This volume compiles the proceedings of the SICE 2003 Annual Conference, held in Fukui, Japan, from August 4-6, 2003. The conference, organized by the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) of Japan, brought together researchers and practitioners to present advancements in the field of instrumentation and control. The collection covers a wide range of topics, reflecting the state of the art in control engineering and its applications.

This collection represents a snapshot of research presented at a specific academic conference in 2003. As a proceedings volume, its value lies in the technical content and the specific research findings shared by the authors. The scope is defined by the conference's focus on instrumentation and control engineering, suggesting a readership of specialists and academics in these fields.