E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing Issue 282 March 2012 Editor: Magnus Egerstedt School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332, USA Tel: +1 404 894 3484 Fax: +1 404 894 4641 Welcome welcome to the March issue of the Eletter, available electronically at ieeecss.org under Publications/E-Letter. To submit new articles, go "Article Submissions" on the Eletter website http://ieeecss.org/e-letter/article-submission To unsubscribe, reply to this email with the subject line UNSUBSCRIBE. And, as always, search for .** to navigate to the next item in the Eletter. The next Eletter will be mailed out in the beginning of April 2012. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contents 1. IEEE CSS Headlines 1.1 CSS Publications Content Digest 1.2 Workshops at the American Control Conference 1.3 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 1.4 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 2. General Announcements 2.1 Paul Van den Hof - Change of Address 2.2 Lorenz T. Biegler receives the Nordic Process Control Award 3. Books 3.1 Smoothing, Filtering and Prediction: Estimating The Past, Present and Future 3.2 Optimal Control 3.3 Model Predictive Control: Theory and Design 4. Journals 4.1 Contents: Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing 4.2 Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics 4.3 Contents: Control Engineering Practice 4.4 Contents: Control and Intelligent Systems 4.5 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science 4.6 Contents: International Journal of Control 4.7 Contents: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 4.8 Contents: Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems 4.9 CFP: International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control 4.10 CFP: Mathematics of Control, Signals and Systems 5. Conferences 5.1 ICSTCC 2012 Joint Conference 5.2 Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing 5.3 International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics 5.4 ANTS 2012: International Conference on Swarm Intelligence 5.5 International Conference on Systems and Computer Science 5.6 ICNPAA 2012 World Congress 5.7 Automation Control for Energy Conference 6. Workshops 6.1 International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems 6.2 ACC2012 Workshop on Control of Power Inverters 6.3 Midwest Workshop on Control and Game Theory 6.4 Advanced FDI and FTC Wind Turbine Benchmark Model Challenge 6.5 IFAC Workshop on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control 7. Positions 7.1 PhD: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 7.2 PhD: Gyeongsang National University, Republic of Korea 7.3 PhD: Toulouse University 7.4 PhD: Lund University, Sweden 7.5 PhD: The Australian National University 7.6 PhD: NTNU, Trondheim, Norway 7.7 PhD: Polytechnic Institute of New York University 7.8 PhD/Post-Doc: Tel Aviv University 7.9 PhD/Post-Doc: Hamilton Institute, Ireland 7.10 Post-Doc: The Royal Institute of Technology 7.11 Post-Doc: Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic 7.12 Post-Doc: NTNU, Trondheim, Norway 7.13 Post-Doc: Imperial College, London 7.14 Post-Doc: University of Maryland 7.15 Post-Doc: LTH, Lund University, Sweden 7.16 Faculty: Lule University of Technology 7.17 Faculty: Delft Center for Systems and Control 7.18 Faculty: University of Windsor 7.19 Faculty: IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy 7.20 Senior Lecturer: University of Bath, UK 7.21 Researcher: The University of Melbourne 7.22 Researcher: The Biotechnology HPC Software Applications Institute (BHSAI) 7.23 Researcher: ABB Corporate Research Switzerland 7.24 Researcher: Corporate Research Centre at ABB, Bangalore, India 7.25 Research Fellow, Univeristy of Melbourne *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 1. IEEE CSS Headlines 1.1 CSS Publications Contest Digest Contributed by: Frank Doyle, doyle@engineering.ucsb.edu New item on ieeecss.org The IEEE Control Systems Society Publications Content Digest is a novel and convenient guide that helps readers keep track of the latest published articles. The CSS Publications Content Digest, available at http://ieeecss.org/publications-content-digest provides lists of current tables of contents of the periodicals sponsored by the Control Systems Society. Each issue offers readers a rapid means to survey and access the latest peer-reviewed papers of the IEEE Control Systems Society. The index in the Digest contains the Table of Contents for our 3 journals (Transactions on Automatic Control (TAC), Transactions on Control Systems Technology (TCST), and Control Systems Magazine (CSM)) with hyperlinks to the abstracts as well as the full articles in Xplore. Since TAC and CSM are published bimonthly, and TAC is published monthly, we will post the corresponding two TOCs in each (monthly) Digest. We also include links to the Society's sponsored Conferences to give readers a preview of upcoming meetings. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 1.2 Workshops at the American Control Conference Contributed by: Stephane Lafortune, stephane@eecs.umich.edu We are pleased to announce a very exciting set of workshops to be offered at the next American Control Conference to be held in Montreal on June 27-29, All workshops will take place the day before the ACC starts, Tuesday June 26. There will be a total of 12 workshops offered, eight full-day workshops and four half-day workshops in the afternoon of June 26. The complete list of workshops is indicated below. For full details, please consult the ACC website at: http://a2c2.org/conferences/acc2012/workshops.php Advance registration prior to May 1st is highly recommended, as capacity is limited. You may access the registration website from: http://a2c2.org/conferences/acc2012/registration.php Half-day Workshops: Control of Power Inverters for Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Organizer: Q.-C. Zhong Controlling Software Execution: An Emerging Application Area for Control Engineering Organizers: Y. Wang, S. Lafortune, and S. Reveliotis Modeling, Control, and Optimization for Aerospace Systems Organizers: L. Rodrigues, H. H.-T. Liu, and B. Samadi Real-time Optimization of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems with Extremum-Seeking Control Organizers: M. Guay and D. Dochain Full-day Workshops: Analysis and Design of Cyber-Physical Transportation Systems: Challenges, Progress, and Future Directions Organizer: D. Del Vecchio Controlling Green Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities Organizers: F. Borrelli, and M. Stylianou Design and Assessment of Alarm Systems for Industrial Automation and Control Organizers: I. Izadi, T. Chen, and S. L. Shah Health Management, Fault-tolerant Control, and Cooperative Control of Unmanned Aircraft Organizers: Y. Zhang, C. A. Rabbath, Y. Chen, C. Edwards, C. Fulford, H. H.-T. Liu, L. Tang, D. Theilliol, and A. Tsourdos Nonlinear Regression Modeling: A Practical Guide Organizer: R. Rhinehart Quasilinear Control: Analysis and Design of Systems with Nonlinear Actuators and Sensors Organizers: S. M. Meerkov, P.T. Kabamba, Y. Eun, and S. Ching Robust Networked Infrastructures: Reliability and Security from Game Theoretic Perspectives Organizers: S. Amin, T. Basar, S. Sastry, G. Schwartz, J. Walrand, and H. Tembine Smart Grid Markets: Integration of Renewables, Pricing, Modeling, and Optimization Organizer: A. Annaswamy *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 1.3 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Contributed by: Elizabeth Kovacs, ekovacs2@nd.edu Please note that the contents of the IEEE-Transactions on Automatic Control, together with links to the abstracts of the papers may be found at the TAC web site: http://www.nd.edu/~ieeetac/contents.htmlThe IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Submission and Review Management System Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume 57 (2012), Issue 2 (February) Papers Scanning the Issue p. 273 Distributed Fault Detection and Isolation of Large-scale Discrete-time Nonlinear Systems: an Adaptive Approximation Approach R. M..G. Ferrari, T. Parisini, M. M. Polycarpou p. 275 Exponential stability of switched linear hyperbolic initial-boundary value problems S. Amin, F. Hante, A. M. Bayen p. 291 Robustness analysis for feedback interconnections of distributed systems via integral quadratic constraints M. Cantoni, U. T. Jonsson, C-Y. Kao p. 302 A maximum entropy enhancement for a family of high-resolution spectral estimators A. Ferrante, M. Pavon, M. Zorzi p. 318 Time Domain Model Order Reduction of General Orthogonal Polynomials for Linear Input- Output Systems Y-L. Jiang, H-B. Chen p. 330 Robust trajectory tracking for a class of hybrid systems: an internal model principle approach S. Galeani, L. Menini, A. Potini p. 344 Passivity-based Pose Synchronization in Three Dimensions T. Hatanaka, Y. Igarashi, M. Fujita, M. W. Spong p. 360 Many flows asymptotics for SMART scheduling policies C. Yang, A. Wierman, S. Shakkottai, M. Harchol-Balter p. 376 An Efficient Game Form for Unicast Service Provisioning A. Kakhbod, D. Teneketzis p. 392 Kalman Filtering with Intermittent Observations: Weak Convergence to a Stationary Distribution S. Kar, B. Sinopoli, J. M. F. Moura p. 405 Rendezvous Without Coordinates J. Yu, S. LaValle, D. Liberzon p. 421 On the Existence of Supervisory Policies that Enforce Liveness in Partially Controlled Free-Choice Petri Nets R. S. Sreenivas p. 435 Technical Notes and Correspondence LQG Control For MIMO Systems Over Multiple Erasure Channels with Perfect Acknowledgement E. Garone, B. Sinopoli, A. Goldsmith, A. Casavola p. 450 A Lifting Based Approach to Observer Based Fault Detection of Linear Periodic Systems P. Zhang, S. X. Ding p. 457 Max-Plus Control Design for Temporal Constraints Meeting in Timed Event Graphs S. Amari, I. Demongodin, J. J. Loiseau, C. Martinez p. 462 Parameter Identification of Sinusoids M. Hou p. 467 Model order reduction by balanced proper orthogonal decomposition and by rational interpolation M. Opmeer p. 472 Global state synchronization in networks of cyclic feedback systems A. O. Hamadeh, G-B. V. STAN, R. J. Sepulchre, J. M. Goncalves p. 478 Exponential Stability of Integral Delay Systems with a Class of Analytic Kernels S. Mondie, D. A. Melchor-Aguilar p. 484 Stability and Control of Acyclic Stochastic Processing Networks with Shared Resources Y-C. Hung, G. Michailidis p. 489 On the stabilizing PID controllers for integral processes F. Padula, A. Visioli p. 494 Invariance Principles Allowing of Non-Lyapunov Functions for Estimating Attractor of Discrete Dynamical Systems T. Ge, W. Lin, J. Feng p. 500 Reset Adaptive Observer for a Class of Nonlinear Systems D. Paesa, C. Franco, S. Llorente, G. Lopez-Nicolas, C. Sagues p. 506 Observer design for MIMO non-uniformly observable systems P. Dufour, S. Flila, H. Hammouri p. 511 Set-Membership error-in-variables identification through convex relaxation techniques V. Cerone, D. Piga, D. Regruto p. 517 Adaptive Control of Piecewise Linear Systems: the State Tracking Case Q. Sang, G. Tao p. 522 Iterative Distributed Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems: Handling Asynchronous, Delayed Measurements P. D. Christofides, D. Muoz de la Pea, J. Liu, X. Chen p. 528 Integrated design of symbolic