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Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume 57 (2012), Issue 6 (June)

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p.  1345

Papers

Identification of Fault Estimation Filter from I/O Data for Systems with Stable Inversion
J. Dong, M. Verhaegen    p.  1347

Output-Based Event-Triggered Control with Guaranteed L_\infty-gain and Improved and Decentralised Event-Triggering
M.C.F. Donkers, M. Heemels p. 1362

Combining Convex-Concave Decompositions and Linearization Approaches for solving BMIs, with application to Static Output Feedback
D. Q. Tran, S. Gumussoy, W. Michiels, M. Diehl   p. 1377

Computational Complexity Certification for Real-Time MPC With Input Constraints Based on the Fast Gradient Method
S. Richter, C. N. Jones, M. Morari  p. 1391

Adaptive Information Collection by Robotic Sensor Networks for Spatial Estimation
R. Graham, J. Cortes   p. 1404

Stability of a Class of Linear Switching Systems with Applications to Two Consensus Problems
Y. Su, J. Huang    p. 1420

Quantized $H_{\infty}$ Control for Nonlinear Stochastic Time-delay Systems with Missing Measurements
Z. Wang, B. Shen, H. Shu, G. Wei    p. 1431

Verification of Bounded Discrete Horizon Hybrid Automata
V. Vladimerou, P. Prabhakar, M. Viswanathan and G. E. Dullerud p.  1445

Inner Approximations for Polynomial Matrix Inequalities and Robust Stability Regions
D. Henrion and J.-B. Lasserre p.  1456

Stabilizing Model Predictive Control of Stochastic Constrained Linear Systems
D. Bernardini and A. Bemporad p.  1468

Recursive Update Filtering for Nonlinear Estimation
R. Zanetti p.  1481

Temporal Logic Control of Discrete-Time Piecewise Affine Systems
B. Yordanov, J. Tumova, I. Cerna, J. Barnat and C. Belta p.  1491

Technical Notes and Correspondence

System Theoretic Aspects of Influenced Consensus: Single Input Case
A. Chapman and M. Mesbahi p.  1505

Fourier-Hermite Kalman Filter
J. Sarmavuori and S. Särkkä p. 1511

A Decomposition Technique for Nonlinear Dynamical System Analysis
J. Anderson and A. Papachristodoulou p.  1516

Robustness and Safe Sampling of Distributed-Delay Control Laws for Unstable Delayed Systems
F. Leonard and G. Abba p.  1521

A Supervised Switching Control Policy for LPV Systems With Inaccurate Parameter Knowledge
L. Jetto and V. Orsini p.  1527

LMI Relaxations for Reduced-Order Robust H-infinity Control of Continuous-Time Uncertain Linear Systems
C. M. Agulhari, R. C. L. F. Oliveira and P. L. D. Peres p.  1532

Stochastic Barbalat's Lemma and Its Applications
Z. J. Wu, Y. Q. Xia, and X. J. Xie p.  1537

Discrete-Time Observer Error Linearizability via Restricted Dynamic Systems
H.-G. Lee and J. M. Hong p.  1543

Robust Finite-Horizon Kalman Filtering for Uncertain Discrete-Time Systems With Uncertain Observations
S. M. K. Mohamed and S. Nahavandi p.  1548

Distributed Containment Control with Multiple Dynamic Leaders for Double-Integrator Dynamics Using Only Position Measurements
J. Li, W. Ren and S. Xu p.  1553

Extended H2 Controller Synthesis for Continuous Descriptor Systems
Y. Feng, M. Yagoubi and P. Chevrel p.  1559

Characterization of Stability Region for General Autonomous Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
L. F. C. Alberto and H. D. Chiang p.  1564

EKF-Like Observer With Stability for a Class of Nonlinear Systems
L. Torres, G. Besancon and D. Georges p.  1570

Synchronization of Dynamical Networks by Network Control
T. Liu, D. J. Hill and J. Zhao p.  1574

Robust Inversion Based Fault Estimation for Discrete-Time LPV Systems
B. Kulcsar and M. Verhaegen p.  1581

Adaptive Output Feedback Design Using Asymptotic Properties of LQG/LTR Controllers
E. Lavretsky p.  1587

Single Integration Optimization of Linear Time-Varying Switched Systems
T. M. Caldwell and T. D. Murphey p.  1592

Delay Robustness in Non-Identical Multi-Agent Systems
U. Munz, A. Papachristodoulou and F. Allgower p.  1597

Fault Tolerance in Asynchronous Sequential Machines Using Output Feedback Control
J-M. Yang p. 1604

Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume 57 (2012), Issue 5 (May)

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p. 1085

Papers

Chattering-free digital sliding-mode control with state observer and disturbance rejection
B. Brogliato, V. Acary, Y. Orlov p. 1087

On the Relationship Between the Enforced Convergence Criterion and the Asymptotically Optimal Laguerre Pole
A. Dankers, D. Westwick p. 1102

Optimal Supervisory Control of Probabilistic Discrete Event Systems
V. Pantelic, M. Lawford  p. 1110

On Saturation, Discontinuities, and Delays, in iISS and ISS Feedback Control Redesign
 P. Pepe, H. Ito  p. 1125

Nonlinear Stabilization under Sampled and Delayed Measurements, and with Inputs Subject to Delay and Zero-Order Hold
I. Karafyllis, M. Krstic  p. 1141

Opacity-Enforcing Supervisory Strategies via State Estimator Constructions
A. Saboori, C. Hadjicostis  p. 1155

A Beamlet-based Graph Structure for Path Planning Using Multiscale Information
Y. Lu, X. Huo, P. Tsiotras  p. 1166

Max Weight Learning Algorithms for Scheduling in Unknown Environments
M. J. Neely, S. T. Rager, T. La Porta  p. 1179

Nash Equilibrium Seeking in Noncooperative Games
P. Frihauf, M. Krstic, T. Basar  p. 1192

Stability and Stabilizability Criteria for Discrete-time Positive Switched Systems
E. Fornasini, M. E. Valcher  p. 1208

Periodic Schedules for Bounded Timed Weighted Event Graph
A. Benabid-Najjar, C. Hanen, O. Marchetti, A. Munier-Kordon  p. 1222

Blocking in Fully Connected Networks of Arbitrary Size
S. Nazari, J. G. Thistle  p. 1233

Technical Notes and Correspondence

On Stability of Discrete-Time LTI Systems with Varying Time Delays
C-Y. Kao  p. 1243

Convergence and Mean Square Stability of Suboptimal Estimator for Systems with Measurement Packet Dropping
H. Zhang, X. Song, L. Shi  p. 1248

Power Control in Wireless Networks: Stability and Delay Independence for a General Class of Distributed Algorithms
I. Lestas  p. 1253

Distributed Failure Prognosis of Discrete Event Systems with Bounded-Delay Communications
S. Takai, R. Kumar  p. 1259

Verification of Infinite-Step Opacity and Complexity Considerations
A. Saboori, C. Hadjicostis p. 1265

Nonlinear Adaptive Learning Control with Disturbances of Unknown Periods
X. Ye  p. 1269

Rigid Body Attitude Control Using a Single Vector Measurement and Gyro
M. Namvar, A. Khosravian  p. 1273

Improper L-infinity Optimal/Suboptimal Controllers
D. Pal, M. N. Belur  p. 1280

H-infinity Control of Switched Nonlinear Systems in p-Normal Form Using Multiple Lyapunov Functions
L. Long, J. Zhao  p. 1285

Distributed Event-Triggered Control for Multi-Agent Systems
D. V. Dimarogonas, E. Frazzoli, K. H. Johansson  p. 1291

A Nonconservative LMI Condition for Stability of Switched Systems with Guaranteed Dwell Time
G. Chesi, P. Colaneri, J. C. Geromel, R. H. Middleton, R. Shorten  p. 1297

A Fast Algorithm for Errors-in-Variables Filtering
R. Diversi  p. 1303

A Framework for the Observer Design for Networked Control Systems
R. Postoyan, D. Nesic  p. 1309

On the Nearest Quadratically Invariant Information Constraint
M. C. Rotkowitz, N. C. Martins  p. 1314

Stability and Robustness Analysis for Curve Tracking Control using Input-to-State Stability
M. Malisoff, F. Mazenc, F. Zhang  p. 1320

Small-gain based Output-feedback Controller Design for a Class of Nonlinear Systems with Actuator Dynamic Quantization
T. Liu, Z-P. Jiang, D. J. Hill  p. 1326

Attitude Estimation Using Biased Gyro and Vector Measurements with Time-Varying Reference Vectors
H. F. Grip, T. I. Fossen, T. A. Johansen, A. Saberi  p. 1332

Optimal Pruning for Multi-Step Sensor Scheduling
M. F. Huber  p. 1338

Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume 57 (2012), Issue 4 (April)

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p. 813

Papers

Near Optimal Power and Rate Control of Multi-Hop Sensor Networks With Energy Replenishment: Basic Limitations With Finite Energy and Data Storage
Z. Mao, C. E. Koksal, N. B. Shroff   p. 815

Input to State Stabilizing Controller for Systems With Coarse Quantization
Y. Sharon, D. Liberzon   p. 830

On a Class of Hierarchical Formations of Unicycles and Their Internal Dynamics
L. Consolini, F. Morbidi, D. Prattichizzo, M. Tosques   p. 845

Robustness in Experiment Design
C. R. Rojas, J. C. Ag¸ero, J. S. Welsh, G. C. Goodwin, A. Feuer,   p. 860

