E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing Issue 189, May, 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 D.N.Sidorov's New Address 2. Awards Honors 2.1 Call for Nomination: Asian Journal of Control 3. General Announcements 3.1 Dynamical Systems and Control Haifa Israel June 2004 3.2 Mini Course: Introduction to and Current Issues in NMPC 3.3 Neural Systems for Control online 3.4 Open Control: The Importance of Standards 3.5 Piecewise Smooth Dynamical Systems 3.6 RIAI. A new Journal 3.7 Stochastic Analysis Tutorial Workshop 3.8 Summer School on Imprecise Probabilities 3.9 Symposium on Systems and Control: Challenges in the 21st Century 3.10 Workshop on Fault Diagnosis and Tolerance in Discrete Event Systems 4. Positions 4.1 Faculty: EE University College Dublin Ireland 4.2 Lecturer: University of Leicester UK 4.3 PDF: University of Bath UK 4.4 PDF PhD: University of Naples Italy 4.5 PhD: University of Liverpool UK 4.6 PhD: University of Texas at Dallas USA 4.7 Research Fellow: University of Melbourne Australia 4.8 Senior Director: Biomimetic Connections Inc USA 4.9 Senior Director Business Development 5. Books 5.1 Control Theory from the Geometric Viewpoint 5.2 Linear operators and linear systems 5.3 Lyapunov-Schmidt Methods in Nonlinear Analysis and Applications 6. Journals 6.1 CFP: Asian Journal of Control 6.2 CFP Special Issue on Trends in Applied Nonlinear Control 6.3 Contents: Asian Journal of Control 6.4 Contents: Automatica June 2004 6.5 Contents: Automatica May 2004 6.6 Contents: Control Engineering Practice April 2004 6.7 Contents: Control Engineering Practice May 2004 6.8 Contents: Control and Intelligent Systems 6.9 Contents: IEEE Trans Control Systems Technology 6.10 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 6.11 Contents: ISA Transactions 6.12 Contents: Int. J. Applied Math and Comp Sci 6.13 Contents: Int Journal of Systems Science 7. Conferences 7.1 ACC Workshop: Advanced Process Control 7.2 Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems 7.3 IEEE Conf on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems 7.4 SAUM Conference on Systems and Automatic Control 7.5 The 5th Int Conf on Control and Automation +----------------------------------------+ | | Editorial | | +----------------------------------------+ Welcome to the 189-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 June 2004. 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: Denis Sidorov, D.N.Sidorov's New Address Dr. Denis N. Sidorov Heudiasyc Lab, UMR CNRS 6599 UTC Centre de Recherches de Royallieu BP 20529 - 60205 COMPIEGNE cedex FRANCE tel: +33-6-26342590 e-mails: dsidorov@hds.utc.fr, dsidorov@mee.tcd.ie or dsidorov@isem.sei.irk.ru +----------------------------------------+ | | Awards Honors | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, Call for Nomination: Asian Journal of Control http://www.ajc.org.tw 2002-2003 Best Paper Award Call for Nomination In 2001 Asian Control Conference, the Editorial Board of Asian Journal of Control has conveyed the 1st Best Paper Award, among authors of regular papers of the journal published in years 2000 and 2001, to the winner, Graham C. Goodwin, Osvaldo Rojas, and Hitoshi Takata for the paper entitled : "Nonlinear Control via Generalized Feedback Linearization Using Neural Network". The award includes a certificate and USD 1,000 check. Now, we would like to select the winner of the 2nd Best Paper Award of AJC among authors of regular papers published in years 2002 and 2003 (namely, papers in Vol. 4 and Vol. 5) and convey the award during 2004 Asian Control Conference to be held in Melbourne. Please nominate any high quality paper of the above mentioned paper pool to the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Li-Chen Fu, at lichen@ntu.edu.tw before May 15, 2004. If you don't have the journal issues with you, you can visit our journal website at http://www.ajc.org.tw and look for the published issues, i.e., issues of Vol. 4 and Vol. 5. During this nomination period, we will open the access to the electronic PDF files among the entire control community. Whoever is interested in nominating your friends or colleagues, please prepare a letter of recommendation with the following information: 1. Recommender's name, affiliation, and e-mail, 2. Recommended candidate's name, affiliation, paper title, issue, and his e-mail, 3. Reason of recommendation. Remember that the deadline of nomination is May 15, 2004, and our journal website is http://www.ajc.org.tw . Look forward to hearing from you soon. Li-Chen Fu Editor-in-Chief +----------------------------------------+ | | General Announcements | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: George Weiss, Dynamical Systems and Control, Haifa, Israel, June 2004 Workshop on "Dynamical Systems and Control" will be held at the Technion (Israel Inst. of Technology), Haifa, from June 20 to June 22, 2004. This meeting will be held under the auspices of the Technion's Center for Mathematical Sciences (CMS). The organizing committee of the workshop consists of: Jacob Kogan (Baltimore, USA), Arie Leizarowitz (Haifa, local organizer), Gilead Tadmor (Boston, USA) and George Weiss (London, UK). More information on the workshop (including accommodation and the conference trip) can be found on the web-site www.math.technion.ac.il/cms/dynamic.htm There is a registration form available on the web-site. Talks at the workshop are by invitation only. There will be approximately 25 speakers spread over the three days. The current list of participants (in alphabetical order, not all speakers) is: Florin Avram (Pau, France), Nir Cohen (Campinas, Brazil), Elza Farkhi (Tel Aviv, Israel), Paul Fuhrmann (Beer Sheva, Israel), Michael Grinfeld (Glasgow, UK), Alexander Ioffe (Haifa, Israel), George Karakostas (Ioanina, Greece), Vladimir Levin (Moscow, Russia), Izchak Lewkowitz (Beer Sheva, Israel), David Limebeer (London, UK), Anders Lindquist (Stockholm, Sweden), Elena Lytsin (Beer Sheva, Israel), Kazimierz Malanowski (Warsaw, Poland), Vladimir Maz'ya (Ohio State Univ. USA), Gjerrit Meinsma (Twente, Netherlands), Leonid Mirkin (Haifa, Israel), Boris Mordukhovich (Detroit, USA), Felipe Pait (Burlington, MA, USA), Boris Polyak (Moscow, Russia), Franco Rampazzo (Pisa, Italy), Anders Rantzer (Lund, Sweden), Vered Rom-Kedar (Rehovot, Israel), Tomas Roubicek (Praha, Czech Republic), Eugene Ryan (Bath, UK), Marius Tucsnak (Nancy, France), Vladimir Veliov (Vienna, Austria), Jack Warga (Boston, USA), Ezra Zeheb (Haifa, Israel) We mention that shortly before the above workshop, there will be a similar size twin workshop titled VARIATIONAL LIMITS which will be held at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, from June 15 to 17, 2004. The organizing committee of this workshop consists of Zvi Artstein, Yakar Kannai (both from the Weizmann Inst., Rehovot, Israel) and Arie Leizarowitz (Technion, Haifa, Israel). For details about this other workshop please contact one of the organizers. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Rolf Findeisen, Mini Course: Introduction to and Current Issues in NMPC Introduction to and Current Issues in Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Detailed informations: http://www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de/nmpccourse/ Date: Tuesday 31st of August (one day prior to Nolcos'04, which also takes place at the University of Stuttgart) University of Stuttgart Institute for Systems Theory in Engineering Pfaffenwaldring 9 70550 Stuttgart, Germany Content and objective: Linear model predictive control is popular since the 70s of the past century and by now widely employed in practice. The 90s have witnessed a steadily increasing attention from control theoreticians as well as control practitioners in the area of nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) and over the past decade significant theoretical as well as implementational advances in the area of NMPC have been achieved. The focus of this mini course is twofold. Besides an in depth introduction to the basic ideas and principles of (nonlinear) predictive control, current application and research issues in NMPC spanning from stability and robustness, output- feedback, efficient numerical solution as well as implementation aspects are discussed. For this purpose the course is split up in six parts. The first part provides an introduction as well as a historical review of (nonlinear) predictive control, often also referred to as receding horizon control or moving horizon control. Part two focuses on how to achieve nominal stability of the closed-loop using NMPC. In part three the robustness as well as the robust design of NMPC are discusses. Part four provides an overview on output- feedback in conjunction with NMPC. The efficient numerical solution and implementation of NMPC is discussed in depth in part five. Part six discusses existing applications as well as application aspects of NMPC. The mini course is concluded by a short wrap up, summary and outlook. Who should attend? Graduate students, engineers, mathematicians & researchers, interested in becoming familiar with nonlinear model predictive control or who want to improve their understanding of nonlinear model predictive control. Lecturers (alphabetical): Frank Allgower (IST, University of Stuttgart, Germany) Moritz Diehl (IWR, University of Heidelberg, Germany) Rolf Findeisen, organizer (IST, University of Stuttgart, Germany) Lalo Magni (SISDIN, University of Pavia, Italy) Zoltan K. Nagy (IST, University of Stuttgart, Germany) Organization fee and registration: The organization fee/contribution towards expenses of 100 EUR includes: binder containing copies of the slides and supplementary material, coffee and refreshments, lunch. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: David L Elliott, Neural Systems for Control online The collection "Neural Systems for Control", Boston: Academic Press, 1997, edited by Omidvar and Elliott, is by permission of the present publisher (Elsevier) available as a 2.4 Mb PDF file from: http://www.isr.umd.edu/~delliott/NeuralSystemsForControl.pdf It may be downloaded and printed subject to the usual fair use rules: one copy for your own use or study. Please inform me when you download, by email to d.elliott@ieee.org The authors of the 12 articles were Andrew G. Barto, William J. Byrne, Sungzoon Cho, Francis J. Doyle III, David L. Elliott, Michael A. Henson, S. Jagannathan, K. S. Narendra, Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, Thomas Parisini, S. Joe Qin, Tariq Samad, Clemens Schaeffner, Dierk Schroeder, James A. Schwaber. Shihab A. Shamma, H. Ted Su, Gary G. Yen, and Aydin Yesildirek. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Alison Hardy, Open Control: The Importance of Standards The IEE seminar on Open Control Systems - The Importance of Standards Austin Court, Birmingham, on Wednesday, 26 May 2004 www.iee.org/events/opencontrol.cfm The Control Industry's standards have recently moved strongly towards openness instead of the Proprietary Systems that had been the norm. The modern integrated system is one that is open, distributed and encompasses acquisition, control and safety. It allows best of class choices for suppliers of the various components. Although the necessary moves have been evolving over the last twenty years or so, it is only recently that these systems have begun to be employed in significant applications. This event offers you the chance to find out more about open control systems and their related standards, and how to use them to maximum effectiveness. The scope of the event will include the current standards relating to smart transducers, strategy engines, safety issues and Internat Messaging service issues. You will also hear case studies from a variety of industries including the uitilites, transport and process control sectors. Why should you attend? This is a key opportunity for you to improve your commercial awareness while meeting and exchanging ideas with your fellow control engineering professionals. Attending the event will allow you to: * Increase your awareness of the important standards and which suppliers in the field can offer you competence. * Improve your knowledge of current technology through up to the minute case studies. * Learn how to implement successful systems that will hep your company to function more effectively. This event will be of interest to professionals working in all industrial control sectors, whether you are a technical manager, director or engineer, or an academic with an interest in technology transfer. Full details of the programme and online booking are available from www.iee.org/events/opencontrol.cfm or telephone +44 (0) 1438 765 657 or email mailto:events@iee.org.uk to request a registration form. This event is being organised by the IEE's Control & Automation Professional Network. For more information about the Professional Networks, please visit www.iee.org/pn/controlauto *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Mario di Bernardo, Piecewise Smooth Dynamical Systems Analysis, Numerics And Applications 13th - 16th September 2004 University of Bristol, UK SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT of the 2nd international workshop of the Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics, funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Research Council (EPSRC). Deadline for registration: 4th June 2004 Invited speakers (confirmed): Karl Popp (University of Hannover, Germany) Manfred Morari (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Erik Mosekilde (Technical University of Denmark) James Yorke (University of Maryland, USA) Harry Dankowicz (Virginia Tech, USA) Arne Nordmark (KTH, Sweden) Yuri Kuznetsov (Utrecht University, Netherlands) Lawrence Virgin (Duke University, USA) Enric Fossas (Technical University of Catalonia, Spain) Mikael Johansson (KTH, Sweden) Chris Budd (University of Bath, UK) Marian Wiercigroch (University of Aberdeen, UK) Vladimir Babitsky (Loughborough University, UK) Zhanybai Zhusubalyiev (Kursk State Technical University, Russia) Fabio Dercole (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) Soumitro Banerjee (Indian Institute of Technology, India) Ian Hiskens (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) Karl Johansson (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) Organisers Martin Homer, Mario di Bernardo, Alan Champneys and John Hogan For more details, and to register, please visit and bookmark the conference website at http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/workshop-b/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Pedro Albertos, RIAI. A new Journal Revista Iberoamericana de Automatica e Informatica Industrial A new journal, in Spanish, has been launched by the Spanish Control Society (CEA) dealing with Control Engineering theory and practice as well as a number of related fields. The main purpose being to be a forum for exchange of ideas and results in the Latin American community. For those interested in technical literature in this language and these topics, please, have a look at: http://riai.isa.upv.es/ Your contribution is welcome! *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: S.S. Sritharan, Stochastic Analysis Tutorial Workshop Institute for Scientific Computation Workshop Stochastic Analysis and White Noise Calculus http://math.uwyo.edu/stoch_04/stochastic.html June 7-11, 2004 University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Speakers/Tutors P.L. Chow, Wayne State University Fausto Gozzi, University of Rome J.L. Menaldi, Wayne State University H.H. Kuo, Louisiana State University Dan Stanescu, University of Wyoming P. Sundar, Louisiana State University Andrzej Swiech, Georgia Tech Themes Theory: . Brownian Motion, Poisson and Levy Processes . Ito's Stochastic Calculus and Stochastic Integration . Hida's White Noise Calculus . Large Deviation Theory and Small Noise Asymptotics Applications: . Nonlinear Filtering and Stochastic Control . Stochastic Partial Differential Equations Monday, June 7th 8:30-10:00 A.M. Introduction to Stochastic Processes Dr. P. Sundar, Louisiana State University 10:20-11:50 A.M. Introduction to Hida's White Noise Calculus Dr. H.H. Kuo, Louisiana State University 1:30-2:45 P.M. Controlled Diffusions with Jumps, Part I Dr. J.L. Menaldi, Wayne State University 3:00-3:50 P.M. Regularity of Solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman-Isaacs Equations, Part I Dr. Andrzej Swiech, Georgia Institute of Technology Tuesday, June 8th 8:30-9:30 A.M. Introduction to Large Deviation Theory Dr. P. Sundar, Louisiana State University 9:45-11:00 A.M. Controlled Diffusions with Jumps, Part II Dr. J.L. Menaldi, Wayne State University 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Hida's White Noise Calculus, Part II Dr. H.H. Kuo, Louisiana State University 1:30-3:00 P.M. Regularity of Solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman-Isaccs Equations, Part II Dr. Andrzej Swiech, Georgia Institute of Technology Wednesday, June 9th 8:30-9:50 A.M. Large Deviation Theory, Part II Dr. P. Sundar, Louisiana State University 10:00-10:50 A.M. Hida's White Noise Calculus, Part III Dr. H.H. Kuo, Louisiana State University 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Regularity of Solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman- Isaacs Equations, Part III Dr. Andrzej Swiech, Georgia Institute of Technology Thursday, June 10th 8:30-9:50 A.M. Hida's White Noise Calculus, Part IV Dr. H.H. Kuo 10:00-10:50 A.M. Large Deviation Theory, Part III Dr. P. Sundar, Louisiana State University 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Introduction to the Numerical Simulation of Stochastic Differential Eequations Dr. Dan Stanescu, University of Wyoming 1:30- 3:00 P.M. Numerical Simulation of Stochastic Differential Equations - High-Order Methods and Levy Noise Dr. Dan Stanescu, University of Wyoming Friday, June 11th 8:30-9:50 A.M. Large Deviation Theory, Part IV Dr. P. Sundar, Louisiana State University *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Marco Zaffalon, Summer School on Imprecise Probabilities Imprecise probability is a generic term for the many mathematical or statistical models which measure chance or uncertainty without sharp numerical probabilities. Imprecise probability models are needed in inference problems where the relevant information is scarce, vague or conflicting, and in decision problems where preferences may also be incomplete. The school on imprecise probabilities will offer a wide and deep introduction to imprecise probability topics, both theoretical and applied. In particular, the school will focus on coherent lower previsions and their behavioral interpretation, decision theory, robust statistics, risk analysis, imprecise probability methods for artificial intelligence and knowledge discovery. The school is organized by the Society for Imprecise Probability Theories and Applications (SIPTA). INTENDED AUDIENCE The school is mainly intended for advanced master or Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior researchers. PROGRAM The school is divided in 5 courses, one per day, of 8 hours each: July 27. Introduction to using imprecise probability in risk analysis. Scott Ferson (Applied Biomathematics, USA) July 28. Imprecise probability models and their behavioral interpretation. Gert de Cooman (Gent University, Belgium) July 29. Some decision theory with imprecise and indeterminate probability and utility. Teddy Seidenfeld (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) July 30. Independence, graphical models, knowledge discovery from data sets under weak assumptions, applications to classification. Serafín Moral (Granada University, Spain) & Marco Zaffalon (IDSIA, Switzerland) July 31. Robust Neyman Pearson theory & summary view on imprecise probabilities. Thomas Augustin (Munich University, Germany) REGISTRATION FEE AND DEADLINE Registration cost will be about 50 Swiss Francs (~39 USD, ~32 EUR), including lectures and coffee breaks. People wishing to participate should apply by 31 May 2004. For all details please visit: http://www.idsia.ch/~zaffalon/events/school2004/school.htm. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jacquelien Scherpen, Symposium on Systems and Control: Challenges in the 21st Century At the occasion of the start of the Delft Center for Systems and Control, a two-day symposium will be organized on June 7,8 2004 in the Aula Congrescentre of Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, with the title: Systems and Control: Challenges in the 21st Century During two days of presentations, an overview will be given of the current status and future challenges in systems and control research and its industrial applications. Both international and national researchers and engineers will present their view on the field, with contributions from fundamental research issues (first-principles and data-based modelling, robust and nonlinear control, optimization, complex systems theory) to advanced applications in industrial process control, mechatronics and motion control systems, traffic control, physical imaging systems, aerospace systems and bioinformatics. The full program will consist of 18 plenary lectures. List of speakers: Prof. Karl Johan Astrom, UCSB, USA, and Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden. Prof. Lennart Ljung, Linkoping University, Sweden. Prof. Wolfgang Marquardt, RWTH - Aachen University, Germany. Prof. Gary Balas, University of Minnesota, USA. Prof. Dirk van Dyck, RUCA, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Prof. Bart De Moor, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Prof. Maarten Steinbuch, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. Ir. Gregor van Baars, Philips CFT - Mechatronics Research Department, the Netherlands. Dr. Stefano Stramigioli, University of Twente, the Netherlands Dr. Richard van der Linde, Delft University of Technology and Altran Corporation, the Netherlands. Prof. Hans Hellendoorn, Delft University of Technology and Siemens Nederland, the Netherlands. Dr. Marcel Reinders, ICT, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. Prof. Arjan van der Schaft, University of Twente, the Netherlands. Ir. Bernie van Leeuwen, SKF Engineering & Research Centre, the Netherlands. Ir. Guido ten Hacken, Shell Global Solutions International BV, the Netherlands. Prof. Okko Bosgra, Delft Center for Systems and Control, the Netherlands. Prof. Paul Van den Hof, Delft Center for Systems and Control, the Netherlands. Prof. Michel Verhaegen, Delft Center for Systems and Control, the Netherlands. For more information and registration, please visit our web-site: http://www.dcsc.tudelft.nl *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Rami Debouk, Workshop on Fault Diagnosis and Tolerance in Discrete Event Systems at 2004 ACC, by Rami Debouk, General Motors Research and Development Christoforos Hadjicostis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The increasing complexity of digital devices and the expansion of networks in size and diversity have resulted in large-scale discrete event systems and in pressing needs for advanced analysis tools and effective, low-complexity methodologies for fault diagnosis and tolerance. Faults of interest include component malfunctions, design inconsistencies and, more generally, permanent changes in the system functionality (such as faults in modern integrated circuits, communication delays in networked systems, and protocol failures in large-scale wireless networks). This workshop describes systematic and integrated approaches towards fault diagnosis in discrete event systems, and towards the design and implementation of fault-tolerant systems. The workshop blends techniques from control, automata and system theory together with coding and complexity theory, and digital design. We start with an introduction to basic concepts and designs for fault-tolerant systems and logical models for fault diagnosis in discrete event systems. We then study fault tolerance in systems whose internal state influences their future behavior, such as finite-state controllers or algorithmic computations evolving over several time steps. The introduction of time and state dynamics presents new challenges for engineering design, but also offers new degrees of freedom and opens up exciting possibilities for future digital system implementation. We then focus on fault diagnosis in automata and Petri nets and present recently developed language-based approaches. An introduction to the basic objectives and techniques in coding and in design for fault diagnosis and fault tolerance is provided. Our discussion follows a unifying approach that exposes the similarities between coding for reliable communication and coding for reliable computation. The agenda follows 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW (08:00-09:00) 1.1. Motivation, definitions, noise vs. faults 1.2. Reliability, availability, fault diagnosis vs. tolerance 2. FAULT DIAGNOSIS IN DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS I (9:00-10:00) 2.1. Modeling of discrete event systems, logical models 2.2. Language-based approaches, observability Break (10:00-10:30) 3. FAULT TOLERANCE IN COMBINATIONAL SYSTEMS (10:30-12:00) 3.1. Coding approaches for systems with algebraic structure 3.2. Circuits of “noisy gates” computational capacity Break (12:00-1:00) 4. FAULT-TOLERANT DYNAMIC SYSTEMS (1:00-2:00) 4.1. Faults in error correcting mechanisms 4.2. Non-concurrent error detection and identification schemes 4.3. Linear systems, finite-state machines 5. FAULT DIAGNOSIS IN DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS II (2:00-3:30) 5.1. Fault diagnosis in automata 5.2. Decentralized fault diagnosis in automata Break (3:30-4:00) 6. FAULT DIAGNOSIS IN DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS III (4:00-5:00) 6.1. Fault diagnosis in Petri nets 6.2. Distributed fault diagnosis schemes +----------------------------------------+ | | Positions | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Conor Heneghan, Faculty: EE, University College Dublin, Ireland Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College Dublin, Ireland for positions starting September 2004. Candidates must have a Ph.D. Degree or equivalent research experience in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a cognate field, together with a significant record of publication in peer- reviewed international journals and conferences. Areas of particular interest to the Department include: Circuits and Systems; Microwave and R.F. Engineering; Mixed-Signal Design; Digital Signal Processing; Optoelectronics; Communications; and related disciplines. University College Dublin (www.ucd.ie) is the largest university in Ireland, with over 20,000 students, and is situated three miles south of Dublin’s city centre. Dublin is a vibrant city of just over one million people, with all the amenities of a modern European capital city. It also enjoys good access to excellent outdoor recreational opportunities such as hiking, golf, and sailing. Ireland is also home to a growing number of high-technology companies both multinationals and indigenous. The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering currently has 17 full-time faculty, and approximately 200 undergraduate and 60 graduate students. Initial inquiries can be directed to Prof. Tom Brazil (tom.brazil@ucd.ie) or Dr. Conor Heneghan at conor.heneghan@ucd.ie. An official application form will be available at http://www.ucd.ie/personl/html/vacancies/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Michael J. Pont, Lecturer: University of Leicester, UK Lecturer A/B in Embedded Systems Department Of Engineering, University of Leicester, UK The successful applicant will have a strong or promising research record in an area of embedded systems and will be able to teach in the area of software engineering. Research interests that complement current activities in the Embedded Systems Laboratory will be an advantage. Post reference number: A0816 Closing date: 14 May 2004 Further information about the Embedded Systems Laboratory: http://www.le.ac.uk/eg/embedded Further information about this post: http://www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/a&r.html *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hartmut Logemann, PDF: University of Bath, UK Postdoctoral Research Officer in Control Theory Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath As part of an EPSRC-funded research project on "Control systems with hysteresis: absolute stability, tracking and disturbance rejection", applications are invited for the position of a Postdoctoral Research Officer. We seek candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas: control theory, differential equations, dynamical systems, hysteresis phenonmena, nonlinear analysis. The post is available for up to 3 years from 1 September 2004 (or soon thereafter). Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Hartmut Logemann (email: hl@maths.bath.ac.uk, tel: +44 1225-386008) or Professor E.P. Ryan (email: epr@maths.bath.ac.uk, tel: +44 1225-386010). Further particulars can be found at http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/job_desc.cgi?04/121. Closing date for applications is 18 May 2004. Application forms may be obtained from the Human Resources Dept, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK (e-mail: S.Kennedy@bath.ac.uk) to which applications should be sent. Alternatively, please phone the 24 hr answer-phone service on (+44 1225) 386924 or apply online at http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs quoting Ref No 04/121. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Mario di Bernardo, PDF, PhD: University of Naples, Italy Postdoctoral and postgraduate positions are available at the Control Group of the University of Naples Federico II, Italy (www.unina.it) to work on the analysis and control of switched and hybrid dynamical systems. The research will be carried out as part of the EU Project SICONOS (Simulation and Control of Nonsmooth Systems - see http://maply.univ- lyon1.fr/siconos for further information). Postgraduate positions and Postdoctoral positions from 12 to 36 months are available. Further information and application details can be obtained by contacting Prof Mario di Bernardo (Email: dibernardo@unisannio.it, Tel. +39 0817683909). *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Daniel Walker, PhD: University of Liverpool, UK Applications are invited for an EPSRC funded PhD studentship to work on control, modelling, and identification of rotary wing aircraft (tilt-rotors and helicopters). For UK nationals, the studentship provides a tax-free maintenance allowance and covers fees. For EU nationals the studentships covers fees only. The successful applicant will join a team developing and testing active control concepts, including rotor state feedback laws, for handling qualities improvement, envelope protection and structural load alleviation, using robust control techniques such as H-infinity and LMI optimization. This will require the development of high-fidelity flight dynamics models using state- of-the-art multi-body dynamics and identification software tools. Liverpool's advanced six-axis flight simulator will provide state-of-the-art piloted simulation capabilities. It will be used to support flight-tests on a Fly-by-Wire research helicopter: tests which add an exciting and important dimension to the project. The student will join a group that has considerable expertise in control, flight dynamics and simulation and handling qualities, based in the University's 5* rated Engineering Department. (For further information on the group, see http://www.flightlab.liv.ac.uk/). Qualifications and Experience - 1st or upper 2nd class degree in an appropriate branch of engineering or mathematics; - Good knowledge of control and dynamics. Further information on technical aspects of the project contact Dr D.J.Walker Engineering Dept University of Liverpool Liverpool, L69 3GH, U.K. e-mail d.j.walker@liv.ac.uk Those wishing to submit a formal application should contact Jenny Kay; Tel 0151 794 4857; email pgeng@liv.ac.uk quoting reference WALKER/FLIGHT CONTROL in the subject line. Closing date: 18 June 2004. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Raimund J. Ober, PhD: University of Texas at Dallas, USA Ph.D. positions are available to work on bioengineering problems in joint NIH funded projects with Prof. E.S. Ward at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. For exceptionally well qualified candidates post-doctoral positions may be available. The projects aim to develop novel image processing and data analysis methods for fluorescence microscopy live cell experiments (including single molecule detection) and surface plasmon resonance experiments for the analysis of protein-protein interactions. No prior knowledge of these techniques is required. However, a strong technical background in engineering or mathematics is desirable and a keen interest in getting involved in bioengineering related research is necessary. A number of the proposed techniques make use of advanced system theoretic ideas. The positions will provide the opportunity to not only work on projects of significant technical interest but also to become familiar with the fundamental biological questions that are being addressed in the laboratory. Please send inquiries (resume, names of 3 referees etc.) to Prof. Raimund J. Ober Department of Electrical Engineering EC33 University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 75083 USA email: ober@utdallas.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Barbara La Scala, Research Fellow: University of Melbourne, Australia The Research Fellow will work in a team including Professor Rob Evans, Professor Bill Moran and Dr Barbara La Scala. The incumbent will conduct research into active sensor systems including the following areas: scheduling algorithms for sensors and networks of sensors; target tracking and data fusion over sensor networks; and the novel design of radar waveforms and waveform libraries for optimal target detection and tracking. Requirements: - A PhD degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, e.g. Electrical Engineering, Operations Research or Mathematics. (Essential) - Research experience in stochastic dynamic programming or estimation and signal processing. (Essential) - Good communication skills and the ability to present research results both orally and in writing. (Essential) - Strong analytical skills. (Essential) - Knowledge of radars or other active sensor systems; waveform design; target tracking and data fusion; Fourier analysis or the fundamentals of stochastic control. (Desirable) - An eagerness to liaise and work with industry and to work on industry funded projects. (Desirable) - Experience with software packages such as Matlab and programming languages such as C++. (Desirable) For more information and a copy of the complete position description access the University of Melbourne Positions Vacant web site: *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Biomimetic Connections, Inc., Senior Director: Biomimetic Connections, Inc, USA Biomimetic Connections, Inc., is establishing itself as the first firm dedicated to advancing the role of biomimetics in serving material, optical, acoustical, mechanical, and systems and control engineering. Its mission is to provide clients in these areas with an efficient and effective means for exploring and acquiring 'biology-based guidance' in serving their engineering and product design requirements. Development of autonomic computing systems, intelligent user-interfaces, software for distribution and network logistics/coordination/optimization, image/vision analysis, data-mining/pattern recognition, and systems control is increasingly looking to biology for design insights. Similarly, biological sensors and signal processing capabilities are inspiring next generation VLSI- based medical implant prostheses, light-weight optical sensing and computer/machine vision systems, and sensor/actuator/motion control systems on robots and toys. To serve these and other product development areas, Biomimetic Connections is seeking a Senior Director of Business Development and Project Management for Systems and Control. The position requires establishing scientific 'assessment and monitoring' agreements, and establishing and overseeing project contracts with corporate, academic, and government clients. Ideal Qualifications: High-energy (30%+ travel) Demonstrated multi-tasking skills involving assessments, monitoring and concurrent projects Strong cross-sector sales/business-development performance - PhD EE/Computer Sciences, Systems/Control Engineering; Biology Minor MBA - Eight or more years researching and/or developing computer/software/VLSI products - Lead responsibility for assembling and managing cross-disciplinary teams - Experienced in establishing and managing service contracts involving commercial, academic and government accounts - Licensing experience - Excellent oral and written communication skills Contact: John Z. Pietrzyk Biomimetic Connections, Inc. Email: jppietrzyk@sbcglobal.net *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Biomimetic Connections, Inc., Senior Director Business Development Biomimetic Connections, Inc., is establishing itself as the first firm dedicated to advancing the role of biomimetics in serving material, optical, acoustical, mechanical, and systems and control engineering. Its mission is to provide clients in these areas with an efficient and effective means for exploring and acquiring ‘biology-based guidance’ in serving their engineering and product design requirements. Development of autonomic computing systems, intelligent user-interfaces, software for distribution and network logistics/coordination/optimization, image/vision analysis, data-mining/pattern recognition, and systems control is increasingly looking to biology for design insights. Similarly, biological sensors and signal processing capabilities are inspiring next generation VLSI- based medical implant prostheses, light-weight optical sensing and computer/machine vision systems, and sensor/actuator/motion control systems on robots and toys. To serve these and other product development areas, Biomimetic Connections is seeking a Senior Director of Business Development and Project Management for Systems and Control. The position requires establishing scientific ‘assessment and monitoring’ agreements, and establishing and overseeing project contracts with corporate, academic, and government clients. Ideal Qualifications: High-energy (30%+ travel) Demonstrated multi-tasking skills involving assessments, monitoring and concurrent projects Strong cross-sector sales/business-development performance PhD EE/Computer Sciences, Systems/Control Engineering; Biology Minor MBA Eight or more years researching and/or developing computer/software/VLSI products Lead responsibility for assembling and managing cross-disciplinary teams Experienced in establishing and managing service contracts involving commercial, academic and government accounts Licensing experience Excellent oral and written communication skills Contact: John Z. Pietrzyk Biomimetic Connections, Inc. Email: jppietrzyk@sbcglobal.net +----------------------------------------+ | | Books | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Yuri L. Sachkov, Control Theory from the Geometric Viewpoint by A.A. Agrachev and Yu.L. Sachkov Springer-Verlag Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences 87, subseries: Control Theory and Optimization ISBN 3-540-21019-9 This book presents some facts and methods of the Mathematical Control Theory treated from the geometric point of view. It is devoted to finite-dimensional deterministic control systems governed by smooth ordinary differential equations. The problems of controllability, linearization, state and feedback equivalence, and optimal control are studied. The book can be used as a text for several graduate courses on Mathematical Control Theory. Contents Chapter 1: Vector Fields and Control Systems on Smooth Manifolds 1 Chapter 2: Elements of Chronological Calculus 21 Chapter 3: Linear Systems 47 Chapter 4: State Linearizability of Nonlinear Systems 53 Chapter 5: The Orbit Theorem and its Applications 63 Chapter 6: Rotations of the Rigid Body 81 Chapter 7: Control of Configurations 97 Chapter 8: Attainable Sets 109 Chapter 9: Feedback and State Equivalence of Control Systems 121 Chapter 10: Optimal Control Problem 137 Chapter 11: Elements of Exterior Calculus and Symplectic Geometry 145 Chapter 12: Pontryagin Maximum Principle 167 Chapter 13: Examples of Optimal Control Problems 191 Chapter 14: Hamiltonian Systems with Convex Hamiltonians 207 Chapter 15: Linear Time-Optimal Problem 211 Chapter 16: Linear-Quadratic Problem 223 Chapter 17: Sufficient Optimality Conditions, Hamilton-Jacobi Equation, and Dynamic Programming 235 Chapter 18: Hamiltonian Systems for Geometric Optimal Control Problems 247 Chapter 19: Examples of Optimal Control Problems on Compact Lie Groups 265 Chapter 20: Second Order Optimality Conditions 293 Chapter 21: Jacobi Equation 333 Chapter 22: Reduction 355 Chapter 23: Curvature 363 Chapter 24: Rolling Bodies 377 Orders of the book should be sent to orders@springer.de *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jonathan Partington, Linear Operators and Linear Systems Cambridge University Press, in the London Mathematical Society Student Texts series: see http://titles.cambridge.org/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521546192 for details of the paperback version (it is also available in hardback). Contents: 1. Operators and Hardy spaces: Banach spaces and bounded operators, Hardy spaces on the disc and half-plane, Inner and outer functions, Vector- valued Hardy spaces. 2. Closed Operators: The graph of an operator, Semigroups, The gap metric. 3. Shift-invariance and causality: Invariant subspaces, Invariant operators, Causality,The commutant lifting theorem. 4. Stability and stabilization: Stability theory, Robustness, The chordal metric. 5. Spaces of persistent signals: Almost-periodic functions, Power signal spaces, Spectral distribution functions. 6. Delay systems: Background and classification, Stability, Rational approximation, Stabilization. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Denis Sidorov, Lyapunov-Schmidt Methods in Nonlinear Analysis and Applications by Nikolay Sidorov Dept. of Mathematical Analysis, ISU, Russia Boris Loginov USTU, Russia Aleksandr Sinitsyn, Michail Falaleev Dept. of Mathematical Analysis, ISU, Russia This book concentrates on the branching solutions of nonlinear operator equations and the theory of degenerate operator-differential equations especially applicable to algorithmic analysis and nonlinear PDE's in mechanics and mathematical physics. The authors expound the recent result on the generalized eigen-value problem, the perturbation method, Schmidt's pseudo-inversion for regularization of linear and nonlinear problems in the branching theory and group methods in bifurcation theory. The book covers regular iterative methods in a neighborhood of branch points and the theory of differential-operator equations with a non-invertible operator in the main expression is constructed. Various recent results on theorems of existence are given including asymptotic, approximate and group methods. The reduction of some mathematics, physics and mechanics problems (capillary-gravity surface wave theory, phase transitions theory, Andronov-Hopf bifurcation, boundary-value problems for the Vlasov-Maxwell system, filtration, magnetic insulation) to operator equations gives rich opportunities for creation and application of stated common methods for which existence theorems and the bifurcation of solutions for these applications are investigated. Audience: The book will be of interest to mathematicians, mechanics, physicists and engineers interested in nonlinear equations and applications to nonlinear and singular systems as well as to researchers and students of these topics. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht Hardbound, ISBN 1-4020-0941-0, 566 pp. +----------------------------------------+ | | Journals | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, CFP: Asian Journal of Control Precision Motion Control and Instrumentation A Special Issue of Asian Journal of Control http://www.ajc.org.tw Precision engineering has been steadily gathering momentum over the last century in terms of research, development, and application to product innovation. The driving force in this development appears to arise from requirements for much higher performance of products, higher reliability, longer life, lower cost, and miniaturization. In this new millenium, ultra precision manufacture is poised to progress further and it is expected to enter the nanometer scale regime nanotechnology. Increasing packing density on integrated circuits and sustained breakthrough in minimum feature dimensions on semiconductor set the pace in the electronics industry. Emerging technologies such as MEMS (Micro- Electro-Mechanical Systems), otherwise known as MicroSystems Technology (MST) in Europe expand further the scope of miniaturisation and integration of electrical and mechanical components. One enabling technology which has made these and more modern applications possible is the advance and development in precision mechanisms and motion control. There are several important challenges to the precision motion control system, including challenges in the measurement and instrumentation system, control electronics and algorithms, compensation for geometrical imperfections and vibration of the mechanical system. This special issue is intended to collate recent interesting works and discussions on this highly important control topic in a balanced manner to project the state-of- the art technology and the trend emerging in this area. Guest Editors: Prof. Tan, Kok Kiong* and Dr. Huang, Sunan* *Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 4 Engineering Drive 3 National University of Singapore Tel: +65-68742110 Fax: +65-67791103 Email: eletankk@nus.edu.sg, elehsn@nus.edu.sg Dr. Lim Ser Yong+ +Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology 71 Nanyang Drive Singapore 638075 Tel: +65-67938383 Fax: +65-67916377 Email: sylim@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg Important Dates: Dec. 15 2003 Call for Papers Apr. 15 2004 Deadline for Paper Submission July 15 2004 Completion of First Review Nov. 15 2004 Completion of Final Review Mar. 31 2005 Publication Potential authors can either submit four copies of manuscripts or send its electronic file (in Postscript, PDF or WORD format) to Prof. Li-Chen Fu, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Control at the following address: Prof. Li-Chen Fu Department of Electrical Engineering National Taiwan University Taipei 106, Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2362-2209 Fax: +886-2-2365-7887 Email: lichen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw All submission should include a title page containing the title of the paper, full names and affiliations, complete postal and electronic address, phone and fax numbers, an abstract and a list of keywords. The contacting author should be clearly identified. For more detailed information about manuscript preparation, please visit the web site of Asian Journal of Control at http://www.ajc.org.tw *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Z.P. Jiang, CFP Special Issue on Trends in Applied Nonlinear Control Systems and Control Letters Guest Editors: Z. P. Jiang and I. Mareels Nonlinear control has undergone tremendous progress in the last two decades at the levels of theory and applications. The classical analysis tools of Lyapunov functions, dissipativity and small gain arguments have been developed to become versatile design tools for nonlinear control. In nonlinear control, real design progress can be made when we exploit the structure and dynamical behaviour of the (class of) systems under consideration. We solicit papers that exhibit these new trends in applied nonlinear control design. Papers that stress theoretical advances, or papers that discuss practical applications and implementations, in particular present comparisons between different designs in the same application environment are welcome. Papers will undergo a normal review process. In the end a coherent set of papers will be selected by the Special Issue Editors for presentation in the Special Issue. Submitted papers that are not selected for the Special Issue will be considered for normal publication in SCL. Timetable - deadline to receive manuscripts: 1 Aug 2004 - Review process and revision of manuscripts completed by Dec 2004 - Publication early 2005 Papers for the Special Issue can be submitted to one of the following Guest Editors (preferably via