E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing ISSUE No. 69, May 1, 1994 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 3.1 Control Engineering WEB server 3.2 Chemical Process Modelling Software - A Request 3.3 IEEE Control Systems Society Working Group on Discrete Event Systems 4. Positions 4.1 Department Chairman, Electrical Eng., Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa 4.2 Case Research Studentship, Univ. of Westminster 4.3 Graduate Research Traineeships at Univ. of Missouri - Rolla 5. Books 5.1 Adaptive System Identification and Signal Processing Algorithms 5.2 Boundary value problems and orthogonal expansions 5.3 Mathematical methods in queuing theory 5.4 Guidance and Control of Ocean Vehicles 5.5 Linear Multichannel Control: A System Matrix Approach 6. SCAD database 7. Journals 7.1 ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control 7.2 Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing 8. Conferences 8.1 Applied probability day, Columbia University 8.2 IEEE Information Theory Workshop "Information theory and statistics" 8.3 IEE Colloquium on Advances in Neural Networks for Control and Systems 8.4 IFAC Workshop on Control Applications in Marine Systems 8.5 Third SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications 8.6 Hong Kong International Workshop on New Directions of Control and Manufacturing 8.7 IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Chemical Reactors, Distillation Columns, and Batch Processes ****************************************** * * * Editorial * * * ****************************************** Welcome to E-letter number 69 !!! We plan to send out the E-letter monthly. The next issue of E-letter will appear June 1. Please send contributions before this date. 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There really is life after the CSS and all the mountains of papers, if any of you wondered. Meg is now the database manager for the Adult Cardiac Surgery Service at the University of Michigan Medical Center, and would be happy to hear from anyone at her current e-mail address (Margaret.Barich@med.umich.edu). She is still, unfortunately, buried under a mountain of paperwork - some things never change... *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by : kimura@sys.es.osaka-u.ac.jp (Hidenori Kimura) Dear Colleagues, I have moved to the following new affiliation : Professor Hidenori Kimura Department of Systems Engineering Faculty of Engineering Science Osaka University Machikaneyama, Toyonaka Osaka 560, JAPAN Tel: +81-6-844-1151 Ext. 5121 or +81-6-857-4403 Fax: +81-6-857-7664 Email: kimura@sys.es.osaka-u.ac.jp Best Regards, Hidenori Kimura *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: h_berghuis@hgl.signaal.nl (Berghuis H.) The address of Harry Berghuis has changed: Harry Berghuis Dept. R&S-MFE-SER Hollandse Signaalapparaten B.V. P.O.Box 42 7550 GD Hengelo Netherlands Phone: +31-74-482934 FAX: +31-74-484027 E-mail: h_berghuis@hgl.signaal.nl *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by : Thomas Kailath Greetings, Please join me in congratulating Professor Thomas Kailath on his most recent award. On March 9, 1994, Professor Kailath was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1780, the Academy's purpose is to honor achievement in scholarship, the arts and sciences, and to promote the study of topics of critical national and global concern, ranging from the impact of technology on health care to environmental protection. Professor Kailath was elected in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of Engineering Sciences and Technologies. Gene Franklin *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Tamer Basar CONGRATULATIONS Sean Meyn (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Richard Tweedie (Colorado State University) have won the "Best Research Publication in Applied Probability" Award of ORSA/TIMS for their work on Markov Chains and Stochastic Stability, which culminated in the publication of their 1993 Springer-Verlag book. The Award is given every two years, based on publications in the open literature one-to-four years prior to the year of the award. Meyn and Tweedie received a plaque and cash prize at the ORSA/TIMS Conference in Boston, on April 26th. ****************************************** * * * General announcements * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by : Sanjay Lall, Cambridge University Engineering Dept, UK. ************************************** CONTROL ENGINEERING WEB SERVER ************************************** Cambridge University Engineering Department has set up a server on the World Wide Web specifically for information related to control engineering. The server has address www-control.eng.cam.ac.uk. If you are running Mosaic, you can reach it using Mosaic 'http://www-control.eng.cam.ac.uk/' The server contains links to many other information sources relevant to control around the world, including ftp servers and web servers containing technical reports and papers. Many of the ftp links were previously announced in the eletter, and are brought together in one listing. It also contains some recent papers and Ph.D. theses by members of the control group here. We hope to continue to add in links to other sources of control information, so that current research reports and preprints can be easily accessed by control engineers worlwide. Let me know of any other servers providing control information and I shall add them to the home page. Sanjay Lall, Cambridge University Engineering Department. sl1@eng.cam.ac.uk www-control-admin@eng.cam.ac.uk *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: David Urpani, PhD Student, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia CHEMICAL PROCESS MODELLING SOFTWARE - A REQUEST I wonder if someone could indicate where I can obtain software which models a chemical process, to be used to create raw data from a set of input data for testing of an induction algorithm. I am developing a machine learning algorithm to induce classification rules from industrial sensor data. The process is aluminium smelting ie an electrochemical reaction. I have a set of on line dataobtained from an industrial enviornment. Each data vector is labelled, so for classification purposes this is a supervised learning scenario. I have no idea of the noise content or the classification ability of the features selected. I am therefore looking for an electrochemical or any other similiarly complex model which I can use to generate data (and impose different levels of noise on the data so generated). The modelling software will be able to accept a set of inputs and provide me with a set of output variables. I would appreciate any leads anyone might have as to where I can obtain such modelling software either by ftp or privately. Thank you for your help. Regards, David Urpani dju@stan.xx.swin.oz.au *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Edwin K. P. Chong (echong@ecn.purdue.edu) IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS SOCIETY WORKING GROUP ON DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS This is an invitation for anyone who is interested to join the IEEE Control Systems Society Working Group on Discrete Event Systems. Simply send e-mail to me (echong@ecn.purdue.edu) so that I can include your e-mail address in the mailing list. I plan to release an e-mail newsletter regularly, but with as yet unknown frequency. I also wish to encourage participation by submitting contributions (announcements, articles, etc.) to the newsletter (again, just send them to me by e-mail). For more information, contact: Edwin K. P. Chong Chair, IEEE CSS Working Group on DES School of Electrical Engineering Purdue University 1285 Electrical Engineering Bldg. West Lafayette, IN 47907-1285 Phone: (317) 494-9143 Fax: (317) 494-6440 ****************************************** * * * Positions * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Vassilis L. Syrmos Position Announcement Department Chairman Electrical Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa Chairperson, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa. The College of Engineering at the University of Hawaii invites applications and nominations for the position of Chairperson, Department of Electrical Engineering to begin approximately January 1, 1995. Qualified applicants and nominees must possess an earned doctorate in electrical engineering or a closely related field; have a proven scholarly research record and possess excellent leadership, administrative and teaching skills. The successful applicant is expected to provide vision and guidance to lead the department. For more than 25 years, the electrical engineering department has offered first-rate programs granting B.S. M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The department has a faculty of 28 members and 13 of them are junior members including three NSF PYIs. The faculty are engaged in research in three broad areas: (1) electrophysics with an emphasis on sensors, microelectromechanical systems, high frequency devices and circuits, VLSI circuits & optoelectronics; (2) systems with an emphasis on communications, control, neural networks, power and signal processing; and (3) computers with an emphasis on high performance computing and communications, computer architecture, system intelligence, computer-aided design and software engineering. The department has over 20 research projects funded at approximately $3.5M. The department has extensive modern facilities to support these research programs and laboratory teaching. Over 350 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students are presently enrolled in the department. The University of Hawaii has more than 20,000 students and 2,430 faculty. The salary and benefits are competitive. Applications and nominations, including a current resume and names of five references should be sent to: Prof. N. Thomas Gaarder Search Committee Chair Department of Electrical Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 483 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Telephone: 808-956-7443 Email: gaarder@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu Review of applications will begin on June 1, 1994. Applications and nominations will continue to be accepted until the position is filled or until July 17, 1994. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer which encourages applications from minority group members and women. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Prof. J Ron Leigh (leighj@westminster.ac.uk) THE INDUSTRIAL CONTROL CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER VACANCY FOR A CASE RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP The Industrial Control Centre (ICC) works on modelling, diagnosis and control and development of software solutions for industrial control problems. The CASE (Collaborative Awards in Science and Engineering) Research Student will work in an agreed programme arranged and supervised jointly by the ICC and an industrial partner. The three year programme will be based in the laboratories of the ICC, where there is an enthusiastic interactive research environment and at the industrial plant. The programme will lead to a PhD degree over three years. Candidates must normally have an honours degree at first or upper second level in an appropriate discipline or at least a lower second class honours degree together with an MSc degree. In every case, candidates should be knowledgeable in control engineering and its supporting disciplines and enthusiastic to work in a demanding collaborative project. Fees are paid by SERC and the Research Student receives an annual grant that is currently 7,350 Pounds Sterling of which 1,750 Pounds Sterling is provided additionally to a normal (non CASE) studentship. Please reply quickly sending us your CV to include : (i) A level results/grades. (ii) Undergraduate studies with details of final year topics studied. (iii) Some detail of final year project. (iv) Undergraduate degree classification. (v) Industrial experience (if any). (vi) Postgraduate courses (if any). (vii) Special enthusiasms. (viii) Date when you would be free to start. (ix) Nationality/residence information relevant to your eligibility to receive the award (SERC regulations apply). PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION TO : Professor J R Leigh The Industrial Control Centre University of Westminster 115 New Cavendish Street London W1M 8JS. Fax no : 071-911 5150 Tel no : 071-911-5178 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Professor K. Krishnamurthy GRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINEESHIPS at UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ROLLA For Study Leading to the Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering in the field of Machine Tool Research Possible Research Areas Include: * Sculptured Surface Machining * Intelligent Control of Precision Machining Operations Annual Stipend - $14,000 plus tuition and fee waiver * Traineeships is provided by the National Science Foundation * Awardees must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents * Minorities and Women are especially encouraged to apply * Application Deadline for Fall Semester is June 1 * Applicants with a B.S. degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 are expected to complete an M.S. in two years and then a Ph.D. in another three years. * Applicants with M.S. degree with a minimum GPA of 3.5 can directly pursue the Ph.D. degree. Contact Vicki Hudgins for application forms and more information. ****************************************** * * * Books * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: N. Kalouptsidis, University of Athens and S. Theodoridis, University of Patras NEW BOOK 'Adaptive System Identification and Signal Processing Algorithms' is a new book addressed to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students, engineers and scientists interested in the fields of Signal Processing and System Identification. The book provides a state-of-the-art account of the most important performance features of a widely used class of algorithmic families for adaptive System Identification and Signal Processing. Important issues such as convergence, tracking, numerical accuracy and stability, computational complexity and parallelism are addressed and discussed in depth. Although the book is a multiauthor text, a backround theme runs through it, which binds it together to a coherent whole. Each chapter has been written by world experts in the particular topic. The book consists of the following chapters : 'Basic Concepts and Algorithm Schemes' by N. Kalouptsidis and S. Theodoridis. 'General Structure of Adaptive Algorithms : Adaptation and Tracking', written by Lennart Ljung. It deals with an in-depth study of adaptation issues and tracking ability of time varying systems. 'The Least Mean Square Family' written by William A. Sethares. It provides a comprehensive overview of the LMS family. 'Fast Transversal RLS Algorithms' written by Dirk T. M. Slock and Thomas Kailath. It presents a state-of-the-art account of the RLS and its numerically stabilized fast versions. A unified formulation of 'Lattice Algorithms' is the subject of chapter6 and is written by Fuyun Ling. Chapter 7 deals with 'The QR Family' in a systematic fashion and is written by J. C. McWhirter and I. K. Proudler. 'Spectral Analysis' has been worked out by the editors. It provides various efficient computational schemes related to spectral analysis. 'Channel Equalization' written by C. F. N. Cowan. It gives a broad overview of the major approaches followed in channel equalization. 'Echo Cancellation' is discussed by Fuyun Ling. It provides a detailed account of various design issues. 'Interference Rejection and Channel Estimation for Spread-Spectrum Communications' written by Ronald A. Iltis. The subject of this chapter is an in-depth treatment of adaptive schemes used in the design of spread-spectrum receivers. 'Neural Networks For Adaptive Signal Processing', written by Simon Haykin and Andrew Ukrainec, provides a state-of-the-art description of typical structures of neural networks encountered in related signal processing applications. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: maccluer@math.msu.edu (Charles R Maccluer) Coming June 29 from IEEE Press: BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS AND ORTHOGONAL EXPANSIONS ---A first course. Physical problems from a Sobolev viewpoint--- C.R. MacCluer Dept. Mathematics Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I. BV Problems--an Intuitive Introduction 1] Diffusion Transient heat flow in a block A numerical model An analytic model: the equation of diffusion 2] Steady State Dirichlet Problems SSP 1. Square regions SSP 2. Steady state within a sector SSP 3. An infinite strip SSP 4. Annular regions Solutions via Brownian motion 3] Flux The heat equation revisited Potential (the wave equation) Conservation theorems Classical uniqueness via Green's identity the maximum principle Nondimensional variables The method of characteristics 4] Steady State Neumann Problems SSP 5. A rod SSP 6. The rod revisited SSP 7. Closed-loop ground-coupled heat pumps SSP 8. Forces crushing a capacitor SSP 9. Steady state within a square SSP 10. Steady state within a quarter disk SSP 11. A mixed steady problem within a hemisphere The method of conformal mapping 5] Transient Problems: an introduction to separation of variables BVP 1. A rod with specified end temperatures BVP 2. Heat lost from a slab to ambient BVP 3. the Fourier ring problem BVP 4. The plucked string BVP 5. A circular drum BVP 6. Quenching a ball SSP 1. Steady state in square regions (revisited) A critique of the method Part II. Function Spaces 6] Norms Error between signals L^{\infty}, L^{1}, and L^{2} Vector space properties Convergence in norm Completeness 7] Hilbert Space Definition Details Examples Orthogonal complements Gram-Schmidt process 8] Recasting BVPs into Operator Format Differential operators Eigenvalues Time rate-of-change of shape Strong reformulation 9] Hermitian Operators Dense domains Closed graph Adjoints Orthogonality of eigenfunctions Negative definite operators Lyapunov stability 10] Resolvents Spectrum Examples Hilbert-Schmidt operators Compact operators The spectral theorem A summary Rellich's theorem 11] Separation of Variables A synopsis The theorem on separation of variables A check list for separation to occur Tricks of the trade Part III. Expansions in Series of Orthogonal Functions 12] Trigonometric Expansions Sine, cosine, and Fourier series Pointwise convergence Signal processing 13] Rectangular Problems BVP 7. Quenching a block BVP 8. Deep earth temperatures BVP 9. Current within a flat conductor BVP 10. A trapped quantum particle BVP 11. Quantum tunneling BVP 12. Transverse vibrations of the Bernoulli-Euler beam BVP 13. Rectangular waveguides 14] Bessel Functions Power series representation Standard formulae Integral representation Asymptotics Orthogonality and completeness Other Bessel functions 15] Cylindrical Problems BVP 14. Quenching a solid cylinder BVP 5. A circular drum (revisited) SSP 7. The closed-loop ground-coupled heat pump (revisited) BVP 15. Current within a round conductor 16] Orthogonal Polynomials Weighted inner products Completeness Polynomial eigenfunctions Choosing weights Recurrence formulae Norm formulae Rodrigues's formula Non-polynomial eigenfunctions 17] Spherical Problems SSP 12. A spherical capacitor BVP 6. Quenching a ball (revisited) BVP 16. A spherical bell BVP 17. The hydrogen atom Part IV. An Introduction to Selected Other Topics 18] Sturm-Liouville Problems Statement of the problem The correct inner product Compact resolvents The fundamental theorem of Sturm-LiExamples 19] Choosing Inner Products Examples Background: adjoints and biorthogonal series The correct inner product 20] The Use of a Symbolic Manipulator Special functions Fourier series Fourier-Bessel series Steady Dirichlet problems Eigenmodes Animation of time-varying solutions 21] The Mikusinski Operational Calculus Background Convolution quotients Generalized integration and differentiation Generalized solutions BVP 18. A semi-infinite slab BVP 19. Spilled pollutants SSP 7. The closed-loop ground-coupled heat pump (revisited) 22] Fourier Integrals SSP 2. Steady state within a sector (revisited) SSP 13. A doubly infinite solid rod BVP 18. A semi-infinite slab (reprise) Justification of the method Cauchy principle value Application to BVP 18 Another origin of the method The Fourier transform 23] The Galerkin Numerical Method Truncation of series solutions Outline of the Galerkin method SSP 14. Steady flow within a square tube SSP 7. The closed-loop ground-coupled heat pump (reprise) BVP 20. Normal vibrational modes of a triangular brace 24] Sobolev Methods The Dirichlet inner product The dominance of the Dirichlet inner product The Sobolev space W^{1,2}_{0}(Omega) Rellich's compact embedding theorem Weak restatement of problems BVP4. The plucked string (revisited) Bibliography Appendix A. Measure and Integration Lebesgue measure The Lebesgue integral Lebesgue dominated convergence theorem Fubini's theorem Appendix B. Quantum Mechanics Classical mechanics of a single particle Measurement Classical distributed vibrations Quantum mechanics of a single particle Poisson bracket Consequences of the commutation relation Arguments for the commutation relation The uncertainty principle *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: V.V. Kalashnikov MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN QUEUING THEORY V.V. Kalashnikov Institute of Systems Analysis Moscow ISBN 0-7923-2568-0 Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994, Dordrecht, Boston, London, Se. Mathematics and Its Applications, v. 271. Sold and distributed in the USA and Canada by Kluwer Academic Publ. Group, Order Dept., P.O. Box 358, Accord Station, Hingham MA 02018-0358, USA fax: (617)871-6528, credit card customers tel: (617)871-6600 In all other countries, sold and distributed by Kluwer Academic Publ. Group, P.O. Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands, fax: (0)78-524474; tel: (0)78-524400 The book presents an overview of mathematical methods used in queuing theory, and various examples of solutions of problems using these methods are given. Many of the topics considered are not traditional, and include general Markov processes, test functions, coupling methods, probability metrics, continuity of queues, quantitative estimates of continuity, convergence rate to the stationary state and limit theorems for the first occurrence times. Much attention is devoted to the modern theory of regenerative processes. Each chapter concludes with problems and comments on the literature cited. Audience: researchers and graduate students in applied probability, operations research and computer science. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE Chapter 1. QUEUEING THEORY 1.1. Examples of queueing systems 1.2. Kendall's notation 1.3. Algebraic descriptions of queueing models Problems Comments Chapter 2. NECESSARY FACTS FROM PROBABILITY THEORY AND THE THEORY OF ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS 2.1. Probability 2.2. Random variables and their distributions 2.3. Examples of probability distributions 2.4. Uniformly integrable r.v.'s 2.5. Convergence of sequences of r.v.'s and their distributions. Probability metrics 2.6. Analytic functions. The Laplace-Stieltjes transform. Generating functions Problems Comments Chapter 3. RANDOM FLOWS 3.1. General definitions. Classification 3.2. Poisson flow 3.3. Recurrent flows 3.4. Stationarity 3.5. Construction of recurrent flows via Poisson ones 3.6. Thinning of recurrent flows 3.7. Superposition of random flows Problems Comments Chapter 4. ELEMENTARY METHODS IN QUEUEING THEORY 4.1. Preliminary remarks 4.2. ``Conditional Poisson flow''method 4.3. Construction of ``restoration points'' Problems Comments Chapter 5. MARKOV CHAINS 5.1. Main notations and definitions 5.2. Accessibility 5.3. Examples 5.4. Classification of denumerable Markov chains 5.5. Classification of general Markov chains 5.6. Markov chains originated by piecewise-linear mappings Problems Comments Chapter 6. RENEWAL PROCESSES 6.1. Main definitions 6.2. Estimates of crossing times 6.3. Blackwell's theorem 6.4. Monte-Carlo algorithm for estimating crossing times Problems Comments Chapter 7. REGENERATIVE PROCESSES 7.1. Examples and definitions 7.2. Construction of a stationary version 7.3. Ergodic theorems 7.4. Comparison of regenerative processes 7.5. Markov chains as regenerative processes Problems Comments Chapter 8. DISCRETE TIME MARKOV QUEUEING MODELS 8.1. Imbedded Markov chains 8.2. The $GI|GI|1|\infty \,$ model 8.3. The $GI|GI|N|\infty \,$ model 8.4. The $(GI|GI|1|\infty )\, \to \,(GI|1|\infty )\, \to \, \cdots \, \to \, (GI|1|\infty )\, $ model 8.5. Finite-time continuity 8.6. Uniform-in-time continuity Problems Comments Chapter 9. MARKOV QUEUEING MODELS 9.1. Denumerable continuous-time Markov chains 9.2. The $M_\lambda|M_\mu |1|\infty \,$ model 9.3. Birth-and-death processes 9.4. Jackson's open queueing network 9.5. Discrete supplementary variables Problems Comments Chapter 10. METHOD OF SUPPLEMENTARY VARIABLES 10.1. How to describe queues with supplementary variables 10.2. The $M_\lambda |GI|1|\infty \,$ model 10.3. The $GI|M_\mu |1|\infty \,$ model 10.4. Aggregative models 10.5. Regeneration in continuous-time queueing processes Problems Comments Chapter 11. FIRST-OCCURRENCE EVENTS 11.1. Motivation 11.2. Piecewise-linear processes 11.3. Estimates in terms of test functions 11.4. Regenerative processes 11.5. Examples Problems Comments REFERENCES SUBJECT INDEX *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Thor Inge Fossen GUIDANCE AND CONTROL OF OCEAN VEHICLES Thor Inge Fossen, University of Trondheim, The Norwegian Institute of Technology ISBN 0-471-94113-1 John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1994, UK To order, call +44 243 779777 or send a FAX to +44 243 775878 or write to Nikki Phillips John Wiley & Sons Ltd Baffins Lane, Chichester West Sussex, PO19 1UD, U.K. Offering a comprehensive treatment of automatic control systems for marine vehicles, this expertly