Dynamic Quantization of Nonlinear Control Systems
S.-i. Azuma, T. Sugie   p. 875

Circumnavigation Using Distance Measurements Under Slow Drift
I. Shames, S. Dasgupta, B. Fidan, B. D.O. Anderson    p. 889

Distributed Seeking of Nash Equilibria With Applications to Mobile Sensor Networks
M. S. Stankovic, K. H. Johansson, D. M. Stipanovic   p. 904

Synchronization of Coupled Oscillators is a Game
H. Yin, P. G. Mehta, S. Meyn, U. V. Shanbhag   p. 920

Stability and Transient Performance of Discrete-Time Piecewise Affine Systems
S. Mirzazad Barijough, J-W. Lee   p. 936

Exploiting Isochrony in Self-Triggered Control
A. Anta, P. Tabuada    p. 950

Delay-Independent Stability Test for Systems With Multiple Time-Delays
I. I. Delice, R. Sipahi    p. 963

Optimized Dynamic Policy for Receding Horizon Control of Linear Time-Varying Systems With Bounded Disturbances
A. Gautam, Y-C. Chu, Y. C. Soh   p. 973

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Multivariable Adaptive Backstepping Control: A Norm Estimation Approach
C. Wang, Y. Lin   p. 989

High Gain Observer Design for Some Networked Control Systems
T. Ahmed-Ali, F. Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue   p. 995

Various Ways to Compute the Continuous-Discrete Extended Kalman Filter
P. Frogerais, J.-J. Bellanger, L. Senhadji    p. 1000

Controlled Hopwise Averaging and Its Convergence Rate
J. Lu, C. Y. Tang   p. 1005

Networked Markov Decision Processes With Delays
S. Adlakha, S. Lall, A. Goldsmith   p. 1013

Decentralized Robust Control Invariance for a Network of Storage Devices
M. Baric, F. Borrelli   p.1018

Computation of Zames-Falb Multipliers Revisited
M. Chang, R. Mancera, M. G. Safonov    p. 1024

Decentralized Control via Gröbner Bases and Variable Elimination
H. S. Shin, S. Lall   p. 1030

Strict Lyapunov Functions for the Super-Twisting Algorithm
J. A. Moreno, M. Osorio   p.  1035

Multiple Model Adaptive Mixing Control: The Discrete-Time Case
S. Baldi, P. A. Ioannou, E. Mosca   p.  1040

Synthesis for Constrained Nonlinear Systems Using Hybridization and Robust Controllers on Simplices
A. Girard, S. Martin   p. 1046

Partial Pole Placement with Controller Optimization
S. Datta, D. Chakraborty, B. Chaudhuri   p. 1051

Adaptive Asymptotic Rejection of Unmatched General Periodic Disturbances in Output-Feedback Nonlinear Systems
P. Chen, M. Sun, Q. Yan, X. Fang    p. 1056

Cooperative Output Regulation of Linear Multi-Agent Systems
Y. Su, J. Huang   p. 1062

Parameterization of Decoupling Controllers in the Generalized Plant Model
K. Park   p. 1067

Model Reduction for a Class of Convergent Nonlinear Systems
B. Besselink, N. Van De Wouw, H. Nijmeijer   p. 1071

Exact Differentiation of Signals With Unbounded Higher Derivatives
A. Levant, M. Livne   p. 1076

Corrections to “Switching Rule Design for Switched Dynamic Systems With Affine Vector Fields”
A. Trofino, C. C. Scharlau, D. Coutinho    p.  1080

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume 57 (2012), Issue 3 (March)

List of Reviewers for 2011
p. 541

Scanning the issue
p. 548

Papers

Discrete Abstractions of Nonlinear Systems Based on Error Propagation Analysis
Tazaki, Y.; Imura, J.   p. 550

L1  Adaptive Controller for Uncertain Nonlinear Multi-Input Multi-Output Systems With Input Quantization
H. Sun, N. Hovakimyan, T. Basar    p. 565

Network Stability Under Alpha Fair Bandwidth Allocation With General File Size Distribution
F. Paganini, A. Tang, A. Ferragut, L. L. H. Andrew   p. 579

Dual Averaging for Distributed Optimization: Convergence Analysis and Network Scaling
J. Duchi, A. Agarwal, M. Wainwright    p. 592

Volterra Integral Approach to Impulsive Renewal Systems: Application to Networked Control
D. J. Antunes, J. P. Hespanha, C. J. Silvestre  p. 607

Distributed Receding Horizon Control of Vehicle Platoons: Stability and String Stability
W. B. Dunbar, D. Caveney   p. 620

A Sparsification Approach to Set Membership Identification of Switched Affine Systems
N. Ozay, M. Sznaier, C. M. Lagoa, O. I. Camps  p. 634

Lagrange Stabilization of Pendulum-Like Systems: A Pseudo H-infinity Control Approach
H. Ouyang, I. Petersen, V. Ugrinovskii    p. 649

Connectivity and Set Tracking of Multi-Agent Systems Guided by Multiple Moving Leaders
G. Shi, Y. Hong, K. H. Johansson   p. 663

Kalman Filtering With Intermittent Observations: Tail Distribution and Critical Value
Y. Mo, B. Sinopoli    p. 677

Second-Order Systems With Acceleration Measurements
B. Jacob, K. Morris   p. 690

Lyapunov-Based Boundary Control for A Class of Hyperbolic Lotka–Volterra Systems
L. Pavel, L. Chang   p. 701

Technical Notes and Correspondence

On Optimal Partial Broadcasting of Wireless Sensor Networks for Kalman Filtering
Q-S.  Jia, L. Shi, Y. Mo, B. Sinopoli   p. 715

Slow-Fast Controller Decomposition Bumpless Transfer for Adaptive Switching Control
S.-Y. Cheong, M. G. Safonov    p. 72

High-Gain Observer-Based Estimation of Parameter Variations With Delay Alignment
X. Dai, Z. Gao, T. V. Breikin, H. Wang    p. 726

On the Observability of Continuous-Time Switched Linear Systems Under Partially Unknown Inputs
D. Gomez-Gutierrez, A. Ramirez-Trevino, J. Ruiz-Leon, S. Di Gennaro   p. 732

How Nonlinear Parametric Wiener System Identification is Under Gaussian Inputs?
E-W. Bai, Z. Cai    p. 738

On the Reachability and Observability of Path and Cycle Graphs
G. Parlangeli, G. Notarstefano    p. 743

Sampling Theorem for Periodic Ripple Problem
H. Katoh  p. 748

Synchronization in Complex Networks With Stochastically Switching Coupling Structures
B. Liu, W. Lu, T. Chen    p. 754

A Riccati Based Interior Point Algorithm for the Computation in Constrained Stochastic MPC
M. Shin, J. A. Primbs    p. 760

On the Performance of Optimal Input Signals for Frequency Response Estimation
B. Wahlberg, H. Hjalmarsson, P. Stoica    p. 766

On Immediate, Delayed and Anticipatory Activation of Anti-Windup Mechanism: Static Anti-Windup Case
X. Wu, Z. Lin   p. 771

Variable Structure Control for Singularly Perturbed Linear Continuous Systems With Matched Disturbances
T. Nguyen, W-C. Su, Z. Gajic    p. 777

Quantized Dissensus in Networks of Agents Subject to Death and Duplication
D. Bauso, L. Giarré, R. Pesenti    p. 783

Lower Bounds on the Infima in Some H-infinity Optimization Problems
S. Wahls, H. Boche    p. 788

Robust Team Decision Theory
A. Gattami, B. M. Bernhardsson, A. Rantzer    p. 794

Verification of Codiagnosability for Discrete Event Systems Modeled by Mealy Automata With Nondeterministic Output Functions
S. Takai, T. Ushio    p. 798

Distributed Optimization for MPC of Linear Networks With Uncertain Dynamics
E. Camponogara, M. L. Lima    p. 804

Comments on “Decentralized Stabilization of Interconnected Systems With Time-Varying Delays”
X-S. Xiao, Z-Z. Mao, J. Liu, D. Yue, S. Hu, Z. Gu    p. 809

Author's reply to comments on "Decentralized stabilization of interconnected systems with time-varying delays"
M. S. Mahmoud   p. 811

Automatic Control Volume 57 (2012), Issue 2 (February)

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p. 273-274

Papers

Distributed Fault Detection and Isolation of Large-Scale Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems: An Adaptive Approximation Approach
R. M..G. Ferrari, T. Parisini, M. M. Polycarpou    p. 275

Exponential Stability of Switched Linear Hyperbolic Initial-Boundary Value Problems
S. Amin, F. Hante, A. M. Bayen    p. 291

Robustness Analysis for Feedback Interconnections of Distributed Systems via Integral Quadratic Constraints
M. Cantoni, U. T. Jonsson, C-Y. Kao   p. 302

A Maximum Entropy Enhancement for a Family of High-Resolution Spectral Estimators
A. Ferrante, M. Pavon, M. Zorzi   p. 318

Time Domain Model Order Reduction of General Orthogonal Polynomials for Linear Input-Output Systems
Y-L. Jiang, H-B. Chen   p. 330

Robust Trajectory Tracking for a Class of Hybrid Systems: An Internal Model Principle Approach
S. Galeani, L. Menini, A. Potini   p. 344

Passivity-Based Pose Synchronization in Three Dimensions
T. Hatanaka, Y. Igarashi, M. Fujita, M. W. Spong    p. 360

Many Flows Asymptotics for SMART Scheduling Policies
C. Yang, A. Wierman, S. Shakkottai, M. Harchol-Balter   p. 376

An Efficient Game Form for Unicast Service Provisioning
A. Kakhbod, D. Teneketzis    p. 392

Kalman Filtering With Intermittent Observations: Weak Convergence to a Stationary Distribution
S. Kar, B. Sinopoli, J. M. F. Moura   p. 405

Rendezvous Without Coordinates
J. Yu, S. LaValle, D. Liberzon   p. 421
 
On the Existence of Supervisory Policies That Enforce Liveness in Partially Controlled Free-Choice Petri Nets
R. S. Sreenivas   p. 435

Technical Notes and Correspondence

LQG Control for MIMO Systems Over Multiple Erasure Channels With Perfect Acknowledgment
E. Garone, B. Sinopoli, A. Goldsmith, A. Casavola   p. 450

A Lifting Based Approach to Observer Based Fault Detection of Linear Periodic Systems
P. Zhang, S. X. Ding   p. 457

Max-Plus Control Design for Temporal Constraints Meeting in Timed Event Graphs
S. Amari, I. Demongodin, J. J. Loiseau, C. Martinez   p. 462

Parameter Identification of Sinusoids
M. Hou   p. 467

Model Order Reduction by Balanced Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and by Rational Interpolation
M. Opmeer   p. 472

Global State Synchronization in Networks of Cyclic Feedback Systems
A. O. Hamadeh, G-B. V. STAN, R. J. Sepulchre, J. M. Goncalves   p. 478

Exponential Stability of Integral Delay Systems With a Class of Analytic Kernels
S. Mondie, D. A. Melchor-Aguilar   p. 484

Stability and Control of Acyclic Stochastic Processing Networks With Shared Resources
Y-C. Hung, G. Michailidis   p. 489

On the Stabilizing PID Controllers for Integral Processes
F. Padula, A. Visioli   p. 494

Invariance Principles Allowing of Non-Lyapunov Functions for Estimating Attractor of Discrete Dynamical Systems
T. Ge, W. Lin, J. Feng   p. 500

Reset Adaptive Observer for a Class of Nonlinear Systems
Paesa, D.; Franco, C.; Llorente, S.; Lopez-Nicolas, G.; Saguez, C.   p. 506

Observer Design for MIMO Non-Uniformly Observable Systems
Dufour, P.; Flila, S.; Hammouri, H.   p. 511

Set-Membership Error-in-Variables Identification Through Convex Relaxation Techniques
Cerone, V.; Piga, D.; Regruto, D.   p. 517

Adaptive Control of Piecewise Linear Systems: the State Tracking Case
Qian Sang; Gang Tao   p. 522

Iterative Distributed Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems: Handling Asynchronous, Delayed Measurements
Jinfeng Liu; Xianzhong Chen; Muñoz de la Pena, D.; Christofides, P.D.   p. 528

Integrated Design of Symbolic Controllers for Nonlinear Systems
Pola, G.; Borri, A.; Di Benedetto, M.D.   p. 534

Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume 57 (2012), Issue 1 (January)


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page 1

Papers

Positive Invariance of Constrained Affine Dynamics and Its Applications to Hybrid Systems and Safety Verification
J. Shen page 3

Quantized Consensus by Means of Gossip Algorithm
J. Lavaei and R. M. Murray page 19

Distributed Coordinated Tracking with Reduced Interaction via a Variable Structure Approach
Y. Cao and W. Ren page 33

Optimal Quarantining of Wireless Malware Through Reception Gain Control
M. H. R. Khouzani, E. Altman and S. Sarkar page 49

Safety Control of Hidden Mode Hybrid Systems
R. Verma and D. Del Vecchio page 62

New Concepts In Adaptive Control Using Multiple Models
Z. Han and K. S. Narendra page 78

Consensus Computation in Unreliable Networks: A System Theoretic Approach
F. Pasqualetti, A. Bicchi and F. Bullo page 90

The Synthesis of Time Optimal Supervisors by Using Heaps-of-Pieces
R. Su, J. H. van Schuppen, J. E. Rooda page 105

A New Approach to the Internally Positive Representation of Linear MIMO Systems
F. Cacace, A. Germani, C. Manes and R. Setola page 119

Entropy-Based Framework for Dynamic Coverage and Clustering Problems
P. Sharma, S. Salapaka and C. L. Beck page 135

On Distributed Convex Optimization Under Inequality and Equality Constraints
M. Zhu and S. Martinez page 151

A Stochastic Approximation Framework for a Class of Randomized Optimization Algorithms
J. Hu, P. Hu and H. S. Chang page 165

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Stabilization and Gevrey Regularity of a Schrodinger Equation in Boundary Feedback With a Heat Equation
J.-M. Wang, B. Ren and M. Krstic page 179

Robust Stability Analysis of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems With Application to MPC
B. Picasso, D. Desiderio and R. Scattolini page 185

Repetitive Control Design for MIMO Systems with Saturating Actuators
J. V. Flores, J. M. Gomes da Silva Jr., L. F. A. Pereira and D. G. Sbarbaro page 192

On the infeasibility of Entanglement Generation in Gaussian Quantum Systems via Classical Control
H. I. Nurdin, I. R. Petersen and M. R. James page 198

On the H2 Two-Sided Model Matching Problem With Preview
M. Kristalny and L. Mirkin page 204

LPV Control of Nonstationary Systems: A Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Approach
M. Farhood page 209

A Convex Optimization Approach to Synthesizing Bounded Complexity L-infinity Filters
F. Blanchini and M. Sznaier page 216

Cascade High Gain Predictors for a Class of Nonlinear Systems
T. Ahmed-Ali, E. Cherrier, F. Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue page 221

Consensus-Based Distributed Multiple Model UKF for Jump Markov Nonlinear Systems
W. Li and Y. Jia page 227

L-infinity-Norm Computation for Continuous-Time Descriptor Systems Using Structured Matrix Pencils
P. Benner, V. Sima and M. Voigt page 233

Single Camera Structure and Motion
A. P. Dani, N. Fischer and W. E. Dixon page 238

Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equation and Feedback Synthesis for Impulsive Control
S. L. Fraga and F. L. Pereira page 244

Improvement for Consensus Performance of Multi-Agent Systems Based on Weighted Average Prediction
H. Fang, Z. Wu and J. Wei page 249

RISE-Based Adaptive Control of a Control Affine Uncertain Nonlinear System with Unknown State Delays
N. Sharma, S. Bhasin, Q. Wang and W. E. Dixon page 255

Interval State Estimation for a Class of Nonlinear Systems
T. Raissi, D. Efimov and A. Zolghadri page 260

On the Dubins Traveling Salesman Problem
J. Ny, E. Feron and E. Frazzoli page 265

Comments on "Structural Invariant Subspaces of Singular Hamiltonian Systems and Nonrecursive Solutions of Finite-Horizon Optimal Control Problems"
A. Ferrante and L. Ntogramatzidis page 270

Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume 56 (2011), Issue 12 (December)

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page 2749

Papers

Approach for Transforming on Linear Constraints on Petri Nets
J. Luo and K. Nonami page 2751

Diagonal Stability on Cactus Graphs and Application to Network Stability Analysis
M. Arcak page 2766

Control of Minimally Persistent Leader-Remote-Follower and Coleader Formations in the Plane
T. H. Summers, C. Yu, B. D.O. Anderson and S. Dasgupta page 2778

Optimal Kullback-Leibler Aggregation via Spectral Theory of Markov Chains
K. Deng, P. G. Mehta, S. P. Meyn page 2793

A Hierarchy of Near-Optimal Policies for Multistage Adaptive Optimization
D. A. Iancu, D. Bertsimas and P. A. Parrilo page 2809

A New Kernel-Based Approach for NonlinearSystem Identification
G. Pillonetto, M. H. Quang and A. Chiuso page 2825

An Efficient Method to Estimate the Suboptimality of Affine Controllers
M. J. Hadjiyiannis, P. J. Goulart and D. Kuhn page 2841

Packetized Predictive Control of Stochastic Systems over Bit-Rate Limited Channels with Packet Loss
D. E. Quevedo, J. Ostergaard and D. Nesic page 2854

Average Cost Optimality in Inventory Models with Dynamic Information Delays
A. Bensoussan, M. Cakanyildirim, S. P. Sethi, M. Wang and H. Zhang page 2869

Ultra-Fast Stabilizing Model Predictive Control via Canonical Piecewise Affine Approximations
A. Bemporad, A. Oliveri, T. Poggi and M. Storace page 2883

An l1-Laplace Robust Kalman Smoother
A. Y. Aravkin, B. M. Bell, J. V. Burke and G. Pillonetto page 2898

Technical Notes and Correspondence

On Solving Event-Based Optimization With Average Reward Over Infinite Stages
Q.-S. Jia page 2912

Gossip Algorithms for Convex Consensus Optimization over Networks
J. Lu, C. Y. Tang, P. Regier and T. D. Bow page 2917

Augmented Lagrangian Approach to Design of Structured Optimal State Feedback Gains
F. Lin, M. Fardad, M. R. Jovanovic page 2923

Switched Affine Systems Using Sampled-Data Controllers: Robust and Guaranteed Stabilization
P. Hauroigne, P. Riedinger and C. Iung page 2929

