Authors

Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach in design of missile guidance law against highly maneuvering targets. This approach is based on the principles of partial stability and finite-time stability (finite-time partial stability). Also, it is shown that the designed guidance law is in conformity with a real guidance scenario that leads to collision. In the design procedure the acceleration vector of the target is assumed as an external bounded disturbance and only this bound is required in the design of the guidance law. Therefore, the maneuver of the target is not restricted to any known and predetermined structure and measurement or estimation of the target acceleration vector during the maneuver is not necessary. The performance of the proposed guidance law is shown through analysis and computer simulations.

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