{"product_id":"introduction-to-discrete-event-systems-christos-g-cassandras-9783030722722","title":"Introduction to Discrete Event Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis unique textbook comprehensively introduces the field of discrete event systems, offering a breadth of coverage that makes the material accessible to readers of varied backgrounds. The book emphasizes a unified modeling framework that transcends specific application areas, linking the following topics in a coherent manner: language and automata theory, supervisory control, Petri net theory, Markov chains and queueing theory, discrete-event simulation, and concurrent estimation techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTopics and features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003edetailed treatment of automata and language theory in the context of discrete event systems, including application to state estimation and diagnosis\u003cli\u003ecomprehensive coverage of centralized and decentralized supervisory control of partially-observed systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etimed models, including timed automata and hybrid automata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estochastic models for discrete event systems and controlled Markov chains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscrete event simulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean introduction to stochastic hybrid systems\u003c\/li\u003esensitivity analysis and optimization of discrete event and hybrid systems\u003cli\u003enew in the third edition: opacity properties, enhanced coverage of supervisory control, overview of latest software tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis proven textbook is essential to advanced-level students and researchers in a variety of disciplines where the study of discrete event systems is relevant: control, communications, computer engineering, computer science, manufacturing engineering, transportation networks, operations research, and industrial engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e​Christos G. Cassandras\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Professor of Systems Engineering, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boston University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSt駱hane Lafortune\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christos G. Cassandras, St駱hane Lafortune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030722724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030722722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.75d","brand":"Christos G. Cassandras","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982684455167,"sku":"9783030722722","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dfc652eb-8b67-47ad-9408-84fef558ac9b.jpg?v=1683262498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introduction-to-discrete-event-systems-christos-g-cassandras-9783030722722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}