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Trajectory Optimization of an Air Defense Missile with Model Predictive Control
Emre Saylam Engineer, Roketsan Missile Industries Inc., Air Defense Systems, 06780, Ankara, Türkiye.
Nebi Bulut Engineer, Roketsan Missile Industries Inc., Air Defense Systems, 06780, Ankara, Türkiye.
Rüştü Berk Gezer Engineer, Roketsan Missile Industries Inc., Air Defense Systems, 06780, Ankara, Türkiye.
Fatih Turgel Engineer, Roketsan Missile Industries Inc., Air Defense Systems, 06780, Ankara, Türkiye.
Abstract:
For an air defense missile, guidance method used in the different phases of the flight greatly shapes the performance of the system. In this paper, an optimal guidance method using model predictive control to increase effective range of an air defense missile is presented. The model used for the model predictive control includes a generic drag force modeling, which is variable with the missile altitude and velocity, missile thrust profile, which is not assumed constant, constrained acceleration commands, and realistic autopilot dynamics. In the proposed optimal guidance method, missile acceleration limits, desired interception point and required acceleration are used in the cost function by considering three-dimensional engagement dynamics. Effectiveness of this guidance method is compared with other summarized guidance laws through simulations.
Keywords: Model Predictive Control; Trajectory Optimization; Guidance
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Emre Saylam, Nebi Bulut, Rüştü Berk Gezer, Fatih Turgel: Trajectory Optimization of an Air Defense Missile with Model Predictive Control. Proceedings of the 2024 CEAS EuroGNC conference. Bristol, UK. June 2024. CEAS-GNC-2024-088.
BibTeX entry:

@Incollection{CEAS-GNC-2024-088,
    author = {Saylam, Emre and Bulut, Nebi and Gezer, R\"u\c{s}t\"u Berk and Turgel, Fatih},
    title = {Trajectory Optimization of an Air Defense Missile with Model Predictive Control},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2024 {CEAS EuroGNC} conference},
    address = {Bristol, UK},
    month = jun,
    year = {2024},
    note = {CEAS-GNC-2024-088}
}