MEASURING THE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF SEARCH AND SCREENING SENSORS FROM EXERCISE DATA

Abstract

At present, methods are well established for measuring the performance of sensors, such as sonars and radars, in an experimental environment. However, the results of these measurements are not necessarily indicative of the sensors' performance under operational conditions. A method has been developed, whereby, the operational effectiveness of sensors is determined directly from data obtained from operational exercises. The sensor performance is represented by a lateral range curve called the modified definite range law. Planning errors are discussed and detailed procedures and forms are recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0477186

Entities

People

  • William E. Clark Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Environment
  • Information Science
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Operational Effectiveness
  • Operational Readiness
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Random Variables
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.