Optimization the Size of the Search Area for Moving Physical Objects Based on Preliminary Target Designation Data

Carrying out rescue operations in case of shipwrecks implies the need to solve the problems of detecting ships in distress and floating equipment used to rescue people. In this case, the crucial task is minimizing the search time in a given area when detecting false alarms and a high probability of detecting physical objects. Such tasks can be solved in automatic or automated mode using unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with small optical radar stations. The search time is minimized by choosing the appropriate coverage area of the detected physical object with a given probability and organizing the scanning mode of this area in accordance with the probabilistic digital map of the object's location in the resolution elements of the onboard small-sized radar. This work is devoted to this issue.