High-Performance Guidance and Control of Rocket Propelled Projectiles
Abstract
The objective of the proposed research is to develop analytical and computational methods for optimal onboard guidance and control (G&C) to achieve the highest feasible flight performance for Rocket Propelled Projectiles (RPPs). The proposed effort will develop a real-time convex optimization based method that will fully exploit the flight envelope of the projectile by finding the optimal guidance trajectories that achieve the mission goals while satisfying mission and operational constraints. We also propose to develop control methods and algorithms to make the necessary in-flight corrections to modify and track the guidance trajectories based on real-time sensor feedback. In the proposed G&C architecture, the guidance algorithms to compute optimal trajectories will provide the best achievable performance by using the nominal RPP dynamics models and mission constraints, and the control algorithms will provide the robustness to the uncertainties in the system parameters and the environment by using real-time measured data. Hence the combined G&C approach will provide robust optimal performance guarantees, which will enable mission planners and operators to fully utilize the RPP flight capabilities with confidence.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 21, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141613144
Entities
People
- Behçet Açıkmeşe
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Washington