An indirect method for the minimum altitude of air-to-surface missile

S. Subchan*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Trajectory shaping of an air-to-surface missile guidance with an impact angle constraint is presented. The missile must attack a fixed target by a vertical dive. The missile guidance problem is reinterpreted using optimal control theory resulting in the formulation of minimum integrated altitude problem. The formulation entails nonlinear, 2-dimensional missile flight dynamics, boundary conditions and path constraints. An indirect method is used to solve the problem. The influence of the boundary conditions on the structure of the optimal solution and the performance index are investigated. The results are then interpreted from the operational and computational perspective.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2008 3rd IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2008
Pages126-131
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 3rd IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2008 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 3 Jun 20085 Jun 2008

Publication series

Name2008 3rd IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2008

Conference

Conference2008 3rd IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2008
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period3/06/085/06/08

Keywords

  • Indirect method
  • Missile guidance
  • Optimal control

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