Expanding Area Search Experiments

Abstract

The formula 1 - exp (-(VW/pi U squared) (1/tau - 1/t)) is often used to approximate the probability of detecting a target with speed U by time t if the search does not start until time tau and the searcher's speed and sweep width are V and W, respectively. This report shows some experimental evidence that the formula is an imperfect but reasonably good approximation to what actually happens when the target is evasive.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086515

Entities

People

  • Alan R. Washburn

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • California
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Schools
  • Search Theory
  • Security
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Targets
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Virginia
  • Warfare

Readers

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