this paper describes an evaluation through a case study by measuring a rule-based approach, which proposed for ladder logic diagrams and petri nets. in the beginning, programmable logic controllers were widely designed by ladder logic diagrams. when complexity and functionality of manufacturing systems increases, developing their software is becoming more difficult. thus, petri nets as a high l...

This paper describes an evaluation through a case study by measuring a rule-based approach, which proposed for ladder logic diagrams and Petri nets. In the beginning, programmable logic controllers were widely designed by ladder logic diagrams. When complexity and functionality of manufacturing systems increases, developing their software is becoming more difficult. Thus, Petri nets as a high l...