IFAC

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IFAC

• International Federation of Automatic Control

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IFACs AIMS

• Promote control science and technology
• Advance international collaboration
• Stimulate research, development and application
  of automatic control and systems engineering
• Promote dissemination and exchange of information
• Stimulate improvement and extension of education

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IFAC

• Founded September 1957
• IFAC Members National Member Organizations
• The NMOs represent control engineers from each
  of the following

AFRICA
ASIA
EUROPE
Egypt South Africa
China Hong Kong Indonesia Israel Japan Korea
Rep. Singapore
Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Rep. Denmark Estonia
Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvi
a Macedonia
Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia
Slovak Rep. Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turk
ey Ukraine United Kingdom
AMERICA
Mexico USA Argentina Brazil Chile
AUSTRALIA
Australia New Zealand
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IFACs STRUCTURE
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IFAC EVENTS
Approximately 30 events per year

• World Congresses
• Symposia (the Technical Board defines the
  Masterplan)
• Conferences
• Workshops

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IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEESAND TECHNICAL
COMMITTEES
CC on Manufacturing and Instrumentation
CC on Systems and Signals

• Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• Enterprise Integration
• Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control
• Robotics
• Components and Instruments
• Low Cost Automation

• Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing
• Adaptive Control and Tuning
• Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
• Stochastic Systems
• Fuzzy and Neural Systems

CC on Design Methods
CC on Life Support Systems

• Control Design
• Linear Systems
• Nonlinear Systems
• Optimal Control
• Robust Control

• Modeling and Control in Agricultural Processes
• Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation
• Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems
• Modeling and Control of Environmental Systems

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IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEESAND TECHNICAL
COMMITTEES
CC on Systems Engineering and Management

• Large Scale Systems
• Man-Machine Systems
• Computer Aided Control Systems Design
• Business and Management Techniques
• Computation in Economic, Financial
  Engineering-Economic Systems
• Supplemental Ways for Improving International
  Stability

CC on Global and Educational Issues of Automation

• Control Education
• Social Impact of Automation
• Developing Countries

CC on Industrial Applications

• Chemical Process Control
• Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing
• Power Plants and Power Systems
• Control of Biotechnological Processes
• Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety
• of Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS

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IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEESAND TECHNICAL
COMMITTEES
CC on Transportation and Vehicles

• Aerospace
• Automotive Control
• Marine Systems
• Air Traffic Control Automation
• Transportation Systems
• Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles

CC on Computer Control

• Distributed Computer Control Systems
• Real Time Software Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control
• Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time
  Control
• Safety of Computer Systems

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IFAC PUBLICATIONS

• Periodicals
• AUTOMATICA
• Control Engineering Practice
• Reviews in Automatic Control
• Affiliated Journals
• Newsletter

• IFAC Proceedings

• Technical Committee Reports

• Monographs

• Multilingual Glossary/Dictionary of Automatic
  Control Technology

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IFAC Awards
Presented at each Triennial World Congress

• THE NATHANIEL NICHOLS MEDAL

• THE GIORGIO QUAZZA MEDAL

1996 Prof. Jürgen Ackermann 1999 Prof. Gunter
Stein
1981 Prof. John F. Coales 1984 Prof. Iakov Z.
Tsypkin 1987 Prof. Karl J. Aström 1990 Prof.
Petar Kokotovic 1993 Prof. Edward J.
Davison 1996 Prof. Alberto Isidori 1999 Prof.
Brian D.O. Anderson

• IFAC Young Author Prize
• IFAC Applications Paper Prize
• IFAC Control Engineering Textbook Prize
• IFAC Poster Paper Prize

• AUTOMATICA Paper Prize Awards
• CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE Paper Prize Awards

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WHAT IS IFAC ALL ABOUT ?

• Enthusiastic engineers and scientists from about
  50 countries
• organizing approximately 30 technical meetings
  per year
• investing time, energy and expertise
• for the benefit of the control engineering
  community.

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IFAC SECRETARIAT Schlossplatz 12 A-2361
Laxenburg AUSTRIA Tel [phone] Fax 43/22
36/72859 e-mail secr_at_ifac.co.at http//www.ifac-c
ontrol.org
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Coordinating Committee on Manufacturing and
Instrumentation

• Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Enterprise Integration
Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control
Robotics
Components and Instruments
Low Cost Automation
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Coordinating Committee on Design Methods
Control Design
Linear Systems
Nonlinear Systems
Optimal Control
Robust Control
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Coordinating Committee on Systems and Signals
Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing
Adaptive Control and Tuning
Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
Stochastic Systems
Fuzzy and Neural Systems
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Coordinating Committee on Life Support Systems
Modeling and Control in Agricultural Processes
Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation
Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems
Modeling and Control of Environmental Systems
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Coordinating Committee onSystems Engineering and
Management
Large Scale Systems
Man-Machine Systems
Computer Aided Control Systems Design
Business and Management Techniques
Computation in Economic, Financial and
Engineering-Economic Systems
S W I I S
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Coordinating Committee onGlobal and Educational
Issues of Automation
Control Education
Social Impact of Automation
Developing Countries
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Coordinating Committee on Industrial Applications
Chemical Process Control
Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing
Power Plants and Power Systems
Control of Biotechnological Systems
Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of
Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS
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Coordinating Committee on Transportation and
Vehicles
Aerospace
Automotive Control
Marine Systems
Air Traffic Control Automation
Transportation Systems
Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles
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Coordinating Committee on Computer Control
Distributed Computer Control Systems
Real-Time Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control
Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control
Safety of Computer Control Systems