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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 38 NUMBER I—JANUARY 2007 Neighbourhood detection and identification of spatio-temporal dynamical systems using a coarse-to-fine approach L. Z. Guo, S. S. Mei and S. A. Billings New stability and stabilization conditions for systems with time-delay Y. Xia, G. P. Liu, P. Shi, D. Rees and E. J. C. Thomas Dynamic output feedback H.,, control of discrete-time fuzzy systems: a fuzzy-basis-dependent Lyapunoy function approach J. Lam and S. Zhou Simultaneous identification of time-varying parameters and estimation of system states using iterative learning observers W. Chen and F. N. Chowdhury A set of novel correlation tests for nonlinear system variables L. F. Zhang, Q. M. Zhu and A. Longden Experimental control of a single-link flexible robot arm using energy shaping A. Sanz and V. Etxebarria Output feedback receding horizon stabilization and H.,. control for time-varying discrete-time systems H. Katayama and A. Ichikawa NUMBER 2—FEBRUARY 2007 An interactive augmented max-min MCS-RSM method for the multi-objective network reliability problem W.C. Yeh Backward elimination model construction for regression and classification using leave-one-out criteria X. Hong and R. J. Mitchell Constrained linear time-varying quadratic regulation with guaranteed optimality B. Ding and J. H. Tang Global optimization for the 7(,.-norm model reduction problem E. Assuncao, H. F. Marchesi, M. C. M. Teixeira and P. L. D. Peres RFDF design for linear time-delay systems with unknown inputs and parameter uncertainties L. Bai, Z. Tian and S. Shi Robust satisfactory fault-tolerant control of uncertain linear discrete-time systems: an LMI approach D. Zhang, Z. Wang and S. Hu Output feedback controller design of Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems Z.-H. Xiu and W. Wang Necessary and sufficient conditions for robust oscillatory stability N. Gu, W. Yu, Y. Xiang and M. Tan NUMBER 3—MARCH 2007 Robust adaptive control of synchronous generators with SMES unit via Hamiltonian function method S. Li and Y. Wang Nonlinear attitude and gyroscope’s bias estimation for a VTOL UAV J. M. Pflimlin, T. Hamel and P. Souéres Linear time invariant system order reduction using multipoint step response matching S. Mukherjee, Satakshi and R. C. Mittal Fuzzy two-stage quadratic programming for planning solid waste management under uncertainty Y. P. Li and G. H. Huang Analysis of variance for fuzzy data H.-C. Wu Discrete time dynamic multi-leader-follower games with feedback perfect information P.-Y. Nie Development of multiple robotic fish cooperation platform J. Shao, L. Wang and J. Yu Retailer’s optimal ordering policies with trade credit financing J.-T. Teng, C.-T. Chang, M.-S. Chern and Y.-L. Chan NUMBER 4—APRIL 2007 Sensing degree of fuzziness in MCDM model using modified flexible S-curve MF P. Vasant and A. Bhattacharya Applying fuzzy goal programming to production/transportation planning decisions in a supply chain T.-F. Liang Spreadability and vulnerability of distributed parameter systems A. Bernoussi Behavioral interpretation of the object-oriented paradigm for interconnected dynamic system modeling T. Bastogne Stable nonlinear adaptive controller for an autonomous underwater vehicle using neural networks J.-H. Li, P.-M. Lee, S. W. Hong and S. J. Lee Integrated vendor—buyer inventory system with sublot sampling inspection policy and controllable lead time K.-S. Wu, L.-Y. Ouyang and C.-H. Ho Robust H™ fuzzy control of nonlinear systems with multiple time delays F.-H. Hsiao Trajectory tracking control for a miniature fixed-wing unmanned air vehicle W. Ren NUMBER 5—MAY 2007 Solutions to generalized Sylvester matrix equation by Schur decomposition Bin Zhou and Guang-Ren Duan Numerical solutions of time-varying TS-fuzzy-model-based time-delay dynamic equations via orthogonal functions M.-R. Hsu, W.-H. Ho and J.-H. Chou Bifurcations in nonlinear integral models of biological systems N. Hritonenko and Yuri Yatsenko On the stability of epidemic spreading in small-world networks: how prompt the recovery should be? Xiang Li and Xiaofan Wang An integrated JIT-PQD model for enhancing buyer—supplier linkage (revised version) C.-T. Chang Exponential stability of delayed bidirectional associative memory neural networks with reaction diffusion terms Anping Chen, Lihong Huang and Jinde Cao A two-stage design of adaptive fuzzy controllers for time-delay systems with unknown models J. S. Taur, G. H. Lee and C. W. Tao NUMBER 6—JUNE 2007 Optimal control of SARS epidemics based on cybernetics C. Jiang H.,, tracking of uncertain SISO nonlinear systems: an observer-based adaptive fuzzy approach G. G. Rigatos and S. G. Tzafestas Economic ordering policy for an item with imperfect quality subject to the in-house inspection I. Konstantaras, S. K. Goyal and S. Papachristos A discrete-time single-server queue with a modified N-policy Pilar Moreno On allocation of resources during testing phase of a modular software P. K. Kapur, A. K. Bardhan and V. S. S. Yadavalli An alternative model for integrated vendor—buyer inventory under controllable lead time and its heuristic solution M. A. Hoque Delay-dependent criteria for robust stability of linear neutral systems with time-varying delay and nonlinear perturbations Bin Yang, Jincheng Wang, Xuejun Pan and Chongquan Zhong New formulation of robust MPC by incorporating off-line approach with on-line optimization Baocang Ding and Biao Huang NUMBER 7—JULY 2007 Fault isolation for nonlinear dynamic systems based on parameter intervals Z. Li and B. Dahhou Joint pricing and replenishment decisions for deteriorating items with lot-size and time-dependent purchasing cost under credit period Y.