Title :
Clarifications on the Definitions of Elementary Siphons in Petri Nets
Author :
Li, ZhiWu ; Zhou, MengChu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electro-Mech. Eng., Xidian Univ., Xi´´an
Abstract :
The concept of elementary siphons of Petri nets is first proposed in our previous work. However, their definitions can cause confusion when there exist weakly independent siphons in a net. In this correspondence, we redefine elementary siphons and show the significance of this improvement
Keywords :
Petri nets; computational complexity; Petri nets; elementary siphons; independent siphon; Automation; Flexible manufacturing systems; Humans; Intelligent systems; Laboratories; Petri nets; System recovery; Tin; Workstations; Elementary siphon; Petri net; independent siphon;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSMCA.2006.878966