H-infinity Filtering for Discrete-Time State-Delayed Systems With Finite Frequency Specifications
H. Gao and X. Li page 2935

Generalized KYP Lemma With Real Data
G. Pipeleers and L. Vandenberghe page 2942

On Feedback Capability in a Class of Nonlinearly Parameterized Uncertain Systems
C. Li and L. Guo page 2946

Theories and Ultra Efficient Computation of Joint Spectral Radius for Estimating First Passage Time Distribution of Markov Set-Chain
K. Li page 2951

Existence Conditions for Functional Observability from an Eigenspace Perspective
L. S. Jennings, T. L. Fernando and H. M. Trinh page 2957

Distributed Fault Accommodation for a Class of Interconnected Nonlinear Systems with Partial Communication
P. Panagi and M. M. Polycarpou page 2962

Impulsive Mode Elimination for Descriptor Systems by a Structured P-D Feedback
G. Zhang and W. Liu page 2968

Infinite-Dimensional Negative Imaginary Systems
M. R. Opmeer page 2973

Consensus in Multi-Agent Systems With Coupling Delays and Switching Topology
U. Munz, A. Papachristodoulou and F. Allgower page 2976

A Note on Greedy Policies for Scheduling Scalar Gauss-Markov Systems
J. B. D. Cabrera page 2982

Bisimilarity Enforcement for Discrete Event Systems Using Deterministic Control
C. Zhou and R. Kumar page 2986

Adaptive Tracking Control of A Class of First-Order Systems with Binary-Valued Observations and Time-Varying Thresholds
J. Guo, J.-F. Zhang and Y. Zhao page 2991

Design of a Nonlinear Anti-Windup Gain by Using a Composite Quadratic Lyapunov Function
L. Lu and Z. Lin page 2997

Comments on "Disturbance Decoupling of Boolean Control Networks"
J. Yao and J. Feng page 3001

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Volume 56 (2011), Issue 11 (November)

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The Behavioral Approach to Linear Parameter-Varying Systems
R. Toth, J. C. Willems, P. S. C. Heuberger and P. M. J. Van den Hofpage 2499

A Monte Carlo Optimization and Dynamic Programming Approach for Managing MRI Examinations of Stroke Patients
N. Geng, X. Xie, V. Augusto and Z. Jiang page 2515

A Multiresolution Approximation Method for Fast Explicit Model Predictive Control
S. Summers, C. N. Jones, J. Lygeros and M. Morari page 2530

Dead-Time Compensation for Systems with Multiple I/O Delays: A Loop Shifting Approach
L. Mirkin, Z. J. Palmor and D. Shneiderman page 2542

Quaternion-Based Hybrid Control for Robust Global Attitude Tracking
C. G. Mayhew, R. G. Sanfelice and A. R. Teel page 2555

Stability and Performance of SISO Control Systems with First-Order Reset Elements
D. Nesic, A. R. Teel and L. Zaccarian page 2567

Computing Abstractions of Nonlinear Systems
G. Reissig page 2583

Combination of Lyapunov and Density Functions for Stability of Rotational Motion
J. F. Vasconcelos, A. Rantzer, C. Silvestre and P. J. Oliveira page 2599

Multi-Decision Supervisory Control: Parallel Decentralized Architectures Cooperating for Controlling Discrete Event Systems
H. Chakib and A. Khoumsi page 2608

How Good is Quantized Model Predictive Control with Horizon One?
C. Mueller, D. E. Quevedo and G. C. Goodwin page 2623

State Observability and Observers of Linear-Time-Invariant Systems Under Irregular Sampling and Sensor Limitations
L. Y. Wang, C. Li, G. Yin, L. Guo and C. Xu page 2639

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Filtering for Discrete-Time Networked Nonlinear Systems with Mixed Random Delays and Packet Dropouts
R. Yang, P. Shi and G. Liu page 2655

Motion Recovery by Using Stereo Perspective Observation
X. Chen and H. Kano page 2660

Lur'e Lyapunov Function and Absolute Stability Criterion for Lur'e Singularly Perturbed Systems
C. Yang, Q. Zhang, J. Sun and T. Chai page 2666

Minimal Time Control of Fed-Batch Processes With Growth Functions Having Several Maxima
A. Rapaport and D. Dochain page 2671

Hierarchical Least Squares Identification for Linear SISO Systems with Dual-Rate Sampled-Data
J. Ding, F. Ding, P. X. Liu and G. Liu page 2677

Stability-Preserving Optimization in the Presence of Fast Disturbances
B. Wirth, J. Gerhard and W. Marquardt page 2683

Approximate Abstractions of Stochastic Hybrid Systems
A. Abate, A. D'Innocenzo and M. D. Di Benedetto page 2688

A Lower Bound for Distributed Averaging Algorithms on the Line Graph
A. Olshevsky and J. Tsitsiklis page 2694

Integral Sliding Mode Control for Nonlinear Systems with Matched and Unmatched Perturbations
M. Rubagotti, A. Estrada, F. CastaÒos, A. Ferrara and L. M. Fridman page 2699

Stochastic Receding Horizon Control With Bounded Control Inputs: A Vector Space Approach
D. Chatterjee, P. Hokayem and J. Lygeros page 2704

Finite-Time Attitude Tracking Control of Spacecraft With Application to Attitude Synchronization
H. Du, S. Li and C. Qian page 2711

Pade Discretization for Linear Systems With Polyhedral Lyapunov Functions
F. Rossi, P. Colaneri and R. Shorten page 2717

Performance Limitation of Tracking Control Problem for a Class of References
H. Okajima and T. Asai page 2723

Uniform Robust Exact Differentiator
E. Cruz-Zavala, J. A. Moreno and L. M. Fridman page 2727

System Identification and Low-Order Optimal Control of Intersample Behavior in ILC
T. Oomen, J. van de Wijdeven and O. H. Bosgra page 2734

Stabilization of Switched Systems with Nonlinear Impulse Effects and Disturbances
Y. Sun page 2739

Fidelity is a Sub-Martingale for Discrete-Time Quantum Filters
P. Rouchon page 2743

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Special Issue Papers

Guest Editorial Special Issue on Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks
J. Chen, K. H. Johansson, S. Olariu, I. C. Paschalidis and I. Stojmenovic page 2244

Distributed Abstract Optimization via Constraints Consensus: Theory and Applications
G. Notarstefano and F. Bullo page 2247

Network Topology and Communication Data Rate for Consensusability of Discrete-Time Multi-Agent Systems
K. You and L. Xie page 2262

Distributed Anonymous Discrete Function Computation
J. M. Hendrickx, A. Olshevsky and J. N. Tsitsiklis page 2276

Energy Optimized Topologies for Distributed Averaging in Wireless Sensor Networks
I. C. Paschalidis and B. Li page 2290

The Wireless Control Network: A New Approach for Control Over Networks
M. Pajic, S. Sundaram, G. J. Pappas and R. Mangharam page 2305

Fast-Lipschitz Optimization with Wireless Sensor Networks Applications
C. Fischione page 2319

Game Theoretical Approach for Channel Allocation in Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks
J. Chen, Q. Yu, P. Cheng, Y. Sun, Y. Fan and X. Shen page 2332

Compositional Modeling and Analysis of Multi-Hop Control Networks
R. Alur, A. D'Innocenzo, K. H. Johansson, G. J. Pappas and G. Weiss page 2345

Maximum Damage Battery Depletion Attack in Mobile Sensor Networks
M. H. R. Khouzani and S. Sarkar page 2358

Maximizing Aggregated Information in Sensor Networks Under Deadline Constraints
S. Hariharan and N. B. Shroff page 2369

A Novel Scheme for WSAN Sink Mobility Based on Clustering and Set Packing Techniques
H. Nakayama, Z. M. Fadlullah, N. Ansari and N. Kato page 2381

Simultaneous Optimization of Sensor Placements and Balanced Schedules
A. Krause, R. Rajagopal, A. Gupta and C. Guestrin page 2390

Carrier-Based Focused Coverage Formation in Wireless Sensor and Robot Networks
R. Falcon, X. Li and A. Nayak page 2406

Connectivity Preservation and Coverage Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks
T. Razafindralambo and D. Simplot-Ryl page 2418

Adaptive Control and Reconfiguration of Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks for Dynamic Multi-Target Tracking
X. Zhang page 2429

Distributed Coverage Control and Data Collection with Mobile Sensor Networks
M. Zhong and C. G. Cassandras page 2445

Decentralized Event-Triggered Control Over Wireless Sensor/Actuator Networks
M. Mazo, Jr. and P. Tabuada page 2456

Distributed Multi-Actuator Control for Workload Balancing in Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks
C. Wu, G. S. Tewolde, W. Sheng, B. Xu and Y. Wang page 2462

Video Surveillance Over Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks Using Active Cameras
D. Wu, S. Ci, H. Luo, Y. Ye and H. Wang page 2467

Pursuit Control Over Wireless Sensor Networks Using Distance Sensitivity Properties
V. Kulathumani, A. Arora and S. Ramagiri page 2473

Communication-Aware Motion Planning in Mobile Networks
A. Ghaffarkhah and Y. Mostofi page 2478

Distributed Task Assignment in Mobile Sensor Networks
C. H. Caicedo-Nunez and M. Zefran page 2485

Stochastic Sensor Scheduling for Energy Constrained Estimation in Multi-Hop Wireless Sensor Networks
Y. Mo, E. Garone, A. Casavola and B. Sinopoli page 2489

