The IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING is published quarterly. Automation plays an increasingly important role in the global economy and in our daily lives. Engineers strive to combine automated devices with mathematical and organizational tools to create complex systems for a rapidly expanding range of applications and human activities. To meet these challenges, the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (T-ASE) publishes foundational research on

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... : Scientific methods and technologies that improve efficiency, productivity, quality, and reliability, specifically for methods, machines, and systems operating in structured environments over long periods, and the explicit structuring of environments. Its coverage goes beyond Automation's roots in mass production and includes many new application areas, such as Biotechnology, pharmaceutical systems, and health care;