E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing Issue 179, July, 2003 Editor: Pradeep Misra Dept. of Electrical Engineering Wright State University Dayton, OH 45435 USA Tel +937 775 5062 Fax +937 775 3936 Submit articles at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/eletter +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Submission deadline for August eletter: July 22, 2003 | +-------------------------------------------------------+ Contents 0. Editorial 1. Personals 1.1 Change of Address: Denis Sidorov 1.2 Change of Address: Plamen Angelov 2. Awards Honors 3. General Announcements 3.1 CSS Digital Archive: Special Offer 3.2 Paris School on Automatic Control 3.3 Summer School: Normal forms Bifurcations and Chaos 3.4 Workshop on Automated Machinery Maintenance 4. Positions 4.1 Faculty: Delft University of Technology NL 4.2 Faculty: Elect Comp Egr Idaho State University USA 4.3 Lecturer: University of Cambridge UK 4.4 Ph.D.: NUI Maynooth Ireland 4.5 PhD: Data Fusion University of Birmingham UK 4.6 PhD: Fault prediction University of Leicester UK 4.7 PhD: Oklahoma State University USA 4.8 PhD: University of Girona Spain 4.9 Post-Doc: Delft University of Technology NL 4.10 Post Doc: ADFA Canberra Australia 4.11 Post Doc: Central Queensland Univerity Australia 4.12 Post Doc: Monash University Australia 4.13 Post Doc: Networked UAVs Ohio State Univ USA 5. Books 5.1 Advanced Control Unleashed 5.2 Advances in Learning Theory: Methods Models and Applications 5.3 Constrained Optimal Control of Linear and Hybrid Systems 5.4 Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control 5.5 Introduction to Stochastic Search and Optimization 5.6 Model-based predictive control: A practical approach 6. Journals 6.1 CFP: European Journal of Control 6.2 Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics 6.3 Contents: Asian Journal of Control 6.4 Contents: Automatica 6.5 Contents: Control Engineering Practice 6.6 Contents: IEEE Trans on Control Systems Technology 6.7 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 6.8 Contents: Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics 6.9 Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications 6.10 IEEE TNN: Special Issue on Adaptive Learning Systems in Comm Ntwks 7. Conferences 7.1 2004 American Controls Conference 7.2 3rd IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems 7.3 Engineering in Intelligent Systems 7.4 IFAC-Dycops 2004 7.5 IFAC Symposium on Automation in Mining Mineral and Metal processing +----------------------------------------+ | | Editorial | | +----------------------------------------+ Welcome to the 179-th issue of the E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing. As always, search for .** to navigate. 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A web version of this eletter with Table of Contents hyperlinked to contents is located at: http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/eletter/archive/current.shtml +----------------------------------------+ | | Personals | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Denis Sidorov, Change of Address: Denis Sidorov Former address: EEE Dept., Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland e-mail: dsidorov@mee.tcd.ie New address (since 01/12/2002): Department of Applied Mathematics Energy Systems Institute (SB) Russian Academy of Sciences 130 Lermontov Str Irkutsk 33 Russia e-mail : dsidorov@isem.sei.irk.ru office: +7 3952 42 84 40 http://www.come.to/denis_sidorov *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Plamen Angelov, Change of Address: Plamen Angelov My new address is: Plamen Angelov Dept of Communications Systems Lancaster University Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK tel: +44 (1524) 59 4188 fax: +44 (1524) 59 2713 e-mail: P.Angelov@Lancaster.ac.uk +----------------------------------------+ | | Awards Honors | | +----------------------------------------+ No submissions in this category +----------------------------------------+ | | General Announcements | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Mark W. Spong, CSS Digital Archive: Special Offer The IEEE Control Systems Society Digital Archive on DVD is now being offered at the special member price of $39 while remaining supplies last. This is an incredible savings of $90 off the member list price. The CSS Digital Archive contains the entire history of the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, the Transactions on Control Systems Technology, and the Control Systems Magazine from their inception through the end of 2001. It has several features that are not available on IEEEXplore, such as author bios, references/citations hyperlinked to articles, and more. No student, teacher, or researcher in systems and control should miss the opportunity to acquire this collection. There will be no more DVD's produced once the current production run is sold out. To order online go to http://www.ieeecss.org and follow the link under CSS News or go directly to the IEEE Stores page at http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=JD2356 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Antonio Loria, Paris School on Automatic Control (Formation en Automatique de Paris) Place: Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées de Paris, 28, rue des Saints-Pères, Paris, France Date: February through March 2004 Intensive teaching: one 21hrs module per week, 7 sessions of 3hrs each Deadline for registration: 15th november 2003 Registration form: http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS/FAP.html Scholarships available: http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS/ Contact: Antonio Loria loria@lss.supelec.fr Preliminary program: P1 Modeling and boundary control of infinite dimensional systems B. Maschke, A.J. van der Schaft P2 Nonlinear control and mechanical systems B. Bonnard P3 Tools for analysis and control of time-varying systems J. M. Coron, A. Loria P4 Control of oscillating mechanical systems, synchronization and chaos J. Levine, H. Nijmeijer P5 Algebraic analysis of control systems defined by partial differential equations J-F. Pommaret P6 Nonlinear control of electrical and electromechanical systems A. Astolfi, R. Ortega P7 Linear systems, algebraic theory of modules, structural properties H. Bourles, M. Fliess P8 Lyapunov-based control: state and output feedback L. Praly, A. Astolfi, A. Loria P9 Nonlinear flatness-based control of complex electromechanical systems E. Delaleau - A.M. Stankovic P10 Modeling and control of chemical and biotechnological processes Jan van Impe, D. Dochain, *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Djemai Mohamed, Summer School: Normal forms, Bifurcations and Chaos Title of the Summer School : Normal forms, Bifurcations and Chaos In Automatic: From theory Towards applications Dates: 8-12 September 2003 Place : Ecole Centrale de Lille, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France Scope: . to cover the basic theory and tools necessary for the study of Chaotic systems to bring together researchers of different engineering area who are interested in chaotic systems . to promote the recent theoretical developments on chaos control for practical and industrial applications . to introduce some new concepts of modern control theory dedicated to chaotic systems study . to encourage new persons contacts and exchanges ideas for further works. . to highlight the usefulness of the control theory in the synchronisation of chaotic system and consequently into secure data transmission. The courses will be illustrated by practical sessions going from academic to industrial examples. Potential audience include Graduate students, engineers, researchers, consultants, who are interested in improving their understanding of chaotic systems. Language: English/French. Lecturers: J.P. Barbot (F), J. Daafouz (F), M. DjEmai (F), J-P. Gauthier (F), B. Hamzi (USA), W. Kang (USA), A. Krener (USA), L. Larger (F), L. Laval (F), G. Millerioux (F), C. Mira (F), H. Nijmeijer (NL), R. Ortega (F), W. Respondek (F), I. Tall (USA), R. Tauleigne (F), C. Dang-Vu (F), W. Perruquetti (F), S. Ramdani (F), R. Quere (F) For further information contact or visit website below: Secretarial Office: International school of Automatic of Lille, Ecole Internationale d’Automatique de Lille, LAIL UMR CNRS 8021, Ecole Centrale de Lille, Cité Scientifique, BP48, 59 651 Villeneuve d’Ascq, CEDEX, FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)3 20 33 54 50 Fax: +33 (0)3 20 33 54 18 http://www.ec-lille.fr/lisac wilfrid.perruquetti@ec-lille.fr *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Frank L. Lewis, Workshop on Automated Machinery Maintenance July 17, 2003 UTA Automation and Robotics Research Institute (ARRI) Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, USA Sponsors: The University of Texas Arlington (UTA) and Georgia Tech The schedule and registration information are on the website http://arri.uta.edu/acs/cbm Industry exhibitors are welcome- information is on the website. Background: The purpose of equipment maintenance is to detect and correct malfunctions, particularly before catastrophic system failure, in order to maximize machine up-time and minimize maintenance costs. Currently, most industry, continues to utilize a trusted approach of “regular” planned maintenance where equipment is assessed at fixed time intervals. Although studies (NIST, ONR) indicate that an as-needed condition-based maintenance (CBM) approach is more cost effective, practical implementation of CBM requires further research. This workshop will bring equipment suppliers, industry representatives, and academia together to provide a forum for a technical exchange of applying recent technologies in total productivity management, automated diagnostics, and machinery condition-based maintenance to improving up-time and reducing maintenance costs on day-to-day operating equipment. +----------------------------------------+ | | Positions | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Paul Van den Hof, Faculty: Delft University of Technology, NL In the Delft Center for Systems and Control at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, there is an open position for an Assistant/Associate Professor Model-based Control of Mechatronic and Micro-systems Group The Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) is a recently installed group, resulting from a merger of three former systems and control groups within Delft University of Technology, i.e. the groups of Electrical Engineering (Michel Verhaegen), Mechanical Engineering (Okko Bosgra) and Applied Physics (Paul Van den Hof). The Center is currently composed of 17 academic staff who supervise around 30 PhD. students and 25 MSc students. The teaching and research field encompasses the wide area of modelling, estimation and identification, robust control and optimization of continuous and hybrid dynamical systems with applications in mechatronics and microsystems, sustainable industrial processes, transportation and traffic control, and physical imaging systems. DCSC is responsible for a new international MSc program in Systems and Control, starting September 2003, and participates in the BSc and MSc programs in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, applied physics and chemical engineering. Moreover, the group actively participates in the Dutch graduate school DISC (Dutch Institute of Systems and Control). The Center is located within the Mechanical Engineering faculty of Delft University of Technology, and has extensive laboratory facilities. It maintains cooperative research contacts with many industrial partners. Tasks * Performing and conducting research in the area of model-based control of high-accuracy positioning systems, mechatronic and micro-systems, and contributing to the international literature in this area; * Maintaining and extending a research laboratory in model-based control of mechatronic and micro-systems; * Supervision of undergraduate, MSc and PhD-students in their research projects; * Initiating research projects and seeking financial support from research funding agencies (EU, government, industry); * Contribution to the teaching activities of the group in undergraduate and graduate courses and labs. Requirements The succesful candidate has an excellent background in systems and control theory and its applications, and is able to perform and conduct research according to international standards, proven by international publications and Ph.D.