Design methodology of a mini-missile considering flight performance and guidance precision

The design of mini-missiles(MMs)presents several novel challenges.The stringent mission requirement to reach a target with a certain precision imposes a high guidance precision.The miniaturization of the size of MMs makes the design of the guidance,navigation,and control(GNC)have a larger-thanbefore impact on the main-body design(shape,motor,and layout design)and its design objective,i.e.,flight performance.Pursuing a trade-off between flight performance and guidance precision,all the relevant interactions have to be accounted for in the design of the main body and the GNC system.Herein,a multi-objective and multidisciplinary design optimization(MDO)is proposed.Disciplines pertinent to motor,aerodynamics,layout,trajectory,flight dynamics,control,and guidance are included in the proposed MDO framework.The optimization problem seeks to maximize the range and minimize the guidance error.The problem is solved by using the nondominated sorting genetic algorithm II.An optimum design that balances a longer range with a smaller guidance error is obtained.Finally,lessons learned about the design of the MM and insights into the trade-off between flight performance and guidance precision are given by comparing the optimum design to a design provided by the traditional approach.

Cooperative trajectory optimization of UAVs in approaching stage using feedback guidance methods

This paper mainly studies the problem of using UAVs to provide accurate remote target indication for hypersonic projectiles.Based on the optimal trajectory trends and feedback guidance methods,a new cooperative control algorithm is proposed to optimize trajectories of multi-UAVs for target tracking in approaching stage.Based on UAV kinematics and sensor performance models,optimal trajectory trends of UAVs are analyzed theoretically.Then,feedback guidance methods are proposed under the optimal observation trends of UAVs in the approaching target stage,producing trajectories with far less computational complexity and performance very close to the best-known trajectories.Next,the sufficient condition for the UAV to form the optimal observation configuration by the feedback guidance method is presented,which guarantees that the proposed method can optimize the observation trajectory of the UAV in approaching stage.Finally,the feedback guidance method is numerically simulated.Simulation results demonstrate that the estimation performance of the feedback guidance method is superior to the Lyapunov guidance vector field(LGVF)method and verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.Additionally,compared with the receding horizon optimization(RHO)method,the proposed method has the same optimization ability as the RHO method and better real-time performance.

Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm for Routing and Wavelength Assignment Based on Directional Guidance in Satellite Optical Networks

With the development of satellite communication,in order to solve the problems of shortage of on-board resources and refinement of delay requirements to improve the communication performance of satellite optical networks,this paper proposes a bee colony optimization algorithm for routing and wavelength assignment based on directional guidance(DBCO-RWA)in satellite optical networks.In D-BCORWA,directional guidance based on relative position and link load is defined,and then the link cost function in the path search stage is established based on the directional guidance factor.Finally,feasible solutions are expanded in the global optimization stage.The wavelength utilization,communication success probability,blocking rate,communication hops and convergence characteristic are simulated.The results show that the performance of the proposed algorithm is improved compared with existing algorithms.

Extended optimal guidance law with impact angle and acceleration constriants

The extended optima straints of miss distance and Schwartz inequality. To reduce guidance law with terminal conmpact angle is derived by the terminal acceleration and eliminate gravity disturbance absolutely, the object function, which designs the weight of control command to be the power function of time-to-go＇s reciprocal, is given. And the gravity is considered when building the state equation. Based on the parsing express of the guidance command change with varying time and adjoint system analysis method, the command characteristics and the non-dimensional miss distance of the guidance law are analyzed, a design principle of guidance order coefficients is discussed. Finally, based on the requirement of engineering, the method to calculate the guidance condition and maximal required acceleration of the guidance law is given. The simulation demonstrates that not only the guidance law can satisfy the terminal position and impact angle constraints, but also the terminal acceleration can be converged toward zero, which will support a good situation for the terminal angle of attacking control.

STUDY OF OPTIMAL SLIDING-MODE GUIDANCE LAW

An optimal guidance law based on missile-target line-of-sight (LOS) angular rate is presented for intercepting a nonmaneuvering target. It is then integrated with sliding-mode control theory by using reaching-law of sliding-mode, in order to derive an optimal sliding-mode guidance law for intercepting a maneuvering target. The new guidance method's robustness against target maneuvers and good miss distance performance are proved by the second method of Lyapunov and simulation results. The presented guidance law is simple to implement in practical applications.

Time-to-go weighted optimal trajectory shaping guidance law

For maneuvering target, the optimal trajectory shaping guidance law which can simultaneously achieve the designed specifications on miss distance and final impact angle was deduced using optimal control theory based on the time-to-go weighted function. Based on the same cost function, the closed-form solutions of the guidance law were derived when the initial displacement of missile, final impact angle, heading error and target maneuver was introduced into the lag-free guidance system. To validate the closed-form solutions, the simulation of the lag-free system was done and the simulation results exactly matched the closed-form solutions and only when the exponent is greater than zero, the final acceleration approaches to zero.

Adaptive weighting impact angle optimal guidance law considering seeker's FOV angle constraints

In this paper, a new adaptive optimal guidance law with impact angle and seeker’s field-of-view(FOV) angle constraints is proposed. To this end, the generalized optimal guidance law is derived first. A changeable impact angle weighting(IAW) coefficient is introduced and used to modify the guidance law to make it adaptive for all guidance constraints. After integrating the closed-form solution of the guidance command with linearized engagement kinematics, the analytic predictive models of impact angle and FOV angle are built, and the available range of IAW corresponding to constraints is certain. Next, a calculation scheme is presented to acquire the real-time value of IAW during the entire guidance process. When applying the proposed guidance law, the IAW will keep small to avoid a trajectory climbing up to limit FOV angle at an initial time but will increase with the closing target to improve impact position and angle accuracy, thereby ensuring that the guidance law can juggle orders of guidance accuracy and constraints control.

Optimal Guidance Law to Maximize Terminal Velocity for Missiles with Impact Angle Constraint

In this paper,an optimal guidance law for missiles with impact angle and miss distance constraints is proposed to achieve the maximal terminal velocity. The normal acceleration command that includes the timevarying coefficients is introduced to satisfy the desired impact angle as well as zero miss distance according to the geometric relation and relative motion parameters between missile and target. The problem is formulated as an optimal control problem by defining the angle of velocity error and flight-path angle as state variables and maximizing a performance index of the terminal velocity. The analytical form of the proposed guidance law is obtained as the solution of the optimal control problem combining optimal control theory and numerical value computation method. Nonlinear simulations of various situations demonstrate the performance and feasibility of the proposed optimal guidance law.

Design of Closed Loop Optimal Guidance Law Using Neural Networks

It is generally impossible to obtain the analytic optimal guidance law for complex nonlinear guidance systems of homing missiles,and the open loop optimal guidance law is often obtained by numerical methods,which can not be used directly in practice.The neural networks are trained off line using the optimal trajectory of the missile produced by the numerical open loop optimal guidance law,and then,the converged neural networks are used on line as the feedback optimal guidance law in real time.The research shows that different selections of the neural networks inputs,such as the system state variables or the rate of LOS(line of sight),may have great effect on the performances of the guidance systems for homing missiles.The robustness for several guidance laws is investigated by simulations,and the modular neural networks architectures are used to increase the approximating and generalizing abilities in the large state space.Some useful conclusions are obtained by simulation results.

Advanced optimal guidance law with maneuvering targets

Based on optimal theory, the advanced optimal guidance law （AOGL） is derived for the interception endgame of maneuvering targets in step mode. The guidance system dynamics, target maneuvering dynamics and acceleration, gravity acceleration are considered and their effects are dy- namically cancelled out in guidance law. A four states Kalman filter is designed to estimate the re- quired states for AOGL. Simulation results show the AOGL is less sensitive to errors caused by target maneuvering and guidance system lag, and it needs less missile acceleration in most time of guidance especially at the end of intercept than other guidance laws. Especially its acceleration is zero at the end of intercept when attacking maneuvering target.

Design of Guided Air Ammunition's Optimal Guidance Law

Some long distance air ammunition can be used to attack large still target. According to this character and according to the mathematical description of target-missile relative motion built by the message supplied by the strapdown inertial navigation system/global position system （SINS/GPS） of air ammunition, optimal guidance law is designed by applying optimal control theory. The simulation is provided to indicate that when the air ammunition reaches the target, its line-of-sight （LOS） and LOS angular rate can nearly equal zero. So the air ammunition can get good terminal attitude, and the air ammunition reaches the target at the expected velocity and heading.

Kinetic Optimal Midcourse Guidance Law for Air-to-Air Missiles

A new kinetic optimal midcourse guidance law is derived based on optimal control formulation. A new simplified Runge-Kutta grade numerical method is proposed to find the optimal trajectory. Real data of an Mr-to-air missile is referred to for comparing results using the kinetic optimal midcourse guidance law with those under both the kinematic optimal guidance law and singular perturbation sub-optimal guidance law, wherein the latter two laws are modified in this paper by adding a vertical g-bias command to each law for the sake of trajectory shaping. Simulation results show that using the new kinetic optimal mideourse guidance law can help save energy and maximize terminal velocity effectively.

Optimal Gliding Guidance of Vertical Plane for Standoff Released Guided Bomb Unit

Optimal gliding guidance for a guided bomb unit in the vertical plane is studied based on nonlinear dynamics and kinematics.The guidance law is designed under minimum energy loss index.To avoid the complexity in solving two-point-boundary-value problems,the steady-state solutions of the adjoint states in regular equations are suggested to be used.With these considerations,a quasi-closed,optimal gliding guidance law is obtained.The guidance law is described by the angle of attack in a simple nonlinear equation.An iterative computation method can be easily used to get the optimal angle of attack.The further simplified direct computation algorithm for the optimal angle of attack is also given.The guidance properties are compared with those of maximum lift-to-drag angle of attack control.The simulation results demonstrate that the quasi-closed,optimal gliding guidance law can improve the gliding phase terminal performance with significant increase in the altitude and much little decrease in the speed.

Optimum Design of the Control System for a Laser Beam Riding Guidance Anti-Tank Missile

The optimum theory and methods were adopted to design the laser beam riding guidance anti tank missile's control system in the short run. Through building the mathematical model of system, selecting a proper method and taking advantage of computer's high speed calculation and logic traits, an optimal controller was designed. Simulation results showed that the designed control system has fair performance and it satisfies the tactical and technical requirements. The results also demonstrate that by the combination of the optimizing methods and the computer the control system could be designed as soon as possible.

Discussion on neighborhood optimal trajectory online correction algorithm and its application range

This paper presents a neighborhood optimal trajectory online correction algorithm considering terminal time variation,and investigates its application range.Firstly,the motion model of midcourse guidance is established,and the online trajectory correction-regenerating strategy is introduced.Secondly,based on the neighborhood optimal control theory,a neighborhood optimal trajectory online correction algorithm considering the terminal time variation is proposed by adding the consideration of terminal time variation to the traditional neighborhood optimal trajectory correction method.Thirdly,the Monte Carlo simulation method is used to analyze the application range of the algorithm,which provides a basis for the division of application domain of the online correction algorithm and the online regeneration algorithm of midcourse guidance trajectory.Finally,the simulation results show that the algorithm has high real-time performance,and the online correction trajectory can meet the requirements of terminal constraint change.The application range of the algorithm is obtained through Monte Carlo simulation.