electronic submission): Prof. Z.P. Jiang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic University, Six Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, U.S.A. e-mail: zjiang@control.poly.edu or Prof. I. Mareels, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Vic 3010, Australia. e-mail: i.mareels@unimelb.edu.au *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 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: Becky Lonberger, Contents: Automatica, June, 2004 Volume 40, Issue 6 For the cumulative table of contents 1963-present and new submissions visit http://www.autsubmit.com Regular papers Orhan Beker, C.V. Hollot, Y. Chait and H. Han Fundamental Properties of Reset Control Systems John Lygeros On Reachability and Minimum Cost Optimal Control K.D. Do, Z.P. Jiang and J. Pan Robust Adaptive Path Following of Underactuated Ships H. Yu and C.G. Cassandras Perturbation Analysis for Production Control and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems Mario Milanese and Carlo Novara Set membership identification of nonlinear systems Brief papers K.Uchida, M.Fujita, K.Ikeda Another Look at Finite Horizon H-infinity Control Problems for Systems with Input Delays Alexander Lanzon, Brian D.O. Anderson, Xavier Bombois Selection of a single uniquely specifiable H-infinity controller in the chain-scattering framework P. Date and G. Vinnicombe Algorithms for Worst Case Identification in H_infinity and in the v-gap Metric Fen Wu and Bei Lu On Convexified Robust Control Synthesis Jin-Zhi Wang, Lin Huang and Zhi-Sheng Duan Design of controller for a class of pendulum-like system guaranteeing dichotomy Shu-Li Sun, Zi-Li Deng Multi-sensor Optimal Information Fusion Kalman Filter Dragan Nesic and Andrew R.Teel Matrosov theorem for parameterized families of discrete-time systems Ilia G.Polushin and Horacio J.Marquez Multirate Versions of Sampled-Data Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems Tomomichi Hagiwara and Toru Mugiuda Positive-Realness Analysis of Sampled-Data Systems and Its Applications P.J. de Oliveira, R.C.L.F. Oliveira, V.J.S. Leite, V.F. Montagner, P.L.D. Peres H-infinity guaranteed cost computation by means of parameter dependent Lyapunov functions Katherine Peterson and Anna Stefanopoulou Extremum Seeking Control for Soft Landing of an Electromechanical Valve Actuator R. Marino, P. Tomei, and C. M. Verrelli A Global Tracking Control for Speed-Sensorless Induction Motors Sebastian Ibarra-Rojas, Jaime Moreno and Gerardo Espinosa-Perez Global Observability Analysis of Sensorless Induction Motors Technical communiques Qing-Long Han On robust stability of neutral systems with time-varying discrete delay and norm-bounded uncertainty G. Stikkel, J. Bokor, Z. Szabo Necessary and sufficient condition for the controllability of switching linear hybrid systems Book reviews Edgar N. Sanchez Cellular Neural Networks and Visual Computing, by Leon O. Chua and Tamas Roska Wolfram Ebert Nonlinear predictive control: theory and practice, by Basil Kouvaritakis and Mark Cannon *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, Contents: Automatica, May, 2004 Volume 40, Issue 5 For the cumulative table of contents 1963-present and new submissions visit http://www.autsubmit.com Regular papers K. Mahata, T. Söderström, L. Hillström Computationally efficient estimation of wave propagation functions from 1-D wave experiments on viscoelastic materials F. Delli Priscoli, A. Pietrabissa Design of a Bandwidth-on-Demand (BoD) protocol for satellite networks modelled as time-delay systems Ch. van Delft, J.-Ph.Vial A practical implementation of stochastic programming: an application to the evaluation of option contracts in supply chains Goran Golo, Viswanath Talasila, Arjan van der Schaft, Bernhard Maschke Hamiltonian discretization of boundary control systems G. Calafiore, L. El Ghaoui Ellipsoidal Bounds for Uncertain Linear Equations and Dynamical Systems Thomas Ribarits, Manfred Deistler, Tomas McKelvey An analysis of the parametrization by data driven local coordinates for multivariable linear systems Brief papers W. Lu, Y. M. Zhang, W-Y. Lin Nonlinear interval model control of uasi-keyhole arc welding process R. J. G. B. Campello, G. Favier, W. C. do Amaral Optimal expansions of discrete-time Volterra models using Laguerre functions T. M. Guerra, L. Vermeiren LMI-based relaxed non-quadratic stabilization conditions for non-linear systems in the Takagi-Sugeno's form A. H. Tan, K. R. Godfrey, H. A. Barker Application of multi-level signals to the identification of direction-dependent processes H. Ishii, T. Basar, R. Tempo Randomized algorithms for quadratic stability of quantized sampled-data systems N. Olgac, R. Sipahi A practical method for analyzing the stability of neutral type LTI-time delayed systems Chiang-Ju Chien, Chia-Yu Yao Iterative learning of model reference adaptive controller for uncertain nonlinear systems with only output measurement PooGyeon Park, Seung Cheol Jeong Constrained RHC for LPV systems with bounded rates of parameter variations Lihua Xie, Lilei Lu, David Zhang, Huanshui Zhang Improved H2 and H-infinity filtering for uncertain discrete-time systems M. Guay, D. Dochain, M. Perrier Adaptive Extremum Seeking Control of Continuous Stirred Tank Bioreactors with Unknown Growth Kinetics Technical communiques S. O. R. Moheimani, D. Halim A convex optimization approach to the mode acceleration problem Correspondence items D. H. Owens, E. Rogers Comments on "On the equivalence of causal LTI iterative learning control and feedback control" by P. B. Goldsmith Peter B. Goldsmith Author's reply to "Comments on 'On the Equivalence of Causal LTI Iterative Learning Control and Feedback Control'" Book reviews W. S. Gray Nonlinear system identification - Input-output modeling approach Volumes 1 & 2, by Robert Haber and Laszlo Keviczky *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: A.H. Glattfelder, Contents: Control Engineering Practice, April 2004 Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 377-510 (April 2004) UKACC Conference Control 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: A.H. Glattfelder, Contents: Control Engineering Practice, May 2004 Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages 513-650 (May 2004) Fuzzy System Applications in Control Edited by P. Albertos and A. Sala Contents: Model based diagnosis of the air path of an automotive diesel engine, Pages 513-525 Mattias Nyberg and Thomas Stutte Feedback control for QoS of mixed traffic in communication networks, Pages 527-536 Hyung Seok Kim , Soo Young Shin and Wook Hyun Kwon An automated performance monitor for process controllers, Pages 537-553 Qing Li , James R. Whiteley and R. Russell Rhinehart Neural-network-based payload determination of a moving loader, Pages 555-561 Mariaana Savia and Heikki N. Koivo Computational simulation and experimental research on speed control of VVVF hydraulic elevator, Pages 563-568 Yang Huayong , Yang Jian and Xu Bing Field performance assessment of the ADVANCE-F automatic steering control vehicle, Pages 569-576 Tang-Hsien Chang Robust disturbance observer for the track-following control system of an optical disk drive, Pages 577-585 Jung Rae Ryoo , Tae-Yong Doh and Myung Jin Chung Quality prediction in pulp bleaching: application of a neuro-fuzzy system, Pages 587-594 Rui Pedro Paiva , Antonio Dourado and Belmiro Duarte Control approaches to bio- and ecological systems, Pages 595-603 Y. Hashimoto , I. Farkas , H. Murase , E. R. Carson and A. Sano Preface to the special section on fuzzy system applications in control, Page 605 P. Albertos and A. Sala Fuzzy modelling of carbon dioxide in a burning process, Pages 607-614 Mika Ruusunen and Kauko Leiviskä Engine load prediction in off-road vehicles using multi-objective nonlinear identification, Pages 615-624 K. Maertens , T. A. Johansen and R. Babuka Fuzzy control of reactive navigation with stability analysis based on Conicity and Lyapunov theory, Pages 625-638 F. Cuesta and A. Ollero Fuzzy state feedback gain scheduling control of servo-pneumatic actuators, Pages 639-650 H. Schulte and H. Hahn *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Clarence W. de Silva, Contents: Control and Intelligent Systems Vol. 32, No. 1, 2004 Condition Monitoring using Marginal Energy and Hidden Markov Model M. Ge, R. Du, Y.S. Xu page 1 Lyapunov-Based Cascaded Nonlinear Control of Induction Machine H. Chekireb, M. Tadjine page 10 An Advanced Model For Short-Term Forecasting I.J. Ramírez-Rosado, of Mean Wind Speed and Wind Electric Power L.A. Fernández-Jiménez page 21 A New Real-Time Automated Ground Health Monitoring System at a Satellite Ground Control Station R.W. Johnson, S. Jayaram page 27 A New Multivariable Generalized Minimum-Variance A.S. Zayed, Controller with Pole-Zero Placement A. Hussain, L.S. Smith page 35 Optimization of Linear Multivariable Systems with Structured Perturbations and Prescribed Closed-Loop Eigenvalues M.S. Ibbini, W.F. Swedan page 45 Using Virtual Reality to Assess Factors Affecting Shipboard Accessibility for Wheelchair Users H. Yamada, T. Muto page 52 Vol. 32, No. 2, 2004 Intelligent Learning Controllers for Nonlinear Systems using Radial Basis Neural Networks M. Arif, T. Ishihara, H. Inooka page 61 Analysis of Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Models in System Identification for Model- Based Control S. Lee, G.G. Yen page 69 Multi-Objective Optimal Tuning of Power Plant Controls using Genetic Algorithms A.Abdennour page 80 Intelligent Fusion of Sensor Data for Product Quality A. Jain, Assessment in a Fishcutting Machine C.W. de Silva, Q.M.J. Wu page 89 On Stability Radius and State Feedback R. Rajamani, Y.M. Cho page 99 Optimal Position/Speed Control of Induction Motor using Improved Genetic Algorithm and Fuzzy Phase Plane Controller C.T. Su, C.L. Chiang