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Newsletter
February 2005
1. Personals
1.1 Address Change: Yuhong Zhang
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Address Change: Yuhong Zhang
Contributed by: Yuhong Zhang, zhangy@ccm.udel.edu
My new address is:
218 Center for Composite Materials and Manufacturing Science
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
Tel: 302-831-8493
Fax: 302-831-8525
Email: zhangy@ccm.udel.edu
www.ccm.udel.edu
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2. General Announcements
2.1 Center for Research on Complex Automated Systems Univ Bologna IT
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Center for Research on Complex Automated Systems, Univ Bologna, IT
Contributed by: Claudio Bonivento, cbonivento@deis.unibo.it
The Research Center - named CASY (Center for Complex Automated Systems) -
was established on November 19, 2002 at DEIS, University od Bologna, under
the coordination of Claudio Bonivento. Its main goal is to explore
fundamental theory issues in the advanced design for control of nonlinear
complex dynamical systems, with special attention to internal-model-based
control and adaptation, fault-tolerant and self-reconfiguring control
systems with application to autonomous guidance, advanced automotive
control, controlled mechanical systems and robots, and finally adaptation
of control strategies to evolving control goals and needs.
The Center takes advantage from the presence of a worldwide reputed
Scientific Committee, chaired by Alberto Isidori, University la Sapienza of
Rome, whose members are Frank Allgöwer, University of Stuttgart, Karl Johan
Åström, Lund Institute of Technology, Tamer Baþar, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Roberto Scazzieri, ISA of University of Bologna, Roberto
Tempo, IEIIT - CNR, Politecnico di Torino.
The first 2-year research activity report is available on the site
http://www.casy.deis.unibo.it/
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2.2 Course on Randomized Algorithms for Analysis and Control of Uncertain Systems
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Course on Randomized Algorithms for Analysis and Control of Uncertain Systems
Contributed by: E.F. Camacho, eduardo@esi.us.es
Course on Randomized Algorithms for Analysis and Control of Uncertain Systems
Lecturer: Roberto Tempo
IEIIT-CNR
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
tempo@polito.it
Date: March 14-18, 2005
Place : Dept. Ing. de Sistemas y Automatica
Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Univ. Sevilla, Spain
Summary
This course concentrates on nonstandard tools for control of uncertain
systems with main emphasis on the interplay of probability and robustness.
The objective is to combine hard bounds, which are frequently used in
classical robust control, with probabilistic information which is often
neglected in this context. The main advantage is to provide additional
insight to the control engineer. This insight may be very useful in
analyzing and designing complex control systems in the presence of
uncertainty. The interplay of probability and robustness also leads to
innovative concepts such as the probabilistic robustness margin and the
probability degradation function. The algorithms obtained are low
complexity (polynomial-time) and are associated to robustness bounds
which are generally less conservative than the classical ones, obviously
at the expense of a small risk expressed in probability. These algorithms
are usually called "randomized algorithms."
In the first part of the course, we concentrate on analysis and, in
particular, we address the issue of finite sample size. Subsequently, we
present results for sample generation in various norm-bounded sets of
interest in robust control. These results are based on methods of
statistical analysis and of the theory of random matrices. The
construction of specific randomized algorithms concludes this part of the
course. In the second part, we study probabilistic robust design of
uncertain systems. We show how this problem can be formulated in the
context of classical optimal control and then we discuss how randomization
and stochastic gradient methods can be successfully used. We also
consider extensions of this approach to linear parameter-varying
systems. Other topics that will be addressed is the design of randomized
algorithms for model predictive control and for robust fault-tolerant
control.
The course will end with a description of a number of open problems which
may be important to consider in the near future.
The course is focused on the exposition of the theoretical developments
as well as on simulations showing the efficacy of these techniques.
Main list of topics
- Preliminaries and Motivations for a Probabilistic Approach
- Uncertain Systems
- The Interplay of Probability and Robustness
- Randomized Algorithms
- Sample Size Bounds and Statistical Learning Theory
- Sample Generation Theory
- Probabilistic Robust Design with Linear Quadratic Regulators
- Probabilistic Design for Linear Parameter-Varying Systems
- Randomized Algorithms for Model Predictive Control
- Applications (robustness of high-speed networks, stability of quantized
sampled-data systems, performance of flexible structures)
- Discussion of Open Research Problems
The course is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education and and no fees will
be charged. The number of places is limited and a first in first served system
will be used.
Registration: e-mail to eduardo@esi.us.es
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2.3 NRC Survey on Network Science
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NRC Survey on Network Science
Contributed by: Richard Murray, murray@cds.caltech.edu
The National Research Council (NRC) is conducting a study on "Network
Science", with the goals of describing the current state of the art in network
science and making recommendations that can be used to guide decisions about
future directions in this area within the federal government. The study has a
broad charter, including understanding the connections between engineering,
biological, social, financial and other network phenomena. The initial funding
for this study comes from the Department of Defense, but the National Research
Council (as part of the independent National Academies of Science) believes
that our report will have a significant impact on the entire field, so we are
especially interested in obtaining a wide range of views.
To help us get a mapping of the current activities in the field, the committee
has put together a short web-based survey that we are asking researchers in
the field to fill out. The survey should only take a short while (10-15
minutes) to complete and would be a great help in making sure that we
understand the current work that is going on and some of the important
research directions that should be pursued.
The survey is available at
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/survey/deps/networksci2.htm
With appreciation,
Will E. Leland, Chief Scientist
Network Systems Research Lab, Telcordia
wel@research.telcordia.com
Richard M. Murray, Professor
Control and Dynamical Systems, Caltech
murray@cds.caltech.edu
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3. Awards Honors
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IEEE & CSS Awards
Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, antsaklis.1@nd.edu
IEEE AWARDS
DEADLINE: January 31, 2005
***IEEE Control Systems Field Award
Description: The IEEE Control Systems Field Award was established by the
IEEE Board of Directors in 1980, and may be presented annually on
recommendation of the IEEE Awards Board through its Technical Field Awards
Council. It is awarded for meritorious achievement or contributions to
design, practice, techniques, or theory, as evidenced by publications or
patents in the areas of control systems engineering, science, or technology.
Eligibility: Must have been a member of the CSS for at least five (5) years.
***IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
Description: The IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award was established by the IEEE
Board of Directors in 1986 to recognize outstanding contributions to space
engineering, within the fields of interest of the IEEE.
Eligibility: Determined by the IEEE.
CSS AWARDS
DEADLINE: May 15, 2005
***George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award
Description: To recognize outstanding papers published in the IEEE
Transactions on Automatic Control.
Eligibility: Authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on
Automatic Control during the two calendar years preceding the year of the
award.
Basis for Judging: Originality, potential impact on the theoretical
foundations of control, importance and practical significance in
applications, and clarity.
***Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award
Description: To recognize an outstanding paper published in the IEEE
Transactions on Control Systems Technology.
Eligibility: Authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Control
Systems Technology during the two calendar years preceding the year of the
award.
Basis for Judging: Originality, relevance of the application, clarity of
exposition, and demonstrated impact on control systems technology.
***Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award
Description: To recognize an article or column published in the IEEE Control
Systems Magazine.
Eligibility: Authors of articles or columns published in the IEEE Control
Systems Magazine during the two calendar years preceding the year of the
award.
Basis for Judging: Impact on and benefit to CSS Members.
***Control Systems Technology Award
Description: To recognize outstanding contributions to control systems
technology either in design and implementation or project management.
Eligibility: Either an individual or a team.
For more information, please see the IEEE CSS web site, www.ieeecss.org.
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3.2 IEEE Fellow Nominations
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IEEE Fellow Nominations
Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, antsaklis.1@nd.edu
The deadline for this year's IEEE Fellow nominations is 01 March 2005.
Please note the new date. It was changed due to the volume of Fellow
Nominations.
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3.3 SIAM: Ralph E. Kleinman Prize
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SIAM: Ralph E. Kleinman Prize
Contributed by: J.M. Littleton, littleton@siam.org
The Ralph E. Kleinman Prize
DEADLINE APPROACHING - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
SIAM will present the Ralph E. Kleinman Prize at the 2005 SIAM Annual Meeting
to be held July 11-15, 2005, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The prize is awarded to an individual for outstanding research or other
contributions that bridge the gap between mathematics and applications. Work
that uses high-level mathematics and/or invents new mathematical tools to
solve applied problems from engineering, science, and technology is
particularly appropriate. The prize may be awarded for a single notable
achievement or for a collection of such achievements.
Description of the Award
The award will consist of a hand-calligraphed, framed certificate and a cash
award of $5,000. SIAM will reimburse reasonable travel expenses for the
recipient to attend the award ceremony.
Nominations
A letter of nomination, including a curriculum vitae and description of the
achievement(s), should be sent to the address below. You are encouraged to
send electronic files via e-mail. Supporting letters are welcome.
Nominations must be received in the SIAM office by February 15, 2005.
