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3 May 2016 Risk-based scheduling of multiple search passes for UUVs
John G. Baylog, Thomas A. Wettergren
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Abstract
This paper addresses selected computational aspects of collaborative search planning when multiple search agents seek to find hidden objects (i.e. mines) in operating environments where the detection process is prone to false alarms. A Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) analysis is applied to construct a Bayesian cost objective function that weighs and combines missed detection and false alarm probabilities. It is shown that for fixed ROC operating points and a validation criterion consisting of a prerequisite number of detection outcomes, an interval exists in the number of conducted search passes over which the risk objective function is supermodular. We show that this property is not retained beyond validation criterion boundaries. We investigate the use of greedy algorithms for distributing search effort and, in particular, examine the double greedy algorithm for its applicability under conditions of varying criteria. Numerical results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach.
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John G. Baylog and Thomas A. Wettergren "Risk-based scheduling of multiple search passes for UUVs", Proc. SPIE 9823, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XXI, 98231V (3 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224899
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KEYWORDS
Palladium

Prototyping

Algorithm development

Signal to noise ratio

Performance modeling

Sensors

Target detection

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