Table of Contents

• Virtual automation network - problems to be solved (extended abstract)Peter Neumann. 3-6 [doi]
• Supply chain inventory management based on demand model with structured uncertaintiesYasutaka Fujimoto. 9-12 [doi]
• New supply chain planning method based on coupling point inventory planningKoshichiro Mitsukuni, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomoyuki Aoki. 13-18 [doi]
• Cooperative multi-agent-based control technology for supervisory control and data-acquisition systemsJuichi Kosakaya, Aki Kobayashi, Katsunori Yamaoka. 19-26 [doi]
• The autonomous information system design for item management using rewritable RF-ID tags in supply chainRei Itsuki, Hiroshi Shibata, Yoshitomo Ikkai, Norihisa Komoda. 27-34 [doi]
• Distributed product development as a core element of supply chain managementWolfgang Kersten, Eva-Maria Kern. 35-39 [doi]
• Web technologies in support of virtual manufacturing environmentsÉric Lacroix, Richard St.-Denis. 43-49 [doi]
• OPC and CORBA in manufacturing execution systems: a reviewPaulo Marcelo Porto Alves Blanco, Marco Antonio Poli, Marcos Ribeiro Pereira Barretto. 50-57 [doi]
• Alarm reduction in industrial process controlTord Bergquist, Jonas Ahnlund, Jan Eric Larsson. 58-65 [doi]
• An efficient information server for advanced plant asset managementJochen Müller, Ulrich Epple, Martin Wollschlaeger, Christian Diedrich. 66-73 [doi]
• FIPA-ACL based agent communications in plant automationQibin Feng, Guoqiang Lu. 74-78 [doi]
• New control policies preventing deadlock in automated manufacturing systemsGuido Maione, David Naso. 81-86 [doi]
• Integrating UML and the function block concept for the development of distributed control applicationsChristos Tranoris, Kleanthis Thramboulidis. 87-94 [doi]
• Lower bounds and multiobjective evolutionary optimization for combined maintenance and production scheduling in job shopYoussef Harrath, Brigitte Chebel-Morello, Noureddine Zerhouni. 95-100 [doi]
• A pattern schema for complex controllersRicardo Sanz, Adolfo Yela, Rafael Chinchilla. 101-105 [doi]
• Design and implementation of a safety communication network in railways with intelligent fault diagnosisCésar Mataix, Pedro Martín, Francisco J. Rodriguez, Maria J. Manzano, Javier Pozo, Patricio G. Donato. 109-112 [doi]
• Integrating multiple devices in distributed control application platformHao He, R. T. Qu, Zhong-Qiang Ding, Anton J. R. Aendenroomer, Kiah Mok Goh. 113-116 [doi]
• Powerline communications interface in CSMA/CA-networksHelmut Beikirch, Matthias Voss. 117-120 [doi]
• Distributed monitoring subsystems based on a Bluetooth implementationPaulo Bartolomeu, José Alberto Fonseca, Osvaldo Pacheco. 121-124 [doi]
• An architecture for physical injection of complex fault scenarios in CAN networksGuillermo Rodríguez-Navas, Jesús Jiménez, Julian Proenza. 125-128 [doi]
• A Web-enabled distributed control application platform for industrial automationR. T. Qu, Roland Lim, Hao He, Zhong-Qiang Ding, Anton J. R. Aendenroomer, Kiah Mok Goh. 129-132 [doi]
• An emerging technology: orthogonal time division multiplexing (OTDM)Vicente Diaz, Daniel Hernanz, Diego Lillo, Jesús Berián, Jesús Ureña. 133-136 [doi]
• Supply chain management. Modelling collaborative decisionFrancisco-Cruz Lario Esteban, Angel Ortiz Bas, Raul Poler Escoto, D. David Pérez Perales. 137-141 [doi]
• A model for agent mobility and interactionPedro Mariano, Mário Marques, Luís Correia, Rita Almeida Ribeiro, Vladimir Abramov, Jan Goossenaerts, Maria Chli, Philippe De Wilde. 142-145 [doi]