written text ensures that the subject matter is both balanced and extensive. This book gives detailed coverage of mathematical modeling, with appropriate forms of both linear and nonlinear models to describe the dynamic and kinematic equations of motion of marine vehicles and the subject of stability and control. It also explores in depth the modeling of ocean vehicles, environmental disturbances, and the sensor and navigation systems, as well as discussing in length the applications of modern control theory. Implementations, examples and case studies of autonomous underwater vehicles, naval and merchant ships and high-speed crafts are used to demonstrate the performance and robustness of the proposed control systems. Intended primarily as a textbook for senior and graduate students with some background in control engineering and calculus, this book comes complete with useful and detailed references, examples and exercises. ** ISBN 0-471-94113-1, approx 480pp, due June 1994, approx US$ 96.00 ** Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Modeling of Marine Vehicles 2.1 Kinematics 2.2 Newtonian and Lagrangian Mechanics 2.3 Rigid-Body Dynamics 2.4 Hydrodynamic Forces and Moments 2.5 Equations of Motion 3 Environmental Disturbances 3.1 The Principle of Superposition 3.2 Wind-Generated Waves 3.3 Wind 3.4 Ocean Currents 4 Stability and Control of Underwater Vehicles 4.1 ROV Equations of Motion 4.2 Stability of Underwater Vehicles 4.3 Conventional Autopilot Design 4.4 Decoupled Control Design 4.5 Advanced Autopilot Design for ROVs 5 Dynamics and Stability of Ships 5.1 Rigid-Body Ship Dynamics 5.2 The Speed Equation 5.3 The Linear Ship Steering Equations 5.4 The Steering Machine 5.5 Stability of Ships 5.6 Nonlinear Ship Steering Equations 5.7 Coupled Equations for Steering and Rolling 5.8 Steering Maneuvering Characteristics 6 Automatic Control of Ships 6.1 Filtering of First-Order Wave Disturbances 6.2 Forward Speed Control 6.3 Course-Keeping Autopilots 6.4 Turning Controllers 6.5 Track-Keeping Systems 6.6 Rudder-Roll Stabilization 6.7 Dynamic Ship Positioning Systems 6.8 Identification of Ship Dynamics 7 Control of High Speed Crafts 7.1 Ride Control of Surface Effect Ships 7.2 Ride Control of Foilborne Catamarans A Some Matrix Results B Numerical Methods B.1 Discretization of Continuous-Time Systems B.2 Numerical Integration B.3 Numerical Differentiation C Stability Theory C.1 Lyapunov Stability Theory C.2 Input-Output Stability C.3 Passivity Theory D Linear Quadratic Optimal Control D.1 Solution to the LQ Tracking Problem D.2 Linear Quadratic Regulation E Ship and ROV Models E.1 Ship Models E.2 Underwater Vehicle Models *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Bulent Ozguler (ozguler@ee.bilkent.edu.tr) (ozguler@mathematik.uni-bremen.de) ====== New Book in Prentice Hall ====== ====== International Series in Systems ====== ====== and Control Engineering ====== ====== ISBN 0-13-155558-8 (hbk) ====== LINEAR MULTICHANNEL CONTROL: A SYSTEM MATRIX APPROACH by A B\"{u}lent \"{O}zg\"{u}ler The book contains an up-to-date treatment of the most basic problems regarding dynamic output feedback control of linear multichannel systems. The following problems are defined and solved in a unifying framework: Disturbance Decoupling Problem Regulator Problem Decentralized Stabilization Problem Noninteracting Control Problem Almost Decoupling and Noninteracting Control In each problem the internal stability of the feedback loop is a further requirement. In every case it encompasses a number of more specialized problems that seem unrelated at first glance. For instance, the regulator problem is a generalization of tracking, rejection of disturbances generated by known dynamics, frequency response approximation, and deadbeat control problems. All problems are typically multichannel, in that one channel of the plant is reserved for the controller that is required to achieve various objectives on the remaining channels. The above problems are collected and treated in a common framework which again uncovers some interrelations. For instance, the decentralized stabilization problem is viewed as a second channel canonicity problem which ties it nicely with the disturbance decoupling and the regulator problems. The solvability conditions are stated in terms of system matrices associated with the open-loop plant so that the relevance of the open-loop poles and zeros to solvability is immediately readable from the given conditions. Since stability is a major issue in all problems and due to many conceptual simplifications it provides, the tool of stable proper fractions (or factorizations) is used in deriving these conditions. In this approach, the linear matrix equations over the ring of stable proper rational functions play an intermediary role and the book also contains many less familiar facts on these. Some highlights from the main results are as follows: * A characterization of the set of all solutions to the regulator problem is obtained in terms of the set of all solutions to a linear matrix equation in terms of system matrices. Exact conditions under which a linear fractional parametrization of solutions is possible are given. * The set of all solutions to decentralized stabilization problem is described in a manner which makes the identification of the set of "unadmissible controllers" easy. The role played by the assumption of "strong-connectedness" in the set of all dynamic solutions is clarified. * The main differences between the solvability conditions for the exact and the almost disturbance decoupling problems are indicated in terms of the open loop invariant zeros of the plant. The book contains worked out examples from different fields of application and makes contact with various other approaches in the literature to similar problems. ****************************************** * * * SCAD * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Raimund J. Ober UPDATE ON SCAD DATABASE -- March 1994 ******************************************************************************* #### #### ## ##### # # # # # # # #### # # # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # # # # #### #### # # ##### Systems and Control Archive at Dallas ftp address: ftp.utdallas.edu IP number: 129.110.10.14 queries: ober@utdallas.edu or: scad@utdallas.edu ****************************************************************************** ***Important Notice: Change of IP number*** UT.Dallas has changed its FTP server recently. The old IP number 129.110.10.1 is no longer used. The new IP number is: 129.110.10.14 . 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Alternatively send an email request to: scad@utdallas.edu 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: wayne.book@me.gatech.edu TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL Table of Contents for Volume 116, No. 1, March 1994 Regular Papers Two-Dimensional Exact Model Matching with Application to Repetitive Control by D.M. Alter and T.-C. Tsao Robust Stability of Plants with Mixed Uncertainties and Quantitative Feedback Theory by S. Jayasuriya and Y. Zhao Deterministic Controllers for a Class of Mismatched Systems by Sandeep Robust Adaptive and Repetitive Digital Tracking Control and Application to a Hydraulic Servo for Noncircular Machining by T.-C. Tsao and M. Tomizuka Cancellation of Discrete Time Unstable Zeros by Feedforward Control by E. Gross, M. Tomizuka, and W. Messner Disturbance Rejection Through an External Model for Nonminimum Phase Systems by W.-C. Yang and M. Tomizuka Multi-Rate Analysis and Design of Visual Feedback Digital Servo-Control System by M. Nemani, T.-C. Tsao, and S. Hutchinson Dynamic Modeling of Constrained Flexible Robot Arms for Controller Design by F.L. Hu and A.G. Ulsoy Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Bodies Using Extended Bond Graphs by C. Yen and G.Y. Masada A Numerical and Experimental Analysis of a Chain of Flexible Bodies by M. Giovagnoni Formulation of Equations of Motion for a Chain of Flexible Links Using Hamilton's Principle by M. Benati and A. Morro Impact and Force Control: Modeling and Experiments by K. Youcef-Toumi and D.A. Gutz Implementation of Uniform Damping Control by the Block-Independent Control Method by J.L. Berg and M.A. Norris Feedback Design of a Canonical Multivariable System with Application to Shape Control in Sendzimir Mills by J.V. Ringwood, D.H. Owens, and M.J. Grimble Modeling, Experimentation, and Simulation of a Brake Apply System by Y. Khan, P. Kulkarni, and K. Youcef-Toumi Stability Robustness of LQ and LQG Active Suspensions by A.G. Ulsoy, D. Hrovat, and T. Tseng Fast Pipeline Models for Simulation of Hydraulic Systems by P. Krus, K. Weddfelt, and J.