Advanced Topics of Missile Guidance

This course is based on the application of the advanced concept in design of guidance laws. It is an extension and upgrade to the course Design of guidance, control and navigation systems.

After this course the student is qualified for independent work on the synthesis of the guidance law and guidance systems as well as the necessary skills to participate in new developments in this field. The student acquires advanced knowledge in the field of guidance, navigation and control of missiles.

Introduction: Presentation and comparison of basic guidance laws (proportional navigation, constant bearing and line-of-sight guidance) in terms of principal information required for realization and demands for guidance. Midcourse and terminal guidance. Basic components of missile. The application of gimbaled and strapdown seeker during terminal guidance. Comparison of classical and modern guidance and control. Definition of Lambert's problem in flight mechanics of guided weapons. Optimal guidance based on linear-quadratic differential games. Mathematical background for noise analysis. Digital fading memory noise filters in homing loops. Estimation theory applied to guidance loop. Other forms of tactical guidance. Basic flight mechanics for tactical and strategic missile. Lambert guidance. Guidance technique and numerical examples for solving Lambert guidance. Modifications of Lambert.

The application and implementation of the guidance law on the case of homing missile.

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P. Garnel: Guided Weapon Control System, Pergamon Press, New York, 1980.

Total assigned hours: 65

New material: 30
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 20

Auditory exercises: 0
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 0
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 4
Review and grading of seminar papers: 5
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 0
Test: 4
Final exam: 2

Activity during lectures: 0
Test/test: 0
Laboratory practice: 20
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 40
Project: 0
Final exam: 40
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 40

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