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Summer School: Interval analysis for control

Contributed by: Luc Jaulin and Eric Walter, jaulinlu@ensieta.fr

Please find below the program of a  that will take place on 12-16 September 
2005, in Grenoble, France. This school is about the application of interval
analysis and constraint propagation to identification, control
and robotics. It is open to graduate students, researchers or engineers
who want to learn the concepts of interval computation,
to understand why constraint propagation is essential to deal with
problems involving many variables, and to find realistic applications
where interval methods are needed. The lessons will be in english. No prior
knowledge on interval analysis is required.

More information about this summer shool can be found at
http://ecole-ete-auto.lag.ensieg.inpg.fr/index_uk.html.

The deadline has actually been extended, so you should not hesitate to 
register even after the end of July.

We hope to see you in Grenoble,

Luc Jaulin and Eric Walter.

Grenoble Control Summer School

GUARANTEED SET COMPUTATION, WITH APPLICATIONS IN IDENTIFICATION,
OBSERVATION, CONTROL AND ROBOTICS
12-16 September 2005, Grenoble, France

Scientific coordinators : Luc JAULIN and Eric WALTER
Laboratoire E3I2, ENSIETA, Brest
Laboratoire des Signaux et Systemes CNRS - SUPELEC - Univ. Paris-Sud
Gif-sur-Yvette

Main speakers

Laurent GRANVILLIERS, Professor, University of Nantes
Luc JAULIN , Professor, ENSIETA, Brest
Michel KIEFFER, Associate Professor, University Paris-Sud XI, Orsay
Suzanne LESECQ, Associate Professor, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble
Nacim RAMDANI, Associate Professor, University Paris XII, Creteil
Eric WALTER, Directeur de Recherche at CNRS

Program

1st day Set computation
   Set theory.
   Computing with ellipsoids, with intervals and subpavings.
   Inclusion functions.
   Contractors and constraint propagation.
   Practical work.

2nd day Set solvers
   Computing direct images of sets.
   Computing reciprocal images of sets.
   Solving linear and nonlinear sets of equations.
   Global optimisation (including minimax).
   Integrating differential equations.
   Practical work.

3rd day Set estimation
   Estimating parameters (via the minimization of a cost function or, in a
   bounded-error context by ellipsoids or by subpavings).
   Estimating state variables by set filtering in a bounded-error context (by 
      ellipsoids or by subpavings).
   State estimation via constraint propagation.
   Joint parameter and state estimation
   Practical work.

4th day Robust control
   Analysing the stability of uncertain systems.
   Computing stability domains and margins.
   Delay systems.
   Designing robust controllers.
   Practical work.

5th day Complements
   Guaranteed computation with floating point numbers.
   Automatic differentiation.

5th day Robotics
   Computing all possible configurations of a Stewart-Gough platform.
   Calibrating robots.
   Localization and tracking of a vehicle from distance measurements.
   Trajectory planning.


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Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize

Contributed by: Mark W. Spong, mspong@uiuc.edu

The Antonio Ruberti Foundation in cooperation with the IEEE Control Systems 
Society is pleased to announce the establishment of the "Antonio Ruberti 
Young Researcher Prize."  

Antonio Ruberti was one of the first three Professors of Automatic Control in 
Italy (together with Giorgio Quazza and Antonio Lepschy). In 1964 
the first chair of Automatic Control was established at the University of 
Rome "La Sapienza" and he was hired to occupy that position. He was Faculty 
Dean and later Rector (for 11 years) of "La Sapienza", Minister of the 
Scientific Research, Commissioner of the EU for Science and Research and 
later held several other positions in EU Commission till his sudden and 
unexpected death in 2000. 

Description: To recognize distinguished cutting-edge contributions by a young 
researcher to the theory or application of systems and control.
  
Prize: $5000, plaque and certificate, reasonable travel and accomodation 
expenses for recipient(s) to attend the Conference on Decision and Control 
(CDC).

Funding: Funded by the Ruberti Foundation.

Presentation: At the Awards Ceremony of the CSS held during CDC.

Eligibility: To be eligible the nominee must be 40 years old or younger on
January 1st of the year of the award.

Nomination Procedure:  Nominations of outstanding young researchers in all 
areas of systems and control are encouraged.  A complete nomination package 
consisting of a cover letter by the nominator describing why the nominee is 
deserving of the award together with two letters of recommendation must be 
received by October 1, 2005, in order to receive consideration.

All materials must be send electronically as pdf files to:

Professor Panos Antsaklis, Chair
IEEE CSS Awards Committee
Panos.J.Antsaklis.1@nd.edu

The 2005 winner will be announced in November.


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Applied Mathematics For Restructured Electric Power Systems

Contributed by: M.A.Pai, pai@ece.uiuc.edu

Edited by
Joe H. Chow, Felix F. Wu, and James A. Momoh
Published by Springerin the Power Electronics and Power Systems Series
http://www.springeronline.com/series/6403

 
ISBN 0-387-23470-5
 
This book consists of chapters based on the presentations at a National 
Science Foundation workshop organized in November 2003.  The theme of the 
Workshop was the use of Applied Mathematics to solve challenging power system 
problems.  The areas included control, optimization, and computational 
intelligence.  The biggest power grid blackout event in US history, which 
occurred on August 14, 2003, reminded the power community that as long as the 
US and other nations continue to operate large interconnected power systems 
with ever expanding complexities, new ideas are needed to ensure their 
reliable operation.  In addition to the introductory chapter, this book 
includes 12 chapters written by renowned experts in their fields.  Each 
chapter followed a three-part format: (1) a description of an important power 
system problem or problems, (2) the current practice and/or particular 
research approaches, and (3) future research directions. Collectively, the 
technical areas discussed in these articles include: voltage and oscillatory 
stability, power system security margins, hierarchical and decentralized 
control, stability monitoring, embedded optimization, neural network control 
with adaptive critic architecture, control tuning using genetic algorithms, 
and load forecasting and component prediction. 
 
The volume is intended for power system researchers and professionals charged 
with solving electric power system problems.  
 
Chapters:
 
1. Applied Mathematics for Restructured Electric Power Systems – J. H. Chow, 
F. F. Wu, J. A. Momoh
2. Reactive Power and Voltage Control Issues in Electric Power Systems – P. 
W. Sauer
3. Identification of Weak Locations using Voltage Stability Margin – T. He, 
S. Kolluri, S, Mandal, F. Galvan, and P. Rastgoufard
4. Bifurcation and Manifold Based Approach for Voltage and Oscillatory 
Stability Assessment and Control – V. Ajjarapu
5. On-Line ATC Evaluation for Large-Scale Power Systems: Framework and Tool – 
H.-D. Chiang and H. Li
6. Automating Operation of Large Electric Power Systems Over Broad Ranges of 
Supply/Demand and Equipment Status – M. Ilic
7. Robust Control of Large Power Systems via Convex Optimization – A. I. 
Zecevic and D. D. Siljak
8. Instability Monitoring and Control of Power Systems – E. Abed, M. A. 
Hassouneh, and M. S. Saad
9. Dynamic Embedded Optimization and Shooting Methods for Power System 
Performance Assessment – I. A. Hiskens, J.-W. Park, and V. Donde
10. Computational Intelligence Techniques for Control of FACTS Devices – G. 
K. Venayagamoorthy and R. G. Harley
11. Placement and Coordinated Tuning of Control Devices for Capacity and 
Security Enhancement Using Metaheuristics – D. M. Falcao and G. N. Taranto
12. Load Forecasting – E. A. Feinberg and D. Genethliou
13. Independent Component Analysis Techniques for Power System Load 
Estimation – D. Niebur, E. Gursoy, and H. Liao
 
 
 



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4.2 Matrix Mathematics


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Matrix Mathematics

Contributed by: Dennis S. Bernstein, dsbaero@umich.edu

MATRIX MATHEMATICS: Theory, Facts, and Formulas with
 Application to Linear Systems Theory
By Dennis S. Bernstein
Publisher:  Princeton University Press
Pages:  xxxviii+726

Matrix Mathematics is a reference work for users of matrices in all branches 
of engineering, science, and applied mathematics.  The book collects 
together a vast body of results on matrix theory for easy reference and 
immediate application.  Each chapter begins with the development of relevant 
background theory followed by a large collection of specialized results.  
Hundreds of identities, inequalities, and matrix facts are stated rigorously 
and clearly with cross references, citations to the literature, and 
illuminating remarks.  


Twelve chapters cover all of the major topics in matrix theory:
Preliminaries; Basic Matrix Properties; Matrix Classes and Transformations;
Matrix Polynomials and Rational Transfer Functions; Matrix Decompositions;
Generalized Inverses; Kronecker and Schur Algebra; Positive-Semidefinite 
Matrices; Norms; Functions of Matrices and Their Derivatives; The Matrix
Exponential and Stability Theory; and Linear Systems and Control Theory.  

A detailed list of symbols, a summary of notation and conventions, an 
extensive bibliography with author index, and an extensive (107 page long) 
index are provided for ease of use.  The book will be useful for students at
both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as researchers and 
practitioners in all branches of engineering, science, and applied 
mathematics.  

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Special Symbols        xv    
Conventions, Notation, and Terminology        xxvii   
Preface        xxxiii    
Acknowledgments        xxxvii    

Preliminaries    1    
1.1  Logic and Sets    1    
1.2  Relations and Functions    3    
1.3  Facts on Logic, Sets, and Functions    5    
1.4  Facts on Scalar Inequalities    6    
1.5  Notes    12    

Chapter 2     Basic Matrix Properties    13 
2.1  Matrix Algebra    13    
2.2  Transpose and Inner Product    20    
2.3  Convex Sets, Cones, and Subspaces    25    
2.4  Range and Null Space    29    
2.5  Rank and Defect    32    
2.6  Invertibility    34    
2.7  Determinants    39    
2.8  Properties of Partitioned Matrices    42    
2.9  Facts on Cones, Convex Hulls, and Subspaces    47    
2.10  Facts on Range, Null Space, Rank, and Defect    49    
2.11  Facts on Identities    55    
2.12  Facts on Determinants    57    
2.13  Facts on Determinants of Partitioned Matrices    60    
2.14  Facts on Adjugates and Inverses    66    
2.15  Facts on Inverses of Partitioned Matrices    71    
2.16  Facts on Commutators    
2.17  Facts on Complex Matrices    75    
2.18  Facts on Geometry    78    
2.19  Notes    79  

Chapter 3    Matrix Classes and Transformations    81    
3.1  Matrix Classes    81    
3.2  Matrix Transformations    86    
3.3  Lie Algebras and Groups    87    
3.4  Facts on Group-Invertible and Range-Hermitian Matrices    89    
3.5  Facts on Normal, Hermitian, and Skew-Hermitian Matrices    90    
3.6  Facts on the Commutator    97    
3.7  Facts on Unitary Matrices    98    
3.8  Facts on Idempotent Matrices    102    
3.9  Facts on Projectors    108    
3.10  Facts on Reflectors    112    
3.11  Facts on Nilpotent Matrices    113
3.12  Facts on Hamiltonian and Symplectic Matrices    114    
3.13  Facts on Groups    115    
3.14  Facts on Quaternions    116    
3.15  Facts on Miscellaneous Types of Matrices    117    
3.16  Notes    120    

Chapter 4    Matrix Polynomials and Rational Transfer Functions    121    
4.1  Polynomials    121    
4.2  Matrix Polynomials    124    
4.3  The Smith Decomposition and Similarity Invariants    127    
4.4  Eigenvalues    130    
4.5  Eigenvectors    135    
4.6  Minimal Polynomial    137    
4.7  Rational Transfer Functions and the Smith-McMillan Decomposition    
139    
4.8  Facts on Polynomials    141    
4.9  Facts on the Characteristic and Minimal Polynomials    148    
4.10  Facts on the Spectrum    151    
4.11  Facts on Nonnegative Matrices    156    
4.12  Notes    160    

Chapter 5   Matrix Decompositions    161    
5.1  Smith Form    161    
5.2  Multi-Companion Form    162    
5.3  Hypercompanion Form and Jordan Form    166    
5.4  Schur Decomposition    171    
5.5  Eigenstructure Properties    174    
5.6  Singular Value Decomposition    181    
5.7  Facts on the Inertia    183    
5.8  Facts on Matrix Transformations for One Matrix    186    
5.9  Facts on Matrix Transformations for Two or More Matrices    189    
5.10  Facts on Eigenvalues and Singular Values for One Matrix    194    
5.11  Facts on Eigenvalues and Singular Values for Two or More Matrices 201
5.12  Facts on Matrix Eigenstructure    204    
5.13  Facts on Companion, Vandermonde, and Circulant Matrices    209    
5.14  Facts on Matrix Factorizations    215    
5.15  Facts on the Polar Decomposition    221    
5.16  Notes    222   

