E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing Issue 181, September, 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 September eletter: September 30, 2003 Contents 0. Editorial 1. Personals 1.1 Change of Address: Herbert G. Tanner 1.2 New Address: Cheryl B. Schrader 2. Awards Honors 3. General Announcements 3.1 2003 IEEE Int Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics 3.2 Applied Control Techniques training course 3.3 CDC Workshop: Motion Description Languages for Multi-Modal Control 3.4 Fun Control Experiments with Matlab and a Joystick 3.5 IFAC workshop on Time-Delay Systems TDS 03 3.6 Model Based Control training course 3.7 Register Online for CDC 2003 Maui 3.8 Summer School on Nonsmooth Dynamics 3.9 Techniques and Practice in Fault Detection Diagnosis and Control 3.10 Tutorial Announcement CIKM 2003 4. Positions 4.1 Chair ECE Boise State University USA 4.2 Faculty: Michigan State Univ USA 4.3 Faculty: University of Wyoming USA 4.4 PDF: CSL-UIUC USA 4.5 PDF: National University of Singapore 4.6 PDF: Wayne State University USA 4.7 PDF PhD: University of Leicester UK 4.8 PhD: University of Girona Spain 4.9 PhD: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ USA 4.10 Post-Doc: University of Minho Portugal 4.11 Research Scientist: Johns Hopkins USA 5. Books 5.1 Control in an Information Rich World 6. Journals 6.1 CFP: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 6.2 CFP: Int Jour of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing 6.3 CFP: Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory 6.4 Contents: Asian Journal of Control Sept 2003 6.5 Contents: Control Engineering Practice 6.6 Contents: European Journal of Control 6.7 Contents: IEEE Transactions Control Systems Technology 6.8 Contents: ISA Transactions 6.9 Contents: Int. J. Applied Mathematics and Computer Science 6.10 Contents: JDCS 6.11 Contents: Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics 6.12 Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications 6.13 Contents: Mathematics of Control Signals and Systems 7. Conferences 7.1 12th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation 7.2 2003 IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control 7.3 2004 ACC: Call for Interactive Sessions 7.4 Call for Papers: 2004 American Control Conference 7.5 Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control 2004 7.6 IAV2004 - 5th IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles +----------------------------------------+ | | Editorial | | +----------------------------------------+ Welcome to the 181-st issue of the E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing. As always, search for .** to navigate. The next issue of eletter will be mailed out at the beginning of Oct 2003. Signal Processing. As always, search for .** to navigate. Please forward this eletter to your colleagues. They can subscribe to eletter at: http://www.ieeecss.org/cgi-bin/PAB/eletter/subscribe_form.cgi To unsubscribe, send an email to p.misra@ieee.org 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: Herbert G. Tanner, Change of Address: Herbert G. Tanner New contact information: Prof. Herbert Tanner Mechanical Engineering Department MSC01 1150 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 E-mail: tanner@unm.edu URL: http://www.unm.edu/~tanner *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Cheryl B. Schrader, New Address: Cheryl B. Schrader I have moved to Boise State University as Dean of the College of Engineering. My new contact information is Cheryl B. Schrader Dean, College of Engineering 1910 University Drive Boise, Idaho 83725-2100, USA Phone: 208-426-1153 Fax: 208-426-4466 Email: schrader@ieee.org +----------------------------------------+ | | Awards Honors | | +----------------------------------------+ No submissions in this category +----------------------------------------+ | | General Announcements | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Robin Qiu, 2003 IEEE Int Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics October 5-8, 2003 – Hyatt Regency, Washington, D.C., USA. WWW: https://becat.engr.uconn.edu/IEEE_CSMC_2003/ Theme In light of the world's recent forced awareness of its vulnerability to many kinds of attack, the theme for this conference is System Security and Assurance. Papers relating to this topic are especially solicited, including those in the areas of security, intrusion/eavesdrop detection in computer, communication and other systems, fault tolerance, threat diagnosis, and safe architectures. In addition, and as always, the SMC Conference aims to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of the state of the art in systems engineering, in human systems & human/machine interactions, and in the broad field of cybernetics. Location The 2003 SMC conference will be held in Washington, D.C. at the luxurious Crystal City Hyatt Regency Hotel. Crystal City is home to excellent restaurants and other attractions, and is directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, whose many points of interest are a short subway ride away. Access to the conference hotel is easy from any of Reagan, Dulles, or Baltimore-Washington International airports. The Crystal City venue is also near the homes of many federal organizations, including DARPA, NSF, ONR and AFOSR, making this conference an ideal opportunity to hear of trends and focus areas from these agencies via panel discussions and plenary seminars. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: H.H. Eder, Applied Control Techniques training course October 13 - 17, 2003, Brussels, Belgium A training course for process control and operations professionals on practical use of basic and advanced controls and performance optimization. Newcomers gain extensive, sound knowledge in the practical and most effective use of standard and advanced techniques and experienced users the extra know-how for handling complex and difficult situations and to achieve better performance in shorter time. The course is fully practice oriented and delivers exceptional know-how in an easy understandable way, with many examples of successful applications but also pitfalls and their resolutions. It covers also special, little known techniques that are simple but powerful. Many realistic PC exercises with our award winning software TOPAS deepen the understanding. All work is done in small groups with an exceptionally experienced instructor. Main topics: Process dynamics, measurements & signals, sampling & filtering, basic control concepts. PID principles - configuration - tuning (load/setpoint, tight/average level control), single loop vs. cascade control, advanced PID topics, feedforward-, constraint-, multivariable- , inferential control, RGA, introduction to model based control, optimization, incentive calculation, application design and implementation, performance analysis. For more information see http://www.act-control.com and look at TRAINING or contact: Hans H. Eder ACT - Brussels office, Phone & fax (+32)-2-767-0895, e-mail: actgmbh@compuserve.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Dimitris Hristu, CDC Workshop: Motion Description Languages for Multi-Modal Control Summary: The subject of languages for control can be said to have had its beginning in the early days of pick and place robots. The present interest in embedded intelligence, coordinated motion problems (swarms etc.), as well as new insights from research in biological motion control have given fresh impetus to this field. In particular, to avoid always having to design at the level of the actuators, it is natural to attempt to "tokenize" control inputs into primitives that can be hierarchically composed into control programs of higher complexity, somewhat akin to the object-oriented programming paradigm. A formal framework to accomplish this has been established in the work on motion description languages (MDLs) over the last decade. Briefly, MDLs enable control of the evolution of a continuous-time dynamical system via strings of symbolic commands that are interpreted down to feedback laws. The purpose of this workshop is to review the current state of the art and to discuss possibilities for further innovation. For additional information: http://glue.umd.edu/~hristu/MDLeWorkshop03.html ORGANIZERS: M. Egerstedt, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Hristu-Varsakelis, University of Maryland, College Park, MD P. S. Krishnaprasad, University of Maryland, College Park, MD *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Marc Bodson, Fun Control Experiments with Matlab and a Joystick Have fun (or let your students have fun) by playing with real-time simulations of three classical control experiments. Only Matlab is required. The three experiments are the ball and beam, the inverted pendulum, and the flexible beam. The visualization and animation capabilities of Matlab provide a realistic perception of the behavior of the testbeds, without actual hardware being needed. A joystick interface enables users to control the systems manually, providing a fun and educational experience. Automatic controllers can also be designed to gain insight into a variety of concepts. The software is available for free at: www.ece.utah.edu/~bodson/fun. The joystick interface is a dynamic link library file requiring a Windows operating system. A paper describing the software will appear in the Proc. of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Maui, HI, 2003. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Pierre-Alexandre Bliman, IFAC workshop on Time-Delay Systems TDS 03 The final program of the IFAC workshop on Time-Delay Systems TDS'03 has been achieved! It may be dowloaded from the web site of the event, at the address www.inria.fr/tds03 Recall that the event will take place at Rocquencourt, near Paris (France), on September 8-10, immediatly after the next European Control Conference. The technical program consists of 3 Plenary lectures and 13 sessions. The Plenary lectures are: "Some frequency-domain approaches to the model reduction of delay systems", by Jonathan R. Partington (University of Leeds, UK), "Differential-delay equations and Max-Plus operators", by Roger D. Nussbaum (Rutgers University, USA), and "Controllability of a fluid in a 1-D tank", by Jean-Michel Coron (Université Paris-Sud, France). The 70 contributed papers were selected by the International Program Committee from a total of 113 submissions. For more details on the event and the venue, and for registration, please consult the web site www.inria.fr/tds03 ... Looking forward to seeing you in Rocquencourt, On behalf of the organizers, Pierre-Alexandre Bliman Chairman of the National Organizing Committee *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hans H. Eder, Model Based Control training course October 20-22, 2001, Brussels, Belgium A training course for control professionals on practical implementation and use of the most powerful control technology. Students with control experience learn to develop surprisingly simple yet high performing and robust single- and multivariable controls in short time. Besides, they will able to select the most suited technology and vendor where needed. The course is fully practice oriented and easy to follow, with many examples of successful applications but also pitfalls and their resolutions. Many realistic PC exercises with our award winning tool TOPAS deepen the understanding. All work is done in small groups with an exceptionally experienced instructor. Main Topics: Motivation for Model Based Predictive Control, application areas and criteria for use, model types and selection criteria, the main approaches and selection criteria, plant tests and test signals, process parameter identification / validation / refinement, closed loop control and dynamic model updating, handling of process changes, model errors, non- linearities, model based feedforward, constraint, multivariable control, Application design and implementation, operator interface, economics. For more information see http://www.act-control.com and look at TRAINING or contact: Hans H. Eder ACT - Brussels office, Phone & fax (+32)-2-767-0895, e-mail: actgmbh@compuserve.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Edwin Chong, Register Online for CDC 2003, Maui To register online for IEEE CDC 2003, please visit the secure website: https://registration.ieeecss.net/users/ We look forward to your participation at the conference. For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.acae.cuhk.edu.hk/cdc2003. Edwin Chong Registration Chair, CDC 2003 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Bernard Brogliato, Summer School on Nonsmooth Dynamics The French National Institute for Scientific Research (CNRS) organizes the second summer school on nonsmooth dynamics, from October 26 to october 31, 2003, at Autrans (French Alpes, France), a small village close to Grenoble. It is directed towards mathematicians, mechanicians, computer scientists, systems and control scientists and engineers who would like to understand and simulate numerically dynamics with impact and/or friction. Web site with all informations: http://maply.univ-lyon1.fr/dynimpact *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Andy Clegg, Techniques and Practice in Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Control 17 September 2003 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow It is our pleasure to announce a joint ACT Club / IEE Control and Automation PN meeting on "Techniques and Practice in Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Control". This meeting is being kindly hosted by Strathclyde University in Glasgow on the 17th September 2003. This event provides state-of-the-art reviews and contributions from leading practitioners in the area of fault detection, diagnosis and fault tolerant control. Presentations cover a wide range of industrial sectors (e.g. process, power, aerospace, railways) and will allow delegates to appreciate what techniques are finding use and their relative pros and cons. Topics covered include: * fault diagnosis methods - model-based and data-based * condition monitoring - for rotating machinery, sensors and actuators * technologies for early detection of faults in large-scale systems * fault tolerant control - for isolating fault conditions Full details of the day's agenda, on-line registration, details of hotels, travel direction and the ACT Club, can be found at: http://www.isc-ltd.com/actclub/meetings/meet030917.html Alternatively, contact the ACT Club on 0141 553 1111. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jacob Kogan, Tutorial Announcement, CIKM 2003 Clustering Large and High Dimensional Data November 3, 2003, New Orleans, LA to be Held in Conjunction with the Twelfth Int Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM 2003) (see http://bit.csc.lsu.edu/~cikm2003/) The tutorial is devoted to applications of numerical linear algebra techniques and nonlinear optimization tools to clustering large and high dimensional datasets which arise in diverse applications. The tutorial puts special emphasis on text mining applications. Organizers: Jacob Kogan: kogan@math.umbc.edu Charles Nicholas: nicholas@umbc.edu Marc Teboulle: teboulle@post.tau.ac.il +----------------------------------------+ | | Positions | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Cheryl B. Schrader, Chair, ECE, Boise State University, USA Boise State University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites applications and nominations for the position of Department Chair (see http://coen.boisestate.edu). The ECE department was established in 1997 to help foster the development of Idaho's booming high-tech industry. The Department currently offers an accredited Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Master's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering. The Chair should be capable of leading the Department in developing educational and research programs ultimately leading to establishing a Ph.D. degree program. An individual is sought with a strong record of scholarly activity, experience working with industry, and proven leadership skills and organization. Boise is the state capital of Idaho and has been rated as one of the top 10 high-tech cities in the world by US News and World Report. With a moderate climate and excellent cultural and outdoor activities, Boise is an attractive place to live (see http://boise.org). Please send a CV, list of references, statement of accomplishments and future goals to: ECE Chair Search Committee, Boise State University, College of Engineering, Boise, ID 83725-2100. Applications accepted immediately until the position is filled. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hassan Khalil, Faculty: Michigan State Univ, USA Faculty Positions in Control Systems and Computer Engineering Michigan State University The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan State University invites applications for tenure-track, academic year, faculty positions in the areas of control systems and computer engineering. Applicants in the controls area must have a strong commitment to teaching at all degree levels and a demonstrated ability for conducting and leading significant research in control theory and in, at least, one of the emerging applications of control, such as nanotechnology, bioengineering, networks, etc. In the computer engineering area, applicants must have a strong commitment to teaching at all degree levels and a demonstrated ability for conducting and leading significant research in areas including, but not limited to, analog and mixed-signal circuit design, networks, computer architecture and design automation. Applicants at all ranks will be considered. A Ph.D. degree in electrical or computer engineering is required. Michigan State University enjoys a park-like campus of over 2,000 developed acres and over 3,000 acres of outlying research facilities and natural areas. The campus is adjacent to the city of East Lansing and the capital city of Lansing. The Greater Lansing area has approximately 450,000 residents. The local communities have excellent school systems and place a high value on education. Michigan State University is proactive in exploring opportunities for the employment of spouses, both inside and outside the University. Applications should be received by November 15, 2003 for full consideration, however the search will continue until the positions are filled. Applicants should submit a full resume, a cover letter, and the names and contact information of three references. Applications should be submitted to: Search Committee Chairperson, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2120 Engineering Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan 48824-1226. For more information please visit the ECE Department web site at http://www.egr.msu.edu/ece/. The Department, College, and University are committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourage applications from women and minorities. MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: S. S. Sritharan, Faculty: University of Wyoming, USA Department of Mathematics Tenure Track Position in Stochastic Analysis and PDE Applications are invited for a tenure-track positions starting August 2004. The minimum qualifications require an earned Ph.D., significant record of accomplishments in research and evidence of a strong commitment to teaching. Candidates with research emphasis in stochastic analysis and partial differential equations related to fluid dynamics, electromagnetic and acoustic fields in random media, and geophysical phenomena will be given preference. Ability and interest to supervise masters and doctoral students, to collaborate with colleagues in the math department and faculty in related disciplines and to develop a competitive, externally funded, research program is highly desired. The deadline for applications is set for December 15, 2003. A complete application will consist of a letter of application, a complete CV, a statement of research interests and accomplishments and a statement of teaching philosophy. Please forward applications to: The Analysis Search Committee, Department of Mathematics, P.O. Box 3036, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3036. Please have three letters of recommendations one of which should address the candidate’s teaching sent directly. For further information please contact S. S. Sritharan, Head, Department of Mathematics, University of Wyoming, email: sri@uwyo.edu. Applications from women and minority candidates are encouraged. EEOA. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Mark W. Spong, PDF: CSL-UIUC, USA Teleoperation Research Group Coordinated Science Lab, UIUC I have an immediate opening for a postdoctoral research associate to work with the Teleoperation Research Group in the Coordinated Science Lab. Areas of interest include teleoperation, networked control systems, haptics, and virtual reality. The successful candidate will work with me, my graduate students and postdocs on the theory of bilateral teleoperation and control over the Internet. We have excellent computational and experimental facilities. The position is available starting anytime after August 16, 2003. Salary is negotiable. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: S. Ge, PDF: National University of Singapore Outstanding young and responsible researchers are invited to apply for a Research Fellow Position in the broadly defined area of control theory and applications in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the National University of Singapore. The applicant preferably has both strong engineering background and analytical skills. The appointment is available in September 2002 and will be offer on a yearly basis but tenable to two years. The successful applicant will be working on related core technical issues in advanced control, decision making and path planning of unmanned vehicles. To apply, please send the following documents: (i) Duly complete application form that could be downloaded at http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~sge/particulars.doc, (ii) Brief CV (Resume) with a statement of personal research interests, (iii) Copies of three best research publications as required in the application form, (iv) Copies of relevant degree certificates as required in the application form, (v) Three reference letters, and (vi) Copies of relevant pages in your passport, to Dr S. Sam Ge Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117576 E-mail: elegesz@nus.edu.sg. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hao Ying, PDF: Wayne State University, USA Postdoctoral Research Position We are searching for a postdoctoral researcher with training and/or research experience in clinical decision-making, and artificial intelligence in medicine. An outstanding candidate with substantial experience in the fields will be considered for an appointment as a research faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Our research projects currently focus on analysis and modeling of clinical decision-making, artificial intelligence in medicine, and the related areas. Theoretical developments and clinical applications, both of which are innovative with respect to the literature, are under way. The successful candidate will actively participate on a research team of electrical and biomedical engineering faculty, clinical and biostatistics faculty, students, and technical staff. Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree. The successful candidate should possess knowledge and understanding of existing and emerging research in these areas. He (or she) should be capable of working productively in a multidisciplinary collaborative research and emerging research in these areas. He (or she) should be capable of working productively in a multidisciplinary collaborative research environment and have the ability to apply that knowledge to advance his/her projects independently. Strong communication, writing, and computer skills are required. Applications, including curriculum vita and a list of publications, should be submitted by email to hao.ying@wayne.edu. Applications will be accepted and review started immediately until the position is filled. The position is initially for two years, with possible extension subject to the continuation of funding and individual performance. Salary is commensurate with experience. For further information, please contact Dr. Hao Ying, Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wayne State University hao.ying@wayne.edu 313-577-3738 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Declan Bates, PDF, PhD: University of Leicester, UK Applications are invited for (i) Two Post-Doctoral Research Associate posts, (ii) One PhD studentship, in the Control and Instrumentation Research Group at the University of Leicester, U.K. The successful candidates will join a team led by Dr. Declan Bates and Prof. Ian Postlethwaite and work on a three- year EPSRC-funded research project due to start in January 2004. The proposed research will develop new analysis techniques for non-linear systems, with application to the flight clearance of highly augmented aircraft. This exciting multi-disciplinary project will be undertaken in collaboration with leading European aerospace companies, and will include the opportunity to spend a period at the AIRBUS Flight Dynamics Department in Hamburg, Germany. Applicants for the RA positions should have a PhD and a proven track record of research in at least one of the following areas: Flight Dynamics, Robust Control, Numerical Optimisation, Mathematical Systems Theory. Applicants for the PhD studentship should have a Masters degree or First Class Bachelors degree in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics, with preferably a good knowledge of dynamics and control systems. Successful applicants will join a large research group with an international reputation in an RAE 5A-rated department, which offers a stimulating, friendly and multicultural working environment. The salary for the two PDRA posts will be on the RA1 scale (GBP 18,265 - 27,339). The PhD studentship will cover all fees and includes a tax-free maintenance grant of at least GBP 9000 per year. To apply, please send your C.V., names and full contact details of referees, and a list of publications (if applicable), by the 15th of October, to: Dr Declan Bates, Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K. Email: dgb3@le.ac.uk Website: http://www.le.ac.uk/eg/research/groups/control/menu.html *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 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 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 gives the details about the IGSOC PhD fellowship. The deadline of application is the 21st September of 2003. For further information, candidates can contact by email as soon as possible with Dr. Ningsu Luo Director of PhD program in Information Technologies & Electrical Engineering Dept of Electronics, Computer Science and Automatic Control University of Girona 17071 Girona, Spain Email: ningsu@eia.udg.es *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Naira Hovakimyan, PhD: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, USA Ph.D. positions are immediately available to work in adaptive control of distributed parameter systems. Candidates must have excellent knowledge in PDEs, dynamics, nonlinear control and approximation theory. Proficiency in MATLAB required. Please send inquiries (resume, names of referees etc.) to Prof. Naira Hovakimyan Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061-0203 email: nhovakim@vt.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Wolfram Erlhagen, Post-Doc: University of Minho, Portugal Mathematical Modeling of Cognitive Systems for Applications in Autonomous Robotics At the Department of Mathematics for Science and Technology we have an open research position (start October 2003) in the field of Mathematical Modeling of Cognitive Systems for Applications in Autonomous Robotics. The work will take place in the interdisciplinary research project "Artefact Structural Learning through Imitation" financed by the European Commission. Collaborations with diverse international research institutions in Neurobiology, Cognitive Sciences and Robotics exist. Applicants should be able to build upon a solid education in mathematics proven by a degree in mathematics, physics or engineering in order to develop and analyze formal models that lead to new insights about cognitive functions. The ultimate goal of the work is the implementation of cognitive capabilities in living artefacts. Contacts : Prof. Wolfram Erlhagen, Departamento de Matemática para C&T, Universidade do Minho, 4800-058 Guimarăes, Portugal, wolfram.erlhagen@mct.uminho.pt Prof.Estela Bicho Department of Industrial Electronics Universidade do Minho Campus de Azurem 4800-058 Guimarăes Portugal e-mail: estela.bicho@dei.uminho.pt Web:http://www.dei.uminho.pt/pessoas/estela e-mail: estela.bicho@dei.uminho.pt Web:http://www.dei.uminho.pt/pessoas/estela Tel: +351 253 510190 Fax: +351 253 510189 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: I-Jeng Wang, Research Scientist: Johns Hopkins, USA Autonomous Control Systems Research Scientist The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a national leader in scientific research and development, located midway between Baltimore and Washington, DC is seeking an Autonomous Control Systems Research Scientist. Duties: Conduct research in automated reasoning for autonomous systems. Lead a research program in autonomous control systems, coordinating with peer researchers in an interdisciplinary team. Coordinate with systems engineers, warfare analysts, and space scientists to determine research and development requirements and transition products into operation. Lead in the capture of direct sponsored research in autonomous control systems. Present research and development results in publications and conferences. Qualifications: *Required: PhD in CS, EE, or Math. 5-10 years experience in a research environment. Research agenda in autonomous control systems with a particular emphasis in automated planning/scheduling, control/decision theory, or hybrid systems. Proven team leadership capability. *Desired: General programming experience. Experience in constraint satisfaction programming. Experience in the design and development of real- time systems. Experience in grant proposal preparation and sponsor interface. Special Working Conditions: None Security: Applicants selected will be subject to a Government security Security: Applicants selected will be subject to a Government security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include US citizenship. Pay,Benefits: APL offers a comprehensive benefits package including a liberal vacation plan, a matching retirement program, significant educational assistance, a scholarship tuition program for staff with dependents, and competitive salaries commensurate with skills and experience. For more information about our organization, please visit our web site at http://www.jhuapl.edu/ Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in our workforce. M/F/V/D To Apply: Apply via the JHU/APL careers web page by following these instructions: Go to this website: http://www.jhuapl.edu/employment Click on Employment Opportunities Click on View Job Posting/Apply for Job In the keyword search field, enter the Reference Code for this job (70175), then click Search The position will come up with a checkbox at the far right under "add to job basket". Click on box to add it to the job basket. Click on apply for jobs in basket button and follow the instructions to complete pages 1-5 of the on-line application process. Technical Point of Contact: Dr. I-Jeng Wang, Senior Research Scientist System and Information Sciences Group Research and Technology Development Center Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. i-jeng.wang@jhuapl.edu +----------------------------------------+ | | Books | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Richard M. Murray, Control in an Information Rich World: Report of the Panel on Future Directions in Control, Dynamics, and Systems Richard M. Murray (editor) SIAM, 2003 This report documents the findings and recommendations of the Panel on Future Directions in Control, Dynamics, and Systems, which was was formed in April 2000 to provide a renewed vision of future challenges and opportunities in the field of control. The Panel was chaired by Professor Richard M. Murray (Caltech) and was formed with the help of an organizing committee consisting of Professor Roger Brockett (Harvard), Professor John Burns (VPI), Professor John Doyle (Caltech), and Dr. Gunter Stein (Honeywell). This brief yet thorough report provides renewed vision, a detailed list of new application areas, and specific recommendations for future research directions in control, dynamics, and systems, compiled by experts in the field. Students, researchers, and decision makers interested in knowing more about control and its relevance to future technological applications will gain much from this detailed overview. A web site has been established to provide a central repository for materials generated by the Panel, including a full copy of the report that can be downloaded free of charge: http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/cdspanel/ The report is available in book form through SIAM and includes high resolution versions of the figures and a detailed index. It maybe ordered from the SIAM through the web at http://www.ec-securehost.com/SIAM/ot81.html +----------------------------------------+ | | Journals | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Reza Moheimani, CFP: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Focused Section on Smart Materials and Structures The field of smart structures is an emerging engineering field that has captured the attention of many engineering professionals and academics in recent years. A smart structure incorporates "smart material" sensors and actuators, electronic signal processing and advanced control systems to produce appropriate actuator response for particular sensor inputs. Smart materials are materials that possess adaptive capabilities to external stimuli. Electrostrictive polymers, piezoelectric materials, electrorheological and magnetorheological fluids, shape memory alloys and magnetostrictive materials fall within this category. The field of smart structures has experienced explosive growth over the past decade. In an effort to disseminate recent advances in the field and to stimulate a discussion on the future mechatronics-related research directions in this area, the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics invites submissions for a focused section on "Smart Materials and Structures". It is hoped that this focused section will present an overview of the field to the mechatronics community, and will encourage a more active participation from the community in this field. Some of the areas particularly targeted by this focused section are: Some of the areas particularly targeted by this focused section are: * Applications in micro and nano-positioning systems, and in MEMS; * Use of smart materials for power harvesting; * Applications of smart material actuators in active noise and vibration control systems; * Applications in civil structures; * Dealing with hysteresis, and other nonlinearities, in feedback control of smart structures; * Modeling, signal processing and control of smart structures; * Applications of smart structures in aerospace systems; Papers must contain high-quality original contributions and be prepared in accordance with the standards of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. Submitted papers must not have been previously published or be under review for possible publication elsewhere. Contributed manuscripts, in PDF format, should be emailed to the Guest Editor by December 31, 2003. Submitted manuscripts should be prepared in double column format using the IEEE style file (http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/authors.html). Regular papers are expected to be limited to eight Transactions pages and short papers to four pages including all figures and tables. Longer papers may be accepted if the added length is judged to make a substantial contribution. All the papers will be rigorously reviewed according to the standards of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. Only contributions that have practical results obtained from laboratory scale or full scale apparatus will be included. Dr. Reza Moheimani, Guest Editor School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science The University of Newcastle Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia Fax: +61-2-49216993 Tel: +61-2-49216030 Email: reza@ee.newcastle.edu.au *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Graham Woodward, CFP: Int Jour of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0890-6327/ Special issue on "Iterative Modelling and Control" Iterative modelling and controller design methods have been developed at least for the past 16 years or longer: second-order modelling, LQG and covariance controllers; the "windsurfer" approach; compatible criteria for identification and control; synergy in minimum variance control; cautious control based on gap and other metrics; unfalsification based iterative methods, etc. A series of papers were written in favour of control design methods which iterate between closed-loop experiments, modelling and robust controller design. Research still carries on for various reasons: (i) appearance of new metrics and measures of performance (ii) new model classes (iii) to explain the synergistic interaction between modelling and control (iv) to propose new identification criteria of modelling for control. Introduction of easily computable practical schemes is also of interest as well as applications and the automation of iterations for adaptive control in autonomous control systems. Papers are invited for submission on various topics of iterative methods: . New or refined algorithms to serve practical problems Applications examples . Theoretical convergence proofs for iterations Performance guarantees . Automated methods of iterations to implement adaptive controllers Iterative feedback tuning methods Controller unfalsification methods Submission details: Prospective authors are requested to submit their paper in postscript or pdf format, or five copies by regular mail to the journal's subject Editor Prof S M Veres, not later than 15th October 2003. All papers will be reviewed following standard procedures of the journal. For further information please contact either of the Editors listed below. Prof S M Veres, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton Highfield, SO19 9TE, UK Email: sandy@mech.soton.ac.uk Prof S M Veres, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton Highfield, SO19 9TE, UK Email: sandy@mech.soton.ac.uk Dr Robert L. Kosut, SC Solutions, Inc, 1261 Oakmead Pkwy Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA Email: kosut@scsolutions.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Peng Shi, CFP: Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory Special issue on "Stability Analysis and Synthesis for Time Delay Stochastic Nonlinear Systems" Stochastic nonlinear differential equations have been widely used to model physical systems that have abrupt variations in their structures. These abrupt variations may result from component and interconnection failures or repairs, parameters shifting, sudden environmental disturbances, abrupt variations of the operating point, etc. Stochastic nonlinear differential equations typically consist of both continuous and discrete states, which are, respectively, modeled by nonlinear differential equations and stochastic processes. Various engineering systems such as electrical networks, economic systems, manufacturing systems, communication systems, etc. have the characteristics of time-delay. In general, the existence of time delays degrades the control performance and may make the closed-loop stabilization very difficult. We hereby, propose a special issue on stability analysis and synthesis for time delay stochastic nonlinear systems. Submission details: Prospective authors are requested to submit their paper in postscript or pdf format, or three copies by regular mail to the guest editors Dr Sing Kiong Nguang or Dr Peng Shi, not later than 31 January 2004. All papers will be reviewed following standard procedures of the journal. For further information please contact either of the Guest Editors listed below. The accepted papers will be published in JNDST Issue 2 or Issue 3, 2004. Dr Sing Kiong Nguang Dr Sing Kiong Nguang Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland, New Zealand Email: sk.nguang@auckland.ac.nz Dr Peng Shi Weapons Systems Division Defence Science and Technology Organisation PO Box 1500, Edinburgh 5111 SA, Australia Email: peng.shi@dsto.defence.gov.au *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, Contents: Asian Journal of Control, Sept 2003 Vol. 5, Nol. 3, September, 2003 CONTENTS Regular: 1.Title: Regularizability of Linear Descriptor Systems via Output Plus Partial State Derivative Feedback Author: Guang-Ren Duan and Xian Zhang 2.Title: Computationally Efficient Algorithm for Frequency-Weighted Optimal HˇŰ Model Reduction Author: Fen Wu and Juan J. Jaramillo 3.Title: Robust MRAC of a Nonautonomous Parabolic System with Spatiotemporally Varying Coefficients and Bounded Disturbance Author: Kyung-Jinn Yang and Keum-Shik Hong 4.Title: Robust HˇŰ Filtering for Uncertain Stochastic Time-Delay Systems Author: Shengyuan Xu and Tongwen Chen 5.Title: PID Controller Design with Guaranteed Gain and Phase Margins Author: Ming-Tzu Ho and Hsing-Sen Wang 6.Title: Robust State Feedback Control Through Actuators with Author: Ming-Tzu Ho and Hsing-Sen Wang 6.Title: Robust State Feedback Control Through Actuators with Generalized Sector Nonlinearities and Saturation Author: Chih-Chin Hsu and I-Kong Fong 7.Title: Toward the Implementation of a Seek-Controller for Optical Pick-up Head Using Discrete Sliding-Mode Control Scheme Author: Tsang-Li Tai and Jian-Shiang Chen Brief: 8.Title: Robust Stability for Uncertain Discrete Singular Systems with State Delay Author: Shengyuan Xu and James Lam 9.Title: Quaternion Feedback Attitude Control Design: A Nonlinear HˇŰ Approach Author: Long-Life Show, Jyh-Ching Juang, Ying-Wen Jan and Chen-Tzung Lin 10.Title: Mixed Constrained Infinite Horizon Linear Quadratic optimal Control Author: Jinhoon Choi and Kwang Soon Lee 11.Title: New Sampling Mode for Linear Time-Varying Systems Author: Ge Guo and Qiu Qiang 12.Title: Period and Priority Assignment Method for DCS Design Author: Hyoung yuk Kim and Hong Seong Park 13.Title: A New Delay-Dependent Stability Criterion for Neutral Delay-Differential Systems Author: Bin Yang, Jincheng Wang and Chongquan Zhong *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: A.H. Glattfelder, Contents: Control Engineering Practice Volume 11, Issue 9, Pages 975-1094 (September 2003) With Special Section on Algorithms and Applications of Iterative Feedback Tuning, edited by H. Hjalmarsson & M. Gevers Reconfigurable distributed control using smart peripheral elements, H. Bentez- Perez, F. Garca-Nocetti, pp 975-988 Perez, F. Garca-Nocetti, pp 975-988 Large angle attitude control of spacecraft with actuator saturation, H. Bang, M.-J. Tahk, H.-D. Choi, pp 989-997 An adaptive control law for robotic manipulator without velocity feedback, F. Alonge, F. D'Ippolito, F.M. Raimondi, pp 999-1005 On-line estimation of unmeasured inputs for anaerobic wastewater treatment processes, D. Theilliol, J.-C. Ponsart, J. Harmand, C. Join, P. Gras, pp 1007- 1019 Special section on algorithms and applications of Iterative Feedback Tuning, H. Hjalmarsson, M. Gevers, pp 1021 Iterative feedback tuning of PID parameters: comparison with classical tuning rules, O. Lequin, M. Gevers, M. Mossberg, E. Bosmans, L. Triest, pp 1023-1033 Tuning of a decoupling controller for a 2x2 system using iterative feedback tuning, S. Gunnarsson, V. Collignon, O. Rousseaux, pp 1035-1041 Iterative feedback tuning for internal model controllers, F. De Bruyne, pp 1043-1048 Model-free frequency domain iterative active sound and vibration control, T. Meurers, S.M. Veres, A.C.H. Tan, pp 1049-1059 Iterative feedback tuning of controllers for a two-mass-spring system with friction, K. Hamamoto, T. Fukuda, T. Sugie, pp 1061-1068 Iterative correlation-based controller tuning with application to a magnetic suspension system, A. Karimi, L. Miskovic, D. Bonvin, pp 1069-1078 Iterative controller optimization for nonlinear systems, J. Sjoberg, F. De Bruyne, M. Agarwal, B.D.O. Anderson, M. Gevers, F.J. Kraus, N. Linard, pp 1079-1086 A signal convolution method for estimation of controller parameter sensitivity functions for tuning of feedback control systems by an iterative process, D.J. Murray-Smith, J. Kocijan, M. Gong, pp 1087-1094 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Danila Ferrara, Contents: European Journal of Control VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2-3 Fundamental Issues in Control Editorial S. Bittanti Guest Editorial I. Postlethwaite, J. M. Maciejowski, K. Glover, P. J. Fleming Future Directions in Control, Dynamics and Systems: Overview, Grand Challenges and New Courses R.M. Murray Fairness and Stability of End-to-End Congestion Control F. Kelly Hybrid Systems Modeling and Control M. Morari, M. Baotic and F. Borrelli State and Output Feedback Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: An Overview R. Findeisen, L. Imsland, F. Allgöwer and B. A. Foss Flight Control Law Design: An Industry Perspective G. J. Balas Feedback Control in Intracellular Signaling Pathways: Regulating Chemotaxis in Disctyostelium Discoideum P. A. Iglesias Bioinformatics: Organisms from Venus, Technology from Jupiter, Algorithms from Mars B. De Moor, K. Marchal, J. Mathys and Y. Moreau Quantum Control and Quantum Entanglement C. Ahn, H. M. Wiseman and G. J. Milburn Density and Cost in Non-linear Control A. Rantzer and S. Hedlund The Behavioural Approach as a Paradigm for Modeling Interconnected Systems H. L. Trentelman and J. C. Willems Semidefinite Programming Relaxations and Algebraic Optimization in Control P.A. Parrilo and S. Lall Semidefinite Programming Relaxations and Algebraic Optimization in Control P.A. Parrilo and S. Lall The Complementarity Class of Hybrid Dynamical Systems W. P. M. H. Heemels and B. Brogliato Call for Papers Special Issue "Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control" Guest Editors: A. Astolfi and A. J. van der Schaft *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Misha Skliar, Contents: IEEE Transactions Control Systems Technology September 2003, Vol. 11, No. 5 EDITORIAL Special Issue on Control of Industrial Spatially Distributed Processes D. Dochain, G. Dumont, D. Gorinevsky, and T. Ogunnaike PAPERS Feedback Controller Design for a Spatially Distributed System: The Paper Machine Problem G. E. Stewart, D. M. Gorinevsky, and G. A. Dumont Identification Tool for Cross-Directional Processes D. Gorinevsky and C. Gheorghe Force Allocation in a Large-Scale Distributed Active Surface M. P. J. Fromherz and W. B. Jackson Control of Temperature Profile for a Spray Deposition Process P. D. A. Jones, S. R. Duncan, T. Rayment, and P. S. Grant Modeling and Control of Distributed Thermal Systems A. Emami-Naeini, J. L. Ebert, D. de Roover, R. L. Kosut, M. Dettori, L. M. Porter, and S. Ghosal Worst-Case and Distributional Robustness Analysis of Finite-Time Control L. M. Porter, and S. Ghosal Worst-Case and Distributional Robustness Analysis of Finite-Time Control Trajectories for Nonlinear Distributed Parameter Systems Z. K. Nagy and R. D. Braatz Model Predictive Control of a Catalytic Reverse Flow Reactor P. Dufour, F. Couenne, and Y. Touré Modeling and Control of Cement Grinding Processes M. Boulvin, A. Vande Wouwer, R. Lepore, C. Renotte, and M. Remy Spatial System Identification of a Simply Supported Beam and a Trapezoidal Cantilever Plate A. J. Fleming and S. O. R. Moheimani Optimal Actuator/Sensor Placement for Nonlinear Control of the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky Equation Y. Lou and P. D. Christofides BRIEF PAPERS Reduced Order Cross-Directional Controller Design for Sheet Forming Processes A. Rigopoulos and Y. Arkun Scanning Actuator Guidance Scheme in a 1-D Thermal Manufacturing Process M. A. Demetriou, A. Paskaleva, O. Vayena, and H. Doumanidis Control of Lateral Motion in Moving Webs J. B. Yerashunas, J. A. De Abreu-Garcia, and T. T. Hartley *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: T.S. Lee, Contents: ISA Transactions Volume 42, Number 3 - July 2003 Sensor calibration and compensation using artificial neural network; Shakeb A. Khan, D.T. Shahani, A.K. Agarwala; pp 337-352 A distortion corrected single camera-based weight estimation technique for industrial objects; Subhasis Chaudhuri, Anirban Mukherjee, Pranab K. Dutta, Amit Patra; pp 353- industrial objects; Subhasis Chaudhuri, Anirban Mukherjee, Pranab K. Dutta, Amit Patra; pp 353- 360 Data flow modeling for batch and hybrid processes; Jean-Marie Flaus, Luc Thevenon; pp 361-380 Robust quadratic stabilization applied to design of continuous-time and discrete-time observers; Fikret Caliskan, Mohamed A. Zohdy; pp 381-390 Calculation of PID controller parameters by using a fuzzy neural network; Ching-Hung Lee, Ching-Cheng Teng; pp 391-400 Hybrid modeling and dynamic simulation of automated batch plants; A. Sanchez, L.F. Parra, R. Baird, S. Macchietto; pp 401-420 CRONE control of continuous linear time periodic systems: Application to a testing bench; Jocelyn Sabatier, Alain Oustaloup, Aitor Garcia Iturricha, Francois Levron; pp 421-436 Self-tuning adaptive control for an industrial weigh belt feeder; Yanan Zhao, Emmanual G. Collins, Jr., David A. Cartes; pp 437-450 Design and experimental evaluation of a simple and robust control setup for measurement optimization in industrial applications; Giulio D~REmilia, Luciano De Santis; pp 451-460 Operation and control of a water supply system; Ilyas Eker, Tolgay Kara; pp 461-474 Active noise control using a distributed mode flat panel loudspeaker; H. Zhu, R. Rajamani, J. Dudney, K.A. Stelson; pp 475-484 Creating an automated chiller fault detection and diagnostics tool using a data fault library; Margaret B. Bailey, Jan F. Kreider; pp 485-496 Software objects in distributed flow measurements; Ivan Marie; pp 497-504 Subscription information is at http://www.isa.org/isatransactions *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Józef Korbicz, Contents: Int. J. Applied Mathematics and Computer Science http://www.issi.uz.zgora.pl/amcs/ Vol. 13, No. 2 Contents 1. Hou X.: The asymptotical stability of a dynamic system with structural damping, pp. 131-138 2. Zerrik E.H. and Bourray H.: Gradient observability for diffusion systems, pp. 139-150 3. Twardowska K., Marnik T. and Pasławska-Południak M.: Approximation of the Zakai equation in a nonlinear filtering problem with delay, pp.151-160 4. Kaczorek T.: The relationship between the infinite eigenvalue assignment for singular systems and the solvability of polynomial matrix equations, pp. 161-167 5. Songschon S. and Longman R.W.: Comparison of the stability boundary and the frequency response stability condition in learning and repetitive control, pp. 169-177 6. Gurfil P.:Quantitative Lp stability analysis of a class of linear time-varying feedback systems, pp. 179-184 7. Phan M.Q., Longman R.W., Lee C.S. and Lee J.W.: System identification from multiple-trial data corrupted by non-repeating periodic disturbances, pp. 185-192 8. Mitkowski W.: Remarks about energy transfer in an RC ladder network, pp. 193-198 9. Janiszowski K.B.: Inversion of square matrices in processors with limited calculation abillities, pp. 199-204 10.Sadecki J.: An efficiency analysis of the parallel multitransputer implementation of two-level optimization algorithms, pp. 205-214 11.Łęski J.: A fuzzy if-then rule-based nonlinear classifier, pp. 215-223 12.Alimi A.M., Hassine R. and Selmi M.: Beta fuzzy logic systems: Approximation properties in the MIMO case, pp. 225-238 13.Taibi T. and Ngo D.C.L.: Modeling of distributed objects computing design pattern combinations using a formal specification language, pp. 239-253 14.Mrozek Z.: Computer aided design of mechatronic systems, pp. 255-267 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Yuri L. Sachkov, Contents: JDCS JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS Incorporating Dynamics and Control http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1079-2724 Vol 9, No. 4 October 2003 CONTENTS Classification of Supertransitive 2-Webs on Surfaces S.Kh. Aranson, V.Z. Grines, and V.A. Kaimanovich, 455--468 Nonlinear Robust Control Problems of Parabolic Type Equations with Time-Varying Delays Given in the Integral Form Aziz Belmiloudi, 469--512 Uniqueness of Local Control Sets Fritz Colonius and Marco Spadini, 513--530 Normal Forms of Germs of Contact Sub-Lorentzian Structures on R3. Differentiability of the Sub-Lorentzian Distance Function Marek Grochowski, 531--547 Optimal Control of Rigid Body Rotation Around Center of Mass Ilya Ioslovich, 549--562 Optimal Control of Hybrid Systems with an Infinite Set of Discrete States Grant N. Galbraith and Richard B. Vinter, 563--584 Regional Gradient-Constrained Control Problem. Approaches and Simulations E. Zerrik and F. Ghafrani, 585--599 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jen Samuels, Contents: Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Volume 26, Number 5, September-October 2003 HISTORY OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES Historical Perspective on Analysis and Control of Aeroelastic Responses V. Mukhopadhyay, p. 673 FULL-LENGTH PAPERS General Class of Tensegrity Structures: Topology and Prestress Equilibrium Analysis D. Williamson and R. E Skelton, p. 685 Optimal Update Scheme for Drag Reference Profiles in an Entry Guidance W. Grimm, J. G. van der Meulen, A. J. Roenneke, p. 695 Probability of Midair Collision During Ultra Closely Spaced Parallel Approaches S. W. Houck and J. D. Powell, p. 702 Improving Conventional Longitudinal Missile Autopilot Using Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller Neural Networks C. C. Lin and F. C. Chen, p. 711 Reconfigurable Nonlinear Autopilot M. Bodson, p. 719 Satellite Collision Probability for Nonlinear Relative Motion R. P. Patera, p. 728 Mission Functionality for Deflecting Earth-Crossing Asteroids/Comets S.-Y. Park and D. D. Mazanek, p. 734 Orbits in a Generalized Two-Body Problem C. R. McInnes, p. 743 New Class of Optimal Plane Change Maneuvers B. F. Villac and D. J. Scheeres, p. 750 Statistical Analysis of Control Maneuvers in Unstable Orbital Environments C. A. Renault and D. J. Scheeres, p. 758 Planning Algorithm for Multiple Satellite Clusters M. E. Campbell, p. 770 Precise Ephemeris Reconstruction Using the Clohessy–Wiltshire Frame and Multiple Sequential Compressions D.-J. Lee, T. S. No, S.-W. Choi, S.-R. Lee, H.-J. Kim, K. T. Alfriend, p. 781 Analysis of Frozen Conditions and Optimal Frozen Orbit Insertion M. Aorpimai and P. L. Palmer, p. 786 Spacecraft Architecture for Disturbance-Free Payload N. Pedreiro, p. 794 Orbital Maneuvering with Electrodynamic Tethers S. G. Tragesser and H. San, p. 805 Evaluation of Longitudinal Desired Dynamics for Dynamic-Inversion Controlled Generic Reentry Vehicles J. Georgie and J. Valasek, p. 811 ENGINEERING NOTES Global Positioning System-Based Attitude Determination and the Orthogonal Procrustes Problem T. Bell, p. 820 New Proportional Navigation Law for Ground-to-Air Systems J. Z. Ben-Asher, N. Farber, S. Levinson, p. 822 Trigonometric Models for Large-Angle Aerodynamic Force Coefficients R. L. Barron, p. 825 Two-Timescale Analysis of Phugoid Mode F. Giulietti, p. 827 BOOK REVIEW Review of Introduction to Avionic Systems (2nd edition) I. Y. Bar-Itzhack, p. 831 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hans Schneider, Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications Volume 372, Pages 1-345 (1 October 2003) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5653-2003-996279999-446580 TABLE OF CONTENTS On a moment problem for rational matrix-valued functions, Pages 1-31 Bernd Fritzsche, Bernd Kirstein and Andreas Lasarow Perturbation analysis of the matrix equation , Pages 33-51 Ji-guang Sun A graph theoretical determination of solvable complete rigid Lie algebras, Pages 53-66 R. Campoamor-Stursberg Friedland-Hersonsky problem for matrix algebra, Pages 67-78 Wensheng Cao and Xiantao Wang A generalization of the bounded real lemma, Pages 79-103 Akos Laszlo Hermite-Biehler, Routh-Hurwitz, and total positivity, Pages 105-110 Olga Holtz N-matrix completion problem, Pages 111-125 C. Mendes Araujo, Juan R. Torregrosa and Ana M. Urbano On meet and join matrices associated with incidence functions, Pages 127-153 Ismo Korkee and Pentti Haukkanen Invertibility preserving linear maps on -subspace lattice algebras, Pages 155- 166 Pengtong Li, Fangyan Lu and Jipu Ma On the bicommutant for one type of J-symmetric nilpotent algebras in Krein spaces, Pages 167-180 Vladimir Strauss On eigenvalues induced by a cone constraint, Pages 181-206 Alberto Seeger and Mounir Torki A revisitation of formulae for the Moore-Penrose inverse of modified matrices, Pages 207-224 Jerzy K. Baksalary, Oskar Maria Baksalary and Gotz Trenkler A parameterization of positive definite matrices in terms of partial correlation vines, Pages 225-251 Dorota Kurowicka and Roger Cooke A characterization of Jordan canonical forms which are similar to eventually nonnegative matrices with the properties of nonnegative matrices, Pages 253-285 Boris G. Zaslavsky and Judith J. McDonald Linear operators preserving adjoint matrix between matrix spaces, Pages 287- 293 Xiao Min Tang On Hermitian positive definite solutions of matrix equation X+A*X-2A=I, Pages 295-304 Yuhai Zhang Rank restricting functions, Pages 305-323 Aharon Atzmon and Allan Pinkus A note on companion matrices, Pages 325-331 Miroslav Fiedler Polygonal chains with minimal energy, Pages 333-344 Juan Rada and Antonio Tineo Author index, Page 345 Lists of Editors, Pages ii-iii *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: J.H. van Schuppen, Contents: Mathematics of Control, Signals and Systems Volume 16 (2003), Number 1 D. D'Alessandro, Controllability of one spin and two interacting spins. MCSS 16 (2003), 1-25. A. Feintuch, Orthogonal embeddings of linear time-varying systems. MCSS 16 (2003), 26-43. D.M. Boskovic, A. Balogh and M. Krstic, Backstepping in infinite dimension for a class of parabolic distributed parameter systems. MCSS 16 (2003), 44-75. P. Benner, V. Hernandez and A. Pastor, The Kleinman iteration for nonstabilizable systems. MCSS 16 (2003), 76-93. INFORMATION The tables of contents of MCSS and the .pdf files of its papers are available from the publisher Springer at: http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00498/index.htm Information on MCSS is available also at the Editors' home pages: www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html Address for submissions by email or regular mail: J.H. van Schuppen (Editor-in-Chief MCSS) CWI P.O.Box 94079 1090 GB Amsterdam The Netherlands Email mcss@cwi.nl Eduardo Sontag and Jan van Schuppen (Editors) +----------------------------------------+ | | Conferences | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Okyay Kaynak, 12th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED'04) June 6-9, 2004, Kuţadasý, TURKEY Technical co-sponsor: IEEE Control Systems Society http://mecha.ee.boun.edu.tr/med'04 The organizing committee of MED'04 extends a cordial invitation to you to 12th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED'04) in Kuţadasý, Turkey. MED'04 is the 12th conference of a series of meetings that has been going on since 1993. It has the goal of bringing together experts from different areas of expertise and from different countries to discuss the state-of-the-art and to present new research results and perspectives of future developments in control theory and applications and automation. Topics Please visit the web site of the conference http://mecha.ee.boun.edu.tr/med'04 to see the coverage of the conference. Registration Fees The registration fee of MED’04 will cover 4 nights of accommodation at a resort-style hotel, all meals and a tour of Ephesus. The fee is expected to be lower than Euro 560.00 (tentative). For more details, please see the web site. Paper submission Prospective participants are invited to electronically submit the full version of their work (in PDF file), following the instructions available on the Conference web site. Accepted papers will be published in a proceedings volume that