Petri Nets in Flexible and Agile Automation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781461359388)

Over the past two decades, research in the theory of Petri nets and the development of graphical tools has yielded a powerful methodology. The contributions in Petri Nets in Flexible and Agile Automation present theoretical development of Petri nets as well as in industrial applications to areas such as discrete- event control design, scheduling, performance evaluation and deadlock avoidance. These contributions also include comparative studies of Petri nets and other approaches.
A primary theme of this book is to provide a unified approach to the applications of Petri nets in flexible and agile automation and, in that regard, a common notation and terminology is used. The book also allows readers to evaluate the benefits and applicability of state-of-the-art Petri net methods and apply CAD tools to problems of interest. Petri Nets in Flexible and Agile Automation is not only an essential reference for researchers, it is also a very useful tool for engineers, analysts and managers who are responsible for the design, implementation and operation of the next generation of manufacturing systems.


Author: Mengchu Zhou
ISBN-10: 1461359384
ISBN-13: 9781461359388
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 09/27/2012
Pages: 379
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.83d