-O. Palmberg Modeling Requirements for the Parallel Simulation of Hydraulic Systems by J.D. Burton, K.A. Edge, and C.R. Burrows The Variation of Oil Effective Bulk Modulus with Pressure in Hydraulic Systems by J. Jinghong, C. Zhaoneng, and L. Yuanzhang Technical Briefs On Transfer Function Zeros of General Colocated Control Systems with Mechanical Flexibilities by D.K. Miu and B. Yang Moving Sliding Surfaces for Fast Tracking Control of Second-Order Dynamical Systems by S.-B. Choi and D.-W. Park A High Precision Synchronizing Control System for Biaxial Positioning Tables by S.M. Shahruz and A.K. Pradeep Joint Stiffness Estimation Based on Force Sensor Measurement in Industrial Manipulators by G. Ferretti, C. Maffezzoni, G. Magnani, and P. Rocco *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: A.H.Zemanian (zeman@sbee.sunysb.edu) Table of Contents for: CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING Volume 13, Number 4, 1994. Special issue: ANALYSIS OF HIGHER ORDER MOMENTS AND THEIR POLYSPECTRA Guest Editors: Edmund J.Sullivan and Melvin J.Hinich Editorial, S.R.Parker and A.H.Zemanian Preface, E.J.Sullivan and M.J.Hinich Higher order cumulants and cumulant spectra, Melvin J. Hinich Limitations on the use of discrete linear models of continuous random processes, A.T.Parsons and M.L.Williams Development and application of a statistically based feature extraction algorithm for monitoring tool wear in circuit board assembly, R.W.Barker. G-A.Klutke, M.J.Hinich, C.N.Ramirez, and R.J.Thornhill Feasibility study of parameter estimation of random sampling jitter using the bispectrum, Ilan Sharfer and Hagit Messer Active sonar detection in multipath: A new bispectral analysis approach, John A.Tague, Cameron M.Pike, and Edmund J.Sullivan On the detection of transient signals using spectral correlation, K.W.Baugh and K.R.Hardwicke Signal detection using third-order maoments, Pamela A.Delaney Characterization of spectral correlation detector statistics useful in transient detection, Keith R.Hardwicke, Gary R.Wilson, and Kevin W.Baugh ****************************************** * * * Conferences * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: A. Papamarcou, University of Maryland, College Park WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR POSTERS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1994 IEEE Information Theory Workshop ``INFORMATION THEORY AND STATISTICS'' XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX October 27--29, 1994 Alexandria, Virginia GENERAL CHAIRMAN Stamatis Cambanis, University of North Carolina INQUIRIES gorsak@tejas.gmu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The exchange of ideas between information theorists and statisticians has grown steadily over time, underscoring the deep connections between the two disciplines. The objective of the Workshop is to nurture this process by providing both communities with a forum for interaction. The program includes five plenary talks, six invited sessions (each jointly organized by members of the Information Theory and the Statistics communities) and two poster sessions. A tentative list of plenary speakers, invited sessions and session organizers is given below. INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS T. Cover (Stanford) D. Geman (U. Mass/Brown) R. Gray (Stanford) J. Rissanen (IBM San Jose) M. Vetterli (Berkeley) INVITED SESSIONS 1. ``Stochastic complexity and universal data compression'' IT: J. Ziv (Technion) STAT: P. Shields (Toledo) 2. ``Randomization complexity and information theory'' IT: S. Verdu (Princeton) STAT: M. Burnashev (Moscow) 3. ``Markov random fields'' IT: M. Miller (Washington U.) STAT: L. Pitt (U. Va) 4. ``Vector quantization, classification and regression trees'' IT: R. Gray (Stanford) STAT: R. Olshen (Stanford) 5. ``Theory and applications of wavelets'' IT: S. Mallat (NYU) STAT: D. Donoho (Stanford) 6. ``Nonparametric function estimation'' IT: E. Masry (UCSD) STAT: I. Johnstone (Stanford) POSTER SESSIONS Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts of no more than one thousand words encompassing research topics relevant to this workshop. All submissions should be sent directly to the Chairman of the Technical Committee (address below) by no later than JUNE 15, 1994. Notification of acceptance of papers will be made by JULY 15, 1994. Professor Prakash Narayan Department of Electrical Engineering University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 email: prakash@eng.umd.edu TRAVEL GRANTS A limited number of travel grants may be available for young participants or those whose resources will not enable them to attend the Workshop. Inquiries on travel grants, registration and other matters related to the Workshop should be addressed to the Chairman of the Organizing Committee: Professor Geoffrey C. Orsak Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030 email: gorsak@tejas.gmu.edu WORKSHOP SPONSORS IEEE Information Theory Society Institute of Mathematical Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CONFERENCE HOTEL The Workshop will be held in the Holiday Inn, Old Town Alexandria in Alexandria, Virginia: Holiday Inn 1-703-549-6080 480 King Street 1-800-368-5047 Old Town Alexandria Virginia, 22314 Rooms have been reserved at the reduced rates of $115 per single room per night $130 per double room per night ($15 per extra person per night) When making reservations, please inform the Hotel that you are with the IEEE Information Theory Workshop. (Hotel Check in time is 3:00) ABOUT ALEXANDRIA Alexandria, located on the west bank of the Potomac River six miles south of Washington, D.C., was established in 1749 as a seaport and commercial center. This heritage is reflected today in the Old Town Alexandria historic district where one can find cobblestone streets lined with museums, historic architecture, fine restaurants and hotels. These and other attractions draw more than 1.5 million international and domestic visitors each year. The Alexandria Holiday Inn is located right in the heart of the historic district. All of the major activities of Old Town Alexandria are within walking distance to the workshop hotel. TRANSPORTATION The Workshop Hotel offers free shuttle service from Washington National Airport. The shuttle can be accessed by calling the Holiday Inn upon your arrival. In addition, for those wishing to visit Washington, D.C., the workshop hotel offers free shuttle service to the nearest metro stop. The metro rail system offers quick transportation to all the major points of interest within the metropolitan area. ------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION 1994 Information Theory Workshop October 27-29, 1994 Alexandria, VA Conference Registration Form First Name: _________________ Middle Initial: ___ Last Name: ______________________________________ Position/Title: _________________________________ Affiliation: ____________________________________ Address: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ City: __________________ State: _________________ Postal Code: __________ Country: ________________ Telephone: ______________________________________ E-mail: __________________ Fax: _________________ Conference Fees Before After Aug. 31, 94 Aug. 31, 94 IEEE/IMS Member: _ US $130 _ US $190 Membership #: __________ Expiration Date: ______ Non-member: _ US $190 _ US $250 Student (attach evidence): _ US $80 Total Registration Fee: ............US $________ All payments must be made in US $ in the form of personal check or bank check (credit cards can not be accepted), payable to: 1994 Information Theory Workshop Payment should be sent together with the registration form to: Professor Bernd-Peter Paris Dept. Electrical and Computer Engineering George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030 e-mail: pparis@gmu.