Ralph E. Kleinman Prize Selection Committee
Professor William W. Symes, Chair
c/o J. M. Littleton
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: 215-382-9800
Fax: 215-386-7999
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4. Books
4.1 Discrete-time Markov Chains: Two-time-scale Methods and Applications
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Discrete-time Markov Chains: Two-time-scale Methods and Applications
Contributed by: George Yin and Qing Zhang, gyin@math.wayne.edu
Discrete-time Markov Chains: Two-time-scale Methods and Applications
by G. Yin and Q. Zhang, Springer, New York, 2005, [Applications of
Mathematics, Vol. 55]
Focusing on discrete-time two-time-scale Markov chains, the contents of this
book are an outgrowth of some of the authors' recent research. The motivation
stems from existing and emerging applications in optimization and control of
complex hybrid Markovian systems in manufacturing, wireless communication, and
financial engineering. Much effort in this book is devoted to designing
system models arising from these applications, analyzing them via analytic
and probabilistic techniques, and developing feasible computational
algorithms to reduce the inherent complexity.
This book presents results including asymptotic expansions of probability
vectors, structural properties of occupation measures, exponential bounds,
aggregation and decomposition and associated limit processes, and interface
of discrete-time and continuous-time systems. One of the salient features is
that it contains a diverse range of applications on filtering, estimation,
control, optimization, Markov decision processes, and financial engineering.
This book will be an important reference for researchers in the areas of
applied probability, control theory, operations research, as well as for
practitioners who use optimization techniques. Part of the book may also be
used in a graduate course of applied probability, stochastic processes, and
applications.
For futher details, please see
http://www2.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/
0,11855,4-40109-22-33835401-0,00.html
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4.2 Discrete Continuous and Hybrid Petri Nets
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Discrete Continuous and Hybrid Petri Nets
Contributed by: Alessandro Giua, giua@diee.unica.it
René David and Hassane Alla
Discrete, Continuous, and Hybrid Petri Nets
Springer, 2005
XXII, 524 p., 402 illus., Hardcover ISBN: 3-540-22480-7
About this book:
This monograph presents a well written and clearly organized introduction in
the standard methods of discrete, continuous and hybrid Petri Nets. Starting
from the basics of Petri Nets the book imparts an accurate understanding of
continuous and hybrid Petri Nets. Preserving the consistency of basic
concepts throughout the text it introduces a unified framework for all the
models presented. The book is a scientific monograph as well as a didactic
tutorial which is easy to understand due to many exercises with solutions,
detailed figures and several case studies. It demonstrates that Petri nets
are a deep, practical and alive field important for researchers, engineers
and graduate students in engineering and computer science.
Written for: Engineers, researchers and graduate students in Control
Engineering, Systems Engineering and Computer Science
CONTENTS
- Foreword by Manuel Silva
- Notation
- CHAPTER 1 Bases of Petri Nets
1.1 BASIC CONCEPTS
1.2 SPECIAL PETRI NETS
1.3 MODELING OF SOME CONCEPTS
- CHAPTER 2 Properties of Petri Nets
2.1 PRESENTATION OF THE MAIN PROPERTIES
2.2 SEEKING THE PROPERTIES OF PETRI NETS
- CHAPTER 3 Non-Autonomous Petri Nets
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 SYNCHRONIZED PETRI NETS
3.3 INTERPRETED PETRI NETS
3.4 TIMED PETRI NETS
- CHAPTER 4 Autonomous Continuous and Hybrid Petri Nets
4.1 AUTONOMOUS CONTINUOUS PETRI NETS
4.2 AUTONOMOUS HYBRID PETRI NETS
4.3 PROPERTIES OF AUTONOMOUS CONTINUOUS AND HYBRIDPETRI NETS
4.4 EXTENDED HYBRID PETRI NETS
- CHAPTER 5 Timed Continuous Petri Nets
5.1 DEFINITION OF THE MODEL
5.2 CONFLICTS
5.3 SPEED CALCULATION ALGORITHMS
5.4 PROPERTIES
5.5 MAXIMAL SPEEDS FUNCTIONS OF TIME
- CHAPTER 6 Timed Hybrid Petri Nets
6.1 DEFINITION OF THE MODEL
6.2 ALGORITHM
6.3 VARIANTS OF THE MODEL
6.4 EXTENDED TIMED HYBRID PETRI NETS
- CHAPTER 7 Hybrid Petri Nets with Speeds Depending on the C-Marking
7.1 APPROXIMATION OF TIMED DISCRETE SYSTEMS BY VHPNs
7.2 ASYMPTOTIC HYBRID PETRI NETS (AHPNs)
7.3 OTHER MODELS
- Postface
- Appendices
A Regular Expressions and Languages
B Conflict Resolution
C Elements of Graph Theory
D Algebra of Events
E About Grafcet
F Modeling Power of Synchronized PNs
G Timed PNs Are Special Cases of Synchronized PNs
H Time Petri Nets
I Linearity of the Fundamental Equation for Continuous Petri Nets
J Notation 0+ and Non-Standard Analysis
K Sharing Between Two Transitions
L Graph of Relations Among Conflicts
M Piecewise Constant Maximal Speeds
N From Hybrid Petri Nets to Hybrid Automata
O P&T-Timed Petri Nets and Modeling Power
- Exercises
- Solutions to Exercises
- References
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4.3 Matrix Analysis for Scientists and Engineers
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Matrix Analysis for Scientists and Engineers
Contributed by: Alan J. Laub, laub@ucdavis.edu
Matrix Analysis for Scientists and Engineers provides a blend of
undergraduate and graduate level topics in matrix theory and linear algebra
that relieves instructors of the burden of reviewing such material in
subsequent courses that depend heavily on the language of matrices.
Consequently, the text provides an often-needed bridge between undergraduate-
level matrix theory and linear algebra and the level of matrix analysis
required for graduate-level study and research. The text is sufficiently
compact that the material can be taught comfortably in a one-quarter or one-
semester course.
Throughout the book, the author emphasizes the concept of matrix
factorization to provide a foundation for a later course in numerical linear
algebra. The author addresses connections to differential and difference
equations as well as to linear system theory and encourages instructors to
augment these examples with other applications of their own choosing.
Audience
Because the tools of matrix analysis are applied on a daily basis to problems
in biology, chemistry, computer science, econometrics, engineering,
mathematics, physics, statistics, and a wide variety of other fields, the
text can serve a rather diverse audience. The book is primarily intended to
be used as a text for senior undergraduate or beginning graduate students in
engineering, the sciences, mathematics, computer science, or computational
science who wish to be familiar with enough matrix analysis and linear
algebra that they can effectively use the tools and ideas of these
fundamental subjects in a variety of applications. However, individual
engineers or scientists who need a concise reference or a text for self-study
will also find this book useful.
Prerequisites for using this text are knowledge of calculus and some previous
exposure to matrices and linear algebra, including, for example, a basic
knowledge of determinants, singularity of matrices, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, and positive definite matrices. There are exercises at the end
of each chapter.
Contents
Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction and Review; Chapter 2: Vector Spaces;
Chapter 3: Linear Transformations; Chapter 4: Introduction to the Moore-
Penrose Pseudoinverse; Chapter 5: Introduction to the Singular Value
Decomposition; Chapter 6: Linear Equations; Chapter 7: Projections, Inner
Product Spaces, and Norms; Chapter 8: Linear Least Squares Problems; Chapter
9: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors; Chapter 10: Canonical Forms; Chapter 11
Linear Differential and Difference Equations; Chapter 12: Generalized
Eigenvalue Problems; Chapter 13: Kronecker Products; Bibliography; Index.
2004 / xiv + 157 pages / Softcover / ISBN 0-89871-576-8
List Price $36.00 / SIAM Member Price $25.20 / Order Code OT91
To order, go to http://www.ec-securehost.com/SIAM/ot91.html
or contact siambooks@siam.org
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4.4 Neural Information Processing: Research and Development
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Neural Information Processing: Research and Development
Contributed by: Lipo Wang, elpwang@ntu.edu.sg
Neural Information Processing: Research and Development
Rajapakse, Jagath C.; Wang, Lipo (Eds.)
Springer, 2004
This monograph presents a careful collection of recent research and
developments in the field of neural information processing. This includes
investigations in the functioning and engineering of biological neural
networks and applications of artificial neural networks for solving real-
world problems. The book is organized in three parts, architectures,
learning algorithms and applications, with a variety of different examples
and case studies from different fields such as robot manipulator control,
the visual system, object detection, financial time series prediction, and
the auditory cortex.
For more information, go to http://www.springeronline.com and search for
author "Lipo Wang".
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4.5 Optimal Real-Time Control of Sewer Networks
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Optimal Real-Time Control of Sewer Networks
Contributed by: M. Marinaki and M. Papageorgiou, markos@dssl.tuc.gr
Book: Optimal Real-Time Control of Sewer Networks
M. Marinaki and M. Papageorgiou
Springer-Verlag, 161 p., 2005
ISBN: 1852338946, Hardcover
During recent decades an increased interest in the protection of the
environment from everything that could lead to its downgrading and
destruction has been observed. The overflows from combined sewer networks are
clearly one of the main pollutant sources in the environment. The development
of control systems minimising overflows of combined sewer networks aims at
the protection of the quality of waters that receive the outflows of the
networks.