Chapter 6   Generalized Inverses    223    
6.1  Moore-Penrose Generalized Inverse    223    
6.2  Drazin Generalized Inverse    227    
6.3  Facts on the Moore-Penrose Generalized Inverse for One Matrix    229    
6.4  Facts on the Moore-Penrose Generalized Inverse for Two or More Matrices 
     234
6.5  Facts on the Drazin and Group Generalized Inverses    244    
6.6  Notes    246    
    
Chapter 7  Kronecker and Schur Algebra    247    
7.1  Kronecker Product    247    
7.2  Kronecker Sum and Linear Matrix Equations    251    
7.3  Schur Product    252    
7.4  Facts on the Kronecker Product    253    
7.5  Facts on the Kronecker Sum    256    
7.6  Facts on the Schur Product    258    
7.7  Notes    261    

Chapter 8     Positive-Semidefinite Matrices    263    
8.1  Positive-Semidefinite and Positive-Definite Orderings    263    
8.2  Submatrices    265    
8.3  Simultaneous Diagonalization    268    
8.4  Eigenvalue Inequalities    271    
8.5  Matrix Inequalities    277    
8.6  Facts on Range and Rank    288    
8.7  Facts on Identities and Inequalities for One Matrix    289    
8.8  Facts on Identities and Inequalities for Two or More Matrices    295    
8.9  Facts on Identities and Inequalities for Partitioned Matrices    301    
8.10  Facts on the Trace    306    
8.11  Facts on the Determinant    311    
8.12  Facts on Quadratic Forms    316    
8.13  Facts on Matrix Transformations    321    
8.14  Facts on Eigenvalues and Singular Values    323    
8.15  Facts on Generalized Inverses    330    
8.16  Facts on the Kronecker and Schur Products    333    
8.17  Facts on Majorization    341    
8.18  Notes    342  

Chapter 9     Norms    343    
9.1  Vector Norms    343    
9.2  Matrix Norms    347    
9.3  Compatible Norms    350    
9.4  Induced Norms    353    
9.5  Induced Lower Bound    358    
9.6  Singular Value Inequalities    361    
9.7  Facts on Vector Norms    363    
9.8  Facts on Matrix Norms for One Matrix    366    
9.9  Facts on Matrix Norms for Two or More Matrices    374    
9.10  Facts on Matrix Norms and Eigenvalues    385    
9.11  Facts on Singular Values for One Matrix    388    
9.12  Facts on Singular Values for Two or More Matrices    392    
9.13  Notes    399    

Chapter 10     Functions of Matrices and Their Derivatives    401    
10.1  Open Sets and Closed Sets    401    
10.2  Limits    402    
10.3  Continuity    404    
10.4  Derivatives    405    
10.5  Functions of a Matrix    408    
10.6  Matrix Derivatives    410    
10.7  Facts on Open, Closed, and Convex Sets    412    
10.8  Facts on Functions and Derivatives    414    
10.9  Notes    417    

Chapter 11      The Matrix Exponential and Stability Theory    419    
11.1  Definition of the Matrix Exponential    419    
11.2  Structure of the Matrix Exponential    422    
11.3  Explicit Expressions    425    
11.4  Logarithms    429    
11.5  Lie Groups    432    
11.6  Lyapunov Stability Theory    435    
11.7  Linear Stability Theory    437    
11.8  The Lyapunov Equation    441    
11.9  Discrete-Time Stability Theory    446    
11.10  Facts on Matrix Exponential Formulas    447    
11.11  Facts on the Matrix Exponential for One Matrix    451    
11.12  Facts on the Matrix Exponential for Two or More Matrices    454    
11.13  Facts on the Matrix Exponential and Eigenvalues, Singular Values, and 
       Norms for One Matrix    460    
11.14  Facts on the Matrix Exponential and Eigenvalues, Singular Values, and 
       Norms for Two or More Matrices    461    
11.15  Facts on Stable Polynomials    464    
11.16  Facts on Lie Groups    466    
11.17  Facts on Stable Matrices    466    
11.18  Facts on Discrete-Time Stability    474    
11.19  Facts on Subspace Decomposition    478    
11.20  Notes    485    

Chapter 12     Linear Systems and Control Theory    487    
12.1  State Space and Transfer Function Models    487    
12.2  Laplace Transform Analysis    490    
12.3  The Unobservable Subspace and Observability    492    
12.4  Observable Asymptotic Stability    496    
12.5  Detectability    498    
12.6  The Controllable Subspace and Controllability    499    
12.7  Controllable Asymptotic Stability    506    
12.8  Stabilizability    510    
12.9  Realization Theory    512    
12.10  System Zeros    520    
12.11  H2 System Norm    522    
12.12  Harmonic Steady-State Response    526    
12.13  System Interconnections    527    
12.14  H2 Standard Control Problem    530    
12.15  Linear-Quadratic Control    533    
12.16  Solutions of the Riccati Equation    536    
12.17  The Stabilizing Solution of the Riccati Equation    541    
12.18  The Maximal Solution of the Riccati Equation    546    
12.19  Positive-Semidefinite and Positive-Definite Solutions of the Riccati 
       Equation    549    
12.20  Facts on Stability, Observability, and Controllability    550    
12.21  Facts on the Lyapunov Equation and Inertia    552    
12.22  Facts on Realizations and the H2 System Norm    556    
12.23  Facts on the Riccati Equation    558    
12.24  Notes    561   

Bibliography    563    
Author Index    611   
Index    619-726




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4.3 Modelling and Identification with Rational Orthogonal Basis Functions


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Modelling and Identification with Rational Orthogonal Basis Functions

Contributed by: P.S.C. Heuberger, p.s.c.heuberger@dcsc.tudelft.nl

New Book (June 2005):

"Modelling and Identification with Rational Orthogonal Basis Functions"
Heuberger, Peter S.C.; Van den Hof, Paul M.J.; Wahlberg, Bo (Eds.)

Description:
Models of dynamical systems are of great importance in almost all fields of 
science and engineering and specifically in control, signal processing and 
information scienceA model is always only an approximation of a real 
phenomenon so that having an approximation theory which allows for the 
analysis of model quality is a substantial concern. The use of rational 
orthogonal basis functions to represent dynamical systems and stochastic 
signals can provide such a theory and underpin advanced analysis and 
efficient modelling.
It also has the potential to extend beyond these areas to deal with many 
problems in circuit theory, telecommunications, systems, control theory and 
signal processing.

Nine international experts have contributed to this work to produce thirteen 
chapters that can be read independently or as a comprehensive whole with a 
logical line of reasoning.
Modelling and Identification with Rational Orthogonal Basis Functions affords 
a self-contained description of the development of the field over the last 15 
years, furnishing researchers and practising engineers working with dynamical 
systems and stochastic processes with a standard reference work.
The book contains 400 pages and 78 illustrations.

Citation:
Modelling and Identification with Rational Orthogonal Basis Functions
Heuberger, Peter S.C.; Van den Hof, Paul M.J.; Wahlberg, Bo (Eds.) 
Springer-Verlag, London, 2005
ISBN: 1-85233-956-X


Contents:
1 Introduction (Bo Wahlberg, Brett Ninness, Paul Van den Hof) 
2 Construction and Analysis (Bo Wahlberg, Tomas Oliveira e Silva) 
3 Transformation Analysis (Bo Wahlberg)
4 System Identification with Generalized Orthonormal Basis Functions (Paul 
Van den Hof, Brett Ninness)
5 Variance Error, Reproducing Kernels, and Orthonormal Bases (Brett Ninness, 
Hakan Hjalmarsson) 
6 Numerical Conditioning (Brett Ninness, Hakan Hjalmarsson)
7 Model Uncertainty Bounding (Paul Van den Hof)
8 Frequency-domain Identification in H2 (Jozsef Bokor, Zoltan Szabo)
9 Frequency-domain Identification in H-infinity (Jozsef Bokor, Zoltan Szabo)
10 Design Issues (Peter Heuberger)
11 Pole Selection in GOBF Models (Tomas Oliveira e Silva)
12 Transformation Theory (Peter Heuberger, Thomas de Hoog)
13 Realization Theory (Peter Heuberger, Thomas de Hoog)
References
Index

For more information (Full contents, Preface and Editorial Introduction) see 
the reference to the book on:
http://www.dcsc.tudelft.nl/~pvandenhof/publications.htm  



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4.4 Robust Control Design with MATLAB


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Robust Control Design with MATLAB

Contributed by: D.-W. Gu, dag@leicester.ac.uk

Robust Control Design with MATLAB®
D.-W. Gu, P.Hr. Petkov and M.M. Konstantinov

June 2005, Springer, ISBN 1-85233-983-7

Robustness is often of crucial importance in control systems design. Real 
engineering systems are vulnerable to external disturbance and measurement 
noise and there are always discrepancies between mathematical models used for 
design and the actual system in practice.

Robust Control Design with MATLAB® helps you learn how to use well-developed 
advanced robust control design methods in practical cases. To this end, 
several realistic design examples ranging from teaching-laboratory 
experiments, such as a mass–damper–spring assembly, to complex systems like a 
liquid-propellant launch vehicle controller are given detailed presentation. 
All the design exercises are conducted using MATLAB® Robust Control Toolbox, 
Control System Toolbox and Simulink®.

By sharing their experiences in industrial cases with minimum recourse to 
complicated theories and formulae, the authors convey essential ideas and 
useful insights into robust industrial control systems design using major 
H-inf optimization and related methods allowing you quickly to move on with 
your own challenges.

Features:
- Hands-on, tutorial presentation giving you the opportunity to repeat the 
  designs presented and easily to modify them for your own programs.

On the CD-ROM:
- M-files developed with the MATLAB® help you to understand the essence of 
  robust control system design portrayed in the text-based examples. 
- MDL- files for simulation of open- and closed-loop control in Simulink®. 
- Full-colour interpretations of all suitable figures for extra clarity. 

Robust Control Design with MATLAB® is for graduate students and practising 
engineers who want to learn how to deal with robust control design problems 
without spending a lot of time in researching complex theoretical 
developments.

The demonstrations are current for MATLAB® version 7.01, Robust Control 
Toolbox version 3.0, Control System Toolbox version 6.1 and Simulink® version 
6.1.

Chapters:
1.	Introduction
2.	Modelling of Uncertain Systems
3.	Robust Design Specifications
4.	H-inf Design
5.	H-inf Loop-shaping Design Procedures
6.	mu-Analysis and Synthesis
7.	Lower-order Controllers
8.	Robust Control of a Mass-Damper-Spring System
9.	A Triple Inverted Pendulum Control-system Design
10.	Robust Control of a Hard Disk Drive
11.	Robust Control of a Distillation Column
12.	Robust Control of a Rocket
13.	Robust Control of a Flexible-link Manipulator


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4.5 Robust Control in Power Systems


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Robust Control in Power Systems

Contributed by: M.A.Pai, pai@ece.uiuc.edu

ROBUST CONTROL IN POWER SYSTEMS
 
Bikash Pal, Imperial College London, London
and
Balarko Chaudhuri, GE Global Research, Bangalore

 

Published by Springer in the Power Electronics and Power Systems Series 
http://www.springeronline.com/series/6403
ISBN- 0-387-25949-X
 
Robust Control in Power Systems deals with the applications of new techniques 
in linear system theory to control low frequency oscillations in power 
systems. The book specifically focuses on the analysis and damping of inter-
area oscillations in the systems, which are in the range of 0.2-1 Hz. The 
damping control action is injected through high power electronic devices 
known as flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) controllers. Three commonly 
used FACTS controllers: controllable series capacitors (CSCs) controllable 
phase shifters (CPSs) and static var compensators (SVCs) have been used in 
this book to control the inter-area oscillations. 
The overview of linear system theory from the perspective of power system 
control is explained through examples. The damping control design is 
formulated as norm optimization problem. The  H Infinity and H2 norm of 
properly defined transfer functions are minimized in linear matrix 
inequalities (LMI) framework to obtain desired performance and stability 
robustness. Both centralized and decentralized control structures are used. 
Usually the transmission of feedback signal from a remote location encounters 
delays making it difficult to control the system. Smith predictor based 
approach has been successfully explored in this book as a solution to such a 
problem.
The book has ten chapters covering modelling, analysis and simulations of 
inter-area oscillations phenomena in two test system models. Several modern 
damping control methodologies have been described and applied to synthesize 
controllers. The performance robustness has been validated through non-linear 
simulations.
Robust Control in Power Systems will be valuable to academicians in the areas 
of power, control and system theory, as well as professionals in the power 
industry. The book has a Foreword by Dr Prabha Kundur, President & CEO, 
PowerTech Lab Inc, BC, Canada
 