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Volume 56 (2011), Issue 9 (September)

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Papers

A Maximum Entropy solution of the Covariance Extension Problem for Reciprocal Processes
F. P. Carli, A. Ferrante, M. Pavon and G. Picci page 1999

Remote State Estimation With Communication Costs For First-Order LTI Systems
G. M. Lipsa and N. C. Martins page 2013

Minimum Energy Guidance for Aerodynamically Controlled Missiles
R. Morgan, H. Tharp and T. L. Vincent page 2026

The Value of Side Information in Shortest Path Optimization
M. Rinehart and M. A. Dahleh page 2038

Verification of Hybrid Automata Diagnosability by Abstraction
M. D. Di Benedetto, S. Di Gennaro and A. D'Innocenzo page 2050

Computation of Convergence Bounds for Volterra Series of Linear-Analytic Single Input Systems
T. Helie and B. Laroche page 2062

Singular Value Analysis Of Nonlinear Symmetric Systems
T. C. Ionescu, K. Fujimoto and J. M.A. Scherpen page 2073

Quantized Consensus and Averaging on Gossip Digraphs
K. Cai and H. Ishii page 2087

Stability Analysis of Networked Control Systems Using a Switched Linear Systems Approach
M. C. F. Donkers, W. P. M. H. Heemels, N. Van De Wouw and L. Hetel page 2101

A Self-Tuning Robust Regulator for Infinite-Dimensional Systems
T. Hamalainen and S. Pohjolainen page 2116

Temporal Difference Methods for General Projected Equations
D. P. Bertsekas page 2128

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Model Matching for Asynchronous Sequential Machines with Uncontrollable Inputs
J.-M. Yang and S. W. Kwak page 2140

On the Effect of Stochastic Delay on Estimation
V. Gupta page 2145

Adaptive Gaussian Sum Filter for Nonlinear Bayesian Estimation
G. Terejanu, P. Singla, T. Singh, P. D. Scott page 2151

Optimal Smoothing for Finite State Hidden Reciprocal Processes
L. B. White and F. Carravetta page 2156

Control of Equilibria for Nonlinear Stochastic Discrete-Time Systems
L. Ryashko and I. Bashkirtseva page 2162

Multi-stage Anti-Windup Compensation for Open-loop Stable Plants
S. Sajjadi-Kia and F. Jabbari page 2166

A New Model Transformation of Discrete-Time Systems with Time-Varying Delay and Its Application to Stability Analysis
X. Li and H. Gao page 2172

Global Tracking via Output Feedback for Nonlinear MIMO Systems
K. Kvaternik and A. F. Lynch page 2179

Backstepping Design for Incremental Stability
M. Zamani and P. Tabuada page 2184

Optimal Periodic Sensor Scheduling with Limited Resources
L. Shi, P. Cheng and J. Chen page 2190

On Solving Optimal Policies for Finite-Stage Event-Based Optimization
Q.-S. Jia page 2195

Stochastic Filtering for Diffusion Processes with Level Crossings
A. Capponi, I. Fatkullin, and L. Shi page 2201

On Nonsingularity Verification of Uncertain Matrices Over a Quadratically Constrained Set
T. Zhou page 2206

Extended Lie Brackets for Nonlinear Time-Delay Systems
C. Califano, L. A. Marquez-Martinez and C. Moog page 2213

The Bounded Real Lemma for Internally Positive Systems and H-infinity Structured Static State Feedback
T. Tanaka and C. Langbort page 2218

Robust Partial-State Feedback Prescribed Performance Control of Cascade Systems with Unknown Nonlinearities
C. P. Bechlioulis and G. A. Rovithakis page 2224

Stabilization of Switched Nonlinear Systems with All Unstable Modes: Application to Multi-Agent Systems
H. Yang, B. Jiang, V. Cocquempot and H. Zhang page 2230

Optimal State Estimation for Discrete-Time Markovian Jump Linear Systems, in the Presence of Delayed Output Observations
I. Matei and J. S. Baras page 2235

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Papers

Minimum Variance Control over a Gaussian Communication Channel
J. S. Freudenberg, R. H. Middleton and J. H. Braslavsky page 1751

Optimal Control of Logical Control Networks
Y. Zhao, Z. Li and D. Cheng page 1766

Adaptive Gaussian Sum Filters for Space Surveillance
J. T. Horwood and A. B. Poore page 1777

Leader-Enabled Deployment Into Planar Curves: A PDE-Based Approach
P. Frihauf and M. Krstic page 1791

Controllability and Observability of Linear Time-Invariant Uncertain Systems Irrespective of Bounds of Uncertain Parameters
T. Hashimoto and T. Amemiya page 1807

Designing Compact and Maximally Permissive Deadlock Avoidance Policies for Complex Resource Allocation Systems Through Classification Theory: The Linear Case
A. Nazeem, S. Reveliotis, Y. Wang and S. Lafortune page 1818

Distributed Algorithms for Environment Partitioning in Mobile Robotic Networks
M. Pavone, A. Arsie, E. Frazzoli and F. Bullo page 1834

Hamilton-Jacobi Formulation for Reach-Avoid Differential Games
K. Margellos and J. Lygeros page 1849

Opinion Dynamics with Decaying Confidence: Application to Community Detection in Graphs
I.-C. Morarescu and A. Girard page 1862

Solutions to the Hamilton-Jacobi Equation with Algebraic Gradients
T. Ohtsuka

A Framework for Control System Design Subject to Average Data-Rate Constraints
E. I. Silva, M. S. Derpich and J. Ostergaard page 1886

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Fast Sensor Scheduling for Spatially Distributed Sensors
S. Arai, Y. Iwatani and K. Hashimoto page 1900

Fault Detection and Isolation of Linear Impulsive Systems
N. Meskin and K. Khorasani page 1905

Canonical Forms of Generic Piecewise Linear Continuous Systems
U. Montanaro, M. di Bernardo and S. Santini page 1911

A Necessary and Sufficient Condition for Consensus of Continuous-Time Agents Over Undirected Time-Varying Networks
L. Cao, Y. F. Zheng and Q. Zhou page 1915

State-Feedback Control of High-Order Stochastic Nonlinear Systems with SiISS Inverse Dynamics
X.-J. Xie, N. Duan and X. Yu page 1921

A Hybrid Statistical Technique for Modeling Recurrent Tracks in a Compact Set
C. Griffin, R. R. Brooks and J. Schwier page 1926

Continuous Piecewise Affine Dynamical Systems do not Exhibit Zeno Behavior
L. Q. Thuan and K. Camlibel page 1932

Cardinality Constrained Linear-quadratic Optimal Control
J. Gao and D. Li page 1936

Robust Tubes in Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
M. Cannon, J. Buerger, B. Kouvaritakis and S. V. Rakovic page 1942

Optimal Design for Synchronization of Cooperative Systems: State Feedback, Observer, and Output Feedback
H. Zhang, F. L. Lewis and A. Das page 1948

Second-Order Switching Time Optimization for Non-linear Time-Varying Dynamic Systems
E. R. Johnson and T. D. Murphey page 1953

Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Consensus of Double-Integrator Multi-Agent Systems With Measurement Noises
L. Cheng, Z.-G. Hou, M. Tan and X. Wang page 1958

Common Lyapunov Functions for Some Special Classes of Stable Systems
T. Buyukkoroglu, O. Esen and V. Dzhafarov page 1963

An Achievable Data-Rate Region Subject to a Stationary Performance Constraint for LTI Plants
E. I. Silva, M. S. Derpich and J. Ostergaard page 1968

On Observation of Time-Delay Systems With Unknown Inputs
G. Zheng, J.-P. Barbot, D. Boutat, T. Floquet and J.-P. Richard page 1973

Eighty Univariate Distributions and Their Relationships Displayed in a Matrix Format
W. Song and Y.-C. Chen page 1979

The Almost Sure Asymptotic Stability and pth Moment Asymptotic Stability of Nonlinear Stochastic Differential Systems With Polynomial Growth
L. Liu, Y. Shen and F. Jiang page 1985

An Iterative Ensemble Kalman Filter
R. Lorentzen and G. Naevdal page 1990

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Volume 56 (2011), Issue 7 (July)


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Papers

Distributed Function Calculation via Linear Iterative Strategies in the Presence of Malicious Agents
S. Sundaram and C. N. Hadjicostis page 1495

A Kinship Function Approach to Robust and Probabilistic Optimization under Polynomial Uncertainty
C. Feng, F. Dabbene and C. M. Lagoa page 1509

Real-Time Suboptimal Model Predictive Control Using a Combination of Explicit MPC and Online Optimization
M. N. Zeilinger, C. N. Jones and M. Morari page 1524

Direct and Indirect Couplings in Coherent Feedback Control of Linear Quantum Systems
G. Zhang and M. R. James page 1535

On Codiagnosability and Coobservability with Dynamic Observations
W. Wang, A. Girard, S. Lafortune and F. Lin page 1551

Robust Filtering Through Coherent Lower Previsions
A. Benavoli, M. Zaffalon and E. Miranda page 1567

Stability Robustness in the Presence of Exponentially Unstable Isolated Equilibria
D. Angeli and L. Praly page 1582

On Ergodicity, Infinite Flow, and Consensus in Random Models
B. Touri and A. Nedic page 1593

Optimal Control Strategies in Delayed Sharing Information Structures
A. Nayyar, A. Mahajan and D. Teneketzis page 1606

