Interception in three dimensions - An energy formulationThe problem of minimum-time interception of a target flying in three dimensional space is analyzed with the interceptor aircraft modeled through energy-state approximation. A coordinate transformation that uncouples the interceptor's extremals from the target motion in an open-loop sense is introduced, and the necessary conditions for optimality and the optimal controls are derived. Example extremals are shown.
Document ID
19830060728
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rajan, N. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Ardema, M. D. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)