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Dear colleague:
"Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems" is a peer-reviewed journal dealing with many aspects related to the modelling of systems with dynamic behaviour of any kind. Please consult the attachment or details. The publisher has enlarged the page budget considerable and hence, the time between submitting a manuscript and publication of an accepted paper depends only on the time needed by the reviewers. Consequently, a paper of good scientific quality which is well organized and easy to read will be published quite soon after submitting it to MCMDS. Therefore, please consider this mail as an INVITATION to contribute and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions which are not answered by the attachment. Sincerely,
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MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER MODELLING OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
Methods, Tools and Applications in Engineering and Related
Sciences
Editor-in-chief: I. Troch (Wien, Austria)
Associate editors: D. J. Murray-Smith (Glasgow (UK)
P. C. M"uller (Wuppertal, BRD)
S. Marsili-Libelli (Firenze, Italy)
R. Skelton (San Diego, USA)
G. Zobrist (Missouri-Rolla, USA)
Editorial board: P. C. Breedveld (Enschede, NL)
F. Breitenecker (Wien, Austria)
F. Cellier (Tucson, USA)
F. L. Chernousko ( Moscow, Russia)
A. Cheruy (Grenoble, F)
S. Engell (Dortmund, BRD)
B. A. Foss (Trondheim, Norway)
K. Furuta (Tokyo, Japan)
R. Hanus (Bruxelles, B)
R. Karba (Ljubliana, Slovenia)
D. Karnopp (Davis, USA)
N. A. Kheir (USA)
H. Kwakernaak (Enschede, Netherlands)
L. Ljung (Lund, Sweden)
C. Maffezoni (Milan, Italy)
J. McPhee (Waterloo, Canada)
J. V. R. Prasad (Atlanta, USA)
W. Schiehlen (Stuttgart, BRD)
K. Schlacher (Linz, A)
S. Tzafestas (Athens, Greece)
R. Viertl (Wien, Austria)
M. Zeitz (Stuttgart, BRD)
Scope:
The analysis and improvement of performance in complex systems, the
adaptation of plants to new demands or conditions and the design of
'optimal' systems are a few of the challenges confronting engineers
and systems scientists today. In many cases solutions to problems
in areas such as these may be found through the use of appropriate
mathematical models. The dynamic case, whether continuous time or
discrete time, deterministic or stochastic, presents special challenges
and derivation of an appropriate solution depends strongly on the
proper initial formulation of the goals and constraints. Increasingly
this demands an interdisciplinary approach to modelling.
Models of the kind discussed above can take the form of sets of
equations, graphs or nets, or some combination of elements such
as these. The derivation, combination, simplification and validation
of models and sub-models are the main topics of this journal which
provides an international forum for the presentation of new ideas in
modelling and for the exchange of experience and knowledge through
descriptions of specific applications. Original work will be published
as regular papers or short notes dealing with a range of topics including
the following:
* processes and methods for model formulation, identification,
development, reduction and validation etc. (including
guidelines and check lists)
* automation of modelling and software aids for modelling
* the relationship between computational/simulation methods,
the underlying mathematical formulation and real-world
modelling problems
* qualitative modelling and fuzzy approaches to modelling
* modular modelling (especially applied to interdisciplinary
fields such as mechatronic or controlled environmental systems)
* learning networks in modelling
* uncertainties in modelling
* the relationship between the modelling approach and problem
solutions
* comparisons of methods for modelling, model reduction and
model validation
* effects of modelling errors on overall performance of an
engineering system (e.g. relationship between modelling
and control design)
* applications in the field of engineering systems
* applications in other fields (such as environmental systems,
biotechnology etc.) provided
- the methods or ideas presented are relevant in a number of
other areas or are of interest from a theoretical point of view
- and presentationis such that also readers with more theoretic
interests or working in a different area of application can
read it easily and will find something interesting for their
own work
* case studies allowing a comparison of ideas or methods
More general reviews or tutorial papers will also be considered.
High quality research and tutorial articles having relevance in the
areas indicated above, and especially in engineering applications,
are invited. Papers may be submitted to any one of the associate editors
or, preferably, to the editor-in-chief. Publication in original or
revised form depends upon the result of the reviewing procedure.
The journal strives for flexibility in the type and contents of papers.
Therefore there are no strict rules concerning the length or type of
presentation. The length must however be appropriate to the contents
and nature of the paper and the presentation should place due emphasis
on questions of modelling and modelling goals, with attention given to
those aspects of the work which are likely to be of interest to a broad
scientific and engineering community. Papers should be self-contained
and should not depend excessively on previously published work.
