PROBABILITY OF LOCATING A SUBMARINE WITHIN A STATED DISTANCE ON THE BASIS OF TWO DIRECTIONAL SENSORS.

Abstract

The general problem is to estimate the surface position under which a submarine is located. The information for this estimation is provided by two directional sensors whose locations are known. The observed directions, in combination with the sensor locations, are combined to yield the estimated position. The specific problem is to approximately determine the probability that the true submarine position is within a stated distance (on the ocean surface) of the estimated position. This article identifies the parameters involved and, in terms of these parameters, develops an approximate expression for the probability value. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 1967
Accession Number
AD0651588

Entities

People

  • John E. Walsh

Organizations

  • System Development Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Direction Finding
  • Directional
  • Navigation
  • Position Finding
  • Probability
  • Submarines

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies