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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Michael I. Clune, Natick, MA (US);
Andrew Grace, Sherborn, MA (US);
Murali Yeddanapudi, Watertown, MA (US);
Ramamurthy Mani, Needham, MA (US);
Pieter J. Mosterman, Framingham, MA (US);
Atul Suri, Watertown, MA (US);
Michael I. Clune, Natick, MA (US);
Andrew Grace, Sherborn, MA (US);
Murali Yeddanapudi, Watertown, MA (US);
Ramamurthy Mani, Needham, MA (US);
Pieter J. Mosterman, Framingham, MA (US);
Atul Suri, Watertown, MA (US);
The Math Works, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
Abstract
A discrete event system (DES) modeling environment models the occurrence of events independent of continuous model time. In a DES modeling environment, state transitions depend not on time, but rather asynchronous discrete incidents known as events. A discrete event modeling environment can be used to model a control system using one or more discrete event-driven components. The event-driven components can be used to model certain portions of a control system that cannot be accurately modeled using a time-based model.