parallel sweep search

  • 1Sweep line algorithm — In computational geometry, a sweep line algorithm or plane sweep algorithm is a type of algorithm that uses a conceptual sweep line or sweep surface to solve various problems in Euclidean space. It is one of the key techniques in computational… …

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  • 2Jackstay search — An underwater jackstay search is a search and rescue strategy conducted by two divers swimming along a fixed search line. There are two techniques for performing a jackstay search.The first method involves the divers starting at opposite ends of… …

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  • 3creep line ahead search — An efficient method of searching an area of probability. The area is searched by flying through on a series of parallel tracks, adjacent tracks separated by a distance greater than the sweep width. Short legs are flown to reach the next leg. The… …

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  • 4PS — • parallel sweep search • Port Securityman …

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  • 5QKH — Report details of the parallel sweep (track) search being (or to be) conducted? (Governmental » Transportation) …

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  • 6Underwater searches — are procedures carried out by divers in order to find a known or suspected target object or objects in a specified search area under water. There are a number of techniques in general use by Commercial, Scientific, Public service, Military, and… …

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  • 8China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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