Title :
Calculating the Probability of Boolean Expression Being 1
Author :
Schneeweiss, W.G
Author_Institution :
Siemens AG; Rheinbreuchenstrasse 50; D 75, Karlsruhe 21 WEST GERMANY
fDate :
4/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A conceptually extremely simple way to calculate the probability of a Boolean expression being 1 is given. The method is useful for the evaluation of fault trees.
Keywords :
Boolean algebra; Boolean functions; Fault trees; Probability; Proposals; Random variables; Reliability engineering; Reliability theory; Boolean expression; Fault tree; Reverse-Polish;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1977.5215064