*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** New Assignment: Peter Dorato Contributed by: Peter Dorato, peter@eece.unm.edu Professor Peter Dorato, University of New Mexico, has been named director of a new center for Intelligent Systems Engineering. The center is funded by NASA-Ames Grant NAG2-1480 for minority graduate studies. Current areas of investigation include, cooperative satellite arrays, cooperative robotics, diagonstics of turbulent flow, fuzzy-logic modelling, intelligent biomedical engneering, intelligent image processing, etc. More information can be obtained from the web site: ise.unm.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
1.2 New address: Bernard Brogliato contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** New address: Bernard Brogliato Contributed by: Bernard Brogliato, Bermard.Brogliato@inrialpes.fr Here is my new address since September 1, 2001: Bernard Brogliato INRIA Rhone-Alpes ZIRST Montbonnot 655 avenue de l'Europe 38344 Saint Ismier cedex France tel: 33 (0) 476615393 fax: 33 (0) 476615252 http://www.inrialpes.fr/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
1.3 New address: Emilio Frazzoli contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** New address: Emilio Frazzoli Contributed by: Emilio Frazzoli, frazzoli@uiuc.edu I graduated from MIT in June, and joined the Dept. of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in August. My new coordinates are: Emilio Frazzoli Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 321b Talbot Laboratory - mc 236 104 S. Wright Street Urbana, IL 61801 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
1.4 New address: Helen Frankowska contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** New address: Helen Frankowska Contributed by: Frankowska Hélène, franko@poly.polytechnique.fr Please note my new address: Hélène Frankowska CREA, Ecole Polytechnique, 1, rue Descartes, F-75005 Paris, France Tél.01 55 55 80 89 Fax 01 43 25 29 44 e-mail : franko@poly.polytechnique.fr *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
1.5 New address: Salomon Oldak contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** New address: Salomon Oldak Contributed by: Salomon Oldak, soldak@csupomona.edu My new contact information is: Salomon Oldak Assicoate Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering California State Polytechnic University 3801 West Temple Ave. Pomona, CA 91768 Phone: (909)869-2651 FAX: (909)869-4687 E-mail: soldak@csupomona.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
1.6 New address: Vincent Verdult contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** New address: Vincent Verdult Contributed by: Vincent Verdult, v.verdult@its.tudelft.nl Please note my new contact information: Vincent Verdult Delft University of Technology Faculty of Information Technology and Systems Laboratory of Control Engineering P. O. Box 5031 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)15 27 85768 Fax: +31 (0)15 27 86679 Email: V.Verdult@its.tudelft.nl WEB: http://control-lab.et.tudelft.nl/~verdult *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
1.7 New assignment: Donald M. Wiberg contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** New assignment: Donald M. Wiberg Contributed by: Donald M. Wiberg, don_wiberg@hotmail.com Donald M. Wiberg is now Professor Emeritus Recalled at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. His phone number is (831)459-0787. Present research interests include adaptive optics, passive microwave measurements, and system identification. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
1.8 New assignment: Jan Lunze contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** New assignment: Jan Lunze Contributed by: Jan Lunze, Lunze@esr.ruhr-uni-bochum.de Since October 1, 2001 I am the head of the Institute of Automation and Computer Control at the Ruhr-University Bochum. My PhD students will move from the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg to Bochum as well and we will continue our research work on feedback control of complex systems, qualitative modelling, process supervision and fault diagnosis. As before, we will also have application projects in process control, bioengineering, automotive systems or other fields. My new address is as follows Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Lunze Ruhr-University Bochum Fakultaet für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik Lehrstuhl für Automatisierungstechnik und Prozessinformatik (Institute of Automation and Computer Control) 44780 Bochum Tel. (0234) 32 24071 email: Lunze@esr.ruhr-uni-bochum.de Secretary: Mrs Hannelore Hupp Tel. (0234) 32 28071 Fax: (0234) 32 14101 email: office@esr.ruhr-uni-bochum.de *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
2. Awards Honors
*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Call for Nominations: SIAG/OPT Prize Contributed by: Allison Bogardo, bogardo@siam.org Call for Nominations SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Prize The SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Prize (SIAG/OPT) will be awarded at the SIAM Conference on Optimization, May 20-22, 2002, at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto. The prize is awarded to the author(s) of the most outstanding paper, as determined by the selection committee, on a topic in optimization published in English in a peer-reviewed journal. Eligibility Candidate papers must be published in English in a peer-reviewed journal bearing a publication date within the period of January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2001. The paper must contain significant research contributions to the field of optimization, as commonly defined in the mathematical literature, with direct or potential applications. Description of the Award The award will consist of a plaque and a certificate. The chair of the selection committee will notify the recipient(s) of the award in advance of the award date. An invitation will be extended to the recipient(s) to attend the award ceremony to receive the award and to present the paper. At least one of the awardees is expected to attend the ceremony and present the winning paper. Nominations Nominations, which should consist of a copy of the paper and a cover letter, must be received in the SIAM office by JANUARY 15, 2002. Please send nominations to: SIAG/OPT Prize Selection Committee Professor Philippe Toint, Chair c/o A. G. Bogardo SIAM 3600 University City Science Center Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688 Telephone: 215-382-9800, Ext. 302 Fax: 215-386-7999 E-mail: bogardo@siam.org Selection Committee Members of the selection committee are Philippe Toint, Chair (The University of Namur, Belgium); Harvey Greenberg (University of Colorado, Denver); Masakazu Kojima (Tokyo Institute of Technology); Paul Tseng (University of Washington); and Levent Tuncel (University of Waterloo). *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
2.2 Request for Nominations for IEEE Fellow contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Request for Nominations for IEEE Fellow Contributed by: Jessy W. Grizzle, grizzle@umich.edu Recognition by peers is a vital function of the IEEE, with election to the grade of IEEE Fellow one of the most visible mechanisms for acknowledgment. The nomination of highly qualified individuals for Fellow status is a valuable service to the Control Systems Society. Members of the academic community have been quite responsive in the past and we encourage them to continue nominating their peers. The Control Systems Society is also very interested in seeing more of its industrial members promoted to Fellow grade. Successful Fellow nominations can be built around exceptional accomplishments in product development and technical management, as well as archival publications and teaching. Nominations for IEEE Fellow are due at IEEE Headquarters by March 15, 2002, hence the first steps must be taken well before that date. Fellow nominees must be active IEEE Senior members and have been IEEE members for at least five years in any grade. A successful nomination requires a qualified candidate and a well-prepared nomination package. A key preliminary step is a careful reading of the IEEE Guide for Fellow Grade Nominations, which contains the nomination forms. These materials can be found in the 2002 Fellow nomination kits that will be made available in late November 2001 on the web at http://www.ieee.org/about/awards or they can be obtained by writing to: IEEE Fellow Program Staff 445 Hoes Lane P.O. Box 1331 Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331 TEL: +1 732 562 3843 fax: +1 732 981 9019 fellows@ieee.org Five references are required for the nomination; they must be IEEE Fellows. A list of Fellows is contained in the IEEE Membership Directory and is available on-line. Recently elected Fellows appear annually in the Control Systems Magazine (August issue). If you know of an outstanding individual who is worthy of Fellow status but is not a Senior member of the IEEE, then by all means encourage them to initiate that process themselves by going to http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/fellows/senior.htm so that you can nominate them next year. If you plan to make an IEEE Fellow nomination, please notify Professor Jessy W. Grizzle, Chair of the Control Systems Society's Fellows Solicitation Committee, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122; +1 734 763 3598, fax: +1 734 763 8041, grizzle@umich.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
3. General Announcements
*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Call for Nominations: George Polya Prize, SIAM Contributed by: Allison Bogardo, bogardo@siam.org CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for GEORGE POLYA PRIZE The Polya Prize The award will be presented at the SIAM 50th Anniversary Meeting in Philadelphia, July 8-12, 2002. The award honors the memory of George Polya and is given in even-numbered years for notable contributions in two alternating categories. The 2000 Prize was given in combinatorics. The 2002 Prize will be given for a notable contribution in one of the following areas: approximation theory, complex analysis, number theory, orthogonal polynomials, probability theory, or mathematical discovery and learning. Eligibility There are no restrictions except that the prize is broadly intended to recognize specific recent work. Description of Award The award will consist of an engraved medal and a $20,000 cash prize. Travel expenses to the award ceremony will be provided by the prize fund. Nominations A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s) should be sent by December 1, 2001, to: Professor Percy Deift Chair, Selection Committee George Polya Prize c/o Allison Bogardo Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 3600 University City Science Center Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688 Telephone: 215-382-9800 Fax: 215-386-7999 E-mail: bogardo@siam.org Selection Committee Members of the selection committee are Percy Deift, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University (chair); Ronald Graham, University of California, San Diego; Andrew Odlyzko, University of Minnesota; and Martin Gutknecht, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
3.2 Control Training Site Europe contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Control Training Site, Europe Contributed by: F. Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue, lamnabhi@courrier.lss.supelec.fr A Multi-partner Marie Curie Training Site of 29 Institutes, entitled Control Training Site (CTS) will be funded by the European Commission from January 2002. Three to twelve months of full fellowship support are available. The CTS addresses any European student starting doctoral studies or pursuing doctoral studies in the large domain of control, including various areas of control theory, optimization and control engineering. Qualified applicants can either complete their first-year doctoral studies, by choosing some courses proposed by the CTS, or can obtain a complete first-year certificate, or can access the training site in order to enhance their own doctoral programme. For more details, visit http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS Besides numerous research projects, a large choice of courses will be delivered at the following places: - Dutch Institute of Systems and Control (DISC), Delft, Netherlands; - Institut Henri Poincaré (DEA control modules), Paris, France; - International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy; - Graduate School in Systems and Control (AUTO), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium: - Institute for Engineering Cybernetics, Stuttgart, Germany *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
3.3 On-Line Reviewer Database for IEEE Trans AC contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** On-Line Reviewer Database for IEEE Trans AC Contributed by: C.G. Cassandras, TAC Editor-in-Chief, cgc@bu.edu The IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (TAC) Editorial Office has created a reviewer database, which is now up and running. The database is public and can be accessed at http://control.bu.edu/ieee/database/. There are three possible actions one can take at this site: 1. Select a reviewer name (there are currently approximately 1000 listed) and look for that person's technical areas on record. 2. Select a technical area (among 31) to find reviewers with interest in this area. You will also get the reviewer's e-mail address (if available). 3. Fill in a form with proposed changes to the database. This is e-mailed to the Editorial Office, where the actual database update will take place. The database has been initialized based on manual processing of a large volume of data, not always reliable. We urge all members of the CSS and systems and control community at large to visit http://control.bu.edu/ieee/database/ in order to check and update if necessary their own record. This information will greatly help the Editorial Board of the TAC further improve the quality and speed of the reviewing process of submitted papers. In addition, the database provides a resource for anyone in our community to identify colleagues in similar technical areas. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
3.4 Workshop: Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics Italy contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Workshop: Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics, Italy Contributed by: Carlo Piccardi, carlo.piccardi@polimi.it International School on TOPICS IN NONLINEAR DYNAMICS Venice International University Venice (Italy), January 30 - February 1, 2002 Organized by: SICC - Italian Society for Chaos and Complexity In cooperation with: VIU - Venice International University The International School "Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics" is primarily directed to young researchers and PhD students interested in the theory and applications of nonlinear dynamical systems. The lectures cover both introductory and advanced topics, and at least one special session is devoted to applications in specific fields. The topics of general interest are bifurcation theory, numerical bifurcation analysis, chaotic dynamics, and time series analysis, while a special session is devoted to evolutionar dynamics. LECTURERS James A. Yorke, University of Maryland, USA Sergio Rinaldi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Carlo Piccardi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Yuri A. Kuznetsov, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands Willy Govaerts, University of Ghent, Belgium Ulf Dieckmann, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria Michael Obersteiner, Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria Fabio Dercole, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Alfredo Medio, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari", Italy Sergio Invernizzi, University of Trieste, Italy Marji Lines, University of Udine, Italy Eric Kostelich, Arizona State University, USA Antonello Provenzale, ICGF-CNR, Italy For information and application, visit the website http://www.elet.polimi.it/venice2002 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4. Positions
*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Applied Mathematics Postion: UMBC, Maryland Contributed by: Thomas I. Seidman, seidman@math.umbc.edu Tenure-track faculty position in Applied Mathematics at UMBC The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) has authorization to recruit a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Applied Math. Please see our web pages for further information about the department and its present faculty; in particular, see http://www.math.umbc.edu/Positions/positions-2001-2.shtml for the official position announcement. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.2 ECE Faulty Postion: Utah State University contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** ECE Faulty Postion: Utah State University Contributed by: Kevin L. Moore, moorek@ece.usu.edu Tenure-track faculty opening at Utah State University in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. We are primarily interested in applicants at the assistant professor level who can join us in Fall 2002. Preferred areas include networking, computer engineering, and/or control systems. We are also actively supportive of increasing diversity in our faculty. For application information see http://www.ece.usu.edu. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.3 EE Faculty Position New Mexico contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** EE Faculty Position, New Mexico Contributed by: Estella M. Greene, egreene@admin.nmt.edu EE Faculty Position, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Electrical Engineering (www.ee.nmt.edu). Applicants must have a Ph.D. in electrical engineering or a closely related field, a strong interest in teaching lecture and laboratory courses, and the ability to develop a vigorous, independent, and externally funded research program. Strong collaboration and joint research is possible in association with the Computer Science Department (www.cs.nmt.edu) and New Mexico Tech Robotics Laboratory in mobile robotics and real-time control systems. New Mexico Tech (www.nmt.edu), a state-supported institute founded in 1889 and located in the Rio Grande valley, has an enrollment of approximately 1500 undergraduate and graduate students. The Institute's primary emphasis is in science and engineering teaching and research. The electrical engineering department has approximately 200 majors and active research in embedded systems, instrumentation, robotics, controls, adaptive optics, atmospheric physics, lightning, and power systems. The appointment will begin January or August, 2002. For full consideration, applications must be received by December 15, 2001. Send comprehensive resume, transcripts, letter describing your teaching and research interests and the names, daytime telephone numbers and email addresses of three references to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Human Resources 801 Leroy Place Wells Hall Box 1080E Socorro, NM 87801 E-mail applications NOT accepted. New Mexico Tech is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.4 EE Faculty Positions University of California Riverside contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** EE Faculty Positions, University of California, Riverside Contributed by: Janet Harshman, harshman@ee.ucr.edu University of California, Riverside Faculty Positions in Electrical Engineering The University of California at Riverside invites applications for tenure- track (Assistant Professors) and tenured (Associate Professors and Full Professors) faculty positions in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING starting in the 2002/03 academic year. Applicants should have earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field. While excellent candidates from all areas of specialization will be considered, the priority areas of technical interest are: Computer Engineering (VLSI Design and Embedded Systems); Optical and RF Devices for Communications; and Image Processing and Video Technology. Candidates for tenure-track positions must demonstrate evidence of outstanding potential in research and teaching. Candidates for tenured positions must have record of exceptional achievement in research and teaching. Candidates from industry are encouraged to apply. Salary level will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should send a letter of professional intent addressing teaching and research objectives, a curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, e- mail, and telephone numbers of at least five references. Applications should be addressed to: Electrical Engineering, Search Committee Chair, A220 Bourns Hall, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521. To receive the first round consideration, applications must be received by January 31, 2002. Late applications will also be considered until the positions are filled. For more information please see our website: www.ee.ucr.edu. The University of California, Riverside is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.5 Group Leader United Technology Res Ctr contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Group Leader, United Technology Res Ctr Contributed by: Scott Bortoff, bortofsa@utrc.utc.com United Technologies Research Center Job Openings in Controls Technology and Systems Engineering The Systems and Networks Department at the United Technologies Research Center invites qualified individuals to apply for several open positions in the area of controls technology and systems