AN OPTIMUM DISCRETE SEARCH OF A GAUSSIAN PROBABILITY DENSITY DISTRIBUTION,
Abstract
Expressions are obtained for the cumulative acquisition probability and the mean cumulative acquisition time of an optimum discrete search of a Gaussian probability density distribution. The search is optimum in that the cumulative acquisition probability is maximum at every instant of the search or, what is equivalent, the mean cumulative acquisition time is a minimum. The term discrete denotes that the search function, which gives the number of times that a point is searched in a search of given duration, is restricted to positive integral values. Upper and lower bounds for the mean cumulative acquisition time of the search are also derived and evaluated numerically. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 17, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0654366
Entities
People
- V. Schwab
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory