INES 2004

 

 

 

FINAL PROGRAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8^th International Conference

on

Intelligent Engineering Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 19-21, 2004

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Welcome from the general co-chairmen   1

Committees  2

General Information   4

INES 2004 Conference Program    9

Authors’ Index   20

 

 

 

Welcome from the general co-chairmen

 

 

 

The growing international competition in the industrial arena has created a demand for the introduction of intelligent techniques to various industrial problems to improve product quality and production process efficiency, as well as reduce production costs. The aim of the INES conference series is to provide researchers and practitioners from industry and academia with a platform to report on recent developments in the area of computational intelligence. INES 2004 focuses on the application of state-of-the-art intelligent techniques to engineering systems. The conference location is Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.

 

We would like to acknowledge the efforts of the Technical Program Chairman, the Organizing Committee Chairman, the Technical Program Committee members and all those persons responsible for the background activities from local arrangements to conference secretariat. We also want to thank many volunteers who have contributed lots of time and effort to bring INES 2004 to you. Our pleasant duty is to gratefully acknowledge the support provided by the sponsors of the conference: the Ministry of Education and Research, Romania, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, IEEE Romania Section, IEEE Joint Chapter of IES and RAS, Hungary, Budapest Tech, Hungary, Hungarian Fuzzy Association, IEEE Region 8, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, Hungary. We hope that all in attendance at INES 2004 will find this event intellectually stimulating and professionally rewarding.

 

 

 

Imre J. Rudas                                                                                       Petru Berce

Committees

 

INES 2004 Honorary Chairman

Fumio Harashima

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, Japan

 

INES 2004 Honorary Committee

Gheorge Lazea, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Antal K. Bejczy, JPL/CALTECH, USA

S. Chiriacescu, Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania

Toshio Fukuda, University of Nagoya, Japan

Radu Munteanu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

INES 2004 Steering Committee

János F. Bitó, Center of R&A, Hungary

Peter Kopacek, VUT, Austria

Jadran Lenarcic, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Mirko Malekovic, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Imre J. Rudas, Budapest Polytechnic, Hungary

Seppo Torvinen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland

 

INES 2004 General Chairmen

Imre J. Rudas

Budapest Polytechnic

Népszínház u. 8, H-1081 Budapest, Hungary

Tel: +36-1-453-4141; Fax: +36-1-453-4149

E-mail: i.rudas@ieee.org

Petru Berce

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

3400 Cluj-Napoca, str. C. Daicoviciu, Nr. 15, Romania

Tel.: +40(0)-264-596896; Fax: +40(0)-264-592055

E-mail: petru.berce@tcm.utcluj.ro

 

INES 2004 Program Chairman

S. Nedevschi, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

INES 2004 Program Co-chairman

Zoltán Puklus, Széchenyi István University, Hungary

 

INES 2004 International Organizing Committee Chair

Traian Canta, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

INES 2004 Technical Program Committee

I. Batyrshin, Kazan State Technological University, Russia

A. L. Bencsik, Budapest Polytechnic, Hungary

L. Camarinha-Matos, The New University of Lisbon, Portugal

G. Dimirowski, Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Macedonia

I. Blebea, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

D. Fodor, Technical University of Veszprem, Hungary

J. Gati, Budapest Polytechnic., Hungary

T. D. Gedeon, Murdoch University, Australia

D. Gorgan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

G. Hancke, University of Pretoria, South Africa

H. Haneda, Kobe University, Japan

K. Hirota, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

L. Horváth, Budapest Polytechnic., Hungary

M. Imecs, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

K. Jezernik, University of Maribor, Slovenia

T. King, University of Leeds, UK

O. Khatib, Stanford University, USA

G. Kovács, CAI of HAS, Hungary

L. T. Kóczy, BUTE, SZE, Hungary

K. Kozlowski, University of Poznan, Poland

I.A. Letia, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

L. Madarász, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia

T. Machado, Institute of Engineering of Porto, Portugal

K. Ohnishi, Keio University, Japan

J. Paralic, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia

S. Preitl, „Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Romania

I. Salomie, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

G. Schmidt, Technical University of Munich, Germany

H. M. A. Shamsudin, Univ. Tech. Malaysia, Malaysia

J. Somló, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

P. Tam, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

J. K. Tar, Budapest Polytechnic, Hungary

T. J. Tarn, Washington University, USA

M. Tomizuka, University of California, USA

A. R. Várkonyi-Kóczy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

H. J. Zimmermann, RWTH Aachen, Germany

 

INES 2004 National Organizing Committee Chairman

Kálmán Pusztai, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

INES 2004 National Organizing Committee

N. V. Ivan, Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania

D. Julean, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

INES 2004 Secretary General

Anikó Szakál, Budapest Polytechnic, Hungary

 

General Information

 

 

 

 

Date and Place

 

Conference INES 2004 will be held at “Casa de Cultura a Studentilor”, “Lucian Blaga” square, No. 1-3, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from September 19^th till 21^st, 2004.

