Advances in Techniques for Tracking and Terminal State Estimation of a Goal Seeking Vehicle (The Target RV) via an Optimal BMD Intercept Vehicle Filter.
Abstract
A common problem which arises in tactical situations is the tracking of a non-cooperative vehicle on the basis of noisy measurements received at a tracking station. The standard estimation procedures used in such circumstances assume that the vehicle can be modeled as a dynamic system subject to a white noise disturbance. In many situations, such a model may be inappropriate since the vehicle may be moving toward a specific goal, guided by some form of intelligence. The tracker should be able to incorporate knowledge of this fact into his algorithm for computing his optimal estimate. This report proposes a simple model for such competitive situations. The vehicle's equations of motions are described by a system of linear differential equations with a guidance law which minimizes a quadratic cost functional and moves the vehicle toward a goal unknown to the tracker.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA124628
Entities
People
- Blair Dillaway
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles