Hierarchical control of decentralized discrete event systems [Elektronische Ressource] : theory and application / vorgelegt von Klaus Schmidt

Hierarchical Control of Decentralized Discrete Event SystemsTheory and ApplicationDer Technischen Fakultät derUniversität Erlangen-Nürnbergzur Erlangung des GradesDOKTOR-INGENIEURvorgelegt vonKlaus SchmidtErlangen 2005Als Dissertation genehmigt vonder Technischen Fakultät derUniversität Erlangen-NürnbergTag der Einreichung: 23. 05. 2005Tag der Promotion: 11. 07. 2005Dekan: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. A. WinnackerBerichterstatter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. MoorProf. Bruce KroghAcknowledgementAt first I would like to thank my thesis advisor Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Moor for his interest inmy work and for his helpful and constructive comments and ideas. Further on I want to highlightthe hospitality of Prof. Bruce Krogh who gave me the opportunity to participate in his researchactivites on various topics at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.I am grateful to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günter Roppenecker, the chairman of my Ph.D. committee, forsupporting my work at the Lehrstuhl für Regelungstechnik and for encouraging my studies andresearch abroad. Also I want to thank Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Plaum for his participation in thePh.D. committee as the external faculty member.It was very important for my scientific career to work with my colleague Dr. Ing. Johann Reger whointroduced me to the area of discrete event systems. Along the same lines I would like to thank myformer student and colleague Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Perk for his collaboration, and my colleaguesDipl.-Ing.