American Automatic Control Council
| Founded | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Type | Professional Organization |
| Focus | Control theory |
| Origins | Association of the control systems divisions of eight societies. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Conferences, Publications |
Key people | A. Galip Ulsoy (current president) |
| Website | www.a2c2.org |
The American Automatic Control Council (AACC) is an organization founded in 1957 for research in control theory.[1][2] It is an association of the control systems divisions of eight member societies and a member of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC).
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- International Society of Automation (ISA)
- Society for Computer Simulation (SCS)
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
American Control Conference
The American Control Conference (ACC) is an annual research conference sponsored by the AACC and is one of the most prestigious conferences in the field of control theory. Dating back to 1960, the ACC consists of mostly researchers from the Americas with a large portion of students.
Awards
The AACC issues five awards for achievements in control theory:
- Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award
- Control Engineering Practice Award
- Donald P. Eckman Award
- John R. Ragazzini Award named after John R. Ragazzini
- O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award
See also
References
- ↑ "The American Automatic Control Council 1957-2011 (AACC History and Collaboration with IFAC)" (PDF). American Automatic Control Council. 2011. p. 8. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ↑ Scientific and Technical Societies of the United States (8th ed.). National Academy of Sciences. 1968. p. 17. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
External links
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