Terminal guidance
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Learning Probabilistic Trajectory Models of Aircraft in Terminal Airspace From Position Data Open
Models for predicting aircraft motion are an important component of modern\naeronautical systems. These models help aircraft plan collision avoidance\nmaneuvers and help conduct offline performance and safety analyses. In this\narticle, we…
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Three-dimensional guidance law based on adaptive integral sliding mode control Open
For the terminal guidance problem of missiles intercepting maneuvering targets in the three-dimensional space, the design of guidance laws for non-decoupling three-dimensional engagement geometry is studied. Firstly, by introducing a finit…
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Three-dimensional adaptive finite-time guidance law for intercepting maneuvering targets Open
To intercept maneuvering targets at desired impact angles, a three-dimensional terminal guidance problem is investigated in this study. Because of a short terminal guidance time, a finite-time impact angle control guidance law is developed…
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New Design Methodology for Impact Angle Control Guidance for Various Missile and Target Motions Open
This brief introduces a new design methodology for impact angle control guidance (IACG) laws. The proposed methodology can extend any proven homing guidance laws to their impact angle control versions if the expressions of the estimated te…
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A joint mid-course and terminal course cooperative guidance law for multi-missile salvo attack Open
Salvo attacking a surface target by multiple missiles is an effective tactic to enhance the lethality and penetrate the defense system. However, existing cooperative guidance laws in the mid-course or terminal course are not suitable for l…
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Three-dimensional cooperative guidance strategy and guidance law for intercepting highly maneuvering target Open
Cooperative interception of the target with strong maneuverability by multiple missiles with weak maneuverability in the three-dimensional nonlinear model is studied. Firstly, the three-dimensional nonlinear model of cooperative guidance i…
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Terminal Underwater Docking of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Using One Camera and One Light Open
This study introduces a vision guidance system for the terminal underwater docking of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) using one camera and one light. The configuration of this docking system, including an overview of the AUV and the…
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Three-Dimensional Impact Time and Angle Control Guidance Based on MPSP Open
A new nonlinear guidance law for air-to-ground missile cooperation attacks is proposed in this paper. This guidance law enables missiles with different initial conditions to attack targets simultaneously, and it can also precisely satisfy …
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Optimal terminal guidance for exoatmospheric interception Open
In this study, two optimal terminal guidance (OTG) laws, one of which takes into account the final velocity vector constraint, are developed for exoatmospheric interception using optimal control theory. In exoatmospheric interception, beca…
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Reinforcement learning-based missile terminal guidance of maneuvering targets with decoys Open
In this paper, a missile terminal guidance law based on a new Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) algorithm is proposed to intercept a maneuvering target equipped with an infrared decoy. First, to deal with the issue that the missile…
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Integrated guidance and control design of the suicide UCAV for terminal attack Open
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Lateral Entry Guidance With Terminal Time Constraint Open
A simultaneous attack mission requires the entry vehicle to be capable of controlling the terminal time. To satisfy the terminal time constraint and meanwhile to cooperate with the previous longitudinal guidance algorithms, a lateral entry…
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Short-Range Reentry Guidance With Impact Angle and Impact Velocity Constraints for Hypersonic Gliding Reentry Vehicle Open
In order to ensure the normal operation of the guidance system and achieve precise reentry strike, it is necessary to complete the reentry guidance in a very short range of several hundred kilometers. Furthermore, the process constraints, …
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Approach and landing guidance design for reusable launch vehicle using multiple sliding surfaces technique Open
An autonomous approach and landing (A&L) guidance law is presented in this paper for landing an unpowered reusable launch vehicle (RLV) at the designated runway touchdown. Considering the full nonlinear point-mass dynamics, a guidance sche…
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A Two-Phased Guidance Law for Impact Angle Control with Seeker’s Field-of-View Limit Open
A two-phased guidance problem with terminal impact angle constraints and seeker’s field-of-view limit is addressed in this paper for a missile against a nonmaneuvering incoming target. From the conventional PN guidance without any constrai…
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Rendezvous Guidance Laws for Aerial Recovery using Mothership-Cable-Drogue System Open
This paper presents a comparison of prospective guidance laws for aerial recovery of UAVs using a Mothership-Cable-Drogue system. The guidance methods for rendezvous should simultaneously take the LOS distance, the LOS rate and the relativ…
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A trajectory shaping guidance law with field-of-view angle constraint and terminal limits Open
In this paper, a trajectory shaping guidance law, which considers constraints of field-of-view (FOV) angle, impact angle, and terminal lateral acceleration, is proposed for a constant speed missile against a stationary target. First, to de…
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Impact-Time-Control Guidance Law for Hypersonic Missiles in Terminal Phase Open
Recent researches on hypersonic vehicles adopted in military have gained a lot of interest because of its high flight speed and efficiency. However the guidance laws for hypersonic missiles against the anti-missile system to increase survi…
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Saturated super-twisting sliding mode missile guidance Open
This paper concentrates on developing a missile terminal guidance law against a highly maneuvering target whose maneuvering acceleration is very close to that of the missile or even exceeds the missile normal acceleration in a finite perio…
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Studies on Multi-Constraints Cooperative Guidance Method Based on Distributed MPC for Multi-Missiles Open
Cooperative terminal guidance with impact angle constraint is a key technology to achieve a saturation attack and improve combat effectiveness. The present study envisaged cooperative terminal guidance with impact angle constraint for mult…
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Intercepting Higher-Speed Targets Using Generalized Relative Biased Proportional Navigation Open
To intercept a higher-speed target in the terminal guidance phase, this paper proposes a generalized relative biased proportional navigation (BPN) law. In order to enlarge the capture domain of the classical proportional navigation (PN) la…
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Fast Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode to Attenuate the Chattering for Missile Interception with Finite Time Convergence Open
This paper proposed a new fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode to design terminal angle constraint guidance for intercepting maneuvering targets with attenuating the chattering of the command in the guidance law. A fast nonsingular termi…
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Suboptimal Midcourse Guidance with Terminal-Angle Constraint for Hypersonic Target Interception Open
For the problem of hypersonic target interception, a novel midcourse guidance method with terminal-angle constraint is proposed. Referring to the air-breathing and the boost-gliding hypersonic targets, flight characteristics and difficulti…
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Optimization-Based Design of Departure and Arrival Routes in Terminal Maneuvering Area Open
The efficient design of departure and arrival routes in the airspace surrounding airports, called the terminal maneuvering area, is crucial for increasing the capacity of such areas, thus alleviating congestion around airports caused by wo…
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Terminal attitude selection method of missile attack aircraft Open
The appropriate terminal attitude of missile is important to improve the damage effectiveness of fragmentation warhead against aircraft targets. In this paper, three missile terminal attitude selection methods are proposed to solve the pro…
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Two-Dimensional Continuous Terminal Interception Guidance Law With Predefined Convergence Performance Open
This paper derives a new terminal homing guidance law for missiles to intercept noncooperative maneuvering targets subject to the constraint of terminal line-of-sight angle. The new guidance law avoids abrupt and large changes in guidance …
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Adaptive Fuzzy Sliding Mode Guidance Law considering Available Acceleration and Autopilot Dynamics Open
Terminal guidance law for missiles intercepting high maneuvering targets considering the limited available acceleration and autopilot dynamics of interceptor is investigated. Conventional guidance laws based on adaptive sliding mode contro…
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Cooperative Intercepting Guidance Law for Large Maneuvering Target with Impact Angle Constraint Open
A distributed multi-missile cooperative guidance law based on the finite time theory is proposed to solve the terminal guidance problem of three-dimensional multi-missiles cooperative interception of large maneuvering target. According to …
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A Predictor Observer for Seeker Delay in the Missile Homing Loop Open
In this work, we employ a classical predictor observer for linear feedback systems to stabilize a well-known missile guidance law degraded by an optical seeker measurement delay in the near-collision course of a missile-target intercept en…
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A Novel Integral Sliding Mode-Type Continuous Guidance Law With Autopilot Lag for Intercepting Non-Cooperative Maneuvering Targets Open
This paper proposes an integral sliding mode guidance law with the constraints of the line-of-sight angle and its rate for the interception of a non-cooperative maneuvering target. The analytical guidance law is derived using an integral s…