will be available at the time of the conference. Some papers will be selected for publication in focused sections of learned journals. Deadlines Submission of Full papers 31 January 2004 Special session and tutorial proposals 31 January 2004 Notification of peer review results 14 March 2004 Camera-ready submission of full papers 5 April 2004 For further info, pls send some electrons to kaynak@boun.edu.tr General Chair: Okyay Kaynak Tech. Prog. Co-chairs: Petros Ioannou, Robert King and Li Qiu Honorary Chair: Tamer Başar Advisory Committee Chair: Frank Lewis *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Gary G. Yen, 2003 IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control October 5-8, The Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas, USA The organizing committee of the ISIC2003 would like to invite all interested researchers to participate this annual event on intelligent control sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society. TUTORIAL/WORKSHOPS- Sunday Morning 8:00am-12:00pm * Multiresolutional Hierarchical Decision Support Systems Alex Meystel, Drexel University * Computational Intelligence for Identification, Control & Optimization of Nonlinear Systems Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, University of Missouri-Rolla Ronald G. Harley, Georgia Institute of Technology Sunday Afternoon 1:00pm-5:00pm * Smart Embedded Systems for Control Jagannathan Sarangapani, University of Missouri-Rolla Sesh Commuri, The University of Oklahoma * Soft Computing in the Smart Cockpit John Valasek and John H. Painter, Texas A&M University * Fuzzy Logic Control: Analysis and Synthesis Reza Lengari, Texas A&M University Kazuo Tanaka, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo Hua Wang, Boston University PLENARY TALKS- Monday Plenary Speech: 8:30am-9:30am * A Hamilton-Jacobi Setup for Constrained Neural Network Control Frank Lewis, The University of Texas at Arlington Tuesday Plenary Speech: 8:30am-9:30am * Scalable Distributed Intelligence Ricardo Sanz, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Wednesday Plenary Speech: 8:30am-9:30pm * Intelligent Control of Mechatronic Systems T. H. Lee, National University of Singapore PANEL SESSION- Tuesday TP Session: 4:00pm-6:00pm * Intelligent Control Imitating Biology: Promises, Challenges and Lessons Panos Antsaklis, The University of Notre Dame The conference highlights several INVITED SESSIONS and 26 GENERAL SESSIONS over three days covering the theme of the conference in Intelligent Control of Complex Systems. For more information on the technical program of the symposium and registration details, go visit the conference web site at http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~isic2003/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Eduardo Misawa, 2004 ACC: Call for Interactive Sessions Invitation to Submit Proposals for Interactive Sessions As the Vice-Chair for Special Sessions for the 2004 American Control Conference (2004 ACC) I would like to invite and encourage you to submit proposals for Interactive Sessions. These are sessions held in large rooms, so that the presenters can bring in hardware that can be used to provide live demonstrations, probably allowing some hands-on interactions with the conference attendees. This solicitation is for proposals for interactive sessions organized around a common theme of your choice. The Organizing and Program Committees of the 2004 ACC will review the proposals and make final selections. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact me at 405-744-5904 or by e-mail at misawa@okstate.edu Additional conference information is available at http://www.mie.uiuc.edu/acc2004/index.asp The submission deadline is September 15, 2003, and the proposals should be sent directly to me. Eduardo Misawa Vice-Chair for Special Sessions 2004 American Control Conference June 30 July 2, 2004 Boston, Massachusetts *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Andrew Alleyne, 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: George J. Pappas, Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control 2004 7th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HYBRID SYSTEMS: COMPUTATION AND CONTROL MARCH 25-27, 2004 Hilton Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA, USA http://www.seas.upenn.edu/hybrid/HSCC04/ The Seventh International Workshop on Hybrid Systems : Computation and Control (HSCC 2004), will be held at the Hilton Inn at Penn on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, from March 25-27, 2004. The annual workshop on hybrid systems attracts researchers from academia and industry interested in modeling, analysis, and implementation of dynamic and reactive systems involving both discrete and continuous behaviors. Submissions are invited in all areas pertaining to the design, analysis, implementation, and applications of hybrid systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Modeling and representations * Computability and complexity issues * Tools for analysis and verification * Tools for synthesis and design * Programming language support and implementation * Control and optimization * Hybrid models in biology and other sciences * Engineering applications such as automotive control, avionics, energy systems, transportation networks, manufacturing, and robotics PAPER SUBMISSION The conference proceedings will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. Selected papers will be invited after the meeting to submit an extended version to a special issue of the journal Formal Methods in System Design (Kluwer Academic Publishers). Submitted papers must present original, unpublished research that has not been submitted elsewhere. Papers should be prepared using Springer's LNCS style, and must be at most 15 pages including abstract, figures, and bibliography. Instructions for submitting the papers electronically will be available on the conference homepage in September 2003. IMPORTANT DATES October 10, 2003: Submission deadline December 1, 2003: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection January 15,2004: Final Papers Due For more information, please visit the conference web site. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: M. Isabel Ribeiro, IAV2004 - 5th IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles July 5-7, 2004 Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, PORTUGAL http://iav04.isr.ist.utl.pt DEADLINE (for all submissions): December 1, 2003 The 5th IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles - IAV2004 - will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 5 to 7 July 2004. IAV2004 is organized by the Institute for Systems and Robotics/IST on behalf of APCA - the Portuguese Association of Automatic Control. This event is sponsored by IFAC TC on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles and co-sponsored by IFAC TCs on Robotics, Marine Systems and Aerospace, and EURON - European Robotics Research Network. The IAV2004 will provide an excellent opportunity for the presentation and discussion of research and development work in the general area of intelligent autonomous vehicles. Researchers and practitioners from the fields of land, air and marine robotics will be brought together to discuss common theoretical and practical problems, describe scientific and commercial applications and explore avenues for future research. See the symposium web sit for a list of topics. CALL FOR PAPERS and INVITED SESSIONS Contributed papers and invited session proposals are solicited. Contributed papers and papers for invited sessions must comply with the IFAC conference format (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ifac) and should not exceed 6 two-column pages. Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers in PDF or Postscript formats through the symposium website. For instructions on how to submit a proposal for an invited session, see the symposium web site. At least one of the authors of an accepted paper must register for the symposium. Accepted papers will appear in the conference Preprints (in CD format) distributed during the meeting. Papers duly presented will be archived and offered for sale in the form of Proceedings volumes by Elsevier Science, Oxford, England. FURTHER INFORMATION: Please consult the symposium web site http://iav04.isr.ist.utl.pt or contact the IAV2004 secretariat by e-mail iav04@isr.ist.utl.pt GENERAL CHAIR: M. Isabel Ribeiro Institute for Systems and Robotics Instituto Superior Tecnico Av.Rovisco Pais, 1 1049-001 Lisboa, PORTUGAL Tel: +351 218418059 Fax: +351 218418291 Email: mir@isr.ist.utl.pt +----------------------------------------+ | | End of Eletter 181 | | +----------------------------------------+