E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing Issue 188, April, 2004 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/ Contents 0. Editorial 1. Personals 1.1 Change of Address: Hidenori Kimura 2. Awards Honors 3. General Announcements 3.1 Constrained control and estimation 3.2 First Control Training Site Workshop 3.3 IEEE Trans on SMC Call For Paper 3.4 Multirate Control Toolbox for Matlab/Simulink 3.5 Nomination for Editors: Int Journal of Tomography and Statistics 3.6 Restriction on Publishing Scholarly Work Lifted 3.7 Workshop on Linear Matrix Inequalities in Control 4. Positions 4.1 Faculty: Cornell University USA 4.2 Faculty: University of Illinois USA 4.3 Jet Engine Controls Engineers Belcan Engineering USA 4.4 PDF: ERCIM Fellowship program 4.5 PDF: Nancy France 4.6 PDF: Univ of Technology of Compiegne France. 4.7 PDF: University of Michigan USA 4.8 PhD: K.U.Leuven Belgium 4.9 PhD: NUI Maynooth Ireland 4.10 PhD: UNSW Sydney Australia 4.11 PhD: University of Central Florida USA 4.12 PhD: University of Leicester UK 4.13 PhD Research Engineer: Nat Univ of Singapore 4.14 Res Assoc: University of New South Wales at ADFA Australia 4.15 Res Fellow: UNSW Sydney Australia 4.16 Research Engineer: Univ of Singapore 4.17 Technical Leader: United Technologies Res Center USA 5. Books 5.1 Adaptive Control of Systems with Actuator Failures 5.2 Advanced Structural Dynamics and Active Control of Structures 6. Journals 6.1 CFP: Int Journal of Tomography and Statistics 6.2 Contents: Asian Journal of Control 6.3 Contents: Control Engineering Practice 6.4 Contents: IEEE Trans on Control Systems Technology 6.5 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 6.6 Contents: Int Journal of Hybrid Systems 7. Conferences 7.1 ACC Workshop: Tools and Techniques for Control Loop Timing Analysis 7.2 Conference On Robotics Automation And Mechatronics 7.3 Conference on Artificial Intelligence AI-2004 7.4 Conference on Systems Automatic Control and Meas 7.5 HPOPT 2004: Optimization and Polynomials 7.6 IFAC Workshop: Generalized Solutions in Control Problems +----------------------------------------+ | | Editorial | | +----------------------------------------+ Welcome to the 188-th 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 May 2004. Signal Processing. 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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: Hidenori Kimura, Change of Address: Hidenori Kimura I have moved from the University of Tokyo to the following address from April 1st 2004: Hidenori Kimura Laboratory of Biological Control Systems Bio-mimetic Control Center Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Address: Nakashidami,Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-0003,Japan Tel: +81-052-736-6890 E-mail: kimura@bmc.riken.jp +----------------------------------------+ | | Awards Honors | | +----------------------------------------+ No submissions +----------------------------------------+ | | General Announcements | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Alina Voda, Constrained control and estimation International Summer School 13-17 September 2004, Grenoble , France http://ecole-ete-auto.ensieg.inpg.fr Scientist Responsible : Professor Graham C. GOODWIN Centre for Integrated Dynamics and Control, The Univ of Newcastle, AUSTRALIA Scope and Topics This summer school will give a comprehensive introduction to the topic of constrained control and estimation. This subject has a long history in practice particularly in the control of chemical processes and in channel equalization in digital communications. Recently, significant advances have also been made in the supporting theory. Thus, this is an opportune time to describe the basic principles of this topic. The objective of this summer school if therefore to provide a comprehensive overview of constrained control and estimation aimed at researchers and/or practitioners. We also emphasise the common links and connections between estimation and control problems. Principle lecturers : Professor Graham C. Goodwin - Univ. of Newcastle, Australia Dr Maria M. Seron - Univ. of Newcastle, Australia Dr Jose A. De Dona - Univ. of Newcastle, Australia Guest Lecturer : Professor David Q. MayneImperial College, London, UK Responsible of Grenoble Summer Schools in Automatic Control: Dr Alina Voda - Laboratoire d’Automatique de Grenoble, France. Web site: http://ecole-ete-auto.ensieg.inpg.fr The Intended Audience The summer school is aimed at anybody wishing to gain an understanding of constrained control and estimation. It should be useful for research students and practicing engineers. Required Background: Some background in control system design is essential. Familiarity with basic state space ideas is also necessary. Otherwise the course is self contained. Practical Case Studies and Laboratory Session: The course will be illustrated by several real world examples which will enhance its appeal to practitioners. Also, students will be given the opportunity to try the methods on simple problems in hands-on laboratory sessions at the end of each day. Text Book: De Dona, Goodwin and Seron "Constrained Control and Estimation", Springer Verlag 2003 (Copies will be made available to attendees). Registration : from December 2003 to July 2004 Registration fee (excluding VAT, Including the five lunches, the welcome cocktail ). Non academics : 780 Euro Academics : 450 Euro Students : 230 Euro Conference Location The 2004 summer school will take place at ENSIEG (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs Electriciens de Grenoble) of INPG (Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble), support. It is located on the campus, a pleasant green place, connected in 15 minutes to downtown by tramway. Travel : by train from Paris (3h) or by plane to Lyon Saint-Exupéry or Grenoble Saint-Geoirs. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: F. Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue, The First Control Training Site Workshop will be held in Coimbra-Portugal on July 1-3, 2004. The main objective of the First CTS Workshop is to bring together those enrolled in the activities of the Control Training Site - http://www.mc-cts.org - from responsible to CTS fellows, in order to promote the exchange of ideas and experiences, and reinforce scientific contacts in the large multi-disciplinary area of control. This Workshop is also open to researchers who are interested in the various areas of control theory, optimization and control engineering. The program of the Workshop will reflect the various scientific areas of the CTS and consists of a series of lectures given by invited speakers and short contributed presentations primarily by CTS fellows. Invited speakers: - Andrei Agrachev - Antonio Bicchi - Nigel Cutland - Bronislaw Jakubczyk - Matthias Kawski - Françoise Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue - Philippe Martin - Arjan van der Schaft - Rodolphe Sepulchre Details about registration and programme are available at the workshop web page at: http://www.mat.ua.pt/1ctsw *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Robin Qiu, Call For Paper, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Humans Special Issue on “Advances in Heterogeneous and Complex System Integration” The advances in distributed computing and networks make possible linking people, complex and isolated systems, computational resources, and heterogeneous information efficiently and cost-effectively. Through integration the degree of business (system) process automation and productivity can be substantially increased as we have witnessed in the last decade or so. System integration transforms science and engineering research and expectations on how people live, learn, and work. Due to the inherent heterogeneity and complexity of systems (e.g., hardware, software, networks, engineering process, and human beings), system integration creates many new challenges, which confront researchers and professionals. This special issue aims at presenting the latest research on Emerging Technologies in Heterogeneous and Complex Systems Integration to provide researchers and professionals with a better understanding of the on-going shift towards increasing connections and interdependencies among heterogeneous systems and human beings. Topic areas of interest include (but are not limited to): . System Integration: Formulation, Modeling, and Analysis . Reconfigurable Components and Systems for Ease of Integration . Enterprise Information Systems: Integration and Optimization . Human-System Interaction and Decision Making . Architectural, Security, and Communication Issues in System Integration . Networked Computing Devices for System Integration . Reliability, Adaptability, and Expandability of Integrated Systems . Performance Metrics for Integrated Heterogeneous and Complex Systems . Applications of Integrated Heterogeneous and Complex Systems In preparing manuscripts, authors should follow the IEEE Transactions on SMC’s "instruction for authors", which can be found in abridged form at the back of each issue and is available at the following web site: http://www.ieee-smc.org/webpages/publications/index.html. Submission: All the manuscripts should be submitted through IEEE Transactions on SMC Part A: Systems and Humans manuscript central web site (http://smca- ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/). Authors should put in the "Author Comments Section" to Editor-in-Chief the following sentence: "This paper is for the Special Issue on 'Advances in Heterogeneous and Complex System Integration' being edited by Robin Qiu and MengChu Zhou." Important Dates: December 1, 2004: Full manuscripts submitted to Transaction's manuscript center with a note to EIC that the paper is intended for this special issue (see above). March 1, 2005: First round review completed. April 1, 2005: The revised manuscripts due to Transaction’s manuscript center. June 1, 2005: Final notification. June 15, 2005: Final paper due to EIC. November 2005: Publication Guest Editors: Prof. Robin G. Qiu, Ph.D. Dept. of Information Science, The Pennsylvania State University, Malvern, PA 19355, USAEmail: robinqiu@psu.edu Prof. MengChu Zhou, Ph.D. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Eng. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USAEmail: zhou@njit.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Carlos M. Velez-Sanchez, Multirate Control Toolbox for Matlab/Simulink The Multirate Control Toolbox (MCT) allows the modeling, simulation and real- time implementation (with Real-Time Workshop of Matlab) of multirate control systems which could be: SISO or MIMO, continuous or discrete (given to a base period), with or without time delay, with regular or irregular sampling patterns, with or without offset in inputs and outputs. Multirate Control Toolbox is a toolbox with functions and simulation blocks, which allow the calculation and analysis of multirate systems and its simulation, however it works in a way like to the conventional systems. The basic idea of simulation with Multirate Control Toolbox (MCT) is to sample each input signal according to its sampling pattern and form a lifting vector (vectorization), calculate the extended output (Multirate Model) and apply the suitable output from the lifted output vector in the actual sampling time (Reduction). This process is transparent and clear. The masks facilitate the parameterization of the blocks. The MCT was developed to make easy the study of multirate control systems (We use it in the course "Multirate Control" in the "Master in Applied Mathematics"). The simulation is easy to carry out and the diagrams may be built according to rules for single-rate systems. Characteristics of the toolbox: - Multirate state-space modeling of SISO and MIMO systems using the "lifting" method - Hybrid simulation which allows to see the intersample ripple in the time response - Direct implementation of continuous-time and single-rate regulators in a multirate pattern (without doing the previous discretization step) - Implementation of direct-designed multirate regulators using the lifting method - Implementation of different sampling cases (regular or irregular, MRIC or MROC, serial, etc) - Implementation of multirate systems in a way similar to single-rate systems (the cumbersome details remain hidden to the user) - Real-time implementation (rapid prototyping). RTW is required only for real-time implementation (not for simulation). You can download the toolbox here: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/loadFile.do? objectId=4496&objectType=file Information about multirate control: http://www.control-systems.net/research/multirate/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Tanuja Srivastava, Nomination for Editors: Int Journal of Tomography and Statistics Nominations are invited for Editor-in-Chief, Editors, Associate and Assistant Editors for the International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS). If you have someone in mind to serve as Editor-in-Chief, Editors, Associate and Assistant Editors (including yourself), please nominate the person and attach their CV. If you are nominating someone else, please consult with that person to make sure they would be willing. All the posts are of two years term with volunteer appointment policy. Also as per policy subscription of journal is required for all appointed. The IJTS ( http://www.geocities.com/ceser_isder/ijts.html ) publishes refereed, well-written original research articles, and studies that describe the latest research and developments in computerized Tomography and Statistics. It also covers the many potential applications and connections to other areas of Science and technology such as the use and development of WAVELETS in signal and image processing & reconstructions, applications in computerized tomography, and inter-disciplinary nature of applications. Applications in signal and image processing with Fourier analysis or WAVELETS are particularly welcome. IJTS is published quarterly in March, June, September and December by "Indian Society for Development & Environment Research" ISDER ( http://www.geocities.com/ceser_isder ). Send the nominations with CV and a brief write-up about vision & mission to: Dr. Tanuja Srivastava, Executive Editor IJTS, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee-247667, INDIA tanujfma@iitr.ernet.in, tanujfma@indiatimes.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: D. Birdwell, Restriction on Publishing Scholarly Work Lifted This will come as heartening new for authors from embargoed countries. The U.S. Department of Treasury that eliminates restrictions on our IEEE's entire publishing process. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has ruled that the IEEE peer review, editing and publishing of manuscripts submitted by authors living in embargoed countries are all free from U.S. government restrictions. The new ruling concludes that the IEEE publishing process "is not constrained by OFAC's regulatory programs." This OFAC decision means IEEE will not need a license for editing manuscripts from authors in Iran, Cuba Libya or Sudan. Effective immediately IEEE and its societies can resume its normal scholarly publishing process for authors worldwide. The ruling also should help provide guidance for other publishers whose process is similar to that of IEEE. However, authors should check with their publisher to make sure that they have received appropriate exemption. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Didier Henrion, Workshop on Linear Matrix Inequalities in Control Thursday July 1 and Friday July 2, 2004 LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France http://www.laas.fr/~henrion/lmi04 The workshop aims at reporting latest achievements in the area of linear matrix inequality (LMI) methods in systems control. Confirmed invited speakers are, in alphabetical order: V. Ragu Balakrishnan, Purdue University, USA Jean-Marc Biannic, ONERA Toulouse, FR Benoit Clement, CNES Evry, FR Patrick Danes, LAAS-CNRS Toulouse, FR Benoit Frapard, EADS Astrium Toulouse, FR Jose C. Geromel, University of Campinas, BR Friedemann Leibfritz, University of Trier, DE Emmanuel Prempain, University of Liverpool, UK Carsten W. Scherer, Delft University of Technology, NL Lieven Vandenberghe, University of California at Los Angeles, USA Michel Zasadzinski, Universite Henri Poincare Nancy, FR There will be a workshop fee (reduced rate for students) to cover lunches, coffee breaks, the workshop CD-ROM and transportation from and to the city center. To register, please contact Didier Henrion (henrion@laas.fr) before June 1, 2004. +----------------------------------------+ | | Positions | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Mark Campbell, Faculty: Cornell University, USA The Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions for persons with interests in systems engineering with particular emphasis on either aerospace or complex energy systems. Applicants must have a demonstrated record of success in, or evidence of outstanding potential for, building a vigorous, independent program in teaching and research. We expect to fill the positions at the Assistant Professor level, but applications at other levels will be considered; salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested candidates should send a Curriculum Vita and the names of four professional references to: Chair, Faculty Search Committee Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 105 Upson Hall Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853-7501 Cornell University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer; qualified women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Mark W. Spong, Faculty: University of Illinois, USA University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign Department of General Engineering Faculty Openings The Department of General Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign invites applications for one or more full-time, tenure-track positions at the assistant, associate, or full professor levels. Candidates should have an earned Ph.D. in engineering or a related discipline. The Department offers comprehensive multidsciplinary degree programs designed to prepare students with innovative engineering, design, problem solving, and business skills needed to develop and bring to market competitive products and services for the benefit of society. The Department has 18 faculty with research programs in mechanics and structures, control and robotics, design and manufacturing systems, communication networks, operations research, operations management, genetic algorithms, nondestructive evaluation, product management, product planning, financial engineering, systems engineering, and entrepreneurship. The Department has 560 undergraduate students and 65 graduate students and offers the B.S. degree in General Engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering. Candidates should be committed to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and to developing significant externally funded research programs. Candidates in the areas of structural design, mechanics and mechatronics are particularly sought but all areas of interdisciplinary systems research of interest to the Department will be considered. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. The proposed starting date is August 16, 2004. Applications should include a letter of interest outlining teaching and research interests, curriculum vitae, complete publication list, dissertation abstract, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and the names of four references. They should be sent to Professor Mark W. Spong, Interim Head, Department of General Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 104 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (217-333-2730). Applications will be considered until the positions are filled. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Bert Baker, Jet Engine Controls Engineers, Belcan Engineering, USA Belcan has approximately 4,000 employees worldwide. With over 1,100 turbomachinery engineers, in 14 offices, Belcan has the largest turbomachinery engineering consulting practice in the world. Our controls practice has grown over 300% in the last year, and we are looking to hire 60 additional controls engineers (BS, MS, PhD) in the upcoming quarter. These current needs are to support our clients in the Jet Engine Controls Business, though future work could be with any of our clients in Embedded Systems and Controls. Positions are to work on the controls for the Joint Strike Fighter, next- generation controls electronics and software for current jet engines, and control systems for new and updated jet engines (commercial, military and industrial). Candidates with experience in jet engine sensors and actuators (e.g. fuel systems) are also being sought. Current positions are in Cincinnati, Ohio; Lynn, Massachusetts; and Phoenix, Arizona. Because of export restrictions on jet engine controls technology, ONLY U.S. CITIZENS OR PERMANENT RESIDENTS ARE ELLIGIBLE FOR THESE POSITIONS. Because of the advanced technical nature of this work, we are also very selective in our hiring. These are full-time, continuing positions. Resumes can be sent to Bob Yeigh, Corporate Recruiter, byeigh@belcan.com. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jan H. van Schuppen, PDF: ERCIM Fellowship program 2004-2005 SECOND ROUND LAUNCHED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 30 APRIL, 2004 ERCIM offers postdoctoral fellowships in leading European information technology research centres. Fellowships are generally of 18 months duration, spent in two research centres. Competitive salary. Deadline for applications: 30 April 2004. Full description of the programme, conditions and the online application form can be found at: http://www.ercim.org/activity/fellows/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hervé Panetto, PDF: Nancy, France Formalisation of a process modelling language for enterprise applications interoperability During the last twenty years, Enterprise Modelling has been recognised as a powerful mean for industrial engineering, mainly with a point of view based on performances improvement. A great number of tools and methods have emerged in particular in the United States and in Europe. In Europe, the European Framework Programs, set up by the European Commission, have largely made it possible to develop and diffuse these tools. It results today on a scientific domain recognised at the international level with a strong industrial impact. This development has led to a significant number of tools and methods having, each other, specificities but sharing with others a large covering space, in term of concepts as well as applications fields. Thus, with respects to this diversity, we enter today in a second era which leads more to reconciliation, even integration, of existing approaches rather than the emergence of new ones. All the initiatives already started illustrate this attempt to reconciliation. Let us quote in particular, research works done on the frame of IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) and IFIP (International Federation of Information Processing) as well as the attempt of standardisation by ISO Technical Committees. These initiatives are often gathered under the generic term of UEML (Unified Enterprise Modelling Language). In the continuity of this work, the implication of the laboratory as "core member " within the Network of Excellence on "Interoperability Research for Networked Enterprises Applications and Software" (IST 508011 INTEROP NoE), funded in the frame of the 6th European Framework Program, allows us to propose this research project, aiming at the syntactic and semantics formalisation of a Unified Enterprise Modelling Language (UEML) on the basis of metamodelling existing Enterprise Modelling Languages currently used within industrial applications. The post-doctorate candidate will have, on the basis of former work of the laboratory, to analyze syntactically and semantically various Enterprise Modelling Languages, either used industrially such as GRAI, DEM, IEM, EEML, CIMOSA... or standardised such as ENV12004/ISO 19440, BPM… for meamodelling them. To be more detailed, the formalisms will be analysed and decomposed taking into account a static point of view representing the structure and semantics of the elementary concepts (constructs) as well as a dynamic point of view (representing behavioural rules of each concepts or its operational semantics). The formalisms will then be formalised in the form of models (meta-models) and will then make it possible to identify common structural constructs. Merging these concepts will lead to a theoretical formalism qualified as a unified language, which covers a larger modelling domain than what is currently proposed by the initial ones. Thus, this aggregation will ensure independence and interoperability between the initial formalism since each one of them will be then a projection (in a mathematical sense) of this unified language. This new language will consist of a “pivot” representation ensuring the interoperability of the enterprises applications using the initial formalisms. Candidate profile: The candidate post-doctorate must have a solid knowledge on the field of the enterprise modelling and its applications as well as a level of abstraction allowing him to formalise metamodels, not only from a syntactic point of view but also a semantics one. I mus have a PhD and be less than 40 years old. To apply, send to me, before May 14th, 3 copies of the application form you can download here : http://www.k-projects.com/cnrs/dl/dossier_post-doc_2004.pdf with the requested documentation. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Ph. Bonnifait, PDF: Univ of Technology of Compiegne, France. The Systems of Perception and Control Group of the laboratory Heudiasyc at the Department of Computer Science of University of Technology of Compiegne is able to host 1 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship within the project "autonomous and sure localisation in urban environment". This project and the Postdoc position are funded by the CNRS of France. The aim of the project is to localize in real-time, in a sure and sufficiently precise way a mobile robot to control it to follow a trajectory in an urban environment. This project proposes to study methods of fusion of data coming from GPS, cartography and dead-reckoning sensors to achieve this goal. Conditions for applicants: Have obtained PhD degree not before March 22, 2001. Characteristics of the fellowship: (1) Full-time contract for 1 year starting September 2004 (2) Gross salary: 25000 euros/year Procedure for applications: (1) Selection of 1 single candidate by the hosting group. (2) Submission of a joint final form to the CNRS by the hosting group and the candidate. Deadline: Before the 15th of April, interested applicants should send by email a complete CV, with special mention of their publications and research activities, plus an outline of their research interest for the 3 year period of the fellowship within the scope of the project. Send to (Philippe.Bonnifait@hds.utc.fr) www.hds.utc.fr/~bonnif/post_doc/post_doc_Bodega_phb_A_V2.htm *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Daniel E. Koditschek, PDF: University of Michigan, USA Postdoctoral position now open within The University of Michigan Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, AI & Control System Laboratories. Emphasis on parametrizing, analyzing, and implementing robotic programs "written" in the physical form of a machine's material constituents, with strong focus on bioinspired approaches. US citizenship required. PhD in nonlinear control theory, robotics, dynamical systems theory, or geometric mechanics preferred. Computationally oriented biologists with strong analytical skills will be considered. Strong programming skills and accomplishment in either laboratory oriented or mathematically oriented research are required. One-year position, salary: $48,900. 2nd year possible. Preferred hiring date is June 2004. Send a CV in PDF with three references to Prof. Daniel E. Koditschek, c/o Karen Alexa (ai-jobs@eecs.umich.edu). Or Karen Alexa University of Michigan 1101 Beal Ave/ 168 ATL Ann Arbor Michigan 48109- 2110 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Marnix Nuttin, PhD: K.U.Leuven, Belgium The applicant is interested to start Ph.D. research and will cooperate with other researchers of the research team. We are looking for a candidate who is interested in biologically-inspired learning systems, who is interested in the mobile robot LiAS http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/pma/research/mlr/robots/default_en.phtml Leuven intelligent Autonomous System and in the structure and control of mechatronic systems in general knowledge of control theory is an asset Start: immediately. Other job openings are foreseen in the near future. You will become a researcher on the project AMS http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/pma/project/ams/default_en.phtml , workpackage 4. The partners of the project are http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/pma/project/ams/partners/default_en.phtml. You will work together and join the research group http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/pma/research/mlr/default_en.phtml on human- centred service robots, learning robots and mobile manipulation. You will find more information on the job opening via the latter link. Please contact Prof. Hendrik Van Brussel (Hendrik.VanBrussel@mech.kuleuven.ac.be) and