The issue contains:
Intelligent Assembly and Disassembly – IAD03
- Author: Theodor Borangiu, Peter Kopacek
- What it covers: Reports on the IFAC Workshop held in Bucharest, Romania, covering key topics, accepted paper statistics, plenary speakers, and technical sessions in flexible assembly and disassembly technologies.
New Technologies for Automation of the Metallurgical Industry
- Author: Le Jiang Xu, Wei Wang, Sirkka-Liisa Jämsä-Jounela, Sang Chul Won
- What it covers: Summarizes the workshop held in Shanghai, China, detailing plenary topics, technical session subjects, and an industrial field trip to Shanghai Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence: Special Issue on Intelligent Control and Signal Processing
- Author: R.A. Vingerhoeds, B. Grabot
- What it covers: Outlines the contents and paper topics featured in a special issue of the EAAI journal focusing on adaptive forecasting, neural network models, and robust robot control.
Automated Systems Based on Human Skill and Knowledge
- Author: Lena Mårtensson
- What it covers: Details the 8th IFAC Symposium in Göteborg, Sweden, highlighting discussions on joint cognitive systems, key presentations, technical sessions, and site visits to Volvo and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
IFAC Journals
- What it covers: Provides website URLs for accessing the tables of contents for various official IFAC journals.
Forthcoming Events
- What it covers: Features a comprehensive listing of upcoming IFAC symposia, workshops, and conferences scheduled between June 2004 and September 2006.