engineering. United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) is an internationally recognized R&D organization that conducts research across a broad range of technology areas to drive and support a corporate-wide “impact through innovation agenda. The operating units of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) include Pratt & Whitney (aircraft engines and gas turbines for power generation), Sikorsky (helicopters), Otis (elevators), Carrier (heating and air conditioning), Hamilton-Sundstrand (aerospace products) and International Fuel Cells (fuel cell power plants). The mission of UTRC is to create opportunities for organic growth of UTC through innovation of new products and processes. The Systems and Networks department is building the capability to conduct virtual product design by developing physics-based models of new UTC products and processes, validating those models in world class experimental facilities, and using these models to conduct rigorous conceptual and preliminary design. UTRC partners with the best research organizations in the world and provides an opportunity for collaboration among academic and business unit partners. In the control area, expertise is sought in the areas of modeling, multivariable control system analysis and design, synthesis of hybrid control systems, model predictive control, and real-time controller implementation. Applications currently under study include fuel cell power plants, advanced fuel processing systems, building combined heat and power systems, advanced heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, integrated aerospace power distribution, industrial gas turbines and aircraft engines. Specific duties include development of control-oriented models, rigorous analysis of performance and model uncertainty in multivariable systems, synthesis of model-based hybrid control systems, development of process controllers, and/or real-time implementation of concepts in an experimental setting. In the systems engineering area, expertise is sought to build an institutional capability to conduct integrated concurrent engineering in the conceptual and preliminary stages of design of innovative products. Applications of current interest are drawn from the areas of power and building systems. Specific duties include development of facilities, tools and technologies to enable model-based analysis of innovative concepts in a concurrent engineering environment, team building, leadership of design sessions, and promotion of systems engineering principles in innovative design processes. Individuals in the department work within multidisciplinary teams and focus on one or two projects at a time. Excellent communications skills, a strong interest in external publication and the proven ability to contribute as both an individual and as part of a team are essential. The ideal candidate for the controls positions would possess a strong background in control theory, including knowledge of multivariable methods of analysis and design, knowledge of modern methods for robustness analysis, experience in modeling in the areas of mechatronics, thermodynamic, fluid dynamic, chemical or power systems, and experience implementing control systems in an experimental or industrial setting. A Ph.D. in control or a related field and several years experience in either an academic or an industrial environment is desirable. Candidates with experience developing successful proposals and supervising the technical work of others will be given preference. The ideal candidate for the systems engineering positions would possess deep knowledge of systems engineering principles as applied to the development and design of power, building or aerospace systems, and several years experience developing tools and methods to enable concurrent engineering. A Ph.D. in a field related to systems engineering of mechanical / thermodynamic / power systems and have several years of industrial or academic experience is desirable. Preference will be given to individuals with knowledge of power, building or aerospace systems and experience building and leading multidisciplinary systems engineering teams. Inquiries should be directed to: Dr. Scott A. Bortoff Group Leader, Controls Technology BortofSA@utrc.utc.com (860)-610-7284 United Technologies Research Center Mail Stop: 129-15 411 Silver Lane East Hartford, CT 06108 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.6 PhD Assistantship: Switzerland contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** PhD Assistantship: Switzerland Contributed by: Ottar Johnsen, johnsen@eif.ch PhD Position: Sound Extraction from Images of Disc Records Applications are invited for a PhD fellowship combined with a teaching or research assistantship. The research will take place at the University of Applied Sciences of Fribourg Switzerland (Ecole d'ingénieurs de Fribourg or EIA-FR). The PhD student will also join the GIRAF Group (Prof. Rolf Ingold) of the Computer Science Department of the University of Fribourg which is the degree granting institution. The position is intended for an enthusiastic and open minded graduate, who will participate in the research activities in the VisualAudio project. The key idea is to archive (vinyl) disc records as high-resolution photographs; reading the archive is achieved through an image scanning system and a groove extraction algorithm. A first prototype is now operational. The thesis will be devoted to modeling and correction of the various distortions accumulated at each step of the process. The Ph.D student will mostly be working with C programming, signal, audio and image processing and pattern recognition. The position is available on January 1st, 2002. It is granted for a period of two years by the Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research (with possible continuation through a second two-year period). The position will be combined with assistant activities related to teaching or applied research projects. Job location is Fribourg, a French-German bilingual midsized city in Switzerland. For more informations visit: http://www.eif.ch/~bapst/joboffer.html and http://www.eif.ch/visualaudio *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.7 PhD positions: Orebro University Sweden contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** PhD positions: Orebro University, Sweden Contributed by: Dr Tom Duckett, tom.duckett@aass.oru.se PhD Studentships are available at the Centre for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems in the Department of Technology, Orebro University, Sweden in the following areas: LEARNING IN AUTONOMOUS SENSOR SYSTEMS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOT LEARNING The main focus of study is on developing computational theories of learning for artificially intelligent agents which must perceive and interact with real environments. The emphasis is on autonomous, on-line learning from sensory information, with applications in robotics and autonomous systems. Applicants should have or expect to get an MSc or strong BSc degree in computing or a related discipline. For further information please reply to Dr Tom Duckett via email: tom.duckett@aass.oru.se *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.8 PhD positions Technische Universiteit Eindhoven contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** PhD positions Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Contributed by: Bram de Jager, A.G.de.Jager@wfw.wtb.tue.nl PhD positions Technische Universiteit Eindhoven The Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, TU/e, together with the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, TNO/TPD, are initiating a project where fluid dynamics and fluid control together will bring forward a methodology and technique to achieve improved stability of turbomachinery. This "Compressor Stall" project is an extension of an earlier project carried out at TU/e, merged with the expertise of TNO/TPD, a technology research institute, and with the experience of DEMAG-Delaval Turbomachinery, a manufacturer of centrifugal compressors. The aim of the project is to improve the area of stable operation of compressors by active control, without loss of efficiency. This improvement will be made possible by merging three emerging technologies: one-sided feedback (model-based) control, dynamic fluid flow measurements, and fast control valves. An additional benefit will be a better description of centrifugal compressors acting as a source of acoustic noise in process equipment. For the Compressor Stall project we are looking for 2 PhD students. The first PhD student will target the (numerical) modeling of rotating stall in centrifugal compressors, including an experimental validation. The goal is to predict flow/acoustical disturbances due to rotating stall and their role in surge initiation. The second PhD student will investigate the control of surge in the presence of rotating stall, including an implementation of a one-sided controller on an industrial scale test facility equipped with fast control valves. The aim is a control implementation that improves the area of stability of a centrifugal compressor in the pipe network. From both PhDs we require a basic knowledge on the level of MSc-degree in mechanical engineering, or in a related field in engineering or physics. Previous experience in fluid dynamics or control is an asset. The PhDs will be offered a contract by TNO/TPD and by TU/e, on a fifty/fifty basis. It is expected that the time spend at both institutes will also be divided equally. Furthermore, some time will be spent at the site of DEMAG-Delaval Turbomachinery (the industrial partner). This mix of academic, applied, and industrial groups provides a challenging working environment. For more information contact Bram de Jager, A.G.de.Jager@wfw.wtb.tue.nl, or Maarten Steinbuch, M.Steinbuch@tue.nl. If you are interested in this position, send a detailed curriculum vitae, a publication list, your course program and corresponding grades, references, and all other information that might be relevant to Bram de Jager Control Systems Technology group, WH 0.132 Department of Mechanical Engineering Technische Universiteit Eindhoven P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands E-mail: A.G.de.Jager@wfw.wtb.tue.nl *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.9 Post-Doc: Univ of California Santa Barbara contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Post-Doc: Univ of California, Santa Barbara Contributed by: Igor Mezic, mezic@engineering.ucsb.edu Postdoctoral position in Nonlinear Dynamics and Control with Applications to Nanotechnology at the University of California, Santa Barbara A postdoctoral position at the University of California, Santa Barbara is available in the area of Nonlinear Dynamics and Control with Applications to Nanotechnology. The work will involve modeling and simulation of nanosystems, investigation of their dynamics using nonlinear dynamical systems tools and design of control algorithms. An ideal candidate will have background in dynamical systems, control theory and nanoscale physics. The past and current projects in the area include active control of mixing in a micromixer, modeling, dynamics and control of Atomic Force Microscopes and instabilities of ultrathin fluid films on a surface. The position is for one year with possible extension to two years. Starting date is December 1, 2001. Interested candidates please send CV's only (in postscript, PDF or MS Word) by e-mail to Prof. Igor Mezic, mezic@engineering.ucsb.