On Tractable Instances of Modular Supervisory Control
R. Gummadi, N. Singh and R. S. Sreenivas page 1621

Uniting Local and Global Output Feedback Controllers
C. Prieur and A. R. Teel page 1636

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Theory of Stochastic Dissipative Systems
Z. Wu, M. Cui, X. Xie, and P. Shi page 1650

An Efficient Algorithm for Computing the H-infinity Norm
M. N. Belur and C. Praagman page 1656

Convergence and Equivalence Results for the Jensen's Inequality - Application to Time-Delay and Sampled-Data Systems
C. Briat page 1660

Decomposable Dissipativity and Related Stability for Discrete-Time Switched Systems
B. Liu and D. J. Hill page 1666

Robust Adaptive Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems in the Presence of Input Saturation and External Disturbance
C. Wen, J. Zhou, Z. Liu and H. Su page 1672

Polynomial Time Verification of Decentralized Diagnosability of Discrete Event Systems
M. V. Moreira, T. C. Jesus and J. C. Basilio page 1679

Stability Analysis of Positive Switched Linear Systems With Delays
X. Liu and C. Dang page 1684

Global Disturbance Rejection of Lower Triangular Systems With an Unknown Linear Exosystem
L. Liu, Z. Chen and J. Huang page 1690

Discrete and Intersample Analysis of Systems With Aperiodic Sampling
L. Hetel, A. Kruszewski, W. Perruquetti, and J.-P. Richard page 1696

Nash Equilibrium Problems with Scaled Congestion Costs and Shared Constraints
H. Yin, U. V. Shanbhag and P. G. Mehta page 1702

An Easy-to-Use $\mathcal{H}_{\infty}$/LTR Control Solution with Mixed-Sensitivity Properties
C. F. de Paula and L. H. C. de Ferreira page 1709

Efficient System Identification of Heterogeneous Distributed Systems via a Structure Exploiting Extended Kalman Filter
J. Rice and M. Verhaegen page 1713

Stabilization Over Power-Constrained Parallel Gaussian Channels
Z. Shu and R. H. Middleton page 1718

Small-Gain Type Sufficient Conditions for Sampled-Data Feedback Stabilization for Autonomous Composite Systems
J. Tsinias page 1725

The Two-Dimensional Power Spectral Density: A Connection Between 2-D Rational Functions and Linear Systems
G. W. Pulford page 1729

An Exact Method for the Stability Analysis of Linear Consensus Protocols with Time Delay
R. Cepeda-Gomez and N. Olgac page 1734

Robust Control of Linear Systems With Disturbances Bounded in a State Dependent Set
R. Ghaemi, I. V. Kolmanovsky and J. Sun page 1740

Correction to "On Gaussian Optimal Smoothing of Nonlinear State Space Models"
S. Sarkka and J. Hartikainen page 1746

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Volume 56 (2011), Issue 6 (June)

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Papers

Budget Allocation for Effective Data Collection in Predicting an Accurate DEA Efficiency Score
W. P. Wong, L. H. Lee, and W. Jaruphongsa page 1235

A Small Gain-Condition for Interconnections of ISS Systems With Mixed ISS Characterizations
S. Dashkovskiy, M. Kosmykov, and F. R. Wirth page 1247

Adaptive and Distributed Algorithms for Vehicle Routing in a Stochastic and Dynamic Environment
M. Pavone, E. Frazzoli, and F. Bullo page 1259

Regular Positive-Real Functions and Five-Element Network Synthesis for Electrical and Mechanical Networks
J. Z. Jiang and M. C. Smith page 1275

Distributed Subgradient Methods for Convex Optimization over Random Networks
I. Lobel and A. Ozdaglar page 1291

Model-Predictive Control of Discrete Hybrid Stochastic Automata
A. Bemporad and S. Di Cairano page 1307

Stability and Completion of Zeno Equilibria in Lagrangian Hybrid Systems
Y. Or and A. D. Ames page 1322

Asynchronous Broadcast-Based Convex Optimization Over a Network
A. Nedich page 1337

Fundamental Limits on Synchronizing Clocks Over Networks
N. M. Freris, S. R. Graham, and P. R. Kumar page 1352

Controllability and Stability Analysis of Planar Snake Robot Locomotion
P. Liljeback, K. Y. Pettersen, O. Stavdahl, and J. T. Gravdahl page 1365

Scheduling Continuous-Time Kalman Filters
J. L. Le Ny, E. Feron, and M. A. Dahleh page 1381

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Stability Analysis of Interconnected Systems with "Mixed" Negative-Imaginary and Small-Gain Properties
S. Patra and A. Lanzon page 1395

Stochastic Maximum Principle for Optimal Control Problems of Forward-Backward Systems Involving Impulse Controls
Z. Wu and F. Zhang page 1401

Computationally Efficient Identification of Global ARX Parameters with Guaranteed Stability
U. Nallasivam, S. Srinivasan, K. Kuppuraj, R. Rengaswamy, and M. N. Karim page 1406

Near-Optimal Deterministic Filtering on the Rotation Group
M. Zamani, J. Trumpf, R. Mahony

Distributed Coordinated Tracking with a Dynamic Leader for Multiple Euler-Lagrange Systems
J. Mei, W. Ren, and G. Ma page 1415

Linear Input-Output Equivalence and Row Reducedness of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems
U. Kotta, Z. Bartosiewicz, S. Nomm, and E. Pawluszewicz page 1421

Local Agent Requirements for Stable Emergent Group Distributions
J. Finke and K. M. Passino page 1426

A Generalized Zames-Falb Multiplier
D. Materassi and M. V. Salapaka page 1432

Consensus in Directed Networks of Agents with Nonlinear Dynamics
W. Yu, G. Chen and M. Cao page 1436

Comments on "Assessing the Stability of Linear Time-Invariant Continuous Interval Dynamic Systems"
O. Pastravanu, and M.-H. Matcovschi page 1442

Strong Stabilization of a Class of MIMO Systems
A. N. Gundes and H. Ozbay

Design of Observer-Based H-Infinity Robust Repetitive-Control System
J. She, M. Wu, and L. Zhou page 1452

Structure Preserving Moment Matching for Port-Hamiltonian Systems: Arnoldi and Lanczos
R. V. Polyuga and A. J. van der Schaft page 1458

A Quasi-Newton Interior Point Method for Low Order H-Infinity Controller Synthesis
D. Ankelhed, A. Helmersson, and A. Hansson page 1462

Plant Friendly Input Design: Convex Relaxation and Quality
S. Narasimhan and R. Rengaswamy page 1467

Decentralized Adaptive Stabilization of Large-scale Nonlinear Time-Delay Systems With Unknown High-Frequency-Gain Signs
X. Ye page 1473

Covariance Matching for Continuous-Time Errors-in-Variables Problems
M. Mossberg and T. Soderstrom page 1478

Observer-Based Speed Tracking Control for Sensorless Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors with Unknown Load Torque
P. Tomei and C. M. Verrelli page 1484

Correction to "D-Stability and Delay-Independent Stability of Homogeneous Cooperative Systems"
V. S. Bokharaie, O. Mason and M. Verwoerd page 1489

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Volume 56 (2011), Issue 5 (May)


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Papers

Graph-Theoretic Analysis and Synthesis of Relative Sensing Networks
D. Zelazo and M. Mesbahi page 971

A Geometric Approach to Variance Analysis in System Identification
H. Hjalmarsson and J. Martensson page 983

A Switched State Feedback Law for the Stabilization of LTI Systems
K. R. Santarelli page 998

Control Over Noisy Forward and Reverse Channels
S. Yuksel and T. Basar page 1014

L-infinity and L-2 Low Gain Feedback: Their Properties, Characterizations and Applications in Constrained Control
B. Zhou, Z. Lin, and G.-R. Duan page 1030

Symmetry-Based Observers for Some Water-Tank Problems
D. Auroux and S. Bonnabel page 1046

Generating Functions of Switched Linear Systems: Analysis, Computation, and Stability Applications
J. Hu, J. Shen, and W. Zhang page 1059

Entrainment to Natural Oscillations via Uncoupled Central Pattern Generators
Y. Futakata and T. Iwasaki page 1075

Trajectories Satisfying a State Constraint: Improved Estimates and New Non-Degeneracy Conditions
P. Bettiol and R. Vinter page 1090

Lebesgue-Sampling Based Optimal Control Problem With Time Aggregation
Y.-K. Xu and X-R. Cao page 1097

The Achievable Dynamics via Control by Interconnection
H. Vinjamoor and A. J. van der Schaft page 1110

Technical Notes and Correspondence

On Eigenvalue Sets and Convergence Rate of Ito Stochastic Systems with Markovian Switching
B. Zhou, G.-R. Duan, Z.-Y. Li, and Y. Wang page 1118

A General Collision-Avoiding Flocking Framework
F. Cucker and J.-G. Dong page 1124

Feedback Stabilization of Switching Discrete-Time Systems via Lie-Algebraic Techniques
H. Haimovich, J. H. Braslavsky, and F. E. Felicioni page 1129

On Constructing Constrained Control Lyapunov Functions for Linear Systems
M. Mahmood and P. Mhaskar page 1136

Finite Approximations of Switched Homogeneous Systems for Controller Synthesis
D. C. Tarraf, A. Megretski, and M. A. Dahleh page 1140

Optimal Synchronization for Networks of Noisy Double Integrators
R. Carli, A. Chiuso, L. Schenato, and S. Zampieri page 1146

