Abstract
This paper examines the problem of guiding a missile to a target using minimal energy. First, an optimal controller is developed for a missile that has arbitrary control over its acceleration vector. Next, an optimal controller is sought for a missile that has a directional control constraint, which is intended to model the actual constraint present in aerodynamically controlled missiles. The optimal guidance law is shown to have a very convenient form that is directly related to the optimal guidance law without the control constraint. Simulation results are conducted to completely characterize the new guidance law.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2026-2037 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Aerodynamic control
- HJB equation computation
- Latax (constrained) control
- Minimum energy
- Optimal guidance law
- Zero-effort miss
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering