On the existence of a finite linear search plan with random distances and velocities for a one-dimensional Brownian target
by Mohamed Abd Allah El-Hadidy
International Journal of Operational Research (IJOR), Vol. 37, No. 2, 2020

Abstract: In this paper, we consider a linear search model that takes into consideration the velocities and the distances which the searcher do them are independent random variables with known probability density functions (PDFs). The searcher moves continuously along the line in both directions of the starting point (origin of line). We use the Fourier-Laplace representation to give an analytical expression for the density of the random distance in the model. Also, we get the conditions that make the expected value of the first meeting time between the searcher and the target is finite.

Online publication date: Wed, 26-Feb-2020

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