The issue contains:
Tables of Contents of IFAC Journals
- What it covers: Provides website URLs to access the tables of contents for various IFAC journals, including Automatica, Control Engineering Practice, and Journal of Process Control.
Correction
- What it covers: Issues a correction for a mistake in the previous newsletter regarding the identical names printed for Coordinating Committees 6 through 9.
The Power, Beauty and Excitement of the Cross-Boundaries Nature of Control Education Workshop
- Author: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan and Ljubo Vlacic
- Date: 6 July 2008
- What it covers: Details a one-day educational outreach workshop held in Seoul, Korea, designed to inspire high school students and teachers about control engineering through real-world presentations.
Embedded Control Systems
- Author: Professor S. B. Moon
- What it covers: Reviews embedded hardware, operating systems, mobile navigation, and human-robot interaction technologies for robotic applications.
Joys and Perils of Automation: Controlling Elevators to Serve You Smart and Fast
- Author: Professor Christos G. Cassandras
- What it covers: Discusses human-made complex control systems using elevator dispatching problems as an example to minimize passenger wait times.
Network-Based Sensing and Control for Industrial Systems
- Author: Professor J. I. Moon
- What it covers: Addresses industrial network solutions using wireless LAN, Zigbee, and CAN technologies for real-time sensing and control.
From the Brain to the Stock Market
- Author: Dominique Duncan
- What it covers: Compares noise modeling in brain wave analysis and stock market behavior using stochastic theory and control engineering principles.
Cooperative Driverless Vehicles
- Author: Professor Ljubo Vlacic
- What it covers: Explores intelligent vehicle technologies and cooperative autonomous maneuvers aimed at improving traffic safety and efficiency.
Forthcoming Events
- What it covers: Presents an extensive calendar of upcoming IFAC workshops, symposia, and conferences scheduled for 2009 and 2010 worldwide.
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