Rapid embedded control prototyping by Petri nets

This paper presents rapid prototyping approach of control devices in mechatronics. The logic control device is considered as an embedded event-driven system. For modeling of the structure of such a system the paper proposes the use of a matrix representation of Petri nets. The dynamics are described by state-transition logic equations. The control concept for discrete event system resembles the conventional closed-loop concept of continuous and discrete time systems. The paper focuses on rapid logic control prototyping paradigm with Petri nets that is illustrated by the case study of a linear drive initialization procedure.