Instructions to authors and author's benefits:
Three copies of the manuscript (including halftones and illustrations)
should be sent to the editor-in-chief
Univ.Prof. Dr. Inge TROCH
Technische Universitaet Wien
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8 - 10
A-1040 Wien
Austria
Phone: +431-588 01 11451
Fax: + +431-588 01 11499
email: inge.troch@tuwien.ac.at
or to one of the associate editors
Prof.Dr.S. Marsili-Libelli
Dept. of Systems & Computers
University of Firenze
Via S.Marta, 3
I-50139 Firenze
Italy
Phone & Fax: ++39-55-47.96.264
email: marsili@ingfi1.ing.unifi.it
Univ.Prof. Dr. P. C. Mueller
Sicherheitstechn. Regelungs- u. Messtechnik
Fachbereich 14
Universitaet Wuppertal
Gauss-Strasse 20
D-42097 Wuppertal
BRD
Phone: +49-202-439 2018
Fax: +49-202-439 2901
email: mueller@wrcd1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de
Univ.Prof. Dr. David Murray-Smith
Dept. of Electronics & Electrical Engng.
University of Glasgow
Rankine Building Oakfield Avenue Glasgow G12 8LT U K
Phone: 041 330 5222
Fax: 041 330 4907
email: D.Murray-Smith@elec.gla.ac.uk
Professor
Dr.R.E. SKELTON
Structural Systems and Control Lab
University of California at San Diego
AMES Dept-0411
9500 Gilman Dr
La Jolla, CA 92093-0411
U S A
Phone: 619 822 1054
Fax: 619 534 7078
email: bobskelton@ucsd.edu
Univ.Prof. Dr. George Zobrist
Chairman
Department of Computer Science
University of Missouri-Rolla
1870 Miner Circle
Rolla, MO 65409-0350
USA
Phone: 573-341-4492
FAX: 573-341-4501
email: zobrist@umr.edu
In order to avoid confusion and superfluous correspondence, authors are
kindly requested to regard the following when preparing their manuscript:
* Modelling of systems and systems behaviour is of importance
in many engineering applications and in simulation. Contrary
to other periodicals, MCMDS concentrates on modelling. Computer
simulation is restricted to the field of modelling and the
consequences of modelling, but it does not include all the
details of simulation languages or the general design of
multi-purpose simulation programs independent on modelling
aspects
* Papers dealing with applications are accepted only when
the purpose of the model, the assumptions (explicit and
implicit) made in its development and the precise process
of model validation are discussed carefully. Authors are
requested to concentrate an those aspects which are of interest
to a large community of engineers and scientists and to
organize the paper so that it is stimulating and
readable for engineers and scientists working in a wide range
of application areas.
The journal will accept only papers submitted in English. Manuscripts
should meet high academic standards. Contributors need to remember
that they are writing for an international audience. National
colloquialisms and idiomatic use of language should be avoided and
gender neutral language used. It may be useful for non-English speakers
to have a native English speaker read through the article before submission.
Manuscripts must be typed on one side of an 8 x 11 inch or A4 page
only with approximately 1.5 inch (35 mm) margins.
Copyright will be established in the name of Swets & Zeitlinger.
Submission of a paper to MCMDS implies that it has not been
published before and that it is not being considered for publication
elsewhere.
Authors of accepted manuscripts are expected to submit the final
version on diskette. Please follow the brief and basic instructions
given below. Articles formatted in LaTeX of TeX are prefered. There is
a style file provided by swets, which you can get on Internet: you
have to log in to FTP.SWETS.NL, log on as anonymous, select SZP
directory, select MCMDS.sty, MCMDS.tex. We can also accept a wide
variety of IBM and Macintosh compatible software packages including
WordPerfect, Word-Star, MS Word, PageMaker, ASCII files. For
details please inquire at the publisher: Janjaap Blom, Publisher,
Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers, P.O. Box 825, NL-2160 SZ Lisse.
Phone: (+31) 252-435 197, fax. (+31) 20 870 5434,
email: "Janjaap Blom" <jblom@swets.nl>
More detailed instructions are available upon request from the
Editor-in-chief.
PS: Please excuse typing errors - I have not time enough for a careful
proofreading nor a secretary to do it for me!
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TU Wien E114/3 Univ.Prof.Dr. Inge Troch
Tel.: +43-1- 58801-11451
Fax: +43-1- 58801-11499
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Address: Technische Universitaet Wien
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10
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