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Supervisory Control of Discrete-Event Systems

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We introduce background and base model for supervisory control of discrete-event systems, followed by discussion of optimal controller existence, a small example, and summary of control under partial observations. Control architecture and symbolic computation are noted as approaches to manage state space explosion.

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Wonham, W.M. (2013). Supervisory Control of Discrete-Event Systems. In: Baillieul, J., Samad, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Systems and Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5102-9_54-1

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    Supervisory Control of Discrete-Event Systems
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5102-9_54-2

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5102-9_54-1