Optimal Integration of Estimation and Guidance for Interceptors

Abstract

This report summarizes a multi-year investigation effort resulting in an innovative integrated estimation/guidance design algorithm for the interception of randomly maneuvering targets using noise-corrupted measurements. The algorithm is based on separating the tasks of model identification, state reconstruction change detection, as well as assigning them to different estimators. The selection of the appropriate estimator for providing guidance information is accomplished by explicit logic-base use of the time-to-go. The homing guidance is performed by a differential game-based bounded control guidance law, modified for enhancing its efficiency in the terminal phase. The algorithm was derived using a planar linearized model, but it was implemented and validated in a generic nonlinear three-dimensional ballistic missile defense scenario. The simulation results demonstrate an exceptional homing performance improvement compared to earlier results and a potential to achieve "hit-to-kill" accuracy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA445365

Entities

People

  • Josef Shinar
  • Viadimir Turetsky
  • Yaakov Oshman

Organizations

  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Geometry
  • Guidance
  • Guided Missiles
  • Kalman Filters
  • Navigation
  • Optimal Estimators
  • Probability Distributions
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Statistical inference.