Volume 5, Number 1, January 2008
Chris D. Nugent, Dewar D. Finlay, Paolo Fiorini, Yuichi Tsumaki, Erwin Prassler: Editorial Home Automation as a Means of Independent Living. 1-9
Wen-Hau Liau, Chao-Lin Wu, Li-Chen Fu: Inhabitants Tracking System in a Cluttered Home Environment Via Floor Load Sensors. 10-20
Kwang-Hyun Park, Hyong-Euk Lee, Youngmin Kim, Z. Zenn Bien: A Steward Robot for Human-Friendly Human-Machine Interaction in a Smart House Environment. 21-25
Jia-Ching Wang, Hsiao Ping Lee, Jhing-Fa Wang, Cai-Bei Lin: Robust Environmental Sound Recognition for Home Automation. 25-31
Timothy W. Molter, Mark Holl, Joseph M. Dragavon, Sarah McQuaide, Judith B. Anderson, A. Cody Young, Lloyd W. Burgess, Mary E. Lidstrom, Deirdre R. Meldrum: A New Approach for Measuring Single-Cell Oxygen Consumption Rates. 32-42
Yazdan Bavafa-Toosi, Christoph Blendinger, Volker Mehrmann, Andreas Steinbrecher, Roman Unger: A New Methodology for Modeling, Analysis, Synthesis, and Simulation of Time-Optimal Train Traffic in Large Networks. 43-52
Vincenzo Giordano, Jing Bing Zhang, David Naso, Frank L. Lewis: Integrated Supervisory and Operational Control of a Warehouse With a Matrix-Based Approach. 53-70
Lih Wen-Chen, Satish T. S. Bukkapatnam, Prahalada K. Rao, Naga Chandrasekharan, Ranga Komanduri: Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System Modeling of MRR and WIWNU in CMP Process With Sparse Experimental Data. 71-83
Rupa Sampath, Houshang Darabi, Ugo Buy, Liu Jing: Control Reconfiguration of Discrete Event Systems With Dynamic Control Specifications. 84-100
Changyan Zhou, Ratnesh Kumar: Prioritized Synchronization Under Mask for Control and Interaction of Partially Observed Event-Driven Systems. 101-112
Petter Falkman, Johan Nielsen, Bengt Lennartson, Astrid von Euler-Chelpin: Generation of STEP AP214 Models From Discrete Event Systems for Process Planning and Control. 113-126
Ming Ge, Yangsheng Xu, Ruxu Du: An Intelligent Online Monitoring and Diagnostic System for Manufacturing Automation. 127-139
Yuan Cheng, Mohsen A. Jafari: Vision-Based Online Process Control in Manufacturing Applications. 140-153
Nagi Gebraeel, Mark A. Lawley: A Neural Network Degradation Model for Computing and Updating Residual Life Distributions. 154-163
Xilun Ding, Jian S. Dai: Characteristic Equation-Based Dynamics Analysis of Vibratory Bowl Feeders With Three Spatial Compliant Legs. 164-175
Idaku Ishii, Shogo Kurozumi, Kensuke Orito, Hiroshi Matsuda: Automatic Scratching Pattern Detection for Laboratory Mice Using High-Speed Video Images. 176-182
ZhiWu Li, MengChu Zhou, MuDer Jeng: A Maximally Permissive Deadlock Prevention Policy for FMS Based on Petri Net Siphon Control and the Theory of Regions. 182-188
Xiangtong Qi: Coordinated Logistics Scheduling for In-House Production and Outsourcing. 188-192
Volume 5, Number 2, April 2008
Babak Mokaberi, Aristides A. G. Requicha: Compensation of Scanner Creep and Hysteresis for AFM Nanomanipulation. 197-206
Nicholas J. Cook, Gordon F. Smith, Steve J. Maggs: A Novel Multipin Positioning System for the Generation of High-Resolution 3-D Profiles by Pin-Arrays. 216-222
Jaeil Park, Timothy W. Simpson, Seung Ki Moon, Soundar R. T. Kumara: A Dynamic Multiagent System Based on a Negotiation Mechanism for Product Family Design. 234-244
Peter B. Luh, Bo Xiong, Shi-Chung Chang: Group Elevator Scheduling With Advance Information for Normal and Emergency Modes. 245-258
Tatsushi Nishi, Ryuichi Shinozaki, Masami Konishi: An Augmented Lagrangian Approach for Distributed Supply Chain Planning for Multiple Companies. 259-274
Stratos Ioannidis, Vassilis S. Kouikoglou, Yannis A. Phillis: Analysis of Admission and Inventory Control Policies for Production Networks. 275-288
Fan Wang, Andrew Lim: Effective Neighborhood Operators for Solving the Flexible Demand Assignment Problem. 289-297
Shu-Yin Chiang, Alexander Hu, Semyon M. Meerkov: Lean Buffering in Serial Production Lines With Nonidentical Exponential Machines. 298-306
Cristian Mahulea, Antonio Ramírez-Treviño, Laura Recalde, Manuel Silva: Steady-State Control Reference and Token Conservation Laws in Continuous Petri Net Systems. 307-320
Jingang Yi, Shengwei Ding, Dezhen Song, Mike Tao Zhang: Steady-State Throughput and Scheduling Analysis of Multicluster Tools: A Decomposition Approach. 321-336