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Ken Hunt (hunt@DBresearch-berlin.de) IEE Colloquium on Advances in Neural Networks for Control and Systems ------------------------------------ Date: 25-27 May 1994 Venue: Systems Technology Research, Daimler-Benz AG, Berlin, Germany Co-sponsors: IEE German Centre The Michael Faraday Institution e.V. Daimler-Benz AG Provisional Programme --------------------- Wednesday 25 May ---------------- 18:30 -- 20:30 Welcoming reception and buffet Thursday 26 May --------------- 8:30 Registration 9:30 -- 10:15 Supervised learning and divide-and-conquer via the EM algorithm EM = Expectation-Maximization M. Jordan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) 10:15 -- 10:45 The TACOMA algorithm for reflective growing of neural networks TACOMA = TAsk decomposition, COrrelation Measures and local Attention neurons J. Lange, H-M. Voigt and D. Wolf (Center for Applied Computer Science, and Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany) Pause 11:15 -- 12:00 The ASMOD algorithm - some theoretical and practical results ASMOD = Adaptive Spline Modelling of Observation Data T. Kavli and E. Weyer (SINTEF SI, Oslo, Norway) 12:00 -- 12:30 Semi-empirical modelling of non-linear dynamical systems T. A. Johansen (Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway) Lunch 14:00 -- 14:45 Neural networks for control of industrial processes B. Schuermann (Siemens AG, Munich, Germany) 14:45 -- 15:15 Data analysis by means of Kohonen feature maps for load forecast in power systems S. Heine and I. Neumann (Hochschule fuer Technik, Leipzig, and BEST Data Engineering GmbH, Germany) Pause 15:45 -- 16:15 Improved prediction of the corrosion behaviour of car body steel using a Kohonen self-organising map W. Kessler, R. Kessler, M. Kraus (Fachhochschule fuer Technik und Wirtschaft, Reutlingen, Germany), and R. Kuebler (Mercedes-Benz AG, Sindlefingen, Germany) 16:15 -- 16:45 Adaptive neural network control of the temperature in an oven O. Dubois, J. Nicolas and A. Billat (UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France) 16:45 -- 17:15 Exothermic heat estimation using fuzzy-neural nets for a batch reactor temperature control system E. Cuellar, J. Coronado, C. Moreno and J. Izquierdo (University of Valladolid, Spain) 19:30 Colloquium Dinner Friday 27 May ------------- 9:00 -- 9:45 On interpolating memories for learning control H. Tolle (Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany) 9:45 --10:15 Comparison of optimisation techniques for training feedforward networks G. Irwin and G Lightbody (Queen's University of Belfast, UK) 10:15 -- 10:45 Dynamic systems in neural networks K. Warwick, C Kambhampati(University of Reading, UK) and P. Parks (University of Oxford, UK) Pause 11:15 -- 12:00 Adaptive neurocontrol of MIMO systems based on stability theory MIMO = Multi-input Multi-Output J-M Renders, M. Saerens, and H. Bersini (Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) 12:00 -- 12:30 Learning in neural networks and stochastic approximation with averaging P. Shcherbakov, S. Tikhonov (Institute of Control Sciences, Moscow, Russia) and J. Mason (University of Reading, UK) Lunch 14:00 -- 14:45 Adaptive neurofuzzy systems for difficult modelling and control problems M. Brown and C. Harris (University of Southampton, UK) 14:45 -- 15:15 Constructive training - industrial perspectives R. Murray-Smith, K. Hunt and F. Lohnert (Daimler-Benz AG, Berlin, Germany) Pause 15:45 -- 16:15 Equalisation using non-linear adaptive clustering C. Cowan (Loughborough University of Technology, UK) 16:15 -- 16:45 Hierarchical competitive net architecture T. Long (NeuroDyne Inc.) and E. Hanzevack (University of South Carolina, USA) REGISTRATION FORM "ADVANCES IN NEURAL NETWORKS FOR CONTROL AND SYSTEMS" Colloquium from Wednesday, 25 - Friday, 27 May 1994 at The Systems Technology Research Centre, Daimler-Benz AG, Berlin, Germany The IEE is registered as a charity IEE VAT Reg No: 240-3420-16 1. Surname: Title: 2. Address for correspondence : Postal Code: Tel No: 3. Class of Membership of IEE or IEEIE: Membership No: 4. Details for name badge Name: Company affiliation: 5. Special dietary requirements 6. How did you hear about this event (programme booklet, direct circular from IEE, IEE News, other press, Email bulletin board, training department etc)? PLEASE BOOK EARLY AS NUMBERS ARE LIMITED If you have any queries, please ring the Secretary, (LS(D)CA), on ++ 44 71 240 1871, Extension 2206 REGISTRATION FEES: (includes admission, digest, lunches, refreshments and Colloquium Dinner) IEE Members: (*) GBP 84.00 (includes VAT @ GBP 12.51) IEE Retired, Unemployed and Student Members: (#) NO CHARGE Non-Members: GBP 140.00 (includes VAT @ GBP 20.85) Retired, Unemployed and Student Non-Members: (#) GBP 42.00 (includes VAT @ GBP 6.25) I will/will not be attending the Welcoming Buffet on Wednesday, 25 May from 6.30-8.30pm TOTAL REMITTANCE ENCLOSED (Cheques should be made payable to "IEE" and crossed) INVOICE FACILITIES WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED UPON RECEIPT OF AN OFFICIAL ORDER NUMBER AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE OF GBP 5.00 + VAT WILL BE MADE. PLEASE CHARGE TO MY CREDIT CARD - please include number and expiry date of card Access Visa Master card American Express Card Holders Name Registered address of Card Holder if different from above NOTES (*) Members of the IEEIE, Eurel Member Associations, andDaimler-Benz Personnel will be admitted at Members' rates. (#) ALL students must have their applications endorsed by their Professor or Head of Department. REMITTANCE MUST ACCOMPANY THIS COMPLETED FORM and be returned to: David Penrose Institution of Electrical Engineers Savoy Place London WC2R 0BL Email: dpenrose@iee.org.uk Tel: + 44 71 344 5417 FAX: + 44 71 497 3633 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by : Thor Inge Fossen ********** CAMS'95 ********** CAMS'95 *********** CAMS'95 ************ __________________________________________________________________ | | | IFAC Workshop on | | | | CONTROL APPLICATIONS IN MARINE SYSTEMS (CAMS'95) | | | | Trondheim, Norway, 10--12 May 1995 | | | | | | FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS | |________________________________________________________________| INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (IPC) T. Koyama (Chair and Editor), J T. I. Fossen (Co-Editor), N M. Blanke, DK C. G. Kallstrom, S R. S. Burns, UK K. Ohtsu, J G. Cannata, I G. N. Roberts, UK R. Cristi, USA M. G. Rodd, UK R.M.C. De Keyser, B G. Russel, UK F. El-Hawary, CDN J. Selkainaho, SF M. J. Grimble, UK A. J. Soerensen, N C. J. Harris, UK A. Tiano, I T. Holzhuter, D J. Van Amerongen, NL X. Jia, PRC Z. Vukic, CR C. G. Kallstrom, S NATIONAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE (NOC) T. I. Fossen (Chair), Univ. of Trondheim J. G. Balchen T. I. Eikaas J. O. Roedseth M. Villaboe O. Egeland H. Engja S. Saelid SCOPE The scope of the Workshop is Advances and Trends in Marine Control Systems Design and Technology. The Workshop will be a forum for discussing the latest achievements and trends both from a theoretical and applied point of view. It will be focused on the following important areas of marine cybernetics: - Safety and Fault Diagnostic - Ship Maneuvering and Control - High Speed Crafts - Underwater Vehicle Control and Operation Emphasis will be put on the design of systems for guidance and control of marine vehicles, machinery control and off-shore exploration. This includes control systems design for merchant ships, supply vessels, tankers, surface effect ships (SES), hydrofoil vessels, foilborn catamarans, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), submarines and torpedos. Themes for all areas are: - Fault Detection and Diagnostic - Machinery Supervision and Monitoring - Redundancy in Marine Systems - Marine Navigation Systems - Integrated Ship Control Systems - Positioning and Track-Keeping Systems - Autopilots for Marine Vehicles - Fin and Rudder-Roll Stabilization Systems - Control of Foilborn Vehicles - Ride Control Systems Design - Damping of Wave Induced Vibrations - Machinery Control - Automatic Berthing Systems - Collision Avoidance Systems - Ship Maneuvering - Training and Vehicle Simulation Systems - Control Theory and Expert Systems PROGRAM The Workshop program will include technical sessions in marine control systems design and round-table discussions. All accepted Workshop papers will be available in a soft bound volume. WORKSHOP LANGUAGE All scientific presentations and printed material will be in English. LOCATION The Workshop will be held on campus of the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) which is a part of the University of Trondheim. Campus is located in walking distance from downtown Trondheim where most hotels are located. ACCOMMODATION Hotel accommodation service will be provided. Full details and a booking form will be included in the next announcement. SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS (DEADLINES) The schedule for submission is: NOVEMBER 1, 1994 Draft papers (6 pages); JANUARY 10, 1995 authors to be notified of paper acceptance; MARCH 10, 1995 submission of final paper in camera-ready form. Prospective authors should send 5 copies of their manuscripts to: Ass. Professor Thor I. Fossen Phone: +47 73 59 43 61 CAMS'95 Secretariat Fax: +47 73 59 43 99 Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics E-mail: tif@itk.unit.no The Norwegian Institute of Technology N-7034 Trondheim, Norway CORRESPONDENCE All correspondence should be addressed to the NOC chairman. Electronic mail should be used whenever possible. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by : flores@siam.org Third SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications Sponsored by SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory April 27-29, 1995 Adam's Mark Hotel St. Louis, Missouri Call for Papers, Registration Information, and Abstract Form Third SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications The Third SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications will be organized around several major themes chosen to highlight both significant recent developments and challenging open questions in control theory, systems theory and their scientific, engineering and industrial applications. Control theory is, by its nature, an interdisciplinary field with wide and varied applications. The conference structure will encourage interaction and the sharing of ideas and problems among the various participants. Who Should Attend The conference will bring together mathematicians, engineers, and scientists -- from academia, industry and government -- who are engaged in control and systems theory, research and applications. Conference Themes The major themes of the conference include: o Control of Large, Heterogeneous Computer Networks o Control in Dynamics and Mechanics o Convex Optimization in Control and Systems Theory o Control and Identification of Distributed Parameter Systems o Stochastic Control, Filtering and Estimation o Adaptive Control o Hybrid Event Systems o Discrete Event Systems o Robust Control o Industrial and Aerospace Applications o Nonlinear Systems o Dynamic Programming o Computational and Algorithmic Methods in Control o Control of Fluids Organizing Committee John B. Baillieul, Boston University Anthony M. Bloch, Ohio State University Christopher I. Byrnes, Washington University Stephen L. Campbell, North Carolina State University Eric Feron, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kevin A. Grasse, University of Oklahoma, Norman Marc Q. Jacobs, Air Force Office of Scientific Research Franz Kappel, Universitat Graz, Austria Matthias Kawski, Arizona State University John E. Lagnese (Conference Chair), Georgetown University Irena M. Lasiecka, University of Virginia, N. Harris McClamroch, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Bozenna Pasik-Duncan (Program Chair), University of Kansas Steven E. Shreve, Carnegie Mellon University Allan Tannenbaum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Invited Presentations Connecting Risk Sensitive Control Problems and Deterministic Games Through Singular Perturbations Alain Bensoussan University of Paris Dauphine and INRIA, France Convex Optimization in Control and Systems Theory Stephen P. Boyd, Information Systems Laboratory Stanford University Dynamical Systems and Their Associated Automata Roger W. Brockett McKay Laboratory Harvard University Control of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations with Applications to Fluid Dynamics John A. Burns Center for Applied Mathematics Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Symmetry, Heteroclinic Cycles, Noise and Control Philip Holmes Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Princeton University Why Is Controlling High-Speed Networks a Challenge? Hans T. Kung Division of Applied Sciences Harvard University Viscosity Solutions and Their Applications H. Mete Soner Department of Mathematics Carnegie Mellon University State-space and I/O Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems Eduardo D. Sontag Rutgers Center for Systems and Control Rutgers University Inverse Problems for Semilinear Elliptic Equations Michael Vogelius Department of Mathematics Rutgers University Minisymposia A minisymposium is a two-hour session consisting of four presentations on a topic selected to augment the presentations of the invited speakers or develop a conference theme. A partial list of minisymposia and organizers follows. Mechanical Systems John B. Baillieul, Boston University Nonholonomic Mechanics/Motion Planning Anthony M. Bloch, Ohio State University and N. Harris McClamroch, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Differential Algebraic Equation Formulations of Control Problems Stephen L. Campbell, North Carolina State University Optimal Control/Motion Planning Peter E. Crouch, Arizona State University Numerical Methods in Stochastic Control Paul G. Dupuis, Brown University Control-theoretic Applications of Convex Optimization Eric Feron, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Geometric Methods in Nonlinear Systems Theory Kevin A. Grasse, University of Oklahoma, Norman Numerical Problems in Control Theory William W. Hager, University of Florida, Gainesville Combinatorial Methods in Nonlinear Control Matthias Kawski, Arizona State University Control of Nonlinear Distributed Parameter Systems Irena M. Lasiecka, University of Virginia Diffusion Approximations of Control Queueing Systems H. Mete Soner and L.F. Martins, Carnegie Mellon University Stochastic Theory - Adaptive Control Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, University of Kansas Control Applications to Finance Steven E. Shreve, Carnegie Mellon University Nonstandard Riccati Equations Arising in Boundary Control Problems Roberto Triggiani, University of Virginia Numerical Issues in Control Applications of Convex Optimization Lieven Vandenberghe, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (Additional minisymposia are being planned) How to Contribute SIAM invites you to submit abstracts of papers to be considered for presentation at the conference in either of the following formats: Contributed Presentations in Lecture or Poster Format A lecture consists of a 15-minute oral presentation with an additional five minutes for discussion. A poster presentation consists of the use of visual aids, such as 8-1/2" x 11" sheets, mounted on a 4' x 6' poster board. Poster boards will be available at the conference. A poster session is two hours long. Each contributor must submit a title and a brief abstract not exceeding seventy five words. Plain TeX or LaTeX macros are available for submitting abstracts electronically. Contact SIAM at meetings@siam.org. The organizing committee reserves the right to limit the number of contributed presentations a single speaker may present. Deadline for submission of contributed abstracts: October 7, 1994. Minisymposia A minisymposium consists of four 25-minute presentations with an additional five minutes for discussion. Prospective minisymposium organizers are asked to submit a proposal consisting of a title, a description (not exceeding one-hundred words), and a list of speakers and titles of their presentations. Each minisymposium speaker must submit a 75-word abstract. To obtain a minisymposium proposal form, instructions and abstract forms, please complete and return the form below to meetings@siam.org. Deadline for submission of minisymposium proposals: September 9, 1994. Registration The conference program and registration information will be available in late January, 1995. To ensure receiving your copy, please ask for a registration form via E-mail from meetings@siam.org *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by : yan@se.cuhk.hk,eeqiu@uxmail.ust.hk Call for Paper (HKIWNDCM'94) 1994 Hong Kong International Workshop on New Directions of Control and Manufacturing (Nov. 7-9, 1994, Hong Kong) Scope Recent years have seen the rapid development of control and manufacturing. Many new theoretical and application areas are emerging. The objectives of this workshop are to provide a forum where worldwide researchers and practitioners may meet and discuss the new trends in these fields, as well as to disseminate the new ideas and technologies in these new fields in Hong Kong, China, and East Asia. Rapid economic development in Asia in recent years has provided a major market for applications of these new theories and technologies. Accepted papers will appear in the workshop proceedings and may be selected subsequently for inclusion in an archival monograph. General topics of interest will include but are not limited to o Discrete event system theory and application (Petri nets, logical modelling and analysis, automata theory, perturbation analysis) o System performance evaluation o Control and optimization of computer and communication networks o Robotics o Robust and optimal control o Optimization methods o Adaptive control and identification o Production planning and scheduling problems o Modeling and optimization issues in manufacturing o New approaches in the areas of control and systems Key Dates: July 5, 1994: Submission deadline August 20, 1994: Notification of decisions October 1, 1994: Submission of Camera-ready copies November 7-9, 1994: Workshop Registration fee: Before October 1 After October 1 Regular HK$2000 HK$2300 Student HK$ 300 (not including banquet) HK$300 Invited Speakers: Karl J. Astrom, Sweden