Sail Trajectory Problem
C. R. McInnes, p. 369
Composite Estimate of Spacecraft Sensor Alignment Calibrations
M. E. Pittelkau, p. 371
Dual-Spacecraft Formation Flying in Deep Space: Optimal Collision-Free
Reconfigurations
Y. Kim, M. Mesbahi, F. Y. Hadaegh, p. 375
TECHNICAL COMMENTS
Comments on “Literal Approximations to Aircraft Dynamics Modes” and
“Consistent Approximations to Aircraft Longitudinal Modes” G. Mengali, p. 380
Reply by the Authors to G. Mengali
N. Ananthkrishnan and P. Ramadevi, p. 383
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6.9 Contents: LAA
Contents: LAA
Contributed by: Hans Schneider, hans@math.wisc.edu
Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications
Volume 364, Pages 1-326 (1 May 2003)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5653-2003-996359999-400015
Classifying quadratic maps from plane to plane, Pages 1-12
R. Duran Diaz, J. Munoz Masque and A. Peinado Dominguez
Characterizations and lower bounds for the spread of a normal matrix,
Pages 13-31
Jorma Kaarlo Merikoski and Ravinder Kumar
Quadrature formulas for matrix measures--a geometric approach, Pages 33-64
Holger Dette and William J. Studden
Generalizations of the Ostrowski-Brauer theorem, Pages 65-80
L. Yu. Kolotilina
Eigenvalues of matrices with several prescribed blocks, II, Pages 81-89
Gloria Cravo and Fernando C. Silva
Minimal-volume projections of cubes and totally unimodular matrices,
Pages 91-103
M. I. Ostrovskii
Positivity of principal minors, sign symmetry and stability, Pages 105-124
Daniel Hershkowitz and Nathan Keller
Affine automorphisms that are isometries, Pages 125-134
Zbigniew Jelonek
The characterization of symmetric primitive matrices with exponent n-1,
Pages 135-145
Jun-Liang Cai and Bo-Ying Wang
The solvability conditions for the inverse eigenvalue problems of centro-
symmetric matrices, Pages 147-160
Fu-Zhao Zhou, Xi-Yan Hu and Lei Zhang
Optimal low-rank approximation to a correlation matrix, Pages 161-187
Zhenyue Zhang and Lixin Wu
Stability of eigenvalues and spectral decompositions under linear
perturbation, Pages 189-211
R. Alam and S. Bora
Condition for the numerical range to contain an elliptic disc, Pages 213-222
Hwa-Long Gau and Pei Yuan Wu
Permanents of woven matrices, Pages 223-233
Gi-Sang Cheon, Suk-Geun Hwang, Bryan L. Shader and Seok-Zun Song
Computing matrix-vector products with centrosymmetric and centrohermitian
matrices, Pages 235-241
Heike Fassbender and Khakim D. Ikramov
On the number of arcs in primitive digraphs with large exponents, Pages 243-
251
Jian Shen and Cynthia J. Wyels
More on modifications and improvements of classical iterative schemes for M-
matrices, Pages 253-279
A. Hadjidimos, D. Noutsos and M. Tzoumas
Looking for nonnegative solutions of a Leontief dynamic model, Pages 281-316
Manuela S. Silva and Teresa P. de Lima
Spectrum and commutativity preserving mappings on H2, Pages 317-319
Tatjana Petek and Humberto Sarria
On the Craig-Sakamoto theorem and Olkin's determinantal result, Pages 321-323
Masaya Matsuura
Author index, Pages 325-326
Lists of editors, Pages ii-iii
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6.10 Special Issue on DES: Asian of Journal Control
Special Issue on DES: Asian of Journal Control
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw
CALL FOR PAPERS
Control of Discrete Event Systems
A Special Issue of Asian Journal of Control
http://www.ajc.org.tw
The last few decades of progress in computing, communication and sensor
technologies have result in a new class of dynamic systems called Discrete
Event Systems (DES). Examples include computer communication networks,
automated manufacturing systems, air traffic control systems, command,
control, communication, and information (C3I) systems, monitoring and control
systems in automobiles or buildings, intelligent transportation systems,
distributed software systems, and so forth.