Prof. Marnix Nuttin (Marnix.Nuttin@mech.kuleuven.ac.be) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Seán Doherty, PhD: 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 Dublin City University’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, http://www.plasmac.dcu.ie/ 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 the address below. Department of Electronic Engineering National University of Ireland (NUI), Maynooth Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland Email: sean.doherty@eeng.may.ie *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Andrey Savkin, PhD: UNSW, Sydney, Australia School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Ph.D. scholarships in Systems and Control are available for students with degrees in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or related areas. Ph.D. projects will involve carrying out research under supervision of Professor Andrey V. Savkin. Possible research areas include: Networked control systems; automatic control of robots and unmanned vehicles; vision based control; image processing. Also, travel funds will be available to scholarship holders to enable them to attend overseas conferences and visit overseas research laboratories. Interested students should contact Professor Andrey Savkin by email (a.savkin@unsw.edu.au) or phone (+612 9385 6359). *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Yi Guo, PhD: University of Central Florida Joint Project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory A PhD Fellowship position is available in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Central Florida (UCF) starting Fall 2004. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has educational and research background in one or more of the following topics: (1) Control theory, applied nonlinear control particularly. (2) Autonomous mobile robotic systems. (3) Friction control. (4) Dynamics and control for nano-scale systems. The chosen applicant will work on a joint project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) on Nonlinear Control with Applications to Robotic and Nano- Material Systems. He/she will join a multi-disciplinary research team consisting of UCF faculty and scientists at ORNL, and will work on research problems in frontiers of controls and nano-technology. There is also a possibility to consider short-term visiting positions. If interested, please send your resume including the names and e-mail addresses of two or three referees to: Dr. Yi Guo Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Central Florida P.O. Box 162450 Orlando, FL 32816-2450 Email: yguo@ee.ucf.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Declan Bates, PhD: University of Leicester, UK Applications are invited for several funded PhD positions in Advanced Control in the Control and Instrumentation Research Group at the University of Leicester, UK. Studentships covering all fees and including a tax-free maintenance allowance of at least £12K per annum are available to UK nationals. For EU nationals the studentships cover fees only. We regret that non UK/EU nationals are not eligible for these studentships. Possible research topics include: * Advanced aerospace control systems, including aircraft and helicopter flight control and aero-engine control * Automotive control - X-by-wire systems * Robust and Nonlinear Control Theory * Diagnostics, monitoring, fault prediction and safety-critical control * Autonomous systems Applicants should have a Masters degree or 1.1/2.1 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. To apply, please send your C.V., names and full contact details of referees, and a list of publications (if applicable), as soon as possible 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: Peter Chen, PhD, Research Engineer: Nat Univ of Singapore Project: Virtual Reality rehabilitation of arm and hand function after stroke Two exceptional PhD students/research engineers are needed for a collaborative project of three leading labs at the National University of Singapore (http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/~eburdet/), at Simon Fraser University (http://www.css.sfu.ca/sites/ncl/) and the University of British Columbia (http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~tims/) in Vancouver Canada. Haptic interfaces can deliver forces fast and smoothly enough to study the neuromuscular response, and to perform rehabilitation after stroke and assess recovery. This project will develop robotic assisted rehabilitation of critical tasks involving arm and hand movements. The design and planning will take place in Singapore, and the implementation and experiments in Vancouver. The two people involved in this project will spend half of the project in Singapore (planning and design) and hald in Vancouver (implementation and experiments). They will receive excellent education in bioengineering and neuroengineering and become able to work across the Pacific. Requirements: Creative and independent candidates. Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team. Good bachelor degree in engineering with related background (robotics, mechatronics or control). Contact Person: Dr Etienne Burdet, e.burdet@ieee.org *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Valery Ugrinovskii, Res Assoc: University of New South Wales at ADFA, Australia UNSW@ADFA consists of 5 Schools which form a campus of the University of New South Wales. Located at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia, UNSW@ADFA provides undergraduate courses to officer cadets and midshipmen as well as postgraduate courses to civilian and defence personnel. Staff enjoy pleasant surroundings and have access to various facilities and free parking. A generous superannuation scheme is also offered. SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Research Associate Level A/B (Fixed Term -- 2 Years) Salary: Level A: AUD $53,714 - AUD $57,438 per annum Level B: AUD $60,304 - AUD $71,050 per annum A postdoctoral research associate position is available in the Control Systems Group, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, UNSW@ADFA, Australia. The group currently includes Prof.I.R.Petersen, Dr.H.R.Pota and Dr.V.Ugrinovskii. 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 Hemanshu Pota. Selection criteria include: completed PhD or be close to completion of PhD in Engineering or Applied Mathematics with a specialisation in Control Theory or Power Systems: 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 a copy of selection criteria and further information regarding the position. Applications close 16 May 2004. 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: Andrey Savkin, Res Fellow: UNSW, Sydney, Australia Research Fellow in Biomedical and Control Engineering School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications The University of New South Wales Sydney Australia, REF. 2754NET This position is funded by the Australian Research Council and will involve carrying out research in conjunction with Prof. Branko Celler and Prof. Andrey Savkin on robust estimation of cardiac output and oxygen consumption from simple non-invasive physiological variables. Essential criteria: a completed PhD (or be close to completion) in Engineering or relevant field with a specialisation in Biomedical Engineering or Control; demonstrated ability to carry out research in two or more of the following areas: medical engineering, physiological modelling, robust control; identification from noisy data; Kalman filtering. This is a fixed term position for 2 years. Contact person: Prof. Andrey Savkin (a.savkin@unsw.edu.au). Applications close 21 April 2004. All other information including method of application can be found on: http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/employment/19030401.htm *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Peter Chen, Research Engineer: Univ of Singapore Project: Skin Flap Planner for Reconstructive Surgery Skin reconstruction involves identification of a donor site, flap design and cut, and placement on the recipient site. Flap design is complex because the cut flap changes its shape, cannot rereturn to original size without blood problems, has anisotropic and non-linear elasticity, and must fit a new three- dimensional shape. Poor design results in third site grafts, and in extra scarring, donor site trauma, surgery time and hospital stay. Third site grafts occur in a majority of cases, some unavoidable. Our flap simulator will provide surgeons with systematic decision support through the use of patient-specific skin measurement data and virtual manipulation tools to design the flap. We are interested in motivated individuals who will bring appropriate knowledge in mechatronics and system design and/or computational (bio) mechanics. They will be able to collaborate with the members of our group working on biomedical engineering (http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/~eburdet/), and to enjoy living in South East Asia with excellent conditions for life and work (http://www.newasia-singapore.com/). Send your application to or ask for further information at e.burdet@ieee.org Project: Hierarchical Supervisory Control of Collaborative Autonomous Vehicles Groups of autonomous vehicles, working in close collaboration, are potential workforces that can be deployed for missions including reconnaissance, logistics, communications, and even combat operations. Formal strategies and methods are required for controlling these unmanned systems to allow for autonomous operations and for close collaboration in order to maximize their utility. Control technologies for such systems necessarily include complex supervisory control mechanisms at both the vehicle level and the group level. The objective of this project is to explore and to develop a supervisory control mechanism whereby an operator can effectively manage a group of autonomous vehicles to carry out a given mission. Details about the position can be found at the following link: http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/~engchenp/group%20vehicle%20job%20ad.pdf *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Vipin Gopal, Technical Leader: United Technologies Res Center, USA Employment Opportunity in Numerical Analysis United Technologies Research Center The Systems Department at the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) invites applications for a senior technical leadership position in the Dynamic Modeling and Analysis Group. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise and direction in the area of numerical analysis. Significant experience with the analysis of large-scale industrial problems, acknowledged technical leadership in the stability and convergence properties of associated numerical algorithms, as well as familiarity with a wide range of relevant codes and modeling environments is a must. Experience with the development, selection and implementation of numerical simulation methods for time dependent ordinary and partial differential equations are necessary. Also of interest is the modeling and analysis of physical systems described by Differential Algebraic Equations (DAEs) and Partial Differential Algebraic Equations (PDAEs). Besides technical excellence, strong leadership and communication skills are essential. The minimal educational requirements are a Ph.D. in engineering or mathematics, with 5 years experience. The Systems department enables innovations in products, services, operations and logistics at the systems level through a focus on producing total integrated solutions targeted at new and increasing revenue for UTC. Opportunities are identified and their value realized through systems engineering. The emphasis in the department is placed on understanding how systems operate, clarifying the interactions that exist between subsystems and components and specifying these interfaces to ensure robust products. These issues are considered across all stages of the product life cycle including concept generation, prototype design, volume production, field utilization and field service. The department has strong competencies rooted in mathematical modeling of UTC products and processes. The models are validated in world-class prototyping and experimental facilities and used as a basis for conceptual design, system optimization and validation. The department is growing in the direction of network controls and hybrid systems and has expertise in energy systems, HVAC systems, chemical process systems, combustion dynamics, noise and vibration, dynamic systems and controls, diagnostics and prognostics, operations research, numerical and computational methods and embedded systems. This expertise teams across all phases of the systems engineering process: architecture specifications; identification of physical mechanisms; subsystems and component interactions; mathematical modeling at varying fidelities; simulation and analysis to quantify system performance and robustness; design of necessary control systems; and finally, prototype design, fabrication, test, and validation. The Dynamic Modeling and Analysis group works within integrated product development teams to design, analyze, and implement systems solutions and conduct model-based analyses for new products and processes. In recent years, the group is growing in the direction of analysis of networks, hybrid and complex systems that is currently being accelerated with the strategic focus on system-level innovation of new products. The traditional areas of strengths of the group are multi-scale and parametric analysis of nonlinear systems, modeling of thermo-fluids and reacting flows, computational complexity reduction, advanced signal processing, classification and decision support tools. Applications currently under study include building security systems; advanced modeling environments; fuel cell power plants and advanced fuel processing systems; refrigeration systems; elevator positioning; decision support tools built upon statistical and physics-based models of wear; and strategic business decision support tools. For more information please contact Dr. Vipin Gopal Group Leader, Dynamic Modeling and Analysis GopalV@utrc.utc.com 860-610-7442 United Technologies Research Center 411 Silver Lane Mail Stop 129-15 East Hartford, CT 06108 +----------------------------------------+ | | Books | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Gang Tao, Adaptive Control of Systems with Actuator Failures Gang Tao, Shuhao Chen, Xidong Tang and Suresh M. Joshi Springer-Verlag 320 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 1-85233-788-5 http://www.springer.de/cgi/svcat/search_book.pl?isbn=1-85233-788-5 This book presents our recent research results in designing and analyzing adaptive control schemes for systems with unknown actuator failures and unknown parameters. The main feature of the adaptive actuator failure compensation approach developed in this book is that no explicit fault detection and diagnosis procedure is needed for failure compensation. An adaptive law automatically adjusts the controller parameters based on system response errors, so that the remaining functional actuators can be used to accommodate the actuator failures and systems parameter uncertainties. Different adaptive failure compensation designs are developed and extensive simulation results from various aircraft control systems are presented to verify the effectiveness of such designs. The book is in a comprehensive and self-contained presentation, while the developed theory is in a general framework readily applicable to specific practical adaptive actuator failure compensation problems. The book can be used as a technical reference for graduate students, researchers, and engineers from fields of engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, and others who have a background in linear systems and feedback control at the undergraduate level. It can also be studied by interested undergraduate students for their thesis projects. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Actuator Failure Compensation 1.2 Adaptive Control System Concepts 1.3 Adaptive Actuator Failure Compensation 1.4 Book Outline Chapter 2. State Feedback Designs for State Tracking 2.1 Fundamental Issues and Solutions 2.2 Designs for Parametrized Varying Failures 2.3 Designs for Unparametrizable Failures 2.4 Designs for Multigroup Actuators 2.5 Design for up to $m-q$ Actuator Failures 2.6 Concluding Remarks Chapter 3. State Feedback Designs for Output Tracking 3.1 Designs for Lock-in-Place Failures 3.2 Designs for Varying Failures Chapter 4. Output Feedback Designs for Output Tracking 4.1 Problem Statement 4.2 Plant-Model Output Matching 4.3 Adaptive Control 4.4 Boeing 747 Lateral Control Simulation 4.5 Designs for Varying Failures Chapter 5. Designs for Multivariable Systems 5.1 Problem Statement 5.2 Plant-Model Matching Control 5.3 Adaptive Control Designs 5.4 Boeing 737 Lateral Control Simulation 5.5 Concluding Remarks Chapter 6. Pole Placement Designs 6.1 Problem Statement 6.2 Nominal Matching Controller Design 6.3 Adaptive Control Scheme 6.4 DC-8 Lateral Control Simulation Chapter 7. Designs for Linearized Aircraft Models 7.1 Linearized Aircraft Models 7.2 Design for Uncertain Actuator Failures 7.3 State Tracking Design 7.4 Output Tracking Designs 7.5 Concluding Remarks Chapter 8. Robust Designs for Discrete-Time Systems 8.1 Problem Statement 8.2 Plant-Model Output Matching 8.3 Adaptive Control Design 8.4 Robust Adaptive Failure Compensation 8.5 Boeing 747 Lateral Control Simulation Chapter 9. Failure Compensation for Nonlinear Systems 9.1 Problem Formulation 9.2 Design for Feedback Linearizable Systems 9.3 An Alternative Design 9.4 Issues for Nonlinear Dynamics Chapter 10. State Feedback Designs for Nonlinear Systems 10.1 Design for Systems Without Zero Dynamics 10.2 Design for Systems with Zero Dynamics Chapter 11. Nonlinear Output Feedback Designs 11.1 Problem Statement 11.2 Adaptive Compensation Control 11.3 Stability Analysis 11.4 Design for State-Dependent Nonlinearities 11.5 Concluding Remarks Chapter 12. Conclusions and Research Topics Appendix A.1 Model Reference Adaptive Control A.2 Multivariable MRAC A.3 Adaptive Pole Placement Control References Index *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Wodek Gawronski, Advanced Structural Dynamics and Active Control of Structures Wodek Gawronski 400 pages, ISBN: 0-387-40649-2, Hardcover Publication date: March 2004 Springer-Verlag, New York http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/ 0,10735,4-175-72-12728808-0,00.html Retail price: $ 129 This book is about flexible structure models, structural controllability and observability, about norms, model reduction and sensor/actuator placement, about modal sensors and actuators, and system identification method. It also describes collocated, LQG, and H controllers as applied to flexible structures. It presents examples of simple structures as well as complex ones, such as NASA Deep Space Network antenna, or the International Space Station. It gives Matlab programs to solve the structural dynamics and control problems, and Matlab programs to run selected examples from the book. Contents 1. Introduction to Structures Examples; Definition; Properties. 2. Standard Models Models of a Linear System; Second-Order Structural Models; State-Space Structural Models. 3. Special Models Models with Rigid-Body Modes; Models with Accelerometers; Models with Actuators; Models with Small Nonproportional Damping; Generalized Model; Discrete-Time Models. 4. Controllability and Observability Definition and Properties; Balanced Representation; Balanced Structures with Rigid-Body Modes; Input and Output Gains; Controllability and Observability of a Structural Modal Model; Controllability and Observability of a Second-Order Modal Model; Three Ways to Compute Hankel Singular Values; Controllability and Observability of the Discrete-Time Structural Model; Time-Limited Grammians; Frequency-Limited Grammians; Time- and Frequency- Limited Grammians; Discrete-Time Grammians in Limited-Time and -Frequency Range. 5. Norms Norms of the Continuous-Time Systems; Norms of the Discrete-Time Systems; Norms of a Single Mode; Norms of a Structure; Norms of a Structure with a Filter; Norms of a Structure with Actuators and Sensors; Norms of a Generalized Structure; Norms of the Discrete-Time Structures. 6. Model Reduction Reduction Through Truncation; Reduction Errors; Reduction in the Finite-Time and -Frequency Intervals; Structures with Rigid-Body Modes; Structures with Actuators and Sensors. 7. Actuator and Sensor Placement Problem Statement; Additive Property of Modal Norms; Placement Indices and Matrices; Placement for Large Structures; Placement for a Generalized Structure; Simultaneous Placement of Actuators and Sensors. 8. Modal Actuators and Sensors Modal Actuators and Sensors Through Modal Transformations; Modal Actuators and Sensors Through Grammian Adjustment. 9. System Identification Discrete-Time Systems; Markov Parameters; Identification Algorithm; Determining Markov Parameters; Examples. 10. Collocated Controllers A Low-Authority Controller; Dissipative Controller; Properties of Collocated Controllers; Root-Locus of Collocated Controllers; Collocated Controller Design; Examples. 11. LQG Controllers Definition and Gains; The Closed-Loop System; The Balanced LQG Controller; The Low-Authority LQG Controller; Approximate Solutions of CARE and FARE ; Root-Locus; Almost LQG-Balanced Modal Representation; Three Ways to Compute LQG Singular Values; The Tracking LQG Controller; Frequency Weighting; The Reduced-Order LQG Controller; Controller Design Procedure; Controller Design Examples. 12. H and H2 Controllers Definition and Gains; The Closed-Loop System; The Balanced H Controller; The H2 Controller; The Low-Authority H Controller; Approximate Solutions of HCARE and HFARE; Almost H -Balanced Modal Representation; Three Ways to Compute H Singular Values; The Tracking H Controller; Frequency Weighting; The Reduced-Order H Controller; Controller Design Procedure; Controller Design Examples. Appendix. Matlab Functions; Matlab Examples; Structural Parameters +----------------------------------------+ | | Journals | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Tanuja Srivastava, CFP: Int Journal of Tomography and Statistics The International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS) welcome submissions of articles. The International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS) publishes refereed, well-written original research articles, and studies that describe the latest research and developments in computerized Tomography and Statistics. It also covers the many potential applications and connections to other areas of Science and technology such as the use and development of WAVELETS in signal and image processing & reconstructions, applications in computerized tomography, and inter-disciplinary nature of applications. Applications in signal and image processing with Fourier analysis or WAVELETS are particularly welcome. IJTS is published quarterly in March, June, September and December by "Indian Society for Development & Environment Research" ISDER (http://www.geocities.com/ceser_isder). Detailed instructions on how to prepare your manuscript are available at "Instructions for Author" (http://www.geocities.com/ceser_isder/instr4a.html). *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, Contents: Asian Journal of Control Vol. 6, No. 1 March, 2004 CONTENTS Regular Paper: Title: Control of Interconnected Jumping Systems: An H¡Û Approach Author: Magdi S. Mahmoud, Peng Shi, and Abdulla Ismail Title: The Performance of Discrete Linear Time Varying control of Linear Periodic Plants Author: Jingxin Zhang and Cishen Zhang Title: Trade-off Between Approximation Accuracy and Complexity for TS Fuzzy Models Author: Peter Baranyi, Peter Korondi, Ron J. Patton, and Hideki Hashimoto Title: Performance Analysis of Control Systems with Input Constraints VIA Piecewise Quadratic Storage Functions Author: Eiji Morinaga, Kenji Hirata, and Yoshito Ohta Title: Decentralized Control of Generalized Systems VIA a Frequency Domain Approach Author: Zhiwei Gao, Wanquan Liu, and Albert T. P. So Title: Robust Adaptive Control with Multiple Estimation Models for Stabilization of a Class of Non-Inversely Stable Time-Varying Plants Author: S. Alonso-Quesada and M. de la Sen Title: Vibration Control of a Smart Structure Using Periodic Output Feedback Technique Author: T. C. Manjunath and B. Bandyopadhyay Title: H2 Controller Design for networked Control Systems Author: Lilei Lu, Lihua Xie, and Wenjian Cai Brief Paper: Title: Feedback Stabilization of Nonholonomic Control Systems with Drift Author: Fazal-ur-Rehman Title: Stability and H¡Û Disturbance Attenuation Analysis for LTI Control Systems with Controller Failures Author: Guisheng Zhai, Xinkai Chen, Shigemasa Takai, and Kazunori Yasuda Title: Robust Gain-Scheduled Control of a Vertical Takeoff Aircraft with Actuator Saturation VIA the LMI Method Author: P. C. Chen, Y. F. Jeng, Y. H. Chang, Y. M. Wang, and G. Chen Title: Stability Criteria for a Class of Neutral Systems VIA the LMI Approach Author: Chang-Hua Lien and Jenq-Der Chen Title: Input-State Linearization of a rotary Inverted Pendulum Author: Chih-Keng Chen, Chih-Jer Lin, and Liang-Chun Yao Title: Optimal Mechnism Design and Dynamic Analysis of a 3-Leg 6-Dof Linear Motor Based Parallel Manipulator Author: Thong-Shing Hwang and Ming-Yang Liao Title: Robust Eigenvalue Assignment in Descriptor Systems VIA Output Feedback Author: Guang-Ren Duan, James Lam, and Guo-Ping Liu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: A.H. Glattfelder, Contents: Control Engineering Practice Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 241-373 (March 2004) Special Section "Benchmarking Modelling and Control in Wastewater Treatment" Edited by U. Jeppsson and M.-N. Pons TABLE OF CONTENTS HDD dual-stage servo-controller design using a [mu]-analysis tool, Pages 241- 251 Guido Herrmann and Guoxiao Guo Economic evaluation and design of an electric arc furnace controller based on economic objectives, Pages 253-265 D. J. Oosthuizen, I. K. Craig and P. C. Pistorius Regularised kernel density estimation for clustered process data, Pages 267- 274 Qian Chen, Uwe Kruger and Andrew T Y Leung High performance hybrid mold level controller for thin slab caster, Pages 275- 281 Dukman Lee, Yeongsub Kueon and Sangho Lee Synchronous disturbance attenuation in magnetic bearing systems using adaptive compensating signals, Pages 283-290 J. Shi, R. Zmood and L. Qin Design of generalized conceptual guidance law using aim angle, Pages 291-298 Ki-Seok Kim and Youdan Kim The COST benchmark simulation model--current state and future perspective, Pages 299-304 Ulf Jeppsson and Marie-Noelle Pons Simulation of respirometry-based detection and mitigation of activated sludge toxicity, Pages 305-313 John B. Copp and Henri Spanjers Benchmarking procedure for full-scale activated sludge plants, Pages 315-322 A. Abusam, K. J. Keesman, H. Spanjers and G. van Straten Comparison of advanced control strategies for improving the monitoring of activated sludge processes, Pages 323-333 W. Zarrad, J. Harmand, M. Devisscher and J. P. Steyer Multicriteria control strategy for cost/quality compromise in Wastewater Treatment Plants, Pages 335-347 C. Cadet, J. F. Beteau and S. Carlos Hernandez Control strategy robustness with respect to hydraulics, Pages 349-356 Marie-Noelle Pons and Olivier Potier Benchmarking combined biological phosphorus and nitrogen removal wastewater treatment processes, Pages 357-373 Krist V. Gernaey and Sten B. Jorgensen ---- Control Engineering Practice Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 377-510 (April 2004) With Special Section UKACC Control Conference 2002 Edited by Steve Daley TABLE OF CONTENTS Improvements to the water management of a run-of-river HPP reservoir: methodology and case study, Pages 377-385 Dejan Paravan, Tomaz Stokelj and Robert Golob Block-oriented approximate feedback linearization for control of pneumatic actuator system, Pages 387-399 Fulin Xiang and Jan Wikander Regularisation approach for real-time modelling of aero gas turbines, Pages 401-407 T. V. Breikin, V. Y. Arkov and G. G. Kulikov Recursive spline interpolation method for real time engine control applications, Pages 409-416 Alexander Stotsky and Attila Forgo A simple method for robust control design, application on a non-linear and delayed system: engine torque control, Pages 417-429 Y. Chamaillard, P. Higelin and A. Charlet A controlled friction damper for vehicle applications, Pages 431-443 Emanuele Guglielmino and Kevin A. Edge The implementation of a dual-redundant control system, Pages 445-453 Yixin Zhao and Feng Liu Special section on UKACC conference Control 2002, Pages 455-456 Steve Daley Four-term bilinear PID controller applied to an industrial furnace, Pages 457- 464 S. Martineau, K. J. Burnham, O. C. L. Haas, G. Andrews and A. Heeley Active vibration control for marine applications, Pages 465-474 S. Daley, F. A. Johnson, J. B. Pearson and R. Dixon Global optimisation-based control algorithms applied to boundary layer transition problems, Pages 475-490 G. V. Veres, O. R. Tutty, E. Rogers and P. A. Nelson Towards fault-tolerant active control of rotor-magnetic bearing systems, Pages 491-501 Matthew O. T. Cole, Patrick S. Keogh, Mehmet N. Sahinkaya and Clifford R. Burrows >From research to product using a common development platform, Pages 503-510 Michael Tombs, Manus Henry and Christian Peter *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Frank Doyle , Contents: IEEE Trans Control Systems Technology March 2004, Vol. 12, No. 2 GUEST EDITORIAL Computer Automated Multiparadigm Modeling (CAMPAM) S. Engell and P.J. Mosterman SPECIAL SECTION PAPERS Computer-Automated Multiparadigm Modeling in Control Systems Technology P.J. Mosterman, J. Sztipanovits, and S. Engell HYSDEL – A Tool for Generating Computational Hybrid Models for Analysis and Synthesis Problems F.D. Torrisi and A. Bemporad Actor-Oriented Control System Design: A Responsible Framework Perspective J. Liu, J. Eker, J.W. Janneck, X. Liu, and E.A. Lee Composition and Cloning in Modeling and Meta-Modeling G. Karsai, M. Maroti, A. Ledeczi, J. Gray, and J. Sztipanovits Multiparadigm Modeling in Embedded Systems Design K.D. Muller-Glaser, G. Frick, E. Sax, and M. Kuhl Design and Implementation of the SNMP Agents for Remote Monitoring and Control via UML and Petri Nets J.