Title :
On the Quantitative Analysis of Priority-AND Failure Logic
Author :
Fussell, J.B. ; Aber, E.F. ; Rahl, R.G.
Author_Institution :
Department of Nuclear Engineering//The University of Tennessee//Knoxville, Tennessee 37916 USA.
Abstract :
An exact and an approximate method for calculating the probability of occurrence of the output event from priority-AND (sequential) failure logic is given. The approximate method can be used during fault-tree analysis without modification to existing quantitative evaluation techniques. Assumptions made include s-independent, exponentially distributed, non-repairable basic events as input to the priority-AND failure logic.
Keywords :
Boolean functions; Disruption tolerant networking; Emergency power supplies; Failure analysis; Fault trees; Laplace equations; Logic gates; Probability; Reliability theory; Switches; Fault tree; Priority-AND gate;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1976.5220025