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.10 Post-Doc: West Virginia Univ contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Post-Doc: West Virginia Univ Contributed by: Parviz Famouri, pfamouri@wvu.edu Post-Doc in Application of State Estimation, Control or Related Areas West Virginia University The Electromechanical Systems (EMS) Laboratory at West Virginia University is looking to hire one postdoctoral research associate and several graduate research assistant to support one or more of the on-going programs in the Lab. The areas of research include: State estimation and control of chemical processes, electromechanical systems and MEMS. A PhD degree in relevant areas such as Electrical, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering with experience in system theory, state estimation and control is required. Knowledge of MATLAB and C/C++ is considered a plus, although not required. The position is to be held for no less than one year, with a one to three year position the norm. Those interested in the positions are encouraged to submit a CV electronically with a list of at least two references to Professor Parviz Famouri at pfamouri@wvu.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.11 Research Assistant: Karlsruhe Germany contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Research Assistant: Karlsruhe, Germany Contributed by: Eberhard Muenz, muenz@irs.etec.uni-karlsruhe.de PhD Position: Control Systems Laboratory of the Universität Karlsruhe The Control Systems Laboratory of the Universität Karlsruhe (TH) invites applicants for Research Assistant positions. The research areas of these positions include design of nonlinear control systems and automation of discrete-continuous (hybrid) systems. The main field of applications is automotive engineering in cooperation with automotive industries. We expect you not only to conduct excellent research but also to perform educational activities and to supervise master's theses as well as student projects. You should hold a master's degree in electrical engineering or in a related subject like computer science, mathematics, or physics; in particular, a strong background in the field of control engineering and automation is required. Besides the interests in research and education, you enjoy working in a team. We offer research possibilities in interesting areas in a motivating environment and salaries according to BATIIa; the opportunity for conferral of a doctorate exists. Send your application documents to: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Krebs Institut für Regelungs- und Steuerungssysteme Universität Karlsruhe (TH) Kaiserstraße 12 76131 Karlsruhe Germany URL: http://www-irs.etec.uni-karlsruhe.de mail: krebs@irs.etec.uni-karlsruhe.de *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.12 Research Engineer Positions: UTRC USA contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Research Engineer Positions: UTRC, USA Contributed by: Carlos E. Pereira, pereirce@utrc.utc.com United Technologies Research Center Job Openings in Communication Networks and Embedded Systems The Systems and Networks Department at the United Technologies Research Center invites qualified individuals to apply for several open positions in the area of communication networks and embedded systems. In the embedded systems area, expertise is sought in hardware and software development of distributed embedded systems, with focus on adaptive, dependable and real-time systems; resource-constrained and scalable embedded systems, modeling and performance analysis of distributed embedded applications; and fault-tolerant, security, and safety-critical applications. In the area of communication protocols, expertise is sought in modeling and analysis of complex industrial (mostly embedded) distributed applications; communication protocols with emphasis on those commonly used in building automation and aerospace applications (including wireless, power-line carrier, and wired protocols). In the area of wireless systems expertise is sought in RF systems modeling, analysis, design and validation, and power control in wireless computer systems. The successful candidates will be responsible for a range of activities including the generation of concepts, the assessment of alternative solutions, and the reduction of concepts to practice. Additionally responsibilities are assisting in program planning, technology transfer, and building group capability by assisting in recruiting and mentoring. The candidate must be capable of working independently, contributing as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and leading projects. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: - M.S. in electrical or computer engineering or related field with 5+ years experience - Demonstrated abilities to lead and/or work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams to successfully achieve desired technical outcomes within time and budget constraints. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Ph.D. in electrical or computer engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience - Strong research focus in areas including computer and communication architectures, communication protocols and embedded hardware and software design methods, modeling and performance analysis of communication networks, RF system modeling including physics based and wireless networks and communications system design. - Strong applied mathematical abilities, knowledge of control systems, computer programming skills, and significant evidence of innovation-driven business success. - Candidates with a wide and diverse range of experiences, multidisciplinary team participation, and innovation are highly valued. Potential candidates should send an email to: employment@utrc.utc.com, reference code: Embedded -NET-2625-6403, Communications- NET-2625-6572, Wireless - NET-2625-6571. Dr. Carlos E. Pereira Dr. Alan Finn Group Leader Group Leader Embedded Information Devices Estimation and Decision PereirCE@utrc.utc.com alan@utrc.utc.com (860)-610-7122 (860)-610-7737 United Technologies Research Center United Technologies Research Center *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.13 Research Fellow: National Univ of Singapore contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Research Fellow: National Univ of Singapore Contributed by: KK Tan, eletankk@nus.edu.sg Immediate research fellow position available. Control background with interest in biomedical systems. Good track record will be an advantage. Please email soft CV to eletankk@nus.edu.sg *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.14 Research Positions: ISR/IST Lisbon Portugal contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Research Positions: ISR/IST, Lisbon, Portugal Contributed by: João Sentieiro, jjss@isr.ist.utl.pt Candidates wishing to apply for a Post-Doc or a Research Assistantship grant to pursue research activities at ISR-Lisbon should submit their applications during the period from October 1st to October 30th for research programs starting late January 2002/early February 2002. The Post-Doc grants will only be available for candidates who have obtained their Ph.D. degrees in the last five years. The Research Assistantship grants will be offered preferably to candidates who hold a M.Sc. degree and intend to pursue research leading to a Ph. D. degree. Details can be found at: http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt under "GRANTS 2001". For more information contact Prof. João Sentieiro jjss@isr.ist.utl.pt fax: +351-21-8418291 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
4.15 Research Posts: Ind Control Centre Glasgow UK contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Research Posts: Ind Control Centre, Glasgow, UK Contributed by: Pofessor Mike Grimble, m.grimble@eee.strath.ac.uk Applicants are invited to apply for a senior and a junior research position which are both available in the Industrial Control Centre at the University of Strathclyde. For the senior position candidates should already have a higher degree and the appointment will be at Research Fellow level. The second position is suitable for someone with a good first degree who would want to register for a higher degree. There are two areas of research of interest which are detailed below: Nonlinear Control Systems and Industrial Applications Research in this area will involve joining a small team developing new techniques for the control of nonlinear industrial processes. Topics such as state dependent Riccati equation methods, H„V nonlinear control, predictive control of nonlinear systems and system identification will be considered. The application areas will range from automotive systems to marine systems. The project will involve the development of new synthesis techniques based on optimal methods or perhaps the use of design methods such as quantitative feedback theory for nonlinear systems. It will also involve simulation of real industrial processes and application studies. These are very likely to be in cooperation with major international companies that are partly supporting the project. There is also an international aspect of this project since it is linked to a programme involving the Universities of Michigan, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, Illinois, Oxford and Cambridge. Performance Assessment and Benchmarking This project involves the development of new tools to assess the performance of process control systems and to benchmark best practice. New algorithms are to be developed to generate performance metrics to enable such systems to be analysed and improved. Once a control loop has been found to be under- performing methods are required for retuning an existing system. The techniques of restricted structure optimal control are therefore to be applied. This will enable PID control systems to be tuned optimally. A second feature of the project is for it to be applied to very large scale industrial processes which may include nonlinearities and uncertainties. Being able to determine which loops in large system are the most important involves the subject of loop prioritisation. Thus, the problem becomes one of detecting loops which are important to the product quality or economic performance of a large system. Once the particular loops have been found it is then necessary to assess their performance and if necessary have available methods for retuning. Short vita should be submitted including details of education and any practical experience. Applicants for both Research Assistant and Research Fellow posts may contact: Professor M.J. Grimble University of Strathclyde, Industrial Control Centre Level 7, Graham Hills Building, 50, George Street, Glasgow, G1 1QE. Scotland, U.K. Tel: 0141 548 2378/2098 Fax: 0141 548 4203 E-mail: m.grimble@eee.strath.ac.uk Professor M.A. Johnson University of Strathclyde, Industrial Control Centre Level 7, Graham Hills Building, 50, George Street, Glasgow, G1 1QE. Scotland, U.K. Tel: 0141 548 2279 Fax: 0141 548 4203 E-mail: m.johnson@eee.strath.ac.uk *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