controllers for nonlinear systems G. Pola, A. Borri, M. D. Di Benedetto p. 534 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 1.4 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Contributed by: Elizabeth Kovacs, ekovacs2@nd.edu Please note that the contents of the IEEE-Transactions on Automatic Control, together with links to the abstracts of the papers may be found at the TAC web site: http://www.nd.edu/~ieeetac/contents.html The IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Submission and Review Management System Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume 57 (2012), Issue 3 (March) Papers Discrete Abstractions of Nonlinear Systems Based on Error Propagation Analysis Y. Tazaki, J-i. Imura P. 550 L1 Adaptive Controller for Uncertain Nonlinear Multi-Input Multi-Output Systems with Input Quantization H. Sun, N. Hovakimyan, T. Basar p. 565 Network Stability under Alpha Fair Bandwidth Allocation with General File Size Distribution F. Paganini, A. Tang, A. Ferragut, L. L. H. Andrew p. 579 Dual Averaging for Distributed Optimization: Convergence Analysis and Network Scaling J. Duchi, A. Agarwal, M. Wainwright p. 592 Volterra Integral Approach to Impulsive Renewal Systems: Application to Networked Control D. Antunes, J. P. Hespanha, C. Silvestre p. 607 Distributed Receding Horizon Control of Vehicle Platoons: Stability and String Stability W. B. Dunbar, D. Caveney p. 620 A Sparsification Approach to Set Membership Identification of Switched Affine Systems N. Ozay, M. Sznaier, C. M. Lagoa, O. I. Camps p. 634 Lagrange Stabilization of Pendulum-like Systems: A Pseudo H-infinity Control Approach H. Ouyang, I. Petersen, V. Ugrinovskii p. 649 Connectivity and Set Tracking of Multi-agent Systems Guided by Multiple Moving Leaders G. Shi, Y. Hong, K. H. Johansson p. 663 Kalman Filtering with Intermittent Observations: Tail Distribution and Critical Value Y. Mo, B. Sinopoli p. 677 Second-Order Systems with Acceleration Measurements (FP-10-390) B. Jacob, K. Morris p. 690 Lyapunov-based Boundary Control for A Class of Hyperbolic Lotka- Volterra Systems L. Pavel, L. Chang p. 701 Technical Notes and Correspondence On Optimal Partial Broadcasting of Wireless Sensor Networks for Kalman Filtering Q-S. Jia, L. Shi, Y. Mo, B. Sinopoli p. 715 Slow-fast Controller Decomposition Bumpless Transfer for Adaptive Switching Control S.-Y. Cheong, M. G. Safonov p. 721 High-gain Observer-based Estimation of Parameter Variations with Delay Alignment X. DAI, Z. Gao, T. V. Breikin, H. Wang p. 726 On the Observability of Continuous-Time Switched Linear Systems Under Partially Unknown Inputs D. Gomez-Gutierrez, A. Ramirez-Trevino, J. Ruiz-Leon, S. Di Gennaro p. 732 How Nonlinear Parametric Wiener System Identification Is under Gaussian Inputs? E-W. Bai, Z. Cai p. 738 On the reachability and observability of path and cycle graphs G. Parlangeli, G. Notarstefano p. 743 Sampling theorem for periodic ripple problem H. Katoh p. 748 Synchronization in complex networks with stochastically switching coupling structures B. Liu, W. Lu, T. Chen p. 754 A Riccati based Interior Point Algorithm for the Computation in Constrained Stochastic MPC M. Shin, J. A. Primbs p. 760 On the Performance of Optimal Input Signals for Frequency Response Estimation B. Wahlberg, H. Hjalmarsson, P. Stoica p. 766 On Immediate, Delayed and Anticipatory Activation of Anti-windup Mechanism: Static Anti-windup Case X. Wu, Z. Lin p. 771 Variable Structure Control For Singularly Perturbed Linear Continuous Systems with Matched Disturbances T. Nguyen, W-C. Su, Z. Gajic p. 777 Quantized Dissensus in Networks of Agents subject to Death and Duplication D. Bauso, L. Giarr, R. Pesenti p. 783 Lower Bounds on the Infima in Some H-infinity Optimization Problems S. Wahls, H. Boche p. 788 Robust Team Decision Theory A. Gattami, B. M. Bernhardsson, A. Rantzer p. 794 Verification of Codiagnosability for Discrete Event Systems Modeled by Mealy Automata with Nondeterministic Output Functions S. Takai, T. Ushio p. 798 Distributed Optimization for MPC of Linear Networks with Uncertain Dynamics E. Camponogara, M. L. Lima p. 804 Comments on ``Decentralized Stabilization of Interconnected Systems With Time-Varying Delays" X-S. Xiao, Z-Z. Mao, J. Liu, D. Yue, S. Hu, Z. Gu p. 809 Author's Reply to "Comments on 'Decentralized Stabilization of Inter- connected Systems With Time-Varying Delays' " M. S. Mahmoud p. 811 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 2. General Announcements 2.1 Paul Van den Hof - Change of Address Contributed by: Paul Van den Hof, p.m.j.vandenhof@tue.nl As of March 1, Paul Van den Hof has moved to the Electrical Engineering Department in Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, as a full professor in the control systems group. His new addres is: Prof. Paul M.J. Van den Hof Control Systems Group Department of Electrical Engineering Eindhoven University of Technology Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel. +31 40 2473839; Fax: +31 40 2434582 E-mail: p.m.j.vandenhof@tue.nl *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 2.2 Lorenz T. Biegler receives the Nordic Process Control Award Contributed by: John Bagterp Jorgensen,jbj@imm.dtu.dk The Nordic Process Control Award is awarded for lasting and significant contributions to the field of process control. The twelfth recipient of this award is Professor Lorenz T. Biegler. Lorenz T. Biegler is given the award for development of optimization algorithms for process control. In particular, Prof. Lorenz T. Biegler has made significant and lasting contributions to Nonlinear Model Predictive Control by development of the simultaneous method for optimization of dynamical systems and the software package IPOPT. The award was presented to Professor Biegler on January 26, 2012 during the 17th Nordic Process Control Workshop held at the Technical University of Denmark. The title of his inspiring award lecture was "A Nonlinear Programming Path to NMPC and Real-Time Optimization". You can find proceedings and pictures from the 17th Nordic Process Control Workshop at http://npcw17.imm.dtu.dk Previous winners of the Nordic Process Control Award: 1995: Howard H. Rosenbrock 1997: Karl Johan strm 1998: F. Greg Shinskey 2000: Jens G. Balchen 2001: Charles R. Cutler 2003: Roger W. Sargent 2004: Ernst Dieter Gilles 2006: Manfred Morari 2007: Jacques Richalet 2009: John MacGregor 2010: Graham C. Goodwin *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 3. Books 3.1 Smoothing, Filtering and Prediction: Estimating The Past, Present and Future Contributed by: Garry Einicke, garry.einicke@csiro.au ISBN 978-953-307-752-9, Hard cover, 276 pages Publisher: InTech Publication date: February 2012 This book describes the classical smoothing, filtering and prediction techniques together with some more recently developed embellishments for improving performance within applications. It aims to present the subject in an accessible way, so that it can serve as a practical guide for undergraduates and newcomers to the field. The material is organised as a ten-lecture course. The foundations are laid in Chapters 1 and 2, which explain minimum-mean-square-error solution construction and asymptotic behaviour. Chapters 3 and 4 introduce continuous-time and discrete -time minimum-variance filtering. Generalisations for missing data, deterministic inputs, correlated noises, direct feedthrough terms, output estimation and equalisation are described. Chapter 5 simplifies the minimum-variance filtering results for steady-state problems. Observability, Riccati equation solution convergence, asymptotic stability and Wiener filter equivalence are discussed. Chapters 6 and 7 cover the subject of continuous-time and discrete-time smoothing. The main fixed-lag, fixed-point and fixed-interval smoother results are derived. It is shown that the minimum-variance fixed-interval smoother attains the best performance. Chapter 8 attends to parameter estimation. As the above-mentioned approaches all rely on knowledge of the underlying model parameters, maximum-likelihood techniques within expectation- maximisation algorithms for joint state and parameter estimation are described. Chapter 9 is concerned with robust techniques that accommodate uncertainties within problem specifications. An extra term within Riccati equations enables designers to trade-off average error and peak error performance. Chapter 10 rounds off the course by applying the afore-mentioned linear techniques to nonlinear estimation problems. It is demonstrated that step-wise linearisations can be used within predictors, filters and smoothers, albeit by forsaking optimal performance guarantees. The pdf version of the book is available for free download at http://www.intechopen.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 3.2 Optimal Control Contributed by: Frank L. Lewis, lewis@uta.edu OPTIMAL CONTROL, 3rd edition F.L. Lewis, D. Vrabie, and V. Syrmos John Wiley 2012. Two chapters have been added to Optimal Control, one on Differential Games and one on Reinforcement Learning Methods in Feedback Control. The games chapter lays out the mathematical background of two-player zero-sum games, H-infinity control, and multi-player nonzero-sum games. The chapter on reinforcement learning shows how to design novel adaptive control structures that converge online to optimal control solutions by measuring data along the system trajectories. This gives a family of optimal adaptive controllers that are capable of solving Hamilton-Jacobi design equations and Riccati equations online in real-time without knowing the drift dynamics (e.g. f(x), or in the linear case the A matrix). A novel integral reinforcement learning method is presented that allows the extension of RL methods to continuous -time systems. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 3.3 Model Predictive Control: Theory and Design Contributed by: James B. Rawlings, rawlings@engr.wisc.edu Nobhill Publishing http://www.nobhillpublishing.com/ ISBN 978-0-9759377-0-9 576 pages hardcover US$110 list Nob Hill Publishing is pleased to announce the availability of the textbook “Model Predictive Control: Theory and Design,” by James B. Rawlings, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and David Q. Mayne, Imperial College, London. This text provides a comprehensive and foundational treatment of the theory and design of model predictive control. It enables researchers to learn and teach the fundamentals of MPC without continually searching the diverse control research literature for omitted arguments and requisite background material. More than 200 end-of-chapter exercises support the teaching and learning of MPC. A solution manual for end-of-chapter exercises is available to course instructors who adopt the text. Appendices A-C are available on the web. Sample homeworks and exams for a one-semester graduate course are available at: www.che.wisc.edu/~jbraw/mpc . Order electronically here: http://www.nobhillpublishing.com/mpc/index-mpc.html Table of Contents Getting Started with Model Predictive Control Model Predictive Control – Regulation Robust Model Predictive Control State Estimation Output Model Predictive Control Distributed Model Predictive Control Explicit Control Laws for Constrained Linear Systems A. Mathematical Background B. Stability Theory C. Optimization The authors received the 2011 inaugural IFAC High Impact Paper award for an MPC review paper that preceded the text. The text was also recognized in the 2011 Ragazzini (Education) Award of the American Automatic Control Council. This book has been adopted for graduate courses at nine universities in six countries. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4. Journals 4.1 Contents: Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing Contributed by: Zhiping Lin, ezplin@ntu.edu.sg Table of Contents Volume 23, Numbers 1-2 / June 2012 Special Issue: Advances in Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing Guest Editors: Krzysztof Galkowski and Nicholas P. Karampetakis Guest Editorial Special issue on: advances in multidimensional systems and signal processing Krzysztof Galkowski and Nicholas P. Karampetakis 5-15 Finite multidimensional behaviors Eva Zerz and Lisa Wagner 17-48 A behavioral interpretation of Livšic systems Joseph A. Ball, Grant M. Boquet and Victor Vinnikov 49-77 Noncommutative rational functions, their difference-differential calculus and realizations Dmitry S. Kaliuzhnyi-Verbovetskyi and Victor Vinnikov 79-96 Detectability subspaces and observer synthesis for two-dimensional systems Lorenzo Ntogramatzidis and Michael Cantoni 97-118 On the computation of the inverse of a two-variable polynomial matrix by interpolation Nicholas P. Karampetakis and Alexandros Evripidou 119-130 Application of 2D systems to investigation of a process of gas filtration Dorota Bors and Stanisław Walczak 131-153 Disturbance attenuation of linear quadratic OL-Nash games on repetitive processes with smoothing on the gas dynamics T.-P. Azevedo-Perdicoúlis and G. Jank 155-162 Existence of optimal solutions of two-directionally continuous linear repetitive processes Dariusz Idczak and Marek Majewski 163-183 Numerical iterative methods and repetitive processes Rudolf Rabenstein and Peter Steffen 185-208 Iterative learning control for spatio-temporal dynamics using Crank-Nicholson discretization B. Cichy, K. Gałkowski and E. Rogers 209-236 A tensor decomposition approach to data compression and approximation of ND systems F. van Belzen and S. Weiland 237-253 Sampling multidimensional signals by a new class of quasi-random sequences Ewa Skublska-Rafajłowicz and Ewaryst Rafajłowicz 255-279 On the computational benefit of tensor separation for high-dimensional discrete convolutions Jan-P. Calliess, Michael Mai and Sebastian Pfeiffer 281-290 Realization of multidimensional signal processing systems given in natural k-D state space description Joerg Velten, Sam Schauland and Anton Kummert 291-312 On filtering by means of generalized integral images: a review and applications Anselm Haselhoff and Anton Kummert *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4.2 Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics Contributed by: Fikret Aliev, chief_ed@acmij.az Applied and Computational Mathematics - An International Journal, Vol.11, No.1, 2012 ISSN 1683-3511, www.acmij.az CONTENTS pages: 3-18 A Brief Overview of Signal Reconstruction via Sampled-Data H∞ Optimization Y.Yamamoto, M. Nagahara, P.P. Khargonekar pages: 19-26 Finite Element Approximation of an Optimal Design Problem A. Chakib, A. Nachaoui, M. Nachaoui pages: 27-36 Stability of Cauchy-Jensen Inequalities in Fuzzy Banach Spaces M. Eshaghi-Gordji, S. Abbaszadeh pages: 37-45 Note on a New Regularized Method for a Ill-Posed Heat Problem N.H. Tuan, D.D. Trong and P.H. Quan pages: 46-73 Modified Merging Clustering and Backbone Formation Algorithms for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks O. Dagdeviren, K. Erciyes, D. Cokuslu pages: 74-80 A Hochstadt-Lieberman Theorem for the Hydrogen Atom Equation E.S. Panakhov, R. Yilmazer pages: 81-101 Constructing Dense, Sparse, and Hierarchical Fuzzy Systems by Applying Evolutionary Optimization Techniques K. Balázs, L.T. Kóczy pages: 102-109 The Generalized Difference of Entire Sequences of Fuzzy Numbers Defined by Orlicz Functions N. Subramanian, K. Chandrasekhara Rao, K. Balasubramanian pages: 110-136 A New Mathematical Model for the Force Analysis of Tubular String in HTHP Wells J. Xu, Z. Wu pages: 137-146 Lagrangian Heuristic for the Two-Stage Capacitated Facility Location Problem I.S. Litvinchev, M. Mata, L. Ozuna pages: 147 50th Birthday of Professor Abdeljalil Nachaoui *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4.3 Contents: Control Engineering Practice Contributed by: Thomas Meurer, cep@acin.tuwien.ac.at Control Engineering Practice Volume 20 Issue 4 April 2012 Special Section: IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes – ADCHEM 2009 Edited by Sebastian Engell Editorial Board, Page IFC Sebastian Engell, Preface, Page 327 Mark L. Darby, Michael Nikolaou, MPC: Current practice and challenges, Pages 328-342 D. Sarabia, C. de Prada, E. Gómez, G. Gutierrez, S. Cristea, J.M. Sola, R. Gonzalez, Data reconciliation and optimal management of hydrogen networks in a petrol refinery, Pages 343-354 Rainer Dittmar, Shabroz Gill, Harpreet Singh, Mark Darby, Robust optimization- based multi-loop PID controller tuning: A new tool and its industrial application, Pages 355-370 Koichi Fujiwara, Manabu Kano, Shinji Hasebe, Development of correlation-based pattern recognition algorithm and adaptive soft-sensor design, Pages 371-378 M. Farenzena, J.O. Trierweiler, Valve stiction estimation using global optimisation, Pages 379-385 Fengmin Le, Ivan Markovsky, Christopher T. Freeman, Eric Rogers, Recursive identification of Hammerstein systems with application to electrically stimulated muscle, Pages 386-396 Christoph Hametner, Manuel Nebel, Operating regime based dynamic engine modelling, Pages 397-407 S. Kermani, S. Delprat, T.M. Guerra, R. Trigui, B. Jeanneret, Predictive energy management for hybrid vehicle, Pages 408-420 Nikhil Ravi, Hsien-Hsin Liao, Adam F. Jungkunz, Anders Widd, J. Christian Gerdes, Model predictive control of HCCI using variable valve actuation and fuel injection, Pages 421-430 A. Rahideh, M.H. Shaheed, Constrained output feedback model predictive control for nonlinear systems, Pages 431-443 Niel Canty, Thomas O'Mahony, Marcin T. Cychowski, An output error algorithm for piecewise affine system identification, Pages 444-452 Hans Butler, Acceleration feedback in a lithographic tool, Pages 453-464 Hong-Gui Han, Jun-Fei Qiao, Qi-Li Chen, Model predictive control of dissolved oxygen concentration based on a self-organizing RBF neural network, Pages 465-476 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4.4 Contents: Control and Intelligent Systems Contributed by: Michael Whitaker, journals@actapress.com Control and Intelligent Systems Editor-in-chief: Prof. Clarence W. de Silva Guest editors: Jian Liang Wang, Maoqing Li http://actapress.com/Content_of_Journal.aspx?journalid=141 Table of Contents Current issue: Volume 40, Number 1 (January 2012) Guest Editors' Note Jian Liang Wang, Maoqing Li Vision-based Grasping using Mobile Robots and Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Ying Wang, Haoxiang Lang, Han Lin, Clarence W. de Silva Cyclic Formation Control for Satellite Formation using Local Relative Measurements Baolin Wu, Danwei Wang, Eng Kee Poh Design and Construction Methodology of an Indoor UAV System with Embedded Vision Fei Wang, Swee K. Phang, Jun J. Ong, Ben M. Chen, Tong H. Lee Asymptotic Swarm Stability of High-Order Multi-Agent Systems: Condition and Application Ning Cai, Jian-Xiang Xi, Yi-Sheng Zhong Modelling and Analysis of the Falling Process Based on a Five-Link Gait Model Jian-Xin Xu, Yuanguang Sun Multi-Agent Swarm Based Localization of Hazardous Events Maja Varga, Zvonimir Piskovic, Stjepan Bogdan, Zhijun Li Adaptive Robust Tracking Control of an Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator System with Sub-Region and Self-Motion Criteria Zool H. Ismail, Matthew W. Dunnigan About Control and Intelligent Systems First published in 1972, this journal covers all aspects of control theory and related computational techniques and practical applications. Apart from conventional control, the journal publishes papers in the field of intelligent control and soft computing; particularly, intelligent systems, fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms/evolutionary computing, and probabilistic techniques. It also includes book reviews, conference notices, calls for papers, and announcements of new publications. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4.5 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science Contributed by: Alison Oliver,alison.oliver@tandf.co.uk Please see the latest table of contents from International Journal of Systems Science, Vol. 43, Issues 1, 2, 3 43(1): Single machine group scheduling with learning effects and past-sequence-dependent setup times Chinyao Low Wen-Yi Lin pages 1-8 A new approach to non-fragile H-infinity observer-based control for discrete-time fuzzy systems Mourad Kchaou, Mansour Souissi Ahmed Toumi pages 9-20 Tracking control of chaotic coronary artery system Wenlei Li pages 21-30 Adaptive weighting input estimation for nonlinear systems Dong-Cherng Lin pages Two fusion predictors for continuous-time linear systems with different types of observations Haryong Song, Kyung Min Lee Vladimir Shin pages 41-49 H-infinty consensus control for multi-agent systems with linear coupling dynamics and communication delays Yang Liu Yingmin Jia pages 50-62 Adaptive H-infinity nonlinear velocity tracking using RBFNN for linear DC brushless motor Ching-Chih Tsai, Cheng-Kain Chan Yi Yu Li pages 63-72 Global finite-time stabilisation for a class of nonlinear systems Yanjun Shen Yuehua Huang pages 73-78 Dynamic service integration for reliable and sustainable capability provision Lu Liu, Jie Xu, Duncan Russell, John K. Davies, David Webster, Zongyang Luo Colin Venters pages 79-96 Loop tuning with specification on gain and phase margins via modified second-order sliding mode control algorithm I.M. Boiko pages 97-104 LQ optimal and reaching law-based sliding modes for inventory management systems Przemysław Ignaciuk Andrzej Bartoszewicz pages 105-116 Delay-dependent reliable H-infinity filtering for sector-bounded nonlinear continuous-time systems with time-varying state delays and sensor failures Xiang-Gui Guo Guang- Hong Yang pages 117-131 Single-machine scheduling with deteriorating jobs Wen-Hung Kuo Dar-Li Yang pages 132-139 Delayed-state-derivative feedback for improving consensus performance of second-order delayed multi-agent systems Zhihai Wu Huajing Fang pages 140-152 Comparison of fuzzy numbers based on preference W.C. Tsai pages 153-162 Time-bound product returns and optimal order quantities for mass merchandisers Min- Chun Yu Mark Goh pages 163-179 Decentralised indirect adaptive output feedback fuzzy H-infinity tracking design for a class of large-scale nonlinear systems Yi-Shao Huang, Zhong-Xiang Huang, De-Qun Zhou, Xiao- Xin Chen, Qi-Xin Zhu Hui Yang pages 180-191 Joint stochastic distribution tracking control for multivariate descriptor systems with non-gaussian variables Liping Yin Lei Guo pages 192-200 43(2): Adaptive output feedback tracking controller for a class of uncertain strict feedback nonlinear systems in the absence of state measurements Shahin Salehi Mohammad Shahrokhi pages 201-210 Adaptive sliding mode control for a class of uncertain discrete-time systems using