American Automatic Control Council
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The American Automatic Control Council (AACC) is an organization founded in 1956 for research in control theory
. It is an association of the control systems divisions of eight member societies and a member of the International Federation of Automatic Control
.
Control theory
Control theory is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems. The desired output of a system is called the reference...
. It is an association of the control systems divisions of eight member societies and a member of the International Federation of Automatic Control
International Federation of Automatic Control
The International Federation of Automatic Control , founded in September 1957, is a multinational federation of , each one representing the engineering and scientific societies concerned with automatic control in its own country.The aim of the Federation is to promote the science and technology of...
.
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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 AwardRichard E. Bellman Control Heritage AwardThe Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award is an annual award given by the American Automatic Control Council for achievements in control theory, named after the applied mathematician Richard E. Bellman...
- Control Engineering Practice Award
- Donald P. Eckman AwardDonald P. Eckman AwardThe Donald P. Eckman Award is an award given by the American Automatic Control Council recognizing outstanding achievements by a young researcher under the age of 35 in the field of control theory. Together with the Richard E...
- John R. Ragazzini Award named after John R. RagazziniJohn R. RagazziniJohn Ralph Ragazzini was an American electrical engineer and a professor of Electrical Engineering. Ragazzini was born in New York and received the degrees of B.S. and E.E. at the City College of New York in 1932 and 1933 and earned the degrees of A.M. and Ph.D...
- O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award
See also
- International Federation of Automatic ControlInternational Federation of Automatic ControlThe International Federation of Automatic Control , founded in September 1957, is a multinational federation of , each one representing the engineering and scientific societies concerned with automatic control in its own country.The aim of the Federation is to promote the science and technology of...
- John C. LozierJohn C. LozierJohn C. Lozier is a noted American control engineer. He was responsible for the control of the Telstar ground-tracking antenna installed near Andover, Maine, and the Brittany Peninsula in France...
- Nathaniel B. NicholsNathaniel B. NicholsNathaniel B. Nichols was an American control engineer who made significant contributions to the field of control theory. He is well-known for his book Theory of Servomechanism, one of the most widely read books in control engineering....