Accession Number:
ADA099818
Title:
The Probability of Hitting a Polygonal Target
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Corporate Author:
ARMY MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACTIVITY ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1981-04-01
Pagination or Media Count:
19.0
Abstract:
For mathematical convenience, military targets are generally represented by simple geometric shapes circles, elipses and rectangles in performance models which require the computation of hit probability. A much more realistic representation of target shape would frequently be possible through the use of a polygon. This report derives a simple algorithm for the computation of the probability of hitting a general n-sided polygon.
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Subject Categories:
- Statistics and Probability
- Computer Programming and Software