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Annotation These 135 papers, drawn from the 2002 New Orleans conference, discuss theoretical aspects of dynamic systems and control, as well as their practical engineering applications. Specific topics include: sensing and control for manufacturing systems, adaptive and optimal control, intelligent systems, cooperating and flexible robots, vibration, automated modeling, automotive technologies, human-robot interface, mechatronics, co-bots, fluid power systems, mobile robotics, engineering education, and intelligent sensors and sensor networks. Only authors appear in the index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).