This monograph gives a detailed description of the development, application,
and simulation testing of an advanced control system for central sewer
network flow control. A multilayer control structure that consists of three
control layers (adaptation, optimization, and direct control) may be used for
the control of a combined sewer network. With regard to the optimization
layer, several approaches have been proposed in the past. This monograph is
focused on the development and comparison of two methods for the optimization
layer, namely the nonlinear optimal control and the multivariable feedback
control methods. An important feature of this monograph is that the
efficiency of the control methods used is investigated for a large-scale
combined sewer network located at the river Obere Iller in Bavaria (Germany)
through simulation with a realistic model using different scenarios of
external inflows. This study was the basis for the implementation of these
control strategies in the particular sewer network.
This book is aimed at control and water engineers; researchers in the fields
of control, modelling, and simulation of combined sewer networks; scientists
who are involved in the design, development, and implementation of control
systems for combined sewer networks; and postgraduate students working in the
field of sewer network modelling and control.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Modelling of Sewer Network Flow 5
2.1 Introduction 5
2.2 Accurate Model of Sewer Networks 6
2.2.1 Link Elements 6
2.2.2 Reservoirs 10
2.2.3 Control Gates 11
2.2.4 Nodes 12
2.2.5 External Inflows 12
2.2.6 Treatment Plants 12
2.3 Simulation Tools for Sewer Networks 13
2.4 Simulation Program - KANSIM 16
2.4.1 Link Elements 16
2.4.2 Reservoirs 18
2.4.3 Control Gates 19
2.4.4 Nodes 19
2.4.5 External Inflows 21
2.4.6 Treatment Plants 21
2.5 Simplified Model of Sewer Networks 21
2.5.1 Link Elements 21
2.5.2 Reservoirs 21
2.5.3 Nodes 24
2.5.4 External Inflows 24
2.5.5 Treatment Plants 24
2.5.6 Integrated Simplified Model of the Sewer Network 24
3 Flow Control in Sewer Networks 27
3.1 Control Objectives 27
3.2 Multilayer Control System 28
3.3 Studies of Water Resource Systems 29
3.4 The Pursued Approach 33
4 Nonlinear Optimal Control 35
4.1 Performance Criterion 35
4.2 Mathematical Problem Formulation 37
4.3 Solution Algorithm 38
4.3.1 General Problem Formulation 38
4.3.2 Necessary Optimality Conditions 38
4.3.3 Structure of the Solution Algorithm 40
4.3.4 Specification of a Search Direction 41
4.3.5 Line Search Algorithm 43
4.3.6 Restart 45
4.3.7 Algorithm Comparisons 46
4.3.8 RPROP Algorithm 48
4.4 Rolling Horizon 51
5 Multivariable Feedback Control 55
5.1 General Problem Considerations 55
5.2 LQ Formulation of the Sewer Network Control Problem 56
5.3 Multivariable Control Law 59
5.3.1 General Problem Formulation 59
5.3.2 Necessary Optimality Conditions 60
5.3.3 Time-Variant Solution 60
5.3.4 Time-Invariant Solution 62
5.4 Computational Effort 64
6 Application Example . 65
6.1 Application Network 65
6.2 External Inflows 71
6.3 Nonlinear Optimal Control 71
6.4 Linear-Quadratic Formulation 76
6.5 Simulation 78
7 Simulation Results 81
7.1 No-Control Case 81
7.2 Nonlinear Optimal Control 92
7.2.1 Optimal Control Tool 92
7.2.2 Open-Loop Application 94
7.2.3 Rolling Horizon Application 107
7.2.4 General Observations 121
7.3 Multivariable Regulator 121
7.3.1 Multivariable Regulator without Feedforward Terms 121
7.3.2 Multivariable Regulator with Feedforward Terms 123
7.4 Comparison Between Nonlinear Optimal Control and
Multivariable Feedback Control 144
7.5 Concluding Remarks 145
8 Conclusions and Future Research 147
References 151
Author Profiles 157
Index .159
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4.6 PID Controllers for Time-Delay Systems
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PID Controllers for Time-Delay Systems
Contributed by: Guillermo J. Silva, guilsilv@us.ibm.com
Book Title: PID Controllers for Time-Delay Systems
Authors : Guillermo J. Silva, Aniruddha Datta, and S. P. Bhattacharyya
Publisher : Birkhauser
ISBN : 0-8176-4266-8
The Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller operates the majority
of modern control systems and has applications in many industries; thus any
improvement in its design methodology has the potential to have a
significant engineering and economic impact. Despite the existence of
numerous methods for setting the parameters of PID controllers, the
stability analysis of time-delay systems that use PID controllers remains
extremely difficult and unclear, and there are very few existing results on
PID controller synthesis.
Filling a gap in the literature, this book is a presentation of recent
results in the field of PID controllers, including their design, analysis,
and synthesis. The focus is on linear time-invariant plants, which may
contain a time-delay in the feedback loop---a setting that captures many
real-world practical and industrial situations. Emphasis is placed on the
efficient computation of the entire set of PID controllers achieving
stability and various performance specifications---both classical (gain and
phase margin) and modern (H-infinity norms of closed-loop transfer
functions)---enabling realistic design with several different criteria.
Efficiency is important for the development of future software design
packages, as well as further capabilities such as adaptive PID design and
online implementation.
Additional topics and features include:
* generalization and use of results---due to Pontryagin and others---to
analyze time-delay systems
* treatment of robust and nonfragile designs that tolerate perturbations
* examination of optimum design, allowing practitioners to find optimal PID
controllers with respect to an index
* study and comparison of tuning techniques with resepct to their resilience
to controller parameter perturbation
* a final chapter summarizing the main results and their corresponding
algorithms
The results presented here are timely given the resurgence of interest in
PID controllers and will find widespread application, specifically in the
development of computationally efficient tools for PID controller design and
analysis. Serving as a catalyst to bridge the theory--practice gap in the
control field as well as the classical--modern gap, this monograph is an
excellent resource for control, electrical, chemical, and mechanical
engineers, as well as researchers in the field of PID controllers.
Further details and table of contents available at:
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,4-40296-22-2198981-
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4.7 Recent Advances In Simulated Evolution And Learning
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Recent Advances In Simulated Evolution And Learning
Contributed by: Lipo Wang, elpwang@ntu.edu.sg
Kay Chen Tan, Meng Hiot Lim, Xin Yao, Lipo Wang (eds.)
http://www.worldscibooks.com/compsci/5618.html
Inspired by the Darwinian framework of evolution through natural selection
and adaptation, the field of evolutionary computation has been growing very
rapidly, and is today involved in many diverse application areas. This book
covers the latest advances in the theories, algorithms, and applications of
simulated evolution and learning techniques. It provides insights into
different evolutionary computation techniques and their applications in
domains such as control, power, robotics, signal processing, scheduling,
and bioinformatics. The book will be of significant value to all
postgraduates, research scientists and practitioners dealing with
evolutionary computation or complex real-world problems.
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4.8 Satisficing Games and Decision Making
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Satisficing Games and Decision Making
Contributed by: Wynn C. Stirling, wynn@ee.byu.edu
Satisficing Games and Decision Making With Applications to Engineering
and Computer Science
Wynn C. Stirling
Cambridge University Press, 2003
ISBN:0521817242 | ISBN13:9780521817240 $80.00 (C)
Satisficing game theory is a new multiagent decision-making approach that is
designed to accommodate cooperative decision scenarios. It differs form the
more traditional von Neumann-Morgenstern (vN-M) theory in that, whereas vN-M
theory is based on the individual rationality paradigm, where each decision
maker attempts to maximize its own expected utility (subject to constraints)
without regard for others, satisficing game theory permits participants to
extend their spheres of interest beyond the self. This feature permits the
explicit modeling of sophisticated social behavior, such as cooperation,
compromise, and even altruism.
To learn more online, go to
http://cup.org/titles/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521817242
Table of Contents:
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
1. Rationality
1.1 Games machines play
1.2 Conventional notions
1.3 Middle ground
2. Locality
2.1 Localization concepts
2.2 Group rationality
2.3 Conditioning
2.4 Emergence
2.5 Less is more
3. Praxeology
3.1 Dichotomies
3.2 Abduction
3.3 Epistemic games
3.4 Praxeic utility
3.5 Tie-breaking
3.6 Praxeology versus Bayesianism
4. Equanimity
4.1 Equilibria
4.2 Adequacy
4.3 Consistency
5. Uncertainty
5.1 Bayesian uncertainty
5.2 Imprecision
5.3 Equivocation
5.4 Quasi-invariance
6. Community
6.1 Joint and individual options
6.2 Interdependency
6.3 Satisficing games
6.4 Group preference
6.5 Optimizing versus satisficing
7. Congruency
7.1 Classical negotiation
7.2 Satisficing negotiation
7.3 Social welfare
8. Complexity
8.1 Game examples
8.2 Mitigating complexity
8.3 An N-Player example
9 Meliority
9.1 Amelioration versus optimization
9.2 Meta-decisions
9.3 Some open questions
9.4 The enterprise of synthesis
Appendices
A. Bounded Rationality
B. Game Theory Basics
C. Probability Theory Basics
D. A Logical Basis for Praxeic Reasoning
Bibliography
Name index
Subject index
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5. Journals
5.1 CFP: Asian Journal of Control
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CFP: Asian Journal of Control
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw
Time-Delay Systems
A Special Issue of Asian Journal of Control
http://www.ajc.org.tw
Motivated by new applications and newly available computational tools,
we have witnessed a growing interest on time-delay systems in recent year,
resulting in many significant progress, as well as new critical issues
remaining to be resolved.
