A stationary object is hidden in location i, i=1,2,...,K, with probability p i . There are M sensors available and each location can be searched by at most one sensor at each instant of time. Each search of a location takes one unit of time and is conducted independently of previous searches, so...

A stationary object is hidden in location i, i=1,2,...,K, with probability p <Subscript> i </Subscript>. There are M sensors available and each location can be searched by at most one sensor at each instant of time. Each search of a location takes one unit of time and is conducted independently of previous searches,...</subscript>