On the Construction and Analysis of Multiple Input Multiple Output Subnet Structures

In this paper, the construction and analysis of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) subnets is presented. Hierarchical Time-Extended Petri Nets (H-EPNs), allow for the generation of MIMO subnets through bottom-up synthesis techniques similar to those discussed in PN literature [3]. A simple transformation of these MIMO subnet structures into equivalent single input single output (SISO) subnets is discussed. This approach allows for the development of a hybrid approach to systems modeling using H-EPNs where the top-down decomposition methods may be easily integrated with the bottom-up synthesis methods.