An exact method for solving logical loops in reliability analysis

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1282-1288

  Matsuoka, Takeshi ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boolean equation; Exact method; GO FLOW; Logical loop; Reliability analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS RESULTS; ANALYTICAL METHODS; BOOLEAN EQUATION; COMPLEX ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; EXACT METHOD; FLOW CHARTS; GO-FLOW; LOGICAL LOOP; LOOP STRUCTURES; THREE-COMPONENT SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DECISION TREES; GRAPHIC METHODS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349179798     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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