• ERP implementation in the stone industry: special difficulties and solutions in the production areaManuel Cardós Carboneras, Cristóbal Miralles Insa, Eduardo Vicens Salort. 146-149 [doi]
• Modeling and simulation of a complete semiconductor manufacturing facility using Petri netsMatthias Becker. 153-155 [doi]
• Performances evaluation of the traffic control in a single crossroad by Petri netsChérif Tolba, Philippe Thomas, Abdellah El Moudni, Dimitri Lefebvre. 157-160 [doi]
• A combined analytical and knowledge based method for fault detection and isolationYoussef Nakkabi, Nabil Kabbaj, Boutaieb Dahhou, Gilles Roux, J. Aguilar-Martín. 161-164 [doi]
• On-line fault diagnosing techniques for a class of manufacturing equipmentHui Ma, Jing-Bing Zhang, Yi Zhi Zhao, Chak-Huah Tan, Guangning Wu. 165-168 [doi]
• Application of fuzzy sliding mode based on genetic algorithms to control of robotic manipulatorsBehzad Moshiri, Mahdi Jalili-Kharaajoo, Farhad Besharati. 169-172 [doi]
• Intelligent predictive control of a solar power plant with neuro-fuzzy identifier and evolutionary programming optimizerMahdi Jalili-Kharaajoo, Farhad Besharati. 173-176 [doi]
• Supervision and optimal control of a class of industrial processesJosé Luis Villa, Mauricio Duque, Alain Gauthier, Naly Rakoto-Ravalontsalama. 177-180 [doi]
• A software framework for real-time embedded automation and control systemsAngelo Perkusich, Hyggo Oliveira de Almeida, Denis H. de Araújo. 181-184 [doi]
• An alarm reduction application at a district heating plantJonas Ahnlund, Tord Bergquist. 187-190 [doi]
• Progresses on the design of a surveillance system to protect forests from fireJoão Neves Moutinho, Fernando David Mesquita, Nuno Martins, Rui Esteves Araujo. 191-194 [doi]
• Lossless implementation in VHDL of an image wavelet transformRaúl Mateos, Alfredo Gardel, A. Hernandez, Ignacio Bravo, C. Garcia. 195-198 [doi]
• Unsupervised calibration for tire canvas inspection by means of independent component analysisAndré T. Puga, Júlio C. Gavilan. 199-204 [doi]
• TV geometry adjustment systemJaroslav Firt, Radek Holota. 205-207 [doi]
• Different proposals to the multiplication of 3×3 vision mask in VHDL for FPGA'sIgnacio Bravo, A. Hernandez, Alfredo Gardel, Raúl Mateos, José Luis Lázaro, V. Diaz. 208-211 [doi]
• Traffic sign detection in static images using MatlabMiguel Angel García, Miguel Ángel Sotelo, Ernesto Martín Gorostiza. 212-215 [doi]
• A phase-measuring method to obtain distances applied to a robot positioning systemErnesto Martin-Gorostiza, José Luis Lázaro Galilea, J. M. G. Dominguez, A. E. Herrera. 216-219 [doi]
• A simple on-line batch sequencing algorithmVladimir Jovan, Bostjan Hauptman. 220-223 [doi]
• A high speed scheduling method by analyzing job flexibility and taboo search for a large-scale job shop problem with group constraintsHisatoshi Ohmae, Yoshitomo Ikkai, Norihisa Komoda, Kuniyoshi Horiuchi, Hidenobu Hamamoto. 227-232 [doi]
• A rapid scheduling method by using gradual assignment for a rectangular cutting stock problem for flawed and connectable resourcesYuji Shono, Yoshitomo Ikkai, Norihisa Komoda, Satoshi Imai, Hidenobu Hamamoto. 233-238 [doi]
• A heuristic-based hybrid solution for parallel machine scheduling problems with earliness and tardiness penaltiesHisashi Tamaki, Hajime Murao, Shinzo Kitamura. 239-244 [doi]
• A procurement negotiation method using objective relaxation knowledge for appeasementHironori Oka, Yoshitomo Ikkai, Norihisa Komoda. 245-250 [doi]
