PPT Slide
- Definitions
- Instantaneous probability of detection (P)
- Probability of sighting a search target on a scan of target location
- Sweep width (W)
- Width of area to be scanned from the aircraft to achieve high P
- Maximum detection distance (Dmax)
- Distance at which an object may be seen and recognized from height of the search aircraft on either side
- Track spacing (S)
- Distance in nautical miles between adjacent search tracks
- Coverage factor (C)
- Quality of coverage of any sweep, C = W/S
- Cumulative probability of detection (POD)
- Progressive increase of probability of detection by combining P of successive searches