E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing ISSUE No. 59, June 17, 1993 E-mail: eletter-request@win.tue.nl Editors: Anton A. Stoorvogel Dept. of Mathematics & Computing Science Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven the Netherlands Fax +31-40-465995 Siep Weiland Dept. of Electrical Eng. Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven the Netherlands Fax +31-40-434582 Contents: 1. Editorial 2. Personals 3. General announcements 1994 AACC Awards Nominations Recent publications by F.E. Cellier Technical report by R.M. Gray CAC-NET info Benchmark examples requested Monographs Washington University 4. Books Approximate Kalman Filtering Markov chains and stochastic stability Loop Transfer Recovery: Analysis and Design Nonlinear Feedback Control Systems --- An Operator Theory Approach 5. Update of SCAD Database 6. Journals: Electronic Trans. on Numerical Analysis 25th Anniversary Index / Trans.Aut.Control Journal of Complexity SIAM Journal on Optimization 7. Conferences: Final Program European Control Conference IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace IEEE Int. Symposium on Intelligent Control IEEE Conference on Decision and Control SIAM Conference on Linear Algebra in Signals, Systems, and Control IFAC/IFIP/IMACS Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control ****************************************** * * * Editorial * * * ****************************************** Welcome to the 59-th issue of the E-letter! In the interest of our readers we ask contributors to send submissions which are as concise and informative as possible and which do not exceed the length of 10Kb. We attempt to keep the E-letter a reasonably sized medium. Suggestions for improvement and comments about the E-letter are welcomed at "eletter-request@win.tue.nl". 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Awards consist of a certificate and honorarium, and they will be presented at the 1994 American Control Conference. Nomination packages should be prepared in accordance with the AACC Award Nomination Form (which can be obtained from the AACC Secretariat) and include the following: biographical information, a statement identifying and evaluating the accomplishments on which the nomination is based (not to exceed two double spaced pages), a minimum of three and a maximum of five reference letters, a current list of publications and patents, and any additional supporting material that could have bearing on the award. All materials should be collected in a single package and the original together with six (6) copies should be submitted at the same time. The nomination package is due by December 1, 1993. It should be sent to: Professor Abraham Haddad Department of EECS Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60208-3118. Telephone: (708) 491-3641 Fax: (708) 491-4455 E-Mail: ahaddad@eecs.nwu.edu The awards are described as follows: o Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award. For distinguished career contributions to the theory or applications of automatic control. The nominee is to have spent a significant part of his or her career in the United States. Posthumous nominations are not allowed. [1993 recipient: Eliahu I. Jury] o Donald P. Eckman Award. For outstanding accomplishments by a young engineer in the field of automatic control. Nominees must be younger than 35 years at the time of the award. The award is based on contributions made while the nominee was a resident of the United States [1993 recipient: Munther A. Dahleh] o Education Award. For outstanding contributions to automatic control education in any form. The awardee normally is a teacher, but there is no formal requirement that nominees be members of a university faculty. [1993 recipient: Dale E. Seborg] o O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award. For the best paper presented at the previous American Control Conference. The paper must have been presented by the author or a co-author at the conference. Selection criteria include quality of the written and oral presentation, technical contribution, timeliness, and practicality. [1993 recipients: Kameshwar Poolla, Pramod Khargonekar, Ashok Tikku, James Krause, and Krishan Nagpal] *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: CELLIER@cadmus.ece.arizona.edu Sat May 1 07:40:51 1993 Dear Colleagues: Let me make a contribution to the preservation of our forests. In the future, rather than sending out lots of (p)reprints of my papers blindly to many people, I propose a different approach. Since almost all engineering and science academics are meanwhile reachable by EMail, I'll simply post the titles of recent papers on a few bulletin boards, and anyone who wishes to receive a reprint of one or the other of these papers, can mark the list up and EMail it back to me. I shall repeat this procedure once every dozen papers or so. In this way, I can make sure that only those who are truly interested and plan to read the articles receive (p)reprints. RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY FRANCOIS E. CELLIER March 1992 - April 1993 1. Cellier, F.E. (1992), "Hierarchical Non-Linear Bond Graphs: A Unified Methodology for Modeling Complex Physical Systems," Simulation, Vol.58, No.4, pp. 230-248. 2. Cellier, F.E., and H. Elmqvist (1993), "Automated Formula Manipulation Supports Object-Oriented Continuous-System Modeling," IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 28-38. 3. Cellier, F.E. (1992), "Ordinary Differential Equation Models: Numerical Integration of Initial-Value Problems," in: Concise Encyclopedia of Modelling and Simulation (D.P. Atherton and P. Borne, eds.), Pergamon Press, Oxford, U.K., pp. 313-317. 4. Cellier, F.E. (1992), "Simulation Modelling Formalisms: Ordinary Differential Equations," in: Concise Encyclopedia of Modelling and Simulation (D.P. Atherton and P. Borne, eds.), Pergamon Press, Oxford, U.K., pp. 420-423. 5. Cellier, F.E., L.C. Schooley, M.K. Sundareshan, and B.P. Zeigler (1992), "Computer-Aided Design of Intelligent Controllers: Challenge of the Nineties," in: Recent Advances in Computer Aided Control Systems Engineering (M. Jamshidi and C.J. Herget, eds.), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, pp. 53-80. 6. Weiner, M., and F.E. Cellier (1993), "Modeling and Simulation of a Solar Energy System by Use of Bond Graphs," in: Proceedings SCS International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling (J.J. Granda and F.E. Cellier, eds.), San Diego, Calif., January 17-20, 1993, pp. 301-306. 7. Brooks, B.A., and F.E. Cellier (1993), "Modeling of a Distillation Column Using Bond Graphs," in: Proceedings SCS International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling (J.J. Granda and F.E. Cellier, eds.) San Diego, Calif., January 17-20, 1993, pp. 315-320. 8. Schooley, L.C., F.E. Cellier, F.-Y. Wang, and B.P. Zeigler (1993), "Intelligent Control and Communication Systems," in: Proceedings AIS-93, Smaller, Cheaper, Faster Missions to the Moon and Mars, Tucson, Arizona, February 18-19, 1993. 9. de Albornoz Bueno, A., and F.E. Cellier (1993) "Qualitative Assessment of the Behavior of an Aircraft Through Fuzzy Inductive Reasoning," in: Proceedings QUARDET'93, Qualitative Reasoning and Decision Technologies, Barcelona, Spain, June 16-18, 1993. 10. de Albornoz Bueno, A., F.E. Cellier, and R. Huber (1993) "Variable Selection and Sensor Fusion in Automatic Hierarchical Fault Monitoring," in: Proceedings QUARDET'93, Qualitative Reasoning and Decision Technologies, Barcelona, Spain, June 16-18, 1993. 11. Nebot, A., F.E. Cellier, and D. Linkens (1993) "Controlling Anaesthetic Depth by Means of Fuzzy Inductive Reasoning Techniques," in: Proceedings QUARDET'93, Qualitative Reasoning and Decision Technologies}, Barcelona, Spain, June 16-18, 1993. 12. Otter, M., H. Elmqvist, and F.E. Cellier (1993) "Modeling of Multibody Systems With the Object-Oriented Modeling Language Dymola," in: Proceedings NATO/ASI, Computer-Aided Analysis of Rigid and Flexible Mechanical Systems, Troia, Portugal, June 27 - July 9, 1993. 13. Cellier, F.E., H. Elmqvist, M. Otter, and J.H. Taylor (1993), "Guidelines for Modeling and Simulation of Hybrid Systems," in: Proceedings of IFAC World Congress, Sydney, Australia, July 18-23, 1993. 14. Mugica, F., and F.E. Cellier (1993), "A New Fuzzy Inferencing Method for Inductive Reasoning," in: Proceedings International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Monterrey, Mexico, September 20-24, 1993. x. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Annual Report 1991-92. If you wish to receive reprints of those articles from the previous list, please send your name and adrress to me. Best regards Francois E. Cellier, Ph.D. Phone: (602)621-6192 Associate Professor FAX: (602)621-8076 Dept. of Electr. & Comp. Engr. EMail: Cellier@ECE.Arizona.Edu University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 U.S.A. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: gray@isl.stanford.edu Wed May 12 00:17:38 1993 Electronic Publication of "Toeplitz and Circulant Matrices: A Review" A latex version of the Technical Report "Toeplitz and Circulant Matrices: A Review," by R. M. Gray, first printed in June 1971 and revised and reprinted in April 1977, may be obtained by anonymous ftp to decaf.stanford.edu cd to the pub/toeplitz directory and read the README file for a description. The report was an attempt to provide relatively simple proofs asymptotic properties of Toeplitz matrices in terms of circulant approximations. In particular, it was the author's intent to make some of the results in Grenander and Szego's classic book on the subject more accessible to engineers who have not had functional analysis. As I continue to get requests for the now exhausted last printing, a latex version has been made available to allow cost free distribution. Some minor fixes were made in 4/93. I hope to do a more thorough revision during the summer. Robert M. Gray *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: Art Werschulz CAC-NET is to researchers in Continuous Algorithms and Complexity as NA-NET is to Numerical Analysts. We have a digest that appears periodically, as well as some of the other features of NA-NET (e.g., easy mailing to people who move around a lot). CAC-NET is now in its second year of operation. If you are interested in getting more information about CAC-NET, send a mail message to cac.help@cs.columbia.edu (the body of the message doesn't matter). We also make certain materials available via anonymous ftp. At present we have the following: cacVV.NN archived issues of the CAC Digest jftfest.* abstracts from Dagstuhl meeting on continuous algorithms and complexity (J. F. Traub 60th birthday Festschrift, September 1992) numint.* abstracts from Oberwohlfach numerical integration meeting (November 1992) The abstracts are available in .tex, .dvi, and .ps form. These may be retrieved via anonymous ftp from cs.columbia.edu, in the cacnet directory. Art Werschulz, CAC-NET administrator InterNet: cacnet@cs.columbia.edu ATTnet: Columbia University (212) 939-7061 Fordham University (212) 636-6325 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: Volker Mehrmann Call for benchmark examples in systems and control: --------------------------------------------------- The Working Group on Software WGS, which consists of a number of experts in both control theory, numerical analysis and software design from Belgian, Dutch, English and German Universities, Research Institutes and Industry, develops in cooperation with the Numerical Algorithms Group NAG from Oxford a Subroutine Library In COntrol Theory, called SLICOT. The original goal of the SLICOT endeavor is the realization of a portable library of basic, high-quality routines for systems and control theory and signal processing, particularly with respect to numerical reliability and computational efficiency. The current release 2.0 includes about 90 user-callable Fortran 77 subroutines mainly for the analysis, synthesis and design of linear time-invariant systems. Since numerical robustness and efficiency are the basic requirements for all contributions to future releases, the group is looking for good benchmark examples for the evaluation and testing of numerical algorithms in this area. We are particularly interested in examples which represent ill-conditioned problems and examples which test the limits of the numerical methods with respect to parameters like accuracy and speed. Special areas of interest are the following: Reduction to state space forms, minimal realization Filtering problems Riccati, Sylvester and Lyapunov equations Pole placement problems identification problems variable coefficient problems descriptor systems in control robust control problems adaptive control These examples will be collected in a test set, which will be available on request, and used for our testing purposes. Examples in the form of FORTRAN subroutines, MATLAB m-files or hardcopy papers are welcome. They should contain values for all used parameters as well as a reference solution for which the accuracy is known. The benchmark examples should be sent to : Volker Mehrmann Tel.: 049 (0)371-561-2659 Fachbereich Mathematik Fax.: 049 (0)371-561-2657 TU Chemnitz-Zwickau email: mehrmann@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de Reichenhainer Str.41 D-09009 Chemnitz FRG *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: dls@saturn.wustl.edu (Donald L. Snyder) RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS 1993 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND SIGNALS RESEARCH LABORATORY DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63130 The following is a list of research monographs for 1993 from the Electronic Systems and Signals Research Laboratory. Individual copies are available upon request from: Director Electronic Systems and Signals Research Laboratory Department of Electrical Engineering Campus Box 1127 Washington University One Brookings Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63130 e-mail requests to: dls@saturn.wustl.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER AUTHOR AND TITLE ------------------------------------------------------------------- ESSRL-93-1 J. A. O'Sullivan, D. G. Porter, R. S. Indeck, and M. W. Muller, "Physically Based Information Science of Magnetic Recording I. Information Capacity of a Medium Model." ESSRL-93-2 T. A. Barton, "A Note on Generating Complex Gaussian Data." ESSRL-93-3 C. S. Butler, "3D Maximum A Posteriori Estimation on Massively Parallel Computers for Single Photon Emission Tomography with Multigrid Initialization." (Dissertation, page charge) ESSRL-93-4 S. C. Joshi and M. I. Miller, "MAP Intensity Estimation with Good's Roughness and Global Shape Models for 3D Optical Sectioning Microscopy." ESSRL-93-5 T. A. Barton and D. R. Fuhrmann, "On the Existence of Complex Toeplitz Covariance Estimates." ESSRL-93-6 M. I. Miller, R. Teichman, A. Srivastave, J. A. O'Sullivan, and D. L. Snyder, "Jump-Diffusion Processes for Automated Tracking-Target Recognition. ESSRL-93-7 T. J. Sullivan, "Estimating the Power Consumption of Custom CMOS Digital Signal Processing Integrated Circuits for Both the Uniform and Logarithmic Number Systems." (Dissertation, page charge) ESSRL-93-8 B. Rimoldi, "Multiple-access Coding for F-Adder Channels." ESSRL-93-9 B. Rimoldi and Q. Li, "Catastrophic Continuous Phase Modulation Schemes and Their Non-catastrophic Equivalents." ESSRL-93-10 J. A. O'Sullivan, K. C. Du, R. S. Teichman, M. I. Miller, D. L. Snyder, and V. C. Vannicola, "Reflectivity Models for Radar Target Recognition." ESSRL-93-11 A. Srivastava, N. Cutaia, M. I. Miller, J. A. O'Sullivan, and D. L. Snyder, "Multi-Target Narrowband Direction Finding and Tracking Using Motion Dynamics." ESSRL-93-12 G. E. Christensen, R. D. Rabbitt, and M. I. Miller, "A Deformable Neuroanatomy Textbook Based on Viscus Fluid Mechanics." ESSRL-93-13 M. I. Miller, and S. Joshi, D. R. Maffit, J. G. McNally, and U. Grenander, "Membranes, Mitochondria, and Amoebae 1, 2, and 3 Dimensional Shape Models." ESSRL-93-14 D. L. Snyder, A. M. Hammoud, and R. L. White, "Image Recovery from Data Acquired with a Charge-Coupled-Device Camera." Reprint from J. Optical Society of America A. ESSRL-93-15 W. L. Straube and R. M. Arthur, "The Potential for Use of Backscattered Ultrasound Power for the Tracking of Temperature Distributions." ESSRL-93-16 R. M. Arthur, N. G. Kavesh, H. D. Ambos, and M. E. Cain, "Phase and Group-Delay Characteristics of Signal-Averaged Electrocardiograms for Patients with Ventricular Tachycardia." ****************************************** * * * New Book Announcements * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: Guanrong Chen (gchen@uh.edu) Title: APPROXIMATE KALMAN FILTERING Editor: Guanrong Chen, University of Houston, Texas, USA Publisher: World Scientific Pub., ISBN 981-02-1359-X, $58, Summer 1993. Abstract: The standard Kalman filtering algorithm gives optimal (linear, unbiased and minimum error-variance) estimates of the unknown state vectors of a linear dynamic-observation system, under regular conditions such as perfect data information, complete noise statistics, exact linear modeling, etc. In practice, however, some of these conditions may not be satisfied, so that ``approximate Kalman filtering'' becomes necessary. In the last decade, a great deal of attention has been focused on modifying and/or extending the standard Kalman filtering technique to handle various irregular cases. It has been realized that approximate Kalman filtering is even more important and useful in applications. This book is a collection of several tutorial and survey articles summarizing the state-of-the-art development and recent contributions to the field, along the line of approximate Kalman filtering with emphasis on both its theoretical and practical aspects. Table of Contents Foreword Preface I. Extended Kalman Filtering for Nonlinear Systems 1 T. E. Bullock and M. J. Moorman Extended Kalman Filters 1: Continuous and Discrete Linearizations 3 T. E. Bullock and M. J. Moorman Extended Kalman Filters 2: Standard, Modified and Ideal 9 M. J. Moorman and T. E. Bullock Extended Kalman Filters 3: A Mathematical Analysis of Bias 15 II. Initialization of Kalman Filtering 21 D. Catlin Fisher Initialization in the Presence of Ill-Conditioned Measurements 23 V. Gomez and A. Maravall Initializing the Kalman Filter with Incompletely Specified Initial Conditions 39 III. Adaptive Kalman Filtering in Irregular Environments 63 A. R. Moghaddamjoo and R. L. Kirlin Robust Adaptive Kalman Filtering 65 P. J. Wojcik On-line Estimation of Signal and Noise Parameters and Adaptive Kalman Filtering 87 H. Wu and G. Chen Suboptimal Kalman Filtering for Linear Systems with Non-Gaussian Noise 113 IV. Set-valued and Distributed Kalman Filtering 137 D. Morrell and W. C. Stirling Set-valued Kalman Filtering 139 L. Hong Distributed Filtering Using Set Models for Systems with Non-Gaussian Noise 161 V. Stability Analysis and Numerical Approximations of Kalman Filtering 177 B. S. Chen and S. C. Peng Robust Stability Analysis of the Kalman Filter under Parametric and Noise Uncertainties 179 T. H. Kerr Numerical Approximations and Other Structural Issues in Practical Implementations of Kalman Filtering 193 Further Reading 221 Notation 223 Subject Index 225 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: Sean P. Meyn