Title :
A normality theorem for decentralized control of discrete event systems
Author :
Lin, F. ; Mortazavian, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
Abstract :
The authors derive a necessary condition, formulated as a normality theorem, for decentralized control of discrete event systems. The result is of practical interest since it can be tested to determine whether decentralization is possible. This result is applied to the classical coordination problem of the dining philosophers for illustrative purposes. It is shown that in this case the condition stipulated by the normality theorem fails. The computation involved in the testing of the condition is detailed
Keywords :
controllability; decentralised control; formal languages; observability; set theory; coordination problem; decentralized control; dining philosophers; discrete event systems; necessary condition; normality theorem; Centralized control; Control systems; Controllability; Discrete event systems; Distributed control; Observability; Process control; Supervisory control; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 1992., Proceedings of the 31st IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0872-7
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1992.371375
