diff --git a/src/search/algorithms/dynamic_bitset.h b/src/search/algorithms/dynamic_bitset.h
index 68fffab158..f2e891b6ba 100644
--- a/src/search/algorithms/dynamic_bitset.h
+++ b/src/search/algorithms/dynamic_bitset.h
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <limits>
 #include <vector>
+#include <bit>
 
 /*
   Poor man's version of boost::dynamic_bitset, mostly copied from there.
 */
 
+class BitsetView;
+
 namespace dynamic_bitset {
 template<typename Block = unsigned int>
 class DynamicBitset {
@@ -16,8 +19,10 @@ class DynamicBitset {
         !std::numeric_limits<Block>::is_signed,
         "Block type must be unsigned");
 
+    friend class ::BitsetView;	// in ../per_state_bitset.h , global namespace
+
     std::vector<Block> blocks;
-    const std::size_t num_bits;
+    std::size_t num_bits;
 
     static const Block zeros;
     static const Block ones;
@@ -55,15 +60,42 @@ class DynamicBitset {
     }
 
 public:
+    explicit DynamicBitset()
+        : blocks(0, zeros),
+          num_bits(0) {
+    }
     explicit DynamicBitset(std::size_t num_bits)
         : blocks(compute_num_blocks(num_bits), zeros),
           num_bits(num_bits) {
     }
+    // copy constructor
+    DynamicBitset(const DynamicBitset &other)
+	: blocks(other.blocks),
+	  num_bits(other.num_bits) {
+    }
+    // copy assignment operator
+    DynamicBitset& operator=(const DynamicBitset& other) {
+        if (this == &other) {
+            return *this;
+        }
+	blocks = other.blocks;
+	num_bits = other.num_bits;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
 
     std::size_t size() const {
         return num_bits;
     }
 
+    void resize(std::size_t _num_bits){
+	if (num_bits != _num_bits){
+	    num_bits = _num_bits;
+	    std::size_t num_blocks = compute_num_blocks(num_bits);
+	    blocks.resize(num_blocks, zeros);
+	}
+    }
+
     /*
       Count the number of set bits.
 
@@ -72,11 +104,22 @@ class DynamicBitset {
     */
     int count() const {
         int result = 0;
-        for (std::size_t pos = 0; pos < num_bits; ++pos) {
-            result += static_cast<int>(test(pos));
-        }
+        // for (std::size_t pos = 0; pos < num_bits; ++pos) {
+        //     result += static_cast<int>(test(pos));
+        // }
+	for (Block blk : blocks){
+	    result += std::popcount(blk);
+	}
         return result;
     }
+    bool any() const{
+	for (Block blk : blocks){
+	    if (blk != 0){
+		return true;
+	    }
+	}
+	return false;
+    }
 
     void set() {
         std::fill(blocks.begin(), blocks.end(), ones);
@@ -123,8 +166,78 @@ class DynamicBitset {
         }
         return true;
     }
+
+    void update_not() {
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < blocks.size(); ++i) {
+	    blocks[i] = ~blocks[i];
+        }
+    }
+    void update_and(const DynamicBitset &other) {
+        assert(size() == other.size());
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < blocks.size(); ++i) {
+	    blocks[i] &= other.blocks[i];
+        }
+    }
+    void update_or(const DynamicBitset &other) {
+        assert(size() == other.size());
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < blocks.size(); ++i) {
+	    blocks[i] |= other.blocks[i];
+        }
+    }
+    void update_andc(const DynamicBitset &other) { // and complement
+        assert(size() == other.size());
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < blocks.size(); ++i) {
+	    blocks[i] &= ~(other.blocks[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    void update_orc(const DynamicBitset &other) { // or complement
+        assert(size() == other.size());
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < blocks.size(); ++i) {
+	    blocks[i] |= ~(other.blocks[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    void update_xor(const DynamicBitset &other) {
+        assert(size() == other.size());
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < blocks.size(); ++i) {
+	    blocks[i] ^= other.blocks[i];
+        }
+    }
+    DynamicBitset& operator&=(const DynamicBitset &other){
+	update_and(other);
+	return *this;
+    }
+    DynamicBitset& operator|=(const DynamicBitset &other){
+	update_or(other);
+	return *this;
+    }
+    DynamicBitset& operator^=(const DynamicBitset &other){
+	update_xor(other);
+	return *this;
+    }
 };
 
+template<typename Block>
+DynamicBitset<Block> operator~(DynamicBitset<Block> copy){
+    copy.update_not();
+    return copy;
+}
+template<typename Block>
+DynamicBitset<Block> operator&&(DynamicBitset<Block> copy, const DynamicBitset<Block> &other){
+    copy &= other;
+    return copy;
+}
+template<typename Block>
+DynamicBitset<Block> operator||(DynamicBitset<Block> copy, const DynamicBitset<Block> &other){
+    copy |= other;
+    return copy;
+}
+template<typename Block>
+DynamicBitset<Block> operator^(DynamicBitset<Block> copy, const DynamicBitset<Block> &other){
+    copy ^= other;
+    return copy;
+}
+
+
 template<typename Block>
 const Block DynamicBitset<Block>::zeros = Block(0);
 
diff --git a/src/search/per_state_array.h b/src/search/per_state_array.h
index 1fad15ddc9..a90e86572d 100644
--- a/src/search/per_state_array.h
+++ b/src/search/per_state_array.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <unordered_map>
-
+#include <cstring>
 
 template<class T>
 class ConstArrayView {
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ class ArrayView {
     int size() const {
         return size_;
     }
+    void copy_from(const ArrayView &other) {
+	assert(size_ == other.size_);
+        if (p != other.p){
+	    std::memcpy(p, other.p, sizeof(T) * size_);
+	}
+    }
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/search/per_state_bitset.cc b/src/search/per_state_bitset.cc
index 374b5213fb..92c1eddc26 100644
--- a/src/search/per_state_bitset.cc
+++ b/src/search/per_state_bitset.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,140 @@ int BitsetView::size() const {
     return num_bits;
 }
 