• Design and verification of mechatronic object-oriented models for industrial control systemsMarcello Bonfé, Cesare Fantuzzi. 253-260 [doi]
• Prototyping of distributed control procedures in concurrent cyclic processes systemsMichal Polak, Robert Wójcik, Pawel Majdzik, Zbigniew A. Banaszak. 261-268 [doi]
• Design and implementation of a prototype control system according to IEC 61499Xiujun Cai, Valeriy Vyatkin, Hans-Michael Hanisch. 269-276 [doi]
• Intelligent mechatronic components: control system engineering using an open distributed architectureValeriy Vyatkin. 277-284 [doi]
• Direct neuro-AVC modelling and control strategy for vibration suppression of a flexible plate structureIntan Z. Mat Darus, Mohammad Osman Tokhi. 287-290 [doi]
• Sliding mode traction control of an electric vehicle with four separate wheel drivesMahdi Jalili-Kharaajoo, Farhad Besharati. 291-296 [doi]
• Petri net-based automated control synthesis for a class of DEDSFrantisek Capkovic, Peter Capkovic. 297-304 [doi]
• A new robust iterative learning control algorithm for application on a gantry robotJari J. Hätönen, Thomas J. Harte, David H. Owens, James D. Ratcliffe, Paul L. Lewin, Eric Rogers. 305-312 [doi]
• Formal modeling and verifying of FMSGang Xu, ZhiMing Wu. 315-320 [doi]
• Modular modeling of roll-based calender manufacturing environmentsOliver Gutzeit, Hans-Michael Hanisch. 321-328 [doi]
• Methodology for modeling visual flowchart control programs using net condition/event systems formalism in distributed environmentsAndrei Lobov, Jose L. Martinez Lastra, Reijo Tuokko, Valeriy Vyatkin. 329-336 [doi]
• Automatic generation of PLC programs for control of flexible manufacturing cellsJohan Richardsson, Martin Fabian. 337-344 [doi]
• A bridge crane advanced control system implemented by means of a distributed expert systemJuan Vicente Capella, Alberto Bonastre, Rafael Ors. 347-353 [doi]
• Contributions to adaptable agent societiesM. Simoes-Marques, Pedro Mariano, Rita Almeida Ribeiro, Luís Correia, Maria Chli, Philippe De Wilde, Vladimir Abramov, Jan Goossenaerts. 354-361 [doi]
• Applying non-ideal mixed analog-digital multipliers in electronic processing circuits based on neural networksCarlos Lajusticia, Nicolás J. Medrano-Marqués, Guillermo Zatorre, Bonifacio Martín-del-Brío. 362-367 [doi]
• Organ-matrix and cell-matrixArnold Sher. 368-374 [doi]
• An experimental testbed for visual servo control of robotic manipulatorsPaulo Jorge Sequeira Gonçalves, João Rogério Caldas Pinto. 377-382 [doi]
• A service robot for automating the sample management in biotechnological cell cultivationsTorsten Scherer, Iris Poggendorf, Axel Schneider, Daniel Westhoff, Jianwei Zhang, Dirk Lütkemeyer, Jürgen Lehmann, Alois Knoll. 383-390 [doi]
• Research on individual wheel drive and control of mobile robot at bent pipelineXiaohua Zhang, Hongjun Chen. 391-395 [doi]
• Robust analysis of a genetic algorithm based optimization method for real-time iterative learning control applicationsVasilis E. Hatzikos, Jari J. Hätönen, Tom Harte, David H. Owens. 396-401 [doi]
• Infrastructures for virtual organizations - where we areLuis M. Camarinha-Matos. 405-414 [doi]
• PROTEUS - a European initiative for e-maintenance platform developmentJacek Szymanski, Thomas Bangemann, Mario Thron, Jean-Pierre Thomesse, Xavier Rebeuf, Christophe Lang, Eric Garcia. 415-420 [doi]
• A multi-agent based platform for virtual communities in elderly careLuis M. Camarinha-Matos, Octavio Castolo, João Rosas. 421-428 [doi]