 

Social Events

 

Welcome reception will be held at Hotel Continental, on September 19^th, Sunday evening at 19:00 (for spouses and guests the price of an extra ticket is EURO 20/person). The banquet will be held at Restaurant Aroma, on September 21, Tuesday evening at 19:00 (for spouses and guests the price of an extra ticket is EURO 45).

 

Accommodation

 

 

After July, 9 the accommodation must be arranged directly with the hotels and the fees will be paid to the hotel desk, either by cash or with credit card / Visa, MasterCard.

 

 

Official Language

 

The official language of the conference is English. All presentations, including discussions and submissions, must be made in the official language. No translation will be provided.

 

Lunch

 

The Lunch will be provided at the conference site each day between 12:00 and 14:00.

 

Travel

 

Airport

Cluj International Airport, 5 miles from downtown Cluj
Domestic flights: daily flights to / from Bucharest and Timisoara
International flights: scheduled flights to/ from several cities in Austria, Italy, Germany and Hungary

 

Train Station

Cluj Train Station (Gara Cluj)
Strada Garii nr. 1-3, Cluj (2 miles from downtown)
Daily connections to / from any city in Romania
Daily connections to / from Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic

 

International Bus Companies serving Cluj

ATLASSIB — scheduled bus service to Austria, Hungary, Germany, Serbia, Italy, France, Sweden — www.atlassib.ro
CALIBRA — scheduled bus service to Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France
TRANS EUROPA — scheduled bus service to Germany, Netherlands
UNIFIX — scheduled bus service to Germany

Getting To Cluj Napoca by Plane

The TAROM domestic flight from Bucharest (from Otopeni Airport) to Cluj-Napoca takes a little about an hour.

There are direct flights to/from Budapest, Treviso, Bolognia, Vienna, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Muenchen (operated by CarpatAir and Tarom). Current schedules are:

 

 

Getting To Cluj Napoca by Train

Depending on where you're coming from, you'll easily find trains that pass through Cluj-Napoca because the city is an important railway node. Here are the intercity trains connecting Cluj-Napoca with nearby cities:

 

Getting To Cluj Napoca by Car

The closest border crossing point and the one that allows the highest traffic is BORS, about 180km W-NW of Cluj-Napoca, at about 20km west from Oradea. There are two other border crossing points within the border with Hungary at NADLAC and PETEA (near Satu-Mare), but they offer longer routs to Cluj-Napoca.

The map of Romania and the maps provided by TURISMINFO should help.

 

Transport connections between International Airport and the city center

The Cluj-Napoca domestic and interntional airport is located in the east side of the city, 5 miles from downtown Cluj. There are bus and taxi connections from/to the airport.

 

Proceedings

 

Each accepted paper reaching us in time will be published in the Volume of CD Proceedings that will be distributed at the conference registration desk to everyone who has paid the registration fee. Extra CD proceedings will be available during and after the conference at the price of EURO 20.00, and extra printed proceedings will be available at the price of EURO 45.00.

 

Cancellation and Refund

 

Cancellation regarding registration fee is possible in written form received no later than August 10, 2004. In this case 90% of the received sum will be transferred back. No reimbursement is possible after this deadline.

Cancellation regarding hotel reservation through conference reservation is possible in written form received no later than August 10, 2004. In this case 50% of the received sum will be transferred back. No reimbursement is possible after this deadline.

 

Opening Hours of the Registration Desk

 

In Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

 

September 18 (Saturday) 14:00 – 17:00

September 19 (Sunday) 8:00 – 17:00

September 20 (Monday) 8:00 – 17:00

September 21 (Tuesday) 8:00 – 12:00

 

Presentations

 

All the presentations can be made by using OHP or video data projector. Authors are kindly asked to take their presentation on CD or USB flash drive, and not to use own laptop.

 

General Information About Romania

 

 

The choice of activities and places to visit is extensive. You can ski in traditional or purpose-built mountain resorts or laze in the hot sun on the beaches at the Black Sea, comparable to those on the Mediterranean.

You can hike through unspoilt landscapes, where rivers run clear, or go boating in the 5,640 sq km (2,200 sq miles) water wilderness of the Danube Delta. Out of this total surface 4,340 sq km (1,695 sq miles) are to be found in Romania. There one can see pelicans and other endangered birds among floating isles overgrown with reeds.

One can also enjoy the architecture, museums and galleries of the cities.

The very name "Romania" reminds us that ancient Rome exercised a decisive influence on this country and on the monuments of that era.

There are feudal fortresses, Byzantine decorated monasteries and adorned village houses to be admired, while "Dracula's" castle is only one among many other fascinating castles and palaces.

You can see folk festivals in Transylvania that are genuine expressions of local culture, not merely staged for visitors. When you buy local woodcarvings or pottery you buy things made to give pleasure while in use, not just valueless souvenirs.

One of the many extraordinary aspects of this country is its vibrant rural culture. For decades the outside world heard little about it. Not that Romania's heritage is simply one of folk art! Bucharest used to be called the "Little Paris", and with good reason, too!

Today first class opera and concert halls, permanent art exibitions, like that of the sculpturer Brancusi, fine museums and galleries are all specific for Romania's new sophisticated artistic sensitivity.

