August 5, 1999 -- Session B
Chateau Laurier
Drawing Room

SESSION I -- (B) New Generations of Communication Systems

Time		Title, Authors and Affiliations

9:10 - 9:30	A Network Perspective on How to Achieve International
		Roaming Between 3rd Generation Wireless Networks
		Abstract
		R.D. Ryan
		    (Nortel Networks, USA)


9:30 - 9:50	The Turbo Decoding Technique and its Performance
		with Imperfect Channel State Information
		Abstract
		J. Nikolic and H. Leib
		    (McGill University, CANADA)


9:50 - 10:10 	Two Patterns of Velocity Control in a Half Actual
		Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) with Wireless Communications
		Abstract
		T. Munakata and A. Hasegawa
		    (Hiroshima-Denki Institute of Technology, JAPAN)


10:10 - 10:30	BREAK

SESSION II -- (B) Multibody Dynamics and Transportation Systems

Time		Title, Authors and Affiliations

10:30 - 10:50	Human Spatial Attitude Control by Means of Zero
		Momentum Turns
		Abstract
		J.A.C. Amrosio, G.A.D. Lopes and J.A.O. Costa
		    (IDMEC/Instituto Superior Tecnico, PORTUGAL)


10:50 - 11:10	 


11:10 - 11:30	Fuzzy Control for Backing-up a Four-Wheel Truck
 		Abstract
		J. Mao, E.M. Petriu
		    (University of Ottawa, CANADA)
		A. Cornell
		    (Brigham Young University, USA)
		J. Wu
		    (University of Ottawa, CANADA)


11:30 - 11:50	Modeling Joint Clearance with Lubrication in
		Multibody Mechanical Systems
		Abstract
		P. Ravn
		    (Technical University of Denmark, DENMARK)
		S. Shivaswamy
		    (Cessna Aircraft Co., USA)
		H.M. Lankarani
		    (Wichita State University, USA)
		    

11:50 - 12:10	1/6th Scale Head Impact Component Tester
		Abstract
		G. Olivares, H. Lankarani, B. Bahr
		    (Wichita State University, USA)
		    

12:10 - 13:30	LUNCH


13:30 - 13:50	Keynote Lecture: Prof. A. Cantoni
		Masked Filter Design with Implementation Uncertainty
		Abstract
		B. Vo and A. Cantoni
		    (Curtin University of Technology, AU)


13:50 - 14:10

SESSION III -- (B) New Trends in Structural Dynamics

Time		Title, Authors and Affiliations

14:10 - 14:30	Experimental Study on Stabilization of a Parametrically
		Excited Cantilever Beam by an Active Pendulum Type
		Vibration Absorber
		Abstract
		J. Kawazoe, H. Yabuno and N. Aoshima
		    (University of Tsukuba, JAPAN)


14:30 - 14:50	Vibration Mode Localization in Two-Dimensional
		Cantilever-Mesh-Spring Arrays with Multiple Substructural
		Modes
		Abstract
		W-C. Xie
		    (University of Waterloo, CANADA)


14:50 - 15:10	Transverse Vibration of a Vertical One-Step-Column
		Abstract
		S. Naguleswaran
		    (University of Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND)


15:10 - 15:30	BREAK

SESSION IV -- (B) New Trends in Design and Fault Tolerant Computing

Time		Title, Authors and Affiliations

15:30 - 15:50	Modeling and Detecting Control Errors in Microprocessors
		Abstract
		H. Al-Asaad
		    (University of California, USA)
		J.P. Hayes and T. Mudge
		    (University of Michigan, USA)


15:50 - 16:10	A Theoretical Test Approach for a SRAM-Based FPGA Core
		Abstract
		M. Renovell, J.M. Portal
		    (LIRMM-UM2, FRANCE)
		J. Figueras
		    (UPC, SPAIN)
		Y. Zorian
		    (Logic Vision Inc., USA)


16:10 - 16:30	The Mixed-Signal System-on-Chip (SOC) Test Challenge
		Abstract
		A. Ivanov
		    (University of British Columbia, CANADA)


16:30 - 16:50	Hardware/Software System Design and Test:
		Challenges and Opportunities
		Abstract
		I. Teixeira, J.P. Teixeira
		    (INESC, PORTUGAL)
		O-E-K. Benkahla and C. Robach
		    (LCIS-ESISAR-INPG, FRANCE)


16:50 - 17:10	TBA



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