-S. Lee and P.-L. Hsu REGULAR PAPERS Observer-Based Fuzzy Adaptive Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems: Real- Time Implementation for a Robot Wrist R. Boukezzoula, S. Galichet, and L. Foulloy Optimal Control of Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicles A. Sciarretta, M. Back, and L. Guzzella Disturbance-Rejection High-Precision Motion Control of a Stewart Platform Y.X. Su, B.Y. Duan, C.H. Zheng, Y.F. Zhang, G.D. Chen, and J.W. Mi Application of Nonlinear Adaptive Control Techniques to an Electrohydraulic Velocity Servomechanism D. Garagic and K. Srinivasan A Practical Design Approach to Stabilization of a 3-DOF RC Helicopter K. Tanaka, H. Ohtake, and H.O. Wang REGULAR BRIEF PAPERS A Parametric Model of an Eddy Current Electric Machine for Automotive Braking Applications S. Anwar Decoupled Control of Flexure-Jointed Hexapods Using Estimated Joint-Space Mass-Inertia Matrix Y. Chen and J.E. McInroy Design of a Nonlinear Variable-Gain Fuzzy Controller for FACTS Devices P.K. Dash, S. Morris, and S. Mishra Identification and Open-Loop Tracking Control of a Piezoelectric Tube Scanner for High-Speed Scanning-Probe Microscopy G. Schitter and A. Stemmer New Tuning and Identification Methods for Unstable First Order Plus Dead- Time Processes Based on Pseudoderivative Feedback Control P.N. Paraskevopoulos, G.D. Pasgianos, and K.G. Arvanitis Passivity-Based Control of Switched Reluctance Motors With Nonlinear Magnetic Circuits G. Espinosa-Perez, P. Maya-Ortiz, M. Velasco-Villa, and H. Sira-Ramirez Force Tracking Impedance Control of Robot Manipulators Under Unknown Environment S. Jung, T.C. Hsia, and R.G. Bonitz Multimode Piezoelectric Shunt Damping With a Highly Resonant Impedance S.O.R. Moheimani and S. Behrens *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: C. Stewart, Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Year: Jan. 2004 Optimal Control of Switched Systems Based on Parameterization of the Switching Instants Xu, X.; Antsaklis, P.J., Page(s): 2- 16 Observer-Based State-Feedback Control of Timed Petri Nets With Deadlock Recovery Giua, A.; Seatzu, C.; Basile, F., Page(s): 17- 29 Stable Social Foraging Swarms in a Noisy Environment Liu, Y.; Passino, K.M., Page(s): 30- 44 Stochastic$H_2/H_infty $Control With State-Dependent Noise Chen, B.-S.; Zhang, W., Page(s): 45- 57 Computing Budget Allocation for Efficient Ranking and Selection of Variances With Application to Target Tracking Algorithms Trailovic, L.; Pao, L.Y., Page(s): 58- 67 Decomposition/Aggregation-Based Dynamic Programming Optimization of Partially Homogeneous Unreliable Transfer Lines Sadr, J.; Malhame, R.P., Page(s): 68- 81 Robust Convergence of Low-Data Rate-Distributed Controllers Wong, W.S.; Sung, C.W., Page(s): 82- 87 Use of the Kalman Filter for Inference in State-Space Models With Unknown Noise Distributions Maryak, J.L.; Spall, J.C.; Heydon, B.D., Page(s): 87- 90 On Convergence Rate of Projection Neural Networks Xia, Y.; Feng, G., Page(s): 91- 96 Mini–Max Integral Sliding-Mode Control for Multimodel Linear Uncertain Systems Poznyak, A.; Fridman, L.; Bejarano, F.J., Page(s): 97- 102 Distributed Multirate Interacting Multiple Model Fusion (DMRIMMF) With Application to Out-of-Sequence GMTI Data Hong, L.; Cong, S.; Wicker, D., Page(s): 102- 107 Robust Stabilization of Multivariable UncertainPlants Via Switching Control Corradini, M.L.; Jetto, L.; Orlando, G., Page(s): 107- 114 An Optimization-Driven Framework for the Computation of the Controlling UEP in Transient Stability Analysis Lee, J., Page(s): 115- 119 A Remark on the Stability of Interconnected Nonlinear Systems Rapaport, A.; Astolfi, A., Page(s): 120- 124 A Simple Velocity-Free Controller for Attitude Regulation of a Spacecraft With Delayed Feedback Ailon, A.; Segev, R.; Arogeti, S., Page(s): 125- 130 When Does the$H^infty$Fixed-Lag Smoothing Performance Saturate for a Finite Smoothing Lag? Mirkin, L.; Meinsma, G., Page(s): 131- 134 Propagating Asymptotic Controllability Through Integrators Tsinias, J., Page(s): 134- 140 On Static Output Feedback Stabilization of Systems With Stable Generalized Zero Dynamics Wang, X.A., Page(s): 141- 145 Computation of Minimal Periodic Realizations of Transfer-Function Matrices Varga, A., Page(s): 146- 149 Multiobjective Filter Design for Uncertain Stochastic Time-Delay Systems Subramanian, A.; Sayed, A.H., Page(s): 149- 154 Book Review, Page(s): 155- 156 Book Review, Page(s): 156- 157 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Aghalaya S. Vatsala, Contents: Int Journal of Hybrid Systems Volume 3, Numbers 2 & 3, June & September 2003 http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~asv5357/journal.html CONTENTS Aaron Diaz Extraction of Finite State Controllers, AD and DA Maps, and Associated Small Topologies for Measure Valued Control Laws Wolf Kohn, Vladamir Brayman, Pawel Cholewinski and Anil Nerode Control in Hybrid Systems S. Ibrir and E. K. Boukas Stabilization of Singular Switching Systems with Constant Gain Controllers Oliver Altet, Cedric Nouillant, XavierMoreau and Alain Oustaloup Hydractive CRONE Suspension as Hybrid Systems Gino Labinaz and Martin Guay Viability, the Solution Set, and Fixed Point Approximation of Hybrid Systems Magdi S. Mahmoud and Peng Shi Control of Markovian Jump Uncertain Discrete Time-Delay Systems by Guaranteed Cost Approach Guisheng Zhai, Shigemas Takai, Anthony N. Michel and Xuping Xu Improving Closed-Loop Stability of Second-Order LTI Systems by Hybrid Static Output Feedback Dongmei Xie, Long Wang, Fei Hao and Guangming Xie An LMI Approach to Disturbance Rejection of Switched Systems J. Daafouz, P. Riedinger and C. Iung Observer-based Switched Control Design with Pole Placement for Discrete-time Switched Systems Cesar Matinez-Garza and J. Vasundhara Devi Stability of Hybrid Systems with Invisible Solutions on Invariant Systems Mei Yu, Long Wang, Tianguang Chu, and Fei Hao An LMI Approach to Networked Control Systems with Data Packet Dropout and Transmission Delays +----------------------------------------+ | | Conferences | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Anton Cervin, ACC Workshop: Tools and Techniques for Control Loop Timing Analysis Call for participation: Workshop on Tools and Techniques for Control Loop Timing Analysis -- a one-day workshop in conjunction with the American Control Conference 2004 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Boston Sheraton Hotel, Boston, MA http://www.mie.uiuc.edu/acc2004 Organizers: Karl-Erik Årzén, Anton Cervin, and Dan Henriksson, Department of Automatic Control, Lund University, Sweden The workshop will present new tools and techniques for timing analysis in the context of real-time and networked control. The main focus will be on two recently developed MATLAB toolboxes, Jitterbug and TrueTime. Both toolboxes are free software. The Jitterbug toolbox makes it possible to compute a performance index for a control loop with delays, jitter, lost samples, etc. The very powerful TrueTime toolbox (which is based on Simulink) facilitates detailed co-simulation of real-time kernels, communication networks, and plant dynamics. The tools will be presented in the form of detailed tutorials and several examples will be given. Among the applications that will be discussed are networked control systems, feedback scheduling, and model-predictive controllers. Some new analytical results regarding the stability of control loops will actuation jitter will also be given. Workshop program: 1. Introduction and overview (8:00-9:00) 2. Control Loops with varying input-output latencies (9:00-9:20) 3. Jitterbug (9:20-11:20) 3.1. Tool presentation 3.2. Examples 4. TrueTime (12:20-3:20) 4.1. Tool presentation 4.2. Examples 5. Feedback scheduling of control systems (3:20-3:40) 6. MPC from a feedback scheduling perspective (3:40-4:00) For registration and further information, visit the ACC 2004 webpage, http://www.mie.uiuc.edu/acc2004 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Danwei Wang, Conference On Robotics, Automation And Mechatronics IEEE Conference On Robotics, Automation And Mechatronics (RAM) December 1 - 3, 2004, Singapore http://cis-ram.nus.edu.sg The goal of the RAM 2004 is to bring together experts from the field of robotics, automation and mechatronics to discuss on the state-of-the-art and to present new research findings and perspectives of future developments with respect to the conference themes. The RAM 2004 is organized by the IEEE R&A Singapore Chapter, and is held in conjunction with the IEEE Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS 2004). The conference welcomes paper submissions from academics, researchers, engineers, and students worldwide in but not limited to the following areas: Robotics and Automation in Unstructured Environment, Personal and Service Robotics, Underwater Robotics, Medical Robots and Systems, Robotics and Automation Applications, Sensor Design, Integration, and Fusion, Computer and Robot Vision, Human-Robot Interfaces, Haptics, Teleoperation, Telerobotics, and Network Robotics, Micro/Nano, Distributed, Cellular, and Multi