CONTENTS

INVITED LECTURES

Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS)

HINGORANI, N.G, Electric Power Research Institute, USA 1

The Development of Telecommunication Systems in Greece

KOUREMENOS, D., Telecommunications, Government of Greece, Greece 12

SYSTEMS THEORY I

Chairperson: BOURGOURAKIS, E.

Hughes Aircraft, USA

Well-Posedness Criteria in Optimal Control

ZOLEZZI, T., Universita' Di Genova, Italy 26

Performance Analysis for Structured Uncertainty

SHAO, Z., SAWAN, M.E., Wichita State University, USA 34

H°° Design Applied to Periodic Output Feedback Systems

RAWSON, J.L., North Dakota State University, USA

HSU, C.S., Washington State University, USA 40

SPREAD SPECTRUM COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Chairperson: RITCEY, J.A.

University of Washington, USA

Applications of Nonlinear Filtering to Spread-Spectrum Synchronization and Channel Estimation

ILTIS, R.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, USA 48

Coded Frequency Hopped Multiple Access Communications

WANG, Qn BHARGAVA, V.K., University of Victoria, Canada 60

New Diversity Combining Techniques for Improving the Performance of Fast Frequency Hopping

GULLIVER, T.A., Defence Research Establishment Ottawa, Canada 72

Performance of an M-ary FFH Receiver with Pre-Whitening

RITCEY, JA., RIVERA, G, University of Washington, USA 86

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UB/TIB Hannover

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Adaptive Time-Delay Estimation by Maximizing Cross-Correlation of Third-Order-Cumulant Sequencesfor Non-Gaussian Signals and Correlated Gaussian Noises

GU,CLYTLE,D.W, University of Washington, USA 98

MODEL REDUCTION AND IDENTIHCATION OF LINEAR SYSTEMS

Chairperson: HSU, C

Washington State University, USA

Finite Bandwidth Model Reduction Applied to the Advanced Supersonic Transport

COLGREN.R., Lockheed Advanced Development Company, USA 107

Linear System Identification and Reduction Using the Gram Matrix

SREERAM, V., University of Western Australia, Australia

AGATHOKLIS, P., University of Victoria, Canada 119

Model Reduction for Systems with Integrators

GAWRONSKI,W.,MELLSTROM,J., California Institute of Technology, USA 131

Model Reduction of Unstable Linear Control Systems

HSU, C.S., Washington State University, USA,

HOU, D., Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, USA 143

State Space Model Identification of Unstable Linear Systems

HOU, D., Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, USA,

HSU, C.S., Washington State University, USA 153

ENERGY SYSTEMS

Chairperson: MARATUKULAM, D ,

Electric Power Research Institute, USA

Considerations in Application of Stability Controllers on a Power System

MITTELSTADT,W.,BonneviUe Power Administration, USA 164

A Software Tool for Analysis and Design of FACTS Components

IRAVANI, M.R., University of Toronto, Canada 176

Joint VAR Controller Implemented in an Artificial Neural Network Environment

JOSIN, G., Neural Systems Inc., Canada 188

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COMMUNICATION

Chairperson: KIRLIN, RJL,

University of Victoria, Canada

On Affine Importance Sampling for Error Probability Simulations of Digital Communication Systems

YAO, YL, LU.D., University of California, Los Angeles, USA 196

Error Control Coding for Meteor Burst Channels: Simulation and Performance

FREDERICK, TJ., BELKERDID, M A , University of Central Florida, USA 205

Novel Multi-Receiver Communication Systems Configurations Based on Optimal Estimation Theory

KUMAR, R., California State University, USA 217

SIGNAL PROCESSING I

Chairperson: ANTONIOU.A.,

University of Victoria, Canada

Conditional Median Filters for Selective Impulse Suppression

KASPARIS,T.,TZANNES,N5, University of Central Florida, USA 229

Novel Adaptive Least Squares Algorithms for Multi-Element Array Signal Reconstruction

