Expanding area search experiments
By: by Alan R. Washburn
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Search theory; Game theory
Description: 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.
Notes: Title from cover.

"Prepared for: Naval Postgraduate School"--Cover.

"May 1980"--Cover.

"NPS-55-80-017"--Cover.

DTIC Identifiers: Two person zero sum games, detection probability.

Author(s) key words: Expanding, search, moving.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 9)

"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited"--Cover.

Technical report; 1980.

Also available in print.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.

kmc/kmc 9/21/09.