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Modeling uncertainty reasoning with possibilistic Petri nets.

J Lee¹, K R Liu, Weiling Chiang

¹Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Nat. Central Univ., Chungli, Taiwan.

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a Publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

|February 2, 2008

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This study introduces possibilistic Petri nets (PPN), integrating Petri nets with possibilistic reasoning for enhanced uncertain information processing. The new model efficiently handles complex reasoning tasks, demonstrated through a concrete crack diagnosis example.

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Area of Science:

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Engineering

Background:

Human perception excels at handling uncertain information.
Possibilistic reasoning models human inference with uncertainty.
Petri nets offer powerful graphical and mathematical modeling capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To integrate Petri nets and possibilistic reasoning.
To develop a novel Possibilistic Petri Nets (PPN) model.
To enhance reasoning efficiency with uncertain data.

Main Methods:

Developed a PPN model where tokens carry possibility and necessity measures.
Classified possibilistic transitions into four types: inference, duplication, aggregation, and aggregation-duplication.
Designed a reasoning algorithm utilizing the PPN framework.

Main Results:

The PPN model effectively incorporates possibility and necessity measures.
The proposed reasoning algorithm improves the efficiency of possibilistic reasoning.
Demonstrated the approach's utility in diagnosing cracks in reinforced concrete structures.

Conclusions:

The integration of Petri nets and possibilistic reasoning offers a robust framework for handling uncertainty.
Possibilistic Petri nets provide a structured and efficient method for complex inference tasks.
The PPN model shows practical applicability in engineering diagnostics and similar fields.