page 104 Adaptive Zero-Phase Error-Tracking Controllers with Advance Learning M.M. Mustafa, N.R. Yaacob, N.A. Nik Mohamed page 116 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Frank Doyle, Contents: IEEE Trans Control Systems Technology May 2004, Vol. 12, No. 3 REGULAR PAPERS Design of Simultaneously Stabilizing Controllers and Its Application to Fault-Tolerant Lane-Keeping Controller Design S. Suryanarayanan, M. Tomizuka, and T. Suzuki 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 Preview-Based Optimal Inversion for Output Tracking: Application to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Q. Zou and S. Devasia Incremental Verification and Synthesis of Discrete-Event Systems Guided by Counter Examples B.A. Brandin, R. Malik, and P. Malik Programmable Thermal Processing Module for Semiconductor Substrates K. El-Awady, C.D. Schaper, and T. Kailath Selection of Model Parameters for Off-Line Parameter Estimation R. Li, M.A. Henson, and M.J. Kurtz BRIEF PAPERS Decoupled Control of Flexure-Joint Hexapods Using Estimated Joint-Space Mass- Inertia Matrix Y. Chen and J.E. McInroy A Parametric Model of an Eddy Current Electric Machine for Automotive Braking Applications S. Anwar Design of a Nonlinear Variable-Gain Fuzzy Controller for FACTS Devices P.K. Dash, S. Morris, and S. Mishra Passivity-Based Control of Switched Reluctance Motors with Nonlinear Magnetic Circuits G. Espinosa-Perez, P. Maya-Ortiz, M. Velasco-Villa, and H. Sira-Ramirez 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 Automotive Gas Turbine Regulation R. Whalley and M. Ebrahimi 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: 2, Year: Feb. 2004 A unifying passivity framework for network flow control Wen, J.T.; Arcak, M. Page(s): 162- 174 Flatness-based control of PER protein oscillations in a drosophila model Laroche, B.; Claude, D. Page(s): 175- 183 Computation of maximal safe sets for switching systems De Santis, E.; Di Benedetto, M.D.; Berardi, L. Page(s): 184- 195 Nonuniform in time input-to-state stability and the small-gain theorem Karafyllis, I.; Tsinias, J. Page(s): 196- 216 Balanced truncation of linear time-varying systems Sandberg, H.; Rantzer, A. Page(s): 217- 229 Relationship between standard control problem and model-matching problem without coprime factorizability Mori, K., Page(s): 230- 233 ARMAX identification via hereditary algorithm Monin, A., Page(s): 233- 238 Bootstrap statistical tests of rank determination for system identification Camba-Mendez, G.; Kapetanios, G. Page(s): 238- 243 Global H/sub /spl infin// controllers for a class of nonlinear systems Bianchini, G.; Genesio, R.; Parenti, A.; Tesi, A., Page(s): 244- 249 A new method for singular value loop shaping in design of multiple- channel controllers Nobakhti, A.; Munro, N., Page(s): 249- 253 Real controllability/stabilizability radius of LTI systems Guangdi Hu; Davison, E.J., Page(s): 254- 257 Robust stability of two-time-scale systems with nonlinear uncertainties Shao, Z.H., Page(s): 258- 261 Nonhomogeneous nilpotent approximations for nonholonomic systems with singularities Vendittelli, M.; Oriolo, G.; Jean, F.; Laumond, J.-P., Page(s): 261-266 Control with disturbance preview and online optimization Jarvis-Wloszek, Z.; Philbrick, D.; Kaya, M.A.; Packard, A.; Balas, G. Page(s): 266- 270 Numerical solution of the optimal periodic control problem using differential flatness Varigonda, S.; Georgiou, T.T.; Daoutidis, P., Page(s): 271- 275 Observer based learning control for a class of nonlinear systems with time-varying parametric uncertainties Jian-Xin Xu; Jing Xu, Page(s): 275- 281 A new parity space approach for fault detection based on stationary wavelet transform Hao Ye; Guizeng Wang; Ding, S.X., Page(s): 281- 287 System types in feedback control with saturating actuators Yongsoon Eun; Kabamba, P.T.; Meerkov, S.M., Page(s): 287- 291 Improved Routh-Pade/spl acute/ approximants: a computer-aided approach Singh, V.; Chandra, D.; Kar, H., Page(s): 292- 296 A shaping limitation of rational sensitivity functions with a degree constraint Nagamune, R., Page(s): 296- 300 Closed-loop shaping based on Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation with a degree bound Nagamune, R., Page(s): 300- 305 Fault tolerant control: a simultaneous stabilization result Stoustrup, J.; Blondel, V.D., Page(s): 305- 310 Nonlinear control synthesis by convex optimization Prajna, S.; Parrilo, P.A.; Rantzer, A., Page(s): 310- 314 An adaptive notch filter for frequency estimation of a periodic signal Mojiri, M.; Bakhshai, A.R., Page(s): 314- 318 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: T.S. Lee, Contents: ISA Transactions Volume 43, Number 2 - April 2004 Nanobalance: An automated interferometric balance for micro-thrust measurement by Enrico Canuto, Andrea Rolino; pp 169-188 Calculation of the virtual current in an electromagnetic flow meter with one bubble using 3D model by Xiao-Zhang Zhang, Yantao Li; pp 189-194 Differential strain measurement using multiplexed fiber Bragg grating sensors by Peter G. LoPresti, Dilip Jali, Christopher Shrock; pp 195-204 Friction identification in mechatronic systems by Bashir M.Y. Nouri; pp 205-216 Reinforcement learning algorithms for robotic navigation in dynamic environments by Gary G. Yen, Travis W. Hickey; pp 217-230 Fuzzy logic sliding mode control for command guidance law design by Y.Z. Elhalwagy, M. Tarbouchi; pp 231-242 A sliding mode control proposal for open-loop unstable processes by Ruben Rojas, Oscar Camacho, Luis Gonzalez; pp 243-256 Smith predictor based-sliding mode controller for integrating processes with elevated deadtime by Oscar Camacho, Francisco De la Cruz; pp 257-270 An adaptive pattern based nonlinear PID controller by Juan Pablo Segovia, Daniel Sbarbaro, Eric Ceballos; pp 271-282 PID tuning rules for SOPDT systems: Review and some new results by Rames C. Panda, Cheng-Ching Yu, Hsiao-Ping Huang; pp 283-296 Tuning PI controllers for stable processes with specifications on gain and phase margins by Ibrahim Kaya; pp 297-304 An approach to process production reactive scheduling by Bostjan Hauptman, Vladimir Jovan; pp 305-318 Subscription information is at http://www.isa.org/isatransactions *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jozef Korbicz, Contents: Int. J. Applied Math and Comp Sci The current and previous issues of the journal are available on: http://www.issi.uz.zgora.pl/amcs/ or http://matwbn.icm.edu.pl/spis.php?wyd=11 Vol. 14, No. 1 1. Zhai G. and Michel A.N.: Generalized practical stability analysis of discontinuous dynamical systems 2. Koko J.: Newton's iteration with a conjugate gradient based decomposition method for an elliptic PDE with a nonlinear boundary condition 3. Kaczorek T.: Infinite eigenvalue assignment by an output feedback for singular systems 4. Li Y., Kummert A. and Frommer A.: A linear programming based analysis of the CP-rank of completely positive matrices 5. Madi M.: Closed-form expressions for the approximation of arclength parameterization for Bézier curves 6. Bartoszewicz A. and Molik T.: ABR traffic control over multi-source single-bottleneck ATM networks 7. £êski J.: Kernel Ho-Kashyap classifier with generalization control 8. Tan Y.: Time-varying time-delay estimation for nonlinear systems using neural networks 9. Bouthiba T.: Fault location in EHV transmission lines using artificial neural networks 10.Karcz-Dulêba I.: Asymptotic behaviour of a discrete dynamical system generated by a simple evolutionary process 11.Mesghouni K., Hammadi S. and Borne P.: Evolutionary algorithms for job-shop scheduling 12.Gao F., Li X., Wang X. and Wee W.G.: Gradient flow optimization for reducing blocking effects of transform coding 13.Wêgrzyn A., Karatkevich A. and Bieganowski J.: Detection of deadlocks and traps in Petri nets by means of Thelen's prime implicant method *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Ruth Hinkel-Pevzner, Contents: Int Journal of Systems Science Volume 35, Number 3 http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp Nonlinear controller construction based on a model with state-dependent representation for a nonlinear system Masatoshi Nakamura and Tao Zhang Exponential stability assignment of neutral delay-differential systems by a class of linear-quadratic regulators T. Kubo Evolving a multiobjective obstacle avoidance skill of a seven-link manipulator subject to constraints Thrishanta Nanayakkara, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuo Kiguchi and Kiyotaka Izumi Comparison of group replacement policies under minimal repair K. S. Park and Y. K. Yoo Parameter estimation of stochastic linear systems with noisy input Wei Xing Zheng A fast regularization parameter selection for regularly sampled 2D inputs K. Inoue and Y. Iiguni Nonlinear state predictor for a class of nonlinear time-delay systems D. Wang, D. H. Zhou and Y. H. Jin For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: Professor Peter Fleming Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield Mappin Street Sheffield S1 3JD UK ijss@sheffield.ac.uk +----------------------------------------+ | | Conferences | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Richard D. Braatz, ACC Workshop: Advanced Process Control Call for participation: Workshop on Advanced Process Control -- A one-day workshop in conjunction with the 2004 American Control Conference Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Boston Sheraton Hotel, Boston, MA http://www.mie.uiuc.edu/acc2004 Organizers: Richard D. Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jay H. Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, University of Delaware This workshop presents the advanced control techniques applied in the process industries. The course describes the systematic “best practices” approaches for model identification and the use of the model in predictive control algorithms developed for linear and nonlinear, continuous and batch processes. Many company applications are described in some detail, to provide guidance on how to address the issues that commonly arise during controller design for industrial processes, including sensor calibration, model uncertainties, and constraints on the actuators and states. This short course is suitable for practicing engineers, students, instructors, and researchers interested in control engineering practice. This workshop describes model identification including optimal techniques for sensor calibration, experimental design, parameter estimation, and model selection. Application to a complex pharmaceutical crystallization process at Merck is used to illustrate the “best practices” approaches. This is followed by a discussion of state estimation techniques including extended Kalman filters and moving horizon estimation, with application to a polymerization reactor at DuPont. The state estimators are incorporated into model predictive control (MPC) algorithms. Tuning guidelines including selection of control and output horizons are illustrated through applications of MPC to a high-speed adhesive coating process at Avery- Dennison and to a spent-acid recovery process at DuPont. For batch processes it is described how to best formulate the control algorithms to provide robustness to model uncertainties and low sensitivity to within- batch and batch-to-batch disturbances. The key points are illustrated through applications to industrial crystallization. Workshop program: 1. Introduction and overview (1 hour) 2. Model identification (2 hour) 2.1 Sensor calibration 2.2 Parameter estimation 2.3 Optimal experimental design 2.4 Model selection 2.5 Application to crystallization process at Merck 3. State estimation (2 hour) 3.1 Luenberger observers 3.2 Kalman filter 3.3 Extended Kalman filter 3.4 Moving horizon estimation 3.5 Application to polymerization reactor at DuPont 4. Model predictive control (MPC) for continuous processes (2 hour) 4.1 Linear constrained MPC 4.2 Nonlinear MPC 4.3 Application to a coating process at Avery-Dennison 4.4 Application to a spent-acid recovery process at DuPont 5. Batch model predictive control (1.5 hour) 5.1 Control of batch and semi-batch processes 5.2 Run-to-run control of batch processes 5.3 Providing robustness to model uncertainties 5.4 Applications to industrial crystallization For registration and further information, visit the ACC 2004 webpage, http://www.mie.uiuc.edu/acc2004 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: C.V. Rodriguez, Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems CALL FOR BICS'2004 TUTORIAL AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS Stirling, Scotland, August 31 - September 1, 2004 You are encouraged to organize invited sessions for the BICS conference http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/bics2004/bics-cfp.html Prospective organizers are requested to send a session proposal consisting of 4-5 invited papers, the recommended session-chair and co-chair, as well as a short statement describing the title and the purpose of the session to the Symposium Chairman or the Symposium Organizer. Invited sessions should preferably start with a tutorial paper. The science of neural computation focuses on mathematical aspects for solving complex practical problems. It also seeks to help neurology, brain theory and cognitive psychology in the understanding of the functioning of the nervous system by means of computational models of neurons, neural nets and sub-cellular processes. BICS2004 aims to become a major point of contact for research scientists, engineers and practitioners throughout the world in the fields of cognitive and computational systems inspired by the brain and biology. BICS 2004 is made up of three sections: •Cognitive Neuro Science (CNS 2004), chaired by Professor Igor Aleksander, Imperial College, London •Biologically Inspired Systems (BIS 2004) chaired by Prof. Leslie Smith, Stirling University •Neural Computation (NC'2004), chaired by Dr. Amir Hussain, Stirling University See the web page for further information, including early registration: http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/bics2004/bics-cfp.html Note that IEE members can benefit from specially reduced registration fees. The deadline for tutorial and workshop proposals: April 30, 2004 The tutorials will be held on August 29, 2004 immediately prior to the start of the main conference. IMPORTANT DATES April 30, 2004: Deadline for proposals May 10, 2004: Notification of acceptance July 1, 2004: Deadline for tutorial summaries August 29, 2004: Tutorials and workshop at BICS Please forward your proposals by the deadline to the BICS Scientific Chair: Prof. Leslie Smith, Stirling (Email: lss@cs.stir.ac.uk) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Shuzhi Sam Ge, IEEE Conf on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems December 1 - 3, 2004, Singapore http://cis-ram.nus.edu.sg Organized by: IEEE SMC Singapore Chapter, IEEE R&A Singapore Chapter Supported by: Centre for Intelligent Control, NUS; Centre for Intelligent Machines, NTU The goal of the CIS 2004 is to bring together experts from the field of cybernetics and intelligent systems 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 CIS 2004 is organized by the IEEE SMC Singapore Chapter, and is hold in together with the IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM 2004). The conference welcomes paper submissions from researchers, practitioners, and students worldwide in but not limited to the following areas: Computational Intelligence, Soft Computing, Fuzzy Systems, Neuro-Fuzzy Systems, Neural Networks (NN), Genetic Algorithm (GA), Evolutionary Computation (EC), Hybrid CI Algorithms, DNA Computing, Evolutionary Logistics, Evolutionary Systems, Adaptive Computing Systems, Data Mining and Management, Decision Support Systems, Informatics, Environmental Systems, Expert and Knowledge Base Systems, Human/Computer Interaction, Human/Machine Systems, Image Processing, Computer Vision, Information Assurance and Security, Intelligent Communications, Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Internet/Electronic Commerce, Knowledge Acquisition and Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Optimization, Pattern Recognition, Quality/Reliability & Systems Engineering, Service Systems and Organizations, Socio-Technical Systems Design, Autonomous Systems, 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. 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 General Chair Shuzhi Sam Ge, National University of Singapore Program Chair Kay Chen Tan, National University of Singapore Invited Sessions Chair Javier Ibanez-Guzman, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: SAUM, SAUM Conference on Systems and Automatic Control VIII Triennial International SAUM Conference on Systems, Automatic Control and Measurement SAUM’04, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Belgrade, Belgrade Serbia & Montenegro, November 5-6, 2004. The objective of the conference is to gather professionals, experts, engineers, researchers and scientists from all areas of automatic control as well as from system theory and system engineering, measurements and informatics dealing with automatic control, in order to exchange experience, knowledge and discoveries, and to exchange experiences, views and results on the current and further development in industry, education, systems and control science and engineering. For further information and to download the 'Call for Papers', please have a look at the SAUM'04 official web site: http://SAUM2004.mas.bg.ac.yu For your questions or suggestions please send an email to saum2004@mas.bg.ac.yu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jian-Xin Xu, The 5th Int Conf on Control and Automation The 5th International Conference on Control and Automation, ICCA'5, will be held on June 26-29, 2005, in Budapest, Hungary. The conference is organized jointly by IEEE Control Chapter, Singapore, and IEEE Industry Applications Chapter, Hungary. It creates a forum for scientists, engineers and practi- tioners throughout the world to present the latest research results and ideas in the areas of control and automation. The Proceedings of ICCA will be included in the EI Compendex. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their manuscripts electronically through the ICCA'05 official web site at http://hdd.ece.nus.edu.sg/~icca05/. Submission by regular airmail is only accepted as a last resort option. Three copies of the complete manuscript should be sent before the deadline to: Professor Jianxin Xu Program Chair, ICCA'05 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 4 Enguneering Drive 3, National University of Singapore Singapore 117576 Fax: (65)-6779-1103 Email: icca2005@nus.edu.sg Proposals for invited sessions in the related areas are also solicited and should be submitted through email to the Invited Session Chair, Professor Jie Huang, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (jhuang@acae.cuhk.edu.hk). All materials must be written in English, and a paper should be submitted only if you intend to present the paper at the conference. The submission should contain sufficient details including key concepts and novel features of the work. It should include the title, authors, mailing addresses, affiliations, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses. IMPORTANT DEADLINES: Submission Due: December 1, 2004 Notification of Acceptance: January 20, 2005 Submission of Final Papers: March 1, 2005 Official conference Web Site: http://hdd.ece.nus.edu.sg/~icca05/ +----------------------------------------+ | | End of Eletter 189 | | +----------------------------------------+