Hierarchical Object-Oriented Petri Net Modeling Method Based on Ontology

Abstract

This paper presents a Hierarchical Object-Oriented Petri Net (HOOPN) modeling method based on Ontology that should not only enable sharing Petri nets models on the Semantic Web but also present a high level Petri net. Previous work on formal methods for representing Petri nets mainly focuses on modeling and analyzing aspects or formats for Petri net model interchange. However, such efforts do not provide a suitable model description for using Petri nets on the Semantic Web. This paper uses the HOOPN with the Ontology concepts as a starting point for implementing the Petri net ontology. Moreover this paper uses HOOPN as the Petri net model method. HOOPN supports a wide range of Object-Oriented features including abstract, encapsulated and modularized objects, object interaction by message passing, inheritance, and polymorphism.