multi- rate output measurement Toshio Yoshimura pages 211-219 Precise control of linear systems subject to actuator saturation using tracking differentiator and reduced order composite nonlinear feedback control Hongbo Zhang, Xinhan Huang, Min Wang, Xinde Li Gang Peng pages 220-230 A hybrid of electromagnetism-like mechanism and back-propagation algorithms for recurrent neural fuzzy systems design Ching-Hung Lee, Fu-Kai Chang, Che-Ting Kuo Hao-Hang Chang pages 231-247 Robust MPC for the constrained system with polytopic uncertainty Xiangjie Liu, Sumei Feng Miaomiao Ma pages 248-258 Robust output feedback H-infinity control for networked control systems based on the occurrence probabilities of time delays Chenyu Guo, Weidong Zhang Jie Bao pages 259-271 H-infinity filtering for nonlinear singular Markovian jumping systems with interval time-varying delays Yuanqing Xia, Li Li, Magdi S. Mahmoud Hongjiu Yang pages 272-284 Statistical and economic analyses of an EWMA-based synthesised control scheme for monitoring processes with outliers Ling Yang, Yuh-Rau Wang Suzanne Pai pages 285-295 DNN-state identification of 2D distributed parameter systems I. Chairez, R. Fuentes, A. Poznyak, T. Poznyak, M. Escudero L. Viana pages 296-307 Stochastic stability of a class of unbounded delay neutral stochastic differential equations with general decay rate Yangzi Hu, Fuke Wu Chengming Huang pages 308-318 Identification of polynomial input/output recursive models with simulation error minimisation methods Marcello Farina Luigi Piroddi pages 319-333 Group consensus of multi-agent systems with directed information exchange Junyan Yu Long Wang pages 334-348 Optimal ordering and production policy for a recoverable item inventory system with learning effect Deng-Maw Tsai pages 349-367 Coordination of networked systems on digraphs with multiple leaders via pinning control Gang Chen Frank L. Lewis pages 368-384 Optimal distributed Kalman filtering fusion for a linear dynamic system with cross-correlated noises Jianxin Feng Ming Zeng pages 385-398 43(3): Conditional learning control for alignment initial condition Zaiyue Yang C.W. Chan pages 399-407 Robust tracking control of a unicycle-type wheeled mobile manipulator using a hybrid sliding mode fuzzy neural network Meng-Bi Cheng, Wu-Chung Su Ching-Chih Tsai pages 408-425 New results on H-infinity filter design for nonlinear systems with time-delay through a T-S fuzzy model approach Jinliang Liu, Zhou Gu, Engang Tian Ruixia Yan pages 426-442 Analytical forms for most likely matrices derived from incomplete information Kostas N. Oikonomou pages 443-458 Existence and global stability of equilibrium point for delayed competitive neural networks with discontinuous activation functions Xiaobing Nie Jinde Cao pages 459-474 Nonlinear model predictive control using parameter varying BP-ARX combination model J.-F. Yang, L.-F. Xiao, J.-X. Qian H. Li pages 475-490 Price sensitive demand with random sales price – a newsboy problem Shib Sankar Sana pages 491-498 Finite-time consensus for multi-agent systems with fixed topologies Yilun Shang pages 499-506 Warranty cost analysis using alternating quasi-renewal processes with a warranty option Sarada Yedida, Mubashir Unnissa Munavar R. Ranjani pages 507-517 A single period inventory model with a truncated normally distributed fuzzy random variable demand Oshmita Dey Debjani Chakraborty pages 518-525 On dynamical behaviour of two-dimensional biological reactors Gerardo Lara-Cisneros, Ricardo Femat Elías Pérez pages 526-534 Fault recoverability analysis of switched systems Hao Yang, Bin Jiang Marcel Staroswiecki pages 535-542 Active fault tolerant control for a class of linear time-delay systems in finite frequency domain Quanchao Dong, Maiying Zhong Steven X. Ding pages 543-551 A batch arrival queue under randomised multi-vacation policy with unreliable server and repair Jau-Chuan Ke, Kai-Bin Huang Wen Lea Pearn pages 552-565 Guaranteed cost control of synchronisation for uncertain complex delayed networks Shukai Li, Wansheng Tang Jianxiong Zhang pages 566-575 Denumerable continuous-time Markov decision processes with multiconstraints on average costs Qiuli Liu, Hangsheng Tan Xianping Guo pages 576-585 Dynamic output feedback control synthesis for stochastic time-delay systems Xiao-Jian Li Guang-Hong Yang pages 586-595 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4.6 Contents: International Journal of Control Contributed by: Alison Oliver, alison.oliver@tandf.co.uk Please see the latest table of contents for International Journal of Control, Vol. 85, Issues 1, 2 3 85(1): Gradient projection-based performance improvement for JLQ problems Yifan Dong, Yu Kang, Xinghua Liu Hongsheng Xi pages 1-11 Finding common quadratic Lyapunov functions for switched linear systems using particle swarm optimisation R.H. Ordóez-Hurtado M.A. Duarte-Mermoud pages 12-25 Arbitrary precision computation of the set of stabilising gains for time-delay LTI systems Nevra Bayhan Mehmet Turan Sylemez pages 26-40 Sliding mode control scheme for a jumping robot with multi-joint based on floating basis Yao Jianjun, Di Duotao, Gao Shuang, He Lei Hu Shenghai pages 41-49 Continuous-time mean–variance portfolio selection with value-at-risk and no-shorting constraints Wei Yan pages 50-57 Robust and nonblocking supervisory control of nondeterministic discrete event systems with communication delay and partial observation Seong-Jin Park pages 58-68 The trajectory tracking problem for an unmanned four-rotor system: flatness-based approach Carlos Aguilar-Ibáez, Hebertt Sira-Ramírez, Miguel S. Suárez-Castaón, Edgar Martínez-Navarro Marco A. Moreno-Armendariz pages 69-77 Fault detection for discrete-time switched systems with intermittent measurements Dongsheng Du, Bin Jiang Peng Shi pages 78-87 Gain-scheduled controller synthesis for a nonlinear PDE Seyed Mahdi Hashemi Herbert Werner pages 88-97 Depth control of autonomous underwater vehicles using indirect robust control method Hejia Pan Ming Xin pages 98-113 LPV gain-scheduled control of SCR aftertreatment systems Mona Meisami-Azad, Javad Mohammadpour, Karolos M. Grigoriadis, Michael P. Harold Matthew A. Franchek pages 114-133 85(2) Stabilisation of polytopic singularly perturbed linear systems Ivan Malloci Jamal Daafouz pages 135-142 On the classical solution to the linear-constrained minimum energy problem Marc Boissaux Jang Schiltz pages 143-146 An almost optimal control design method for nonlinear time-delay systems A.J. Koshkouei, M.H. Farahi K.J. Burnham pages 147-158 Nonlinear and locally optimal controllers design for input affine locally controllable systems Mariem Sahnoun, Vincent Andrieu Madiha Nadri pages 159-170 LQ-boundary control of a diffusion-convection-reaction system L. Mohammadi, I. Aksikas, S. Dubljevic J.F. Forbes pages 171-181 Learning impedance control for physical robot–environment interaction Yanan Li, Shuzhi Sam Ge Chenguang Yang pages 182-193 Robust tracking control for a class of electrically driven flexible-joint robots without velocity measurements Yeong-Chan Chang Hui-Min Yen pages 194-212 Fractional discrete-time linear control systems with initialisation Dorota Mozyrska Ewa Pawłuszewicz pages 213-219 Anti-viral drug treatment along with immune activator IL-2: a control-based mathematical approach for HIV infection Amar Nath Chatterjee Priti Kumar Roy pages 220-237 85(3) Design of robust fault detection filters for MIMO uncertain plants with quantised information M.L. Corradini, A. Cristofaro, R. Giambó S. Pettinari pages 239-250 Combining H-infinity approach and interval tools to design a low order and robust controller for systems with parametric uncertainties: application to piezoelectric actuators Sofiane Khadraoui, Micky Rakotondrabe Philippe Lutz pages 251-259 General optimal attenuation of harmonic disturbance with unknown frequencies Jovan D. Stefanovski pages 260-279 Consensus recovery of multi-agent systems subjected to failures Jianhua Zhang, Xiaoming Xu, Liu Hong Yongze Yan pages 280-286 A generalised instrumental variable estimator for multivariable errors-in-variables identification problems Torsten Sderstrm pages 287-303 Advances beyond transfer system dynamics compensation in real-time dynamic substructuring tests I. Elorza pages 304-319 A transfer function approach to the realisation problem of nonlinear systems Miroslav Halás lle Kotta pages 320-331 Distributed H-infinity consensus of multi-agent systems: a performance region-based approach Yu Zhao, Zhisheng Duan, Guanghui Wen Guanrong Chen pages 332-341 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4.7 Contents: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization Contributed by: Brian Fauth, fauth@siam.org Volume: 50 Issue: 1 http://link.aip.org/link/sjcodc/v50/i1?type=ALERT A Lyapunov Inequality Characterization of and a Riccati Inequality Approach to L-infinity and L2 Low Gain Feedback Bin Zhou, Zongli Lin, and Guang-Ren Duan pp. 1-22 Linear Programming and Constrained Average Optimality for General Continuous- Time Markov Decision Processes in History-Dependent Policies Xianping Guo, Yonghui Huang, and Xinyuan Song pp. 23-47 Stability and Resolution Analysis for a Topological Derivative Based Imaging Functional Habib Ammari, Josselin Garnier, Vincent Jugnon, and Hyeonbae Kang pp. 48-76 Mean Field Games: Numerical Methods for the Planning Problem Yves Achdou, Fabio Camilli, and Italo Capuzzo-Dolcetta pp. 77-109 Lyapunov Methods for Time-Invariant Delay Difference Inclusions R. H. Gielen, M. Lazar, and I. V. Kolmanovsky pp. 110-132 Optimal Structural Policies for Ambiguity and Risk Averse Inventory and Pricing Models Xin Chen and Peng Sun pp. 133-146 Optimal Control Models of Goal-oriented Human Locomotion Yacine Chitour, Frederic Jean, and Paolo Mason pp. 147-170 Action Time Sharing Policies for Ergodic Control of Markov Chains Amarjit Budhiraja, Xin Liu, and Adam Shwartz pp. 171-195 Asynchronous Rendezvous Analysis via Set-valued Consensus Theory Feng Xiao and Long Wang pp. 196-221 Some Compact Classes of Open Sets under Hausdorff Distance and Application to Shape Optimization Bao-Zhu Guo and Dong-Hui Yang pp. 222-242 An Eulerian Approach to the Analysis of Krause's Consensus Models C. Canuto, F. Fagnani, and P. Tilli pp. 243-265 Coprime Factorization and Optimal Control on the Doubly Infinite Discrete Time Axis Mark R. Opmeer and Olof J. Staffans pp. 266-285 Exponentially Stable Interval Observers for Linear Systems with Delay Frederic Mazenc, Silviu-Iulian Niculescu, and Olivier Bernard pp. 286-305 Mean Square Performance of Consensus-Based Distributed Estimation over Regular Geometric Graphs Federica Garin and Sandro Zampieri pp. 306-333 Structural Invariants of Two-dimensional Systems Lorenzo Ntogramatzidis pp. 334-356 Controllability as Minimality Vakhtang Lomadze pp. 357-367 Smooth MorseLyapunov Functions of Strong Attractors for Differential Inclusions Desheng Li and Yanling Wang pp. 368-387 Distributed Optimal Control of the CahnHilliard System Including the Case of a Double-Obstacle Homogeneous Free Energy Density M. Hintermuller and D. Wegner pp. 388-418 Gossip Coverage Control for Robotic Networks: Dynamical Systems on the Space of Partitions Francesco Bullo, Ruggero Carli, and Paolo Frasca pp. 419-447 The Linear Quadratic Regulator Problem for a Class of Controlled Systems Modeled by Singularly Perturbed