A survey and comparison of Petri net-based deadlock prevention policies for flexible manufacturing systems

作者:Li, ZhiWu*; Zhou, MengChu; Wu, NaiQi
来源:IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part C: Applications and Reviews , 2008, 38(2): 173-188.
DOI:10.1109/TSMCC.2007.913920

摘要

Over the last two decades, a great deal of research has been focused on solving deadlock problems in resource allocation systems such as computer communication systems, workflow systems, and flexible manufacturing systems, resulting in a wide variety of approaches. As a well-defined problem in resource allocation systems, deadlock prevention based on a Petri net formalism has received an enormous amount of attention in the literature. This paper intends to review and compare a variety of Petri net-based deadlock prevention policies reported in the literature. Their comparison is done in terms of structural complexity, behavior permissiveness, and computational complexity. This paper should facilitate engineers in choosing a suited method for their industrial application cases.