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% Computes the probability of failure.
Failure rate is in failures/unit time using the time units for t.
Type ProbabilityOfFailure for a demo.
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Form:
p = ProbabilityOfFailure( lambda, t )
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Inputs
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lambda (1,1) Failure rate (1/unit time)
t (1,:) Time (unit time)
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Outputs
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p (1,:) Probability of failure
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Reference: Vesely, W, "Fault Tree Analysis with Aerospace Applications,"
Aug. 2002 p. 85
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Common: Graphics/Plot2D
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