Tactical And Strategic Guidance (progress In Astronautics And Aeronautics)
by Paul Zarchan /
2012 / English / PDF
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This best-selling title provides an in-depth look into tactical and
strategic missile guidance, considering proven guidance methods
from various points of view. The sixth edition includes six new
chapters on topics related to improving missile guidance system
performance and understanding key design concepts and tradeoffs. In
addition, the original FORTRAN source code has now been converted
into the widely used MATLAB programming language. The book aims to
lay the foundation for meeting today's new challenges facing
guidance engineers. In this latest edition, the new chapters
feature: two new applications of the method of adjoints for mixed
continuous-discrete systems, and a new guidance law that can be
used to shape the interceptor trajectory against a stationary
target. Also considered is both the problem of finding the minimum
achievable miss distance of a radar homing missile and exploring
practical techniques that can be used to achieve the minimum
possible miss. It includes: an introduction of the differential
game guidance law with bounded controls and a demonstration of its
performance improvements over conventional guidance laws under
challenging conditions; techniques for graphically presenting
strategic information on successful intercepts of an impulsive
ballistic target being pursued by an impulsive interceptor; and an
examination of two filtering options for the boost-phase intercept
of a strategic target. It offers a look into some of the guidance
and control issues involved in enabling an air-launched interceptor
carrying a highly maneuverable kinetic kill vehicle to perform an
exoatmospheric intercept of a boosting threat target that is
capable of traveling many thousands of kilometers. With numerous
new examples and easy-to-understand graphs and explanations,
"Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance" is an indispensable guide
for both the expert and the novice.
This best-selling title provides an in-depth look into tactical and
strategic missile guidance, considering proven guidance methods
from various points of view. The sixth edition includes six new
chapters on topics related to improving missile guidance system
performance and understanding key design concepts and tradeoffs. In
addition, the original FORTRAN source code has now been converted
into the widely used MATLAB programming language. The book aims to
lay the foundation for meeting today's new challenges facing
guidance engineers. In this latest edition, the new chapters
feature: two new applications of the method of adjoints for mixed
continuous-discrete systems, and a new guidance law that can be
used to shape the interceptor trajectory against a stationary
target. Also considered is both the problem of finding the minimum
achievable miss distance of a radar homing missile and exploring
practical techniques that can be used to achieve the minimum
possible miss. It includes: an introduction of the differential
game guidance law with bounded controls and a demonstration of its
performance improvements over conventional guidance laws under
challenging conditions; techniques for graphically presenting
strategic information on successful intercepts of an impulsive
ballistic target being pursued by an impulsive interceptor; and an
examination of two filtering options for the boost-phase intercept
of a strategic target. It offers a look into some of the guidance
and control issues involved in enabling an air-launched interceptor
carrying a highly maneuverable kinetic kill vehicle to perform an
exoatmospheric intercept of a boosting threat target that is
capable of traveling many thousands of kilometers. With numerous
new examples and easy-to-understand graphs and explanations,
"Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance" is an indispensable guide
for both the expert and the novice.