Richard L. Tweedie MARKOV CHAINS AND STOCHASTIC STABILITY authors: Sean P. Meyn and Richard L. Tweedie University of Illinois and Colorado State University publisher: Springer Verlag ------------------------------ Back cover of the book: This book describes the modern theory of general state space Markov chains, and the application of that theory to operations research, time series analysis, and systems and control theory. It is intended as an advanced graduate text in any of these areas, as well as being a research monograph incorporating a new and thorough treatment of the stability of general Markov chains. There are several key themes in this book which interweave to a surprising extent in both the mathematics and its implementation. There is the use of the splitting technique , which provides an approach to general state space chains through regeneration methods; the systematic use of ``Foster-Lyapunov'' drift criteria , both in improving the theory and in enabling the classification of individual chains; the delineation of appropriate continuity conditions to link the general theory with the properties of chains on, in particular, Euclidean space; and the development of control model approaches, enabling analysis of models from their deterministic counterparts. The applications cover storage systems, including some networks models as well as more traditional GI/G/1 queues and dam models; vector ARMA models including those with random coefficients and bilinear models; and both linear and non-linear state space systems with and without controls. To enhance accessibility, each chapter begins with a development of countable state space chains if appropriate. The general state space theory is then developed in close analogy, and where possible the theory is then specialized to chains on a topological state space, such as $\Re^n$, so that the special structure of such spaces can be explored. The book is divided into three parts. Chains which are $\psi$-irreducible are the focus of this book, and it is in Part~I that this class of chains is initially developed. Numerous applications are described, and the foundations and basic definitions are developed directly, and illustrated through these applications. In the second part a description of the possible stable regimes for a Markov chain are described. The dichotomies which exist between transience and recurrence are developed here, and positive recurrence is described for general state space chains. Drift criteria are introduced to enable practical verification of the various forms of stability for specific models. In Part~III existing and new ergodic theory is presented, and here the drift criterion approach makes its full impact. Total variation norm limit theorems, laws of large numbers, and functional central limit theorems are obtained through the combined use of drift criteria and splitting techniques. Many of the theoretical results appear here for the first time, and much of the theory and the models which are used to illustrate the theory, and to provide extensions of the theory in special cases, have not previously been brought together in book form. This book thus provides a readable account of the development over the last two decades of a fundamental and applicable area of stochastic processes, and as such will be of value not only in probability theory but in the many discplines where these models form the basis of analysis. ---------------------- Table of Contents: Preface Chapter 1 Heuristics Chapter 2 Markov Models Chapter 4 Irreducibility Chapter 5 Pseudo-atoms Chapter 6 Topology and Continuity Chapter 7 The Nonlinear State Space Model Chapter 8 Transience and Recurrence Chapter 9 Harris and Topological Recurrence Chapter 10 The Existence of $\pi$ Chapter 11 Drift and Regularity Chapter 12 Invariance and Tightness Chapter 13 Ergodicity Chapter 14 $f$-Ergodicity and $f$-Regularity Chapter 15 Geometric Ergodicity Chapter 16 $V$-Uniform Ergodicity Chapter 17 Sample Paths and Limit Theorems Chapter 18 Positivity Chapter 19 Generalized Classification Criteria APPENDICES Chapter A Mud Maps Chapter B Testing for Stability Chapter C A Glossary of Model Assumptions Chapter D Some Mathematical Background References Index Symbol Index *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: bchen@sbee.eng.sunysb.edu (Ben Chen ) Loop Transfer Recovery: Analysis and Design Ali Saberi, Washington State University Ben M. Chen, State University of New York at Stony Brook Peddapullaiah Sannuti, Rutgers University Springer-Verlag Communications and Control Engineering Series ISBN 3-540-19831-8 / ISBN 0-387-19831-8 * From the Back Cover: Loop Transfer Recovery (LTR) theory is a subject dealing with the recovery, while using only measurement feedback controllers, of target open-loop or closed-loop transfer functions which incorporate all the desirable design objectives in a multivariable control system. Consideration of when and how such a recovery is possible, different controller structures and the available design freedom and the design methods for accomplishing such a recovery, are the main topics of discussion in LTR. This book deals with all such issues in general continuous and discrete-time systems. * Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Problem formulation 1.3 Preliminaries 2 Preliminary Analysis of Continuous LTR 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Preliminary analysis 2.2.1 Luenberger observer based controller 2.2.2 Full order observer based controller 2.2.3 Reduced order observer based controller 2.2.4 Relationship between the recovery matrices $M_f(s)$ and $M_r(s)$ 3 Continuous LTR -- Detailed Analysis 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Recovery analysis while not using the knowledge of $F$ 3.3 Analysis for recoverable target loop transfer functions 3.4 Recovery analysis in a given subspace 3.5 Duality of LTRI and LTRO 4 Continuous LTR -- Design 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Design constraints and the available freedom 4.3 ATEA design method 4.3.1 General ATEA design 4.3.2 Design for exactly recoverable target loop transfer functions 4.4 Optimization based design methods 4.4.1 $H_2$-optimization based design algorithms 4.4.2 $H_\infty$-optimization based design algorithms 4.5 Design for recovery over a specified subspace 4.6 LTR design for output break point 4.7 Comparison of ATEA and optimization based design algorithms 5 Introduction to Discrete LTR 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Problem formulation 5.3 Preliminaries 6 Preliminary Analysis of Discrete LTR 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Controller structures for discrete LTR 6.2.1 Luenberger estimator based controller 6.2.2 Prediction estimator based controller 6.2.3 Current estimator based controller 6.2.4 Reduced order estimator based controller 6.3 Preliminary analysis 7 Discrete LTR -- Detailed Analysis 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Recovery analysis while not using the knowledge of $F$ 7.3 Analysis for recoverable target loop transfer functions 7.4 Recovery analysis in a given subspace 7.5 Duality of LTRI and LTRO 8 Discrete LTR -- Design 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Design constraints and the available freedom 8.3 Design by eigenstructure assignment 8.4 Optimization based design methods 8.4.1 $H_\infty$-optimization based algorithm 8.4.2 $H_2$-optimization based algorithm 8.5 Design for recovery over a specified subspace 8.6 LTR design for output break point 9 Closed-Loop Transfer Recovery 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Continuous CLTR 9.2.1 Problem formulation 9.2.2 General analysis 9.2.3 Design methods and examples 9.3 Discrete CLTR 9.3.1 Problem formulation 9.3.2 General analysis 9.3.3 Design methods and examples 10 Some Issues of Controller Architecture 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Recoverability with an arbitrarily structured controller 10.3 CSS architecture based controllers for LTR 10.3.1 Full order CSS architecture based controller 10.3.2 Reduced order CSS architecture based controller 10.3.3 Properties of the CSS architecture based controllers 10.4 Design examples 10.5 Open research problems *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: Rui J.P. de Figueiredo (rui@eagle.eng.uci.edu) Title: Nonlinear Feedback Control Systems --- An Operator Theory Approach Authors: Rui J.P. de Figueiredo (Univ of California at Irvine) Guanrong Chen (Univ of Houston, Texas) Publisher: Academic Press, 1993, ISBN 0-12-208630-9, $64.95 Table of Contents --- Preface 1. Nonlinear Analytic Mappings 1.1. n-Linear Operators 1.2. Bounded n-Linear Operators 1.3. Normed Linear Spaces of Bounded n-Linear Operators 1.4. Continuous n-Linear Operators 1.5. Differentiation of Nonlinear Operators 1.6. Higher Order Derivatives of Nonlinear Operators 1.7. Infinite Power Series 1.8. Nonlinear Analytic Mappings 1.9. Nonlinear Volterra Mappings Exercises References 2. Nonlinear Lipschitz Operators 2.1. Preliminaries 2.2. Lipschitz Operators 2.3. Contraction Mapping Theorem 2.4. Generalized Lipschitz Operators 2.5. Differentiable Mappings Exercises References 3. Nonlinear Feedback Systems 3.1. Causality of Feedback Systems 3.2. The Small Gain Theorem 3.3. Stabilities of Control Systems 3.4. Stabilizing Nonlinear Feedbacks 3.5. Relationship Between Input-Output and Lyapunov Stabilities Exercises References 4. Optimal Design of Nonlinear Feedback Control Systems 4.1. Motivation for Optimal Feedback Controller Design 4.2. Optimal Tracking 4.3. Optimal Disturbance Rejection 4.4. Robust Stabilization Exercises References 5. Coprime Factorizations of Nonlinear Mappings for Control Systems 5.1. Preliminaries 5.2. Right Coprime Factorization of Nonlinear Feedback Systems 5.3. Necessary and Sufficient Condition and Construction of Coprime Factorizations 5.4. An Illustrative Example 5.5. Left Coprime Factorization for a Class of Nonlinear Control Systems 5.6. More on the Left Coprime Factorization Exercises References 6. Nonlinear System Identification 6.1. Problem Formulation 6.2. Lower and Upper Bounds 6.3. Existence of Optimal Algorithms 6.4. The Generalized Fock Space 6.5. Nonlinear System Identification Algorithms 6.6. Extension to Continuous-Time-Parameter Systems Exercises References Subject Index ****************************************** * * * Update to SCAD * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Raimund J. 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After accessing SCAD you can find a README file in /pub/scad which contains more info on how to submit material to SCAD. ****************************************** * * * Journals * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: reichel@mcs.kent.edu Thu May 13 21:56:29 1993 Call for Papers Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis Scope: Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis (ETNA) is an electronic journal for the publication of significant new and important developments in numerical analysis and scientific computing. Papers of the highest quality that deal with the analysis of algorithms for the solution of continuous models and numerical linear algebra are appropriate for ETNA, as are papers of similar quality that discuss implementation and performance of such algorithms. New algorithms for current or new computer architectures are appropriate provided that they are numerically sound. However, the focus of the publication should be on the algorithm rather than on the architecture. The journal is published by the Kent State University Library in conjunction with the Institute of Computational Mathematics at Kent State University. Mathematical Reviews will receive all papers accepted for publication in the journal and review them as appropriate. ETNA is registered with the Library of Congress and has ISSN 1068-9613. Dissemination: On a quarterly basis, accepted manuscripts will be posted in a directory which is publicly accessible through Internet. The titles and abstract of these manuscripts will be e-mailed to registered departments and individuals and posted on public bulletin boards such as NA-digest. An individual who wishes to obtain a copy of a current or back manuscript can get a copy through anonymous FTP or by using a netlib-type mailer. We also plan to install Gopher. All manuscripts will be available in Post Script format. The first issue of ETNA will appear September 1, 1993. Funds made available by the Kent State University Library and the Kent State University make free subscription possible for at least three years. After this time period we may have to charge an annual fee from institutional subscribers. Since the operating costs for the journal are low, we envision that this fee will not be above $100 for institutional subscribers. Everybody at the subscribing institution will have access to ETNA by FTP, a netlib-type mailer or Gopher. In addition, articles in ETNA can be obtained through interlibrary loan from Kent State University Library. To register to receive ETNA's quarterly titles and abstract lists, please send an e-mail message to etna@mcs.kent.edu. The subject of the message should be: ETNA registration. Titles and abstracts of papers published in ETNA will be e-mailed quarterly to the return addresses of all such requests. Inquiries for further information should also be e-mailed to etna@mcs.kent.edu. Submission, Acceptance and Refereeing: Authors will normally submit papers for publication via e-mail, and they will be required to submit their manuscript in LaTeX or TeX using macros we provide. Requests for macros can be sent by e-mail to etna@mcs.kent.edu. All papers will be refereed. As soon as a paper has been accepted for publication in ETNA, it will be entered into the ETNA data base. There are no annual page limitations, and, therefore, we are in a position to publish accepted manuscripts faster than many other journal. Manuscripts can be submitted NOW by sending them to the address etna@mcs.kent.edu. Current Editorial Board: L. Reichel Kent State University editor-in-chief reichel@mcs.kent.edu R.S. Varga Kent State University editor-in-chief varga@mcs.kent.edu A. Ruttan Kent State University managing editor ruttan@mcs.kent.edu G.S. Ammar Northern Illinois University J.W. Demmel University of California, Berkeley J.J. Dongarra University of Tennessee I.S. Duff Rutherford Appleton Laboratory M. Eiermann University of Karlsruhe J.A. George University of Waterloo G.H. Golub Stanford University W.B. Gragg Naval Postgraduate School M.H. Gutknecht Swiss Federal Institute of Technology V. Mehrmann Technical University of Chemnitz-Zwickau D.C. Sorensen Rice University G.W. Stewart University of Maryland O.B. Widlund New York University *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: birdwell@hickory.engr.utk.edu 25th Anniversary Index / Transactions on Automatic Control Single copies of the 25th Anniversary Index of the IEEE Control Systems Society's Transactions on Automatic Control are available free upon request, while supplies last. To obtain a copy, send your name and address to: Prof. J. D. Birdwell Secretary/Administrator, IEEE Control Systems Society Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996-2100 USA or, via e-mail, to either of: birdwell@hickory.engr.utk.edu birdwell@utkvx.bitnet The index covers all issues from 1956 through 1980, and was published in August, 1981. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: Art Werschulz Journal of Complexity Contents -- March, 1993 This issue consists of invited papers from the Festschrift honoring J. F. Traub's 60th birthday, held at Schloss Dagstuhl in September, 1992. Preface TITLE: Complexity of Bezout's Theorem III: Condition Number and Packing AUTHORS: Michael Shub and Steve Smale TITLE: Some Complexity Results for Zero Finding for Univariate Functions AUTHORS: Erich Novak and Klaus Ritter TITLE: On approximate recovery of functions with bounded mixed derivative AUTHOR: V. N. Temlyakov TITLE: Improved Error Bounds for Lattice Rules AUTHOR: Harald Niederreiter TITLE: Discontinuity Detection and Thresholding - a Stochastic Approach AUTHORS: David Lee and G. W. Wasilkowski TITLE: Global bounds on numerical error for ordinary differential equations AUTHORS: Arieh Iserles and Gustaf S\"oderlind TITLE: The Minimal Cost of Approximating Linear Operators Using Perturbed Information - The Asymptotic Setting} AUTHORS: Boleslaw Z. Kacewicz and Leszek Plaskota TITLE: On Numerical Solution of Poincare Problem for Oceanic Circulations AUTHOR: G. Marchuk TITLE: Complexity of integral equations and relations to $s$-numbers AUTHOR: Stefan Heinrich TITLE: The Complexity of two-point boundary-value problems with analytic data AUTHOR: Arthur G. Werschulz TITLE: On Optimal Random Nets AUTHOR: Peter Math\'e TITLE: An Ellipsoid Algorithm for the Computation of Fixed Points AUTHOR: K. Sikorski, C. W. Tsay and H. Wo\'zniakowski Journal of Complexity Contents -- June, 1993 This issue consists of invited papers from the Festschrift honoring J. F. Traub's 60th birthday, held at Schloss Dagstuhl in September, 1992. TITLE: Witnesses for Boolean Matrix Multiplication and for Transitive Closure AUTHORS: Zvi Galil and Oded Margalit TITLE: Average $n$-Widths of the Wiener Space in $L_{\infty}$-Norm AUTHORS: Vitaly Maiorov TITLE: On Randomized Semi-algebraic Test Complexity AUTHORS: Peter B\"ugisser, Marek Karpinski and Thomas Lickteig TITLE: Integration of Monotone Functions of Several Variables AUTHORS: Anargyros Papageorgiou TITLE: A Proof of the Polynomiality of the Iri-Imai Method AUTHORS: Masao Iri TITLE: Average Case Complexity of Multivariate Integration for Smooth Functions AUTHORS: Spassimir H. Paskov TITLE: On the Avearge Complexity of Finding an $\varepsilon$-Optimal Solution for Linear Programming} AUTHORS: Jun Ji and Florian Potra TITLE: A Multi-step Algorithm for Hankel Matrices AUTHORS: Adam W. Bojanczyk and Georg Heinig TITLE: On Optimization of Direct Methods of Solving Weakly Singular Integral Equations AUTHORS: Sergei Pereverzev and Sergei Solodky TITLE: There Exists a Linear Problem with Infinite Combinatory Complexity AUTHORS: Grzegorz W. Wasilkowski and Henryk Wo\'zniakowski *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: wilshuen@siam.org SIAM JOURNAL ON OPTIMIZATION August 1993, Volume 3, Number 3 CONTENTS Nonsmooth Equations: Motivation and Algorithms Jong-Shi Pang and Liqun Qi A Newton Method for Convex Regression, Data Smoothing, and Quadratic Programming with Bounded Constraints Wu Li and John Swetits Second-Order Multiplier Update Calculations for Optimal Control Problems and Related Large Scale Nonlinear Programs J. C. Dunn A NonInterior Continuation Method for Quadratic and Linear Programming Bintong Chen and Patrick T. Harker An Implementation of the Dual Affine Scaling Algorithm for Minimum-Cost Flow on Bipartite Uncapacitated Networks Mauricio G.C. Resende and Geraldo Veiga Convergence Analysis of a Proximal-like Minimization Algorithm Using Bregman Functions Gong Chen and Marc Teboulle A Lagrangian Relaxation Algorithm for Multidimensional Assignment Problems Arising from Multitarget Tracking Aubrey B. Poore and Nenad Rijavec Manifold Structure of the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker Stationary Solution Set with Two Parameters Ryuichi Hirabayashi, Masayuki Shida, and Susumu Shindoh Numerical Experience with Limited-Memory Quasi-Newton and Truncated Newton Methods X. Zou, I. M. Navon, M. Berger, K. H. Phua, T. Schlick, and F. X. Le Dimet A Globally Convergent Method For lp Problems Yuying Li A Collinear Scaling Interpretation of Karmarkar's Linear Programming Algorithm J. C. Lagarias Automatic Column Scaling Strategies for Quasi-Newton Methods Marucha Lalee and Jorge Nocedal Multi-Objective Control-Structure Optimization Via Homotopy Methods Joanna Rakowska, Raphael T. Haftka, and Layne T. Watson ****************************************** * * * Conferences * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: H.L. Trentelman SECOND EUROPEAN CONTROL CONTROL CONFERENCE JUNE 28 - JULY 1, 1993 GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS Copies of the final program of the Second European Control Conference can be obtained by anonymous FTP. The Tex-file containing the program is called program.tex and can be obtained using the following commands: ftp ciwi1.math.rug.nl username: anonymous password: your Email address cd dist/ECC get program.tex quit The Organizing Committee looks forward to see you in Groningen. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: Herb Rauch 1994 IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace September 12-16, 1994 Palo Alto, California USA CALL FOR PAPERS The IFAC Aerospace Technical Committee is organizing the 13th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace under the sponsorship of the American Automatic Control Council. The IEEE Control Systems Society is a Technical Co- Sponsor. The Symposium will be held in Palo Alto, California (near Stanford University, and a short drive from San Francisco International Airport). The symposium will run from Monday through Friday, September 12-16, 1994. The Chair of the International Program Committee is Professor Daniel DeBra of Stanford University. IPC Co-Chairs are Dr. George Ianculescu of Rockwell International, Professor Steve Rock of Stanford University, and Dr. David Schaechter of the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory. The Chair of the National Organizing Committee is Dr. Kenneth R. Lorell of the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory. TECHNICAL PROGRAM Papers are solicited in all aspects of the theory and applications of aerospace control systems. The symposium brings together people to present the state-of-the-art in aeronautical and space related control systems, including concept definition, design, test and verification, and operational applications. Appropriate subjects range from control of systems in vehicles, including man-in-the-loop; to guidance, navigation and control of satellites, space vehicles and airplanes; to mission control and utilization of space, air and ground segments. Please submit 5 copies of the paper (about 4000 words) to Dr. Lorell at the address below. The first page of each paper must contain the paper title, five key words, and the name, affiliation, and complete mailing address of each author. If available, include telephone number, FAX number, and e-mail address of the corresponding author. All papers accepted for presentation will be included in the proceedings which will be available at the time of the conference. DEADLINES Papers due to Dr. Lorell at the address below February 1, 1994 Notification and author's kits distributed May 1, 1994 Camera-ready manuscripts for proceedings due July 1, 1994 For further information, and to be put on the mailing list, contact: Dr. Kenneth R. Lorell Phone (415) 424-2746 AEROSPACE CONTROL '94 FAX (415) 424-3106 Lockheed 92-30/250 3251 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: passino@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu 8th IEEE International Symposium on INTELLIGENT CONTROL August 25-27, 1993 The Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, Illinois, USA Sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society ORGANIZING COMMITTEE GENERAL CHAIR REGISTRATION CHAIR Panos J. Antsaklis Jay A. Farrell Dept. Electrical Engineering The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory University of Notre Dame 555 Technology Square Notre Dame, IN 46556 Cambridge, MA 02139 Ph: (219) 631-5792 Ph: (617) 258-2420 Fax: (219) 631-4393 Fax: (617) 258-1131 antsakli@saturn.ece.nd.edu farrell@draper.com PROGRAM CHAIRS Kevin M. Passino Umit Ozguner Dept. Electrical Engineering Dept. of Electrical Engineering The Ohio State University The Ohio State University 2015 Neil Ave. 2015 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210 Columbus, OH 43210 Ph: (614) 292-5716 Ph: (614) 292-5940 passino@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu ozguner@eagle.eng.ohio-state.edu PUBLICATIONS CHAIR FINANCE CHAIR Michael B. Leahy Jr. James H. Taylor SA-ALC/TIEST, Bldg 183, Odyssey Research Associates, Inc. 450 Quentin Roosevelt Rd 301 Dates Drive Kelly AFB, TX 78241-6416 Ithaca, NY 14850-1326 Ph: (512) 925-3711; Ph: (607) 277-2020 Fax: (512) 925-4916 jim@oracorp.com mleahy@sadis05.kelly.af.mil LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR Chi-Haur Wu Dept. of Electrical Eng. and Computer Science Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208-3118 Ph: (708) 491-7076; Fax: (708) 491-4455 chwu@eecs.nwu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PROGRAM COMMITTEE L. Acar, University of Missouri Rolla J. Aguilar-Martin, University of Catalonia, Spain J. Albus, National Institute of Standards and Technology T. Aldemir, Ohio State University H. Berenji, NASA Ames Research Center S. Chiu, Rockwell International Science Center A. Cinar, Illinois Institute of Technology J. Davis, Ohio State University A. Duyar, Florida Atlantic University J. Farrell, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory T. Fukuda, Nagoya University, Japan Z. Gao, Cleveland State University E. Grant, University of Strathclyde, U.K. R. King, University of Patras, Greece H. Koivo, Tampere University of Technology, Finland M. Kokar, Northeastern University B. Krogh, Carnegie Mellon University M. Leahy, US Air Force M. Lemmon, University of Notre Dame A. Levis, George Mason University K. Loparo, Case Western Reserve University C. Lorenzo, NASA Lewis Research Center M. Sartori, David Taylor Research Center R. Stengel, Princeton University H. Stephanou, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute K. Valavanis, University of Southwestern Louisiana J. Xiao, University of North Carolina at Charlotte B. Zeigler, University of Arizona ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS Plenary Presentations Each day begins with a Plenary Lecture: Thursday: Professor B. Widrow, Stanford University "Learning Control Systems" Friday: Dr. H. Rauch, Lockheed "Issues in Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Control Reconfiguration" Technical Program Overview The 1993 International Symposium on Intelligent Control has 4 parallel sessions each day for 2 days, Thursday August 26 and Friday August 27. There is one set of morning sessions and two sets of afternoon sessions each day with plenty of time in between for informal discussions over coffee. The presentation time for all papers will be 20 minutes. Overhead projectors will be available in all rooms. Authors requiring other special audio- video equipment for their presentation should notify the Local Arrangements Chair (see address above) at least ONE MONTH before the symposium so that the appropriate arrangements can be made. Panel Discussions There will be several panel discussions conducted during ICIS'93 on a range of topics including: (i) hybrid systems, (ii) discrete event systems, (iii) neurocontrol, and (iv) intelligent control in process operations. Moreover, there will be a symposium-wide panel discussion: "Fuzzy vs. Conventional Control" Moderator: K.M. Passino Panel Members: M. Tomizuka, University of California, Berkeley G. Vachtsevanos, Georgia Institute of Technology S. Yurkovich, Ohio State University This panel discussion will be held on Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tutorial Workshops Three full day tutorial workshops (short courses) have been organized for the day before the symposium, Wednesday August 25. The workshops are listed below: 1. Distributed Detection and Decision Fusion: Moshe Kam of Drexel University and Pramod Varshney of Syracuse University 2. An Introduction to Learning Control: Jay Farrell and Walter Baker of The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. 3. Fuzzy Control: Theory and Applications: Kevin Passino and Steve Yurkovich of The Ohio State University The workshop lecturers are leaders in their fields who have published extensively and are experienced lecturers. Workshop registration fees include lecture notes and are payable either through advance registration or on-site at the registration desk. The advance registration form is included in this program. Advance registration is strongly encouraged both to reserve space and to prevent workshop cancellation. A workshop will be canceled if the number of advance registrants does not exceed a specified lower limit. In the unlikely event that a workshop is canceled, advance registrants will be contacted as soon as possible after the advance registration deadline of July 23; when registering for a workshop please make sure to include your phone number, fax number or e-mail address for this purpose. Prospective on-site registrants are advised to confirm that the workshop has not been canceled with the Registration Chair Jay Farrell (see page 1 for address). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION Registration Form - IEEE ISIC'93 Name ___________________________________________ Name on badge_____________________________________ Affiliation_________________________________________ Department________________________________________ Street Address______________________________________ City______________________State__________ZIP________ Country________________Fax____________________ Accompanying Guest's Name_________________________ IEEE Membership Number____________________________ E-mail___________________________________________ IEEE Member Non-member Student or Retiree Adv. Reg. Fee $200 $225 $60 Onsite Reg. Fee $225 $250 $75 Workshop Fee $150 $200 $75 Add. Proc. Copies $60 $75 No. _____ Add. Banquet Tickets $30 each No. __________ Workshop Number ____ Conference Registration Total _______ The society and non-member symposium registration fee includes one proceedings copy, one banquet ticket, and one complimentary drink ticket. All workshop registrations received after the advanced registration deadline must be at the nonmember rate. To avoid workshop cancellation, please preregis-ter. Please make check or money order in US dollars payable to "8th IEEE ISIC93" and mail payment with this form to the Reg. Chairman: Jay Farrell, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. 555 Technology Sq., MS 4C, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Tel: (617) 258-2420; Fax: (617) 258-1131; e-mail: farrell@draper.com Alternatively, you can charge the total amount by filling in the following in-formation : Mastercard __ Visa __ American Ex. __ Number:___________________________ Expiration Date:________ After completing the form, cut it out and mail it to the Registration Chair, Jay Farrell (see address above) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Symposium Advanced Registration Deadline: July 23, 1993 Registration after this date is at the onsite rate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additional Banquet tickets, $30 each. Attendees may pick up their symposium Proceedings at the symposium Registration area at the Knickerbocker Hotel. All attendees must register and wear the symposium badges. The Registration Desk will be open: Tuesday August 24: 6:00 - 8:00p.m. Wednesday, August 25: 7:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. & 4:00 - 8:00p.m. Thursday, August 26: 7:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. Friday, August 27: 7:00a.m. -12:00 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotel Reservation Form - IEEE ISIC'93 Name _________________________________________ Affiliation______________________________________ Street Address___________________________________ City_______________________State____________ZIP________ Country______________________Fax______________________ Sharing room with: __________________________________ Arrival Date:____________________Arrival Time:_________ Departure Date: __________________ Reservations must be received by July 23, 1993 and must include a one night deposit. Please reserve _____ single room(s) at $95 per room (plus tax) Please reserve _____ double room(s) at $95 per room (plus tax) Please pay in U.S. dollars by either check, money order, or credit card: Mastercard __ Visa __ American Ex. __ Number:_________________________Expiration Date:__________ Signature ______________________________________________ After completing the form, please cut it out and mail it to: Knickerbocker Hotel Walton Place at N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: (312) 751-8100 or (800) 621-8140 Fax: (312) 751-0370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Speakers' Breakfast Speakers and session chairs and co-chairs are invited to breakfast on the day of their session, from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. on Thursday and Friday. All speakers should plan to attend because session chairs use this opportunity to make final arrangements for the sessions and to learn about the background of the speakers. Reception and Banquet A dinner and reception will be held on Thursday evening, August 26, 1993 in the Grand Ballroom. The reception begins at 6:30 p.m. in the adjoining Continental Room. A complimentary ticket for one drink is included with your registration packet. The banquet commences at 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom. One banquet ticket is included with the regular registration package; students' registration does not include banquet tickets. Additional banquet tickets for accompanying persons and guests should be purchased in advance, since only a limited number may be available on-site. It is customary for the registrants who do not plan to attend the banquet to leave their tickets at the registration desk so students may use them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISIC'93 TECHNICAL PROGRAM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The technical program for ISIC'93 and other information is in the SCAD database. To access this, ftp to "ftp.utdallas.edu" and use "anonymous". Look in the conferences directory for the complete symposium technical program. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: R. A. DeCarlo, Purdue University THE 32nd IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio, Texas December 15-17, 1993 The IEEE CSS Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) is the annual meeting of the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS). It is conducted in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and the Operations Research Society of America (ORSA). The 32nd CDC will be held on December 15-17, 1993, at the Marriott Rivercenter, on the beautiful San Antonio Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas. The General Chairman of the Conference is Ray DeCarlo of Purdue University. The Program Chairman is Peter Ramadge of Princeton University. The Advance Program of the Conference will be available in early September, 1993. For further information, contact the General Chairman at 317/494-6389 (fax: 317/494-6440; email: decarlo@ecn.purdue.edu). TECHNICAL PROGRAM The Program Committee, having received a record number of submissions, is putting together an outstanding technical program, consisting of invited and contributed sessions on all aspects of the theory and application of systems, involving decision, control, optimization and adaptation. The conference will feature three plenary speakers: Plenary Lecture I Pramod P. Khargonekar, University of Michigan "Semiconductor Manufacturing - A New Applications Area for Control" Plenary Lecture II P. R. Kumar, University of Illinois "Scheduling Semiconductor Manufacturing Plants" Bode Prize Lecture Michael Athans, Mass. Inst. of Technology "Control: The Adventure Continues" TUTORIAL WORKSHOPS Seven one-day and one two-day tutorial workshops are being planned for the Monday and Tuesday preceding the conference: Mon & Tues. "Robustness of Systems with Real Parametric Dec. 13-14 Uncertainty," Barmish, Hollot, Tempo Monday, Dec. 13 "Adaptive Control of Linear and Nonlinear Systems," Ioannou, Kanellakopoulos, Kokotovic Monday, Dec. 13 "Convex Optimization Techniques in Robust Control," Balakrishnan, Boyd, Doyle, Vandenberghe Monday, Dec. 13 "Variable Structure Systems with Sliding Modes," Drakunov, Ozguner, Young Monday, Dec. 13 "Design and Analysis of Control Systems Using MATLAB," Leonard, Levine Tuesday, Dec. 14 "Case Studies and Methods for Combined Identification and Control," Bitmead, Gevers Tuesday, Dec. 14 "Modeling and Scheduling of Manufacturing Systems," Li, Luh Tuesday, Dec. 14 "Mechanics, Holonomy and Control," Sastry, Krishnaprasad, Baillieul For the fee structure on the tutorial workshops, see the registration form below. CRITICAL DEADLINES Conference Registration: NOVEMBER 5, 1993, for reduced fees. Hotel Reservation: NOVEMBER 12, 1993, for guaranteed reduced fees. For detailed information and forms, see below. TRANSPORTATION 1. AIRLINE: Delta Airlines Significantly reduced airfares are available through Delta Airlines for travel to San Antonio from destinations within North America. When making reservations, either by calling Delta's toll-free number 800-241-6760 or through your travel agency, mention File Number H0664. 2. CAR RENTAL: Alamo Rent A Car Special rates have been arranged with Alamo Rent A Car for rentals at San Antonio airport to be returned to the same point. Call 1-800-732-3232 to make reservations, and request group ID#371811, Rate Code GR. In both cases, early reservations are advised. The venue of the Conference, the Marriott Rivercenter, can be reached from the San Antonio airport by shuttle service (further information will be included in Advance Program). For those who would prefer to rent a car, there is parking space available at the Marriott Rivercenter (self-park: $7 per day/valet parking: $10 per day). SPOUSE/GUEST PROGRAM AND TOUR There will be a Spouse/Guest Program on Wednesday, Dec. 15, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. for spouses and guests of attendees. Local Arrangements, Inc., will share a bit of the history and present a slide show tour of San Antonio. This is an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the City, and with other spouses and guests attending the Conference. Refreshments will be served. There is no charge for this get-acquainted program. "Let's See San Antonio," a tour for the spouses/guests of attendees, will be offered on Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00. Highlights are the historic King William district, Guenther House, Mission San Jose, Institute of Texan Cultures, and the fantastic shopping and dining of El Mercado, the Mexican Market. The cost is $20. Advance registra- tion is required (see registration form below). In the event of insufficient registration, the tour may be cancelled and refunds issued. * * * * * * * * * * * 