Multiconstraint adaptive three-dimensional guidance law using convex optimization

The traditional guidance law only guarantees the accuracy of attacking a target. However, the look angle and acceleration constraints are indispensable in applications. A new adaptive three-dimensional proportional navigation(PN) guidance law is proposed based on convex optimization. Decomposition of the three-dimensional space is carried out to establish threedimensional kinematic engagements. The constraints and the performance index are disposed by using the convex optimization method. PN guidance gains can be obtained by solving the optimization problem. This solution is more rapid and programmatic than the traditional method and provides a foundation for future online guidance methods, which is of great value for engineering applications.

Optimization of nanofiber scaffold properties towards nerve guidance channel design

Nerve guidance channels are limited by lack of topographical guidance：Treatment of sizeable nerve gaps remains problematic following peripheral nerve injury.Functional outcomes are good when neurorrhaphy,or direct end-to-end suture repair,is possible.The problem arises when there is significant segmental loss,which can occur following trauma as well as oncological procedures.

Neighboring optimal guidance using higher-order dynamics approximation with application to orbital injection problem

Neighboring optimal guidance,a method to obtain a suboptimal guidance law by approximately solving the first-order necessary conditions based on a nominal trajectory,is widely used in the aerospace field due to its high computational efficiency and low resource usage.For more advanced scenarios,the existing methods still have a problem that the guidance accuracy and optimality will seriously degrade when the actual state largely deviates from the nominal trajectory.This is mainly caused by the approximate description of the first-order conditions in terms of total flight time and nonlinear constraints.To address this problem,a higher-order neighboring optimal guidance method is proposed.First,a novel total flight time updating strategy,together with a normalized time scale,is presented that transforms the optimal problem with free total flight time into a more tractable optimal problem with fixed total flight time.Then,using the vector partial derivative method,a higher-order approximation is adopted,instead of the first-order approximation,to accurately describe the nonlinear dynamical and terminal constraints,thus obtaining a polynomially constrained quadratic optimal problem.Finally,to numerically solve the polynomially constrained quadratic optimal problem,a Newton-type iterative algorithm based on the orthogonal decomposition is designed.Through the iterative solution within each guidance period,the corrections to control quantities and total flight time are generated.The proposed method is applied to a launch vehicle orbital injection problem,and simulation results show that it achieves high accuracy of orbital injection and optimality of performance index.

Multidisciplinary design optimization of a dual-spin guided vehicle

In this research,a Multidisciplinary Design Optimization approach is proposed for the dual-spin guided flying projectile design considering external and internal parts of the body as design variables.In this way,a parametric formulation is developed.All related disciplines,including structure,aerodynamics,guidance,and control are considered.Minimum total mass,maximum aerodynamic control effectiveness,minimum miss distance,maximum yield stress in all subsystems,controllability and gyroscopic stability constraints are some of objectives/constraints taken into account.The problem is formulated in All-At-Ones Multidisciplinary Design Optimization approach structure and solved by Simulated Annealing and minimax algorithms.The optimal configurations are evaluated in various aspects.The resulted optimal configurations have met all design objectives and constraints.

Optimal midcourse trajectory cluster generation and trajectory modification for hypersonic interceptions

The hypersonic interception in near space is a great challenge because of the target’s unpredictable trajectory, which demands the interceptors of trajectory cluster coverage of the predicted area and optimal trajectory modification capability aiming at the consistently updating predicted impact point(PIP) in the midcourse phase. A novel midcourse optimal trajectory cluster generation and trajectory modification algorithm is proposed based on the neighboring optimal control theory. Firstly, the midcourse trajectory optimization problem is introduced; the necessary conditions for the optimal control and the transversality constraints are given.Secondly, with the description of the neighboring optimal trajectory existence theory(NOTET), the neighboring optimal control(NOC)algorithm is derived by taking the second order partial derivations with the necessary conditions and transversality conditions. The revised terminal constraints are reversely integrated to the initial time and the perturbations of the co-states are further expressed with the states deviations and terminal constraints modifications.Thirdly, the simulations of two different scenarios are carried out and the results prove the effectiveness and optimality of the proposed method.