IFAC_Newsletter_2002_3 - The International Federation of Automatic Control

IFAC_Newsletter_2002_3

This issue of the IFAC Newsletter highlights the administrative meetings and developments planned for the XVth IFAC World Congress in Barcelona, alongside a detailed technical summary on the pros and cons of fuzzy logic controllers. Readers will also find editorial announcements regarding Automatica's new editor and revised focus areas, as well as tables of contents for recent issues of IFAC journals including Automatica, Control Engineering Practice, and the Journal of Process Control.

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The issue contains:

IFAC Administrative Meetings in Barcelona, Spain in conjunction with the IFAC World Congress
- What it covers: Details on the upcoming administrative meetings, elections, and organizational structural changes during the XVth IFAC World Congress in Barcelona.
Fuzzy Logic Controllers: Light and Shadow
- Author: Pedro Albertos
- What it covers: A summary of expert conclusions and discussions from the 2001 IFAC Workshop in Valencia regarding the strengths, weaknesses, and practical applications of fuzzy logic control.
Journal of Process Control
- What it covers: A list of papers and content published in Issues 4 and 6 (2002) of the Journal of Process Control, covering nonlinear dynamics, model predictive control, and PID design.
Control Engineering Practice
- What it covers: Tables of contents and paper selections from the May 2002 issue, featuring topics on dead-time compensation, fault detection, and automated systems based on human skills.
Automatica
- What it covers: Selected papers, brief papers, technical communiques, and book reviews featured in the July and August 2002 issues of Automatica.
Automatica Editorial
- Author: Huibert Kwakernaak
- What it covers: An announcement introducing Frank Allgöwer as the new Automatica Editor, alongside a review and revision of the journal’s key editorial areas.