The issue of time delay is well known in many fields of science and
engineering, including communications network, manufacturing systems, life
science and economics. Time-delay systems have assumed prominent role in a
number of new technologies. An example of this is network-based control
system (NCS), with significant networked-induced delay effect in the control
loop. Such delays are known to significantly degrade the control performance
or even destabilize the systems. These new applications brought to the
forefront a number of new challenging theoretical and numerical problems in
this area.
One example is systems with large delay, including those that are
unstable if the delay is set to zero. Obviously, many approaches based on
more traditional delay-independent and delay-dependent concepts do not apply
to such problems. If a time-domain approach is used, a more general form of
Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional needs to be used, which requires the solution
of the corresponding numerical issues such as discretization. If the
frequency domain approach is used, this requires a careful study of the delay
switch and identification of crossing and reversal points as delay increases.
The accommodation of uncertainties in such formulation is another interesting
issue.
Another challenge is time-varying delays. This includes the analysis of
periodic systems often encountered in nonlinear vibration systems, the
handling of fast time-varying delays in stability analysis, and robust
stability analysis of time-varying deviation from large nominal delays.
In this special issue, we would like to invite authors to address the
fundamental issues in modeling, identifications, and analysis, and control
design in time-delay systems. Practical applications are strongly
encouraged. The relevant topics include, but not limited to:
Stability and performance analysis
Control design and filtering
Numerical and implementation issues
Applications
New challenges motivated by new applications (such as the NCS and
Congestion Control)
Authors intending to submit survey or tutorial papers are encouraged to
contact a guest editor before formal submission.
Guest Editors:
Prof. Keqin Gu
Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Eng.
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1805, USA
Tel: +1-618-650-2803
Fax: +1-618-650-2555
E-mail: kgu@siue.edu
Dr. Qing-Long Han
Faculty of Informatics and Communication
Central Queensland University
Roakhampton, QLD 4702, Australia
Tel:+61-7-4930-9270
Fax:+61-7-4930-9729
E-mail:q.han@cqu.edu.au
Dr. Silviu-Iulian Niculescu
HEUDIASYC (UMR CNRS 6659)
Unversite de Technologie de Compiegne
BP 20529, F-60205 Compiegne, Cedex, France
Tel.: +33-3- 44 23 44 84
Fax: +33-3-44 23 44 77
E-mail: silviu@hds.utc.fr
Important Dates:
Aug. 20, 2004 Call for Papers
April 15, 2005 Deadline for Paper Submission
Aug. 15, 2005 Completion of First Review
Nov. 15, 2005 Completion of Final Review
June 30, 2006 Publication
Potential authors are strongly encouraged to upload the electronic file
of their manuscript (in Postscript, PDF or WORD format) through on-line
submission interface on the journal website http://www.ajc.org.tw . In case
you encounter any submission problem, you are free to contact Prof. Li-Chen
Fu, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Control at the following address:
Professor Li-Chen Fu
Department of Electrical Engineering, EE II-524
National Taiwan University
Taipei 106, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2362-2209
Fax: +886-2-2365-7887
E-mail: lichen@ntu.edu.tw
Submission of a manuscript signifies that it has been neither
copyrighted, published, nor submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere.
All submission should include a title page containing the title of the
paper, full names and affiliations, complete postal and electronic address,
phone and fax numbers, an abstract and a list of keywords. The contacting
author should be clearly identified. For more detailed information about
manuscript preparation, please visit the web site of Asian Journal of Control
at http://www.ajc.org.tw.
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Control Biology - Emerging Field of Life Science that Connects Biology and
Control
A Special Issue of Asian Journal of Control
http://www.ajc.org.tw
Control plays essential roles in all living organisms ranging from
bacteria to human being. The life uses control in every level of its
hierarchy ranging from a single cell to brain motor control. The recent rapid
progress in life science highlights the importance of control in many
respects. In molecular biology, control of gene expression is one of the main
targets of research where control theory is expected to be a strong
machinery for analyzing and even for synthesizing various functions and
properties of gene regulatory network. In brain science, motor control
of manipulations and locomotions is a hot area of research in connection with
development of humanoid robots. In many fields of clinical
medicine, control methodology based on modeling and simulation is expected to
make some substantial reformation in methods of surgery,
pharmacological analysis and prediction, anesthetic control and so on.
This special issue is aimed to collect papers concerning the interplay
between control and biology in various aspects for the purpose of
exploiting potential of control theory and practices to attack fundamental
issues of biology, get deeper understanding of life phenomena and find
useful application of control disciplines through establishing a common
framework to deal with vastly different expressions of control in living
phenomena. We sincerely invite you to submit papers in this special issue.
Guest Editors:
Prof. Mustafa Khammash
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Engr II Bldg., Room 2324
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070
Tel: +1-805-893-4967
Fax: +1-805-893-8651
E-mail: khammash@engineering.ucsb.edu
Prof. Partha Mitra
Freeman Building
1, Bungtown Road
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,
Cold Spring Harbor,
NY 11724
Tel: +1- 516-367-8389
Fax: +1-516-367-6942
E-mail: mitra@cshl.edu
Important Dates:
Aug. 31, 2004 Call for Papers
Feb. 15, 2005 Deadline for Paper Submission
June 15, 2005 Completion of First Review
Oct. 15, 2005 Completion of Final Review
Sep. 30, 2006 Publication
Potential authors can either submit four copies of manuscripts or send
its electronic file (in Postscript, PDF or Word format) to Prof.
Hidenori Kimura, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Control at the following
address:
Prof. Hidenori Kimura
Bio-Mimetic Control Research Center
RIKEN(The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)
2271-130, Anagahora, Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku,
Nagoya, Aichi 463-0003, Japan
Tel: +81-52-736-5860
Fax: +81-52-736-5862
E-mail: kimura@bmc.riken.jp
All submissions should include a title page containing the title of the
paper, full names and affiliations, complete postal and electronic
address, phone and fax number, an abstract, and a list of keywords. The
contacting author should be clearly identified.
For more detailed information about manuscript preparation, please visit
the web site of Asian Journal of Control at http://www.ajc.org.tw .
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5.2 CFP: Nonlinear Dynamics
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CFP: Nonlinear Dynamics
Contributed by: Mario di Bernardo, m.dibernardo@bristol.ac.uk
Special Issue of Nonlinear Dynamics devoted to the Experimental analysis and
control of Nonsmooth Dynamical Systems: theory and applications
This Special Issue intends to address the growing interest in the
experimental analysis and control of systems modelled by sets of non-smooth
differential equations and maps. These include a wide variety of physical and
engineering devices. Examples include power electronic converters, mechanical
systems with impacts and friction, hybrid and relay feedback control schemes,
walking mechanisms and many others. The experimental study of discontinuous
and nonsmooth systems is rapidly becoming an active research area within the
dynamical systems community and deserves a wider attention. A special issue
devoted to this topic is hereby proposed for the journal 'Nonlinear Dynamics'.
Original research papers are solicited in the following areas:
- Analysis and classification of bifurcations and chaotic
behaviour in switching and impacting systems with particular
attention to phenomena characteristic of nonsmooth dynamics;
- Control of switching and impacting systems, including chaos
control, bifurcation control, etc.
- Modeling of non-smooth and discontinuous events in physical and
engineering systems;
- Characterisation of dynamics of specific piecewise-smooth and
discontinuous systems of relevance in applications;
- Experimental techniques for the analysis of nonsmooth systems.
An {essential requirement} will be the presentation of experimental results
supporting the theoretical arguments presented in the paper. Papers focussed
solely on theory will not be accepted for publication in this issue.
Review papers on topics within the scope of the special issue may also be
considered. Authors are welcome to submit an abstract in advance of the paper
itself if they would like advice as to its suitability for this special issue.
