Table of Contents: February 1999

Table of Contents: December 1999

Special Section
Bridging the Gap Between the Theory and Practice of Control: Aerospace Perspectives Thomas Ting			45
Tailoring Theory to Practice in Tactical Missile Control D. Brett Ridgely and Michael B. McFarland			49
The Need for a Systems Perspective in Control Theory and Practice Sanjay S. Joshi			56
On Bridging the Theory/Practice Gap Dennis S. Bernstein			64
Features
Complex Control System Design and Implementation Using the NIST-RCS Software Library Mathew L. Moore, Veysel Gazi, Kevin M. Passino, Will P. Shackleford, Frederick M. Proctor			12
Bilateral Matched-Impedance Teleoperation with Application to Excavator Control S.E. Salcudean, K. Hashtrudi-Zaad, S. Tafazoli, S.P. DiMaio, and C. Reboulet			29
Seismic Isolation Control for a Buildinglike Structure Hidekazu Nishimura and Akihito Kojima			38
Columns
Feedforward: An Industrial Perspective of Control Engineering Daniel Liberzon and A. Stephen Morse			8
Business and Technology: Patented Technology—A Source for Innovation and Knowledge D.W. Repperger			71
Interview: CDC Down Under			78
From Technical Activities: News from Technical Committees			80
From Membership Activities: Some Benefits for Our Members			82
Officer’s Communique: Board of Governors Meeting Report Pradeep Misra			89
Departments
From the Editor	2	Calendar	100
President’s Message	4	News	104
Feedback	84	On the Market	106
Conference Report	86	1999 Index	111
Ph.D. Dissertations	96	On the Lighter Side	120
Bookshelf	97