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Studies on the Optimal Search Plan
Iida, Koji (The National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan)
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paperback. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
Search theory is concerned with the location of a 'target' given imprecise information concerning its location. The subject has a variety of applications such as locating missing people in wilderness or at sea, searching for mineral deposits, medical diagnosis, and searching for malfunctions in industrial processes. This volume is concerned with search strategies which are optimal in the sense that they minimize the 'risk' or cost of a search where this may be measured in factors such as time or money. Consequently, the author discusses a range of mathematical techniques including non-linear programming, fractional programming, dynamic programming, the calculus of ... Read more
Search theory is concerned with the location of a 'target' given imprecise information concerning its location. The subject has a variety of applications such as locating missing people in wilderness or at sea, searching for mineral deposits, medical diagnosis, and searching for malfunctions in industrial processes. This volume is concerned with search strategies which are optimal in the sense that they minimize the 'risk' or cost of a search where this may be measured in factors such as time or money. Consequently, the author discusses a range of mathematical techniques including non-linear programming, fractional programming, dynamic programming, the calculus of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Statistics
Number of Pages
130
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387977393
SKU
V9780387977393
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