+int BitsetView::count() const {
+    int result = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++){
+	result += std::popcount(data[i]);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+bool BitsetView::any() const {
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++){
+	if (data[i] != 0){
+	    return true;
+	}
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+void BitsetView::copy_from(const BitsetView& other) {
+    assert(num_bits == other.num_bits);
+    // for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++){
+    // 	data[i] = other.data[i];
+    // }
+    data.copy_from(other.data);
+}
+
+
+void BitsetView::update_not() {
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] = ~data[i];
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_and(const BitsetView &other) {
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] &= other.data[i];
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_or(const BitsetView &other) {
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] |= other.data[i];
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_andc(const BitsetView &other) { // and complement
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] &= ~(other.data[i]);
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_orc(const BitsetView &other) { // or complement
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] |= ~(other.data[i]);
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_xor(const BitsetView &other) {
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] ^= other.data[i];
+    }
+}
+
+void BitsetView::copy_from(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block>& other) {
+    assert(num_bits == other.num_bits);
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++){
+	data[i] = other.blocks[i];
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_and(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other) {
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] &= other.blocks[i];
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_or(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other) {
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] |= other.blocks[i];
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_andc(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other) { // and complement
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] &= ~(other.blocks[i]);
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_orc(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other) { // or complement
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] |= ~(other.blocks[i]);
+    }
+}
+void BitsetView::update_xor(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other) {
+    assert(size() == other.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+	data[i] ^= other.blocks[i];
+    }
+}
+
+template<class T>
+BitsetView& BitsetView::operator&=(const T &other){
+    update_and(other);
+    return *this;
+}
+template<class T>
+BitsetView& BitsetView::operator|=(const T &other){
+    update_or(other);
+    return *this;
+}
+template<class T>
+BitsetView& BitsetView::operator^=(const T &other){
+    update_xor(other);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+BitsetView operator~(BitsetView copy){
+    copy.update_not();
+    return copy;
+}
+template<class T>
+BitsetView operator&&(BitsetView copy, const T &other){
+    copy &= other;
+    return copy;
+}
+template<class T>
+BitsetView operator||(BitsetView copy, const T &other){
+    copy |= other;
+    return copy;
+}
+template<class T>
+BitsetView operator^(BitsetView copy, const T &other){
+    copy ^= other;
+    return copy;
+}
 
 static vector<BitsetMath::Block> pack_bit_vector(const vector<bool> &bits) {
     int num_bits = bits.size();
diff --git a/src/search/per_state_bitset.h b/src/search/per_state_bitset.h
index 21c12d8eb4..a283673b5a 100644
--- a/src/search/per_state_bitset.h
+++ b/src/search/per_state_bitset.h
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 #define PER_STATE_BITSET_H
 
 #include "per_state_array.h"
+#include "algorithms/dynamic_bitset.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
 
 class BitsetMath {
 public:
-    using Block = unsigned int;
+    using Block = unsigned long int;
     static_assert(
         !std::numeric_limits<Block>::is_signed,
         "Block type must be unsigned");
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ class ConstBitsetView {
 
 
 class BitsetView {
+
+    friend class dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block>;
+
     ArrayView<BitsetMath::Block> data;
     int num_bits;
 public:
@@ -62,8 +66,37 @@ class BitsetView {
     bool test(int index) const;
     void intersect(const BitsetView &other);
     int size() const;
+    int count() const;
+    bool any() const;
+    void copy_from(const BitsetView& other);
+    void update_not();
+    void update_and(const BitsetView &other);
+    void update_or(const BitsetView &other);
+    void update_andc(const BitsetView &other);
+    void update_orc(const BitsetView &other);
+    void update_xor(const BitsetView &other);
+    void copy_from(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block>& other);
+    void update_and(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other);
+    void update_or(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other);
+    void update_andc(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other);
+    void update_orc(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other);
+    void update_xor(const dynamic_bitset::DynamicBitset<BitsetMath::Block> &other);
+    template<class T>
+    BitsetView& operator&=(const T &other);
+    template<class T>
+    BitsetView& operator|=(const T &other);
+    template<class T>
+    BitsetView& operator^=(const T &other);
 };
 
+BitsetView operator~(BitsetView copy);
+template<class T>
+BitsetView operator&&(BitsetView copy, const T &other);
+template<class T>
+BitsetView operator||(BitsetView copy, const T &other);
+template<class T>
+BitsetView operator^(BitsetView copy, const T &other);
+
 
 class PerStateBitset {
     int num_bits_per_entry;