5. Books
*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Analytic Feedback System Design Contributed by: Peter Dorato, peter@eece.unm.edu This monograph can be used as a supplement to most introductory control texts. It complements ad hoc design methods normally stressed in introductory texts, i.e. root-locus, Nyquist, etc. The interpolation approach requires a minimal amount of mathematics (in particular no linear algebra). Topics include, internal stabilization and pole placement, strong stabilization (stabilization with stable compensators), analytic gain margin design, etc. Appendix on interpolation with strongly positive real functions. ISBN 0-534-36917-0 109 pages $23.95 1999 Brooks/Cole Pub. Web site: http://www.thomson.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
5.2 Digital Controller Implementation and Fragility contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Digital Controller Implementation and Fragility Contributed by: James F Whidborne, james.whidborne@kcl.ac.uk Digital Controller Implementation and Fragility Editors - Robert S.H. Istepanian & James F. Whidborne Springer (ISBN: 1-85233-390-1) In the usual process of control system design, the assumption is made that the controller is implemented exactly. This assumption is usually reasonable, since clearly, the plant uncertainty is the most significant source of uncertainty in the control system, while controllers are implemented with high precision hardware. However, there will inevitably be some amount of uncertainty in the controller, a fact that is largely ignored in existing modern advanced robust control techniques. If the controller is implemented by analogue means, there are some tolerances in the analogue components. More commonly, the controller will be implemented digitally, and consequently there will be uncertainty involved with the quantization in the analogue- digital conversion and rounding in the parameter representation and in the numerical computations. A failure to take into account these uncertainties in the controller may result in a controller that is ``fragile''. A controller is fragile in the sense that very small perturbations in the coefficients of the designed controller destabilize the closed-loop control system. This book collects a number of articles which consider the problems of finite precision computing in digital controllers and filters. Written by leading researchers, topics that the book covers include: - analysis of fragility and finite precision effects - design of optimal controller realizations - design of non-fragile robust controllers - design of low-complexity digital controllers - analysis of quantization effects in fuzzy controllers Contents: 1) Finite-precision Computing for Digital Control Systems: Current Status and Future Paradigms Robert S.H. Istepanian & James F. Whidborne 2) Stability Margins and Digital Implementation of Controllers Lee H. Keel & Shankar P. Bhattacharyya 3) Finite Word-length Effects in Systems with Fast Sampling Ryszard Gessing 4) Implementation of a Class of Low Complexity, Low Sensitivity Digital Controllers Using Adaptive Fixed-point Arithmetic Darrell Williamson 5) Convexity and Diagonal Stability: an LMI Approach to Digital Filter Implementation Stéphane Dussy 6) The Determination of Optimal Finite-precision Controller Realisations Using a Global Optimisation Strategy: a Pole-sensitivity Approach Sheng Chen & Jun Wu 7) Computational Algorithms For Sparse Optimal Digital Controller Realisations Ian J. Fialho & Tryphon T. Georgiou 8) On the Structure of Digital Controllers in Sampled-data Systems with Stability Consideration Gang Li 9) An Evolutionary Algorithm Approach to the Design of Finite Word-length Controller Structures James F. Whidborne & Robert S.H. Istepanian 10) Non-fragile Robust Controller Design Pertti M. Mäkilä & Juha Paattilammi 11) Robust Resilient Controller Design Wassim M. Haddad & Joseph R. Corrado 12) Robust Non-fragile Controller Design for Discrete Time Systems with FWL Consideration Guang-Hong Yang & Jian Liang Wang & Yeng Chai Soh 13) Synthesis of Controllers with Finite-precision Considerations Mauricio C. de Oliveira & Robert E. Skelton 14) Quantisation Errors in Digital Implementations of Fuzzy Controllers Inés del Campo & Josée M. Tarela & Koldo Basterretxea *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
5.3 Linear Quadratic Control contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Linear Quadratic Control Contributed by: Peter Dorato, peter@eece.unm.edu Linear Quadratic Control:An Introduction Dorato, Abdallah, and Cerone Only text in print that focuses on linear quadratic control. Can be used as a supplement to any mutivariable control text. Includes updated material on robust LQR design. Solutions manual available for instuctors. ISBN 1-57524-156-0 232 pages $38.50, 2000 reprint with corrections. Web site: http://www.krieger-publishing.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
5.4 Multivariable System Identification contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Multivariable System Identification Contributed by: Yucai Zhu, y.zhu@tue.nl Multivariable System Identification for Process Control Yucai Zhu, Michel Vergaegen and Qinghua Zhang 2001, Published by Elsevire Science Ltd, Oxford, UK 371 pages, ISBN: 0-08-043985-3, price EUR 132, NLG 290 The purpose of book is to bridge the gap between theory and application, and to provide industrial solutions, based on sound scientific theory, to process identification problems. The book is organized in a reader-friendly way, starting with the simplest methods, and then gradually introducing more complex techniques. Thus, the reader is offered clear physical insight without recourse to large amounts of mathematics. Each method is covered in a single chapter or section, and experimental design is explained before any identification algorithms are discussed. The many simulation examples and industrial case studies demonstrate the power and efficiency of process identification, helping to make the theory more applicable. MATLAB M-files, designed to help the reader to learn identification in a computing environment, are included. The book is suitable for graduate student in systems and control, industrial control engineers and researchers. Contents: Foreword (by late Professor Pieter Eykhoff) Preface 1 Introduction 2 Models of dynamic processes and signals 3 Identification test design and data pretreatment 4 Identification by the least-squares method 5 Extensions of the least squares method 6 Asymptotic method; SISO case 7 Asymtotic method; MIMO case 8 Subspace model identification of MIMO processes (by Michel Verhaegen) 9 Nonlinear process identification 10 Applications of identification in process control 11 Model based fault detection and isolation (by Qinghua Zhang) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
6. Journals
*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** CFP: ASME/JDSMC on Time Delayed Systems Contributed by: Nejat Olgac, olgac@engr.uconn.edu ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control Special Issue on TIME DELAYED SYSTEMS There is an increased interest on the time-delayed structures in recent years, particularly due to the critical role of control loop delays. Among many facets of the area the dynamic systems with inherent time delays have long been studied with a great interest in the community. Observing such enthusiasm, the Journal allocated one issue to the focused theme of time delayed systems. Submissions are encouraged in all relevant categories, and especially addressing - fundamental concepts, - historical development in the field, - current challenges, - application examples, - practical implementations of delayed system Surveys and tutorial type papers will also be included in the issue. The standard guidelines of the Journal for submission of papers will be followed. The timetable of events is as follows: Submission deadline : June 1, 2002 Acceptance notification : March 1, 2003 Publication : June 2003 Authors should mark their submissions clearly on the first page of the manuscripts for "Special Issue on Time Delayed Systems". Please mail your contributions to Prof. A. Galip Ulsoy, Technical Editor JDSMC Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125, USA e-mail : ulsoy@umich.edu and direct your inquiries to Prof. Nejat Olgac, Guest Editor for the Special Issue Mechanical Engineering Department University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269-3139 e-mail : olgac@engr.uconn.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
6.2 Call for Papers: Computers in Industry contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Call for Papers: Computers in Industry Contributed by: Stefan Preitl, spreitl@aut.utt.ro Call for Papers: Computers in Industry, Elsevier Science journal Special Issue on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications Guest Editors Prof. Stefan Preitl, "Politehnica" University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania Prof. Laurent Foulloy, Universite de Savoie, Annecy Cedex, France Scope The last three decades have witnessed a trenemdous progress in soft computing (SC) including fuzzy logic, neural networks and genetic algorithms / evolutionary computation. SC has been successfully applied in industry in the areas of automatic control, pattern recognition, clustering and function approximation. The main challenges for modern industrial production systems imply the linking of broad fields as business processes, golbal process operations and integrated design and redesign of processes. This is the place where SC methods can prove their potential. The main objective of this special issue of the Computers in Industry journal is to channel the ideas of SC to the industry applications involving one or more elements of the computation, control and communication. Authors are encouraged to submit original papers dealing with theoretical and applied issues regarding SC in industry applications. A wide range of topics is sought such as intelligent CIM and CAD systems, intelligent control and measurement systems, production planning and scheduling, intelligent robots, simulation and optimization methods, new software tools and their validation. Important deadlines Submission: 1 January 2002 Preliminary acceptance: 31 March 2002 Acceptance decision: 31 May 2002 Final paper due: 31 July 2002 Publication date: September 2002 Submissions The final submission date is 1 January 2002. Authors are required to send the complete manuscript as attached MS Word file, following the guide for authors from the publisher, see www.elsevier.nl/locate/compind, by e-mail to the Guest Editors at the following address: spreitl@aut.utt.ro or rprecup@aut.utt.ro The file length should be less than 1 MB. If no, a compressed file (*.zip or *.rar) is required. Please include keywords highlighting the main topic / topics of your paper. Authors are also required to send, by airmail, one printed copy of the manuscript together with a signed cover letter to the Editor-in-Chief at the following address (with the indication that the paper is sent for the "Special Issue on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications"). Prof.dr.ir. Hans Wortmann C/O dr. Nick Szirbik (CiI editorial manager) Eindhoven University of Technology P.O.Box 513, Paviljoen D13 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