KUMAR, R., California State University, USA 239

Kalman-Derived Coupled Digital PLLs for Separation of Co-Channel Signals

HEDSTROM, B., KIRLIN, R1-, University of Victoria, Canada 250

Partitioning LS and SVD Problems to Fixed Size Signal Array Processors

LORENZELLI, F., YAO, K, University of California, Los Angeles, USA 261

BILINEAR SYSTEMS

Chairperson: SAIN, M.,

University of Notre Dame, USA

Exact Linearization for Bilinear Control Systems

RUHLAND,K.,HOFER,E.P^TIBKEN,B^ University of Ulm, Germany 273

Optimal Open Loop Control of Singularly Perturbed Bilinear Systems

AGANOVIC, Z, GAJIC, Z., Rutgers University, USA 285

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Energy-Optimal Control of Bilinear Heat Storage Systems

RINK, RM University of Alberta, Canada 295

A Suboptimal Dual Regulator for Stochastic Bilinear Systems

HMBROUGH, Sn University of Utah, USA 307

Variable Structure Control of Multivariable Affine Nonlinear System

CHEN, Y.G, CHANG, S., National Tsing Hua University, China 315

SYSTEMS CONCEPTS FOR MANUFACTURING

Chairperson: KOVACS, Z.L.,

Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil

Iterative Generation of Overall Manufacturing Systems Strategies Using Performance Forecasts of

Component

CRUZ, JR., J.B., MULLIGAN, JR. J.H., KARSITI, M.,

University of California, Irvine, USA 327

Implementing a Shop Floor Short Interval Scheduling System

BOTTLIK,G., Xerox Corporation, USA 336

Reliability Aspects of a Neural Network-Based Process Control System

KOVACS, Z i . , Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil 346

Experimental Evaluation of a Task-Driven Feedback for the PUMA 560 Arm

TARN, TJ., Washington University, USA 355

SYSTEMS THEORY H

Chairperson: MAZUMDAR, R.,

University of Quebec, Canada

Extended Zeros, Poles, and Anticausal Systems

SCHRADER, C.B., Rice University, USA,

SAIN, M.K., University of Notre Dame, USA 363

Pole Placement in a Specified Disk for Discrete Systems

ARAR,A.S^SAWAN,M.En Wichita State University, USA 375

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Eigenstructure Assignment for Multivariable Systems Using Closed Loop System Controllability Conditions

CHANG, M.U., General Dynamics, USA 383

Cosed Loop Realizations Towards Singular Perturbation: A New Strategy for Deriving Low Order

Compensators

FORTUNA,L.,MUSCATO,G^NUNNARLG,Univcrsita'di Catania, Itaty 392

NEURAL NETWORKS AND CONTROL

Chairperson: MEDITCH,Jn

University of Washington, USA

Stochastic State Space Neural Adaptive Control

HO, T.T., HO, H.T., University of Colorado, Denver, USA 402

A Neural Network Robot Controller

DERBAL, Y., BAYOUMI, MAI., Queen's University, Canada 412

Using Hidden Neurons with Hebbian Learning in a Bi-State Hopfield Neural Network

DAVENPORT, M.R., HOFFMANN, G.W, University of British Columbia, Canada 424

Stochastic Neural Self-Tuning Adaptive Control

HO, H.T., HO, T.T., WALL, E.T., BIALASIEWICZ, J.T.,

University of Colorado, Denver, USA 431

Neural Network Servo Control of a Robot Manipulator Joint in Rcal-Time

JOSIN, G.M., Neural Systems Inc., Canada 441

MULTIDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL FILTERS

Chairperson: LU, W.S., University of Victoria, Canada

AGATHOKLIS, P., University of Victoria, Canada

2-D System Model Reduction with Error Bounds

ZHOU, K., LI, Y., LEE, E.B., Louisiana State University, USA 451

Design of 3-D Digital Filters by Using Outer-Product Array Decomposition

LU.W.S., WANG, H.P..ANTONIOU, A., University of Victoria, Canada 463