Ito Differential Equations Vasile Dragan, Hiroaki Mukaidani, and Peng Shi pp. 448-470 Experimental Design for Biological Systems Matthias Chung and Eldad Haber pp. 471-489 A Convex Condition for Robust Stability Analysis via Polyhedral Lyapunov Functions R. Ambrosino, M. Ariola, and F. Amato pp. 490-506 Linear-quadratic Control for Stochastic Equations in a Hilbert Space with Fractional Brownian Motions T. E. Duncan, B. Maslowski, and B. Pasik-Duncan pp. 507-531 Stochastic Comparison, Boundedness, Weak Convergence, and Ergodicity of a Random Riccati Equation with Markovian Binary Switching Li Xie pp. 532-558 On 2-Step, Corank 2, Nilpotent Sub-Riemannian Metrics Davide Barilari, Ugo Boscain, and Jean-Paul Gauthier pp. 559-582 A Martingale Approach to Optimal Portfolios with Jump-diffusions Daniel Michelbrink and Huiling Le pp. 583-599 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4.8 Contents: Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems Contributed by: Lars Gruene, lars.gruene@uni-bayreuth.de Table of Contents, Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS), Volume 23(4), http://www.springerlink.com/content/p43652005225/ Input-to-state stability for a class of hybrid dynamical systems via averaging, Wei Wang, Dragan Nešić and Andrew R. Teel 223-256 Null-controllability for some linear parabolic systems with controls acting on different parts of the domain and its boundary, Guillaume Olive, 257-280 An inner product space on irreducible and synchronizable probabilistic finite state automata, Patrick Adenis, Yicheng Wen und Asok Ray 281-310 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4.9 CFP: International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control Contributed by: Peter Fogh Odgaard, peodg@kk-electronic.com Papers are invited for a special issue “Fault Tolerant Control in Power Grids" for the Wiley International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. Prospective authors should contact one of the following issue editors: Peter Fogh Odgaard, peodg@kk-electronic.com , Christophe Aubrun, christophe.aubrun@cran.uhp-nancy.fr , Yrjo Majanne, yrjo.majanne@tut.fi for further information. Deadline for manuscripts submitted to the journal on-line at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rnc-wiley is 2nd July 2012. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 4.10 CFP: Mathematics of Control, Signals and Systems Contributed by: Lars Gruene, lars.gruene@uni-bayreuth.de Call for papers, MCSS Special Issue on “Control, Communication, and Complexity” The journal Mathematics of Control, Signals and Systems (MCSS) welcomes submissions for a Special Issue on “Control, Communication, and Complexity” which is scheduled to be published in 2013. Guest Editors are Charalambos D. Charalambous (University of Cyprus, Cyprus), Pieter Collins (Maastricht University, The Netherlands) and Fritz Colonius (University of Augsburg, Germany). The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to - Communication for achieving control objectives - Entropy and topological dynamics in control - Control, communication, and complexity of distributed systems - Directed information flow for control/communication networks - Computability for hybrid and complex systems Submission deadline is May 1, 2012. For the full call for papers, including submission details and a precise description of the scope of the special issue, please see http://scwww.math.uni-augsburg.de/~colonius/downloads/call.pdf *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 5. Conferences 5.1 ICSTCC 2012 Joint Conference Contributed by: Viorel Minzu, viorel.minzu@ugal.ro ICSTCC 2012 Joint Conference 16th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing Sinaia, ROMANIA October 12 – 14, 2012 Technically co-sponsored by IEEE Control System Society. The Joint Conference is for the third time organized in this format. The main goal of this conference is to provide a multidisciplinary forum between researchers from industry and academia to discuss state-of-the-art topics in system theory, control and computing, and to present recent research results and prospects for development in this evolving area. ICSTCC 2012 will feature several kinds of presentations including invited and contributed papers, special sessions and poster sessions. The conference will be hosted by the Palace Hotel, Sinaia. Sinaia is one of the most famous and oldest mountain tourist resorts in Romania, known as “The Carpathian Pearl”. Situated in breathtaking mountain scenery, Sinaia is located at 120 km distance from Bucharest, on the Prahova Valley. Blending astonishing beauty of nature with picturesque architecture, Sinaia is a formal royal residence. The topics of this conference include, but not limited to: 1) Automation and Robotics (Linear and Nonlinear Control System Design, System Identification and Modelling of Processes, Robust and Adaptive Control, Robotics and Intelligent Control, Applications Case Studies in Automation Robotics, Embedded Systems, Control Applications on Biotechnology, Energy etc.); 2) Computer Science and Engineering (Distributed Systems and Software Engineering, Databases and Systems of Programs, Web services, Internet Security, Software Tools and Methods, Cloud, Grid and High Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence , Computer Architecture); 3) Electronics and Instrumentation (Modelling, Simulation and CAD Tools, Signal Processing and Communication Systems, Linear and Nonlinear Circuits and Systems, Evolutionary Electronics, Sustainable Energy). IMPORTANT DATES: May 1st, 2012: Submission of proposals for INVITED SESSIONS May 15th, 2012: Submission of papers July 5th, 2012: Notification of acceptance for papers and invited sessions September 1st, 2012: Final camera ready manuscript and registration payment of at least one of the authors CONTACT Web site: www.aie.ugal.ro/icstcc2012 E-mail: icstcc2012@ugal.ro *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 5.2 Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing Contributed by: Barbara Horner, bhorner@illinois.edu Conference Co-Chairs: Tamer Basar and Bruce Hajek Dates: October 1-5, 2012 Location: Allerton House, Monticello, Illinois The Fiftieth Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing will be held from Monday, October 1 through Friday, October 5, 2012, at Allerton House, the conference center of the University of Illinois. Papers presenting original research are solicited in the areas of communication systems, communication and computer networks, detection and estimation theory, information theory, error control coding, source coding and data compression, network algorithms, control systems, robust and nonlinear control, adaptive control, optimization, dynamic games, multi-agent systems, large-scale systems, robotics and automation, manufacturing systems, discrete event systems, multivariable control, computer vision-based control, learning theory, cyber-physical systems, security and resilience in networks, VLSI architectures for communications and signal processing, and intelligent transportation systems. Manuscripts must be submitted by Tuesday, July 10, 2012, following the instructions at the Conference website: http://www.csl.uiuc.edu/allerton/ . Allerton Conference will be celebrating its Golden Anniversary this year. Because of this special occasion, the conference will be longer than its usual 2 ½ days format, to accommodate some special sessions and events in connection with the 50th celebration. Allerton House is located twenty-six miles southwest of the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University in a wooded area on the Sangamon River. It is part of the fifteen-hundred acre Robert Allerton Park, a complex of natural and man-made beauty designated as a National natural landmark. Allerton Park has twenty miles of well-maintained trails and a living gallery of formal gardens, studded with sculptures collected from around the world. Notices: Final versions of papers to be presented at the conference will need to be submitted electronically by October 5, 2012. Conference Co-Chairs: Bruce Hajek and Tamer Basar Email: allerton@csl.uiuc.edu URL: http://www.csl.uiuc.edu/allerton Sponsors: Coordinated Science Laboratory and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Website: www.csl.uiuc.edu/allerton *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 5.3 International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics Contributed by: Pawel Dworak, pawel.dworak@zut.edu.pl 17th International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR2012) 27 – 30 August 2012 Amber Baltic Hotel, Międzyzdroje, Poland http://www.mmar.edu.pl GENERAL INFORMATION The 17th International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Control (MMAR’2012) is to be held August 27-30, 2012 in Miedzyzdroje (Poland). The conference aims to bring together engineers and scientists from academia, research institutes and industry so that they can discuss the latest developments and requirements in traditional and non-traditional areas of Automation and Robotics. Technical programme will include a broad range of topics covering new theoretical and technological developments and applications in: linear and non-linear predictive control robust and adaptive control networked control systems fuzzy logic, neural networks and intelligent control modelling and identification distributed parameter systems discrete events and hybrid systems cooperative, coordinated and decentralized control computer aided control systems design and other computational aspects marine and aerospace guidance and control advanced process control fault detection, diagnosis and fault tolerant control recent drive systems in robotics kinematics and dynamics of robots mathematical foundations of robotics motion planning and algorithms human-robot interaction advanced robotics robot control modeling nonholonomic systems sensory feedback in robots, visual systems feedback various applications of robotic systems hybrid control in robotics Apart from plenary and invited sessions the programme will also include invited and tutorial sessions, panel discussions, software demonstrations and hardware displays. For up-to-date information on MMAR2012, please visit the Conference site: http://www.mmar.edu.pl PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective participants are invited to electronically submit the full version of their work by the indicated deadlines, following the guidelines available on http://mmar2012.e-papers.org/ . Accepted and presented papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings, and included in the IEEE Xplore online digital library. For more information about the Conference, please contact the Conference secretariat: mmar@mmar.edu.pl *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 5.4 ANTS 2012: International Conference on Swarm Intelligence Contributed by: Roderich Gross, r.gross@sheffield.ac.uk Eighth International Conference on Swarm Intelligence September 12-14, 2012. Brussels, Belgium Call for papers prepared on January 30, 2012 More details and up-to-date information at http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2012 Scope of the Conference Swarm intelligence is a relatively new discipline that deals with the study of self-organizing processes both in nature and in artificial systems. Researchers in ethology and animal behavior have proposed many models to explain interesting aspects of social insect behavior such as self-organization and shape-formation. Recently, algorithms and methods inspired by these models have been proposed to solve difficult problems in many domains. An example of a particularly successful research direction in swarm intelligence is ant colony optimization, the main focus of which is on discrete optimization problems. Ant colony optimization has been applied successfully to a large number of difficult discrete optimization problems including the traveling salesman problem, the quadratic assignment problem, scheduling, vehicle routing, etc., as well as to routing in telecommunication networks. Another interesting approach is that of particle swarm optimization, that focuses on continuous optimization problems. Here too, a number of successful applications can be found in the recent literature. Swarm robotics is another relevant field. Here, the focus is on applying swarm intelligence techniques to the control of large groups of cooperating autonomous robots. ANTS 2012 will give researchers in swarm intelligence the opportunity to meet, to present their latest research, and to discuss current developments and applications. The three-day conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on September 12-14, 2012. Relevant Research Areas ANTS 2012 solicits contributions dealing with any aspect of swarm intelligence. Typical, but not exclusive, topics of interest are: Behavioral models of social insects or other animal societies that can stimulate new algorithmic approaches. Empirical and theoretical research in swarm intelligence. Application of swarm intelligence methods, such as ant colony optimization or particle swarm optimization, to real-world problems. Theoretical and experimental research in swarm robotics systems. Publication Details Conference proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series. The journal Swarm Intelligence will publish a special issue dedicated to ANTS 2012 that will contain extended versions of the best research works presented at the conference. Further details will be published on the web site. Best Paper Award A best paper award will be presented at the conference. Invited talks - Prof. Dirk Helbing (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) on "Towards Simulating the Foundations of Society" - Prof. Nigel R. Franks (University of Bristol, UK) on "Ants, Bees and Brains" - Prof. Vijay Kumar (University of Pennsylvania, USA) on "Architectures, abstractions, and algorithms for large teams of robots" Further Information Up-to-date information will be published on the web site http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2012/ . For information about local arrangements, registration forms, etc., please refer to the above-mentioned web site or contact the local organizers at the address below. Conference Address ANTS 2012 IRIDIA CP 194/6 Tel +32-2-6502729 Université Libre de Bruxelles Fax +32-2-6502715 Av. F. D. Roosevelt 50 http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2012 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium email: ants@iridia.ulb.ac.be Important Dates Submission deadline March 2, 2012 Notification of acceptance May 3, 2012 Camera ready copy May 17, 2012 Conference September 12-14, 2012 ANTS 2012 Organizing Committee General Chair: Marco Dorigo, IRIDIA, ULB, Brussels, Belgium Technical Program Chairs: Christian Blum, ALBCOM, LSI, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Andries Engelbrecht, University of Pretoria, South Africa Roderich Gro, Sheffield University, UK Publication Chair: Anders Lyhne Christensen, Instituto Universitario de Lisboa, Portugal Organization Chairs: Mauro Birattari, IRIDIA, ULB, Brussels, Belgium Thomas Stützle, IRIDIA, ULB, Brussels, Belgium Local Arrangements: Andreagiovanni Reina, IRIDIA, ULB, Brussels, Belgium Arne Brutschy, IRIDIA, ULB, Brussels, Belgium *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 5.5 International Conference on Systems and Computer Science Contributed by: Belkoura Lotfi, lotfi.belkoura@univ-lille1.fr 1st International Conference on Systems and Computer Science http://www-lagis.univ-lille1.fr/ICSCS2012/ Date: August 29-31, 2012 Venue : Lille, France Scope and Topics : The objective of the Conference is to provide a forum for exchange of ideas in research areas connecting Systems and Computer Science. High level contributions are awaited on various domains, ranging from theory over numerics to various applications. Contributions at the crossroad of Systems and Computer Science fields will be considered with great interest. Industrial participants and junior researchers are particularly welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Networked and Hybrid Systems • Computer Control and Robotics • Embedded Systems Design • Grid computing • Large Scale Distributed systems • Symbolic Computation • Pervasive Computing • Multi-agent systems • Discrete event systems • Signal and Image Processing • BioComputing • Brain-Computer Interface • Assistive Technology • Intelligent Control and Sensor Networks • Change Detection problems • Diagnosis and Fault tolerant control • Robust Control Invited Sessions: A summary statement describing the motivation and relevance of the proposed session, invited paper titles and author names must be submitted by the organizer(s) and draft versions of each prospective invited paper must be submitted by the authors through the conference web site Student Paper Award: “Best Student Paper” Award will be conferred to the author(s) of a paper presented at the meeting, based on the best combined marks of paper reviewing and paper presentation quality, assessed by the Program Committee and session chairs. Paper submission: Manuscripts should be no longer than six (6) pages and should be submitted using the standard IEEE Transactions format. Technical Sponsor: IEEE Sponsors: ERRIC (European FP7 Project), INRIA, CNRS, University of Lille, Universite Catholique de Lille. The presented papers shall be included in the IEEE Xplore and IET Inspec databases Important dates March 15, 2012: Submission of draft papers and invited sessions May 15, 2012: Notification of acceptance June 15, 2012: Submission of final papers and early registration deadline August 29-31, 2012: Conference Best Regards from the ICSCS 2012 Conference Committee *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 5.6 ICNPAA 2012 World Congress Contributed by: Seenith Sivasundaram, seenithi@gmail.com ICNPAA 2012 World Congress: Mathematical problems in engineering, sciences and aerospace Vienna, Austria July 10-14, 2012 By popular request abstract deadline extended to March 15, 2012 On behalf of the International Organizing Committee, it gives us great pleasure to invite you to the ICNPAA 2012 World Congress: 9th International Conference on Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Aerospace and Sciences, which will be held at Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria Please visit the web site : http://www.icnpaa.com for all details AIAA, IFIP co- sponsored event The proceedings will be published by American Institute of Physics PS: The Online version of the proceedings will be published simultaneously with the printed book and all conference participants and committees will have free access for one year. AIP Conference Proceedings articles are indexed in Thomson Reuters’ Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings (ISTP) and can be accessed in their Web of Science database directly with AIP CONF PRO as the publication name. In addition, AIP Conference Proceedings are indexed in: Astrophysics Data System(ADS) Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Crossref EBSCO Publishing Electronic Library Information Navigator (ELIN), Sweden Elsevier - SCOPUS International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Thomson Reuters (ISI) SWETS Please visit the web site : http://www.icnpaa.com for all details *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* 5.7 Automation Control for Energy Conference Contributed by: Trina Chakravarti, trina.chakravarti@informa.com Automation Control for Energy Conference being held in London in March. Prospero House, London 15 - 16 March 2012 http://www.ibcenergy.com/FKA2263ICSS Featuring Case Studies on: Total EP: Overcoming obsolescence issues at North Alwyn Platforms Scottish Power: Improving alarm management across 12 of generation sites Maersk FPSOs: Upgrading Safety Instrumented Systems on older assets Sellafield: Safely disposing of waste at Sellafield’s B30 site EDF Energy: Integrating DCS and maintenance management systems Plus panel debates and discussions on: Alarms: Managing bad actors - How do you effectively manage and rationalise alarms? DCS versus SCADA - Which system should you be using? Challenges of integrating systems - Hear our expert panel discuss their experiences, challenges and solutions to these complex projects. Speakers will include: Ewen MacDonald, Lead Systems Instrument Engineer, Total EP Jason Bryant, CI Team Leader, EDF Energy Jai Chainani, Control and Instruments Engineer, Chevron Mufaddal Karimbhai, Instrument and Control Systems Technical Authority, Britannia Operator Limited Jos Menting, Senior Key Expert Process Automation, Laborelec, GDF Suez Andy Geddes, Group CI Engineer, Scottish Power Russell Fraser, CI Engineer, SSE *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 6. Workshops 6.1 International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems Contributed by: Janan Zaytoon, janan.zaytoon@univ-reims.fr Call for Proposals to Organize the 12th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, WODES 2014 The WODES steering committee is soliciting expressions of interest for the organization of WODES'14. All persons interested are invited to send a proposal to the WODES SC Chair Janan Zaytoon ( janan.zaytoon@univ-reims.fr ) by May 30, 2012. The proposal should contain the following information: Chair and organizing committee Venue Dates Other specific scientific and/or organizational information The WODES website http://www.diee.unica.it/giua/WODES/ contains information about the WODES series of Workshops. All the best, Janan Zaytoon On behalf of the members of the WODES Steering Committee *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 6.2 ACC2012 Workshop on Control of Power Inverters Contributed by: Qing-Chang Zhong, zhongqc@ieee.org Control of Power Inverters for Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Energy and sustainability are now on the top agenda of many governments. Smart grids have become one of the major enablers to address energy and sustainability issues. The integration of renewable energy, distributed generation and hybrid electrical vehicles into smart grids, through power inverters, is one of the most important research areas for smart grids. Power electronic systems, at the heart of smart grids, have provided an exciting stage for control engineers. The attention of the workshop will be paid to fully appreciate the beauty of the integration of control and power electronics with applications in smart grids. Various problems around inverters, e.g. power quality issues, provision of a neutral line, grid-connection, synchronisation and parallel operation of inverters, will be addressed with innovative concepts such as synchronverters (inverters that mimic synchronous generators), C-inverters (inverters with capacitive output impedances), robust droop control, sinusoid-locked loops etc. It will help researchers who want to move into the area of smart grids establish a solid technical foundation for modeling, optimisation and control of smart grids. Most of the artful control strategies to be presented will be demonstrated with experimental results and, hence, the workshop will also help practitioners understand how advanced control strategies could improve system performance. The workshop also provides an excellent opportunity for researchers, PhD students and postdoctoral fellows who work in the area to get familiar with the latest developments. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 6.3 Midwest Workshop on Control and Game Theory contributed by: Quanyan Zhu, zhu31@illinois.edu Message: The 1st Midwest Workshop on Control and Game Theory April 27-28, 2012 Coordinated Science Laboratory University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign For more information, please visit https://wiki.engr.illinois.edu/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 6.4 Advanced FDI and FTC Wind Turbine Benchmark Model Challenge Contributed by: Peter Fogh Odgaard Your Email Address: peodg@kk-electronic.com Advanced FDI and FTC Wind Turbine Benchmark Model Challenge The abilities to detect wind turbine faults and to control turbines in the presence of faults are important aspects of decreasing the cost of wind energy and increasing penetration into electrical grids. Improvements in fault detection (FD) and fault-tolerant control (FTC) should increase reliability and decrease operations and maintenance costs, especially as wind turbines are installed in decreasingly accessible locations such as offshore. A previous benchmark model, (see Odgaard, et.al.; Fault Tolerant Control of Wind Turbines – a benchmark model; in Proceedings of the 7th IFAC Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes; pg. 155- 160, Barcelona, Spain, 2009) and competition drew enough high-quality papers to fill two sessions at the 2011 IFAC World Congress and submit proposals for two sessions at the IFAC Safeprocess Symposium in 2012. This challenge presented in this paper differs from the previous challenge in several ways. First, a higher-fidelity, more realistic wind turbine model is used, perhaps requiring more sophisticated fault detection and fault-tolerant control tools and likely making the results of greater applicability to the wind industry. This higher-fidelity model also allows the use of more realistic wind inputs that vary spatially across the rotor plane in addition to temporally. Also, the fault scenarios have been updated and additional information detailing their relevance has been provided. More details on the challenge and the benchmark model can be seen in the preprint paper which can be obtained from: http://www.kk-electronic.com/Files /Billeder/kk-electronic%202011/Turbine%20Control/FDI/FDbenchmark.pdf We encourage challenge participants from academia, research laboratories, industry, and other groups. Participants should implement their FD algorithms entirely within the Fault Detection Block of the Simulink-based FAST 5 MW turbine model available at http://www.kk-electronic.com/Default.aspx?ID=9589 . For the FTC part of the challenge, implementation should be contained within both the Fault Detection Block and the Wind Turbine Controller blocks, where the latter is a subsystem of the Pitch and Torque Controllers and Systems block. No other modifications should be made to the model and no other measurements should be assumed available. The organizers of this challenge should be informed on your interest in this challenge before June 1 2012. Participants may be invited to prepare submissions for one or more invited sessions for the 2013 American Control Conference to be held in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. on June 17-19, 2013. For ACC submissions, abstracts will be due to the authors by September 3rd to enable invited session proposals. You may then submit your paper to 2013 ACC with session code provide by the organizers of this challenge before the submission deadline September 17 2012. Submit your solution implemented in Simulink by email to Peter Fogh Odgaard, peodg@kk-electronic.com , October 15 2012 Both contributions to the FDI and FTC parts of the problem are welcomed. Organizers: Dr. Peter F. Odgaard, kk-electronic a/s, peodg@kk-electronic.com Professor Kathryn E. Johnson, Colorado School of Mines, kjohnson@mines.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 6.5 IFAC Workshop on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control Contributed by: Arjan van der Schaft, a.j.van.der.schaft@rug.nl Message: 4th IFAC Workshop on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control, 29-31 August 2012 http://www.lhmnlc12.deis.unibo.it/ The aim of this workshop is to bring together nonlinear systems and control experts from different areas, and to present state-of-the-art results on the analysis and control of complex dynamical engineering systems, emphasizing the important role of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian structures as analysis and design methods. The fourth edition of the IFAC Workshop on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control will be held at the Residential Center of the University of Bologna located in Bertinoro, a medieval village on the hills facing the Adriatic coast. The Center is a complex of three large historical and monumental buildings, forming a unique block on the top of the ancient town, in a quiet and hospitable place, surrounded by a very pleasant and peaceful atmosphere. For more details, visit http://www.ceub.it/ . Important dates: Submission of draft papers: April 1, 2012 Author notification: May 15, 2012 Final paper submission: June 15, 2012 IPC Co-Chairs Arjan van der Schaft (NL) and Bernhard Maschke (FR) NOC Chair Claudio Melchiorri (IT) For more information: http://www.lhmnlc12.deis.unibo.it/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 7. Positions 7.1 PhD: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Contributed by: Michail Matthaiou, michail.matthaiou@chalmers.se Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden is now hiring two PhD students within the emerging areas of large-scale multiple-antenna (LSMA) systems and heterogeneous networks (HetNet). The positions are funded by the CHASE-Multi-Antenna Technologies for Wireless Access and Backhaul (MATWAB) project ( www.chalmers.se/s2/cha-en/chase ), supported by the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA). The industry partners of the project are Ericsson AB ( www.ericsson.com ) and Qamcom AB ( www.qamcom.se ), and the research work will be done in collaboration with the industrial partners' research organization. Applications submission website: https://site1.reachmee.com/I003/chalmers/ENG/vacdetail.aspx?commadseqno=401postback%20=%20vacancies.aspx Application deadline: 2012-04-02 For questions, please contact: Assistant Professor Michail Matthaiou Department of Signals and Systems michail.matthaiou@chalmers.se +46 31 772 1724 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 7.2 PhD: Gyeongsang National University, Republic of Korea Contributed by: Yoonsoo Kim, yoonsoo@gnu.ac.kr A PhD/MSc position is available to work on networked control systems. The PhD/ MSc student will work on fundamental challenges in networked control systems and the demonstration of existing and newly proposed solutions to those challenges via a formation flight test platform. Candidates must hold a BEng/BSc degree (MEng/MSc for a PhD applicant) in mechanical, aerospace engineering or related fields. The position will remain open until it is filled. The tuition fees and living expenses shall be covered by multiple funding sources including BrainKorea21 (BK21; http://bnc.krf.or.kr/home/eng/bk21/aboutbk21.jsp ) and Priority Research Centers Program supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea. Some information on Gyeongsang National University ( http://eng.gnu.ac.kr/main/ ) may be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeongsang_National_University The applicants should email their CVs, brief statement of their background and interests and contact information to: Prof. Yoonsoo Kim Department of Aerospace and System Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Repulic of Korea Email: yoonsoo@gnu.ac.kr *Previous work place (University of Stellenbosch in South Africa) website: http://www.mecheng.sun.ac.za/AboutUs/personnel/yk.html *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 7.3 PhD: Toulouse University Contributed by: Sophie Tarbouriech, tarbour@laas.fr A PhD position is available in September 2012 at LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse University ( http://www.laas.fr ). Title: Analysis and Control of Limited Information systems The PhD proposal aims at investigating the influence of communication in the control theory context. More precisely, the objective is to examine to what extent controlled systems are impacted by imperfections due to communication between devices. Although the literature on control contains some preliminary works into this direction, there is a huge space for innovation and disruptive concepts as advocated by the content of this proposal. Similarly, the communication literature is very poor in terms of analyzing how communication systems should be designed for conveying quantities intended for control devices. This huge gap between the control and communication literature explains why such simple but major concepts like event-triggered systems have been developed only very recently. In order to fill this gap, this proposal comprises four specific tasks which can be summarized as follows : Modeling of information constraints, Analysis of the effect of information constraints on performance, Robust control design methods with respect to information constraints, Co-design control and communication schemes. Requirements: Master degree in Control/Engineering. The applicant should have very good knowledge of feedback control systems, nonlinear systems, and robust control. Experience with MATLAB/SIMULINK is needed. Experience with information theory will strengthen the application. Effective communication skills in English both oral and especially written are needed. The position is available in September 2012 for three years. The PhD student will be appointed by public funding with a salary of around 1400 Euros (free of charges). Candidates should apply by email to Dr. Sophie Tarbouriech ( tarbour@laas.fr ) and Dr. Frederic Gouaisbaut ( fgouaisb@laas.fr ) with a CV summarizing university backgrounds and research experiences. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 7.4 PhD: Lund University, Sweden Contributed by: Andreas Jakobsson, aj@maths.lth.se Ph.D. positions in Mathematical Statistics / Statistical Signal Processing Lund University, Sweden The positions are concerned with two different research projects: 1) The first project focuses on the problem of counterfeit medicines, which is a growing concern globally, with, according to the WHO, up to 25% of all medicines in developing countries being counterfeit. About 700.000 deaths, annually, from just malaria and tuberculosis can be attributed to fake medicines, giving an indication of the scope of the problem. The announced Ph.D. position is a part of an attempt to remedy this situation, and is focused on the developing of robust and reliable detection and classification algorithms for pharmaceutical substances using nuclear quadrupole resonance. 2) The second project focuses on the development of multitapers, which are low-rank approximations of time-frequency kernels. The methods should be optimal for robust classification, detection, and estimation of non-stationary spectra. Such methods have many possible application areas, where one is estimation of the electrical brain signals (EEG). Using optimal cross-spectra and coherence spectra we can measure, e.g., how we perceive our environment or select relevant information from irrelevant information. Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Andreas Jakobsson ( aj@maths.lth.se ) for project 1, and Prof. Maria Sandsten ( sandsten@maths.lth.se ) for project 2 for further information. Applicants should have a strong background in statistical signal processing and mathematical statistics, and should have a M.Sc. degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline. Proficiency in English is a requirement. You can find further details and the online application form for the two positions at: http://admin.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=22598Dnr=450977Type=E http://admin.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=22598Dnr=450991Type=E *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 7.5 PhD: The Australian National University Contributed by: Changbin (Brad) Yu, brad.yu@anu.edu.au 2 PhD positions at The Australian National University Two PhD scholarships in the areas of “Distributed Control and Estimation in Networked Environments” are available for commencement in 2012-13 with the Research School of Engineering at The Australian National University and the Control and Signal Processing Group at NICTA (National ICT Australia)’s Canberra Research Laboratory. The candidates may be (jointly) supervised by Professor Brian D.O. Anderson, and /or Dr. Adrian Bishop, and/or Dr. Changbin(Brad) Yu. Candidature takes 3 to 4 years in most cases, with no requirement to undertake departmental teaching/tutoring duties. PhD candidates should have a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours or equivalent level, i.e. GPA very close to 4.0, or preferably a Masters degree with research componenet, in engineering or applied math. A solid mathematical background is required together with a broad education in control systems or relevant disciplines, e.g. signal processing, optimization, communication networks. The scholarship covers tuition fee and a living stipend at least at AUD 23,728 per annum tax free (2012 rate). Outstanding students, especially in later years, are expected to also receive a supplementary scholarship of up to AUD10,000 per annum. Previous successful candidates often have a GPA placing them in top 5%, and/or publications in major conferences and/or journals. Candidates should express their interest by emailing Dr. Changbin (Brad) Yu, brad.yu@anu.edu.au , or Dr. Adrian Bishop Adrian.bishop@nicta.com.au With at least (1) Curriculum Vitae; (2) Statement of Research Interest; (3) names and contacts of at least 3 academic referees; (4) if applicable, 3 significant publications. Note: The positions are open until filled. However, to receive a full consideration, candidates are advised to contact no later than 15/April for commencement in 2012, or 31/July for commencement in 2013. Candidates will be notified if they are shortlisted and they are required to lodge a formal application with ANU before respective deadlines, for more information, visit http://cecs.anu.edu.au/future_students/graduates/scholarships ANU is an equal opportunity employer, but to increase the demographical diversity in the research group, we specially encourage applicants from outside the Asia-Pacific Region and with differentiated experiences. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 7.6 PhD: NTNU, Trondheim, Norway Contributed by: Anton Shiriaev, anton.shiriaev@itk.ntnu.no Message: The Department of Engineering Cybernetics, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway, invites applications for a PhD-student position for the period of 3 years supported by the Norwegian Research Council. The department seeks an outstanding individual interested in developing new methods and experimental validation of approaches for motion, trajectory planning and motion and force controllers design for industrial robot manipulators. It is expected that the successful candidate will perform theoretical and experimental investigations in industrial robotics, mechatronics and control design of mechanical systems primarily focusing on constraints and limitations due to flexibility of joints, uncertainty in robot’s dynamics and robot’s environment, underactuation, limited sensing capabilities. The successful applicant should have earned MSc degree in subjects of in robotics, mechanical or control engineering. S/he will have limited teaching duties and will be mainly responsible for conducting both applied and fundamental research studies jointly with partners of the project. Experience in organizing and running independent robotics research projects as well as industrial experience or/and the previous work in robotics and mechatronics projects are advantages. Applications should be received by March 15, 2012 for full consideration, however the search will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a full resume, a cover letter, and the names and contact information of three references. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Professor Anton Shiriaev, phone: (+1) 4692795263, email: anton.shiriaev@itk.ntnu.no *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 7.7 PhD: Polytechnic Institute of New York University Contributed by: Z.P. Jiang, zjiang@poly.edu Ph.D. Position in Smart Grid Outstanding applications are solicited for a full-time PhD position in smart grid at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly). NYU-Poly is known as “Brooklyn Poly” and is merging with NYU. The school is conveniently located in downtown Brooklyn with easy/quick subway connection to Manhattan. The scholarship covers both tuition and stipend and is competitive comparing to other schools. If you're an outstanding student with a strong background in control systems with working knowledge of power systems, please write directly to Professor Jiang via email at zjiang@poly.edu Please attach a copy of your latest CV with email addresses of at least 2 references and a copy of your academic transcript. The position will remain open until it is filled. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 7.8 PhD/Post-Doc: Tel Aviv University Contributed by: Michael Margaliot, michaelm@eng.tau.ac.il PhD and Postdoc Scholarships: School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University A PhD/Postdoc position in designing converters for renewable energy power generators is available at the School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Project Details: It is expected that in the coming years, the proportion of power generators using renewable energy sources will increase dramatically in many countries. One of the central problems now being investigated by many teams is how to connect large scale renewable energy sources to the electrical grid without jeopardizing the grid stability. The project will involve the theoretical analysis, design and construction of novel DC/AC converters that mimic the behavior of synchronous generators together with their controllers. The project is funded by the Israel Strategic Alternative Energy Fund; see http://www.i-saef.org/ The successful applicant is anticipated to have a first-class honours degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or other relevant areas, with specialization in either power conversion or control theory. Experience in building electronic circuits involving digital signal processors is most welcome. All applicants are expected to possess good communication skills in English (Hebrew in not required) and should satisfy the academic admission requirements for the PhD programme of Tel Aviv University. Applications should include a detailed CV, including e-mail addresses of two referees, a copy of academic transcripts and a cover letter detailing the applicant’s research interest and its relevance to the project. Potential applicants should discuss their application and forward their paperwork via e-mail to Michael Margaliot, michaelm@eng.tau.ac.il , or George Weiss, gweiss@eng.tau.ac.il The deadline for applications is 31 March 2012 or until the position filled, for the starting date we are flexible. Further information can be obtained by e-mail from the persons named above. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** 7.9 PhD/Post-Doc: Hamilton Institute, Ireland Contributed by: Doug Leith, hamilton@nuim.ie Postdoctoral and PhD positions in Green Transportation Networks, Hamilton Institute, Ireland Following a major Science Foundation Ireland investment in the area of Green Transportation networks, the Hamilton Institute invites applications for a number of research positions in the area of smart city transportation systems and networks: 1. Post-doctoral researcher in the area of transportation modelling and cooperative feedback control (with specific regard to new vehicle types and vehicle mixes); 2. Post-doctoral researcher in the area of mathematics of distributed optimization of massively large-scale systems; 3. Post-doctoral researcher in the area of cooperative mobility systems and applications of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure technologies; 4. Ph.D. position in the area of cooperative control and optimization with application to transportation networks. 5. Ph.D. position in cooperative ECO adaptive cruise control. 6. Ph.D. position in cooperative algorithms for hybrid electric vehicle charging and grid integration. 7. Ph.D. position in cooperative sensing with specific application to cooperative GPS applications. 8. Ph.D. position in data privacy and anonymity-preserving communication networks. A number of these positions will be held jointly with the National Centre for Geocomputation (NCG) and with Fraunhofer-Fokus in Berlin. A background and knowledge of one or more of the following areas is desirable: Control and Optimization; Queueing/Information theory; Pollution/Environmental Modelling and Sensing in cities; Wireless Communications; Automotive Systems including Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Postdoctoral candidates must be able to demonstrate an excellent international research track record and the potential to contribute leadership. Postgraduate candidates should hold a good (first-class honours or equivalent) degree in a cognate field and be motivated to tackle challenging research problems. Postdoctoral appointments will be on the Science Foundation Ireland Research Fellow scale
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