Search for a Stationary Target

Lawrence D. Stone, Johannes O. Royset and Alan R. Washburn
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Lawrence D. Stone: Metron, Inc.
Johannes O. Royset: Naval Postgraduate School
Alan R. Washburn: Naval Postgraduate School

Chapter Chapter 2 in Optimal Search for Moving Targets, 2016, pp 9-48 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Many algorithms for computing optimal search plans for a moving target rely on being able to compute optimal plans for a stationary target. This chapter provides an overview of the standard models and results for optimal search for a stationary target. It discusses search sensors and some basic notions of detection modeling, including lateral range curves, sweep widths, and detection functions. It defines the search space and the prior distribution on target location in discrete and continuous space. It develops methods for finding search plans that maximize the probability of detecting the target by a fixed time and explores related optimal search problems such as minimizing the mean time to find the target. It presents algorithms that may be used to compute optimal plans in most cases. Optimal search for a stationary target is covered more extensively in Stone (2007).

Keywords: Prior Distribution; Detection Probability; Stationary Target; Discrete Space; Optimal Plan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-26899-6_2

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