Adaptive Redesign of Nonlinear Observers
O. N. Stamnes, O. M. Aamo, and G.-O. Kaasa page 1152

A Finite-Memory Algorithm for Batch Means Estimators in Simulation Output Analysis
W. T. Song page 1157

Nonlinear Observer for Bounded Jacobian Systems, with Applications to Automotive Slip Angle Estimation
G. Phanomchoeng, R. Rajamani, and D. Piyabongkarn page 1163

Synthesis of Distributed Control of Coordinated Path Following Based on Hybrid Approach
Y. Lan, G. Yan, and Z. Lin page 1170

Production and Inventory Rationing in a Make-to-stock System with a Failure-prone Machine and Lost Sales
T.C.E. Cheng, C. Gao, and H. Shen page 1176

Denominator Assignment, Invariants and Canonical Forms Under Dynamic Feedback Compensation in Linear Multivariable Systems
A. I. Vardulakis and C. Kazantzidou page 1180

Input Design in Worst-Case System Identification using Binary Sensors
M. Casini, A. Garulli, and A. Vicino page 1186

Block Backstepping Control of MIMO Systems
Y. Chang page 1191

2-D-Recursive Modelling of Homogeneous Discrete Gaussian Markov Field
F. Carravetta page 1198

On the Equivalence and Condition of Different Consensus over a Random Network Generated by i.i.d. Stochastic Matrices
Q. Song, G. Chen, D. W. C. Ho page 1203

Further results on Output-Feedback Stabilization for a Class of Stochastic Nonlinear Systems
N. Duan and X.-J. Xie page 1208

A Hybrid Robust Non-Homogeneous Finite-Time Differentiator
D. V. Efimov and L. Fridman page 1213

Sensor Bias Fault Detection and Isolation in a Class of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems Using Adaptive Estimation
X. Zhang page 1220

Sampled-Data Based Consensus of Continuous-Time Multi-Agent Systems with Time-Varying Topology
Y. Gao and L. Wang page 1226

Erratum for ``Feedback Stabilization of Isospectral Control Systems on Complex Flag Manifolds: Application to Quantum Ensembles''
C. Altafini page 1232

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Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume 56 (2011), Issue 4 (April)

Scanning the Issue
page 721

Papers

Maximally Permissive Hierarchical Control of Decentralized Discrete Event Systems
K. Schmidt and C. Breindl page 723

Delay-Integral-Quadratic Constraints and Stability Multipliers for Systems with MIMO Nonlinearities
D. A. Altshuller page 738

Retroactivity Attenuation in Bio-Molecular Systems Based on Timescale Separation
S. Jayanthi and D. Del Vecchio page 748

Worst-Case Identification of Errors-in-Variables Models in Closed Loop
L.-H. Geng, D.-Y. Xiao, T. Zhang, and J.-Y. Song page 762

Minimum Data Rate for Mean Square Stabilizability of Linear Systems with Markovian Packet Losses
K. You and L. Xie page 772

Bounded Real Properties for a Class of Annihilation-Operator Linear Quantum Systems
A. I. Maalouf and I. R. Petersen page 786

Robust Stabilization of Non-Minimum Phase Nonlinear Systems Using Extended High-Gain Observers
S. Nazrulla and H. K. Khalil page 802

Characterizing and Computing the ${cal H}_{2}$ Norm of Time-Delay Systems by Solving the Delay Lyapunov Equation
E. Jarlebring, J. Vanbiervliet and W. Michiels page 814

Limitations of Linear Control Over Packet Drop Networks
N. Elia and J. Eisenbeis page 826

Delay Reduction via Lagrange Multipliers in Stochastic Network Optimization
L. Huang and M. J. Neely page 842

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Robust Stability of Singularly Perturbed Descriptor Systems with Nonlinear Perturbation
L. Zhou and G. Lu page 858

Improved Dead Zone Modification for Robust Adaptive Control of Uncertain Linear Systems Described by Input-Output Models With Actuator Faults
B. A. Charandabi, F. R. Salmasi and A. K. Sedigh page 863

A Less Conservative LMI Condition for Robust D-Stability of Polynomial Matrix Polytopes-A Projection Approach
D. Lee, J. B. Park, and Y. H. Joo page 868

Supervisory Control and Measurement Scheduling for Discrete-Time Linear Systems
J.-W. Lee and G. E. Dullerud page 873

Path Following for Nonlinear Systems with Unstable Zero Dynamics: An Averaging Solution
D. B. Dacic, D. Nesic, A. R. Teel, and W. Wang page 880

When is the Achievable Discrete-Time Delay Margin Non-Zero?
D. L. Gaudette and D. E. Miller page 886

LMI Characterization of General Stability Regions for Polynomials
Y. Dolgin and E. Zeheb page 890

Recursive Identification for MIMO Hammerstein Systems
X.-M. Chen and H.-F. Chen page 895

Constructing and Implementing Motion Programs for Robotic Marionettes
P. Martin, E. Johnson, T. Murphey, and M. Egerstedt page 902

Sampled-Data Stabilization; A PBC Approach
S. Monaco, D. Normand-Cyrot, and F. Tiefensee page 907

A Maximum Principle for Single-Input Boolean Control Networks
D. Laschov and M. Margaliot page 913

On the Covariance Completion Problem Under a Circulant Structure
F. P. Carli and T. T. Georgiou page 918

Stability Margin Scaling Laws for Distributed Formation Control as a Function of Network Structure
H. Hao, P. Barooah, and P. G. Mehta page 923

A New Iterative Algorithm to Solve Periodic Riccati Differential Equations with Sign Indefinite Quadratic Terms
Y. Feng, A. Varga, B. D. O. Anderson, and M. Lovera page 929

Synchronization of Networks of Nonidentical Euler-Lagrange Systems With Uncertain Parameters and Communication Delays
E. Nuno, R. Ortega, L. Basanez, and D. J. Hill page 935

Further Results on Global Asymptotic Regulation Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems with iISS Inverse Dynamics
Y. Wu, J. Yu, and Y. Zhao page 941

Disturbance Impulse Controllability in Descriptor System
Z. Yan page 946

System Design for Nonlinear Plants Using Operator-Based Robust Right Coprime Factorization and Isomorphism
N. Bu and M. Deng page 952

Stationary Waiting Times in m-Node Tandem Queues with Production Blocking
D.-W. Seo and H. Lee page 958

Model Following Controller Design for Large-Scale Systems with Time-Delay Interconnections and Multiple Dead-Zone Inputs
C.-C. Hua and S. X. Ding page 962

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Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume 56 (2011), Issue 3 (March)

Scanning the Issue
page 481

Papers

Computationally Efficient Kalman Filtering For a Class of Nonlinear Systems
A. Charalampidis and G. P. Papavassilopoulos page 483

Stochastic State Dependent Population Games in Wireless Communication
P. Wiecek, Y. Hayel and E. Altman page 492

On the Convergence of an Ffficient Algorithm for Kullback-Leibler Approximation of Spectral Densities
A. Ferrante, F. Ramponi, F. Ticozzi page 506

Distributed Control in Multiple Dimensions: A Structure Preserving Computational Technique
J. K. Rice and M. Verhaegen page 516

Decentralized Parameter Estimation by Consensus Based Stochastic Approximation
S. S. Stankovic, M. S. Stankovic, and D. M. Stipanovic page 531

Edge Agreement: Graph-theoretic Performance Bounds and Passivity Analysis
D. Zelazo and M. Mesbahi page 544

Robust Model Predictive Control With Integral Sliding Mode in Continuous-Time Sampled-Data Nonlinear Systems
M. Rubagotti, D. M. Raimondo, A. Ferrara, and L. Magni page 556

Design and Stability Analysis for Anytime Control via Stochastic Scheduling
L. Greco, D. Fontanelli, and A. Bicchi page 571

Event-Triggering in Distributed Networked Control Systems
X. Wang and M. D. Lemmon

A Gaussian Mixture Filter For Range-Only Tracking
J. M. C. Clark, P. A. Kountouriotis, and R. B. Vinter


Technical Notes and Correspondence


Finite Time Stabilization of a Perturbed Double Integrator - Part I: Continuous Sliding Mode-Based Output Feedback Synthesis
Y. Orlov, Y. Aoustin, and C. Chevallereau page 614

New Stability Criteria for Linear Discrete-Time Systems With Interval-Like Time-Varying Delays
H. Shao, Q.-L. Han page 619

A Unified Framework for Bias Compensation Based Methods in Correlated Noise Case
L.-J. Jia, R. Tao, S. Kanae, Z.-J. Yang, and K. Wada page 625

Remarks on "Synchronized Output Regulation of Linear Networked Systems"
J. Huang page 630

New Results and Application of Singular Control
J. Stefanovski page 632

Compensating the Distributed Effect of Diffusion and Counter-Convection in Multi-Input and Multi-Output LTI Systems
N. Bekiaris-Liberis and M. Krstic page 637

Sufficient Conditions for Local Asymptotic Stability and Stabilization for Discrete-Time Varying Systems
A. Stamati and J. Tsinias page 643

Consensus Over Numerosity-Constrained Random Networks
N. Abaid and M. Porfiri page 649

Lyapunov Stability of Linear Predictor Feedback for Distributed Input Delays
N. Bekiaris-Liberis and M. Krstic page 655

Dissipativity-Based Switching Adaptive Control
T. Liu, D. J. Hill, and C. Wang page 660

