Timing constraint Petri nets (TCPNs) can be used to model a real-time system specification and to verify the timing behavior of the system. This paper describes the limitations of the reachability analysis method in ...Timing constraint Petri nets (TCPNs) can be used to model a real-time system specification and to verify the timing behavior of the system. This paper describes the limitations of the reachability analysis method in analyzing complex systems for existing TCPNs. Based on further research on the schedulability analysis method with various topology structures, a more general state reachability analysis method is proposed. To meet various requirements of timely response for actual systems, this paper puts forward a heuristic method for selecting decision-spans of transitions and develops a heuristic algorithm for schedulability analysis of TCPNs. Examples are given showing the practicality of the method in the schedulability analysis for real-time systems with various structures.展开更多
文摘Timing constraint Petri nets (TCPNs) can be used to model a real-time system specification and to verify the timing behavior of the system. This paper describes the limitations of the reachability analysis method in analyzing complex systems for existing TCPNs. Based on further research on the schedulability analysis method with various topology structures, a more general state reachability analysis method is proposed. To meet various requirements of timely response for actual systems, this paper puts forward a heuristic method for selecting decision-spans of transitions and develops a heuristic algorithm for schedulability analysis of TCPNs. Examples are given showing the practicality of the method in the schedulability analysis for real-time systems with various structures.