32nd CDC HOTEL RESERVATION: Name: ______________________________________________________________ Affiliation: _______________________________________________________ Street Address: ____________________________________________________ City: _________________________ State: _________ Zip: __________ Country: ___________________________________________________________ Please reserve ______ single room(s) at $110 per room. Please reserve ______ double room(s) at $110 per room. ___ Smoking ___ Non-smoking ___ King-size bed ___ 2 Double beds Sharing room with: _________________________________________________ Arrival Date: __________________ Arrival Time: ___________________ Departure Date: _____________________ (Check out time: 12:00 noon) Reservations must be received by Friday, November 12, 1993, and MUST include a deposit for one night. This can be paid by a check or money order in U.S. dollars or credit card. Mastercard_____ Visa_____ American Express_____ Other_____ Credit Card No: ____________________________________________________ Expiration Date: __________ Signature: ___________________________ These special conference rates are valid from Saturday 12/11/93 through Sunday 12/19/93. $15 additional per person if room is shared with third and/or fourth person (over 18). PLEASE SEND TO: Reservations Department Marriott Rivercenter 101 Bowie Street San Antonio, TX 78205 FAX: (210) 223-4092 or call: (800) 648-4462 (toll free) (210) 223-1000 (local) and mention 32nd CDC. * * * * * * * * * * * The 32nd IEEE CDC ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM Deadline for Advance Registration: November 5, 1993 Name: ______________________________________________________________ (Last) (First) (Middle Initial) Name on Badge: _____________________________________________________ Affiliation: _______________________________________________________ Department: ________________________________________________________ Street Address: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ City: ________________________ State: ____________ Zip: ________ Country: ______________________________ FAX: _____________________ Email: _____________________________________________________________ Accompanying Guest's Name: _________________________________________ Society Membership (Check one): ____ IEEE ____ SIAM ____ ORSA Membership Number: _________________________________________________ CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (Please circle the relevant amount) Society Non- Student or Member Member Retiree ------ ------ ------- Advance Registration Fee 225 295 70 (BEFORE NOV. 5, 1993) On-Site Registration 300 390 80 Registrations received after Nov. 5, 1993, will be returned. Registra- tion fee (except for student and retiree registrants) includes Welcoming and Farewell Receptions, Thursday's Luncheon Banquet, and one set of Conference Proceedings. Registration fee for students and retirees includes one set of Conference Proceedings. Conference Registration Total $ ________ Additional Copies of Proceedings $ ________ (Member @$95; Non-member @$120) Proceedings Mailing: (Please check one) _____ Mail Proceedings directly to the above address. $ ________ $5.00 mailing fee. (North American addresses only. No P. O. Boxes.) _____ Have Proceedings available at the Conference. Mailing service will be available at Conference, domestic as well as international. WORKSHOP REGISTRATION (Please circle relevant amounts) Not Stud. Attend After Attend or CDC 11/5/93 CDC Ret. ------ ------- ------ ----- Workshop #1 (Mon-Tues) 155 225 250 115 Robustness of Sys. w/Real Parametric... Workshop #2 (Mon) 95 155 195 75 Adaptive Cntrl of Linear & Nonlin.Sys. Workshop #3 (Mon) 95 155 195 75 Convex Optimiz. Techn. in Robust Cntrl Workshop #4 (Mon) 95 155 195 75 Var. Structure Sys. w/Sliding Modes Workshop #5 (Mon) 95 155 195 75 MATLAB Workshop #6 (Tues) 95 155 195 75 Combined Identification & Control Workshop #7 (Tues) 95 155 195 75 Modeling & Scheduling of Mfg. Sys. Workshop #8 (Tues) 95 155 195 75 Mechanics, Holonomy & Control Workshop Total $ ________ Extra Banquet Tickets #___ @ $45 $ ________ Spouses' Tour #___ @ $20 $ ________ TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $ ________ Please make check or money order in US currency payable to "32nd IEEE CDC" and mail payment and this form to the Registration Chair: Professor Pradeep Misra Dept. of Electrical Engineering Wright State University Dayton, OH 45435 phone: 513-873-5062 e-mail: pmisra@valhalla.cs.wright.edu ** REGISTRATION BY FAX OR E-MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ** Alternatively, you can charge the total amount to: Mastercard _________ Visa _________ American Express __________ Card No. _____________________________ Expiration Date: ___/___ Signature: _________________________________________________________ Non-U.S. registrants who have special registration payment requirements or restrictions should pre-register by September 30 so that checks and money orders are received by the deadline. The cutoff date for advance registration will be strictly enforced. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: flores@siam.org Third SIAM Conference on Linear Algebra in Signals, Systems, and Control August 16-19, 1993, University of Washington, Seattle MONDAY, AUGUST 16 PLENARY SESSIONS 8:00-8:45 AM IP1 Hoo Control from a Classical Circuit Viewpoint Hidenori Kimura 8:45-9:00 AM IP2 Quadratic Eigenvalue Problems Beresford N. Parlett 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS MS1 Convex Optimization in Control Systems Analysis and Design--Part I: Applications MS2 Topics in Matrix Theory MS3 Parallel Matrix Computations and Applications MS4 Analysis and Computational Methods for Dense Eigenvalue and Singular Value Problems (Part 1 of 2) MS5 Grassmanians, Projective Space and Linear Algebra MS6 Parallel and Adaptive Algorithms for Beamforming and Direction Finding CP1 Numerical Linear Algebra 1 1:30-2:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS SL1 Algebraic Theory and Fast Algorithms for Toeplitz, Hankel and Other Structures Georg Heinig SL2 Algorithms and Conditioning for Eigenvalue Assignment Mark Arnold SL3 Numerical Methods in Optimal Control William W. Hager SL4 Are Persistent Disturbances a Pain in the Hilbert Space? Mark J. Balas 2:45-4:45 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS MS7 Convex Optimization in Control Systems Analysis and Design--Part II: Algorithms MS8 Matrix Equations, Inertia and Stability MS9 Large-Scale and Parallel Matrix Computations and Their Applications (Part 1 of 4) MS10 Analysis and Computational Methods for Dense Eigenvalue and Singular Value Problems (Part 2 of 2) MS11 Numerical Methods for Differential Algebraic Equations and Descriptor Systems CP2 Control of Linear Systems CP3 Signal Processing 1 TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 PLENARY SESSIONS 8:00-8:45 AM IP3 Computational Methods in Linear Least Squares Ake Bjorck 8:45-9:30 AM IP4 Parallel Algorithms and Numerical Stability for Toeplitz Systems Richard P. Brent 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS MS12 Controls Research at Boeing MS13 MATLAB and Applications MS14 Multiple Taper Spectral Estimation MS15 Iterative Methods for Toeplitz Systems MS16 Second Order Systems MS17 Automated System Identification and Control Using SVD CP4 Optimal Control 1:30-2:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS SL5 Conditioning, Consistency, and Stability Issues in Signal Processing James R. Bunch SL6 Robust Stability and Control S.P. Bhattacharyya SL7 Rational Krylov Algorithms for Eigenvalues with Engineering Applications Axel Ruhe SL8 Surface Reconstruction with Uncertain Data Davi Geiger SL9 Title to be announced Lane Dailey 3:00-5:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS MS18 Least Squares for Signal Processing MS19 Numerical Linear Algebra for Signal Processing and Control MS20 Large-Scale and Parallel Matrix Computations and Their Applications (Part 2 of 4) MS21 Numerical Solution of Matrix Differential Equations with Structured Solutions CP5 Matrix Theory CP6 Parallel Computations and Numerical Linear Algebra 3:00-5:00 PM POSTER SESSION 8:00-9:00 PM SPECIAL PRESENTATION Wavelets and the Search for Good Filters Gilbert Strang WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 PLENARY SESSIONS 8:00-8:45 AM IP5 Linear Algebra and Neural Networks M. Vidyasagar 8:45-9:30 AM IP6 Sampled-Data Systems in Signal Processing and Control Bruce A. Francis 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS MS22 Complexity Issues in Linear Algebra MS23 Numerical Computation of H Controllers for Infinite Dimensional Systems MS24 Global Climate Change and Systems Science: Modeling, Methodology and Challenges MS25 New Algorithms and Software for Eigen-problems Arising in Signal Processing and Control MS26 Computational Methods for Estimation of Distributed Parameters MS27 Numerical and Symbolic Computations for Contemporary Control Problems (Part 1 of 2) CP7 Signal Processing II 1:30-2:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS SL10 Cardinal Interpolation and Wavelets Charles K. Chui SL11 A Retrospective on Condition Theory Charles S. Kenney SL12 QMR Methods for Solving Large Linear Systems and Applications Roland W. Freund SL13 Graphs, Computational Geometry, and Neural Network Design Nirmal Kumar Bose SL14 Total Least Squares for Affinely Structured Matrices Bart De Moor 3:00-5:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS MS28 Large-Scale and Parallel Matrix Computations and Their Applications (Part 3 of 4). MS29 Parallel and Distributed Computation for Control Problems MS30 State Space Methods MS31 Matrix Completions and