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Petri nets based coordination component for CSCW environment

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In view of the lack of efficient coordination of interdependent task in the collaborative design system, the mechanisms for temporal and resource coordination problems are established based on Petri Nets, respectively. Both of the mechanisms are encapsulated and implemented in the coordination component so as to increase the flexibility and acceptability of the system. We model the CSCW system based on Petri Nets for simulation, analysis and optimization. A case study on the overhead traveling crane is given to demonstrate and validate our theory.

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  1. School of Mechatronics Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 610054, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China

    Hong-Zhong Huang

  2. 2 School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116023, Dalian, Liaoning, P.R. China

    Feng Zhou Xu Zu

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Huang, HZ., Feng Zhou, X.Z. Petri nets based coordination component for CSCW environment. J Mech Sci Technol 19, 1123–1130 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984034

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