Petri Nets: Tutorial and Applications

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Edward Lin, University of Maryland1Petri Nets: Tutorial and ApplicationsJeffrey W. HerrmannEdward LinCIM LabInstitute for Systems ResearchUniversity of MarylandCollege Park, MarylandINSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS RESEARCHA National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, supported by NSF, the University of Maryland, Harvard University, and IndustryThe 32th Annual Symposium of the Washington Operations Research -Management Science CouncilWashington, 5, 1997Edward Lin, University of Maryland2OutlinelPurposelApplicationslWh at is a Petri Net?lDynamicslBasic ConstructslPropertieslAnalysis MethodslExtensions of Petri NetslResources for Petri NetslSummaryEdward Lin, University of Maryland3PurposelTo describe the fundamentals of Petri nets so thatyou begin to understand what they are and howthey are give you resources that you can use to learnmore about Petri Lin, University of Maryland4Petri Net ApplicationslManufacturing, production, and scheduling systemslSequence controllers (Programmable LogicController, PLC)lCommunication protocols and networkslSoftware -- design, specification, simulatio

Edward Lin, University of Maryland 3 Purpose To describe the fundamentals of Petri nets so that you begin to understand what they are and how they are used. To give you resources that you can use to learn more about Petri nets.