• On structuring mechanisms for Petri nets based system designLuís Gomes, João Paulo Barros. 431-438 [doi]
• Domain and type enforcement for real-time operating systemsJan Kiszka, Bernardo Wagner. 439-446 [doi]
• A Java-based framework for real-time control systemsAlexander Blum, Vaclav Cechticky, Alessandro Pasetti, Walter Schaufelberger. 447-453 [doi]
• Feedback scheduling for real-time control of systems with communication delaysOlivier Sename, Daniel Simon, David Robert. 454-461 [doi]
• Synthetic generation of address-events for real-time image processingAlejandro Linares-Barranco, Raouf Senhadji Navarro, Ignacio Garcia-Vargas, Francisco Gomez-Rodriguez, Gabriel Jiménez, Antón Civit. 462-467 [doi]
• Creating an abstraction of sensors to ease usage, distribution and management of a measurement networkPerfecto Mariño, César A. Sigüenza, Francisco Poza, Fernando Vázquez, Fernando Machado. 471-478 [doi]
• Relative stereo method for 3-D measurement in production linesSeiji Hata, Daisuke Shima, Ken'ichi Kaida. 479-482 [doi]
• Dependability aspects in capacitive angular measurement systemsThilo Sauter, Herbert Nachtnebel, Nikolaus Kerö. 483-489 [doi]
• Electronic retina based vision systemYang Ni. 490-497 [doi]
• Plug & play methodologies for inter-level, enterprise logistics and controlMohsen A. Jafari, Thomas O. Boucher, Hans-Michael Hanisch. 501-507 [doi]
• Factory management and transport automationMarta C. Mora, Verónica Suesta, Leopoldo Armesto, Josep Tornero. 508-515 [doi]
• A reference architecture and functional model for monitoring and diagnosis of large automated systemsDan Hong Zhang, Jing-Bing Zhang, Ming Luo, Yue Tang, Liqun Zhuang. 516-523 [doi]
• An interactive environment for simulation and control of flexible manipulator systemsAbul K. M. Azad, Mohammad Osman Tokhi. 524-529 [doi]
• Automation of flow injection methods in the winery industry through a computer program based on a multilayer modelManuel Urbano-Cuadrado, María Dolores Luque de Castro, Miguel Ángel Gómez-Nieto. 530-536 [doi]
• Real time video image processing for teleoperation: image blending and stereoscopyManuel Ferre, Rafael Aracil, Manuel Navas, Juan A. Escalera. 539-544 [doi]
• A distributed real time eye-gaze tracking systemA. García, F. Sánchez, Antonio Pérez, José Luis Pedraza, Rafael Méndez, M. L. Córdoba, M. L. Muñoz. 545-551 [doi]
• On-line wavy strip and off-center analysis of high speed production lines by a linear cameraYolanda Fernández, Rafael C. González, Pablo F. Díaz, José M. Enguita. 552-559 [doi]
• Dynamic visual servoing of robotic manipulatorsPaulo Jorge Sequeira Gonçalves, João Rogério Caldas Pinto. 560-565 [doi]
• Camera auto-calibration with virtual patternsAlfredo Gardel Vicente, José Luis Lázaro, Jean-Marc Lavest. 566-572 [doi]
• A distributed decision support system for operational units application to a manufacturing unitChristine Gertosio, Alain Dussauchoy. 575-581 [doi]
• Integrated scheduling of warehouse and transportation: how?Sok Hán Tóng, Henrique O'Neill. 582-587 [doi]
• Power network management in softwareTaivo Kangilaski. 588-595 [doi]
• Intelligent manufacturing database techniques for quality and process design of steel plateToshihiko Watanabe, Akira Kitamura, Koichi Higuchi, Hideji Ikeda. 596-603 [doi]
• Implications of power-line communication on distributed data acquisition and control systemMaxim Lobashov, Gerhard Pratl, Thilo Sauter. 607-613 [doi]