 
 
CHAPTERS
 
1. INTRODUCTION 
 
2. POWER SYSTEM OSCILLATIONS 
2.1 Introduction 
2.2 Nature of electromechanical oscillations 
2.2.1 Intraplant mode oscillations 
2.2.2 Local plant mode oscillations 
2.2.3 Interarea mode oscillations 
2.2.4 Control mode oscillations 
2.2.5 Torsional mode oscillations 
2.3 Role of Oscillations in Power Blackouts 
2.3.1 Oscillations in the WECC system 
References
 
3. LINEAR CONTROL IN POWER SYSTEMS 
3.1 Introduction 
3.2 Linear system analysis tools in power systems 
3.2.1 Eigenvalue analysis 
3.2.2 Modal controllability, observability and residue 
3.2.3 Singular values and singular vectors 
3.2.4 H1 and H2 norm 
3.2.5 Hankel singular values and model reduction 
3.2.6 Stability, performance and robustness 
3.2.7 Control design specifications in power systems 
References
 
4. TEST SYSTEM MODEL 
4.1 Overview of the test system 
4.2 Models of different components 
4.2.1 Generators 
4.2.2 Excitation systems 
4.2.3 Network power flow model 
4.3 Modelling of FACTS devices 
4.3.1 Thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC) 
4.3.2 Static VAr compensator (SVC) 
4.3.3 Thyristor controlled phase angle regulator (TCPAR) 
4.4 Linearized system model 
4.5 Choice of remote signals 
4.6 Simplification of system model 
 
5. POWER SYSTEM STABILIZERS 
5.1 Introduction 
5.2 Basic Concept of PSS 
5.3 Stabilizing signals for PSS 
5.4 Structure of PSS 
5.5 Methods of PSS design 
5.5.1 Damping torque approach 
5.5.2 Frequency response approach 
5.5.3 Eigenvalue and state-space approach 
References
 
6. MULTIPLE-MODEL ADAPTIVE CONTROL APPROACH 
6.1 Introduction 
6.2 Overview of MMAC strategy 
6.2.1 Calculation of probability: Bayesian approach 
6.2.2 Calculation of weights 
6.3 Study system 
6.4 Model bank 
6.4.1 4-machine, 2-area system 
6.4.2 16-machine, 5-area system 
6.5 Control tuning and robustness testing 
6.5.1 4-machine, 2-area system 
6.5.2 16-machine, 5-area system 
6.6 Test cases 
6.6.1 Test case I 
6.6.2 Test case II 
6.7 Choice of convergence factor and artificial cut-off 
6.8 Simulation results with a 4-machine, 2-area study system 
6.8.1 Test case I
6.8.2 Test case II 
6.9 Simulation results with a 16-machine, 5-area study system 
6.9.1 Test case I
6.9.2 Test case IIa 
6.9.3 Test case IIb 
References 
 
7. SIMULTANEOUS STABILIZATION 
7.1 Eigen-Value-Distance Minimization 
7.2 Robust pole-placement 
7.3 Case study 
7.4 Control design 
7.5 Simulation results 
7.6 Summary 
References 
 
8. MIXED-SENSITIVITY APPROACH USING LMI 
8.1 Introduction 
8.2 H mixed-sensitivity formulation 
8.3 Generalized H problem with pole-placement 
8.4 Matrix inequality formulation
8.5 Linearization of the matrix inequalities 
8.6 Case study 
8.6.1 Weight selection 
8.6.2 Control design 
8.6.3 Performance evaluation 
8.6.4 Simulation results 
8.7 Case study on sequential design 
8.7.1 Test system 
8.7.2 Control design 
8.7.3 Performance evaluation 
8.7.4 Simulation results 
References 
 
9. NORMALIZED H LOOP-SHAPING USING LMI 
9.1 Introduction 
9.2 Design approach 
9.2.1 Loop-shaping 
9.2.2 Robust stabilization 
9.3 Case study 
9.3.1 Loop-shaping 
9.3.2 Control Design 
9.3.3 Simulation results 
References 
 
10. H CONTROL FOR TIME-DELAYED SYSTEMS 
10.1 Introduction 
10.2 Smith predictor for time-delayed or dead-time systems: an overview 
10.3 Problem formulation using unified Smith predictor 
10.4 Case study
10.4.1 Control design 
10.4.2 Performance evaluation 
10.4.3 Simulation results with TCSC 
10.5 Simulation results with SVC 
References 



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4.6 Stability Domains


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Stability Domains

Contributed by: Lyubomir T. Gruyitch, lyubomir.gruyitch@utbm.fr

STABILITY DOMAINS

L. Gruyitch
University of Technology, Belfort, France
J.-P. Richard, P. Borne, and J.-C. Gentina
Ecole Centrale de Lille, France

A volume in the Nonlinear Systems in Aviation, Aerospace, Aeronautics, and 
Astronautics series

New concepts and methodologies yield solutions to classic, fundamental 
problems

Domains of Lyapunov stability properties and practical stability properties 
are concepts that are taking the stability theory of nonlinear dynamical 
systems in new directions. Emerging methodologies based on these concepts 
overcome the inherent drawbacks of the Lyapunov stability concept and 
strengthen it to the point where it can meet practical engineering 
requirements.

Stability Domains is an up-to-date account of stability theory with a unique 
emphasis on stability domains. It sets forth and proves stability criteria in 
their complete form and presents various approaches based on those criteria 
to determining exactly stability domains. The author introduces a new 
Lyapunov-like technique that generalizes Lyapunov's methodology for time-
invariant linear systems, and in doing so provides complete solutions to 
three fundamental stability problems. It allows:

- Direct construction of a system Lyapunov function
- Stability conditions that are both necessary and sufficient but not 
  expressed in terms of the existence of a Lyapunov function
- The determination of exact stability domains

This book offers a unique opportunity to explore and acquire expertise in new 
stability concepts that lead to effective, practical solutions to long-
standing real-world problems. It opens the door to new research directions in 
stability theory and provides tools for its effective application.

Features
- Introduces classical Lyapunov and practical stability theory for time-
invariant nonlinear systems in general, and for complex (interconnected, 
large scale) nonlinear dynamical systems in particular
- Introduces ideas, such as the domains of Lyapunov stability properties, 
that overcome the drawbacks of Lyapunov's concept and satisfy engineering 
requirements
- Builds a background for studying existence and continuity of motions, 
properties of limit sets, features of system regimes and invariant sets, 
dynamical and generalized dynamical systems, and the invariance properties of 
stability domains
- Presents a review of the fundamental results of the classical Lyapunov 
stability theory and of those on estimating stability domains.
- Exposes the vector norms based stability criteria in general and for 
estimating stability domains of complex (interconnected, large scale) 
nonlinear dynamical systems.  
- Opens new theoretical directions for stability theory and new tools for 
more effective and broader its applications

Audience
Postgraduate students and researchers in applied mathematics, control and 
systems science, engineering and economics - econometrics.

Contents at glance

GENERAL INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS ON STABILITY CONCEPTS
STABILITY DOMAIN CONCEPTS
QUALITATIVE FEATURES OF STABILITY DOMAINS PROPERTIES
FOUNDATIONS OF THE LYAPUNOV METHOD
NOVEL DEVELOPMENT OF THE LYAPUNOV METHOD
FOUNDATIONS OF PRACTICAL STABILITY DOMAINS
COMPARISON SYSTEMS AND VECTOR NORM-BASED LYAPUNOV FUNCTIONS
REFERENCES
AUTHOR INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX

Catalog no. TF1667, January 2004, 336 pp., ISBN: 0-415-30848-8, $89.95/£59.99


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Call For Papers: IEE Proceedings CTA

Contributed by: Lee Baldwin, lbaldwin@iee.org.uk

IEE CTA Special Issue on

Coordinate Control of Multiple Vehicles Flying in Formation

Formation Flying (FF) of multiple vehicles is a critical technology for many 
planned space and terrestrial missions. Multiple spacecraft flying in 
formation will be the next generation of NASA and ESA missions to remotely 
sense the Earth, the Solar System and beyond. Formation flying of multiple 
aircraft or helicopters is a strategic issue in modern automatic flight 
control. Nano Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) flying in formation constitutes a 
new complex and promising field with significant applications.

Formation Flying involves many advanced technologies including orbit 
mechanics and aerodynamics, sensors, electronics, control, guidance, 
communications, etc. Coordinate Formation Flying Control is a subset of the 
more general category. It consists of the design of distributed control 
systems able to govern the relative distances or geometric configuration 
between multiple vehicles flying in formation, avoiding collisions, saving 
fuel as much and meeting the required performance and stability 
specifications. Coordinate Formation Flying Control is one of the most 
critical stepping stones in the development of future Formation Flying 
missions. Some original approaches have emerged in recent years, including 
nonlinear control, adaptive techniques, robust control methodologies, load 
sharing aspects, etc.

The objective of this Special Issue is to present the latest developments in 
the field of Coordinate Control of Multiple Vehicles Flying in Formation and 
to stimulate further research within the community.

Deadlines:

Papers should be submitted directly to the IEE’s Manuscript Central 
submission platform at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cta by 15th October 
2005.

It is expected that authors will receive a 1st decision on their paper within 
4 months of submission.

Should a paper be considered suitable for publication, authors will be given 
30 days to submit a revised version that fully addresses the comments of the 
referees.

Format: Authors should submit their manuscript in PDF format. All manuscripts 
must conform to the IEE Author Guide at: 

http://www.iee.org/Publish/Support/Auth/authproc.cfm

Please include a short covering letter that informs IEE staff that your paper 
is submitted for consideration in Mario Garcia-Sanz’s Special Issue on 
Formation Flying, and NOT as a regular paper.

Prof. Mario Garcia-Sanz
Guest Editor
Public University of Navarra
31006 Pamplona
Spain


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5.2 Call For Papers - IEEE TNN Special Issue on Feedback Control


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Call For Papers - IEEE TNN Special Issue on Feedback Control

Contributed by: F.L. Lewis, lewis@uta.edu

CFP, Special Issue of IEEE Trans. Neural Networks on “NN for Feedback 
Control”

Papers are invited for a Special Issue of IEEE Trans. Neural Networks 
on “Neural Networks for Feedback Control”.  The purpose of this Special 
Issue is to bring together the Neural Networks Community and the Control 
Systems Community, and Approximate Dynamic Programming and standard feedback 
control system design techniques.  The time is right to provide a forum for 
increased communication and interaction between these communities.

Topics include but are not limited to Neurocontrol of dynamical feedback 
systems, Approximate dynamic programming, Approximately optimal control, 
Adaptive critics, Value function approximation for control design, Feedback 
control using neural networks, Neural Net backstepping, FB linearization, 
Feedforward loop control, dynamic inversion, Compensation of actuator 
nonlinearities, Compensation of unmodeled dynamics, Approximation-based 
control systems, Reinforcement learning for feedback control, Biological 
exemplars for feedback control, Failure recovery and mode switching, 
Estimation, identification, and observers, Applications in aerospace, ship 
and vehicle feedback control, process feedback control.  

The Guest editors are F.L. Lewis, Univ.of Texas at Arlington, Texas;  Don 
Wunsch, Univ. Missouri-Rolla, Missouri;  Jie Huang, Chinese University of 
Hong Kong;  T. Parisini, University of Trieste, Italy;  Danil Prokhorov, 
Ford Motor Co.

Submitted manuscripts will be screened for topical relevance, and those 
relevant will undergo IEEE TNN standard review procedures. See http://ieee-
cis.org/pubs/tnn for details.  Papers should be submitted electronically in 
pdf form to Guest Editor Danil Prokhorov at the email address 
dprokhor@ford.com

The paper submission deadline is 1st December 2005.



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5.3 Call for Papers: IJC Use of Computer Algebra Systems for CACSD


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Call for Papers: IJC, Use of Computer Algebra Systems for CACSD

Contributed by: N.P. Karampetakis, karampet@math.auth.gr

Special Issue on the Use of Computer Algebra Systems for Computer Aided 
Control System Design

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL 

Guest Editors: Nikos Karampetakis and Antonis-Ioannis Vardulakis

Recently there has been an interest in the application of computer algebra 
to control system analysis and design. A collection of tools and packages 
based on Computer Algebra Systems (CAS), such as Mathematica, Maple, MuPad, 
Macsyma, etc., have been developed for the solution of many control problems 
and are used on campus networks, since they have a profound impact on 
teaching and research. CASs have a major impact to areas such as robotics, 
computer aided geometric design, mechanics, flow dynamics, thermodynamics 
and combustion, audio signal processing, etc.