6.3 Call for Papers: European J of Control contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Call for Papers: European J of Control Contributed by: Gabriela Stroian, ejc@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr Call for Papers European Journal of Control Special Issue: "Design and optimisation of restricted complexity controllers" Guest Editors: I. D. Landau, A. Karimi, H. Hjalmarsson The use of model based control (MBC) combined with robust control design for dynamic systems of significant dimension leads to controllers of high complexity. However in many industrial areas there are strong constraints for the complexity (order) of the controllers to be implemented and therefore the design of restricted complexity controllers is a very important issue. Several approaches to this problem can be considered: model or controller order reduction preserving the stability and the performance of the closed- loop system, direct design of restricted complexity controller based on high- order models and the tuning and optimisation of restricted complexity controllers on the basis of the data acquired on the system. The objective of the special issue is to give a view of the current state of the art in the design and optimisation of restricted complexity controllers. A benchmark problem related to an active suspension system is also provided (the benchmark is the result of the collaboration between the Institut d'Automatique of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and the Laborotoire d'Automatique de Grenoble of Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble). The benchmark problem contains all the steps of a control design problem from data acquisition, modeling and identification, robust controller design to controller evaluation and final tuning with experiments on the real system. The objective is to design the simplest controller which meets the control specifications.The authors are encouraged to give a solution to the benchmark problem, although the participation in the benchmark is not a necessary condition for submitting a paper to the special issue. However, an application of the proposed approaches to the benchmark will give a unified presentation and facilitate the comparison for the readers. The information about the paper submission to the special issue as well as the details of the benchmark problem is available on the web site of European Journal of Control : http://www-ejc.ensieg.inpg.fr The deadline for paper submission (submission by e-mail) is April 30, 2002. The manuscripts should be submitted by e-mail (see instructions for authors) and the cover message should mention "special issue on design and optimisation of restricted complexity controllers". Prospective authors are asked to contact I. D. Landau: Ioan D. Landau Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble ENSIEG, BP 42 38402 Saint Martin d'Heres, France e-mail: landau@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr Phone: + (33) (0)4 76 82 63 91 // Fax: + (33)(0)4 76 82 63 88 Alireza Karimi Institut d'Automatique Ecole Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland e-mail: alireza.karimi@epfl.ch Phone: +(41)(0) 21 693 3841 // Fax: +(41)(0) 21 693 2574 Hakan Hjalmarsson Dept. of Signals, Sensors and Systems Royal Institut of Technology S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden e-mail: hakan.hjalmarsson@s3.kth.se Phone:+(46)(0) 8 790 8464 // Fax: +(46)(0) 8 790 7329 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
6.4 Contents: Asian Journal of Control contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contents: Asian Journal of Control Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw Asian Journal of Control Vol.3, No.4 (December 2001) 1. Title: Discrete-time Risk-sensitive Filters with Non-Gaussian Initial Conditions and their Ergodic Properties Author Subhrakanti Dey and Charalambos D. Charalambous 2. Title: Stochastic Stability and H-infinity Disturbance Attenuation of a Class of Nonlinear Stochastic Delayed Systems Author Yong-Yan Cao and Lisheng Hu 3. Title: Aggressive Longitudinal Aircraft Path Tracking Using Nonlinear Control Author Saif A. Al-Hiddabi and N. Harris McClamroch 4. Title: Neural Networks for Matrix Scaling and S-Procedure Problem Solving Author Chun-Liang Lin 5. Title: Input Disturbance Estimation for Linear Systems in the Bounded Noise Context Author Igor D. Grobov 6. Title: A Robust Speed Controller with VSS Tuning of Disturbance Cancellation for Induction Motor Drive Author C.M. Liaw, K.H. Chao and R.S. Guo 7. Title: Evolutionary-Programming-Based Kalman Filter for Discrete-Time Nonlinear Uncertain Systems Author Shu-Mei Guo, Leang-San Shieh, Ching-Fang Lin and Norman P. Coleman 8. Title: An Adaptive Learning Control and Its Application to Vibration Isolation Systems Author Masami Iwase, Masaki Yamakita, Yuji Maruta and Hidetoshi Yamazoe 9. Title: Disturbance Attenuation for Beam Equations Using Stiffness Control Author Bao-Zhu Guo and Zheng-Hua Luo 10. Title: Iterative Learning Control Via Weighted Local-Symmetrical- Integration Author Yangquan Chen, Huifang Dou and Kok-Kiong Tan *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
6.5 Contents: Automatica contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contents: Automatica Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak, automatica@math.utwente.nl Automatica: Table of contents January, 2002 Volume 38, Issue 1 Editorials Huibert Kwakernaak Robert Bitmead succeeds retiring Editor Frank L. Lewis Regular papers Alberto Bemporad, Manfred Morari, Vivek Dua, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos The explicit linear quadratic regulator for constrained systems L. Marconi, A. Isidori, A. Serrani Autonomous vertical landing on an oscillating platform: An internal-model based approach Sheng Wan, Biao Huang Robust performance assessment of feedback control systems Graham C. Goodwin, Julio H. Braslavsky, Maria M. Seron Non-stationary stochastic embedding for transfer function estimation Akira Ohsumi, Kentaro Kameyama, Ken-Ichi Yamaguchi Subspace identification for continuous-time stochastic systems via distribution-based approach B. David, G. Bastin Parameter estimation in nonlinear systems with auto and crosscorrelated noise Alessandro Giua, Aldo Piccaluga, Carla Seatzu Firing rate optimization of cyclic timed event graphs by token allocation Brief papers Anatoli A. Pervozvanski, Carlos Canudas-de-Wit Asymptotic analysis of the dither effect in systems with friction A. Kojic, A. M. Annaswamy Adaptive control of nonlinearly parametrized systems with a triangular structure Magnus Egerstedt, Xiaoming Hu A hybrid control approach to action coordination for mobile robots E. Boje Multivariable quantitative feedback design for tracking error specifications A. Rapaport, A. Astolfi Practical L2 disturbance attenuation for nonlinear systems S. O. R. Moheimani, W. P. Heath Model correction for a class of spatio-temporal systems L. G. van Willigenburg, W. L. de Koning Minimal and non-minimal optimal fixed-order compensators for time-varying discrete-time systems Chih-Lyang Hwang Robust discrete variable structure control with finite-time approach to switching surface Technical communiques Chong Lin, Qing-Guo Wang On uniqueness of solutions to relay feedback systems Erwei Bai, Qingyu Li, Soura Dasgupta Blind identifiability of IIR systems Shigemasa Takai, Toshimitsu Ushio A modified normality condition for decentralized supervisory control of discrete event systems *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
6.6 Contents: Dev in Chem Engr & Mineral Processing contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contents: Dev in Chem Engr & Mineral Processing Contributed by: Yu-Chu Tian, tiany@che.curtin.edu.au Developments in Chemical Engineering & Mineral Processing The Australasian Research Journal Volume 10, Numbers 1/2, 2002, ISSN 0969-1855 http://www.cage.curtin.edu.au/DCEMPJ/ Special Theme Issue: Practical Applications of Process Systems Engineering Table of Contents 5 Editorial: G. P. Rangaiah, Dept of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore 7 A Study on Increasing Separation Efficiency of an Industrial, Compound Distillation Column Shengjing Mu, Hongye Su, Yongyou Hu and Jian Chu 19 Time Optimal Control of a Binary Distillation Column Rein Luus 33 Simulation and Optimization of Linear Alkylbenzenes Distillation Process Yongyou Hu, Hongye Su, Jingwei Lu, Shengjing Mu, Jian Chu & Jun Wu 47 A Study in Advanced Control Application to an Azeotropic Distillation Column within a Vinyl Acetate Monomer Process Design Donald G. Olsen, Brent R. Young and William Y. Svrcek 61 Application of Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Network for Forecasting Coal Slagging in a Power Station Chuguang Zheng, Gehui Liu and Yongli Huang 77 Modelling and Simulation of a Top-Fired Primary Steam Reformer using gPROMS A.J. Dunn, J. Yustos and I.M. Mujtaba 89 Optimisation of Methyl Tert-Butyl-Ether (MTBE) Synthesis Processes using AspenPlus S. Kim and P.L. Douglas 105 Models of an Industrial Evaporator System for Education and Research in Process Control Kiew M. Kam, Prabirkumar Saha, Moses O. Tadé and G.P. Rangaiah 129 Development of a Resin Transfer Molding Test-bed with Process Control Capability Kaushik Raghavan and Srinivas Palanki 143 Rapid Solution of Stiff Differential Equations and Accurate Numerical Laplace Inversion of Steep and Oscillatory Functions Using IMN Approximants O. Taiwo and R. King 165 Use of Simulation and Expert Systems to Increase the Energy Efficiency in Cane Sugar Factories Osvaldo Gozá León, Héctor Pérez de Alejo Victoria & M. Rijckaert 181 Process Systems Engineering: Successful Application in an Industrial Process Yu-Chu Tian and Moses O. Tadé General Paper 197 Holdup and Pressure Drop in Vertical and Near-Vertical Three- phase Up-flow: A Collection of Flow Regimes P.L. Spedding, G.S. Woods, R.K. Cooper and J.K. Watterson *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
6.7 Contents: European Journal of Control contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contents: European Journal of Control Contributed by: Gabriela Stroian, ejc@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr Contents European Journal of Control Vol. 7, no. 5, 2001 Editorial Comparison of practical adaptive control algorithms in pH control T. Ylostalo, H. Hyotyniemi, P. Jutila and J-P. Ylen Discussion on the paper by G.P. Rangaiah. Modelling and adaptive control of aerobic continuous stirred tank reactors P. Georgieva, A. Ilchmann and M.-F. Weirig Discussion on the paper by I.M.Y. Mareels. Robust control of a plasma wind tunnel: an LPV discrete-time system depending on Fast/Slowly-varying parameters F. Amato and M. Matei Discussion on the paper by W.H. Chen. Simultaneous LQ optimal control for discrete-time systems and periodic sampled-data systems Y.-Y. Cao, J. Lam and P.M. Frank Fuzzy nonlinear adaptive internal model control (FNAIMC) R. Boukezzoula, S. Galichet and L. Foulloy Symbolic verification of hybrid systems: an algebraic approach M. v. Mohrenschildt Letter to the Editor: Discussion on the paper “Continuous-time periodic H-inf filtering via LMI” by S. Bittanti and F.A. Cuzzola by P.L.D. Peres and R.M. Palhares ; authors’ answer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
6.8 Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control Contributed by: Cheryl Stewart, trac@bu.edu IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume: 46 Issue: 10 , Oct. 2001 A canonical correlations approach to multiscale stochastic realization Irving, W.W.; Willsky, A.S. Page(s): 1514 -1528 An LQR/LOG theory for systems with saturating actuators Gokcek, C.; Kabamba, P.T.; Meerkov, S.M. Page(s): 1529 -1542 Simultaneous stabilization with near optimal LQR performance Miller, D.E.; Rossi, M. Page(s): 1543 -1555 Controlled lagrangians and the stabilization of mechanical systems II: Potential shaping Bloch, A.M.; Dong Eui Chang; Leonard, N.E.; Marsden, J.E. Page(s): 1556 -1571 Deadlock avoidance in sequential resource allocation systems with multiple resource acquisitions and flexible routings Park, J.; Reveliotis, S.A. Page(s): 1572 -1583 Performance-optimized applied identification of separable distributed- parameter processes Gorinevsky, D.; Heaven, M. Page(s): 1584 -1589 Decentralized control of descriptor systems Chang, T.N.; Davison, E.J. Page(s): 1589 -1595 Control of contact problem in constrained euler-lagrange systems Pagilla, P.R. Page(s): 1595 -1599 An H_sub/inf design approach for neural net-based control schemes Chun-Liang Lin; Tsai-Yuan Lin Page(s): 1599 -1605 Conservatism of the circle criterion - solution of a problem posed by A. Megretski Rump, S.M. Page(s): 1605 -1608 Detection of surge and stall in compression systems: an example study Yew-Wen Liang; Der-Cherng Liaw Page(s): 1609 -1613 A new controller architecture for high performance, robust, and fault-tolerant control Kemin Zhou; Zhang Ren Page(s): 1613 -1618 On the stable H/sub /spl infin// controller parameterization under sufficient condition Youngjin Choi; Wan Kyun Chung Page(s): 1618 -1623 Decentralized nonlinear output-feedback stabilization with disturbance attenuation Zhong-Ping Jiang; Repperger, D.W.; Hill, D.J. Page(s): 1623 -1629 Nonlinear control of hammerstein systems with passive nonlinear dynamics Haddad, W.M.; Chellaboina, V. Page(s): 1630 -1634 On the stability of delay-differential systems in the behavioral framework Valcher, M.E. Page(s): 1634 -1638 Tracking controller design for a class of nonminimum-phase systems via the method of system center Shkolnikov, I.A.; Shtessel, Y.B. Page(s): 1639 -1643 Kuhn-tucker-based stability conditions for systems with saturation Primbs, J.A.; Giannelli, M. Page(s): 1643 -1647 Optimal tracking performance: preview control and exponential signals Jie Chen; Zhang Ren; Hara, S.; Li Qiu Page(s): 1647 -1653 Optimal inversion-based control for the set-point regulation of nonminimum- phase uncertain scalar systems Piazzi, A.; Visioli, A. Page(s): 1654 -1659 New iterative algorithm for algebraic riccati equation related to H_sub/ inf control problem of singularly perturbed systems Mukaidani, H.; Hua Xu; Mizukami, K. Page(s): 1659 -1666 Perturbation of multivariable linear quadratic systems with jump parameters El Azouzi, R.; Abbad, M.; Altman, E. Page(s): 1666 -1671 Perfect observers for singular 2-D fornasini-marchesini models Kaczorek, T. Page(s): 1671 -1675 Comments on "a unified approach for stability analysis of a class of time-varying nonlinear systems" Sio, K.C.; Lee, C.K. Page(s): 1675 -1677 Correction to "further results on variable output feedback controller" Kwan, C. Page(s): 1677 -1677 Correction to "linear functional observers for systems with delays in state variables" Darouach, M. Page(s): 1677 -1677 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
6.9 Contents: MIC contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contents: MIC Contributed by: Lars Imsland, lsi@itk.ntnu.no TABLE OF CONTENTS Modeling, Identification and Control (MIC), Vol. 22, No. 3, July 2001 R. Ergon and Kim H. Esbensen, "A didactically motivated PLS prediction algorithm (131) A. Skullestad, K. Olsen, S. Rennehvammen and H. Floystad, "Control of a gravity gradient stabilised satellite using fuzzy logic" (141) I. J. Halvorsen and S. Skogestad, "Optimal operation of Petlyuk distillation: Steady-state behavior" (153) Accumulated index and more information about MIC is available at http://www.itk.ntnu.no/publikasjoner/mic/mic.html. MIC is now available online for subscribers and for others on a pay-per-view basis, at EBSCO Online, http://www.ebsco.com/online/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
7. Conferences
*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 10th IEEE Med. Conf on Contr and Automation Contributed by: Michael Athans, athans@isr.ist.utl.pt 10th Mediterraean Conference on Control and Automation (MED2002) Campus of the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), LISBON, PORTUGAL We solicit regular papers and proposals for invited sessions in all aspects of theory, algorithms, and applications of systems, control, automation, robotics, operations research, intelligent systems, signal processing, communication networks and related disciplines. Program Committee General Chair:Joao Sentieiro IST, Portugal Program Chair:Michael Athans IST/MIT Portugal & USA Program Vice-Chair: Antonio Pascoal IST Portugal Important DATES: Papers submission date: Feb 01 2002 Author Notification Apr 15 2002 Final Manuscript May 07 2002 Conference Starts July 09 2002 Updates and details http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/med2002 e-mail contact med2002@isr.ist.utl.pt INVITED SESSIONS: We are currently in the process of working with international experts to formalize invited sessions on the following topics: System Identification, large-scale dynamic programming, complexity theory for system and control problems, automotive power-train transmissions, bio-mechanical systems, discrete-event systems, advances in PID control, impulsive control, hybrid systems, vision-controlled robotics, interval analysis, control over data networks, differential games, autonomous vehicles, advances in robotics, and robust control for linear and nonlinear systems. We are still soliciting proposals for other invited sessions on different topics. Updates and details can be found at: http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/med2002/ Contact us at: med2002@isr.ist.utl.pt *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
7.2 Call For Papers: WCICA 2002 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Call For Papers: WCICA 2002 Contributed by: Li Shao-Yuan, syli@mail.sjtu.edu.cn The 4th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA'02) June 10-14, 2002, Shanghai, China Call for Papers The World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation(WCICA) is now a bi-annual event and a major control event held in China. The 4th WCICA (WCICA'02) to be held in Shanghai, 2002 will provide worldwide researchers, engineers and professionals excellent opportunities to get together and exchange their findings and views. All the submissions will be reviewed and accepted ones included in the conference proceedings. Topics of interest are in the broad area of control and automation, and include, but are not limited to: (S1) Intelligent Control, (S2) Neural Networks, (S3) Fuzzy System and Fuzzy Control, (S4) GA and Evolutionary Computing, (S5) Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems, (S6) Intelligent Scheduling and Planning, (S7) Learning Control, (S8) System Theory and Control Theory, (S9) Modeling, Identification and Estimation, (S10) Adaptive Control, (S11) Variable Structure Control, (S12) Nonlinear System and Control, (S13) Robust Control, (S14) Optimal Control and Optimization, (S15) Large Scale Systems, (S16) Fault Diagnosis, (S17) CIMS and Manufacturing Systems, (S18) Simulation and CAD, (S19) Information Processing Systems, (S20) Hybrid Systems and DEDS, (S21) Distributed Control Systems, (S22) Sensor and Measurement, (S23) Motion Control, (S24) Intelligent Robot, (S25) Power Systems, (S26) Environmental and Bio-engineering, (S27) Human-Machine Systems, (S28) Intelligent Instruments, (S29) Intelligent Transportation Systems, (S30) Applications in Various Fields Submissions The IPC invites you to submit three copies of the full paper in Chinese or English to the congress secretariat. The cover page should contain: Paper title, authors name, affiliation, address, telephone number, E-mail address of corresponding author, abstract, 3-5 keywords and the suggested technical area (e.g. S1 Intelligent Control). Proposals for topics of special sessions are especially encouraged. A proposal should contain the title of the sessions, a list of at least 5 contributions with titles and full papers, together with abstracts completely according to the above instructions. All papers should be submitted in hard copy form by Mail before November 10, 2001 to: The Secretariat, WCICA'02 Department of Automation Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200030, China Tel: (86)-21-62932114 Fax: (86)-21-62932045 E-mail: secretariat@wcica.sjtu.edu.cn http://wcica.sjtu.edu.cn *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
7.3 Call for Papers: 2002 IEEE ISIC contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Call for Papers: 2002 IEEE ISIC Contributed by: Clarence W. de Silva, desilva@mech.ubc.ca 2002 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLIGENT CONTROL (ISIC) 27-30 October 2002 The Coast Plaza Suite Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Venue and Theme The 17th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC’02) will be held in Vancouver, Canada from October 27 to October 30, 2002. Vancouver is the largest and most cosmopolitan city in Western Canada and is located on Pacific coast of the province of British Columbia. The city is blessed with a natural setting of breathtaking beauty. Located in the vicinity of richly forested mountains and ski hills, it overlooks the harbour, the ocean, and Fraser river. The theme of the conference is Intelligent Control for Distributed and Embedded Systems. . The program committee solicits high- quality papers containing original contributions in all areas of theory and applications of intelligent control including, but not limited to: intelligent control architectures and methods, knowledge based systems and learning control, temporal logic for control, reactive multi-agent systems, machine learning, neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms and evolutionary computing, hybrid dynamical systems, pattern discovery, distributed or decentralized control methods, discrete event systems, supervisory control, probabilistic approaches, knowledge-based sensor fusion, neuro-fuzzy approaches, neural-adaptive control systems. Important Dates: January 10, 2002 - Regular Papers, Invited Session and Workshop Proposals Due March 29, 2002 - Notification of Acceptance/Rejection May 15, 2002 - Final Camera-Ready Papers Due Web site of the conference: http://pami.uwaterloo.ca/~isic02/isic02.html Invited sessions: http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/~isic02_invited Contacts: General Chair: Clarence de Silva, University of British Columbia, Canada Program Chair: Fakhri Karray, University of Waterloo, Canada General inquiries: Dr. Clarence de Silva desilva@mech.ubc.ca Program inquiries & late submissions: Dr. Fakhri Karray karray@uwaterloo.ca *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
7.4 Call for Papers: Benelux Meeting 2002 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Call for Papers: Benelux Meeting 2002 Contributed by: Bram de Jager, A.G.de.Jager@wfw.wtb.tue.nl CALL FOR PAPERS 21st BENELUX MEETING ON SYSTEMS AND CONTROL Veldhoven, The Netherlands, March 19-21, 2002 http://www.wfw.wtb.tue.nl/benelux2002 The 21st Benelux Meeting on Systems and Control will take place from March 19 to March 21, 2002, in "Golden Tulip Conference Hotel Koningshof" in Veldhoven (The Netherlands). The meeting aims to promote research activities and cooperation between researchers in Systems and Control. The technical program consists of 1 Invited plenary lectures on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (tentative title) (given by Frank Allgower, Stuttgart) Using Global Optimization to Improve Biotechnological Processes (given by Julio Banga, Vigo) 2 Minicourse on Financial Engineering and Control (given by Hans Schumacher, Tilburg) 3 Contributed Lectures and Contributed Posters covering all aspects of systems and control theory and its applications. Contributions for part 3 of the program are now being invited. A contribution consists of a one page abstract of the presentation. Accepted abstracts will be included in a "Book of Abstracts" which will be distributed at the meeting. All further information on the meeting, submissions, registrations, and location, can be found on the web site: http://www.wfw.wtb.tue.nl/benelux2002 Important dates: December 21, 2001: Deadline for submitting abstracts January 14, 2002: Notification regarding acceptance of abstracts January 21, 2002: Deadline for early registration February 7, 2002: Deadline for final abstract submission. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
7.5 Call for Papers: IJCNN 2002 Hawaii contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Call for Papers: IJCNN 2002, Hawaii Contributed by: Gary G. Yen, gyen@ceat.okstate.edu IJCNN 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii May 12-17, 2002 Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, HI held as part of the World Congress on Computational Intelligence http://www.wcci2002.org/ CALL FOR PAPERS The annual IEEE / INNS International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) , is one of the premier international conferences in the field. It covers all topics in neural networks, including: supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning, hardware implementation, time series analysis, neurooptimization, neurocontrol, hybrid architectures, bioinformatics, neurobiology and neural modeling, embedded neural systems, intelligent agents, image processing, rule extraction, statistics, chaos, learning theory, and a huge variety of applications. The emphasis of the Congress will be on original theories and novel applications of neural networks. The Congress welcomes paper submissions from researchers, practitioners, and students worldwide. IJCNN 2002 will be held in conjunction with the Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) and the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE) as part of the World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI). Crossfertilization of the three fields will be strongly encouraged. The Congress will feature keynote speeches and tutorials by world-leading researchers. It also will include a number of special sessions and workshops on the latest hot topics. Your registration admits you to all events and includes the World Congress proceedings and banquet. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2001. Look for more details on paper submission at http://www.wcci2002.org/author/paperform.html General Chairman, WCCI2002: David B. Fogel , Natural Selection, Inc., USA Vice-General Chairman, WCCI2002: Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi, University of Washington, Inc., USA Program Chairman, IJCNN2002: C. Lee Giles , NEC Research, USA Technical co-Chairmen, IJCNN2002: Don Wunsch ,University of Missouri, Rolla, USA Marco Gori , Universita degli Studi de Sienna, Italy Nik Kasabov , University of Otago, New Zealand Michael Hasselmo , Boston University, USA *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
7.6 Call for Papers: MTNS 2002 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Call for Papers: MTNS 2002 Contributed by: Joachim Rosenthal, mtns@nd.edu MTNS 2002 Fifteenth International Symposium on MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS CONFERENCE WEB-PAGE: http://www.nd.edu/~mtns/ MTNS 2002 will be held on the campus of the University of Notre Dame from Monday August 12 through Friday August 16, 2002. The symposium program will include plenary lectures, special topic invited lectures, mini-symposia, mini-courses, special topic sessions and contributed papers. MTNS is usually organized every two years and traditionally covers areas involving a wide range of research directions in mathematical systems, networks and control theory. CALL FOR PAPERS: Previously unpublished papers will be reviewed on the basis of an extended summary (not exceeding six pages) of sufficient detail to permit reasonable evaluation. At this point only electronic submissions in pdf or postscript format will be accepted. Submissions are done via a web-interface on the conference web-site http://www.nd.edu/~mtns/. Papers will be reviewed by an international program committee. Acceptance notification will be given by February 15, 2001. Accepted paper will be allocated 6 pages in an electronic proceedings to be published on a CD-ROM. Accepted papers will be due in final form by May 1, 2001. CALL FOR SPECIAL TOPIC SESSIONS A session consists of 4-6 papers covering different aspects of some research area. A proposal for a session consists of a four page description of the session and a one-page description for each paper to be presented. IMPORTANT DATES: Electronic paper submission: December 1, 2001 Electronic submission of a session proposals: December 1, 2001 Acceptance notification: February 15, 2002 Full paper due: May 1, 2002 Conference dates: August 12-16, 2002 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
7.7 Intl Symp: Control of Industrial Processes contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Intl Symp: Control of Industrial Processes Contributed by: Sirish Shah, sirish.shah@ualberta.ca International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes June 10-11, 2002, Kumamoto, Japan http://www.adconip.org/ Sponsored by Faculty of Engineering, Kumamoto University and co-sponsored by SICE (Society of Instrument and Control Engineers) and JSME. General Chair: Iwai,Z.(KUMAMOTO U., JAPAN) Aims and Scope The International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes will be held on June 10-11, 2002 in Kumamoto, Japan. This symposium has the objective of gathering researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to discuss the state of the art in advanced control and their applications in industry. The emphasis in this symposium will be on the theory and implementation issues and experiences related to the application of advanced control methods in industry. The main topics for the meeting include, but are not limited to, the following: * Adaptive and Learning Systems * Sensing and Sensor Fusion * Process Control and Automation * Signal Processing * Identification and Estimation * Fault Diagnosis * Single and multi-rate techniques * Intelligent Control * Controller performance evaluation * Robotic Systems * Factory Automation and CIM * Internet-Based Control Call for Papers and Special Sessions The International Program Committee invites you to send an extended abstract or summary of your work, that is no more than 2 pages long and in English and describes the main contributions of the paper. The submission should include: paper title; names and affiliations of authors; full address(including e-mail address); abstract; 3 to 5 keywords. Proposals for topics of special sessions are especially welcome. They should contain the title of the session, a list of at least 4 speakers and titles of their papers, together with abstracts completed according to the above instructions. A 1-day, hands-on pre-symposium workshop will be held (on June 9th), on the following topic: "Practical implementation issues in identification and advanced control of processes (including multi-rate and adaptive control)" Important Dates: 15 Dec. 2001 : Proposals for Special Sessions 15 Feb. 2002 : Receipt of Extended Abstract 20 Mar. 2002 : Notification of Acceptance 30 Apr. 2002 : Receipt of Final Manuscript All inquiries about the symposium may be addressed to the following: The Secretariat of AdCONIP'02 c/o Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto, 860-8555, JAPAN Tel:+81(96)-342-3763, Fax:+81(96)-342-3729 Email: secretariat@adconip.org *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Return to top of newsletter
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