• Object-oriented based architecture for accessing remotely electrical protection relaysIsidro Calvo, Marga Marcos, Dario Orive, Alberto Huidobro. 614-621 [doi]
• Component-based industrial messaging services design for utilitiesErwan Becquet, Hans-Nikolas Locher, Eric Gressier-Soudan. 622-628 [doi]
• Communication system architecture to manage a containers terminalJosé L. Poza, Juan L. Posadas, José E. Simó, Alfons Crespo. 629-635 [doi]
• Implementation requirements for Web-enabled appliances - a case studyChristan Eckel, Georg Gaderer, Thilo Sauter. 636-642 [doi]
• A test-bed for time-sensitive agents - some involved problemsLeo Motus, Tõnis Kelder, Vadim Kimlaychuk, Merik Meriste, Jüri Helekivi. 645-651 [doi]
• Using a flexible real-time scheduling strategy in a distributed embedded applicationLeandro Buss Becker, Martin Gergeleit, Stefan Schemmer, Edgar Nett. 652-657 [doi]
• On the suitability of the RT-UML profile for modeling distributed real-time systemsLeandro Buss Becker, Carlos Eduardo Pereira. 658-663 [doi]
• An experiment in distributed objects for real-time process controlR. Sanz, S. Galan, M. Rodriguez, C. Garcia, R. Chincilla, A. Yela. 664-668 [doi]
• COSMIC: a middleware for event-based interaction on CANJörg Kaiser, Carlos Mitidieri, Cristiano Brudna, Carlos Eduardo Pereira. 669-676 [doi]
• Monitoring gas metal arc welding in real-time: a fuzzy logic approachDavid Naso, Biagio Turchiano, Paolo Pantaleo. 679-684 [doi]
• Use of coded signals to wheel train detectionPatricio Donato, Jesús Ureña, Juan Jesús García, Manuel Mazo, Álvaro Hernández. 685-691 [doi]
• Three-dimensional discrimination between planes, corners and edges using ultrasonic sensorsJosé Antonio Jiménez, Jesús Ureña, Manuel Mazo, Álvaro Hernández, Enrique Santiso. 692-699 [doi]
• Advanced sonar module for mapping applicationsÁlvaro Hernández, Jesús Ureña, Manuel Mazo, Juan Jesús García, José Antonio Jiménez, Fernando J. Álvarez. 700-707 [doi]
• A biomedical wearable device for remote monitoring of physiological signalsClaudionor José Nunes Coelho Jr., Antônio Otávio Fernandes, Julio C. D. Conway, Fábio L. Correa Jr., Hervaldo S. Carvalho, José Monteiro da Mata. 708-713 [doi]
• Modeling micro-turbines on the distribution system using identification algorithmsAntonio Cano, Francisco Jurado. 717-723 [doi]
• An automated procedure for non-contact strain analysis of sheet metal partsEusebio Carasusán, Fernando Canal. 724-731 [doi]
• Performance evaluation of automation systems for the real time control of blowing machinesStefano Vitturi. 732-738 [doi]
• Fault diagnosis based on black-box models with application to a liquid-level systemLuís Brito Palma, Fernando Vieira Coito, Rui Neves-Silva. 739-746 [doi]
• Fault detection and isolation in a greenhouse using parity relationsNabil Kabbaj, M. Ramzi, Boutaieb Dahhou, H. Youlal, G. Enea. 747-752 [doi]
• Multi-agent fuzzy control of operation dispatching in flexible manufacturing environmentsGuido Maione, David Naso. 755-760 [doi]
• A visual approach for fuzzy rule inductionSergio R. Cuesta, Ignacio Díaz Blanco, Abel A. Cuadrado Vega, Alberto B. Diez. 761-767 [doi]
• Fuzzy model-based fault detection and isolationLuís F. Mendonça, Joao M. C. Sousa, José M. G. Sá da Costa. 768-774 [doi]
• Evolved genetic algorithms with fuzzy aggregation applied to priorities in logistic systemsCarlos A. Silva, Joao M. C. Sousa, Thomas A. Runkler, José M. G. Sá da Costa. 775-781 [doi]
• Multivariate time series forecasting using independent component analysisTheodor D. Popescu. 782-789 [doi]