Table of Contents

• Neural Network Models and Applications: an OverviewLéon Personnaz, Gérard Dreyfus. 1-8
• Modelling and Analysis of Communication Protocols Using Petri NetsMarco Ajmone Marsan, Fabio Neri. 9-20
• Expert Systems Techniques for Network ManagementS. Barra, F. Giovannini, M. Volpe. 21-28
• Priority Strategies in Packet Switching NodesG. Cappellini, Elisa Cavallero, Alberto Tonietti. 29-36
• Coordination of Local Routing Strategies by Distributed Updating of On-Line Aggregate InformationMichele Aicardi, Franco Davoli, Angela Di Febbraro, Riccardo Minciardi. 37-44
• Communication Performance of Multi-Microprocessor Systems with High-Speed Ring Network ArchitectureD. I. Kojucharov. 45-52
• Predicting Preferences for New Product Configurations: a High-Tech ExampleJ. Louviere, D. Anderson, J. B. White, T. C. Eagle. 53-62
• Using Stated Preference Dat in Computerized Demand ModelsG. S. Gum. 63-70
• Evaluation of New Telecommunications Services using Stated Preference TechniquesAkiya Inoue, Hisao Yamamoto. 71-78
• The Critical Mass in the Diffusion of Interactive TechnologiesE. M. Rogers. 79-94
• Adoption and Use of Fax in SwedenP. G. Holmlöv, K.-E. Wärneryd. 95-102
• Critical Mass Contingencies for Telecommunications ConsumersM. L. Markus. 103-112
• Competition, Cooperation and Critical Mass in the Evolution of NetworksD. Allen. 113-122
• Fast Models for the Delta Parallel RobotFrançois Pierrot, A. Fournier. 123-130
• On the Dynamic Stability of Force-Reflecting Remote ManipulatorY. Ichikawa, M. Suzuki. 131-138
• Control of a Redundant Two-Arm Robot for Coordinated TasksPierre Dauchez, François Pierrot. 139-146
• Free-Space Representations Using Scanline ProcessingK. Hughes, A. Tokuta. 147-154
• Towards Manipulating Moving Objects Part Two: Intelligent Control of Robot-EndeffectorZ. Ren, Andreas Graffunder, I. Hartmann. 155-162
• Experimental Issues in Robot ModellingPaolo Valigi. 163-172
• On a Mechatronics Concept to Actively Absorb End-Point Vibrations of Elastic RobotsHelge-Björn Kuntze, U. Hirsch. 173-184
• Dynamic Modelling of a High-Payloaddf Robot for Simple Materials Handling TasksK. H. Low, W. S. Yu. 185-192
• Dynamic Modelling of Multi-Link Flexible Robot ArmsAlessandro De Luca, Bruno Siciliano. 193-200
• Elastic Robot Trajectory Planning with Force ControlFriedrich Pfeiffer, K. Richter, H. Wapenhans. 201-212
• Off-Line Trajectory Planningfor Flexible ManipulatorsMiguel Angel Serna, Eduardo Bayo. 213-220
• Lagrangian Modelling of Elastic RobotsPatrizio Tomei, Antonio Tornambè. 221-230
• Production Planning Modelling of FMSLaureano F. Escudero. 231-238
• Controlling and Planning Discrete Part Manufacturing Systems: the Prototyping SolutionGiuseppe Menga, Maurizio Morisio. 239-246
• Flexibility/Cost Tradeoff in the Design of Production Systems: a Preliminary ApproachAlessandro Agnetis, F. Nicolo, Mario Lucertini. 247-258
• Design, Implementation, Modelling and Simulation of a MAP-Gateway for Flexible ManufacturingM. F. Bosch. 259-270
• Skill Planning in a Manufacturing Plant: a Short Term Flow Network ModelAlessandro Ciancimino, Isabella Lari, F. Nicolo, Mario Lucertini. 271-282
• Some New Perspectives in Information Access and Interface DesignOliviero Stock, Giuseppe Carenini, Marco Ponzi, Vieri Samek-Lodovici. 283-290
• The Use of Natural Language in Human-Computer Interaction: Issues and PerspectivesG. Guida, G. Ferrari. 291-298
