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
Sep 27, 1968
Accession Number
AD0680436

Entities

People

  • John E. Walsh

Organizations

  • Southern Methodist University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Science
  • Direction Finding
  • Directional
  • Information Science
  • Mathematics
  • Navigation
  • Position Finding
  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • Submarines

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Geodesy
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.