The Guest Editors for this Special Issue will be:
Dr. Mario di Bernardo, Email: m.dibernardo@bristol.ac.uk
Dr. Enric Fossas, Email: enric.fossas@upc.es
Dr. Ugo Galvanetto, Email: u.galvanetto@ic.ac.uk
Dr. David Wagg, Email: david.wagg@bristol.ac.uk
Contributions should be submitted electronically by sending a PDF or
Postscript version of the manuscript together with the contact details of the
corresponding author to:
Dr. David Wagg, E-mail: David.Wagg@bristol.ac.uk
All manuscripts will be subject to peer review and should be
submitted by Sunday 15th May 2005. Manuscripts will normally be no
more than 20 pages long and conform to the standards as indicated
on the journal website: http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0924-090X
[The idea for this special issue originated as part of the
European Union Research Project SICONOS (Simulation and Control of
Nonsmooth dynamical systems). http://siconos.inrialpes.fr]
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5.3 Contents: Automatica
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Contents: Automatica
Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu
Contents: Automatica, March, 2005
Volume 41, Issue 3
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
T. Söderström, P. Van den Hof, B. Wahlberg, S. Weiland
Editorial: Introduction to the special issue on data-based modelling and
system identification
Special issue papers
J. Schoukens, R. Pintelon, T. Dobrowiecki, and Y. Rolain
Identification of linear systems with nonlinear distortions
Alessandro Chiuso and Giorgio Picci
Consistency analysis of some closed-loop subspace identification methods
L. Belkoura
Identifiability of systems described by convolution equations
Fredrik Rosenqvist and Anders Karlström
Realisation and estimation of piecewise-linear output-error models
Dietmar Bauer
Asymptotic properties of subspace estimators
V. K. Chitrakaran, D. M. Dawson, W. E. Dixon, and J. Chen
Identification of a moving object's velocity with a fixed camera
Thomas Ribarits, Manfred Deistler, and Bernard Hanzon
An analysis of separable least squares data driven local coordinates for
maximum likelihood estimation of linear systems
Sippe G. Douma and Paul M.J. Van den Hof
Relations between uncertainty structures in identification for robust
control
Jacob Roll, Alexander Nazin, and Lennart Ljung
Non-linear system identification via direct weight optimization
Håkan Hjalmarsson
From experiment design to closed loop control
Martin Enqvist and Lennart Ljung
Linear approximations of nonlinear FIR systems for separable input
processes
Ralf L.M. Peeters and Bernard Hanzon
Identifiability of homogeneous systems using the state isomorphism
approach
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5.4 Contents: Control Engineering Practice
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Contents: Control Engineering Practice
Contributed by: A. H. Glattfelder, ifacjcep@control.ee.ethz.ch
Control Engineering Practice
Volume 13 No. 3 (March 2005)
With Special Section on Aerospace Control, edited by: K. Schilling
Table of Contents:
Vibration control of a very flexible manipulator system
Z. Mohamed, J.M. Martins, M.O. Tokhi, J. Sa da Costa, M.A. Botto, pp 267-277
A hybrid control strategy for active vibration isolation with
electrohydraulic actuators
Y. Zhang, A.G. Alleyne, D. Zheng, pp 279-289
Impedance control for a pneumatic robot-based around pole-placement,
joint space controllers
R. Richardson, M. Brown, B. Bhakta, M. Levesley, pp 291-303
Fuzzy control of the vertical acceleration of fast ferries
M. Santos, R. Lopez, J.M. de la Cruz, pp 305-313
Unified model simplification procedure applied to a single protection
valve
H. Nemeth, L. Palkovics, K.M. Hangos, pp 315-326
Special section on aerospace control
K. Schilling, pp 327
Milestone report on aerospace control
IFAC Technical Committee on Aerospace, pp 329-331
Aerospace launch vehicle control: a gain scheduling approach
B. Clement, G. Duc, S. Mauffrey, pp 333-347
Slew maneuver control for spacecraft equipped with star camera and
reaction wheels
R. Wisniewski, P. Kulczycki, pp 349-356
Magnetic spacecraft attitude control: a survey and some new results
E. Silani, M. Lovera, pp 357-371
Adaptive flight control design for nonlinear missile
A. Tsourdos, B.A. White, pp 373-382
Design and flight testing of various H^~ controllers for the Bell 205
helicopter
I. Postlethwaite, E. Prempain, E. Turkoglu, M.C. Turner, K. Ellis,
A.W. Gubbels, pp 383-398
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5.5 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: 49, Issue: 12, Year: Dec. 2004
MIMO Disturbance and Plant Uncertainty Attenuation by Feedback
Djouadi, S.M., Page(s): 2099- 2112
Distributed Control of Heterogeneous Systems
Dullerud, G.E.; D'Andrea, R., Page(s): 2113- 2128
The Potential Structure of Sample Paths and Performance Sensitivities of
Markov Systems
Cao, X.-R., Page(s): 2129- 2142
Perturbation Analysis and Optimization of Stochastic Flow Networks
Sun, G.; Cassandras, C.G.; Wardi, Y.; Panayiotou, C.G.; Riley, G.F.
Page(s): 2143- 2159
Equivalence of Dynamical Systems by Bisimulation
vanderSchaft, A., Page(s): 2160- 2172
Performance Recovery Under Output Feedback Sampled-Data Stabilization of a
Class of Nonlinear Systems
Khalil, H.K., Page(s): 2173- 2184
Closed-Form Boundary State Feedbacks for a Class of 1-D Partial
Integro-Differential Equations
Smyshlyaev, A.; Krstic, M., Page(s): 2185- 2202
A General Framework for Tackling the Output Regulation Problem
Huang, J.; Chen, Z., Page(s): 2203- 2218
Dynamic High-Gain Scaling: State and Output Feedback With Application to
Systems With ISS Appended Dynamics Driven by All States
Krishnamurthy, P.; Khorrami, F., Page(s): 2219- 2239
An Innovation Approach to$H_infty$Fixed-Lag Smoothing for Continuous
Time-Varying Systems
Zhang, H.; Xie, L.; Wang, W.; Lu, X., Page(s): 2240- 2244
Nonlinear Internal Models for Output Regulation
Byrnes, C.I.; Isidori, A., Page(s): 2244- 2247
Design of Receding Horizon Controls for Constrained Time-Varying Systems
Kim, K.B., Page(s): 2248- 2253
Robust Dynamic Programming for Min–Max Model Predictive Control of Constrained
Uncertain Systems
Diehl, M.; Bjornberg, J., Page(s): 2253- 2257
Boundedness Properties of Nonlinear Quasi-Dissipative Systems
Polushin, I.G.; Marquez, H.J., Page(s): 2257- 2261
A Heuristic Kalman Filter for a Class of Nonlinear Systems
Saab, S.S., Page(s): 2261- 2265
New Delay-Dependent Stability Criteria and Stabilizing Method for Neutral
Systems
Wu, M.; He, Y.; She, J.-H., Page(s): 2266- 2271
A Convergent Algorithm for Computing Stabilizing Static Output Feedback Gains
Yu, J.-t., Page(s): 2271- 2275
Stability of a Riccati Equation Arising in Recursive Parameter Estimation
Under Lack of Excitation
Medvedev, A., Page(s): 2275- 2280
On Computing the Maximum Time-Delay Bound for Stability of Linear Neutral
Systems
Han, Q.-L.; Yu, X.; Gu, K., Page(s): 2281- 2286
A High-Gain Scaling Technique for Adaptive Output Feedback Control of
Feedforward Systems
Krishnamurthy, P.; Khorrami, F., Page(s): 2286- 2292
Single and Multistate Integral Friction Models
Ferretti, G.; Magnani, G.; Rocco, P., Page(s): 2292- 2297
New Cascade Approach for Global$kappa$-Exponential Tracking of Underactuated
Ships
Lee, T.-C.; Jiang, Z.-P., Page(s): 2297- 2303
Authors' Reply to "Comments on 'Robust iterative learning control design is
straightforward for uncertain LTI systems satisfying the robust performance
condition'"
Tayebi, A.; Zaremba, M.B., Page(s): 2303- 2303
Correction to “Quadratic Stability of a Class of Switched Nonlinear Systems”
Zhao, J.; Dimirovski, G.M., Page(s): 2303- 2303
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5.6 Contents: ISA Transactions
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Contents: ISA Transactions
Contributed by: T.S. Lee, tlee@isa.org
ISA Transactions
Volume 44, Number 1 - January 2005
Characterization of a differential ?semi999ber Bragg grating sensor for oil-
water boundary detection;
Peter LoPresti, Dilip Jali, Blake Carpenter, Michael Gersztenkorn; pp 3-13
A study of wavelet analysis based error compensation for the angular
measuring system of high-precision test turntables;
Deng Huiyu, Wang Xinli, Ma Peisun; pp 15-21
Linear mass balance equilibration: A new approach for an old problem;
J. Ragot, D. Maquin, M. Alhaj-Dibo; pp 23-34
Observer design and stabilization for linear neutral delay systems;
Bing Chen, James Lam, Zidong Wang; pp 35-42
Geometrical error compensation of machines with signi?semi999cant random
errors;
Kok Kiong Tan, Sunan Huang; pp 43-53
Adaptive control of uncertain continuously stirred tank reactors with
unknown actuator nonlinearities;
T. Zhang, M. Guay; pp 55-68
Continuous analysis of move suppressed and shifted DMC
G. C. Kember, R. Dubay, S. E. Mansour; pp 69-80
Design of controller using variable transformations for a nonlinear process
with dead time;
R. Anandanatarajan, M. Chidambaram, T. Jayasingh; pp 81-91
Digital redesign of observer-based weighting switch controller for cascaded
analog systems with state saturation and external loads;
J. S. H. Tsai, H. Cheng, M. M. Moussighi, L. S. Shieh; 93-115
Second-order sliding mode controllers for nonlinear singular perturbation
systems;
J. Wang, K. M. Tsang; pp 117-129
Multi-model direct adaptive decoupling control with application to the wind
tunnel system;
Xin Wang, Shaoyuan Li, Wenjian Cai, Heng Yue, Xiaojie Zhou, Tianyou Chai;
pp 131-143
Design and analysis of controllers for a double inverted pendulum;
Henrik Niemann, Jesper Kildegaard Poulsen; pp 145-163
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5.7 Contents: Int Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
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Contents: Int Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Contributed by: Jozef Korbicz, J.Korbicz@issi.uz.zgora.pl
WebSite http://www.issi.uz.zgora.pl/amcs/
Special Issue: Issues in Modelling, Optimization and Control
Edited by: Adam KORYTOWSKI, Wojciech MITKOWSKI and Gwidon SZEFER
1. Felgenhauer U. Optimality and sensitivity for semilinear bangbang
type optimal control problems, 447
2. Skruch P. Stabilization of secondorder systems by nonlinear feedback,
455
3. Garus J. Optimization of thrust allocation in the propulsion system of
an underwater vehicle, 461
4. Gorczyca P. and Hajduk K. Tracking control algorithms for a laboratory
aerodynamical system, 469
5. Koz³owski K. and Pazderski D. Modeling and control of a 4wheel skid
steering mobile robot, 477
6. Pi³at A. FEMLab software applied to Active Magnetic Bearing analysis,
497
7. Sak B. The problems of collision avoidance at sea in the formulation of
complex motion principles, 503
8. Mikulski L. Control structure in optimization problems of bar systems,
515
9. Malanowski K. Convergence of the LagrangeNewton method for optimal
control problems, 531
10.Szefer F. Molecular modelling of stresses and deformations in
nanostructured materials, 541
11.Szeliga D., Gaw¹d J. and Pietrzyk M. Parameters identification of
material models based on the inverse analysis, 549
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5.8 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 1
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp
Controllability and point-to-point control of 3-DOF planar horizontal
underactuated manipulators
A. D. Mahindrakar, R. N. Banavar and M. Reyhanoglu
A new method for the computation of all stabilizing controllers of a given
order
K. Saadaaoui and A. B. Ozguler
An instrumental variable approach to non-linear model-based adaptive control
of engine speed
J. W. Anders and M. A. Franchek
Universal adaptive control of satellite formation flying
P. Pongvthithum, S. M. Veres, S. B. Gabriel and E. Rogers
H PID controller design for Lur’e systems and its application to a ball and
wheel apparatus
M-T. Ho and J-M. Lu
Practical frequency response analysis of non-linear time-delayed differential
or difference equation models
J. C. Peyton Jones
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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5.9 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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5.10 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 1
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp
Recursive Approach of Optimal Kalman Filtering Problem for Multiparameter
Singularly Perturbed Systems
H. Mukaidani
Fixed-order Controller Design for Linear Time-invariant Descriptor Systems: a
BMI Approach
X. Huang and B. Huang
Delay-dependent Robust Guaranteed Cost Control of an Uncertain Linear System
with State and Input Delay
J. Gao and B. Huang
New Results of Robust Quadratically Stabilizing Control for Uncertain Linear
Time-delay Systems
H. Su, X. Ji and J. Chu
Warehouse Sizing and Inventory Scheduling for Multiple Stock Keeping Products
V. Petinis, C. Tarantilis and C. Kiranoudis
Optimal Taxation in National Economies. Net Income Entropy, Weighted Incomes-
Inequalities and Fuzzy Saving Propensities
G. Jumarie
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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5.11 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 4, Number 3, 2004
CONTENTS
Dissipative Analysis and Stability of Nonlinear Stochastic State-Delayed
Systems, M.D.S. Aliyu, p. 243.
Robust H-infinite Fuzzy Design for Time Delay Nonlinear Markovian Jump
Systems: An LMI Approach, W. Assawinchaichote and Sing Kiong Nguang , p. 257.
H-infinite Control for a Class of Nonlinear Stochastic Time-Delay Systems,
Jun’e Feng, Weihai Zhang and Bor-Sen Chen, p. 273.
Robust H-infinite Filtering for Discrete Stochastic Time-Delay Systems with
Nonlinear Disturbances, Huijun Gao, James Lam and Changhomg Wang, p. 285.
Robust Adaptive Control for a Class of Nonlinear Stochastic Time Delay
Systems, Changchun Hua, Xinping Guan and Yan Shi, p. 303.
Robust Fuzzy Linear Control of a Class of Stochastic Nonlinear Time-Delay
Systems, H.R. Karimi, B. Moshiri and C. Lucas, p. 317.
Robust H-infinite Analysis and Synthesis for Jumping Time-Delay Systems
using Transformation Methods, Peng Shi, M.S. Mahmound and A. Ismail, p. 333.
Stabilization of a Class of Stochastic Nonlinear Time-Delay Systems, Zidong
Wang, James Lam and Xiaohui Liu, p. 357.
Robust Observers for a Class of Uncertain Nonlinear Stochastic Systems with
State Delays, Shegyuan Xu, Peng Shi, Chunmei Feng, Yiqian Guo and Yun Zou,
p. 369.
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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5.12 European Journal of Control
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European Journal of Control
Contributed by: Danila Ferrara, ejc@elet.polimi.it
Special Issue on "Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control"
Guest Editorial
Trajectory Design for Mechanical Control Systems from Geometry to Algorithms
by F.Bullo
Port-Based Asymptotic Curve Tracking for Mechanical Systems
S. Stramigioli and V. Duindam
Trajectory Tracking Control of Nonholonomic Hamiltonian Systems Via
Generalized Canonical Transformations
by K. Fujimoto, K. Sakurama and T. Sugie
Interconnection and Damping Assignment Passivity-Based Control: A Survey
by R. Ortega and E. Garcia-Canseco
Controlled Lagrangian Systems with Gyroscopic Forcing and Dissipation
C. Woolsey, A. M. Bloch, N. E. Leonard, C. K. Reddy, D. E. Chang and J. E.
Marsden
Physical Damping in IDA-PBC Controlled Underactuated Mechanical Systems
by F. Gomez-Estern and A.J. van der Schaft
Control of Squeezed Phonon and Spin States
by A.M. Bloch and A.G. Rojo
Control of the Evolution of Heisenberg Spin Systems
by F. Albertini and D. D'Alessandro
Port Based Modeling of Spatial Visco-Elastic Contacts
by V. Duindam and S. Stramigioli
Geometric Numerical Integration of Nonholonomic Systems and Optimal Control
Problems
by M. de Leon, D. Martin de Diego,and A. Santamaria Merino
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6. Conferences
6.1 14th IFAC Symposium on System Identification
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14th IFAC Symposium on System Identification
Contributed by: Brett Ninness, brett@ee.newcastle.edu.au
The 14th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, SYSID-2006
Newcastle, Australia, March 29-31, 2006.
http://sysid2006.org
SYSID is organized every three years with the previous SYSID-2003 being held
in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This will be the first SYSID symposium to
take place in the Southern Hemisphere.
The symposium covers all major aspects of system identification, experimental
modelling, signal processing and adaptive control from theoretical and
methodological developments to practical applications in a wide range of
application areas. The aim of the meeting is to promote research, learning
and collaboration.
To enhance the applications and industrial perspective of the symposium,
participation from industrial authors is particularly encouraged.
Scope:
The scope of the symposium covers all major aspects of system identification,
experimental modelling, signal processing and adaptive control, ranging from
theoretical, methodological and scientific developments to a large variety of
(engineering) application areas.
Relevant topics for the symposium program include:
* Identification of linear and multivariable systems;
* Identification of nonlinear systems, including neural networks;
* Identification of hybrid and distributed systems;
* Identification for control;
* Experimental modelling in process control ;
* Vibration and modal analysis;
* Model validation, monitoring and fault detection;
* Signal processing and communication;
* Parameter estimation and inverse modelling;
* Statistical analysis and uncertainty bounding;
* Adaptive control and data-based controller tuning;
* Learning, data mining and Bayesian approaches;
* Sequential Monte Carlo methods, including particle filtering;
* Applications in process control systems, motion control systems, robotics,
aerospace systems, bioengineering and medical systems, physical measurement
systems, automotive systems, econometrics, transportation and
communication systems;
* Applications in emerging areas such as systems biology, quantum systems
and MIMO communications.
Important Dates:
Submission Deadlines: August 29, 2005
Acceptance Notification: October 28, 2005
Final Papers Due: Dec 14, 2005
Symposium: March 29-31,2006
Joint Conference Chairs: Brett Ninness and Håkan Hjalmarsson
IPC Chair: Håkan Hjalmarsson
IPC Vice-Chair: Iven Mareels
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6.2 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
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2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Contributed by: Alexander Leonessa, aleo@mail.ucf.edu
Call for papers on Collaborative Control of Autonomous Vehicles.
Over the years, various engineering problems have been addressed with
robotic solutions. The notion of multiple robots to solve a problem was
first introduced in the area of biologically inspired robot swarms and has
recently developed into a more cooperative approach with robot teams.
Various tasks have been identified that can be solved with a robotic team
approach. Many of these tasks are limited specifically to underwater,
ground, aerial, or space robots. Other tasks can utilize a mix of these
robots in collaboration from within their respective environments. For
example, reconnaissance and other military functions from space, air,
ground, and sea may all greatly benefit from cooperation between spacecraft,
aircraft, tanks, carriers, submarines, weapons, etc. The addition of robot
diversity in a team of robots dramatically increases the difficulty of the
problem. In these situations, it is necessary to seek more advanced control
techniques to simplify the problem.
This session is intended to provide a unified forum to address a number of
interesting dynamics and control-related research problems that arise in
collaborative control of autonomous vehicles such as mission/path planning;
on-board autonomy; obstacle avoidance; distributed control architecture;
communication and throughput constraints; operation of multiple unmanned
aerial vehicles, including problems such as paths planning, formation
control, and rendezvous; reconfiguration and clustering techniques for
multiple spacecraft formation problems; etc.
