Searching tracks

Search theory is the discipline which treats the problem of how best to find the optimal distribution of the total search effort which maximizes the probability of detection. In the “classical” search theory, the target is said detected if a detection occurs at any time of the time frame. Here, the target track will be said detected if elementary detections occur at various times. That means that there is a test for acceptation (or detection) of a target track and that the problem is to optimize the allocation of the search effort for track detection