Ma Wei-gang
School of Computer Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi`an, China
Cao Yuan
School of Electrical Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
Wei Wei
School of Computer Science and Engineering, Xi`an University of Technology, Xi`an, China
Lu Wei
Automation and Information Engineering, Xi`an University of Technology, Xi`an, China
Ma Jian-feng
School of Computer Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi`an, China
Hei Xin-hong
School of Computer Science and Engineering, Xi`an University of Technology, Xi`an, China
ABSTRACT
In view of utilizing Petri net to perform analysis of UML model, this paper proposes a transformation methodology from UML statechart to Petri net in terms of the semantics. Firstly, it gives the formal definition of the UML statechart, uses state sets, transition sets, event sets, guard sets, object sets and refinement functions of the state to describe the features of the UML statechart and designs transfer sets of state concurrency, transfer sets of collision and transfer priorities. Based on the strict formal semantics of the Petri net, the study studies the equivalency between them and proposes a transformation algorithm from UML statechart to Petri net which lays the foundation of automated transformation. Finally, in order to validate the proposed methodology, a novel decentralized railway interlocking system which ensures train safety in stations is modeled and analyzed.
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Ma Wei-gang, Cao Yuan, Wei Wei, Lu Wei, Ma Jian-feng and Hei Xin-hong, 2013. Toward Automatic Analyzing Statechart with Petri Net. Information Technology Journal, 12: 7289-7296.
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2013.7289.7296
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=itj.2013.7289.7296
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2013.7289.7296
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=itj.2013.7289.7296
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