The list below gives titles and references for papers which suggest interesting topics for seminars. Alternatively, if you have special knowledge of some relevant area, or would particularly like to concentrate on a specific area which catches your interest, then it may be possible to negotiate a different topic specially for you. The topic must be relevant to computer control without unduly stretching definitions ( the dynamics of aeroplane wings would not be satisfactory, even though some aeroplane wings are controlled by computers ), and it must give reasonable scope for advanced treatment.
During the time when you are expected to choose a seminar, there should be a folder in the 773 laboratory containing a copy of every one of these papers. You can browse through these for a while, but please don't take them away - other people might want to look too. Let me know ( preferably by e-mail ) your choice, and we'll resolve any clashes. You can look at the choices so far if you wish. Once the seminar topics are allocated, you can take away the copy of your paper from the folder.
| A bit-serial VLSI architecture for generating moments in real-time. | IEEE Trans. Sys., man, and cyb. 23, 539 ( 1993 ). |
| A hybrid approach for robust diagnostics of cutting tools. | IEEE Trans. Sys., man, and cyb. 24, 482 ( 1994 ). |
| A neuro-control system for the knee koint position control with quadriceps stimulation. | IEEE Trans. Rehab. Eng., 5, 2-11 ( 1997 ). |
| A predictive PI controller for processes with long dead times. | IEEE Control Systems 12#1, 57 ( February, 1992 ). |
| Adaptation and learning using multiple models, switching, and tuning. | IEEE Control Systems, 15#3, 37 ( June, 1995 ). |
| An observational trial of a computerized drug delivery system on two patients. | IEEE Trans Control Syst. Tech., 5, 385-393 ( 1997 ). |
| Application of discrete-event-system theory to flexible manufacturing. | IEEE Cont. Sys., 16#1, 41-48 ( February, 1996 ). |
| Approximately time-optimal fuzzy control of a two-tank system. | IEEE Control Systems 14#3, 24 ( June, 1994 ). |
| Automation of a batch distillation column using fuzzy and conventional control. | IEEE Trans.Cont.Sys.Tech., 3, 171 ( 1995 ). |
| Collision-free path planning for a diamond-shaped robot using two-dimensional cellular automata. | IEEE Trans. Rob. Aut., 13, 237-250 ( 1997 ). |
| Composite performance-dependability analysis of cellular manufacturing systems. | IEEE Trans. Robotics Automation 10, 245 ( 1994 ). |
| Deadlock avoidance policies for automated manufacturing cells. | IEEE Trans. Rob. Aut., 12, 845-857 ( 1996 ). |
| Experimental evolutionary programming-based high-precision control. | IEEE Control Systems, 17#2, 66 ( April, ( 1997 ). |
| Expert control of vacuum pan crystallization. | IEEE Control Systems 14#5, 28 ( October, 1994 ). |
| Flexible robot arms ( two articles ). | IEEE Trans. Robotics Automation 9, 463 ( 1993 ). |
| Human action learning via hidden Markov model. | IEEE Trans. Sys. Man Cyb. A, 27, 34-44 ( 1997 ). |
| Identifying robot parameters using partial pose information. | IEEE Control Systems 13#5, 6 ( October, 1993 ). |
| Impact of error recovery on the productivity of a unitary assembly cell. | IEEE Trans. Robotics Automation 8, 730 ( 1992 ). |
| Interleaving assembly planning and design. | IEEE Trans. Robotics Automation, 12, 246 ( 1996 ). |
| Learning piecewise control strategies in a modular neural network architecture. | IEEE Trans. Sys., man, and cyb. 23, 337 ( 1993 ). |
| MARCUS : a two degree of freedom hand prosthesis with hierarchical grip control. | IEEE Trans.Rehab.Eng., 3, 70 ( 1995 ). |
| Miniature robots for a desktop flexible micro manufacturing system. | IEEE Cont. Sys., 16#1, 6-12 ( February, 1996 ). |
| Modeling programmable logic controllers for logic verification. | IEEE Control Systems, 14#2, 53 ( April, 1994 ). |
| Performance evaluation of a six-axis generalized force-reflecting teleoperator. | IEEE Trans. Sys., man, and cyb. 21, 620 ( 1991 ). |
| Petri net synthesis and analysis of a flexible manufacturing system cell. | IEEE Trans. Sys., man, and cyb. 23, 523 ( 1993 ). |
| Rate-monotonic analysis for real-time industrial computing. | IEEE Computer 27#1, 24 ( January, 1994 ). |
| Roadway traffic control software. | IEEE Trans.Cont.Sys.Tech., 2, 255 ( 1994 ). |
| Scheduling semiconductor manufacturing plants. | IEEE Control Systems, 14#6, 33 ( December, 1994 ). |
| Single machine scheduling with chain structured precedence constraints and separation time windows. | IEEE Trans. Rob. Aut., 12, 835-844 ( 1996 ). |
| Software synthesis for real-time information processing systems. | Sigplan Notices, 30#11, 60 ( November, 1995 ). |
| Subassembly identification and evaluation for assembly planning. | IEEE Trans. Sys., man, and cyb. 24, 493 ( 1994 ). |
| Supporting operator problem solving through ecological interface design. | IEEE Trans Sys.Man Cyb., 25, 529 ( 1995 ). |
| The Cluster compiler - a tool for the design of time-triggered real-time systems. | Sigplan Notices, 30#11, 108 ( November, 1995 ). |
Alan Creak,
February, 1998.