Visibility Probabilities On Line Segments In Three Dimensional Spaces Subject to Random Poisson Fields of Obscuring Spheres.

Abstract

The methodology of determining simultaneous visibility probabilities and points on line segments is extended to problems of three dimensional spaces, with Poisson random fields of obscuring spheres. Required functions are derived analytically and a numerical example is given for a special case of a standard Poisson field, with uniform distribution of sphere diameters. Keywords: Poisson shadowing processes; Lines of sight; Visibility probabilities; Measures of visibility; Moments of visibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180086

Entities

People

  • M. Yadin
  • S. Zacks

Organizations

  • Binghamton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Diameters
  • Geometry
  • Intensity
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Numerical Integration
  • Probability
  • Quality Control
  • Random Variables
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Triangles
  • Two Dimensional
  • Universities
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space