This special issue aims not at collecting papers on symbolic computations, 
but rather to address, at least to some extent, a coherent vision of the 
role of symbolic computations in control system design. Potential articles 
have to be written in such a way that readers, who are not experts in 
symbolic methods, will be able to learn about these techniques.  Papers that 
provide tutorial material and illustrative applications are desirable.  For 
all papers, the authors have to provide introductory tutorial material as 
appropriate to control engineers and non-experts, including definitions of 
technical terms that may not be well known to readers. Some of the areas of 
interest concern the use of CAS in: Linear Systems, Groebner bases and 
related methods, Non-linear Systems, Uncertain Systems, Signal Processing, 
Modeling and Simulation, Education, Robotics, Applications in Aerospace 
Control, Process Control, Automotive Control, etc.

Submission Details:

Potential authors are expected to submit a full paper in pdf format 
(according to the format settings of IJC) to any one of the guest editors 
according to the timetable given below. All papers submitted will be subject 
to peer review in accordance with the standard review process of the 
International Journal of Control.

Guest Editors
Nikos P. Karampetakis 
Department of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki 54006, Greece
Tel. (Fax) : ++30 231 0997975, Email: karampet@math.auth.gr  

Antonis-Ioannis Vardulakis 
Department of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki 54006, Greece
Tel. (Fax) : ++30 231 0997951, Email: avardula@math.auth.gr 

Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged. In the case where submissions
are made as hard copies, four copies are required.

The timetable for the special issue is as follows:
--- Paper Submission Deadline      July 1, 2005 (extended to September 1, 
2005)
--- Review Deadline                    September 1, 2005 (extended to 
November 1, 2005)


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5.4 Contents: Asian Journal of Control


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Contents: Asian Journal of Control

Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw

Asian Journal of Control
Vol. 7, No. 2     June, 2005

Regular Paper:
1. Paper Title: LMI Approach to Robust Filtering for Discrete Time-Delay
                Systems with Nonlinear Disturbances
       Authors: Huijun Gao and Changhong Wang

2. Paper Title: Modeling and Control of the Active Suspension System Using
                Proportional Integral Sliding Mode Approach
       Authors: Yahaya Md. Sam and Johari H. S. Osman

3. Paper Title: Global Asymptotic Stabilization of the Prototypical
                Aeroelastic Wing Section via TP Model Transformation
       Authors: Peter Baranyi, Peter Korondi and Hideki Hashimoto

4. Paper Title: A Simple Control Method Coping with a Kinematically Ill-Posed
                Inverse Problem of Redundant Robots: Analysis in Case of a 
                Handwriting Robot
       Authors: Suguru Arimoto, Hiroe Hashiguchi, and Ryuta Ozawa

5. Paper Title: Invariant Sliding Sector for Variable Structure Control
       Authors: Satoshi Suzuki, Yaodong Pan, Katsuhisa Furuta, and Shoshiro
                Hatakeyama

6. Paper Title: Passive Control Synthesis for Uncertain Markovian Jump Linear
                Systems with Multiple Mode-Dependent Time-Delays
       Authors: Wu-Hua Chen, Zhi-Hong Guan, and Xianmei Lu

7. Paper Title: An Optimal Tracking Control Approach for the Sustained
                Acceleration Contsturction in the Flight Simulator Motion 
                System
       Authors: Thong-Shing Hwang, Cheng-Hung Kuo, and Ming-Sung Kuo

8. Paper Title: Effective Decentralized TITO Process Identification from 
                Closed-Loop Step Responses
       Authors: Shao-Yuan Li, Wen-Jian Cai, Hua Mei, and Qiang Xiong


Brief Paper:
1. Paper Title: Clustered Based Takagi-Sugeno Neuro-Fuzzy Modeling of a 
                Multivariable Nonlinear Dynamic System
       Authors: E. A. Al-Gallaf

2. Paper Title: A New Approach to Terminal Sliding Mode Control Design
       Authors: Yiguang Hong, Guowu Yang, Daizhan Cheng, and Sarah Spurgeon

3. Paper Title: An LMI Approach to Robust H¡Û Control for Uncertain 
                Continuous-Time Systems
       Authors: Shih-Wei Kau, Yung-Sheng Liu, Chun-Hsiung Fang, Liu Hong, and
                Chun-Hsiung Fang

4. Paper Title: Observer Linearization of Nonlinear Systems by Generalized 
                Tansformations
       Authors: M. Guay

5. Paper Title: A Dual-Mode Adaptive Robust Controller Applied to the Speed
                Control of a Three-Phase Induction Motor
       Authors: Caio D. Cunha, Aldayr D. Araujo, David S. Barbalho, and 
                Francisco C. Mota

6. Paper Title: Robust Control for a Class of Uncertain State-Delayed 
                Singularly Perturbed Systems
       Authors: H. R. Karimi and M. J. Yazdanpanah

Comments:
1. Paper Title: Comment on ¡§Output Feedback Sliding Mode Controller Design 
                via H¡Û Theory¡¨
       Authors: Jyh-Horng Chou


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5.5 Contents: Automatica


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Contents: Automatica

Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu

Contents: Automatica, September, 2005
Volume 41, Issue 9

To consult the cumulative table of contents 1965-present, to view the list
of recently accepted papers or to submit a paper visit
http://www.autsubmit.com

Editorials

Tamer Basar
Change of an editorship

Regular papers

Feng Ding and Tongwen Chen
Identification of Hammerstein nonlinear ARMAX systems

Anmar Khadra, Xinzhi Liu, and Xuemin Shen
Impulsively synchronizing chaotic systems with delay and applications to
secure communication

Maciej Niedzwiecki and Piotr Kaczmarek
Estimation and tracking of complex quasi-periodically varying systems

E. Prempain and I. Postlethwaite
Static H-infinity loop shaping control and its application to a
fly-by-wire helicopter

Brief papers

Kevin L. Moore, YangQuan Chen, and Vikas Bahl
Monotonically convergent iterative learning control for linear
discrete-time systems

Yi-Sheng Zhong
Globally stable adaptive system design for minimum phase SISO plants with
input saturation

Yongqiang Ye and Danwei Wang
Clean system inversion learning control law

Vincent Verdult and Michel Verhaegen
Kernel methods for subspace identification of multivariable LPV and
bilinear systems

Darryl DeHaan and Martin Guay
Extremum-seeking control of state-constrained nonlinear systems

Vinay Kariwala, J. Fraser Forbes, and Edward S. Meadows
Integrity of systems under decentralized integral control

Hag Seong Kim, Young Man Cho, and Kyo-Il Lee
Robust nonlinear task space control for 6 DOF parallel manipulator

J.M. Bravo, D. Limon, T. Alamo and E.F. Camacho
On the computation of invariant sets for constrained nonlinear systems: An
Interval Arithmetic Approach

Andrey Smyshlyaev and Miroslav Krstic
On control design for PDEs with space-dependent diffusivity and
time-dependent reactivity

D. Karagiannis, Z.P. Jiang, R. Ortega, and A. Astolfi
Output-feedback stabilization of a class of uncertain non-minimum-phase
nonlinear systems

Teturo Itami
Nonlinear optimal control as quantum mechanical eigenvalue problems

Chengjin Zhang, Robert Bitmead
Subspace system identification for training-based MIMO channel estimation

Technical communiques

Iman Izadi, Tongwen Chen, and Qing Zhao
Norm invariant discretization for sampled-data fault detection

Runyi Yu
Regularizability of linear time-invariant descriptor systems under
decentralized control

S.N.Huang, K.K.Tan, and T.H.Lee
Decentralized control of a class of large-scale nonlinear systems using
neural networks

Chong Lin, Qing-Guo Wang, and Tong Heng Lee
Improvement on observer-based H-infinity control for T-S fuzzy systems

Runyi Yu
On impulsive algebraic multiplicities of linear time-invariant singular
systems under feedback

Book reviews

Ranjan Mukherjee
Electromechanical Sensors and Actuators, by Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac

Mohammed Chadli
Multivariable Control Systems - An Engineering Approach, by P. Albertos
and A. Sala


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5.6 Contents: Control Engineering Practice


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Contents: Control Engineering Practice

Contributed by: Ian K. Craig, cep@up.ac.za

Journal: Control Engineering Practice
Volume : 13
Issue  : 10
Date   : Oct-2005 

Francesco Amato, Francesco Basile, Ciro Carbone and Pasquale Chiacchio, An
approach to control automated warehouse systems
Pages 1223-1241.

James J. Govindhasamy, Seán F. McLoone, George W. Irwin, John J. French and
Richard P. Doyle, Neural modelling, control and optimisation of an industrial
grinding process
Pages 1243-1258.

Jianguo Zhou and Youyi Wang, Real-time nonlinear adaptive backstepping speed
control for a PM synchronous motor
Pages 1259-1269.

Massimiliano Mattei, Gaetano Paviglianiti and Valerio Scordamaglia, Nonlinear
observers with H[infinity] performance for sensor fault detection and
isolation: a linear matrix inequality design procedure
Pages 1271-1281.

Anders Hellgren, Martin Fabian and Bengt Lennartson, On the execution of
sequential function charts
Pages 1283-1293.

Marcel Heertjes, Frank Cremers, Marcel Rieck and Maarten Steinbuch, Nonlinear
control of optical storage drives with improved shock performance
Pages 1295-1305.

Dominique Sauter, Hicham Jamouli, Jean-Yves Keller and Jean-Christophe
Ponsart, Actuator fault compensation for a winding machine
Pages 1307-1314.

Quan-li Liu, Wei Wang, Hong-ren Zhan, Zhi-gang Wang and Rui-guo Liu, Optimal
scheduling method for a bell-type batch annealing shop and its application
Pages 1315-1325.

S.-L. Jämsä-Jounela, M. Vermasvuori, J. Kämpe and K. Koskela, Operator support
system for pressure filters, Pages 1327-1337.

Conference Calendar
Page 1339.

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Journal: Control Engineering Practice 
ISSN   : 0967-0661 
Volume : 13 
Issue  : 11 
Date   : Nov-2005 
 
Nonlinear estimation methods for parameter tracking in power plants 
G.E. Hovland, T.P. von Hoff, E.A. Gallestey, M. Antoine, D. 
Farruggio, A.D.B. Paice, pp 1341-1355 
 
The development of an adaptive threshold for model-based fault 
detection of a nonlinear electro-hydraulic system 
Z. Shi, F. Gu, B. Lennox, A.D. Ball, pp 1357-1367 
 
The importance of first-principles, model-based steady-state gain 
calculations in model predictive control-a refinery case study 
M. Tran, D.K. Varvarezos, M. Nasir, pp 1369-1382 
 
Industrial implementation of on-line performance monitoring tools 
T. Hagglund, pp 1383-1390 
 
A survey of readily accessible perturbation signals for system 
identification in the frequency domain 
K.R. Godfrey, A.H. Tan, H.A. Barker, B. Chong, pp 1391-1402 
 
An off-line navigation of a geometry PIG using a modified nonlinear 
fixed-interval smoothing filter 
J. Yu, J.G. Lee, C.G. Park, H.S. Han 
pp 1403-1411 
 
Robust SISO H"~ controller design for nonlinear systems 
G.A. Ingram, M.A. Franchek, V. Balakrishnan, G. Surnilla, pp 1413-1423 
 
Experimental validation of a methodology to control irrigation canals 
based on Saint-Venant equations 
X. Litrico, V. Fromion, J.P. Baume, C. Arranja, M. Rijo, pp 1425-1437 
 
Experimental validation of different MIMO-feedback controller design 
methods 
D. Vaes, J. Swevers, P. Sas, pp 1439-1451 


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5.7 Contents: European Journal of Control


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Contents: European Journal of Control

Contributed by: Danila Ferrara, ejc@elet.polimi.it

Contents Issue N. 2/2005
 
Uniform Parametric Convergence in the Adaptive Control of Mechanical Systems
by A. Loria, R. Kelly, A. R. Teel

Discussion on "Uniform Parametric Convergence in the Adaptive Control of 
Mechanical Systems"
by D. Kostic, B. de Jager, and M. Steinbuch

Discussion on "Uniform Parametric Convergence in the Adaptive Control of 
Mechanical Systems"
by M. Corless

Discussion on "Uniform Parametric Convergence in the Adaptive Control of 
Mechanical Systems"
by D.V. Efimov, A.L. Fradkov 

Reply by the authors

Improved MPC Design Based on Saturating Control Laws
by D.Limon, J.M. Gomes da Silva, T. Alamo, E.F. Camacho 

Discussion on "Improved MPC Design Based on Saturating Control Laws"
by L. Chisci, P. Falugi

Discussion on "Improved MPC Design Based on Saturating Control Laws"
by M. Deng, A. Inoue