-C. Tsao and G.-J. Sheen A z-domain transfer function solution to the non-minimum phase acoustic beamformer T. J. Moir Robust global periodicity of interval bidirectional associative memory networks with finite distributed delays X. Yang, D. J. Evans, Y. Y. Tang and X. Liao Quasi-equilibrium in LQ differential games with bounded uncertain disturbances: robust and adaptive strategies with pre-identification via sliding mode technique M. Jimenez-Lizarraga and A. Poznyak Global exponential stability analysis of delayed Cohen—Grossberg neural networks with distributed delays X. Lou and B. Cui NUMBER 8—AUGUST 2007 Delay-dependent H... controller design for linear neutral systems with discrete and distributed delays Baoyong Zhang, Shaosheng Zhou and Shengyuan Xu Direct neural network-based self-tuning control for a class of nonlinear systems Heng Yue, Han-Xiong Li and Tianyou Chai Diagnosis of fuel pump measurement bias in gas turbine engines D. D. Santoso, S. M. Hargrave, T. V. Breikin, H. A. Thompson and P. J. Fleming Automatic weight selection for 7#(,.. controller synthesis D. C. Donha and M. R. Katebi Direct adaptive fuzzy control for a class of MIMO nonlinear systems Salim Labiod and Thierry Marie Guerra Simulated annealing procedure for on-line control with process dynamics Shihyu Chou and Min-Chiang Wang NUMBER 9—SEPTEMBER 2007 Regulation of linear continuous-time singular systems with constrained states and controls H. Boughari and N. E. Radhy Existence of epidemic waves in a disease transmission model with two-habitat population B. Mukhopadhyay and R. Bhattacharyya Dynamic surface control approach to adaptive robust control of nonlinear systems in semi-strict feedback form Zi-Jiang Yang, Toshimasa Nagai, Shunshoku Kanae and Kiyoshi Wada Error bounds of optimization algorithms for semi-Markoy decision processes Tang Hao, Yin Baoqun and Xi Hongsheng An iterative learning control based identification for a class of MIMO continuous-time systems in the presence of fixed input disturbances and measurement noises Tae-Hyoung Kim and Toshiharu Sugie Delay-dependent robust stability of linear systems with non-commensurate time varying delays El Houssaine Tissir Optimal age-replacement policy for repairable products under renewing free-replacement warranty Yu-Hung Chien and Jih-An Chen NUMBER 10—OCTOBER 2007 Special Issue: Advances in Sliding Mode Observation and Estimation (Part One) Editorial 1: Higher order sliding mode observers Yuri B. Shtessel, Sarah K. Spurgeon and Leonid M. Fridman Observation of linear systems with unknown inputs via high-order sliding-modes Leonid Fridman, Arie Levant and Jorge Davila Hierarchical second-order sliding-mode observer for linear time invariant systems with unknown inputs F. J. Bejarano, A. Poznyak and L. Fridman Super twisting algorithm-based step-by-step sliding mode observers for nonlinear systems with unknown inputs T. Floquet and J. P. Barbot Describing function analysis of second-order sliding mode observers I. Boiko, M. I. Castellanos and L. Fridman Frequency characteristics of Levant’s differentiator and adaptive sliding mode differentiator Setichi Kobayashi and Katsuhisa Furuta Globally convergent real-time differentiation via second order sliding modes Alessandro Pisano and Elio Usai NUMBER 11—NOVEMBER 2007 Special Issue: Advances in Sliding Mode Observation and Estimation (Part Two) Editorial 2: Sliding mode observation and identification Yuri B. Shtessel, Sarah K. Spurgeon and Leonid M. Fridman Sliding modes time varying matrix identification for stochastic system A. Poznyak, J. Escobar and Y. Shtessel Sliding mode identification and control for linear uncertain stochastic systems M. Basin, A. Ferreira and L. Fridman Sliding mode parameter identification of systems with measurement noise S. Baev, I. Shkolnikov, Y. Shtessel and A. Poznyak Robust fault detection and diagnosis in a class of nonlinear systems using a neural sliding mode observer Qing Wu and Mehrdad Sait Optimal braking and estimation of tyre friction in automotive vehicles using sliding modes Nitin Patel, Christopher Edwards and Sarah K. Spurgeon A sliding mode observer for sensorless induction motor speed regulation Claudio Aurora and Antonella Ferrara Smooth adaptive sliding mode observers in uncertain chaotic communication R. Raoufi and A. S. |. Zinober NUMBER 12—DECEMBER 2007 A sliding mode observer-based strategy for fault detection, isolation, and estimation in a class of Lipschitz nonlinear systems Weitian Chen and Mehrdad Saif Receding horizon H... control problems for sampled-data systems Hitoshi Katayama and Akira Ichikawa An alternative Kalman innovation filter approach for receiver position estimation based on GPS measurements Jose I. Canelon, Robert S. Provence, Nisarg Mehta and Leang S. Shieh 977 Optimization of fuzzy partitions for inductive reasoning using genetic algorithms J. Acosta, A. Nebot, P. Villar and J.M. Fuertes 99] Simulation optimization and correlation with multi stage Monte Carlo optimization William Conley i013 An optimal replacement policy for repairable cold standby system with priority in use Guan Jun Wang and Yuan Lin Zhang 1021 Neural network solution for finite-horizon H,.. state feedback control of nonlinear systems Tao Cheng, Frank L. Lewis and Murad Abu-Khalaf 1029