-thesis. He/she is able to develop high quality applications of control in (nano-) positioning systems, mechatronic and micro-systems, including real-time implementations of design/control strategies in laboratory setups. To this end the candidate is able to effectively cooperate and communicate with colleagues in the mechatronics and micro-systems fields. He/she has a stimulating and cooperative attitude in contacts with students and colleagues and in projects performed in collaboration with other university groups and/or industrial partners. International applicants must be willing to acquire a working knowledge of the Dutch language. Position The offered position is a tenured position, being preceded by a tenure track, dependent on the candidates experience and background. A salary is offered in accordance with the dutch university system. Information and application Information on this position can be obtained from: Prof. Paul Van den Hof, Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands. tel.: +31-15-2784509; fax: +31-15-2784263, e-mail: p.m.j.vandenhof@dcsc.tudelft.nl, WWW: http://www.dcsc.tudelft.nl or from one of the other full professors: Michel Verhaegen (m.h.g.verhaegen@dcsc.tudelft.nl) or Okko Bosgra (o.h.bosgra@dcsc.tudelft.nl). Interested applicants should send their resume, including the names of two professional referees, before September 1, 2003, to the address above. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: D. Subbaram Naidu, Faculty: Electrical/Computer Engineering Faculty Position Idaho State University, USA Idaho State University (ISU) College of Engineering invites applications for an anticipated tenure track position in Electrical/Computer Engineering at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to begin working as soon as possible or in January 2004. Preferred areas of specialization are microelectronics, digital signal processing, microprocessors, analog and digital electronics and communications. However, exceptional candidates in other areas may be considered. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in the above areas, to assist in the Computer Science (CS) program, to assist in developing an undergraduate program in Computer Engineering (with eventual extension to a graduate program), to conduct active sponsored research and perform professional service. An earned Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely-related field is essential. The selected candidate should be able to obtain an Idaho Professional Engineering (PE) license within three years. Salary and rank depend on the candidate's qualifications and experience. Idaho State University is a comprehensive doctoral granting university with an enrollment of over 13,000. The College of Engineering has approximately 600 students and offers ABET-accredited B.S. programs in interdisciplinary, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering; a BS program in Engineering Management, a B.S. program in Computer Science; M.S. programs in Engineering Structures and Mechanics; Environmental Engineering, Measurement and Control Engineering, and Nuclear Science and Engineering, and a Ph.D. program in Engineering and Applied Science. The College of Engineering has an established Measurement and Control Engineering Research Center. The applicant should submit a letter of application, resume, statements of teaching and research interests, and a minimum of three confidential letters of reference to: Director of Human Resources Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 83209-8107 The screening of applications will begin immediately and the search will continue until the position is filled. For further information about the University and the College of Engineering, visit us on the internet at www.isu.edu or www.isu.edu/engineer. Questions should be addressed to: engineering@isu.edu, or, Phone: 208-282-2902, FAX: (208) 282-4538. Idaho State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jan Maciejowski, Lecturer: University of Cambridge, UK Department of Engineering, Control Systems University of Cambridge, UK Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in the Department of Engineering from candidates working in both established and emerging areas of control systems. The successful candidate will have or be expected to develop a record of world class research commensurate with the Department's international reputation and top-rank research rating. Teaching responsibilities will include contributing to undergraduate courses, and supervising final year undergraduate and postgraduate students. The pensionable salary scale for a University Lecturer is BP 23,296 - 35,950 per year. Appointment will be from 1 January 2004 or as soon as possible thereafter. Further particulars and an application form may be obtained from the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Engineering, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, UK tel +44 (0)1223 332615, fax +44 (0)1223 766364, email fb-office@eng.cam.ac.uk. to whom each candidate should return a completed application form and curriculum vitae by 30 September 2003. Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr. J Maciejowski by email (jmm@eng.cam.ac.uk) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Seán Doherty, Ph.D.:, NUI Maynooth, Ireland A Ph.D. Studentship is available to conduct research into the application of statistical techniques and control technology to low-pressure plasmas and their industrial and scientific applications. The successful candidate will work with the Dynamics and Control Group of the Department of Electronic Engineering, NUI, Maynooth. The research position is part of the PlasMAC Project which combines DCU’s expertise in plasma science with the process control expertise at NUI Maynooth to focus on plasma science and its application to semiconductor manufacturing, along with three industrial partners: Intel, Lam Research and Scientific Systems. The PlasMAC project will address the development of a new generation of plasma tools, and this position is concerned with closed-loop process control strategies for those tools, together with new process control approaches for a range of problems affecting the present generation of tools see: http://www.may.ie/research/recent_awards2.htm and http://www.prl.dcu.ie/prl_ad.html for more detail. The position is available immediately and will remain open until a suitable candidate is appointed. The project will focus on: * Mathematical modelling of plasma processes * Development of statistical analysis techniques for plasma data * Feedback control design for plasma processes Applications are sought from highly motivated individuals with an interest in the application of statistical techniques and control technology to low- pressure plasmas and their industrial and scientific applications. Ideally candidates will have excellent mathematical ability. Primary qualifications (ideally 1st class honours degree) in engineering or physics is preferable. Expertise in feedback control systems, statistical process control and/or experience with plasma processes would be an advantage. Applications including a CV, details of examination results, and the names and e-mail (or address) of two referees should be sent to Dr Seán Doherty either by e-mail or post to :- Department of Electronic Engineering NUI Maynooth Co. Kildare Ireland *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Oussalah Mourad, PhD: Data Fusion, University of Birmingham, UK A PhD studentship in the area of information fusion for multimedia application is available in School of Electronics and Computing Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK. The project involves integration of artificial intelligence tools and statistical analysis, in order to combine different sources of knowledge, sometimes conflictual, concerning the multimedia type application in order to extract a more refined and reliable information. Applicants must have (or hope to get) a First or Upper Second Class Degree or Masters Degree (preferred) in the areas of computer science, mathematics, statistics, electrical engineering, or related subject area. The studentship will be funded at the normal rate (full home student fees + BP 9250 per year living expenses), with the opportunity of undertaking additional paid undergraduate teaching. The start date will be 01/09/03 but is negotiable. Eligibility: basic eligibility rules for EPSRC grants apply, which include the applicant being citizen of EU member or regularly resident in the UK for more than 3 years. Please send two copies of your CV and covering letter giving the names of two academic referees, before the 20th of July 2003 to: Dr. Mourad Oussalah, University of Birmingham, Electronics, Electrical and Computing Engineering Edgbaston B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK, e-mail: M.Oussalah.bham.ac.uk *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Professor Sarah Spurgeon, PhD: Fault prediction, University of Leicester, UK Department of Engineering, University of Leicester Fault prediction in quasi-steady state rotating machinery Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The research, which is funded by EPSRC, will be carried out in close co-operation with Professor