Title :
An analysis of modern versus classical homing guidance
Author :
Holder, E.J. ; Sylvester, V.B.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Three terminal guidance laws incorporated in a generic interceptor are compared: first- and second-order modern guidance laws (MGLs), that are matched to the second-order autopilot of the interceptor, and proportional navigation (PN). The sensitivity of miss distance (MD) between the interceptor and a target to autopilot time constant, damping ratio, and update rate is shown. For the chosen interceptor-target scenario, the second-order MGL achieves significantly improved MD over the other two guidance laws
Keywords :
military systems; missiles; navigation; proportional control; autopilot; classical homing guidance; first order guidance law; interceptor-target; miss distance; missiles; modern guidance law; proportional navigation; second order guidance law; second-order autopilot; three terminal guidance law; Acceleration; Delay effects; Filters; Geometry; Measurement errors; Missiles; Navigation; Performance analysis; Target tracking; Transfer functions;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