Subspace Identification of Multivariable Hammerstein and Wiener Models
by J. C. Gomez, E. Baeyens

Discussion on "Subspace Identification of Multivariable Hammerstein and 
Wiener Models"
by Er-Wei Bai

Discussion on "Subspace Identification of Multivariable Hammerstein and 
Wiener Models"
by M. Boutayeb, E. Laroche, M. Darouach

Discussion on "Subspace Identification of Multivariable Hammerstein and 
Wiener Models"
by E. Eskinat

Discussion on "Subspace Identification of Multivariable Hammerstein and 
Wiener Models"
by A. Palazoglu

Discussion on "Subspace Identification of Multivariable Hammerstein and 
Wiener Models"
by W. Greblicki, M. Pawlak

Discussion on "Subspace Identification of Multivariable Hammerstein and 
Wiener Models"
by T. Wigren

Optimal Control Problem for Infinite Order Hyperbolic System with Mixed 
Control-State Constraints
by G. M. Bahaa, W. Kotarski

H-infinity Output Feedback Control Design for Uncertain Fuzzy Systems with 
Multiple Time Scales: An LMI Approach 
by Shi Peng, Sing Kiong Nguang

Discussion on "H-infinity Output Feedback Control Design for Uncertain Fuzzy 
Systems with Multiple Time Scales: An LMI Approach"
by M. C. M. Teixeira, E. Assuncao, R. M. Palhares

Discussion on "H-infinity Output Feedback Control Design for Uncertain Fuzzy 
Systems with Multiple Time Scales: An LMI Approach"
by H. J. Uang

Linearization by Prolongations: New Bounds on the Number of Integrators
by J. Franch and E. Fossas


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5.8 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control


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Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu

 	
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on 	
Volume: 50  Issue: 6   Date: June 2005
	
Randomized algorithms for synthesis of switching rules for multimodal systems
Ishii, H.; Basar, T.; Tempo, R.
Page(s):  754- 767

Feedback control of quantum state reduction
van Handel, R.; Stockton, J.K.; Mabuchi, H.
Page(s):  768- 780

Absolute stability analysis of discrete-time systems with composite quadratic
Lyapunov functions
Tingshu Hu; Zongli Lin
Page(s):  781- 797

Approximate inversion of the Preisach hysteresis operator with application to
control of smart actuators
Iyer, R.V.; Xiaobo Tan; Krishnaprasad, P.S.
Page(s):  798- 810

Solution of the general moment problem via a one-parameter imbedding
Georgiou, T.T.
Page(s):  811- 826

Adaptive identification and control of hysteresis in smart materials
Xiaobo Tan; Baras, J.S.
Page(s):  827- 839

A controllability counterexample
Elliott, D.L.
Page(s):  840- 841

A time-varying complex dynamical network model and its controlled
synchronization criteria
Jinhu Lu; Guanrong Chen
Page(s):  841- 846

Output feedback stabilization for a class of stochastic time-delay nonlinear
systems
Yusun Fu; Zuohua Tian; Songjiao Shi
Page(s):  847- 851

On the approximation of fault directions for mutual detectability: an
invariant zero approach
Yongmin Kim; Jaehong Park
Page(s):  851- 855

Amplitude and frequency estimator of a sinusoid
Hou, M.
Page(s):  855- 858

Global time-varying stabilization of underactuated surface vessel
Wenjie Dong; Yi Guo
Page(s):  859- 864

An average operator-based PD-type iterative learning control for variable
initial state error
Kwang-Hyun Park
Page(s):  865- 869

On LaSalle's invariance principle and its application to robust
synchronization of general vector Lie/spl acute/nard equations
Guanrong Chen; Jin Zhou; Celikovsky, S.
Page(s):  869- 874

Implicit Lyapunov functions and isochrones of linear systems
Adamy, J.
Page(s):  874- 879

Optimal control of processing times in single-stage discrete event dynamic
systems with blocking
Moon, J.; Wardi, Y.
Page(s):  880- 884

Global finite-time stabilization by output feedback for planar systems without
observable linearization
Chunjiang Qian; Ji Li

Solving a dynamic resource allocation problem through continuous optimization
Yingdong Lu
Page(s):  890- 894

Robust backstepping control for a class of time delayed systems
Changchun Hua; Xinping Guan; Peng Shi
Page(s):  894- 899

Ellipsoidal sets for resilient and robust static output-feedback
Peaucelle, D.; Arzelier, D.
Page(s):  899- 904

Certainty-equivalence output-feedback design with circle-criterion observers
Arcak, M.
Page(s):  905- 909

Stabilization of nonlinear systems with limited information feedback
Liberzon, D.; Hespanha, J.P.
Page(s):  910- 915

Adaptive control of a class of slowly time varying systems with modeling
uncertainties
Fidan, B.; Youping Zhang; Ioannou, P.A.
Page(s):  915- 920

Characterizing intransitive noninterference for 3-domain security policies
with observability
Hadj-Alouane, N.B.; Lafrance, S.; Feng Lin; Mullins, J.; Yeddes, M.
Page(s):  920- 925

Rejoinder to author's reply
Hodoshima, J.
Page(s):  925- 926

Comments on "A remark on partial-state feedback stabilization of cascade
systems using small gain theorem"
Zhong-Ping Jiang
Page(s):  927- 928

Authors' Reply
Lin, W.; Gong, Q.
Page(s):  928- 929

Adaptive Control of Systems with Actuator Failures
Page(s):  930- 931


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5.9 Contents: IEE Proc. Control Theory and Applications


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Contents: IEE Proc. Control Theory and Applications

Contributed by: Lee Baldwin, lbaldwin@iee.org.uk

Volume: 152	Year: 	2005	Issue: 4

On the interpretation and practice of dynamical differences between 
Hammerstein and Wiener models
	L.A. Aguirre, M.V. Coelho and M.C.S. Corrêa			349

Decoupling conrol design via linear matrix inequalities
	Y.-S. Yang, Q.-G. Wang and L.-P. Wang			357

Stator flux and torque decoupling control for induction motors with 
resistances adaptation
	H. Wang, W. Xu, T. Shen and G. Yang    			363
	
Validation of an interconnected high-gain observer for a sensorless induction 
motor against a low frequency benchmark: application to an experimental set-up
	M. Ghanes, J. DeLeon and A. Glumineau    			371

Two-stage identification with applications to control, feature extraction, 
and spectral estimation
	R. Doraiswami			379

Decentralised adaptive control for large-scale non-linear systems with 
unknown high-frequency-gain signs
	X. Ye, P. Chen and D. Li			387
	
Dynamic sliding mode conrol design
	A.J. Koshkouei, K.J. Burnham and A.S.I. Zinober    		392

Fault detection filter for Markovian jump systems
	M. Zhong, H. Ye, P. Shi and G. Wang    			397

One-bit processing for digital control
	X. Wu and R.M. Goodall    			403

Zero-moment point trajectory modelling of a biped walking robot using an 
adaptive neuro-fuzzy system
	D. Kim, S.-J. Seo and G.-T. Park    			411

Ackermann-like eigenvalue assignment formulae for linear time-varying systems
	H.C. Lee and J.W. Choi    			427
	
Application of generalised polynomials to the decoupling of linear 
multivariable systems
	J. Ruiz-León and D. Henrion			435
	
Explicit solutions to optimal control problems for constrained continuous-
time linear systems
	V. Sakizlis, J.D. Perkins and E.N. Pistikopoulos		443

New results on robust control design of discrete-time uncertain systems
	M.S. Mahmoud			453
	
Semi-global stabilisation of a class of non-minimum phase non-linear output-
feedback systems
	Z. Ding			460

Observer-based controller for position regulation of stepping motor
	J. De León-Morales, R. Castro-Linares and O. Huerta-Guevara    	465

Computing finitely reachable containable region for switching systems
	R. Su, S. Abdelwahed and S. Neema    			477

Comment on “Guaranteed-cost control of a linear uncertain system with 
multiple time-varying delays: an LMI approach” by X. Nian and J. Feng
	E. Fridman    			487


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5.10 Contents: ISA Transactions


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Contents: ISA Transactions

Contributed by: T.S. Lee, tlee@isa.org

ISA Transactions - Volume 44, Number 3, July 2005

Modeling supply and return line dynamics for an electrohydraulic actuation 
system
Beshahwired Ayalew, Bohdan T. Kulakowski, pp 329-343

On simplified predictive control as a generalization of least-squares 
dynamic matrix control
G.C. Kember, R. Dubay, S.W. Mansour, pp 345-352

Internal model control structure using adaptive inverse control strategy 
Muhammad Shafiq, pp 353-362

PID controller tuning for the first-order-plus-dead-time process model via 
Hermite-Biehler theorem
Anindo Roy, Kamran Iqbal, pp 363-378

An improved PCA method with application to boiler leak detection
Xi Sun, Horacio J. Marquez, Tongwen Chen, pp 379-397

Cascade generalized predictive control strategy for boiler drum level
Min Xu, Shaoyuan Li, Wenjian Cai, pp 399-411

Automated estimator parameter selection for an IBN head/disk assembly
May-Win L. Thein, Thomas Rendon, Eduardo A. Misawa, pp 413-422

Globally linearized control on diabatic continuous stirred tank reactor: A 
case study
Amiya Kumar Jana, Amar Nath Samanta, Saibal Ganguly, pp 423-444 


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5.11 Contents: International Journal of Control


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Contents: International Journal of Control

Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk

Volume 78, Issue 9
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp

Focussing on unbounded input-output models on Z
P. M. Mäkilä

A coupled sliding-surface approach for the trajectory control of a flexible-
link robot based on a distributed dynamic model 
H.-H. Lee and J. Prevost

Constrained MPC using feedback linearization on SISO bilinear systems with 
unstable inverse dynamics 
W. Liao , M. Cannon , B. Kouvaritakis

Design of sliding mode controllers with bounded L2 gain performance: an LMI 
approach 
J.-C. Juang and C.-M. Lee

Decentralized control of power systems via robust control of uncertain 
Markov jump parameter systems 
V. Ugrinovskii and H. R. Pota

For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: 
Professor Eric Rogers
School of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton
etar@ecs.soton.ac.uk



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5.12 Contents: International Journal of General Systems


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Contents: International Journal of General Systems

Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk

Volume 34, Issue 1		
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp

Aggregation operators with annihilator
M. Mas, R. Mesiar, M. Monserrat and J. Torrens

Systems movement; Autobiographical retrospectives
Y. Takahara

Measuring contradiction in fuzzy logic
S. Cubillo and E. Castineria

Finite fuzzy sets
V. Murali and B. Makamba

An uncertainty measure in partition-based fuzzy rough sets
J-Sheng Mi, Y. Leung and W-Z. Wu


For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: 
Dr George Klir
gensyst@binghamton.edu 
Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering 
Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science 
State University of New York



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5.13 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science


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Contents: International Journal of Systems Science

Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk

Volume 36, Issue 8	
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp

Delay-dependent and delay-independent energy-to-peak model approximation for 
systems with time-varying delay 
Qing Wang, James Lam, Shengyuan Xu, Huijun Gao

Global stabilization of a class of time-delay nonlinear systems 
X. Zhang and Z. Cheng

A new delay-dependent stability criterion for linear neutral systems with 
norm-bounded uncertainties in all system matrices 
Q.-L. Han 

On the solution of the tracking problem for non-linear systems with MPC 
L. Magni and R. Scattolini

An infinite ?-bound stability criterion for a class of multiparameter 
singularly perturbed time-delay systems 
J.-S. Chiou and C.-J. Wang

A new fast cellular automata orthogonal least-squares identification method 
S. A. Billings and S. S. Mei

On the stability of price-adjusting oligopolies with incomplete information
Carl Chiarella and Ferenc Szidarovszky


For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: 
Professor Peter Fleming
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering,
University of Sheffield 
ijss@sheffield.ac.uk



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5.14 Contents: Journal MCSS


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Contents: Journal MCSS

Contributed by: Jan H. van Schuppen, mcss@cwi.nl

Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS)

Volume 17 (2005), Number 2

Laszlo Gerencser, Gyorgy Michaletzky and Zsuzsanna Vago,
Risk sentitive identification of linear stochastic systems.
MCSS 17 (2005), 77-100.

Sanjay P. Bhat and Dennis S. Bernstein,
Geometric homogeneity with applications to finite-time stability.
MCSS (2005), 101-127.

Yuri Latushkin, Timothy Randolph and Roland Schnaubelt,
Regularization and frequency-domain stability of well-posed systems.
MCSS (2005), 128-151.

