Time-optimal aircraft pursuit-evasion with a weapon envelope constraintThe optimal pursuit-evasion problem between two aircraft, including nonlinear point-mass vehicle models and a realistic weapon envelope, is analyzed. Using a linear combination of flight time and the square of the vehicle acceleration as the performance index, a closed-form solution is obtained in nonlinear feedback form. Due to its modest computational requirements, this guidance law can be used for onboard real-time implementation.
Document ID
19910045570
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Menon, P. K. A. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, United States)
Duke, E. L. (NASA Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)