Dynamic labelling of BDD and ZBDD for efficient non-coherent fault tree analysis. (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Matuzas, V.; Contini, S.
• Is Part Of: Reliability engineering & system safety. Volume 144(2015:Dec.)
• Page Start: 183
• Page End: 192
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Fault tree analysis -- Binary Decision Diagrams -- Cut-off techniques -- Truncation error -- Truncated BDD/ZBDD; Reliability (Engineering) -- Periodicals; System safety -- Periodicals; Industrial safety -- Periodicals; Fiabilité -- Périodiques; Sécurité des systèmes -- Périodiques; Sécurité du travail -- Périodiques; 620.00452
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2015.07.012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-8320

Abstract

Abstract: Binary Decision Diagram (BDD) based fault tree analysis algorithms are among the most efficient ones. They allow performing exact probabilistic analyses, as well as to derive a Zero-suppressed BDD (ZBDD) to efficiently encode Significant Prime Implicants (PI) or Minimal Cut Sets (MCS). The present paper describes a dynamic labelling method for BDD/ZBDD to analyse non-coherent fault trees. An L-BDD is a BDD in which the information about the variable type is associated to each node. This information is useful to select, for each node, the corresponding algorithms for performing the probabilistic analysis and for determining PI or MCS. When the computational resources are not sufficient to complete the BDD construction, it is convenient to construct the ZBDD directly from the fault tree. The second part of this paper describes rules for constructing a Truncated Labelled ZBDD (TL-ZBDD) of non-coherent fault trees. Results of the analysis of some non-coherent fault trees by means of L-BDD and TL-ZBDD are provided. Highlights: Extension of BDD/ZBDD by introduction of dynamic labelling (DL) of variables. Dynamic labelling limits complex analysis only to nodes with dual form variables. DL reduces number of intersections to be calculated for determination of PI. Equations for direct construction of Labeled Truncated ZBDD provided.