Track-Initiation Probability for Multistatic Sonar Fields

Abstract

Expressions are derived for the track-initiation probability of a sonar field in terms of single-ping detection probabilities. Five types of network architecture-four main types and one variant-are treated. As well as providing the algebraic foundation for more detailed studies described in companion reports, several general results on the ASW performance of sonar networks are obtained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA554481

Entities

People

  • J. M. Thredgold
  • M. P. Fewell
  • S. Ozols

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Computer Science
  • Data Association
  • Data Fusion
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Equations
  • Mathematics
  • Multistatic Sonar
  • Network Architecture
  • Physics
  • Sonar
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Educational Psychology
  • Theoretical Analysis.