Equivalence of Linear Time-Delay Systems
A. Garate-García, L. A. Marquez-Martinez, and C. H. Moog page 666

Optimal Control in Two-Hop Relay Routing
E. Altman, T. Basar, F. De Pellegrini page 670

An Efficient Chebyshev Algorithm for the Solution of the Optimal Control Problems
H. Ma, T. Qin, and W. Zhang page 675

Switched Observers for Switched Linear Systems With Unknown Inputs
F. J. Bejarano and A. Pisano page 681

On the Robustness of Sampled-Data Systems to Uncertainty in Continuous-Time Delays
I. Alterman and L. Mirkin page 686

Design of Stabilizing Controllers With a Dynamic Gain for Feedforward Nonlinear Time-Delay Systems
X. Zhang, L. Baron, Q. Liu, and E.-K. Boukas page 692

High-Speed Digital Realizations of Fractional Operators in the Delta Domain
G. Maione page 697

A Lyapunov Function for Economic Optimizing Model Predictive Control
M. Diehl, R. Amrit, and J. B. Rawlings page 703

Comments on "Distributed Control of Spatially Invariant Systems"
R. Curtain page 707

Computation of the General (J,J')-Lossless Factorization
C. Oară and R. Andrei page 710

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Volume 56 (2011), Issue 2 (February)


Scanning the Issue
page 237

Papers

On Normal Forms of Nonlinear Systems Affine in Control
X. Liu and Z. Lin page 239

N-Skart: A Nonsequential Skewness- and Autoregression-Adjusted Batch-Means Procedure for Simulation Analysis
A. Tafazzoli, N. M. Steiger, and J. R. Wilson page 254

Iterative Encoder-Controller Design for Feedback Control over Noisy Channels
L. Bao, M. Skoglund, and K. H. Johansson page 265

Distributed Consensus with Limited Communication Data Rate
T. Li, M. Fu, L. Xie, and J.-F. Zhang page 279

On Lossless Approximations, the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem, and Limitations of Measurements
H. Sandberg, J-C. Delvenne, and J. C. Doyle page 293

Coherent H-infinity Control for a Class of Annihilation Operator Linear Quantum Systems
A. I. Maalouf and I. R. Petersen page 309

On the Convergence of Linear Switched Systems
U. Serres, J.-C. Vivalda, and P. Riedinger page 320

On State Aggregation to Approximate Complex Value Functions in Large-Scale Markov Decision Processes
Q-S. Jia page 333

Ensemble Control of Finite-Dimensional Time-Varying Linear Systems
J-S. Li page 345

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Global Inverse Optimal Control With Guaranteed Convergence Rates of Input Affine Nonlinear Systems
N. Nakamura, H. Nakamura, and H. Nishitani page 358

Input-to-State Stability of Packetized Predictive Control Over Unreliable Networks Affected by Packet-Dropouts
D. E. Quevedo and D. Nesic page 370

Kalman Filtering With Intermittent Observations: Convergence for Semi-Markov Chains and an Intrinsic Performance Measure
A. Censi page 376

Robust Stability and Stabilization of Linear Switched Systems with Dwell Time
L. Allerhand and U. Shaked page 381

On the Convergence Time of Asynchronous Distributed Quantized Averaging Algorithms
M. Zhu and S. Martinez page 386

Regulator Synthesis for Bimodal Linear Systems
Z. Wu and F. Ben Amara page 390

Controllability for a Class of Linear Time-Varying Impulsive Systems With Time Delay in Control Input
Y. Liu and S. Zhao page 395

A Filtered Repetitive Controller for a Class of Nonlinear Systems
Q. Quan and K-Y. Cai page 399

A Distributed Algorithm for Proportional Task Allocation in Networks of Mobile Agents
H. Sayyaadi and M. Moarref page 405

Stability Analysis for Linear Systems with Singular Second-Order Vector Differential Equations
S-L. Tung, Y-T. Juang, and W-Y. Huang page 410

Approximate Moment Dynamics for Chemically Reacting Systems
A. Singh and J. P. Hespanha page 414

Global Finite-Time Observers for Lipschitz Nonlinear Systems
Y. Shen, Y. Huang, and J. Gu page 418

Stability of Singular Stochastic Systems With Markovian Switching
L. Huang and X. Mao page 424

A General Alignment Repulsion Algorithm for Flocking of Multi-Agent Systems
H-T. Zhang, C. Zhai, and Z. Chen page 430

Observability Forms for Switched Systems With Zeno Phenomenon or High Switching Frequency
L. Yu, J.-P. Barbot, D. Boutat, and D. Benmerzouk page 436

Krylov Subspace Methods for Linear Infinite-Dimensional Systems
C. Harkort and J. Deutscher page 441

Zeno Stability of the Set-Valued Bouncing Ball
Y. Or and A. R. Teel page 447

Square Root Modified Bryson-Frazier Smoother
R. G. Gibbs page 452

An Almost Global Tracking Control Scheme for Maneuverable Autonomous Vehicles and its Discretization
A. Sanyal, N. Nordkvist, M. Chyba page 457

From Extremal Trajectories to Token Deaths in P-time Event Graphs
P. Declerck page 463

Advanced Clustering with Frequency Sweeping Methodology for the Stability Analysis of Multiple Time-Delay Systems
R. Sipahi and I. I. Delice page 467

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Table of Contents of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume 56 (2011), Issue 1 (January)

Scanning the Issue
page 1

Papers

Disturbance Decoupling of Boolean Control Networks
D. Cheng page 2

Stability Crossing Set for Systems With Three Delays
K. Gu and M. Naghnaeian page 11

Supervisory Control of Uncertain Linear Time-Varying Systems
L. Vu and D. Liberzon page 27

Step Tracking in the Presence of Persistent Plant Changes
J. R. Vale and D. E. Miller page 43

Optimal Gaits for Mechanical Rectifier Systems
J. Blair and T. Iwasaki page 59

Networked Predictive Control of Uncertain Constrained Nonlinear Systems:
Recursive Feasibility and Input-to-State Stability Analysis

G. Pin and T. Parisini page 72

Controllability and Observability of a Well-Posed System Coupled with a
Finite-Dimensional System

X. Zhao and G. Weiss page 88

How to Make Bias and Variance Errors Insensitive to System and Model
Complexity in Identification

J. Martensson and H. Hjalmarsson page 100

Linear-Quadratic Optimal Actuator Location
K. Morris page 113

Technical Notes and Correspondence

Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for BIBO-Stability of Some Fractional
Delay Systems of Neutral Type

K. Akbari Moornani and M. Haeri page 125

Adaptive Delta Modulation in Networked Controlled Systems With bounded Disturbances
F. Gomez-Estern, C. Canudas-de-Wit, and F. R. Rubio page 129

Optimal Control and Scheduling of Switched Systems
D. Gôrges, M. Izak, and S. Liu page 135

Robust Stability via Sign-Definite Decomposition
L. H. Keel and S. P. Bhattacharyya page 140

Robust Consensus Controller Design for Nonlinear Relative Degree Two
Multi-Agent Systems With Communication Constraints

U. Munz, A. Papachristodoulou, and F. Allgower page 145

Comments on "Improvement on Stability Analysis for Linear Systems
Under State Saturation"

T. Shen and Y. Zhang page 152

Modular Adaptive Control of Uncertain Euler-Lagrange Systems with
Additive Disturbances

P. Patre, W. MacKunis, K. Dupree, and W. E. Dixon page 155

A Structurally Stable Globally Adaptive Internal Model Regulator
for MIMO Linear Systems

G. Obregon-Pulido, B. Castillo-Toledo, and A. G. Loukianov page 160

Inference-Based Decentralized Prognosis in Discrete Event Systems
S. Takai and R. Kumar page 165

Adaptive Control for Plants in the Presence of Actuator and Sensor
Uncertain Hysteresis

X. Chen and T. Ozaki page 171

Decentralized Fault Tolerant Control of a Class of Interconnected
Nonlinear Systems

P. Panagi and M. M. Polycarpou page 178

General Framework for Mobile Robot Navigation Using Passivity-based MPC
A. Tahirovic and G. Magnani page 184

Positivity Preservation Properties of the Rantzer Multipliers
V. V. Kulkarni, L. Y. Pao, and M. G. Safonov page 190

Stochastic Tubes in Model Predictive Control with Probabilistic Constraints
M. Cannon, B. Kouvaritakis, S. V. Rakovic, and Q. Cheng page 194

Output Consensus of Heterogeneous Uncertain Linear Multi-Agent Systems
H. Kim, H. Shim, and J. H. Seo page 200

Finite-Time Rendezvous Algorithms for Mobile Autonomous Agents
Q. Hui page 207

Exponential Stabilization of the Uncertain Wave Equation via Distributed
Dynamic Input Extension

Y. Orlov, A. Pisano, and E. Usai page 212

Reset Times-Dependent Stability of Reset Control Systems
A. Banos, J. Carrasco, and A. Barreiro page 217

Further Results on Exponential Estimates of Markovian Jump Systems with
Mode-Dependent Time-Varying Delays

H. Gao, Z. Fei, J. Lam, and B. Du page 223

Reducing the Complexity of the Sum-of-Squares Test for Stability of
Delayed Linear Systems

Y. Zhang, M. Peet, and K. Gu page 229

Corrections to "A High-Order Internal Model Based Iterative Learning Control Scheme for Nonlinear Systems With Tim- Iteration-Varying Parameters"
C. Yin, J-X. Xu and Z. Hou page 235

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