One embodiment of the invention provides a method for simulating the operation of a system. The method includes providing a fault tree representation of the system. The fault tree defines a set of problems that may occur in the system, and specifies propagations in the system whereby a problem may create...http://www.google.com/patents/US7203881?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7203881 - System and method for simulating system operation
