Model Checking Plans for Flexible Manufacturing Systems

In this work an approach to analyze non-deterministic execution plans for flexible manufacturing systems is presented. This approach consists of modeling the system using coloured Petri nets and then, by simulation, discover the possible executions for the system. After, model checking is used to prove that the model behavior do not deviate from the planning. Based on this approach it is possible to model a production system based on cells and to predict and to prove its behavior before the system is developed. Therefore, the analyzed model can be used to develop flexible and dependable production systems to meet the market requirements of quantity, diversity, and quality. Copyright c ©2005 IFAC