Better still this is all backed up by the comfort of a widening range of hotels and restaurants, good domestic transportation by air, train and bus, and surprisingly low prices. Going to the opera is quite affordable, let alone local dishes and wines. Romania is fun to visit. Come and see for yourself.

 

General Information about Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca is one of the largest cities in the country. It has a population of 332,617 and is the administrative center of the Cluj County. It is a well known academic center due to its several universities, academies and higher education institutions, as well as a commercial, industrial and manufacturing city. Culture and sports give other dimensions to the city.

Cluj-Napoca fights for a clean environment. With its old center, with green parks, with an intensive cultural life, the city offers to the visitor a lot of interesting places. In Cluj-Napoca there are two Theatres, two Opera Houses, a Philharmonic, a House of Culture for Students, several museums, cinema halls and other culture, leisure and sports institutions, which contribute to the good fame of this old Transylvanian town.

Cluj-Napoca is renowned for its 10 universities (6 public, 4 private, where over 5000 teachers deliver courses to more then 50,000 students. Cluj-Napoca has a good public transport system, with many bus routes passing by the Technical University locations. Unfortunately parking space at the University is very limited and students should park their cars in the paid parking around the University.

Cluj-Napoca has excellent communications with the rest of the country. There is a European Road, E60, which crosses the city providing direct road link with the capital - Bucharest. Most of the important cities are at 6 hours’ drive from Cluj-Napoca. Intercity trains operate in important directions. Cluj-Napoca can be also reached by plane via Bucharest or Budapest, Vienna, Frankfurt, Muenchen or Bologna.

This table gives approximate times to Cluj by train from other locations:

Bucuresti                              8 hours

Brasov                                  5 hours

Iasi                                        12 hours

Timisoara                             7 hours

Baia Mare                             5 hours

Budapest                              7 hours

The region is fortunate to possess many picturesque places and historical sites offering interesting spots to those who love tourism, caves and countryside.

The Western Carpathians, the old historical Maramures county and the geothermal baths from Oradea, Sovata and Geoagiu are within easy-reach for leisure and outdoor activities, by train, by coach or by car.

Useful links for those who are looking information about Cluj-Napoca:

http://www.ici.ro/romania/cities/cluj.html

http://www.ClujNapoca.ro/

 

 

General Information about Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is one of the 10 universities in Cluj-Napoca, the second in size, specialized in teaching and further training of engineers and other technical staff. The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca was authorized as a higher education institution since 1948 and was accredited by the National Commission of Academic Evaluation and Accreditation according to the following official documents: HG 568/16 August 1995 and HG 442/10 August 1998. Its curricula has been agreed by the European Federation of the National Engineering Associations – FEANI.

With its eight faculties and a college, with over 600 academic staff and researchers, as well as 13,000 students, the Technical University offers a wide range of courses in mechanical and manufacturing engineering, materials science, computer science, electrical engineering, civil engineering and architecture. If you wish to specialize in engineering you will find out that The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca has a wide offer for you.

The University has modern teaching facilities, and research labs, computing resources and a well-equipped library. In such an academic community, you will also find opportunities to practice cultural and sports interests, too.

The eight faculties and the college are spread through the city. Thus, the Faculties of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering are based in the center of the old city, the Faculties of Machine Building, Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering, in the industrial area of the city and the Faculty of Architecture in the upper town. However separate they may seem, they are within easy-reach, either by walking (half an hour) or by bus or tramway.

The Technical University buildings are both old and new and the university has a development programme which continues providing more and more facilities every year.

http://www.utcluj.ro/

 

INES 2004 Conference Program

 

 

14:00-17:00     Registration hours

 

8:00-17:00       Registration hours

 

9:00-09:30       INES 2004 OPENING CEREMONY         R1

 

09:30-10:10     PLENARY SESSION P01                           R1

                               Intelligent Robotic Aids Help Mars Exploration

                                Antal Bejczy (CALTECH, USA)

                                Chair:

                                Petre Berce (TU of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

 

10:10-10:40     COFFEE BREAK

 

10:40-11:20     PLENARY SESSION P02                           R1

                        Control Problems of Manufacturing Systems

                János Somló (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary)

                                Chair:

                                Imre Rudas (Budapest  Polytechnic, Hungary)

 

11:20-12:00     PLENARY SESSION P03                           R1

                               Intelligent Decision Support Systems for Industrial Applications,

                Filip G. Filip, (National Institute for R&D in Informatics, Romania)   

                                Chair:

                                Kalman Pusztai (TU of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

 

12:00-14:00     LUNCH TIME

 

14:00-15:40     PARALLEL SESSION A1                           R1

                        Fuzzy Systems

                        Chair:

                                Calin Cenan (TU of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

 

14:00-14:20            Fuzzy Inference mechanism Based Approach to Multi-Dimensional Sequential Web Mining

                        Tansel Özyer (University of Calgary, Canada)

                                Reda Alhajj (University of Calgary, Canada)

                                Ken Barker (University of Calgary, Canada)

 

14:20-14:40