Yunpeng Pan, Leyuan Shi: New Hybrid Optimization Algorithms for Machine Scheduling Problems. 337-348
Hoksung Yau, Yunpeng Pan, Leyuan Shi: New Solution Approaches to the General Single- Machine Earliness-Tardiness Problem. 349-360
Bingchen Wang, Toru Fujinaka, Sigeru Omatu, Toshiro Abe: Automatic Inspection of Transmission Devices Using Acoustic Data. 361-367
Weihua Sheng, Hongjun Chen, Ning Xi: Navigating a Miniature Crawler Robot for Engineered Structure Inspection. 368-373
Volume 5, Number 3, July 2008
Dinesh Garg, Y. Narahari: Mechanism Design for Single Leader Stackelberg Problems and Application to Procurement Auction Design. 377-393
Ming Ni, Peter B. Luh, Bryan Moser: An Optimization-Based Approach for Design Project Scheduling. 394-406
Caihua Xiong, Michael Yu Wang, You-Lun Xiong: On Clamping Planning in Workpiece-Fixture Systems. 407-419
Zhiheng Li, Dong Sun, Zixuan Zhang, Jingyan Song, Deyun Xiao: Control Mechanism Analysis of Small-Agent Networks Using a Distinguished Node Model for Urban Traffic Controls. 420-430
Alessandro Giua, Carla Seatzu: Modeling and Supervisory Control of Railway Networks Using Petri Nets. 431-445
Han Zhang, Etienne Burdet, Aun Neow Poo, Dietmar Werner Hutmacher: Microassembly Fabrication of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds With Customized Design. 446-456
Hugo Medellín, Jonathan R. Corney, J. Bruce C. Davies, Theodore Lim, James M. Ritchie: Octree-Based Production of Near Net Shape Components. 457-466
Jijie Xu, Zexiang Li: A Kinematic Model of Finger Gaits by Multifingered Hand as Hybrid Automaton. 467-479
Sunan Huang, Kok Kiong Tan: Fault Detection, Isolation, and Accommodation Control in Robotic Systems. 480-489
Ja-Hee Kim, Tae-Eog Lee: Schedulability Analysis of Time-Constrained Cluster Tools With Bounded Time Variation by an Extended Petri Net. 490-503
Aykut F. Kahraman, Abhijit Gosavi, Karla J. Oty: Stochastic Modeling of an Automated Guided Vehicle System With One Vehicle and a Closed-Loop Path. 504-518
Li Xia, Qianchuan Zhao, Qing-Shan Jia: A Structure Property of Optimal Policies for Maintenance Problems WithSafety-Critical Components. 519-531
Jorge Júlvez, Emilio Jiménez, Laura Recalde, Manuel Silva: On Observability and Design of Observers inTimed Continuous Petri Net Systems. 532-537
Lixin Tang, Xianpeng Wang, Jiyin Liu: Color-Coating Production Scheduling for Coils in Inventory in Steel Industry. 544-549
Santiago Garrido, Mohamed Abderrahim, Antonio Giménez, R. Diez, Carlos Balaguer: Anti-Swinging Input Shaping Control of an Automatic Construction Crane. 549-557
Nong Jin, Shiyu Zhou, Tzyy-Shuh Chang, H. Hsun-Hau Huang: Identification of Influential Functional Process Variables for Surface Quality Control in Hot Rolling Processes. 557-562
Joshua A. Marshall, P. F. Murphy, Laeeque Daneshmend: Toward Autonomous Excavation of Fragmented Rock: Full-Scale Experiments. 562-566
Volume 5, Number 4, October 2008
Liang Pi, Yunpeng Pan, Leyuan Shi: Hybrid Nested Partitions and Mathematical Programming Approach and Its Applications. 573-586
Kannan Balaji, Nukala Viswanadham: A Tax Integrated Approach for Global Supply Chain Network Planning. 587-596
Guy-Aimé Tanonkou, Lyès Benyoucef, Xiaolan Xie: Design of Stochastic Distribution Networks Using Lagrangian Relaxation. 597-608
Tao Sun, Qianchuan Zhao, Peter B. Luh, Robert N. Tomastik: Optimization of Joint Replacement Policies for Multipart Systems by a Rollout Framework. 609-619
Jing Huang, Ravi Kumar: Directed Control of Discrete Event Systems for Safety and Nonblocking. 620-629
Seokcheon Lee, Soundar R. T. Kumara, Natarajan Gautam: Market-Based Model Predictive Control for Large-Scale Information Networks: Completion Time and Value of Solution. 630-640
Naiqi Wu, MengChu Zhou, Feng Chu: A Petri Net-Based Heuristic Algorithm for Realizability of Target Refining Schedule for Oil Refinery. 661-676
Suchendra M. Bhandarkar, Xingzhi Luo, Richard F. Daniels, Ernest William Tollner: Automated Planning and Optimization of Lumber Production Using Machine Vision and Computed Tomography. 677-695
Jian Liu, Thurmon E. Lockhart, Mark Jones, Tom L. Martin: Local Dynamic Stability Assessment of Motion Impaired Elderly Using Electronic Textile Pants. 696-702
Mauro Boccadoro, Francesco Martinelli, Paolo Valigi: Supply Chain Management by H-Infinity Control. 703-707



