In: Singh, M. G. (ed): System & Control Encyclopedia: Theory, Technology, Applications; Vol. 6, pages 3670-3673. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1987.
Abstract: The main purpose of this article is the description of a flexible manufactoring system by means of a top-down structured approach from the point of view of both control and errror processing. A three-level approach for the analysis and synthesis of such a system of production is proposed. Adaptive colored and structured Petri nets are used to model the control system and its various communications.