Papers addressing theoretical, computational, and applications related
issues in the field of collaborative Control of Autonomous vehicles will be
considered. Authors should submit a 400-word text only abstract to:
http://www.asmeconferences.org/congress05
The following ASME deadlines apply:
March 7, 2005: Abstract submission deadline for authors
March 31, 2005: Notification of abstract acceptance
May 31, 2005: Full paper deadline
July 29, 2005: Notification of full paper acceptance
August 19, 2005: Deadline for all final papers and applicable copyright forms
(ASME Form 1903)
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6.3 2005 IEEE CCA Deadline Extension
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2005 IEEE CCA Deadline Extension
Contributed by: M. Moallem, mmoallem@engga.uwo.ca
2005 IEEE Conference on Control Applications, August 29-
31, Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada
Contributed by: M. Moallem, mmoallem@engga.uwo.ca
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS, INVITED SESSIONS, AND WORKSHOP
PROPOSALS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 18, 2005.
The CSS submission web-site (http://www.paperplaza.net/) will be open for
submissions until the above deadline.
Please refer to the conference web site (http://www.eng.uwo.ca/cca05/) for
more details about the program.
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6.4 7th Argentine Symposium on Artificial Intelligence
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7th Argentine Symposium on Artificial Intelligence
Contributed by: Juan Carlos Gomez, jcgomez@fceia.unr.edu.ar
Call For Papers
7th Argentine Symposium on Artificial Intelligence (ASAI 2005)
August 29-30, 2005 - Rosario, Argentina.
ASAI 2005 seeks original contributions in a wide spectrum of Artificial
Intelligence, ranging from state-of-the-art academic research to industrial
and business applications having a significant impact. The symposium will
consist of invited talks and regular paper sessions presenting both mature
work and new ideas in theoretical research and applications of AI.
Submissions are due before April 29, 2005.
Further information can be found at:
Website: http://www.fceia.unr.edu.ar/asai2005
Email: asai2005@fceia.unr.edu.ar
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6.5 8th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conf
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8th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conf
Contributed by: Stefano Stramigioli, S.Stramigioli@ieee.org
Deadline Extension for ITSC2005
The deadline for submission of papers for the 8th IEEE Intelligent
Transportation Systems Conference (http://www.itsc2005.at) which will take
place in Vienna, Austria between the 13-16 of September 2005, has been
extended to the 1st of March 2005.
Furthermore, we would like to let you know that the program committee Has
decided to select the best papers presented at the conference for possible
publication in a special issue of the IEEE Transactions of Intelligent
Transportations Systems.
Looking forward to your contributions, we are hoping to meet you in the
wonderful historical Vienna in September.
Stefano Stramigioli
Program Chair ITSC2005
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6.6 Artificial Intelligence in Energy Systems and Power AIESP 2006
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Artificial Intelligence in Energy Systems and Power AIESP 2006
Contributed by: Jim McDonald, aiesp06@icsc.ab.ca
Artificial Intelligence is an advanced computer science that seeks to emulate
some of the capabilities of the human brain, e.g. to automate control of
engineering systems and extend the skill of human operators.
AIESP2006 is the first of a series of conferences on 'Application of AI in
Energy Systems and Power'. It provides a forum to present the highest
quality papers, and also to report on the latest developments on all above
subjects. In other words it aims to teach and educate. The conference
provides an opportunity for dialogue and synergy between scientists and
engineers from different backgrounds with the common interest within the
field from all over the globe. To achieve this, the conference encourages
researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to participate.
The conference considers the application of whole range of AI topics to
energy systems and power.
In energy systems it covers topics such as alternative energy including
renewable energy sources (biomass, hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, tidal and
photovoltaic conversion systems), new transportation fuels (such as ethanol)
and new applications of conventional energy sources (such as the use of
propane and natural gas as automotive fuels, and batteries in electric
vehicles), fuel cells and gas hydrates. Visit:
http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/aiesp2006/aiesp-cfp.html
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6.7 Environmental Informatics Environmental Managment and Engineering
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Environmental Informatics, Environmental Managment and Engineering
Contributed by: J. Marx Gómez, marx-gomez@gmx.de
Interdisciplinary Research in ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS, ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT and ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING - ITEE 2005
Chairs: Prof. C. Rautenstrauch/Dr. J. Marx Gómez
http://www-wi.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/itee2005/info
Acquisition, storage and processing of environmental information are becoming
vital to preserving the quality of human life. Potentially dangerous changes
are happening in the atmosphere, oceans, animal habitats and places where
hazardous materials are used, or have been discarded without adequate
environmental protections.
In recent decades public interest in environmental problems has increased
enormously and research into these subjects has been intensifying. At the
same time developments in computer and network techniques have led to the
creation of sophisticated information systems with increased storage and
transmission capacities. Such data can often be accessed by the public using
the internet; and the public has become a very concerned participant in
discussions about the environment.
In recent years, information technology has become significant to all
scientific groups and fields involved in environment engineering. Knowledge
based systems which enable the study of environmental changes have been
developed and are being extended to manage those environments. New paradigms
for designing objects to enable easy disassembly and recovery of components
contribute to reuse. Developments in exploiting alternative energy sources
are reducing dependence on non-renewable resources. Surveillance techniques
enable tracking of persons likely to threaten the lives of persons or their
environment.
How can these developments be enhanced?
Further advance is going to be possible only if scientific teams have
adequate experience, methods and tools for investigation of the changes in
the environment. Success requires a high level of organization related to
technical as well as scientific and human aspects of information handling.
The ITEE 2005 conference will provide a forum for exchanging information
among pollution engineers, knowledge engineers and scientists. Some of the
objectives include discussion of projects for long term storage of data, data
update, validation and consistency of data. Research topics and funding
opportunities discussed at the conference will be of interest to all
researchers. Another objective is to discuss means of assessing the potential
of individual teams in implementation and modeling of large scale systems.
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6.8 ICNC 05 - FSKD 05
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ICNC 05 - FSKD 05
Contributed by: Lipo Wang, elpwang@ntu.edu.sg
2005 Int Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC'05)
2005 Int Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD'05)
27 - 29 August 2005, Changsha, China
http://www.xtu.edu.cn/nc2005
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/elpwang/nc2005
Submission Deadline: 15 March 2005
The 2005 International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC'05)
and the 2005 International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge
Discovery (FSKD¡¯05) will be jointly held in Changsha, China from
27 - 29 August 2005. The conferences will feature the most up-to-date
research results in computational algorithms inspired from nature,
including biological, ecological, and physical systems. It is an
exciting and emerging interdisciplinary area in which a wide range of
techniques and methods are being studied for dealing with large,
complex, and dynamic problems. Specific areas include neural
computation, evolutionary computation, quantum computation, DNA
computation, chemical computation, information processing in cells and
tissues, molecular computation, computation with words, fuzzy
computation, granular computation, artificial life, swarm intelligence,
ants colony, artificial immune systems, etc., with applications to
intelligent control, signal processing, systems, and more. The joint
conferences will also promote cross-fertilization over these exciting
and yet closely-related areas. Registration to either conference will
entitle a participant to the proceedings and technical sessions of
both conferences, as well as the conference banquet and meals.
Publications:
The ICNC'05 and FSKD'05 conference proceedings will be published in
Springer-Verlag¡¯s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) and
Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI), respectively. Both
the LNCS and LNAI are indexed in SCI-Expanded. A selected number of
authors will be invited to expand and revise their papers for possible
inclusions in peer-reviewed international journals / edited books.
About Changsha, Hunan, China:
Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, is a historic and cultural
city in southern China and a busy port on the Xiangjiang River, with a
population over 6 million. Founded 3000 years ago, the city became the
capital of the Zhou state (951-960 AD) and a leading commercial center
during the Song dynasty (960-1279 AD). Changsha International Airport
is easily accessible with direct flights to all major domestic and
some international destinations. Other famous tourist destinations in
Hunan include the Zhangjiajie National Park (natural heritage listed
by UN) and Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient City.
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6.9 IEEE/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics
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IEEE/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics
Contributed by: Kok-Meng Lee, kokmeng.lee@me.gatech.edu
IEEE/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2005)
The AIM2005 conference is returning to the USA for the second time. The
purpose of this biennial IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced
Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), following the footsteps of the previous four
editions in Tokyo, Japan (1997), Atlanta, USA (1999), Como, Italy (2001) and
Port Island, Japan (2003), is to promote activities in various areas of
mechatronics by providing a forum for exchange of ideas, presentation of
technical achievements, and discussion of future directions. Past successes
have taken the AIM to a new height; the theme of this conference is
Intelligent Mechatrontics in Nano/Micro Technologies. Papers describing
original work on abstractions, algorithms, theories, methodologies, and case
studies in the area of mechatronics are invited for presentation in the
conference. For general inquiry about AIM2005, please browse our webpage
http://www.aim2005.mtu.edu/, or contact the
Program Chair: Professor Kok-Meng Lee at kokmeng.lee@me.gatech.edu
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2005
Submission Site: http://ras.papercept.net/
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6.10 Joint 44th IEEE CDC and ECC 05
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Joint 44th IEEE CDC and ECC 05
Contributed by: Teodoro Alamo, alamo@cartuja.us.es
44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and
European Control Conference ECC 2005 (CDC-ECC'05)
December 12-15, 2005. Seville (Spain)
http://www.esi.us.es/cdcecc05
KEY DATES
- Deadline for all submissions and proposals: March 1, 2005
- Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: July 15, 2005
- Final manuscript submission deadline: September 10, 2005
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS:
Papers are invited in the form of regular manuscripts (allotted 6 Proceedings
pages). Note that short manuscripts are not considered. Papers must conform
to the submission policy described below.