Han-Fu Chen, China Yu-Chi Ho, U.S.A. Xin-Song Jiang, China Petar V. Kokotovic, U.S.A. Sanjoy K. Mitter, U.S.A. Pravin Varaiya, U.S.A. Eugene Wong, U.S.A. George Zames, Canada The Organization Chairman: Dr. Xi-Ren Cao, Co-chairman: Prof. T. J. Tarn The International Program Committee Chairman: Dr. Wing Shing Wong, Program coordinators: North America: Prof. T. J. Tarn China: Dr. Xunyu Zhou Taiwan/Japan/Southeast Asia: Dr. Houmin Yan Europe/Australia: Dr. James Lam Committee members Prof. J. Baillieul (U.S.A.) Prof. Pierre Bremaud (France) Prof. C. Cassandras (U.S.A.) Prof. Shi-Chung Chang (Taiwan) Prof. Tsu-Shuan Chang (U.S.A.) Prof. R. Evans (Australia) Prof. Weibo Gong (U.S.A.) Prof. G. Goodwin (Australia) Prof. L. Guo (China) Prof. T.C. Hsia (U.S.A.) Prof. Lin Huang (China) Dr. Y. S. Hung (Hong Kong) Prof. Hidenori Kimura (Japan) Prof. Bruce Krogh (U.S.A.) Prof. Xunjing Li (China) Dr. Zexiang Li (Hong Kong) Prof. Peter Luh (U.S.A.) Prof. T. Mita (Japan) Prof. T. S. Ng (Hong Kong) Prof. M. Tseng (Hong Kong) Prof. K. L. Teo (Australia) Prof. G. Yin (U.S.A.) The Organizing Committee: Robin Bradbeer, X. R. Cao, Peter Cheung, Daniel Ho, James Lam, Li Qiu, T. J. Tarn, Lixin Wang, Lam Yeung, Houmin Yan, Xunyu Zhou, Please submit four copies of your papers and send enquiries to Dr. Lixin Wang Depart. of EEE The Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Tech. Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 358-7068, Fax: (852) 358-1485 e-mail: eewang@uxmail.ust.hk Organized by IEEE Hong Kong Robotics and Automation/Control Systems Joint Chapter The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Chinese University of Hong Kong City Polytechnic of Hong Kong Sponsored by Chiang Industrial Charity Foundation LTD. K. C. Wong Education Foundation Lee Hysan Foundation Limited The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Chinese University of Hong Kong IEEE Hong Kong Robotics and Automation/Control Systems Joint Chapter IEEE Hong Kong Section About Hong Kong: Hong Kong: An International City. When the West Came East, this is where it settled and felt most at home. Today Hong Kong offers the highest standard of services, the sophistication of a cosmopolitan centre and the exotic feel of the Orient all rolled into one. Hong Kong, a major international city and the gateway to Asia, surprisingly accessible from North America and Europe, is located at the hub of airline operations which bring all of Asia's main cities within a few hours' flying time. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by : "James B. Rawlings" First Announcement and Call for Papers International Federation of Automatic Control DYCORD+ '95 4th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Chemical Reactors, Distillation Columns, and Batch Processes June 7-9, 1995 Helsingor Denmark Organized by the Danish Automation Society Copenhagen SCOPE: The Symposium will focus on three important areas of process dynamics and control: * Chemical reactors * Distillation columns * Batch Processes Chemical reactors usually function as the heart of processing plants. They pose specific problems in start-up and stabilization and are still often not under closed loop control, due to complicated reaction kinetics and uncertain catalyst activity. Even though distillation is a well known process, it continues to reveal now properties, even for the simpler cases, which renders this process difficult to control. Presently the interest in understanding and developing more complicated azeotropic distillation processes in also growing, especially in connection with developing advanced separation processes. The trend towards knowledge-intensive and high added value products has increased the interest in batch operation, where modern distributed control systems provide an infrastructure for advanced automation and flexible operation. However the theory of discrete event dynamic systems is still lacking compared to continuous processing theory. For batch operation the scope of the Symposium is expanded beyond that of reactor and distillation processes. PAPERS: Papers highlighting industrial experience and/or comparisons between theory and experiment are particularly welcome. Interaction between plant design and control system development deserve special attention. MAIN TOPICS: * dynamic modelling * model verification and calibration * simulation * new control methods * applicability of control methods * experiments with control systems * experiments with distributed control systems * (multivariable) quality control * optimization methods * minimization of feed and utility costs * computer aided process and plant design INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE James B. Rawlings (USA)---chairman and editor SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHEMICAL REACTORS: W. Marquardt (D)---co-chairman and co-editor D. Gay (CH) E. D. Gilles (D) I. Hashimoto (J) (IFAC representative) J. F. MacGregor (CAN) P. Nielsen (DK) W. H. Ray (USA) L. Zulio (NL) SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISTILLATION COLUMNS: S. Skogestad (N)---co-chairman and co-editor A. Brambilla (I) E. W. Jacobson (S) L. Lang (D) W. L. Luyben (USA) T. J. McAvoy (USA) K. V. Waller (SF) G. Wozny (D) SUBCOMMITTEE ON BATCH PROCESSES: D. Bonvin (CH)---co-chairman and co-editor C. Georgakis (USA) S. Hasebe (J) N. Jerome (USA) K. Levien (USA) D. R. Lewin (ISR) S. Macchietto (UK) H. Preisig (AUS) D. Rippin (CH) H. Schuler (D) NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: S. B. Jorgensen---Chairman (IFAC representative) M. Y. Andersen L. v. Gersdorff O. Hansen N. Jensen K. Knudsen M. Kummel P. Martin Larsen J. Saietz COPYRIGHT: IFAC publication and copyright conditions: Copyright for the material is held by IFAC. A copyright form will be sent to authors. Automatica, Control Engineering Practice, and IFAC affiliated journals have priority access to all contributions presented at the meeting. If the author is not contacted by an editor of Automatica, Control Engineering Practice or an IFAC affiliated journal within three months after the meeting, the material may be published elsewhere. Authors in any doubt should consult the IFAC copyright conditions available at the IFAC Secretariat in Laxenburg, Vienna and supplied with author's kits. All papers presented at the meeting will be filed and abstracted in Control Engineering Practice and printed in a Postscript volume to be published by Pergamon Press after the meeting. For all requests, please contact: IFAC Publications Office, Elsevier Science Ltd. The Boulevard, Langford Lane Kidlington, Oxford 0X5 16B England Tel: 865-743-845; Fax: 865-743-956 PROGRAM: The Symposium program will include plenary and invited state-of- the-art lectures, round table discussions, as well as oral and poster technical sessions. The selection of oral and poster presentations will be made by the IPC based upon the final papers. A social program is being prepared. LANGUAGE: English will be the official language throughout the Symposium. LOCATION: The Symposium will be held in Helsingor, Denmark at LO-skolen. DEAD-LINES: July 15, 1994 deadline for abstracts (400-600 words) September 9, 1994 authors to be notified about (conditional) acceptance November 18, 1994 submission of papers in camera-ready form January 16, 1995 notification of final acceptance Please send abstracts (five copies) to: DYCORD+ '95 James B. Rawlings Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712-1062, USA E-mail: dycord@che.utexas.edu Fax: (512) 471-7060 Three copies of the accepted papers should be sent to the above address and one copy to the Danish Automation Society. OTHER CORRESPONDENCE: Other correspondence should be addressed to: DYCORD+ '95 Danish Automation Society Copenhagen Science Park Symbion Fruebjergvej 3 DK-2100 Copenhagen O Denmark Tel: (45) 3917 9980 Fax: (45) 3120 5521 E-mail: symbjeba@inet.uni-c.dk RELATED EVENTS: DYCORD+ '95 is planned to be followed by two related events during the following week: Fifth European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, ESCAPE-V, June 11-14, 1995, Bled, Slovenia Correspondence: University of Maribor Dept. of Chemical Engineering Smetanove 17 P. O. Box 224 SLO-62001 Maribor, Slovenia Tel: +386-62/227-774 Fax: +386-62/227-774 E-mail: escapes@uni-m8.si IFAC Workshop on Fault Detection and Diagnosis in the Chemical Industries, June 12-13, 1995, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Correspondence: Professor A. J. Morris University of Newcastle upon Tyne Dept. of Chemical and Process Engineering Metz Court Newcastle NE1 7RU, England Tel: 091-222-6000 Fax: 091- 261-1182 E-mail: julian.morris@uk.ac.newcastle ****************************************** * * * THE END * * * ******************************************