Sarah Spurgeon, Professor Barrie Jones and Dr Fernando Schlindwein, and with industrial support from BOC Edwards at Shoreham in Sussex, UK. As machines become more complex and valuable there is a greater need to protect them from the consequences of breakdown. Prediction of faults with appropriate levels of confidence (in terms of false alarms) is an important issue. Earlier research carried out by this team was centred on the diesel engine, which has rotating and reciprocating parts and is operated mostly with variable load and speed. Many rotating machines, such as pumps in vacuum systems, are, in contrast, expected to work in the steady-state most of the time. Predictable transient loads are still present but they are present for a much smaller fraction of time. Unpredictable transients are often very brief. Both types of transient phenomena may produce diagnostic information but the main challenge lies in looking for small and subtle changes in the “steady-state”. This wider project seeks to extend the previously developed methods into this new context. The studentship project will involve aspects of data gathering, signal processing and analysis within the wider project. The successful applicant will join an RAE 5A-rated department and will benefit from the group's significant technical and industrial experience. Applicants must have at least a 2.1 honours degree (or equivalent) in electrical engineering or a related subject, and must have strong mathematical skills and a solid background in digital signal processing. In addition, candidates must be able to carry out data collection for posterior analysis and have good time management skills. Previous exposure to Matlab would be an advantage. The studentship will cover all fees and provide a maintenance grant. Informal enquiries about the studentship or project may be made to Professor Sarah Spurgeon (eon@le.ac.uk). Applicants should send a CV, including the names and addresses of two referees, to reach Miss Jill Hammersley at the address below by 31 August 2003. Miss Jill Hammersley Department of Engineering University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Rafael Fierro, PhD: Oklahoma State University, USA Multi-Vehicle Coordination Project. Two PhD positions are available at the MARHES (Multi-Agent, Robotics, Hybrid and Embedded Systems) Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University. Candidates should have a master or equivalent degree in electrical, computer or mechanical engineering with strong background and interest in one or more of the following areas: Hybrid Control Systems, Robotics, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning. Programming skills (C++ and Matlab) are a definite plus. Please send, preferably in electronic form (PS, PDF or plain text): CV, transcripts, a statement of research interests, list of publications, and the names and contact information of two academic referees to: Dr. Rafael Fierro Oklahoma State University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering 202 Engineering South Stillwater OK 74078-5032 Tel. (405) 744 1328 Fax (405) 744 9198 e-mail: rfierro@okstate.edu http://rfierro.okstate.edu/marhes/ The positions are available immediately. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Ningsu Luo, PhD: University of Girona, Spain An IGSOC PhD fellowship is presently available in the Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Automatic Control at the University of Girona in Spain. The four-year fellowship is offered to well qualified candidates (non-Spanish nationals) by the PhD program in Information Technologies and Electrical Engineering in the framework of International Graduate School of Catalonia (IGSOC). The following web page http://eia.udg.es/doctorat/convocatoria.html gives the details about the IGSOC PhD fellowship. For further information, candidates can contact by email as soon as possiban, NSW 2308, Australia Email: kdisney@mail.newcastle.edu.au Ph: +61 249 217278 Fax: +61 249 601712 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Carsten W. Scherer, c.w.scherer@dcsc.tudelft.nl Post-Doc: Delft University of Technology, NL Delft Center for Systems and Control Optimization based robust controller analysis and synthesis This project funded by the Dutch government (Technology Foundation) aims at developing an integrated theoretical framework and its realization in practically useful algorithms for the efficient analysis and synthesis of robust and scheduled controllers against mixtures of time-varying and dynamic uncertainties. This research is to be performed under the guidance of Carsten Scherer within the newly founded Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) of Delft University of Technology. Applicants for the post-doc position (1-2 years, negotiable salary of at least 2700,- Euros/month before taxes) should have a Ph.D. degree in Engineering or Mathematics with a strong background in optimization and robust control theory. Applications should include an extended curriculum vitae (with details on qualifications, experience, achievements and the addresses of at least two academic referees) and they should be sent no later than August 31, 2003 to Carsten Scherer Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) Delft University of Technology Mekelweg 2 2628 CD Delft The Netherlands Phone: +31-15-2785899 Fax: +31-15-2789387 Email: c.w.scherer@dcsc.tudelft.nl http://www.ocp.tudelft.nl/sr/personal/Scherer/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Valery Ugrinovskii, valu@ee.adfa.edu.au Post Doc: ADFA Canberra, Australia SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Research Associate Level A/B (Fixed Term -- 2 Years) Salary: Level A: AUD $46,955 - AUD $52,324 per annum Level B: AUD $55,079 - AUD $65,408 per annum This position is funded by the Australian Research Council under the Discovery Project "Monitoring and Control of Complex Power Systems via Robust Control of Jump Parameter Systems" and will involve carrying out research in conjunction with Dr. Valery Ugrinovskii and Dr. Himanshu Pota. The successful applicant will be appointed for a period of two years. Selection criteria include: completed PhD or be close to completion of PhD in Engineering or Applied Mathematics with a specialisation in Control Theory; ability to carry out research in one or more of the following areas; Stochastic Control, Robust Control and Filtering, Nonlinear Control, Power Control Systems, demonstrated by publications in leading international control journals; have a demonstrated ability to work under limited supervision; be able to communicate well in English, both orally and in writing; have a knowledge and understanding of the principles of EEO, and OH&S practices and procedures. A demonstrated ability to carry out research in areas of Stochastic Control or Power Control Systems and an ability to contribute into a development of experimental facilities would be desirable. Membership of an approved University superannuation scheme is a condition of employment. Applicants should contact Dr. Valery Ugrinovskii (valu@ee.adfa.edu.au, phone +61 2 6268 8219, fax +61 2 6268 8443) or Dr. Himanshu Pota (h.pota@adfa.edu.au, phone +61 2 6268 8197, fax +61 2 6268 8443) for further information regarding the position. For selection criteria contact the School Administrator by email on j.paterson@adfa.edu.au, phone +61 2 6268 8227 or fax +61 2 6268 8443 or website http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/staff/hr/job_vac.html Applications close 18 July 2003. Please quote reference number Elec30403 Applicants should submit a written application addressing the selection criteria, including contact details (e.g. business and private or mobile telephone numbers plus email address), a complete resume with copies of academic transcripts and qualifications, and the names and addresses (preferably email) of at least two referees to: HR Recruitment UNSW@ADFA Australian Defence Force Academy Northcott Drive CANBERRA ACT 2600 Australia. You may email your application to: uni.college.recruitment@adfa.edu.au For confirmation of receipt of applications telephone +61 2 6268 8707. People from EEO groups are encouraged to apply. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Qing-Long Han, q.han@cqu.edu.au Post Doc: Central Queensland Univerity, Australia Time-Delay Systems Faculty of Informatics and Communication Central Queensland University Rockhampton, Qld 4702, Australia Salary: A$42,165to A$51,282per annum (depending on experience). A Post Doctoral Research Fellow is sought for the project "Delay effects: Analysis, Synthesis and Applications", to undertake high quality research in the areas of H-inf control and filtering of time-delay systems, network control systems and telecommunication. Principal researchers for this project are Dr Qing-Long Han and Dr Russel Stonier. The applicant is expected to have a very strong mathematical and control theory background and prior publications in the above research areas. For further information on the Post Doctoral Research Fellow (the position advertisement is available on 5 July 2003 at the CQU personnel web site), please see the University Web Site http://www.cqu.edu.au/personnel/positions_vacant_page.htm#Research%20Worker For further information about this project please contact Dr Qing-Long Han on telephone + 61 7 4930 9270, or by email at q.han@cqu.edu.au Term of appointment: This position is a three year appointment Essential Criteria: . Must have completed a PhD degree in Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or a related field in the last five (5) years; . A strong background in mathematics especially in Lyapunov stability theory; . A strong background in control theory; . Willingness to work in a team; . Publication record. Desirable Criteria: . Research experience on time-delay systems, multidimensional control systems; . Research experience on filtering and estimation, signal processing with applications; . Research experience on descriptor systems and slide mode control; . Research experience on network control systems and telecommunication; . Research experience with Matlab (such as LMI Toolbox) or equivalent software. Closing Date: 19th July, 2003. (Late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jingxin Zhang, jingxin.zhang@eng.monash.edu.au Post Doc:, Monash University, Australia A postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Australia. The applicants are expected to have strong background and experience in one of the following areas: robust control and filtering (preferably familiar with LMI techniques), multirate signal processing and filter bank design, spectral estimation. The position is supported by Australian Research Council's Discovery Project Grant, initially for one year with the possibility of further extension dependent on the progress of research. For more information please email to jingxin.zhang@eng.monash.edu.au. Applicants should send full curriculum vitae to Dr Jingxin Zhang at the above mail address or at the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Kevin M. Passino, passino@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu Post Doc: Networked UAVs, Ohio State Univ, USA Post Doctoral Position at the Collaborative Center of Control Science, in "Cooperative Control for Networked Uninhabited Autonomous Vehicles" Dept. Electrical Engineering The Ohio State University The Collaborative Center of Control Science (CCCS), sponsored by Air Force Research Laboratory, is seeking a post doctoral researcher who will focus on the area of "Cooperative Control for Networked Uninhabited Autonomous Vehicles." The topics to be studied include methods for decentralized decision-making for guidance of a group of uninhabited autonomous vehicles (UAVs). These UAVs must perform cooperative tasks on targets whose locations may not be known a priori, and are connected via a communication network that may have delays, bandwidth limitations, or topology changes. Specific areas of investigation include dynamic task assignment and decentralized scheduling using decentralized stochastic, optimization, and game-theoretic methods. A PhD in engineering or computer science with a strong background in mathematics is needed. Specialization and demonstrated experience in at least several areas of control, dynamics, and computer networks is also required. The research will proceed in collaboration with Profs. K.M. Passino and J.B. Cruz at The Ohio State University and Dr. A.G. Sparks at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Salary range: $31K-$37K, depending on experience and background. Duration: 1 year. For more information on the CCCS see http://eewww.eng.ohio-state.edu/~passino/cccs.html and send your application (vita and statement of research interests/background) via email to passino@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: T.S. Lee, tlee@isa.org Advanced Control Unleashed Plant Performance Management for Optimum Benefit T.L. Blevins, G.K. McMillan, W.K. Wojsznis, and M.W. Brown Proven control methods for engineers working in industry, presented by four seasoned practitioners of control, with more than 100 years of industrial experience in the development and use of advanced control. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this soon-to-be classic provides the basis for assessing the benefits of advanced control - covering auto-tuning, model predictive control, optimization, estimators, neural networks, fuzzy control, simulators, expert systems, diagnostics, and performance assessment. As an added bonus, the book includes a CD that helps bridge theoretical concepts and practical implementations by providing real DeltaV simulations and displays. This interactive CD offers practical design, simulation, and implementation examples that make key examples in the book come alive. Configuration and case files are supplied for a hands-on experience, and PowerPoint files suitable for lectures on each unit are also included. To order, go to http://www.isa.org/advancedcontrol *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Johan Suykens, johan.suykens@esat.kuleuven.ac.be Advances in Learning Theory: Methods, Models and Applications J.A.K. Suykens, G. Horvath, S. Basu, C. Micchelli, J. Vandewalle (Eds.) NATO Science Series III: Computer & Systems Sciences, Volume 190, IOS Press Amsterdam, 2003, 436pp. (ISBN: 1 58603 341 7) http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/natoasi/book.html http://www.iospress.nl/site/html/boek-1722819779.html Book edited at the occasion of the NATO-ASI (Advanced Study Institute) on Learning Theory and Practice (Leuven July 2002) http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/natoasi/ltp2002.html Table of contents - An Overview of Statistical Learning Theory, V. Vapnik - Best Choices for Regularization Parameters in Learning Theory: on the Bias-Variance Problem, F. Cucker, S. Smale - Cucker Smale Learning Theory in Besov Spaces, C.A. Micchelli, Y. Xu, P. Ye - High-dimensional Approximation by Neural Networks, V. Kurkova - Functional Learning through Kernels, S. Canu, X. Mary, A. Rakotomamonjy - Leave-one-out Error and Stability of Learning Algorithms with Applications A. Elisseeff, M. Pontil - Regularized Least-Squares Classification, R. Rifkin, G. Yeo, T. Poggio - Support Vector Machines: Least Squares Approaches and Extensions, J.A.K. Suykens, T. Van Gestel, J. De Brabanter, B. De Moor, J. Vandewalle - Extension of the nu-SVM Range for Classification, F. Perez-Cruz, J. Weston, D.J.L. Herrmann, B. Schoelkopf - Kernels Methods for Text Processing, N. Cristianini, J. Kandola, A. Vinokourov, J. Shawe-Taylor - An Optimization Perspective on Kernel Partial Least Squares Regression, K.P. Bennett, M.J. Embrechts - Multiclass Learning with Output Codes, Y. Singer - Bayesian Regression and Classification, C.M. Bishop, M.E. Tipping - Bayesian Field Theory: from Likelihood Fields to Hyperfields, J. Lemm - Bayesian Smoothing and Information Geometry, R. Kulhavy - Nonparametric Prediction, L. Gyorfi, D. Schafer - Recent Advances in Statistical Learning Theory, M. Vidyasagar - Neural Networks in Measurement Systems (an engineering view), G. Horvath List of participants Subject index Author index Order information IOS Press via website http://www.iospress.nl/site/html/boek-1722819779.html *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Francesco Borrelli, borrelli@aem.umn.edu Constrained Optimal Control of Linear and Hybrid Systems Francesco Borrelli Vol. 290. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Springer-Verlag. 226 pages, softcover, ISBN: 3-540-00257-X Many practical control problems are dominated by characteristics like (i) state, input and operational constraints, (ii) switches between different operating regimes, and (iii) the interaction of continuous-time and discrete event systems. At present no methodology is available to design controllers for such systems in a systematic manner. The most common approach resorts to using tools developed for unconstrained linear systems, patched with a collection of heuristic rules. This book introduces a design theory for controllers for constrained and switching dynamical systems. It leads to algorithms which systematically solve control synthesis problems for classes of systems, where there are few, or no tools, currently available. We will focus on two classes of discrete-time dynamical systems: (i) constrained linear systems and (ii) constrained linear hybrid systems, i.e., systems that include logic states and inputs, whose mode of operation can switch between a finite number of affine systems and where the mode transitions can be triggered by states crossing specific thresholds or by exogenous inputs. For these two classes of systems we study optimal control problems and their state feedback solution.Our approach will make use of multiparametric programming and our main objective will be to derive properties} of the state feedback solution, as well as to obtain algorithms to compute it efficiently. We start by extending the theory of the Linear Quadratic Regulator to linear systems with linear constraints. We consider other norms in the objective function, we solve the robust case with additive and parametric uncertainty and finally extend all these results to hybrid systems. In the concluding part of the book, the applicability of the theory is demonstrated through two experimental case studies: a mechanical laboratory process and a traction control system developed jointly with Ford Motor Company in Michigan. Further info: http://www.aem.umn.edu/people/others/borrelli/Book.htm Purchase: http://www.springer.de/cgi/svcat/search_book.pl?isbn=3-540-00257-X *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jan Lunze, Lunze@atp.rub.de Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control by Mogens Blanke, Michel Kinnaert, Jan Lunze and Marcel Staroswiecki Springer-Verlag, Berlin Fault-tolerant control aims at graceful degradation of automated systems in case of faults. It satisfies the industrial demand for enhanced availability and safety, in contrast to traditional reactions to faults that bring about sudden shutdowns and loss of availability. The book presents effective model-based analysis and design methods for fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control. Architectural and structural models are used to analyse the propagation of the fault throught the process, to test the fault detectability and to find the redundancies in the process that can be used to ensure fault tolerance. Design methods for diagnostic systems and fault-tolerant controllers are presented for processes that are described by analytical models, by discrete-event models or that can be dealt with as quantised systems. Four case studies on pilot processes show the applicability of the presented methods. The theoretical results are illustrated by two running examples which are used throughout the book. The book addresses engineering students, engineers in industry and researchers who wish to get a survey over the variety of approaches to process diagnosis and fault-tolerant control. The authors have extensive teaching experience with graduate and PhD students as well as industrial experts. Parts of this book has been used in courses for this audience. The authors give a thorough introduction to the main ideas of diagnosis and fault-tolerant control and present some of their most recent research achievements that they have obtained together with their research groups in a close cooperation within European Research Projects. Contents: Introduction to diagnosis and fault-tolerant control. Examples. - Models of dynamical systems. - Analysis based on components and architecture. - Structural analysis. - Fault diagnosis of continuous-variable systems. - Fault-tolerant control of continuous-variable systems. - Diagnosis and reconfigurable control of discrete-event systems. - Diagnosis and reconfiguration of quantised systems. - Application examples. Springer-Verlag 2003, XVII, 571 p. 228 illus. Hardcover ISBN: 3-540-01056-4 Recommended Retail Price: EUR 99.95 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: J.C. Spall, james.spall@jhuapl.edu Introduction to Stochastic Search and Optimization James C. Spall, The Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (ISBN 0-471-33052-3; April 2003) Stochastic search and optimization techniques are used in a vast number of problems within control and other fields. Such techniques have been employed in areas such as adaptive control, system identification, machine learning, and intelligent control. Some specific applications include refining the design of a missile or aircraft, determining the effectiveness of a new drug, developing the most efficient timing strategies for traffic signals, or making investment decisions in order to increase profits. Introduction to Stochastic Search and Optimization is an overview of the principles, algorithms, and practical aspects of stochastic optimization, including applications drawn from engineering, statistics, and computer science. The book may serve as either a reference book for researchers and practitioners or as a textbook, the latter use being supported by exercises at the end of every chapter and appendix. Preliminary versions of the book have been used for M.S.-level courses at several universities. The main prerequisites are multivariate calculus, basic matrix algebra, and probability and statistics. The book includes a comprehensive collection of references and a supporting Web site with software, data, PowerPoint slides, and other information. Contents by Chapter: 1. Stochastic Search and Optimization: Motivation and Supporting Results 2. Direct Methods for Stochastic Search 3. Recursive Estimation for Linear Models 4. Stochastic Approximation for Nonlinear Root-Finding 5. Stochastic Gradient Form of Stochastic Approximation 6. Stochastic Approximation and the Finite-Difference Method 7. Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation 8. Annealing-Type Algorithms 9. Evolutionary Computation I: Genetic Algorithms 10. Evolutionary Computation II: General Methods and Theory 11. Reinforcement Learning via Temporal Differences 12. Statistical Methods for Optimization in Discrete Problems 13. Model Selection and Statistical Information 14. Simulation-Based Optimization I: Regeneration, Common Random Numbers, and Selection Methods 15. Simulation-Based Optimization II: Stochastic Gradient and Sample Path Methods 16. Markov Chain Monte Carlo 17. Optimal Design for Experimental Inputs Appendix A. Selected Results from Multivariate Analysis Appendix B. Some Basic Tests in Statistics Appendix C. Probability Theory and Convergence Appendix D. Random Number Generation Appendix E. Markov Processes Answers to Selected Exercises References Frequently Used Notation Index Further info: http://www.jhuapl.edu/ISSO Purchase info.: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471330523.html or http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471330523/qid=1049566976 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: J A Rossiter, J.A.Rossiter@shef.ac.uk Model-based predictive control: a practical approach J.A. Rossiter Published by CRC Press (www.crcpress.com) Price 40 pounds (UK) 90 dollars(USA) ISBN 0-8493-1291-4 The main aim of this book is to make the presentation less mathematically formal and hence more palatable for the less mathematically inclined. Insight is given in a non-theoretical way and there are a number of summary boxes to give a quick picture of the key results without the need to read through the detailed explanation. It can serve as a textbook but there is also a strong focus on the philosophy of predictive control. The basic concepts are introduced and then these are developed to fit different purposes: for instance, how to model, to give robustness, to handle constraints, to ensure feasibility, to guarantee stability etc. Dr. Rossiter uses his own insight from researching predictive control and hence this book forms a contrast to and complements the other books available. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: A. Astolfi, a.astolfi@imperial.ac.uk CFP: European Journal of Control European Journal of Control Special Issue: "Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control" Guest Editors: A. Astolfi and A.J. van der Schaft While the role played by Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods in disciplines such as classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, fluid dynamics, electro- dynamics and celestial mechanics is widely recognized, it is somewhat surprising that such methods have only recently been used in the control community. In fact, with the exception of optimal control theory, which has its roots in variational calculus and the accompanying theory of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems, the control community has only relatively recently understood the importance and role of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian "structures" as design methods. This is mainly due to the fact that the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems arising in optimal control, and in the above quoted disciplines are (almost always) systems to be analyzed, but not to be "modified". In contrast, the systems arising in most engineering applications and for which control systems have to be designed are Lagrangian or Hamiltonian systems the properties of which have to be modified by means of feedback control laws. The design of such controllers can be carried out following two perspectives. In the former the "physical" properties of the system are disregarded, i.e. the system is a nonlinear system without special properties. In the latter the "physical" properties of the system are taken into consideration and exploited in the design stage and may be preserved in closed loop. The advantage of this second approach resides in the ability to interpret the control design stage in terms of energy flow, energy dissipation, and interconnection. Moreover, the design of a control system with Lagrangian or Hamiltonian structure allows to analyze such a system using the extensive tools available in the literature. Aim of this special issue is to present and illustrate new approaches to nonlinear control that exploit the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian structure of the system to be controlled. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, - control of mechanical, electro-mechanical and electrical systems; - control of autonomous vehicles; - Hamiltonian and Lagrangian control systems; - use of symplectic, Poisson and Dirac structures in control; - role of symmetry, reduction and integrability in control; - analysis of global phase space structure and qualitative phenomena with application to control; - effect of physical and feedback-controlled dissipation; - nonholonomic control systems; - geometric nonlinear control of Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems; - tracking and regulation for Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems; - infinite dimensional Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems; - control of mechanical and electro-mechanical systems in the presence of delays and transmission lines. The deadline for paper submission is 31 December 2003. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to one of the guest editors. Prospective authors are asked to contact: A. Astolfi Electrical Engineering Department Imperial College London SW7 2BT United Kingdom E-mail: a.astolfi@imperial.ac.uk or A.J. van der Schaft Department of Applied Mathematics University of Twente P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede The Netherlands E-mail: A.J.vanderSchaft@math.utwente.nl *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Tamer Basar, tbasar@control.csl.uiuc.edu Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics Vol. 2, No. 1, 2003 Stabilization of System by Static Output Feedback, Vladimir B. Larin Efficiency of a Hybrid Method for Elastic Waves, Larisa Beilina Application of Intelligence and Mathematical Models for Computing Design of the Flexible Manufacturing Module, Javanshir F. Mamedov, Agil H. Huseynov Controllability and Observability of Non-Linear Systems using Fixed Point Theory, Fazal-ur-Rehman and K. H. Khan Neuromathematics: Development Tendencies, A.I. Galushkin , S.V. Korobkova., P.A. Kazantsev Proper Curvature Collineations in Plane Symmetric Static Space-Times, Ghulam Shabbir Successive Approximation and Suboptimal Control of Systems With Separated Linear Part, A.P. Afanas'ev, S.M. Dzyuba, S.M. Lobanov, A.V. Tyutyunnik Beyond the Information Age: A Philosophical Perspective, Ayaz Isazadeh Book Review Multibody System Mechanics: Modeling, Stability, Control and Robustness Vladimir Konoplev and Alexander Cheremensky , by Vladimir M. Matiyasevich *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw Contents: Asian Journal of Control Vol. 5, No. 2, June, 2003 Regular: 1. Title: Robust H¡Û Control Problem for General Nonlinear Systems with Uncertainty Author: Jenq-Lang Wu and Tsu-Tian Lee 2. Title: An Automatic Building Approach to Special Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Network for Unknown Plant Modeling and Stable Control Author: Chia-Feng Juang 3. Title: Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control for Ship Roll Stabilization Author: Shyh-Leh Chen and Wei-Chih Hsu 4. Title: Design of Robust Pole Assignment Based on Pareto-Optimal Solutions Author: Takanori Tagami and Kenji Ikeda 5. Title: PID Performance Tuning Methods for a Robotic Manipulator Based on ISS Author: Youngjin Choi and Wan Kyun Chung 6. Title: Optimal Process Control Using Neural Networks Author: Radhakant Padhi and S. N. Balakrishnan 7. Title: A Stable Output Feedback Position Control with Integral Action for Robot Manipulators Author: Jose Alvarez-Ramirez, Rafael Kelly and Ilse Cervantes 8. Title: Sliding Mode Control for Invertible Systems Based on a Direct Design of Interactors Author: Tsutomu Mita, Taek-Kun Nam and Xin Xin 9. Title: Dynamical Output Feedback Stabilization of MIMO Bilinear Systems with Undamped Natural Response Author: Guoping Lu, Yufan Zheng and Cishen Zhang 10. Title: Indexing Valve Plate Pump: Modeling and Control Author: X. Zhang, J. Cho and S. S. Nair 11. Title: Characterisation of Receding Horizon Control for Constrained Linear Systems Author: Maria M. Seron, Graham C. Goodwin and Jose A. De Dona Brief: 12. Title: Determination of the Phase Current Waveform for a Disc-Type Axial- Flux Wheel Motor Author: Yee-Pien Yang, Yih-Ping Luh and Yann-Guang Pan 13. Title: Plotting Robust Root Locus for Polynomial Families of Multilinear Parameter Dependence Based on Zero Inclusion/Exclusion Tests Author: Chyi Hwang and Shih-Feng Yang 14. Title: Reliable State Feedback Control Synthesis for Uncertain Linear Systems Author: Guang-Hong Yang, Jian Liang Wang, Yeng Chai Soh and Kok-Yong Lou 15. Title: On Velocity-Based Local Model Networks for Nonlinear Identification Author: Seamus C. McLoone and George W. Irwin 16. Title: Time Varying Deadbeat Control of High Order Chained Systems Author: Tsutomu Mita and Taek Kun Nam 17. Title: Modified Weak-Pseudo-Sliding Mode Controller with One Sampling Period Computation Delay Author: Kuo-Ming Chang, Chieh-Li Chen and Zhi-Hong Zhu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: H. Kwakernaak, automatica@autsubmit.com Contents: Automatica August, 2003 Volume 39, Issue 8 For the cumulative table of contents 1963-present and new submissions visit http://www.autsubmit.com Regular papers Y. Fujisaki, F. Dabbene, R. Tempo Probabilistic design of LPV control systems G. Yin, Q. Zhang Stability of Markov modulated discrete-time dynamic systems J. Anthonis, H. Ramon Linear mechanical systems and dyadic transfer function matrices J. de Halleux, C. Prieur, J-M. Coron, B. d'Andréa-Novel, G. Bastin Boundary feedback control in networks of open channels I. Emre Köse, F. Jabbari Scheduled controllers for linear systems with bounded actuators Brief papers M. Saif, Y. Xiong Unknown disturbance inputs estimation based on a state functional observer design P-A. Bliman, A. B.Piunovskiy, M. Sorine Controlled linear system with delayed relay output under ipulse random disturbances Dong-Soo Choi, Seung-Jean Kim, In-Joong Ha A phase-plane approach to time-optimal control of single-DOF mechanical systems with friction P. Colaneri, V. Kucera, S. Longhi Polynomial approach to the control of SISO periodic systems subject to input constraint W. M. Haddad, S. G. Nersesov, V. Chellaboina Energy-based control for hybrid port-controlled Hamiltonian systems Yuzhen Wang, Chunwen Li, Daizhan Cheng Generalized Hamiltonian realization of time-invariant nonlinear systems J. A. Torres Munoz, M. Malabre Simultaneous model matching and distrubance rejection with stability by state feedback S. S. Ge, ZHuping Wang, T. H. Lee Adaptive stabilization of uncertain nonholonomic systems by state and output feedback L. C. Kammer, D. Gorinevsky, G. A. Dumont Semi-intrusive multivariable model invalidation Yong Liu, M. A. Simaan, J. B. Cruz, Jr. An application of dynamic Nash task assignment strategies to multi-team military air operations D. Henrion, D. Arzelier, D. Peaucelle Positive polynomial matrices and improved LMI robustness conditions M. Cannon, V. Deshmukh, B. Kouvaritakis Nonlinear model predictive control with polytopic invariant sets L. Mirkin On the H(infinity) fixed-lag smoothing: How to exploit the information preview Book reviews E. Zeheb Computational aspects of linear control, by Claude Brezinski G. Conte Methods of algebraic geometry in control theory. Part II: Multivariable linear systems and projective algebraic geometry, by Peter Falb *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: A. H. Glattfelder, ifacjcep@control.ee.ethz.ch Contents: Control Engineering Practice Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages 835-971 (August 2003) Special Issue: Process Dynamics and Control Table of Contents: Preface: Special issue on process dynamics and control, Page 835 Jay H. Lee, S. Joe Qin and Ensup Yoon Designing plant experiments for real-time optimization systems, Pages 837-845 Wai San Yip and Thomas E. Marlin Challenging control problems and emerging technologies in enterprise optimization, Pages 847-858 Joseph Z. Lu On the operability of continuous processes, Pages 859-869 Christos Georgakis, Derya Uzturk, Sivakumar Subramanian and David R. Vinson Automation of the safety analysis of batch processes based on multi-modeling approach, Pages 871-880 Byounggwan Kang, Dongil Shin and En Sup Yoon Periodical replanning with hierarchical repairing for the optimal operation of a utility plant, Pages 881-894 Heui-Seok Yi, Jeong Hwan Kim, Chonghun Han, Jae Hak Jung, Moon Yong Lee and Jie Tae Lee Structural analysis of large-scale systems for distributed state estimation and control applications, Pages 895-905 Rajanikanth Vadigepalli and Francis J. Doyle III A new approach to defining a dynamic relative gain, Pages 907-914 Thomas Mc Avoy, Yaman Arkun, Rong Chen, Derek Robinson and P. David Schnelle Nonlinear control of a reactive distillation column, Pages 915-925 S. Gruner, K. -D. Mohl, A. Kienle, E. D. Gilles, G. Fernholz and M. Friedrich Inferential control of distillation compositions: selection of model and control configuration, Pages 927-933 Manabu Kano, Natthaphon Showchaiya, Shinji Hasebe and Iori Hashimoto Pseudo-random binary sequence design for finite impulse response identification, Pages 935-947 Su Whan Sung and Jay H. Lee Neural network-based identification of SMB chromatographic processes, Pages 949-959 Chaoyong Wang, Karsten-Ulrich Klatt, Guido Dunnebier, Sebastian Engell and Felix Hanisch Multivariable identification of an activated sludge process with subspace- based algorithms, Pages 961-969 Oscar A. Z. Sotomayor, Song Won Park and Claudio Garcia Erratum to "A flexible architecture for telemanipulator control" [Control Eng. Practice 10 (2002) 1293-1299], Page 971 A. Weber, H. Breitwieser and J. Benner *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Mikhail Skliar, mikhail.skliar@utah.edu Contents: IEEE Trans on Control Systems Technology July 2003, Vol. 11, No. 4 Thermoacoustic Instabilities: Modeling and Control D. U. C.-Delgado, B. B. H. Schuermans, K. Zhou, C. O. Paschereit, E. A. Gallestey, and A. Poncet Suppressing Operator-Induced Oscillations in Manual Control Systems with Movable Bases M. R. Sirouspour and S. E. Salcudean Neural-Network-Based Load Modeling and Its Use in Voltage Stability Analysis D. Chen and R. R. Mohler Generating Swing-Suppressed Maneuvers for Crane Systems with Rate Saturation M. J. Agostini, G. G. Parker, H. Schaub, K. Groom, and R. D. Robinett A Survey of Recent Innovations in Vibration Damping and Cotrol Using Shunted Piezoelectric Transducers S. O. R. Moheimani Set-Point Regulation of an Anaerobic Digestion Process with Bounded Output Feedback R. Antonelli, J. Harmand, J.-P. Steyer, and A. Astolfi Adaptive Identification of Dynamically Positioned Underwater Robotic Vehicles D. A. Smallwood, L. L. Whitcomb A Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Position/Force Control Scheme for Cooperative Manipulators W. Gueaieb, F. Karray, and S. Al-Sharhan Robust Control Reconfiguration of a Thermal Process with Multiple Operating Modes P. Charbonnaud, F. J. Carrillo, and S. Medar Nonlinear Decentralized Saturated Controller Design for Power Systems Z. Xi, G. Feng, D. Cheng, and Q. Lu Hybrid Algorithm with Fuzzy System and Conventional PI Control for the Temperature Control of TV Glass Furnace U.-C. Moon, K. Y. Lee Brief Papers: Servomechanism Controller Design of Web Handling Systems W. Liu and E. J. Davison Fuel-Injection Control System Design and Experiments of a Diesel Engine Y. Li, G. Liu, and X. Zhou Simultaneous Adaptive Decoupling and Model Matching Control of a Fluidized Bed Combustor for Sewage Sludge Y. Jia, H. Kokame, and J. Lunze A Hierarchical Approach to Production Control of Reentrant Semiconductor Manufacturing Lines F. D. V.-Villamil, D. E. Rivera, and K. G. Kempf Stable Inversion of SISO Nonminimum Phase Linear Systems through Output Planning: An Experimental Application to the One-Link Flexible Manipulator M. Benosman and G. Le Vey Path Following with Reduced Off-Tracking for Multibody Wheeled Vehicles C. Altafini *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume: 48, Issue: 4, Year: April 2003 Frequency domain identification of hammerstein models Er-Wei Bai, Page(s): 530- 542 On the extraction of dead-time controllers and estimators from delay-free parametrizations Mirkin, L., Page(s): 543- 553 Adaptive control with nonconvex parameterization Tyukin, I.Yu.; Prokhorov, D.V.; Terekhov, V.A., Page(s): 554- 567 Markov decision processes with delays and asynchronous cost collection Katsikopoulos, K.V.; Engelbrecht, S.E., Page(s): 568- 574 Constructive controllability algorithms for motion planning and optimization Cerven, W.T.; Bullo, F., Page(s): 575- 589 Immersion and invariance: a new tool for stabilization and adaptive control of nonlinear systems Astolfi, A.; Ortega, R., Page(s): 590- 606 Adaptive suboptimal tracking for the first-order plant with Lipschitz uncertainty Sokolov, V.F., Page(s): 607- 612 A magnitude/phase-locked loop approach to parameter estimation of periodic signals Biqing Wu; Bodson, M., Page(s): 612- 618 On common quadratic lyapunov functions for pairs of stable lti systems whose system matrices are in companion form Shorten, R.N.; Narendra, K.S., Page(s): 618- 621 Nonlinear discrete-time observer design with linearizable error dynamics MingQing Xiao; Kazantzis, N.; Kravaris, C.; Krener, A.J., Page(s): 622- 626 Stability of linear discrete dynamics employing state saturation arithmetic Ooba, T., Page(s): 626- 630 On necessary conditions for almost global stability Monzon, P., Page(s): 631- 634 Input linearization of nonlinear systems via pulse-width control Dogruel, M., Page(s): 635- 638 Intersample and finite wordlength effects in sampled-data problems Bamieh, B., Page(s): 639- 643 Rotational motion control of a spacecraft Wisniewski, R.; Kulczycki, P., Page(s): 643- 646 Exact computation of traces and H/sub 2/ norms for a class of infinite- imensional problems Bamieh, B.; Dahleh, M., Page(s): 646- 649 Stability analysis for nonlinear feedback control systems with linear actuators Jian'an Fang; Guoxiang Gu; Kang-Zhi Liu, Page(s): 649- 654 Quadratic characterization and use of output stabilizable subspaces Castelan, E.B.; Hennet, J.-C.; Villarreal, E.R.L., Page(s): 654- 660 On hopf bifurcations in singularly perturbed systems Yang, L.; Tang, Y.; Du, D., Page(s): 660- 664 Stability of systems with several monotone nonlinearities Barabanov, N.E., Page(s): 665- 670 The problem of state estimation via asynchronous communication channels with irregular transmission times Matveev, A.S.; Savkin, A.V., Page(s): 670- 676 Set-valued state estimation via a limited capacity communication channel Savkin, A.V.; Petersen, I.R., Page(s): 676- 680 Static sliding-motion phenomena in dynamical systems Junger, I.B.; Steil, J.J., Page(s): 680- 686 A new approach to digital pid controller design Keel, L.H.; Rego, J.I.; Bhattacharyya, S.P., Page(s): 687- 692 Stability analysis of swarms Gazi, V.; Passino, K.M., Page(s): 692- 697 Delay-dependent/delay-independent stability of linear systems with multiple time-varying delays Bugong Xu; Yun-Hui Liu, Page(s): 697- 701 Division controllers for homogeneous dyadic bilinear systems Yean-Ren Hwang; Min-Shin Chen; Tzuyin Wu, Page(s): 701- 705 Orthogonal rational functions for system identification: numerical aspects Van gucht, P.; Bultheel, A., Page(s): 705- 709 Robust d-stability for linear uncertain discrete time-delay systems Te-Jen Su; Yun-Chu Chen; Wen-Jye Shyr; Boi-Wei Wang, Page(s): 709- 709 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jen Samuels, jens@aiaa.org Contents: Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Volume 26, Number 4, July-August 2003 HISTORY OF KEY TECHNOLOGY Historical Review of Air-Bearing Spacecraft Simulators J. L. Schwartz, M. A. Peck, C. D. Hall, p. 513-522 FULL-LENGTH PAPERS Automated Method to Compute Orbital Reentry Trajectories with Heating Constraints C. Zimmerman, G. Dukeman, J. Hanson, p. 523-529 Uncertainty Models and Robust Complex-Rational Controller Design for Flexible Structures N. Aouf and B. Boulet, p. 530-535 Unscented Filtering for Spacecraft Attitude Estimation J. L. Crassidis and F. L. Markley, p. 536-542 Reconfigurable Flight Control System Design Using Direct Adaptive Method K.