Robots, Biologically-Inspired Robots and Systems, Sensor Based Robotics, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Modeling, Planning and Control, Kinematics, Mechanics, and Mechanism Design, Legged Robots, Wheeled Mobile Robots, Dynamics, Motion Control, Force/Impedance Control, Architecture and Programming, Methodologies for Robotics and Automation, Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Petri Nets, Virtual Reality, Manufacturing System Architecture, Design, and Performance, Evaluation Computer Aided Production Planning, Scheduling, and Control, Total Quality Management, Maintenance, and Diagnostics, etc. Papers must be written in English and should describe original work. Papers should be submitted in the form *.pdf on-line to the conference website: http://cis-ram.nus.edu.sg by 30 June 2004. The length of the paper is limited to a maximum of 6 pages (A4 size, single spacing, Times Roman of font size 10, double columns format), including figures, tables and references. Upon acceptance, authors will be required to register and present their papers. Papers will be published in the conference proceedings only if at least one of the authors is officially registered. Invited Sessions The conference will feature invited sessions on specialized topics of interests. The invited sessions are intended to usher in, in-depth discussions in special areas relevant to the conference theme. The session organizers will coordinate the associated review process. The conference proceedings will include all papers from the invited sessions. Important Dates Full Paper Submission/Special Session Proposal : 30 June, 2004 Notification of Acceptance : 15 Augest, 2004 Camera-Ready Copy and Advanced Registration : 15 September, 2004 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Dianhui Wang, Conference on Artificial Intelligence AI-2004 The 17th Australian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in conjunction with the 7th Asia-Pacific Complex Systems Conference, Cairns Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia, 6th-10th December 2004 URL: http://ai2004.cqu.edu.au AI-2004 will be the 17th ACS Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. This series of conferences attracts leading researchers and practitioners from both Australia and overseas. The conference focuses on all aspects of artificial intelligence, from theoretical advances to the latest applied developments and, as such is of interest to both researchers and practitioners. AI-2004 invites authors to submit their original and unpublished work demonstrating current research in any area of Artificial Intelligence. IMPORTANT DATES Submission Date: 1st July 2004 Acceptance Date: 15th August 2004 Final Submission Date: 15th September 2004 Paper Submission and Instructions for authors Authors are invited to submit their complete manuscript in PDF format online [http://ai2004.cqu.edu.au]. As in previous years, the conference will publish the proceedings in the Springer Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. The length of submitted papers (excluding the title page) must be no more than 12 single-spaced, single-column pages including all figures, tables, and bibliography. Instructions for preparing the manuscript can be found at http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. Papers not conforming to the above requirements may be rejected without review. All papers will be peer reviewed by three members of the international programme committee. Special Sessions and Workshop/Tutorial AI-2004 solicits Special Session and Workshop/tutorial proposals. Please send proposals to secretariat-ai2004@cqu.edu.au. Special sessions are intended to usher in in-depth discussions in specialist areas relevant to the conference theme. The session organisers will coordinate the associated review process and conference proceedings will include all papers from the Special Sessions. To be placed on an email list for further information, please email the secretariat. For further details, please contact: AI-2004 Conference Secretariat Faculty of Informatics and Communication Central Queensland University Rockhampton Queensland 4702 Australia Tel: +61 749232145 Fax: +61 749309729 Email: secretariat-ai2004@cqu.edu.au *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Dragan V. Lazic, Conference on Systems, Automatic Control and Meas The VIII International Treiennial Conference on Systems, Automatic Control and Measurement SAUM'04 will be held at Mechanical Engineering Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, November 5 - 6, 2004. SAUM - the Association of Serbia for Systems, Automatic Control and Measurement, has existed since 1981. (at first under the name USAUM 1981 - 1985). The first Conference devoted to late Professor Dushan MITROVITCH, the doyen of control science and engineering in Serbia, was held 1982. Since then, the Conference has become triennial international scientific meeting. It has been organized and held every third year (1982 - 2000). The Conference topics range over all parts of systems, automatic control, and measurement. The conference site is: http://saum2004.mas.bg.ac.yu. Dr Dragan V. Lazic Professor of Automatic Control Automatic Control Department Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Belgrade e-mail: elazicd@eunet.yu (home) dlazic@mas.bg.ac.yu (Faculty) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Pablo A. Parrilo, HPOPT 2004: Optimization and Polynomials 8th International Workshop on High Performance Optimization Techniques: Optimization and Polynomials CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands June 23--25, 2004 http://www.cwi.nl/~monique/hpopt2004 In recent years, a new research area has emerged, which is at the interface between optimization and the field of real algebraic geometry dealing with representations of positive polynomials as sums of squares. The linking element is that sums of squares of polynomials can be modelled using semidefinite programming and thus can be computed efficiently with interior-point algorithms. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers with interests in optimization and polynomial representations. The objective is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge about algorithmic developments and new theoretical achievements. Format of the workshop The workshop will begin with a one-day tutorial on the theme: Sums of Squares in Optimization. The aim of this tutorial day is to present results about polynomial representations and optimization to non-specialists. The tutorial lectures will be delivered by the following three experts in the area: - Murray Marshall, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; - Pablo Parrilo, ETH, Zurich; - Markus Schweighofer, Konstanz University. The last two days of the workshop will consist of contributed talks and of invited lectures by the following leading experts in the field: - Jean-Bernard Lasserre, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse; - Arkadi Nemirovski, Technion, Haifa; - Yurii Nesterov, CORE, Louvain-La-Neuve; - Shuzhong Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Registration and abstract submission: Participation is free, but advance registration is necessary. To register, please write an e-mail to Monique Laurent (M.Laurent@cwi.nl) with the following information: name, email, affiliation. If you plan to attend, please register as soon as possible. If you wish to present a talk, please send an abstract to Monique Laurent before April 15, 2004. The selected talks and the final program will be announced beginning of May. Local organizing committee and address information Dorina Jibetean (CWI), Monique Laurent (CWI), Kees Roos (Delft University), and Jos Sturm (Tilburg University) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Yuri L. Sachkov, IFAC Workshop: Generalized Solutions in Control Problems IFAC Workshop on Generalized Solutions in Control Problems September 22-26, 2004 Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia Web-site: http://www.botik.ru/PSI/CPRC/GSCP2004 International Program Committee Chair: V.A. Ilin (Russia) Co-Chair: F.L. Pereira (Portugal) SCOPE The objective of this workshop is to provide an international forum for the discussion of recent developments and advances in the field of mathematical investigation of generalized solutions (GS) in control problems: discontinuous, impulse, sliding modes, minimizing sequences, etc. including those ones for distributed systems. In-depth discussions of the relevant theories and applications by competent experts of this field are expected. TOPICS Unbounded control systems; Degenerate and abnormal optimal control problems; Sufficient optimality conditions for GS; Reachable set based optimization algorithms; Estimation of reachable and controllability sets; Controllability of distributed systems in terms of GS; Numerical methods and multimethod approaches; Geometrical methods for the investigation of GS; GS in applied problems; Coordinated control of networked systems. The official language of the Workshop is English. No simultaneous translation will be provided. SATELLITE EVENTS Tutorials (22 - 24.09) Seminar (27 - 29.09): Approximation methods and algorithms in optimal control. CONFERENCE VENUE The Workshop will be held in Pereslavl-Zalessky, an ancient Russian town located on the Golden Ring of Russia within 130 km from Moscow, on the shore of the famous Plestcheevo lake. DEADLINE Submission of full papers by e-mail: June 15, 2004 REGISTRATION FEE Registration fee is $US 200. It covers cultural program, official reception, coffee-breaks, abstracts preprint and should be paid at the registration desk. Reduced registration fee for students is $US 100. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE E-mail: gscp@cprc.botik.ru +----------------------------------------+ | | End of Eletter 188 | | +----------------------------------------+