A large part of such systems is governed by operational rules designed
by humans. Their dynamics are therefore characterized by asynchronous
occurrences of discrete events. As a result, traditional control techniques
centered around differential and difference equations are inadequate for DES.
The goal of this special issue is to provide a forum for control
researchers to report their latest research results in the area of discrete
event system control, including both theories and applications of new
modeling frameworks, analysis techniques, design tools, testing methods, and
systematic control and optimization procedures.
Guest Editor:
Prof. MuDer Jeng
Department of Electrical Engineering
National Taiwan Ocean University
Keelung 202, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-24622192 ext. 6210, Fax: +886-2-24627054
E-mail: jeng@mail.ntou.edu.tw
Important Dates:
Nov. 1, 2002 Call for Papers
April 15, 2003 Deadline for Paper Submission
July 15, 2003 Completion of First Review
Nov. 15, 2003 Completion of Final Review
June 30, 2004 Publication
Electronic submissions in PDF, Postscript, or zipped Postscript
format are required. Send your manuscripts as email attachments to
Prof. Li-Chen Fu, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Control at the
following address:
Prof. Li-Chen Fu
Department of Electrical Engineering
National Taiwan University
Taipei 106, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2362-2209
Fax: +886-2-23657887
E-mail: lichen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw
All submissions should include a title page containing the title
of the paper, full names and affiliations, complete postal and electronic
address, phone and fax number, an abstract, and a list of keywords.
The contacting author should be clearly identified.
For more detailed information about manuscript preparation, please visit
the web site of Asian Journal of Control at http://www.ajc.org.tw
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7. Conferences
7.1 2003 IEEE Int Conf on Systems Man and Cybernetics
2003 IEEE Int Conf on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
Contributed by: Robin Qiu, robinqiu@psu.edu
2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
October 5-8, 2003 – Hyatt Regency, Washington, D.C., USA.
https://becat.engr.uconn.edu/IEEE_CSMC_2003/
The 2003 SMC conference will be held in Washington, D.C. at the luxurious
Crystal City Hyatt Regency Hotel. Crystal City is home to excellent
restaurants and other attractions, and is directly across the Potomac River
from Washington, DC, whose many points of interest are a short subway ride
away. Access to the conference hotel is easy from any of Reagan, Dulles, or
Baltimore-Washington International airports. The Crystal City venue is also
near the homes of many federal organizations, including DARPA, NSF, ONR and
AFOSR, making this conference an ideal opportunity to hear of trends and
focus areas from these agencies via panel discussions and plenary seminars.
Theme:
In light of the world’s recent forced awareness of its vulnerability to many
kinds of attack, the theme for this conference is System Security and
Assurance. Papers relating to this topic are especially solicited, including
those in the areas of security, intrusion/eavesdrop detection in computer,
communication and other systems, fault tolerance, threat diagnosis, and safe
architectures. In addition, and as always, the SMC Conference aims to provide
a forum for presentation and discussion of the state of the art in systems
engineering, in human systems & human/machine interactions, and in the broad
field of cybernetics. Other themes are:
Systems Modeling and Control; Manufacturing Systems; Decision Support
Systems/Informatics; Intelligent Systems; Data Mining and Management;
Fuzzy Systems; Quality/Reliability & Systems Engineering; Internet/Electronic
Commerce; Human/Machine Systems; Soft Computing; Image Processing and Pattern
Recognition; Intelligent Transport Systems; Petri Nets & Discrete Event
Systems; Computational Intelligence
Papers relating to the above themes are also solicited, but a paper on any
SMC topic is welcome.
Important Dates:
April 17, 2003: Deadline for submission of proposals for tutorial sessions.
April 10, 2003: Deadline for submission of abstracts for regular papers.
April 17, 2003: Deadline for submission of proposals for invited sessions.
May 5, 2003: Acceptance/Rejection notification.
June 23, 2003: Final camera-ready papers due in electronic form.
Call for Contributed Papers:
Prospective authors are invited to submit their single-page paper proposals
electronically through the conference website. These proposals should be
concise, but contain sufficient detail and references to allow critical
review. Each proposal will be judged by at least two referees.
Call for Invited Sessions:
The goal of invited sessions (5 papers) and tracks (at least two sessions) is
to provide a focused discussion of new or innovative topics. Each organizer
must submit a proposal, including the title of the session, authors with
contact information, and one-page proposals from each author.
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7.2 ACC 2004: Call for Invited Tutorial Sessions
ACC 2004: Call for Invited Tutorial Sessions
Contributed by: Danny Abramovitch, danny@labs.agilent.com
Tutorials are a two-hour Invited Sessions in the American Control Conference
(ACC) designed to integrate practice and theory and to educate attendees on
an important technology. These sessions are especially intended for attendees
from industry who apply control as a tool in the "real world" and can relate
to the issues that face the practitioner (such as personnel training,
compatibility with maintenance practices, impact on ISO9000, getting
management buy-in, etc.) These sessions begin with an hour-long "teaching"
presentation on a technology that is relatively new, but proven to some
extent in industrial practice. The one-hour teaching presentation is followed
by: three 20-minute, four 15-minute or five 12-minute presentations revealing
industrial applications.
The tutorial presenter will be a recognized expert who has both
academic and industrial credibility, who can present the technological
concepts and implementation issues in an easily understandable manner,
and who can satisfy questioners from both the theoretical and the
practice community. Questions from the audience should be encouraged
throughout the tutorial presentation. The tutorial paper will be
allowed 15 pages in the proceedings. (There is currently a plan being
developed to collect and publish the tutorial papers as a book by the
American Automatic Control Council (AACC), the ACC sponsor.)
The 3-5 shorter presentations will reveal results and issues from the
current state of the art including a focus on industrial implementations of
the technology. The industrial/commercial representatives should comment on
needs for continued technology development. While submission of a paper
(short or full) will be encouraged from these presenters, this will neither
be required nor expected so as to accommodate the publication issues within
many businesses.
Quality of the Tutorial Sessions is of primary importance. The tutorial
organizer will submit the proposal for review to the Vice Chair for Industry
and Applications with the following elements:
1. Tutorial Session Form (from the ACC web page) with the complete names,
titles, addresses, (postal, email, phone, and fax) of each presenter;
2. Manuscript Submission Forms (from the ACC web page);
3. Justification of the session, that argues for the relevance of the
topic, the benefit of presenting it to the ACC;
4. Tutorial presenter qualifications;
5. Draft of tutorial manuscript (including figures) of substantial length
so the reviewers can judge its completeness, quality, and utility; and
6. Summary of each of the 12, 15 or 20 minute industrial presentations
(500-1000 word abstract, figures).
The submission deadline for Tutorial Sessions for the 2004 ACC is
September 15, 2003. Potential organizers may wish to contact the Vice
Chair for Industry and Applications earlier, to be sure that the
proposal will comply with ACC needs. That Vice Chair is
Dr. Daniel Y. Abramovitch
Agilent Laboratories
3500 Deer Creek Road, MS: 25U-9,
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Tel: (650) 485-3806, Email: danny@labs.agilent.com
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7.3 Advanced Control of Chemical Processes ADCHEM 2003
Advanced Control of Chemical Processes, ADCHEM 2003
Contributed by: Frank Allgower, allgower@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
Int IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes
ADCHEM 2003
June 18-20, 2003
Hong Kong
http://www.ust.hk/adchem2003
About the conference :
The ADCHEM 2003 conference will be held on June 18-20, 2003 in
Hong Kong SAR, China. Organized under the auspices of International
Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), ADCHEM (International
Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes) is a
continuing series of international conferences held most recently
in Pisa, Italy (2000), Banff, Canada (1997), Kyoto, Japan (1994),
and Toulouse, France (1991). These meetings focus on advances in
methods for control and modeling for all types of chemical
processes and are part of a three year rotation of IFAC meetings
in process control, which also include the IFAC DYCOPS Symposium
SERIES(most recently held in Korea, 2001 and Greece, 1998)and
the IFAC World Congress.
Conference topics include modeling and identification, model based
control, real-time optimization and scheduling, process and control
monitoring, batch process modeling and control and process control
applications.
Plenary speakers:
M. Vidyasagar, Tata Consultancy Services
F. Doyle, UC Santa Barbara
P. Terwiesch, ABB
Semi-plenary speakers:
Richard Braatz, Mayuresh Kothare, Michel Perrier, Denis Dochain,
Jan Richard Sagli, Sunwon Park, Yi Cao, John MacGregor,
Jesus Alvarez, Elaine Martin, Yucai Zhu, Moses Tade, Dominique Bonvin.
In addition to the plenary and semi-plenary talks there will be about
120 oral and 70 poster presentations. See the above webpage for the
preliminary program.
Registration:
The registration process is now open. For more information please
visit the web page at http://www.ust.hk/adchem2003
Early Registration: US$450 (on or before April 20, 2003)
Late Registration: US$500 (after April 20, 2003)
Student Fee: US$225
Language:
English will be the official language throughout the symposium.
Organizing Committee Chair:
Professor Furong GAO
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Email: kefgao@ust.hk
Tel: +852-2358-7139
Fax: +852-2358-0054
International Program Committee Chair:
Prof. Frank ALLGOWER
Institute for Systems Theory in Engineering
University of Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 9
70550 Stuttgart
Germany
Email: adchem2003@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
Tel: +49-711-685-7734
Fax: +49-711-685-7735
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7.4 Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop
Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop
Contributed by: Greg Stewart, greg.stewart@honeywell.com
7th Annual IEEE Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop
April 28-30, 2003
Vancouver, Canada
http://www.ieee-ias.org/apc2003
Call for Participation
The workshop is a meeting of those interested in Advanced Process Control
technology to improve performance of the process industries. Practical
installation experience and results in addition to theoretical developments
are presented for discussion.
Plant operations today are faced with ever-increasing pressure to improve
efficiency, quality and productivity. Without making fundamental changes to
their production processes, improvement can usually be made with the
application of advanced control technology. Using modern computer hardware,
software and innovative techniques, application engineers are able to collect
real time and historical data on their processes. Data analysis, modeling and
simulation provide a better understanding of the dynamics of process
behavior. Once the process characteristics are accurately identified, the
options for applying suitable control methodology are no longer limited to
conventional control techniques.
Workshop Tutorials:
Jan Maciejowski "Model Predictive Control: from basics to recent advances"
Graham Goodwin and Maria Seron "The Control of Constrained Systems"
Lennart Ljung "From Data to Model: A Status Report on System Identification"
Robert Kosut "It's a Small World after All: Control of Semiconductor, Thin
Film, Atomistic & Quantum Processes"
Chris Cox "MATLAB/Simulink Toolbox Facilitates Tuning of Traditional and
Predictive Control Strategies".
Visit conference website for further information regarding location,
technical program, and registration: http://www.ieee-ias.org/apc2003
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7.5 CIMPA School and Workshop
CIMPA School and Workshop
Contributed by: Witold Respondek, wresp@insa-rouen.fr
CIMPA SCHOOL and WORKSHOP
GEOMETRIC NONLINEAR CONTROL: THEORY, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS
Date and location:
July 14, 2003 - July 22, 2003 (School),
July 23, 2003 - July 26, 2003 (Workshop),
Universidade de Campinas (IMECC - UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
Sponsors:
CIMPA/ICPAM International Center for Pure and Applied Mathematics
FAPESP/Brazil, CNPQ/Brazil, Instituto do Milenio/Brazil, Faep/Unicamp
Objectives:
The main aim of the School is to introduce students and young researchers to
the differential-geometric methods of nonlinear control. Basic concepts and
results of geometric control theory will be presented: optimal control,
nonlinear controllability and observability, systems equivalence,
linearization, flatness, systems on Lie groups. The proposed 6 mini-courses
cover a large part of geometric nonlinear control: from classical results to
recent ones and from purely theoretical to applied ones. Moreover, the
presented topics show relations of geometric nonlinear control with
neighboring areas of mathematics and its applications: geometry, calculus of
variations, singularities of distributions, mechanics, etc.