-S. Kim, K.-J. Lee, Y. Kim, p. 543-550 Structured Model Reference Adaptive Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems K. Subbarao and J. L. Junkins, p. 551-557 Effect of Tire Pressure on Aircraft Ground Handling D. H. Klyde, R. E. Magdaleno, J. G. Reinsberg, p. 558-564 Nonlinear Statistical Approach for Aeroelastic Response Prediction C. A. Popescu and Y. S. Wong, p. 565-571 Helicopter Flight-Control Reconfiguration for Main Rotor Actuator Failures R. Enns and J. Si, p. 572-584 Stabilization of Helicopter Blades with Severed Pitch Links Using Trailing-Edge Flaps R. Celi, p. 585-592 Using Fractional Gaussian Noise Models in Orbit Determination W. C. Chow and P. W. Schumacher Jr., p. 593-607 Optimal Strategy for Geostationary Orbit Acquisition Using Ion Propulsion C. Circi, p. 608-614 Solution of the Elliptic Rendezvous Problem with the Time as Independent Variable R. A. Broucke, p. 615-621 Invariant Manifold Tracking for First-Order Nonlinear Hill’s Equations J. W. Mitchell and D. L. Richardson, p. 622-627 Technique for Escape from Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit Using a Solar Sail V. L. Coverstone and J. E. Prussing, p. 628-634 Lunar Gravitational Capture Conditions S. R. Dahlke, p. 635-642 Heating and Modeling Effects in Tethered Aerocapture Missions P. Williams, S. Yeo, C. Blanksby, p. 643-654 Instability of Fixed, Low-Thrust Drag Compensation C. R. McInnes, p. 655-657 Linearized Dynamic Equations for Spacecraft Subject to J2 Perturbations I. M. Ross, p. 657-659 Spacecraft Vibration Reduction Following Thruster Firing for Orbit Adjustment A. Banerjee and B. Diedrich, p. 659-661 Azimuthal Repositioning of Payloads in Heliocentric Orbit Using Solar Sails C. R. McInnes, p. 662-664 Stabilization of Optimum Trajectory Costate Differential Equations R. L. Barron and C. M. Chick III, p. 665-668 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hans Schneider, hans@math.wisc.edu Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications Volume 369, Pages 1-352 (1 August 2003) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5653-2003-996309999-435593 TABLE OF CONTENTS Perturbation of null spaces with application to the eigenvalue problem and generalized inverses, Pages 1-25 Konstantin E. Avrachenkov and Moshe Haviv A complementary result of Kantorovich type order preserving inequalities by Mii-Peari-Seo, Pages 27-40 Takayuki Furuta and Mariko Giga Analysis of preconditioning strategies for collocation linear systems, Pages 41-75 Stefano Serra Capizzano and Cristina Tablino Possio Wielandt and Ky-Fan theorem for matrix pairs, Pages 77-93 Ivica Naki and Kreimir Veseli Identities of bilinear mappings and graded polynomial identities of matrices, Pages 95-112 Yu. A. Bahturin and V. Drensky The Schur algorithm for generalized Schur functions III: J-unitary matrix polynomials on the circle, Pages 113-144 Daniel Alpay, Tomas Azizov, Aad Dijksma and Heinz Langer Linear systems with nilpotent leading term, Pages 145-152 Werner Balser Error analysis of signal zeros: a projected companion matrix approach, Pages 153-167 F. S. V. Bazan Existence and construction of nonnegative matrices with prescribed spectrum, Pages 169-184 Ricardo L. Soto On the solvability of the commutative power-associative nilalgebras of dimension 6, Pages 185-192 Ivan Correa, Irvin Roy Hentzel and Luiz Antonio Peresi Determinants and multiplicative functionals on quaternion matrices, Pages 193- 201 Jiangnan Fan Stabilizing a class of time delay systems using the Hermite-Biehler theorem, Pages 203-216 Vilma A. Oliveira, Marcelo C. M. Teixeira and Lucia Cossi Weak majorization inequalities and convex functions, Pages 217-233 Jaspal Singh Aujla and Fernando C. Silva Lebesgue perturbation of a quasi-definite Hermitian functional. The positive definite case, Pages 235-250 A. Cachafeiro, F. Marcellan and C. Perez On the critical group of the n-cube, Pages 251-261 Hua Bai Rank-1 preserving linear maps on nest algebras, Pages 263-277 Jinchuan Hou and Jianlian Cui Quasi-real normal matrices and eigenvalue pairings, Pages 279-294 Geoffrey R. Goodson, Roger A. Horn and Dennis I. Merino Multilinear functional inequalities involving permanents, determinants, and other multilinear functions of nonnegative matrices and M-matrices, Pages 295- 310 Assaf Goldberger and Michael Neumann On determinant preserver problems, Pages 311-317 Victor Tan and Fei Wang The general trapezoidal algorithm for strongly regular max-min matrices, Pages 319-338 Martin Gavalec Some complete Lie superalgebras, Pages 339-349 Li Yun Wang and Dao Ji Meng Author index, Pages 351-352 Editorial board, Pages ii-iii *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Thomas Parisini, parisini@units.it IEEE TNN: Special Issue on Adaptive Learning Systems in Comm Ntwks Call for Papers, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks Special Issue on Adaptive Learning Systems in Communication Networks Communication networks and internetworks, and in particular the Internet, have been characterized as the ultimate data-rich environments, dynamically evolving and expanding practically without any centralized control. Such data-rich, unstructured environments present a particular challenge for traditional methods of analysis and design. Adaptive learning methods, in general, including adaptive signal processing, neural networks, fuzzy logic and other data-driven methods and algorithms are in the unique position to offer credible alternatives. The goal of the proposed special issue is two-fold: (1) to highlight the on-going research in the field of adaptive learning systems, and in particular adaptive signal processing and neural networks, as it is applicable to computer and communication networks, and, (2) to present to the neural networks community and to others interested in adaptive learning systems, in general, a variety of new and challenging problems and their proposed solutions, originating from the rapidly expanding universe of computer and communication networks. As the use of these technologies spreads, numerous modeling, estimation, control, classification, clustering and signal processing problems are emerging. Many of these problems currently have no satisfactory solutions and some have been addressed with ad-hoc solutions. A common underlying theme of these problems is that they are data-rich, represent dynamically changing environments where the lack of valid mathematical models is predominant, and, are representative of systems with no centralized control. These problems appear amenable to data-driven methods and algorithms, such as adaptive learning methods, including neural networks and other non-parametric or semi-parametric approaches. This special issue will welcome contributions with proposed approaches to existing problems, either with currently known or new solutions, and to new problems in the subject areas of computer and communication networks. The focus of the proposed solutions will be on data-driven or the so-called measurement-based methods and algorithms, rooted in the general areas of adaptive learning methods. Papers are solicited from, but not limited to, the following topics: Network Management Topics: (i) Methods and algorithms for network traffic analysis, modeling and characterization; (ii) Network performance measurement and analysis techniques; network fault monitoring and diagnosis methods; (iii) Network security and privacy, including intrusion detection methods; (iv) Approaches and methods for Quality of Service in IP networks; (v) Scalable routing algorithms and decentralized congestion control algorithms; (vi) Novel admission control algorithms; (vii) Control algorithms for high-speed network access technologies; (viii) Application of "new approaches" in adaptive learning systems to data-intensive tasks in complex networks. Content Management Topics: (i) Approaches for scalable Web caching and related optimization methods; (ii) Novel solutions to operational problems in content delivery and distribution networks; (iii) Web data mining and knowledge discovery - scalability and comparison of methods; (iv) Web personalization methods; (v) Information hiding techniques and digital rights management; (vi) Novel solutions to information access and retrieval for dynamic Web content; (vii) Efficient compression algorithms and coding for continuous digital media - multimedia content; (viii) Architectures for Quality of Service guarantees in real-time distributed applications; (ix) Uncertainty management in real-time distributed applications; (x) Concepts in real-time distributed applications enabled by new communication network technologies. Guest Editors: Alexander G. Parlos, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, Texas, USA (Coordinator) Chuanyi Ji, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA K. Claffy, San Diego Supercomputer Center, Univ of Cal San Diego, CA, USA Thomas Parisini, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy Marco Baglietto, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Andrew Alleyne, alleyne@uiuc.edu 2004 American Controls Conference CALL FOR PAPERS 2004 AMERICAN CONTROL CONFERENCE June 30 to July 2, 2004 Boston Sheraton Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA http://www.mie.uiuc.edu/acc2004 DEADLINE (for all submissions): September 15, 2003 The American Automatic Control Council will hold the "2004 American Control Conference" Wednesday through Friday, June 30 to July 2, 2004 at the Boston Sheraton Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference is sponsored by the AACC (American Automatic Control Council) and is held in cooperation with the IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control). The topics for the conference cover all aspects of control engineering and span the scope of the eight member societies of AACC: AIAA, AIChE, AISE, ASCE, ASME, IEEE, ISA, and SCS. Call for Papers and Workshops Papers are solicited in the form of regular manuscripts (6 proceeding pages) and short manuscripts (2 pages). The conference also calls for proposals for invited sessions, tutorial sessions, interactive sessions, and workshops. Nominations are also solicited for the Student Best Paper competition. Further information: Please consult the conference web site http://www.mie.uiuc.edu/acc2004 or contact the following conference organizers: General Chair Jason L. Speyer Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597 Tel: (310) 206-4451 Fax: (310) 206-2302 Email: speyer@seas.ucla.edu Program Chair Lucy Y. Pao Electrical & Computer Engineering Department University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0425 Tel: (303) 492-2360 Fax: (303) 492-2758 Email: pao@colorado.