DocumentCode
936128
Title
Piecewise linear random paths on a plane and a central limit theorem
Author
Kadota, T.T.
Volume
29
Issue
2
fYear
1983
fDate
3/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
241
Lastpage
245
Abstract
A piecewise linear random path from a sequence of line processes on a plane is constructed. It is shown that the entropy of such a path is maximized if the sequence of line processes are independent identically distributed, Poisson line processes. We also establish that the properly scaled (contracted) coordinates of a constantly moving object on a piecewise linear random path become asymptotically normal as time goes on if the sequence of line processes is independent identically distributed and satisfies certain conditions.
Keywords
Entropy; Geometry; Marine-vehicle detection and tracking; Poisson processes; Stochastic processes; Chaos; Entropy; Information theory; Insects; Marine vehicles; Object detection; Piecewise linear techniques; Probability distribution; Random variables; Vectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9448
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIT.1983.1056639
Filename
1056639
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