The list of minicourses:
B. Jakubczyk (Warsaw), (5h): Geometry of distributions
V. Jurdjevic (Toronto), (5h): Optimal control on Lie groups and mech systems
R. Murray (Pasadena) and P. Rouchon (Paris), (5h): Control design:
motion planning and stabilization
W. Respondek (Rouen), (5h): Introduction to geometric control theory
L. San Martin (Campinas), (5h): Control systems and semigroups
H.J. Sussmann (New Brunswick), (5h): Optimal Control
International Workshop "Geometric Nonlinear Control" will follow the School
and will be held at Universidade de Campinas on July 23, 2003 - July 26,
2003. About 20 invited speakers have already confirmed their participation,
see http://www.ime.unicamp.br/~cntrl03/ and will present recent results
completing mini-courses given at the School. Contributed talks and poster
sessions will complete the program of the Workshop.
Financial support:
A limited number of grants is available for Ph.D. students and young
researchers from developing countries due to the financial support of CIMPA.
Interested students and researchers can apply at CIMPA, for more information
consult http://www-mathdoc.ujf-grenoble.fr/CIMPA/
For more information about the School and the Workshop contact
http://www.ime.unicamp.br/~cntrl03/ or cntrl03@ime.unicamp.br
Important dates:
Applications for financial support: April 30, 2003.
Registration: May 31, 2003.
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7.6 IFAC Workshop on Time-Delay Systems
IFAC Workshop on Time-Delay Systems
Contributed by: Pierre-Alexandre Bliman, pierre-alexandre.bliman@inria.fr
IFAC WORKSHOP ON TIME-DELAY SYSTEMS
INRIA, Rocquencourt, France
September 8-10, 2003
http://www.inria.fr/tds03.html
contacts: tds03@inria.fr
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO APRIL 13th, 2003 !!
This IFAC Workshop on Time-Delay Systems is the fourth of the series, after
Grenoble (France, 1998), Ancona (Italy, 2000) and Santa Fe (USA, 2001).
The present meeting will be held in Rocquencourt, 20km from Paris (France).
SCOPE
The objective of the organizers to bring together specialists of the field,
considered in the most extensive sense. High-level contributions on the many
aspects of control of delay systems, ranging from theroretical to
applications, are solicited. Contributions on related domains (including e.g.
2-D and n-D systems, control of uncertain systems, etc) will be considered
with great interest, provided they present explicitly their relations with
delay systems. Industrial participations are welcome.
IMPORTANT DATES
NEW Submission Deadline: APRIL 13, 2003
Notification of Acceptance: June 15, 2003
Final Manuscripts: July 20, 2003
SPONSORS
Sponsored by IFAC Technical Committee on Linear Systems
Co-sponsored by IFAC Technical Committee on Nonlinear Systems
Co-sponsored by IFAC Technical Committee on Robust Control
Local sponsors: SEE and INRIA
With the support of: CNRS
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7.7 Infinite-dimensional dynamical systems
Infinite-dimensional dynamical systems
Contributed by: Stuart Townley, townley@maths.ex.ac.uk
International Workshop on
Infinite-Dimensional Dynamical Systems: Analysis, Applications and Control
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, 14th - 18th July, 2003
Organisers: Richard Rebarber (Nebraska), Stuart Townley (Exeter)
Supported by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) and
the University of Exeter
Workshop Themes: Control of Fluid Flows; Dynamics for Infinite-Dimensional
Dissipative Systems; Input-output and Frequency Domain Approaches;
PDE Methods for Infinite-dimensional Systems; Robustness and Pseudospectra;
Well-posedness and Semigroup Theory
The workshop will be held over 5 days on the campus of the University
of Exeter, UK. It is hoped to accommodate all speakers on campus. There
is no registration fee.
