AIRTC 2000

IFAC SYMPOSIUM
Artificial Intelligence in Real Time Control
October 2-4, 2000
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

AIRTC 2000

AIRTC 2000 FINAL PAPERS

Outline of Remarks Made in Presentation on the Nature, Design, and Use of Intelligent Software Agents
Yoh-Han Pao

Case Werstern Reserve University

Some Problems of Intelligent Control of Open CNCs and Manufacturing Cells
George L. Kovács, János Nacsa, Géza Haidegger

MTA SZTAKI, Hungary

Kernel/Feature Selection for Support Vector Machines Applied to Materials Design
Shawn Martin, Michael Kirby, Rick Miranda

Colorado State University

Application of Pyramical Networks to the Search for New Electro-Optical Inorganic Materials
N. N. Kiselyova*, S. R. LeClair**, v. P. Gladun***, N. D. Vashchenko***

* A. A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Russian Academy of Sciences, Mowcow, Russia
** Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA
*** V. M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

Implementing Variables Strategy in Real-Time Reflex Decision-Making and Control
Baofu Duan, Yoh-Han Pao

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Neural-Network-based Exploration in the Discovery and Design of Materials
Y. H. Pao*, Y. L. Zhao*, S. R. LeClair**, B. F. Duan*

* Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
** US Air Force Research Laboratory

Robust H Control of Railroads Lining System
Ahmed Abo Ismail, Ahmed El-Betar, Ayman Nada

Assuit University, Egypt

Iterative Learning Identification and Design of Industrial Furnace Process Control
G. M. Dimirovski*, ***, M. J. Stankovski*, N. E. Gough**, K. Schlacher***, T. D. Kolemisevska-Gugulovska*

* St. Cyril and St. Methodius University, Macedonia
** University of Wolverhampton, UK
*** Johannes Kepler University, Austria

Evaluation of Pressure Relieving Posture on Wheelchair and Bed
Yoshio Tanimoto*, Hirosuke Takechi**, Akihiro Tokuhiro*, Hideo Takechi*, Hideki Yamamoto**

* Kibikogen Rehabilitation Center, Okayama, Japan
** Okayama University, Japan

Simulations and Experiments on Intelligent Control of a Wood-Drying Kiln
Givon C. K. Yan*, Clarence W. De Silva*, Geroge X. Wang**

* University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
** National Research Council Canada

Comparison of Different Types of Neural Speed Estimators for the Induction Motor Drive
Orlowska-Kowalska Teresa, Kowalski Czeslaw

Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland

Simple Methods for Alarm Sanitation
Jan Eric Larsson

Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden

An Architecture for Automatic On-line Supervision
Frederik Dahlstrand

Lund University, Sweden

Alarm Analysis on Large Systems Using Multilevel FLow Models
Bengt Öhman

Lund University

A Visual Servo System for Microinjection under Stereoscopic Microscope
Tetsuya Sano, Hideki Yamamoto

Okayama University, Japan

Real Time Process Control via in Situ X-Ray Analysis
David Palaith*, Larry Fehrenbacher*, Chris Deaton**, David Wertz***

* Technology Assessment and Transfer
** Onmi Instruments
*** University of Southern Mississippi

Image processing Plume Fluence for Process Control of Pulsed-Laser Thin-Film Depositions
J. G. Jones, R. R. Biggers, N. C. Boss, J. D. Busbee, D. V. Dempsey, G. Kozlowski

Air Force Research Laboratory, OH

Utilizing Raman Spectroscopy for Stress Imaging in Mems Devices
J. Busbee*, L. Starman**, M. Ahmer***, J. Reber*, W. Cowan*, J. Maguire*

* Air Force REsearch Laboratory, OH
** Air Force Institute of Technology, OH
*** Wright State University, Dayton, OH

Real Time Control of Soft Adaptive Interfacial Matter
John F. Maguire, Steven R. LeClair

Air Force Research Laboratory, OH

In-Situ Monitoring of Thin-Film Quality Using Evanescent Microwave Local Imaging Probes with Near-Atomic Resolution
Massood Tabib-Azar*, R. Wang*, D. Park*, S. R. LeClair**

* Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
** Air Force Research Laboratory, OH

Error-Bound of the SVD-based Neural Networks
Orsolya Takács, István Nagy

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Complexity Problem of Potential-based Buiding
M. Visontai, Sz. Szabó, A. R. Várkonyi-Kóczy, P. Baranyi, G. Samu, L. Kiss

University of Technology and Economics

Inverse Model of DC-DC Converters
István Dénes, Péter Baranyi

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Application of Generalised Neural Networks for a Dextrous Hand
Péter Zsíros, Péter Baranyi, László Kővári, Péter Korondi

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Anytime Soft Comuting Methods for Intelligent Measurement, Diagnosis and Control
Orsolya Takács, Annamária R. Várkonyi-Kóczy

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Classification of the Italian Liras using the LVQ Method
Toshihisa Kosaka*, Sigeru Omatu**

* Glory Ltd., Japan
** Osaka Prefecture University, Japan

An Example of the Possible Instability of Local Controller Networks / Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Controllers
D. J. Leith, W. E. Leithead

University of Strathclyde, UK

Velocity-based Gain-scheduled Lateral Auto-Pilot for and Agile Missile
D. J. Leith*, A. Tsourdos**, B. A. White**, W. E. Leithead*

* University of Strathclyde, UK
** Cranfield University-RMCS, UK

Multiple-blended Controller Design for Bilinear Systems
Jus Kocijan*, **, Damir Vrancic**

* University of Ljubljana
** Jozef Stefan Institute

On the Dynamic Instability of a Class of Switching System
Robert Noel Shorten, Fiarce Ó Cairbre, Paul Curran

National University of Ireland

Nonlinear Multiple Model Predictive Control in a Fed-Batch Reactor
Ana Isabel González Santos*, Tor Arne Johansen**, Jesús Ma. Zamarreno Cosme*

* Univ. de Valladolid, Spain
** Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Modelling Human Gestures and Control Behaviour from Measured Data
Roderick Murray-Smith

University of Glasgow, UK

A Knowledge-Base Generating Fuzzy-Neural Controller
Ivan Petrovic, Kristijan Macek, Nedjeljko Peric

University of Zagreb, Croatia

Modelling of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Using Support Vector Neural Networks
W. C. Chan*, C. W. Chan*, K. C. Cheung*, C. J. Harris**

* The University of Hong Kong
** University of Southampton, UK

Pole Placement Controller Design Based on Fuzzy Process Model
Robert Cupec, Nedjeljko Peric, Ivan Petrovic

University of Zagreb, Croatia

Transparent Fuzzy Systems and Modelling with Transparency Protection
Andri Riid, Ennu Rüstern

Tallinn Technical University, Estonia

Adaptive Control of Stochastic Nonlinear Systems Using Neurofuzzy Networks
W. K. Yeung, C. W. Chan, K. C. Cheung

University of Hong Kong, China

Advanced Supervisory Control Functions Based on Computational Intelligence
Dragan Kukolj, Miroslava Berko-Pusic

University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

Fuzzy Expert System for Supervision in Adaptive Control
János Abonyi*, Robert Babuska*, Ferenc Szeifert**

* Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
** University of Veszprém, Hungary

Controlling the Inverted Pendulum Using Pulse-Trains and Fuzzy Logic
Matee Serearuno, Tony Holden

University of Cambridge, UK

Soft Computing Modeling and Real Time Model-based Adaptive Control
Tamás Péni, Gábor Rödönyi

Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

State Space Approach to the Stability Analysis of a Class of Fuzzy Control Systems Meant for Third-order Plants
Stefan Preitl, Radu-Emil Precup, Stefan Kilyeni

"Politechnica" University of Timisoara, Romania

Information Aggregation in FLC Using Evolutionary Operators
Márta Takács, Katalin Lőrincz, Anikó Szakál

Budapest Polytechnic, Hungary

Flexible Real-Time Architecture for Hybrid Mobile Robotic Applications
Houcine Hassan, Alfons Crespo, José Simó

Universidad Politéchnica de Valencia, Camino, Spain

A Distributed Control and Communication Structure for Multiple Cooperating Robot Agents
Gen'ichi Yasuda

Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan

Identifing Objects for Factory Transportation Robot
András Barta, István Vajk

Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

A Planning System for Object Reconfiguration with Robotic Hand and the Real Time Realization of the Motion
Gábor Vass*, Shahram Payandeh**, Béla Lantos*

* Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
** Simon Fraser University, Canada

A Mobile Agents Approach to Virtual Laboratories: Enabling Remote Operation over the Internet
L. M. Camarinha-Matos*, Walter Vieira*, **, Octavio Castolo*

* New University of Lisbon, Portugal
** Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal

Joint Space PD Control in Terms of Quasi-Velocities
Krzysztof Kozlowski, Przemyslaw Herman

Poznan University of Technology, Poland

Fast Grasp Planning and Evaluation for Dextrous Manipulation
Ervin Tóth

Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

A Five Layer Architecture for Real Time Object Detection in Indoor Environments
Hartmut Surmann

Institute for Autonomous Intelligent Sytems, Germany

MARVIN - Universal Robot-Simulator
Zoltán Vámossy, Viktor Lancsarics, Tamás Meleg

Budapest Polytechnic, Hungary

Active Distance Measurement Based on Robust Artificial Markers as a Building Block for a Service Robot Architecture
Axel Walthelm, Ralf Kluthe

Medizinische Universitat zu Lübeck, Germany

A New Approach in the Use of Various Kinds of Geometry as AI Tools in Robot Control: the Idea of Minimum Operation Transformations
József K. Tar*, János F. Bitó*, Imre J. Rudas*, H. M. Amin Shamshudin**

* Budapest Polytechnic, Hungary
** Universiti Teknologi Malaysia