Optimal Detection Search
Abstract
This paper considers and unifies two search problems which have been extensively discussed. A class of sequential problems is proposed that includes both. A theorem is proved, under arbitrary partial ordering constraints, characterizing a strategy to minimize the expected cost of a successful search. The main tool is a set of functional equations in strategy space.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA009862
Entities
People
- Herbert Simon
- Joseph B. Kadane
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University