INFORMATION
The tables of contents of MCSS and the .pdf files 
of its papers are available from the publisher Springer at:
http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00498/index.htm

Information on MCSS is available also at the Editors' home pages:
www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html
www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html

Address for submissions by email or regular mail:
J.H. van Schuppen (Editor-in-Chief MCSS)
CWI
P.O.Box 94079
1090 GB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email mcss@cwi.nl

Eduardo Sontag and Jan van Schuppen (Editors)


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5.15 Contents: Journal of Applied and Computational Mathematics


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Contents: Journal of Applied and Computational Mathematics

Contributed by: Tamer Basar and Fikret A. Aliev, f_aliev@yahoo.com

Vol.4 N 12005

The Complications of the Azerbaycan-English Machine Translation Process and 
Ways of Their Elimination 
Ali M.Abbasov, Abulfat B.Fatullayev                              3

Motion Planning of Mobile Robots 
Vladimir B. Larin                                               10

Optimization Under Uncertainty Via Random Sampling of Scenarios,II
Louis Anthony Cox, JR, Djangir A. Babayev                       20

A Feedback Based Motion Planning Method For Nonholonomic Systems with Drift 
Fazal-ur-Rehman                                                 29 

On one Inverse Problem for Defining of the  Domain of the Plate
Yusif S. Gasimov                                                42

Optimal Control of Delayed Variable Structure Systems with Discontinuous 
Initial  Condition  
Tamaz Tadumadze, Akaki Arsenashvili                             48
   
An Efficient Decomposition Method for Linear Programming Problems 
Rafael H.Hamidov, Anar R.Hamidov                                54

A Nonlinear Programming Technique to Compute the Real  Structured Singular 
Value  
Ahmet Yazici, Abdurrahman Karamancioglu, Rafail N.Gasimov       61

The Principal Expert Method in Data Mining 
Veronika V. Demyanova                                           70 
 
Proper Affine Vector Fields in Plane Symmetric Static Space-Times 
Ghulam Shabbir, Nisar Ahmed                                     75

Correspondence
Comments on “The set of Positive Semideinite Solution of the  Algebraic 
Riccati Eequationof Discrete-Time Optimal Control“ 
Vladimir B. Larin                                               84

Correspondence
Comments on “New Solution to the Inverse Regulator Problem by the Polynomial 
Matrix Method“
Fikret A. Aliev and Aslan P. Guliev                             86

The 1st International Conference on Control and Optimization with Industrial 
Applications – 22-25 May, 2005
Tamer Basar, Alex Rubinov, Yusif S.Gasimov, Fikret A.Aliev      88


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5.16 Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory


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Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory

Contributed by: C. Cruz-Hernandez, ccruz@cicese.mx

Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
An International Journal of Research and Surveys
Address of e-Journal: http//:www.e-ndst.kiev.ua
Volume 5, Number 2, 2005.

CONTENTS

PERSONAGE IN SCIENCE: Professor V. Lakshmikantham,   
J.H. Dshalalow and A A. Martynyuk, p. 107.

On the Minimum Free Energy for the Ionosphere, 
Giovambattista Amendola, p. 113. 

A Duality Principle in the Theory of Dynamical Systems,  
C. Corduneanu and Yizeng Li, p. 135.

Output Synchronization of Chaotic Systems: Model-Matching
Approach with Application to Secure Communication, 
D. Lopez-Mancilla and C. Cruz-Hernandez, p. 141.

Stability of Dynamical Systems in Metric Space,
A.A Martynyuk, p. 157.

Bi-Impulsive Control to Build a Satellite Constellation,
A.F.B.A. Prado, p. 169.

Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems with Controlled Transitions, 
Ming-Qing Xiao, p. 177. 

Convergence of Solutions to a Class of Systems of Delay
Differential Equations,
Taishan Yi and Lihong Huang, p. 189.

Existence of Nonoscillatory Solution of Third Order Linear Neutral
Delay Difference Equation with Positive and Negative Coefficients,
Xiao-Zhu Zhong, Hai-Long Xing, Yan Shi, 
Jing-Cui Liang and Dong-Hua Wang, p. 201.

For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor-in-
Chief of ND&ST: 
Professor A.A.Martynyuk
Institute of Mechanics,
Nesterov str., 3 
Kiev-57, 03680 MSP
UKRAINE
e-mail: anmart@stability.kiev.ua


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1st IFAC Conference on Analysis and Control of Chaotic Systems

Contributed by: Mohamed DJEMAI, djemai@ensea.fr

1st IFAC Conference on Analysis and Control of Chaotic Systems (CHAOS’06)

June 28-30, 2006
Reims – France
The details can be found in the Call for papers or in :
http://www.univ-reims.fr/chaos06/

Sponsored by 
IFAC Technical Committee on Non-Linear Control Systems (TC 2.3)
Co-sponsoring IFAC Technical Committees:
TC 1.3 Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems
TC 2.1 Control Design
TC 8.2 Modelling and Control of Biomedical Systems

The conference is the first IFAC meeting related to analysis and control of
chaotic systems. It will provide a forum for the presentation of new
developments in the important interdisciplinary field of chaos control and
synchronization. The research activity in this field is driven by the needs of
different application domains such as: biology (brain-dynamics, heart-beating,
…), physics (optical, magnet, fluid dynamics, …), mechanics, engineering
(non-linear dynamics of electronic and power electronic systems, chaos
encrypted signals, walking robots, …), economics (critical decision, …),
chemical engineering, … The aim of the conference is to provide the
communities of control engineering, physics, economics, biology, fluid
dynamics, power electronics, electronic circuits, … with an opportunity to
exchange information and new ideas and to discuss new developments in the
field of chaos control and synchronization. Both theory and applications will
be discussed.

TOPICS
The conference will cover all topics related to chaos and synchronization in
the frame of control system theory, including (but not limited to) the 
following:
- Recent advances in control and anti-control of chaotic/complex systems
- Recent advances in synchronization (and observer-design) for chaotic/complex
  systems
- Analysis of stability, controllability and observability of chaotic/complex
  systems
- Bifurcations in chaotic/complex systems
- New applications in chaos control, chaos-encrypted signals, optical systems,
  biological systems, power converters, economic systems, …
- Nonlinear dynamics of electronic systems 
- Nonlinear time series and identification
- Hybrid systems and chaos, grazing bifurcations
- Limit cycles in networks of oscillators
- Periodic orbits in a wedge (ex. billiard)
- Kinematics models of groups of self-propelled  particles (ex. flocks of
  birds, Multi-Satellite Systems)
- Kolmogorov Arnold and Moser  (KAM) curves 
- Synchronization of delay systems, chaotic delay systems
- Brain dynamics, small world networks
- Synchronization in biology
- Chaos/bifurcation control in chemical engineering
- Chaos/bifurcation control in physics
- Experimental chaos and synchronization
- Bridging the gap between ergodic and deterministic approaches
- Providing a discussion forum for the physics, chaos and control system
  communities

IMPORTANT DATES
October 1, 2005: Submission of full papers and special sessions
February 15, 2006: Notification of acceptance/rejectance 
March 31, 2006: Submission of final camera-ready papers and registration fees

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
IFAC CHAOS’06
CReSTIC, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles
Moulin de la Housse
BP 1039, F-51687 Reims Cedex 2, France
Phone: +33 3 26 91 32 26	Fax: +33 3 26 91 31 06
http://www.univ-reims.fr/chaos06

For inquiries, email to conference secretariat at: 
chaos06@univ-reims.fr 

Paper submission by email to: Submission.Chaos06@ensea.fr


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6.2 2006 American Control Conference


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2006 American Control Conference

Contributed by: Rich O'Brien, riobrien@usna.edu

The 2006 American Control Conference (ACC) will be held Wednesday
through Friday, June 14-16, 2006 at the Hilton Minneapolis in
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. The ACC is held in cooperation with IFAC and
provides an opportunity for cooperation among people working in the
fields of control, automation, and related areas from AIAA, AIChE, AIST,
ASCE, ASME, IEEE, ISA, and SCS societies. The technical program will
cover topics that include control theory, industrial applications, and
control education.  These topics will be presented in technical,
special, interactive, and tutorial sessions and pre-conference
workshops (June 12 and 13). For more information on special and
interactive sessions, contact Michael Piovoso at mjp5@gv.psu.edu; for
industrial applications, contact Wendy Foslien at wendy.foslien@honeweyll.com;
for workshops, contact Danny Abramowitch at danny@labs.agilent.com; and for
invited sessions, contact Mark Balas as mark.balas@uwyo.edu.  For complete
information about the conference visit http://www.a2c2.org/conferences/acc2006/.

PAPER SUBMISSION

All papers submitted to the ACC for review must be prepared in the
standard 2-column Proceedings format. See the Author's Kit at the
conference web site for Word and LaTex style files. For the purposes of
review, regular and invited papers are limited to 8 pages and short
papers to 3 pages. Papers exceeding these limits will NOT be reviewed.
All papers will be submitted through the IEEE Control Systems Society
submission website (http://www.paperplaza.net).

KEY DATES

Deadline for all submissions and proposals:   September 15, 2005
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection:         January 31, 2006
Final manuscript submission deadline:         March 15, 2006
Author registration fee deadline:             March 15, 2006

GENERAL CHAIR

Eduardo Misawa, Oklahoma State University, misawa@ceat.okstate.edu

PROGRAM CHAIR

Karlene A. Hoo, Texas Tech University, Karlene.Hoo@ttu.edu


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6.3 9th Int. Workshop on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control


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9th Int. Workshop on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control

Contributed by: Joao P. Hespanha, hespanha@ece.ucsb.edu

9th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HYBRID SYSTEMS: COMPUTATION AND CONTROL  
(HSCC'2006)

March 29-31, 2006
Santa Barbara, California
http://hscc06.csl.sri.com/

The 9th International Workshop on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control 
(HSCC 2006), will be held in Santa Barbara, California, from March 29-31, 
2006. The annual workshop on hybrid systems attracts researchers from 
academia and industry interested in modeling, analysis, and implementation 
of dynamic and reactive systems involving both discrete and continuous 
behaviors. The previous workshops in the HSCC series were held in Berkeley, 
USA (1998), Nijmegen, The Netherlands (1999), Pittsburgh, USA (2000), Rome, 
Italy (2001), Palo Alto, USA (2002), Prague, Czech Republic (2003), 
Philadelphia, USA (2004), and Zurich, Switzerland (2005). 

TOPICS
Submissions are invited in all areas pertaining to the design, analysis, 
implementation, and applications of hybrid systems. Topics of interest 
include, but are not limited to:
- Modeling and representations 
- Computability and complexity issues 
- Tools for analysis and verification 
- Tools for synthesis and design 
- Programming language support and implementation 
- Control and optimization 
- Hybrid models in biology and other sciences 
- Engineering applications such as automotive, avionics, power systems, 
  transportation, manufacturing, and robotics 

SUBMISSIONS
The conference proceedings will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes 
in Computer Science series. Submitted papers must present original, 
unpublished research that has not been submitted elsewhere. Instructions for 
submitting the papers electronically will be available on the conference 
webpage. 

POSTER SESSION
This year’s workshop will include a poster session in addition to the 
regular oral presentations. The poster session is aimed at advertising new 
or ongoing work, as well as getting feedback from the HSCC community. We are 
particularly interested in presentations of student work. To submit a 
poster, please send a proposal of one page or less describing the nature of 
poster.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline for regular papers: October 3, 2005   (hard deadline)
Author notification:                    November 18, 2005
Submission deadline for posters:        December 2,  2005
Final papers due:                       December 19, 2005 (hard deadline)
Conference:                             March 29-31, 2006

Workshop Co-Chairs 

Joao P. Hespanha
University of California, Santa Barbara
E-mail: hespanha@ece.ucsb.edu 

Ashish Tiwari
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
E-mail: tiwari@csl.sri.com


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6.4 ICSC Congress on Computational Intelligence Methods and Applications


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ICSC Congress on Computational Intelligence Methods and Applications

Contributed by: Okyay Kaynak, okyay.kaynak@boun.edu.tr

We would like to draw your attention to the following 4 symposia that will 
take place in Istanbul, Turkey, during December 15-17, 2005 under the 
umbrella of ICSC Congress on Computational Intelligence Methods and 
Applications:
 
ADVANCED COMPUTING IN FINANCIAL MARKETS (ACFM'2005) 
http://www.cima2005.org/def_acfm.asp

ADVANCED COMPUTING IN BIOMEDICINE (ACBMED'2005) 
http://www.cima2005.org/def_acbmed.asp

ADVANCED COMPUTING IN BIOMECHANICS (ACBMECH'2005) 
http://www.cima2005.org/def_acbmech.asp

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF SOFT COMPUTING (IASC'2005) 
http://www.cima2005.org/def_acbmech.asp
 
Details of the events and the deadlines are available at 
http://www.cima2005.org
 
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If you would like to receive further information on any one of the events 
above please fill the form below. 
http://www.cima2005.org/defaultRegister.asp
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You are cordially invited to submit papers. We look forward to welcoming
you in Istanbul,
 
Best regards.
 
CIMA 2005
Organization Committee


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6.5 IEEE CIS 2006


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IEEE CIS 2006

Contributed by: Kiam-Tian Seow, asktseow@ntu.edu.sg

IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CYBERNETICS AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS (CIS)
7--9 JUNE, 2006
BANGKOK, THAILAND
WWW.NTU.EDU.SG/CIS-RAM/INDEX.HTM

CIS 2006 will be held in conjunction with the IEEE International Conference 
on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM 2006).

The CIS 2006 conference proceedings will be included in the EI Compendex 
Database.

Important Dates:
Paper/Special Session Proposal : 15 January 2006
Notification of Acceptance : 1 March 2006
Camera-Ready Copy and Advance Registration : 1 April 2006

Organized by
IEEE SMC Singapore Chapter
IEEE R&A Singapore Chapter
IEEE Thailand Section

OBJECTIVES: The goal of the CIS 2006 is to bring together experts from the 
field of cybernetics and intelligent systems to discuss on the state-of-the-
art and to present new research findings and perspectives of future 
developments with respect to the conference themes. The CIS 2006 is 
organized by the IEEE SMC Singapore Chapter and the IEEE Thailand Section, 
and is held together with the IEEE International Conference on Robotics, 
Automation and Mechatronics (RAM 2006). The conference welcomes paper 
submissions from researchers, practitioners, and students worldwide in but 
not limited to the following areas:

Computational Intelligence, Soft Computing, Fuzzy Systems, Neuro-Fuzzy 
Systems, Neural Networks (NN), Genetic Algorithm (GA), Evolutionary 
Computation (EC),Hybrid CI Algorithms, DNA Computing,Evolutionary Logistics,
Evolutionary Systems, Adaptive Computing Systems, Data Mining and Management, 
Decision Support Systems, Informatics, Environmental Systems, Expert and 
Knowledge Base Systems, Human/Computer Interaction, Human/Machine Systems, 
Image Processing, Computer Vision, Information Assurance and Security, 
Intelligent Communications, Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Transportation 
Systems, Internet/Electronic Commerce, Knowledge Acquisition and Engineering,
Manufacturing Systems, Optimization, Pattern Recognition, Quality/Reliability 
& Systems Engineering, Service Systems and Organizations, Socio-Technical 
Systems Design.

Paper Submission: Papers must be written in English and should describe 
original work. Papers should be submitted in IEEE Xplore compliant PDF 
files, on-line to the conference website: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cis-
ram/index.htm. Information for submission of IEEE Xplore compliant PDF files 
will be announced on the conference website soon.

Invited Sessions: The conference will feature invited sessions on 
specialized topics of interests. The invited sessions are intended to usher 
in, in-depth discussions in special areas relevant to the conference theme. 
The session organizers will coordinate the associated review process. The 
conference proceedings will include all papers from the invited sessions.

Prospective session organizers are encouraged to contact the Invited 
Sessions Chair Dr Guilin Yang, at glyang@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg.


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6.6 IEEE RAM 2006


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IEEE RAM 2006

Contributed by: Kiam-Tian Seow, asktseow@ntu.edu.sg

IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS, AUTOMATION AND MECHATRONICS (RAM)
7--9 JUNE, 2006 
BANGKOK, THAILAND 

RAM 2006 will be held in conjunction with the IEEE International Conference 
on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS 2006).

The RAM 2006 conference proceedings will be included in the EI Compendex 
Database.

Important Dates:
Paper/Special Session Proposal : 15 January 2006
Notification of Acceptance : 1 March 2006
Camera-Ready Copy and Advance Registration : 1 April 2006

Organized by 
IEEE R&A Singapore Chapter
IEEE SMC Singapore Chapter
IEEE Thailand Section

OBJECTIVES: The goal of RAM 2006 is to bring together experts from the field 
of robotics, automation and mechatronics to discuss on the state-of-the-art 
and to present new research findings and perspectives of future developments 
with respect to the conference themes. The RAM 2006 is organized by the IEEE 
R&A Singapore Chapter and the IEEE Thailand Section, and is held in 
conjunction with the IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and 
Intelligent Systems (CIS 2006). The conference welcomes paper submissions 
from academics, researchers, engineers, and students worldwide in but not 
limited to the following areas:

Robotics and Automation in Unstructured Environment, Personal and Service 
Robotics, Underwater Robotics, Medical Robots and Systems, Robotics and 
Automation Applications, Sensor Design, Integration, and Fusion, 
Computer and Robot Vision, Human-Robot Interfaces, Haptics, Teleoperation, 
Telerobotics, and Network Robotics, Micro/Nano, Distributed, Cellular, and 
Multi Robots, Biologically-Inspired Robots and Systems, Sensor Based Robotics, 
Intelligent Transportation Systems, Modeling, Planning and Control, 
Kinematics, Mechanics, and Mechanism Design, Legged Robots, Wheeled Mobile 
Robots, Dynamics, Motion Control, Force/Impedance Control, Architecture and 
Programming, Methodologies for Robotics and Automation, Discrete Event Dynamic 
Systems, Petri Nets, Virtual Reality, Manufacturing System Architecture, 
Design, and Performance Evaluation, Computer Aided Production Planning, 
Scheduling, and Control, Total Quality Management, Maintenance, and 
Diagnostics.

Paper Submission: Papers must be written in English and should describe 
original work. Papers should be submitted in IEEE Xplore compliant PDF 
files, on-line to the conference website: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cis-
ram/index.htm. Information for submission of IEEE Xplore compliant PDF files 
will be announced on the conference website soon. 

Invited Sessions: The conference will feature invited sessions on 
specialized topics of interests. The invited sessions are intended to usher 
in, in-depth discussions in special areas relevant to the conference theme. 
The session organizers will coordinate the associated review process. The 
conference proceedings will include all papers from the invited sessions.
 
Prospective session organizers are encouraged to contact the Invited 
Sessions Chair Dr Guilin Yang, at glyang@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg


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6.7 SIAM Conference on Imaging Science


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SIAM Conference on Imaging Science

Contributed by: Kirsten Wilden, wilden@siam.org

Current developments in the technology of imaging have led to an explosive 
growth in the interdisciplinary field of imaging science. With the advent of 
new devices capable of seeing objects and structures not previously imagined, 
the reach of science and medicine has been extended in a multitude of 
different ways. The impact of this technology has been to generate new 
challenges associated with the problems of formation, acquisition, 
compression, transmission, and analysis of images. By their very nature, 
these challenges cut across the disciplines of physics, engineering, 
mathematics, biology, medicine, and statistics. While the primary purpose of 
this conference is to focus on mathematical issues, the biomedical aspects of 
imaging will also play an important role.
http://www.siam.org/meetings/is06/


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6.8 The 6th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation


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The 6th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation

Contributed by: Wei Wang, wangwei@dlut.edu.cn

The 6th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA'06) is 
now a bi-annual event and a major international control conference held in 
China. The WCICA'06 will be held in the popular summer resort city Dalian in 
northeastern China in June 21-23 2006. The WCICA06 is sponsored by IEEE 
Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Control System Society(Beijing 
Chapter), National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese 
Association of Automation. The congress aims to provide a broad 
international forum for world researchers, engineers and professionals 
working in the areas of Intelligent Control and Automation to discuss and 
exchange their findings, ideas, and views. The congress will focus on both 
theory and applications. Major topics of the congress include, but are not 
limited to the following areas.
A. Theory and methods
A1 Control theory
1. System and control theory, 2. Nonlinear systems, 3. Large-scale systems
4. Hybrid systems and DEDS, 5. Control system with distributed parameters
6. Modeling, identification, estimation and optimization 7. Advanced control 
adaptive control, variable structure control, robust control, H-inf control
A2 Intelligent control
1. Artificial intelligence and expert systems, 2. Neural networks
3. Fuzzy algorithms, genetic algorithms, evolutionary algorithms
4. Fuzzy control, learning control, 5 Intelligent information processing, 6. 
Networked control
B. Industrial systems and control
B1 Modeling, sensing and fault diagnosis
1. Process modeling techniques, 2. Soft measurement techniques 
3. Sensors, measurement and intelligent instruments, 4. Fault diagnosis
5. Data mining, 6. Simulation and CAD of control systems 
B2 Control techniques and integrated automation systems
1. Advanced control techniques, 2. Optimized control techniques
3. Integrated automation systems of process industry  
4. Computer integrated manufacturing systems, 5. Decision supporting systems
6. Enterprise resource planning and manufacturing execution systems
7. Production planning and intelligent scheduling
C. Applications
C1 Automation and intelligence of process industry 
1. Power systems, 2. Petrochemical processes, 3. Metallurgical processes
4. Paper making processes, 5. Others
C2 Automation and intelligence of manufacturing industry
1. Intelligent manufacturing systems, 2. Advanced digital control systems  
3. Motion control, 4. Propulsion system control 
5. Micro and nano scale sensors, actuators and robots, 6. Others 
C3 Other application systems
1. Intelligent transportation systems, 2. Intelligent building systems 
3. Intelligent Robotics, 4. Environmental and biomedical systems
5. Human-machine systems, 6. Pattern recognition and image processing

Important Dates
Paper submission deadline, Nov. 1, 2005
Notification of paper acceptance, Feb. 1, 2006
Final version of paper submission deadline, March 1, 2006

For further information, please visit the web site http://wcica06.dlut.edu.cn
or contact wcica06@dlut.edu.cn, panxj@dlut.edu.cn


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Fractional order calculus day at Utah State University

Contributed by: YangQuan Chen, yqchen@ece.usu.edu

The presentation slides for the one-day workshop event "Fractional Order
Calculus Day at Utah State University" are available from
http://mechatronics.ece.usu.edu/foc/


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EIHS manager, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Contributed by: Francoise Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue , lamnabhi@lss.supelec.fr

In order to complete the EIHS-location application of Supélec-DigiteoLabs, 
respectively Grande Ecole and Centre d’Excellence for the European Institute 
of Hybrid Systems that will be created in the framework of the HYCON NoE, we 
call for Manager applications with a(n) (hybrid) systems and control 
background, internationally recognized and with entrepreneurial qualities 
(post-doc level or more). The EIHS- location application submitted by the 
French HYCON partners can be found at 
http://www.ist-hycon.org/index.php?p=News

Potential candidates should send their CV to Dr. F. Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue 
lamnabhi@lss.supelec.fr before 15 September 2005. 


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8.2 Faculty: Chiao Tung University Taiwan


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Faculty: Chiao Tung University Taiwan

Contributed by: T. S. Liu, tsliu@mail.nctu.edu.tw

National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, TAIWAN, Department of 
Mechanical Engineering invites applications for one faculty position at the 
Assistant or Associate Professor levels. The requirements and qualification 
are described as follows:
(1)	 Applicant must possess a Ph.D. degree.  
(2)	 Major in automatic control, preferably in optomechatronics or 
display technology.
(3)	 Hiring will start from February or September 2006 
(4)	 Required materials in application include: Curriculum vitae, 
Publication including Ph.D. thesis full-text printout, Recommendation 
letters, and at least six courses names to offer (The one who can teach 
Microprocessor will be preferred). Please send application materials to 
Chairman
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Chiao Tung University
1001 Ta Hsueh Road
Hsinchu, Taiwan 30010

More information can be obtained from tsliu@mail.nctu.edu.tw



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8.3 Faculty: Pontifical Catholic University Chile


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Faculty: Pontifical Catholic University, Chile

Contributed by: Miguel Torres-Torriti, mtorrest@ing.puc.cl

The Faculty of Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
offers a new position in the Electrical Engineering Department at the
Assistant Professor level, available as early as September 2005
(http://www.ing.puc.cl/esp/infacademica/concursos/index.html).  Successful
candidates must have a Ph.D. and a demonstrated ability and commitment to
excellence in independent research and teaching.

The new member of staff will join the research and teaching activities of both
the Department of Electrical Engineering (DEE) at the School of Engineering,
and the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (DAA) at the Faculty of
Physics. She/he will also have to strongly interact with engineering and
astronomy students. Presently, the DEE includes 13 faculty who work in the
areas of Control, Instrumentation, Robotics, Power Systems and
Telecommunications, and the DAA includes ten faculty and several post-docs
doing research in the areas of observational and theoretical cosmology, and
extragalactic and stellar astrophysics. Both Departments would like to develop
a new group in areas related to mm-radio astronomy. The selected candidate is
expected to lead the instrumentation area of this group. Even though high
priority will be given to engineers and scientists with mm-radio
instrumentation backgrounds, applicants from all areas with experience in
astronomical instrumentation are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant
will interact closely with engineers and scientists in the international
observatories in Chile, including ESO/VLT, Gemini, Magellan, and ALMA.
Teaching duties will be in astronomical engineering, at the undergraduate and
graduate levels. Preference will be given to candidates able to teach in
Spanish within six months. Further information can be obtained from Professor
Pedro Gazmuri (pgazmuri@ing.puc.cl), Chairman of the Search Committee.

Interested applicants should send a curriculum vitae with a recent photograph
and a description of research and teaching interests before June 30, 2005,
preferably by e-mail. However, applications will be considered until the
position is filled. In addition, three letters of recommendation should be
sent directly to Prof. P. Gazmuri to:

Director Escuela de Ingeniería
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Casilla 306, Correo 22
Código Postal 6904411
Santiago, Chile


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8.4 Faculty: University of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico


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Faculty: University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Contributed by: Miguel Velez-Reyes, m.velez@ieee.org

Faculty Position at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Dept. of
Electrical and Computer Engineering - The Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus invites
applicants for a tenure track faculty position.  Candidates must posses a
strong background and experience in at least one of the following areas: 
Automatic Controls, Applied Electromagnetism (Antenna Arrays, Radars),
Communications and Signal Processing, Power (Distribution, Protection,
Industrial), Electronics (Digital Systems, VLSI Design, Solid
State/Materials), and Computer Engineering (Embedded Systems, Networking). 
Successful candidates should have a doctoral degree in Electrical or Computer
Engineering and should evidence sufficient background and experience in
teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels as well as in research to be
appointed at the Assistant Professor level.  The selected candidate will begin
immediately.  Please direct resumé and three letters of recommendation to 

Dr. Isidoro Couvertier, Chairman
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
PO Box 9042, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9042
Tel. +1-787-265-3821
FAX  +1-787-834-7561
e-mail: Isidoro.Couvertier@ece.uprm.edu

Applications should be received by August 15th, 2005.


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8.5 Lectureship: ISVR UK


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Lectureship: ISVR, UK

Contributed by: Steve Elliott, sje@isvr.soton.ac.uk

The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) seeks an enthusiastic 
scientist to contribute to research in audio signal processing and to develop 
teaching in this area. ISVR is an internationally renowned research 
institute, the leading UK provider of postgraduate teaching in sound and 
vibration, and has recently expanded this programme significantly in the area 
of digital signal processing. As an applicant, you should be active in 
research in one area of audio signal processing, ideally associated with 
audiology, and be experienced in teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate 
level, although other candidates may be considered. Audio signal processing 
will be interpreted widely, to include sound reproduction as well as the 
processing of sounds for the hearing impaired. You will have, or be in the 
process of achieving, a PhD in audio signal processing or a related field and 
a minimum of three years relevant experience, with a proven ability to 
publish research. Leadership in research and ability to motivate students are 
paramount. You will be provided with support facilities and training to 
ensure successful delivery of objectives.
 
Informal enquiries to Prof Stephen Elliott (tel +44-2380-592384, e-mail 
sje@isvr.soton.ac.uk). Appointments will be made on one of the following 
scales: Lecturer: £27,194 to £36,546 or Senior Lecturer: £37,643 to £47,335 
according to experience. Alternatively for those wishing initially to 
concentrate more on teaching, appointment will be on corresponding Teaching 
Fellow scales. 

Interviews are expected to take place on 15th September 2005.


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8.6 PDF: INESC-ID Portugal


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PDF: INESC-ID, Portugal

Contributed by: INESC-ID, elisabete.rodrigues@inesc-id.pt

INESC-ID, one of the largest and most dynamic research institutes in Portugal
in the areas of telecommunications, information systems and electronics, seeks
highly qualified candidates holding a PhD with a proven track record and
ability to perform independent research in one of the following areas:
Communication Networks and Mobility; Micro, Nano and Embedded Systems; Spoken
Language Systems; Information and Decision Support Systems. More complete
information about these positions is available at www.inesc-id.pt.
INESC-ID invites eligible individuals to submit their expressions of interest,
which must include an application letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, a
proposal of the activities to be developed and three letters of reference. All
documents should be sent to: Arlindo Oliveira, INESC-ID, R. Alves Redol 9,
1000-029 Lisboa, Portugal. The positions are for a fixed term contract of
length up to five years in the scope of a research project financed by the
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the POSI program.


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8.7 PDF: University of California Irvine USA


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PDF: University of California, Irvine, USA

Contributed by: Ken Mease, kmease@uci.edu

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of
California, Irvine invites applications for a research position as
Postdoctoral Scholar. See
http://mae.eng.uci.edu/empl-pi-mease_postdoc_6-05.htm for the official
position announcement. Applicants should have expertise in flight mechanics,
guidance and control law design, and the use of computers for flight
simulation. Preference will be given to applicants with strong mathematical
skills. A Ph.D. degree in a relevant area is required. Submit a resume and the
names, phone numbers, addresses, including email, of at least three references
via email, fax or regular mail to:

Professor Kenneth Mease
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-3975
Email: kmease@uci.edu
Fax: (949) 824-8585

The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer
committed to excellence through diversity.


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8.8 PhD: Clarkson University USA


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PhD: Clarkson University, USA

Contributed by: Aman Behal, abehal@clarkson.edu

The Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at Clarkson University in 
New York has an opening for a Ph.D. position in the area of power quality 
starting Fall 2005/Spring 2006. Research will involve design of control 
algorithms and converter topologies for series/shunt/unified regulation and 
flicker mitigation. Hardware experience is strongly desired. Control systems 
background is preferable. A Masters in Electrical Engineering or related 
area is required. Candidates with a bachelors will be considered based on 
their research and experimental experience. Please contact Dr. A. Behal for 
further details about the opening. Email correspondence is preferred. Copy 
email to both addresses below. 

Aman Behal, Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5720
(315)268-7675 [voice] 
(315)268-7600 [fax]
Email: abehal@clarkson.edu, abehal1673@hotmail.com
URL: http://www.clarkson.edu/~abehal/


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8.9 PhD: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Spain


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PhD: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain

Contributed by: Jose Rodellar, jose.rodellar@upc.edu

We seek for candidates for  Ph-D positions with the Research Group
on Control Theory and Applications (CODAlab) at the Department of Applied
Mathematics III of the Technical University of Catalunya (UPC).

These positions are in the framework of two research projects: 1)
Identification and  control of structural systems with hysteresis;
2) Decentralized control of networked systems with application to
large structures.

The grants are 4-year grant starting January 2006 and the salary
is around 1000 euros per month plus insurance. The tuition fees
for the PhD program are also covered.

Our group is composed by engineers and mathematicians. We are
preferably seeking for engineers with acceptable mathematical 
level or mathematicians with motivation for applied research. 
A master degree is not required but can be a
merit. Typical profiles would be: civil engineers, mechanical
engineers, electrical engineers, control engineers and applied
mathematicians.

For further details, candidates should contact as soon as possible
to Prof. Jose Rodellar: jose.rodellar@upc.edu.
 webpage: http://www-ma3.upc.es/codalab

Send by email a CV (with picture) along with the academic record.


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8.10 PhD: University of Louisville USA


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PhD: University of Louisville, USA

Contributed by: Tamer Inanc, t.inanc@louisville.edu

PhD Research Assistantship is available.

Research assistantship for a PhD student is available at the Electrical and
Computer Engineering Department of University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

The student will work on a project which involves mapping between arbitrary
surfaces, i.e., mapping 3D curved fingerprint ridge surface image  around the
fingers and palm to a 2D flat surface in the form of a standard print while
maintaining local pixel spacing.

The successful applicant must have strong image processing background and
C/C++ programming skills. Knowledge of control systems theory is a plus.

The position is initially available for one year and includes tuition, monthly
stipend, health insurance. It is renewable for another year depending on the
success of the applicant. Other years for the applicant to finish his/her PhD
are expected to be supported from the funds that the instructor will receive
in the future.

The position is available immediately. The Fall 2005 semester starts on August
22nd in University of Louisville and interested qualified people should apply
as soon as possible. 

To apply please email your resume, names and contact info of three referees
and copy of any research papers to: 

Tamer Inanc
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
W.S. Speed Building, Room 200
University of Louisville, KY 40292

Phone : 502-852-7508
Fax   : 502-852-6807
Email : t.inanc@louisville.edu 
URL   : http://www.ece.louisville.edu/~t0inan01 


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8.11 PhD: University of Strathclyde UK


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PhD: University of Strathclyde, UK

Contributed by: Sheila Campbell, s.campbell@eee.strath.ac.uk

Industrial Case Award with Dupont Teijin Films Uk Ltd

Applications are invited for an exciting industrial PhD scholarship to work 
on the development of an on-line knowledge based system for diagnosing 
process profile related problems. The successful candidate will be based at 
the Industrial Control Centre, Department of Electronic and Electrical 
Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, and will work closely with 
DuPont Teijin Films UK Ltd (DTF) in Dumfries, Scotland. 

Science and Engineering graduates with the following qualifications are 
encouraged to apply:

Relevant connection with UK (usually established by residence) 
Normally a degree at 2:1 or better (or equivalent)

Interested candidates can email their CV to Dr Reza Katebi at 
r.katebi@eee.strath.ac.uk

The scholarship includes the PhD registration fees and a subsistence grant 
of BP 12000 per annum.

For further information, please contact:

Dr Reza Katebi/Professor Michael Grimble		
Industrial Control Centre					
Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering		
University of Strathclyde
Graham Hills Building, Level 7					
50 George Street						
Glasgow, G1 1QE

Tel:   0141 548 2880						
Email: r.katebi@eee.strath.ac.uk				

OR
	
Alan Jones
DuPont Teijin Films UK Ltd
PO Box 7558
Drungans
Dumfries DG2 8YA

Tel: 01387 258137
Tel: 01387 258137
Email: alan.jones-1@gbr.dupont.com


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8.12 Research Associate: University of Leicester UK


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Research Associate: University of Leicester, UK

Contributed by: Da-Wei Gu, dag@leicester.ac.uk

Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, UK

R&AIA £ 19,460 to £ 29,128 pa
Available from October 2005 for up to five years

Ref: R2163/JAU/WEB

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to work on the Control and 
Monitoring aspects of an integrated programme in Systems Engineering, funded 
by BAE Systems and EPSRC. Applicants should have a good honours degree and 
hold a PhD in a relevant area of control engineering.  Expertise in 
diagnostics and health monitoring management systems would be an advantage.

The overall integrated project includes 10 university partners covering the 
areas of Through-Life Management, Architectures, Decision Support and Control 
and Monitoring. The Control and Monitoring work is aimed at the development 
and integration of diagnostics, prognostics and reconfiguration capabilities 
for use in network enabled environments.

Downloadable application forms and further particulars are available by 
following the link below, or in hardcopy from the Personnel Office, tel: +44 
(0) 116 223  1341, fax: +44 (0) 116 252 5140, email: recruitment3@le.ac.uk 
www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs. Please note that CVs will only be accepted in 
support of a fully completed application form.  
Closing date:  Wednesday 31 August 2005.

Promoting equality of opportunity throughout the University


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8.13 Research Faculty: University of Newcastle Australia


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Research Faculty: University of Newcastle, Australia

Contributed by: Reza Moheimani, Reza.Moheimani@newcastle.edu.au

Research Academic (Level A/B) - Equivalent to the North American Research
Assistant Professor

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control 
The University of Newcastle

The ARC Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control has an opening for a
Research Academic in the area of Dynamics and Control of Nanoscale Systems. 
We are looking for candidates with a PhD degree (or close to completion) in
electrical, mechatronics or mechanical engineering and a thorough knowledge
of applied mathematics. A deep knowledge of control systems and affinity with
real-time control system implementation on DSPs, or rapid prototyping systems
is a requirement for this position.

We are particularly interested in applicants with had previous exposure to
one of the following areas: dynamics & control of scanning probe microscopes
and microcantilever technology, modeling and control of nanopositioning
systems, control of MEMS/NEMS, and control for nanoassembly and manipulation
at a nanoscale.

The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary research team, and is
expected to collaborate with other mechatronics researchers in the Centre. 
The position is associated with the Laboratory for Dynamics and Control of 
Smart Structures (http://rumi.newcastle.edu.au/lab/). Research and computing
facilities of the laboratory are of the highest standard.

This position is available on a full-time fixed term basis for two years with
the possibility of an additional two years dependent on funding. Applications
close on 10 August 2005.

For more details, and to find out how to apply refer to the following web 
site: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/services/employment/adv/109.html


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