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A Polar-Planimeter Method for Determining the Probability of Hitting a Target

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  • G. R. VanBrocklin

    (Bell Aircraft Corporation, Buffalo, New York)

  • P. G. Murray

    (Bell Aircraft Corporation, Buffalo, New York)

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This paper presents a method of determining by means of a polar planimeter the probability of falling inside a plane area when the distribution of “hits” in the plane of this area is a normal bivariate distribution centered at some fixed point in the plane. The method presented is especially useful when the area involved is irregular.

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  • G. R. VanBrocklin & P. G. Murray, 1956. "A Polar-Planimeter Method for Determining the Probability of Hitting a Target," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 4(1), pages 87-91, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:4:y:1956:i:1:p:87-91
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.4.1.87
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