Some Notes on Search, Detection and Localization Modeling

Abstract

;Contents: Detection theory and detection models; Decision criteria; Two detection models; Detection model applications; Search theory and search models; The probability of detection during a search; Experimental validation of detection models; Sweep width determination for a random track angle; A parallel sweep search model; The optimal allocation of search effort problem; Target position probability distributions which change in time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA010815

Entities

People

  • R. Neagle Forrest

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detection
  • Distribution Functions
  • False Alarms
  • Intervals
  • Observation
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Search Theory
  • Sonar
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Time Intervals
  • Warning Systems

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