• Natural Language and Natural Menus InterfacesMiguel Filgueiras, Ana Paula Tomás, Nelma Moreira, Rogério Reis, José Paulo Leal. 299-306
• A Natural Language Interface to Expert Systems Based on Logic PredicatesMaria Teresa Pazienza, Roberto Basili. 307-324
• Machine Translation: Current Status and Research TrendsMargaret King. 325-332
• Interest-Focusing Mechanisms in LearningClaudio Carpineto. 333-340
• The Role of AI-Techniques in the Support of Conceptual Interface Specification for Task-Oriented Information SystemsChristian Stary. 341-348
• 3D Motion and Structure from Image SequencesEnrico De Micheli, Alessandro Verri, Sergio Uras. 349-356
• A Novel Approach to Computer Vision Systems: an Addressable Integrated Image SensorAlessandro Zorat. 357-364
• Qualitative Representations in Conceptual Design: A Case StudyBoi Faltings. 365-372
• Reasoning About Time in Qualitative ModelingE. Giunchiglia, D. Tezza. 373-382
• A Qualitative Interpretation of the Notion of Field in Molecular Ontology Approach to Naïve PhysicsStefania Bandini. 383-392
• Qualitative Models for Diagnostic SystemsPeter Struss. 393-400
• Epistemology and ModellingT. Vámos. 401-410
• Simulation of Descriptor Systems: an Application. The Numerical Solution of Inverse ProblemsG. Bartolini, Andrea Caiti, C. Rossi, Giorgio Cannata. 411-418
• Boundary Element Method and External Input Identification of Noisy Distributed Parameter SystemsKatsuji Uosaki. 419-426
• Invariant Zeros of Series Connections of Linear SystemsO. M. Grasselli, S. Longhi. 427-434
• An Optimal Control Algorithm for Analyzing Econometric ModelsA. Cividini. 435-442
• Optimization Problems on Geometrical DesignYu. G. Stoyan. 443-452
• On One Class of Optimal Restoration Algorithms for Multidimensional Image ProcessingVolodymyr I. Ponomaryov, Yuri V. Shkvarko. 453-460
• Modelling and Control of Large Space StructuresA. V. Balakrishnan. 461-470
• Modelling of Commodity Populations and their Changes: A Paradigm and its ImplementationJan W. Owsinski. 471-480
• Smart Memory: the Memory Processor ModelTony R. Martinez. 481-488
• Modelling Regional Forest Industry DevelopmentS. E. Johnson, A. G. D. Whyte. 489-498
• An Innovative Adaptive Control Approach to Complex, High-Performance Servos: an Officine Galileo Case StudyM. Galanti, F. Innocenti, S. Magrini, V. Spicci, Edoardo Mosca. 499-506
• Modelling and Implementation of Information Systems for Networks of Small- and Medium-Sized EnterprisesA. Mathis. 507-516
• Applications of Combinatorial Optimization in the Design, Layout and Production of ComputersB. Korte. 517-538
• Knowledge Based Production Planning and SchedulingHans-Jürgen Appelrath, Jürgen Sauer. 539-548
• Application of Optimization Methodology in Technological System Modelling: Aircraft Power Unit Design and EvaluationO. Matousek. 549-556
• Morphological Approach to Organizational Knowledge SystemsDubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic. 557-564
• Types of Tasks in Database Schema Modelling and their Support by a Knowledge-Based ToolZh. Angelov, D. Obretenov. 565-572
• Operator Support Systems: Design Criteria and an Application to a Telecommunication StationG. Vialetto, V. Nanni, L. Cerreti, E. Romani. 573-580
• Modelling an Expert System Shell for the Configuration of Technical Systems Including Optimization - Based ReasoningHans-Jürgen Sebastian. 581-592