A multi-threaded simulator for a distributed control system

Author

Jones, Irvin R., Jr. ; Tracy, Donald P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Denver Univ., CO, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

5-8 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

2272

Abstract

The goal of our research is to develop a methodology for distributed control where the control activity is governed by a concurrent program that has "artificially intelligent" features. The test bed for this system is a computer-controlled model railroad. A high-level Petri net that incorporates the attributes of neural networks, timing, and Petri net color is used to model the system. A multi-threaded simulator provides the means to test centralized, partially distributed, and fully distributed control paradigms. This paper presents the model, the functionality, the development, and the features of the simulation software.

Keywords

Petri nets; centralised control; digital simulation; distributed control; intelligent control; multi-threading; neural nets; railways; Petri net color; artificially intelligent features; centralized control; computer controlled model railroad; concurrent program; distributed control system; high level Petri net; multithreaded simulator; neural networks; simulation software; test bed; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Control systems; Distributed control; Neural networks; Neurons; Process control; Real time systems; System testing; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2003. IEEE International Conference on

ISSN

1062-922X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7952-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.2003.1244222

Filename

1244222