Max-plus algebra in the history of discrete event systems

Jan Komenda (1) , Sébastien Lahaye (2) , Jean-Louis Boimond (2) , Ton van den Boom (3)

1 IM / CAS - Institute of Mathematics of the Czech Academy of Science
2 LARIS - Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes
3 Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

This paper is a survey of the history of max-plus algebra and its role in the field of discrete event systems during the last three decades. It is based on the perspective of the authors but it covers a large variety of topics, where max-plus algebra plays a key role.

Mots clés: discrete-event system; History; Max-plus algebra

Domaines: Automatique

Jan Komenda, Sébastien Lahaye, Jean-Louis Boimond, Ton van den Boom. Max-plus algebra in the history of discrete event systems. Annual Reviews in Control, 2018, 45, pp.240-249. ⟨10.1016/j.arcontrol.2018.04.004⟩. ⟨hal-01790864⟩