CALL FOR INVITED SESSIONS:
Proposals for invited sessions, consisting of six papers, must contain a
summary statement describing the motivation and relevance of the proposed
session, accompanied by FULL versions of each invited paper. Individual
papers may be removed from a proposed session and replaced by appropriate
contributed papers at the discretion of the organizing committee. Likewise,
selected papers from rejected invited sessions may be placed in the regular
program.
INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS:
Papers to be presented in an interactive mode are encouraged. This involves
simulation, software demonstration and any other type of papers that are
better presented in an interactive fashion. Authors should indicate in
their proposal if they prefer their papers to be presented interactively.
Interactive papers will be published in the proceedings in the same way
as the other papers. Interactive papers will differ only in the way that the
presentation is made; they will go through the same peer review process as
other contributed papers. An interactive presentation may use physical
models, computer displays, printed material (i.e. posters) or any
combination of the above. A typical interactive session will consist of six
papers to be presented during a two hour slot. A space (a place to hang up a
poster plus a small table and electrical connections for a laptop and/or
small equipment if needed) will be allocated to each interactive paper. The
chairman of the session will organize with the authors how the presentation
is to be made. The standard way forseen for the presentations is that all
the authors will give a very short presentation of their papers to the rest
of the audience during the first part of the session and that the second
part of the session is dedicated to particular interactions between authors
and audience.
Submissions of interactive papers must follow the same guidelines as other
papers. Authors must check the appropriate choice at the submission website
http://www.paperplaza.net
SUBMISSION POLICY:
- All papers submitted to the CDC-ECC'05, either for review or publication
(after acceptance), must be formatted in the standard 2-column Proceedings
format.
- For the purposes of REVIEW, regular and invited papers are limited to
8 pages. Papers exceeding these limits will NOT be considered.
- For PUBLICATION, accepted regular and invited papers are limited to 6
pages. Papers exceeding these limits will be published only after payment
of a page overlength fee. A full registration of at least one of the
authors is required for final acceptance.
- All submissions (papers, invited sessions, and tutorials) must be made
electronically through the conference submission website
http://www.paperplaza.net
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS:
The Organizing Committee intends to arrange workshops to be held prior to
the Conference and solicits proposals for appropriate subjects. Potential
organizers can submit their proposals at the conference site
http://www.esi.us.es/cdcecc05
Contact information:
General Chair:
Eduardo F. Camacho
Departamento de Ingenieria de Sistemas y Automatica,
Escuela Superior de Ingenieros,
University of Seville.
Avda/ Camino de los descubrimientos, s/n
41092, Sevilla (Spain)
E-mail: eduardo@esi.us.es
Tel: +34 95 4487347
Program Chair:
Roberto Tempo
IEIIT – CNR
Politecnico di Torino
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
10129, Torino (Italy)
E-Mail: tempo@polito.it
Tel: +39 011 564-5408
For the most up to date information please visit the conference website
http://www.esi.us.es/cdcecc05
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6.11 SIAM Conference on Mathematics for Industry: Challenges and Frontiers
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SIAM Conference on Mathematics for Industry: Challenges and Frontiers
Contributed by: Kirsten Wilden, wilden@siam.org
October 24-26, 2005
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan
Deadline Dates
Minisymposium proposals: March 25, 2005
Abstracts for all contributed and minisymposium presentations: April 25, 2005
SIAM 's conference on Mathematics for Industry focuses attention on the many
and varied opportunities to promote applications of mathematics to industrial
problems. Since the SIAM community encompasses enormous talent for integrating
and enriching both industrial work and academic research, this conference will
stress interactions within the context of mathematical models and complex
systems, and will encourage other mathematical themes of interest to industry,
government, business and finance.
The multidisciplinary nature of challenging manufacturing and development
problems inspires the first thematic focus on mathematical models of processes
encountered in manufacturing. In addition to validating models for consistency
and computational correctness, and verifying them against real world data,
these models must be joined into larger, more complex and interacting
mathematical models. The second theme focuses on complex systems, which can
vary from interactions among simplistic individual agents to complex
mathematical models of behaviors. Each theme will include attention to the
challenges that arise in coping with enormous amounts of data.
From the start of planning for this conference, the major objective has been
the development and encouragement of industrial, government and academic
collaboration. This conference will provide opportunities to present
successful collaborations and to elaborate elements such as technology
transfer, differing vocabularies and goals, nurturing of contacts and
resolution of issues. "Bridging the industrial/academic barrier" avoids
balkanizing projects by team members and treats work as a whole.
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6.12 SIAM Conference on Optimization
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SIAM Conference on Optimization
Contributed by: Darrell Ross, ross@siam.org
Call for participation
SIAM Conference on Optimization
Location: Norra Latin, City Conference Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
Dates: May 15 - 19, 2005
The Preliminary Program is now available! Please visit:
http://www.siam.org/meetings/OP05/
For additional information, contact SIAM Conference Department at
meetings@siam.org
Darrell Ross
SIAM, Conference Program Manager
Conference Web Master
ross@siam.org
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7. Workshops
7.1 2nd Int Workshop on Software Cybenetics
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2nd Int Workshop on Software Cybenetics
Contributed by: Ray DeCarlo, decarlo@ecn.purdue.edu
2nd International Workshop on Software Cybernetics (IWSC 05)
Edinburgh, UK, July 25-28, 2005
http://aquila.nvc.cs.vt.edu/compsac2005/workshop/IWSC05
As a Part of The 29th Annual International Computer Software and Application
Conference (COMPSAC 2005)
The Program Committee of IWSC 05 invites researchers and practitioners to
submit previously unpublished work in the area of Software Cybernetics. We
welcome manuscripts that focus on theoretical work in modeling and analysis,
as well as summary descriptions of case studies, in software process control.
Selected papers will be presented during a 1-day workshop as part of
COMPSAC 2005, published in the COMPSAC workshop proceedings, and considered
for publication in a special section in the Journal of Systems and Software.
The workshop program will consist of presentations by keynote speakers and
authors of selected submissions in a discussion-oriented interactive format.
Areas/topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following.
* Models and use of feedback mechanisms in software processes, simulation
and systems
* Feedback control in software test process and fault-tolerant computing;
active robust feedback policies for software security
* Robust software evolution using adaptive feedback control
* Self-adaptive, self-managing and learning software: architecture and
algorithms
* Adaptive testing; fault detection and localization for self-correction in
software and software processes
* Control of software rejuvenation, adaptive rejuvenation
* Relationship between bisimulation and controllability
* Application of supervisory control principles to software synthesis and
safety control
* Software architectures for control systems; software enabled control
* Proactive and autonomic computing
Papers must be submitted electronically via:
http://aquila.nvc.cs.vt.edu/start/www/IWSC05/submit.html
Important dates:
Submissions due: February 15, 2005
Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2005
Camera-ready copies due: May 16, 2005
Organizing committee:
* Fevzi Belli, Workshop Chair, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany.
Email: belli@upb.de
* Aditya Mathur, Workshop Co-Chair, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN,
USA. Email:
apm@cs.purdue.edu
* Kai-Yuan Cai, Chair, Program Committee, Beijing University of Aeronautics
and Astronautics,
Beijing, China. Email: kycai@buaa.edu.cn
* Raymond DeCarlo, Co-Chair, Program Committee, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN, USA.
Email: decarlo@ecn.purdue.edu
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7.2 9th Annual IEEE Advanced Process Control
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9th Annual IEEE Advanced Process Control
Contributed by: Greg Stewart, greg.stewart@honeywell.com
9th Annual IEEE Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop
May 9-11, 2005
Vancouver, Canada
http://ieee-ias.org/apc2005/
The workshop is a meeting of those interested in Advanced Process Control
technology to improve performance of the process industries. Practical
installation experience and results in addition to theoretical developments
are presented for discussion.
Plant operations today are faced with ever-increasing pressure to improve
efficiency, quality and productivity. Without making fundamental changes to
their production processes, improvement can usually be made with the
application of advanced control technology. Using modern computer hardware,
software and innovative techniques, application engineers are able to
collect real time and historical data on their processes. Data analysis,
modeling and simulation provide a better understanding of the dynamics of
process behavior. Once the process characteristics are accurately
identified, the options for applying suitable control methodology are no
longer limited to conventional control techniques.
Visit conference website for further information:
http://ieee-ias.org/apc2005/
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7.3 Colloquium on predictive control April 4th 2005
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Colloquium on predictive control April 4th 2005
Contributed by: Anthony Rossiter, j.a.rossiter@shef.ac.uk
Colloquium on Predictive control, April 4th 2005 at the University of
Sheffield
Outline information is on the website:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/acse/events/cpc.html
This will be a day that focused mainly at Ph.D students or others with some
interest in MPC. We have solicited talks from leading researchers within the
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