Coloured Petri Nets: Basic Concepts, Analysis Methods and Practical Use. Volume 1

ISBN-13: 9783642082436 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 236 str.

Kurt Jensen

Opis

This book presents a coherent description of the theoretical and practical aspects of Coloured Petri Nets (CP-nets or CPN). It shows how CP-nets have been de veloped - from being a promising theoretical model to being a full-fledged lan guage for the design, specification, simulation, validation and implementation of large software systems (and other systems in which human beings and/or com puters communicate by means of some more or less formal rules). The book contains the formal definition of CP-nets and the mathematical theory behind their analysis methods. However, it has been the intention to write the book in such a way that it also becomes attractive to readers who are more interested in applications than the underlying mathematics. This means that a large part of the book is written in a style which is closer to an engineering textbook (or a users' manual) than it is to a typical textbook in theoretical computer science. The book consists of three separate volumes. The first volume defines the net model (i. e., hierarchical CP-nets) and the basic concepts (e. g., the different behavioural properties such as deadlocks, fair ness and home markings). It gives a detailed presentation of many small exam ples and a brief overview of some industrial applications. It introduces the for mal analysis methods. Finally, it contains a description of a set of CPN tools which support the practical use of CP-nets."

Spis treści

1 Informal Introduction to Coloured Petri Nets.- 2 Formal Definition of Coloured Petri Nets.- 3 Hierarchical Coloured Petri Nets.- 4 Dynamic and Static Properties of Coloured Petri Nets.- 5 Formal Analysis of Coloured Petri Nets.- 6 Computer Tools for Coloured Petri Nets.- 7 Industrial Applications of Coloured Petri Nets.- References.

O autorze

The book gives a detailed and systematic introduction to high-level Petri nets that includes explanation, motivation, examples, and applications.The author is one of the leading authorities on Petri nets and a member of the steering committee for the International Conference on Application and Theory of Petri Nets.