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Reza Moheimani, reza@ee.newcastle.edu.au 3rd IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems Sydney, Australia, September 6-8 2004 Announcement: The 3rd IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems will be held at the Manly Pacific Novotel in Sydney, Australia in September 6-8 2004. The symposium is expected to attract researchers from academia and industry interested in mechatronic systems. It will serve as a forum for the latest developments in all aspects of mechatronics. You are cordially invited to contribute to the symposium by submitting a paper, or by organizing an invited session. Scope: Many technical processes and products in the area of mechanical and electrical engineering show an increasing integration of mechanics with electronics and information processing. This integration is between the components (hardware) and the information-driven functions (software), resulting in integrated systems called mechatronic systems. The development of mechatronic systems involves finding an optimal balance between the basic mechanical structure, sensor and actuator implementation, automatic digital information processing and overall control, and this synergy results in innovative solutions. The practice of mechatronics requires multidisciplinary expertise across a range of disciplines, such as: mechanical engineering, electronics, information technology, and decision making theories. While control engineers have been practicing mechatronics for many years, IFAC has only very recently formed a Technical Committee to develop and promote activities in this area. The goal of the third IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, following in the footsteps of the first conference in Darmstadt, and the second in Berkeley is to bring together experts from different areas to give an overview of the state-of-the-art of mechatronics and to present recent research results and perspectives of the future development in this multidisciplinary field. Venue: The symposium will be held at the Manly Pacific Novotel, located directly opposite Sydney's famous surf beach at Manly. The hotel has the Pacific Ocean on one side and Sydney Harbour on the other. Sydney city centre is only 15 minutes away, and is easily accessible by Jetcat, or ferry link. Important Dates: Submission Deadlines: January 15, 2004 Acceptance Notification: April 30, 2004 Final Papers Due: June 15, 2004 Symposium: September 6-8, 2004 IPC Chair: Reza Moheimani IPC Vice-Chair: Graham Goodwin School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 AUSTRALIA NOC Chair: Hugh Durrant-Whyte Australian Centre for Field Robotics The University of Sydney 2006 NSW AUSTRALIA Further information: To find out more about the symposium please consult the the following web site. http://mechatronics2004.newcastle.edu.au/mech2004/ Conference Secretariat: Ms. Jayne Disney School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science The University of Newcastle Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia Email: kdisney@mail.newcastle.edu.au Ph: +61 249 217278 Fax: +61 249 601712 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: ICSC Canada, planning@icsc.ab.ca Fourth International ICSC Symposium on Engineering in Intelligent Systems In collaboration with the University of Madeira Island of Madeira, Portugal February 29 - March 2, 2004 Special Sessions : - Fourth Workshop on Information Systems for Mass Customization - Mini-Symposium on Computational Medicine Building and Applying Intelligent Systems in Health Care - Hybrid System Applications - Evolutionary Computation and Neural Networks (ECNN) - Hybrid Algorithms for Function Approximation and Time Series Prediction - Intelligent Mobile Agents in Peer-To-Peer Networks - Next Generation Vision Systems Honorary Chairman: Erkki Oja, Finland Organizing Committee General Chair: Ana Isabel Portugal de Almada Cardoso, Madeira Vice Chair: Tatjana Welzer, Slovenia The problem of engineering of intelligent systems is in fact the science of transferring the methodologies, the knowledge and the experiences from the area of artificial intelligence into the daily life, either directly through the applications or indirectly through basic or applied research. The conference originated in order to provide a wide forum in which the latest developments in the field could be discussed; so the participants from all countries are warmly welcome. The scope of the conference as indicated by its topics has been updated to reflect the recent rapid development of the intelligent systems, such as in the area of control systems, decision support systems or artificial life, to mention only a few. TOPICS THEORY Artificial Immune Systems; Artificial Life; Case based Reasoning; Data Mining; Chaos; Clustering; Constraint Satisfaction and Constraint Programming; Expert Systems; Evolutionary Computation; Fuzzy Clustering; Fuzzy Control; Fuzzy learning; Fuzzy Modeling; Hybrid Systems; Intelligent Agents; Reasoning with Intervals; Knowledge Extraction; Machine Learning; Model based Reasoning; Multi Agent Systems; Neural Networks; Qualitative Reasoning; Wavelets TOPICS APPLICATIONS Concurrent Engineering; Condition Monitoring and Control; Damage Assessment; Data Mining and Knowledge Extraction; Design; Emerging Organizational Forms; Fault Detection; Hardware Implementations; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Industrial Diagnostics; Management; Medicine Robotics; Mobile robots; Monitoring and Control; Multimedia; Natural Language Processing; Pattern Recognition; Product Development; Resource Allocation; Remote Sensing; Robotics; Security; Sensors fusion; Signal Processing; Speech Processing and Recognition; Teledetection; Teleoperation STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION As part of this conference we plan to have a Student Paper Competition. Students are encouraged to submit papers that will be peer reviewed. Accepted papers need to be presented at the conference. The organizing committee of the conference will select the two best papers for the award. First prize will be $100 and the second prize $50. Special discounts are available for students to register for the conference and will include CD ROM proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES Submission Deadline August 15,, 2003 Notification September 15, 2003 Early registration September 20 - October 10, 2003 Final Manuscripts + registration by October 15, 2003 Conference February 29 - March 3, 2004 Additional information is available on: http://www.icsc-naiso.org Email: planning@icsc.ab.ca; Tel: +1-780- 387 3546 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Sirish Shah, sirish.shah@ualberta.ca IFAC DYCOPS-2004 The DYCOPS-7 Symposium will bring together engineers and scientists from universities, R & D laboratories and the process industries to focus attention on new methodologies and challenging applications in the following areas of DYnamics and COntrol of Process Systems (DYCOPS). The DYCOPS 2004 conference will be held on July 5-7, 2004 in Boston. Organized under the auspices of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), the DYCOPS Symposium Series is a continuing series of international conferences held most recently in Korea (2001) and Greece (1998). These meetings focus on advances in methods for control and modeling for all types of chemical processes and are part of a three-year rotation of IFAC meetings in process control, which also include the IFAC ADCHEM series. The main topics for the meeting include, but are not limited, to the following: Particulate and Polymer Processes BioProcesses Control and Optimization Applied to Scheduling and Production Management Modeling and Identification Monitoring, Fault-Detection, Data reconciliation and Signal Processing Advances in Control and Emerging New Approaches to Dynamics and Control New Sensor Technologies and their Potential Impact on Control Industrial Applications Process Control Education Modeling and Control of Batch and Semi-batch Processes Interaction Between Design and Control The scientific program will consist of three plenary and several invited keynote lectures plus 2 to 3 parallel sessions each morning and afternoon over the three day period. The conference will also feature panel discussions on topical areas and poster sessions. Deadlines Submission of draft papers 28 November 2003 Notification of acceptance 14 February 2004 Submission of final papers 1 April 2004 International Program Committee: John MacGregor and Sirish Shah as IPC Co-chairs Wolfgang Marquardt, IFAC Representative Warren Seider, NOC Chair Please visit the Dycops website: www.dycops.org for more information. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jean-Christophe Ponsart, Jean-Christophe.Ponsart@cran.uhp-nancy.fr IFAC Symposium on Automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal processing, MMM 2004 Nancy, France, September 8-10, 2004 http://www.cran.uhp-nancy.fr/ifac-mmm2004/ contacts: mmm2004@cran.uhp-nancy.fr The aim of this symposium is to review the state of the art and to look at innovations in the field of automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal processing. In common with any other engineering fields, Environmentals problems including Recycling, Safety and Reliability considerations as well, will be highlighted in the Symposium. However, the organizing committee maintains the view that developments in the basic control methologies and technologies such as measurement, instrumentation , networking, etc … are essential to the solution of global problems. The emphasis is placed on practice of those technologies, but such theoritical researches as accompanied with practical experience/consideration will be also welcome. TOPICS: modelling; identification and estimation; fault diagnosis; advanced control; fault tolerant control; signal processing; quality monitoring; communication and data management; maintenance scheduling; production planning, process optimisation; AI methods: expert systems, neural networks, fuzzy control APPLICATIONS metal processing; hot/cold rolling; steel making and continuous casting; blast furnaces and furnaces; electro refining; hydro metallurgy; environment and recycling; waste water treatment; mining and mineral processing; grinding and flotation; measurement and instrumentation; supervision; new sensor technologies; IMPORTANT DATES Submission of proposals for Invited Sessions: December 01, 2003 Submission Deadline: December 15, 2003 Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 2004 Final Manuscripts: June 15, 2004 SPONSORS Sponsored by IFAC Technical Committee on Automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing Co-sponsored by IFAC Technical Committees on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes on Control of Biotechnological Systems DETAILS For more details, consult the website at http://www.cran.uhp-nancy.fr/ifac-mmm2004/ +----------------------------------------+ | | End of Eletter 179 | | +----------------------------------------+