Applications CP8 Numerical Linear Algebra II CP9 Hoo Robust, and Adaptive Control THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 PLENARY SESSIONS 8:00-8:45 AM IP7 Signals, Seismics and Supers George Cybenko 8:45-9:30 AM IP8 Theory and Practice of Estimator Design in Sensor Array Signal Processing Mos Kaveh 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS MS32 Eigenvalues and Singular Values: Generalizations and Accuracy Issues MS33 Adaptive Methods MS34 Signal Processing at Boeing MS35 Numerical and Symbolic Computations for Contemporary Control Problems (Part 2 of 2) CP10 Stability and Identification 1:30-2:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS SL15 Linear Matrix Inequalities in Systems and Control Stephen Boyd SL16 Iterative Methods for Toeplitz Systems Raymond H. Chan SL17 Krylov Space Methods on State-Space Control Models Daniel L. Boley SL18 Quality in Industrial Computations Francoise Chatelin SL19 Numerical Issues in Optimization Based Design and Control John A. Burns 3:00-5:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS MS36 Large-Scale and Parallel Matrix Computations and Their Applications Part 4 of 4). MS37 Parallel Signal Processing for Multiprocessor Systems MS38 Numerical Techniques for Solving Optimal Control Problems MS39 Topics in Wavelet Analysis CP11 Matrix Theory II 5:30 Conference Adjourns UNIVERSITY AND DORMITORY INFORMATION University of Washington, Seattle Department of Conference Housing and Special Services McCarty Upper Plaza, GR-10 Seattle, Washington 98195 206-543-7636 FAX: 206-543-4094 Detailed information about the residence halls and maps will be mailed to attendees with confirmations of dormitory reservations. Dormitory Rates prior to Sunday, August 15 and after Tuesday, August 17: Single: $29.00 each person* Double: $19.00 each person* *No meals included Dormitory Package Rate to include accommodations Sunday, August 15 thru Tuesday, August 17 and meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner, Monday, August 16-Tuesday, August 17, breakfast and lunch only on Wednesday, August 18) Single: $141.75 each person* Double: $111.75 each person* *Meals and taxes included Reservation Deadline: Friday, July 23, 1993 HOTEL INFORMATION SIAM is holding a small number of rooms at the following hotels for those attendees who prefer to stay off campus. These rooms will be on a first come first serve basis. The Meany Tower Hotel 4507 Brooklyn Avenue N.E. Seattle, WA 98105 206-634-2000 800-648-6440 FAX: 206-634-2000 Room Rate: $78.00 Single (1 bed 1 person) $90.00 Double (1 bed 2 persons) $94.00 Double (2 beds 2 or more persons) University Inn 4140 Roosevelt Way N.E. Seattle WA 98105 206-632-5055 800-733-3855 FAX: 206-547-4937 Room Rate: $65.00 Single room (1 bed 1 person) $70.00 Double room (2 beds 2 persons)* *$10.00 for each additional adult. Children under 18 years are free. Reservations: To make a reservation at either the University Inn or the Meany Tower Hotel, you should call the hotel directly and mention that you are an attendee at the SIAM Conference on Linear Algebra. The hotels require that you give them a credit card to confirm your reservation. Confirmations will be sent to attendees by the hotels. An additional 15.2% for occupancy and sales tax will be added to your hotel room rate. Reservation Deadline: July 23, 1993 REGISTRATION INFORMATION Preregistration Form and payment must be received at the SIAM office by Monday, August 2, 1993 or you will be required to pay the full registration fee. Please make checks payable to SIAM. Registration Fees: SIAM ***Non **SIAG/LA Member Member Student Conference Preregistration $145 $150 $180 $25 Registration $180 $185 $215 $25 BBQ Dinner $ 35 $ 35 $ 35 $35 **Lunch is included in the cost of registration for tutorial and workshop attendees. ***Member of SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra To register in advance please contact SIAM: Telephone: 215-382-9800 FAX: 215-386-7999 e-mail: meetings@siam.org *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: hje@robots.ox.ac.uk ================================================================== = IFAC/IFIP/IMACS Symposium on = = = = ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN REAL TIME CONTROL = = = = AIRTC'94 = = 3-5 October 1994 = = Valencia, Spain = ================================================================== INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Chairman: J.A. de la Puente (E) P. Albertos (E) P. Borne (F) L. Boullart (B) F. Charpillet (F) H.J. Efstathiou (UK) M. Fjeld (N) A. Halme (SF) C.C. Hang (Sin) C.J. Harris (UK) A. Jimenez (E) D. Kersual (F) A.J. Krijgsman (NL) H.G. Kaliakov (Bu) I.M. MacLeod (SA) A. Mensch (F) L. Motus (EE) S. Narita (J) A. Ollero (E) E. De Pablo (E) Y.H. Pao (USA) L.F. Pau (F) U. Rembold (D) M.G. Rodd (UK) A.G. Schmidt (D) S.Q. Su (PRC) G.J. Suski (USA) B. Verbruggen (NL) E.A. Woods (N) NATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Chairman: A. Crespo (E) F. Barber V. Botti A. Espinosa A. Garcia F. Morant J.L. Navarro J. J. Serrano R. Vivo E. Onaindia SCOPE This Symposium is intented to provide an international forum for presentation and discussion of concepts and application of artificial intelligence techniques in the design, implementation, testing, supervision and monitoring of real time control systems. The previous Symposium was held in Delft (1992), and was the first symposium after o three succesful workshops in the same field. The objective of the Symposium is to bring toghether control systems specialists, artificial intelligence specialists and end-users. The main topics covered in the Symposium are: - Real time expert systems shells - Knowledge representation - Intelligent control systems applications - Fuzzy control - Neural networks control - Process monitoring and supervision - Temporal reasoning in process control - Intelligent components architecture - Real-time distributed A.I. architectures - Human interaction - Multi-sensor fusion - Fault detection and emergency control - Adaptive learning control systems - Parallel and distributed knowledge processing - Intelligent controllers CONTRIBUTIONS The Symposium will include both invited sessions and contributed papers. Regular papers Four copies of an extended abstract (2-3 pages, 1000 words) or a draft paper should be received no later than December 15, 1993 by the secretariat address. It must be clearly indicate the new contributions and the relevance to the scope of the Symposium. Invited sessions Proposals for invited sessions including a brief description of the topics and a list of prospective authors and titles should be sent to the Symposium secretariat by December 15, 1993. Paper acceptance The final copy of each accepted papers should reach the organizers by May 1, 1994, after a letter of acceptance in February 1994. Papers are to be prepared according to the Instructions which will be sent to the authors.The papers presented at the Symposium will be published in the AIRTC'94 Preprints,which will be distributed by Pergamon Press. DEADLINES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission of abstracts, drafts and invited sessions .... December 15, 1993 Acceptance notification ................................. February 15, 1994 Camera-ready papers due ................................. May 1, 1994 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPOSIUM LOCATION: The symposium will be held at the Facultad de Informatica of the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia. SECRETARIAT ADDRESS: AIRTC 1994 D.I.S.C.A. Universidad Politecnica de Valencia P.O. Box 22012, E -46071 Valencia, Spain Phone: +34 6 3877571 Fax: +34 6 3877579 E-mail: airtc94@aii.upv.es RELATED EVENTS This event will follow the 13th Workshop on Distributed Computer Control Systems (DCCS'94) to be held in Toledo, september 28-30, 1994. COPYRIGHT The copyright of all accepted papers is automatically transferred to IFAC. Papers published in IFAC preprint volumes will also be considered for publication in the IFAC Journals Automatica and Control Engineering Practice which have priority access to all such material. LANGUAGE The official symposium language is English. No simultaneous translation will be provided. SPONSORED BY: International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Technical Committees on Computers, Manufacturing Technology, Applications and Social Effects of Automation. Comite Espanol de IFAC (CEA-IFAC). CO-SPONSORED BY: International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). International for Mathematics and Computer in Simulation (IMACS) ORGANIZED BY: Departamento de Ingenieria de Sistemas, Computadores y Automatica. Universidad Politecnica de Valencia ================================================================================ AIRTC'94 Reply form Please send this form preferably by before 1 November 1993 by e-mail. Name: ______________________________________ First name: _____________________ Company/Institute: ___________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________|________________________________ ____________________________________|________________________________ ____________________________________|________________________________ City: __________________________ Country: __________________________________ Fax: ______________________ Phone: _______________________ E-mail: _____________________________________________________________________ |_| I intend to participate in the Symposium _ |_| I intend to submit a paper provisionally entitled: ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ****************************************** * * * END OF E-LETTER 59 * * * ******************************************