The majority of talks are by invitation but there will be a small number of
contributed talks. If you are interested in attending, possibly giving a
talk, then email townley@maths.ex.ac.uk
The latest information concerning the workshop can be found at
www.maths.ex.ac.uk/~townley/IDDS03.html
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7.8 Workshop on Discrete Event Systems Control
Workshop on Discrete Event Systems Control
Contributed by: Philippe Darondeau, darondeau@irisa.fr
Workshop on Discrete Event Systems Control
Date: Tuesday, 24 June, 2003,
Place: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Organizers: S. Kumagai and Ph. Darondeau
The workshop on Discrete Event Systems Control will be held as part of the
2003 International Conference on the Application and Theory of Petri Nets.
In order to register to the workshop, please use the links present in the
page http://www.tue.nl/atpn2003 where all informations on the conference
and the affiliated workshops may be found.
The workshop is intended to help bringing together the research communities
focussed upon Petri nets and upon Discrete Event Systems Supervision and
Control. We are glad to announce a key-note address by Pr. W. Murray Wonham
who is the founder of DES control, and nine regular talks by speakers renown
for their major contributions to DES supervision and control as well as for
their work in the area of Petri nets and closely related models. Proceedings
will be distributed to the attendees of the workshop.
KEYNOTE TALK:
Supervisory Control Theory: Models and Methods
Author: Pr. W.M. Wonham (University of Toronto).
REGULAR TALKS:
Decentralized Supervision of Petri Nets
Authors: Marian V. Iordache and Panos J. Antsaklis (Univ. of Notre Dame)
Games for synthesis of controllers with partial observation
Authors: A. Arnold, A. Vincent, I. Walukiewicz (LaBRI, Bordeaux)
Diagnosis of distributed and asynchronous Discrete Event Systems;
Application to fault management in telecommunications networks
Authors: A. Aghasaryan (Alcatel), A. Benveniste, E. Fabre, S. Haar, and
C. Jard (Irisa)
Understanding the Structural Analysis of some Classes of Modular Nets for
Control Purposes
Authors: Jose Manuel Colom and Manuel Silva (Univ. of Zaragoza)
Observer based state-feedback control of timed Petri nets
Author: Alessandro Giua (Univ. of Cagliari)
A formalism for Agent-Based Control of Discrete Event Systems
Author: Kunihiko Hiraishi (JAIST, Ishikawa)
Recent Results on Computational Issues in Supervisory Control
Author: Stephane Lafortune (Univ. of Michigan)
Supervisory Control of a Class of Concurrent Discrete Event Systems
Authors: Shigemasa Takai (Univ of Wakayama), Toshimitsu Ushio (Univ of Osaka)
Distributed Controllers for Cyclic Communicating Plants
Author: P S Thiagarajan (National Univ. of Singapore)
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7.9 Workshop on Geometry in Nonlinear Control
Workshop on Geometry in Nonlinear Control
Contributed by: B. Jakubczyk, B.Jakubczyk@impan.gov.pl
16-20 June, 2003
Bedlewo, Poland
Organizers:
J.-P. Gauthier (Dijon), B. Jakubczyk (Warsaw), W. Respondek (Rouen),
H.J.Sussmann (New Brunswick), M. Zeitz (Stuttgart)
Main topics:
Optimal control and Hamiltonian formalism
Equivalence and invariants; geometric structure
Nonholonomic systems
Sub-Riemannian geometry
Stabilization
Observability and observers
Registration deadline: May 15, 2003
Information:
For more information contact
http:www.impan.gov.pl/BC/ or
B.Jakubczyk@impan.gov.pl
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