Sampling-based path planning: a new tool for missile guidance

Pawit Pharpatara (1) , Bruno Hérissé (1) , Romain Pepy (1) , Yasmina Bestaoui (2)

1 ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab [Palaiseau]
2 IBISC - Informatique, Biologie Intégrative et Systèmes Complexes

A new missile midcourse guidance algorithm is proposed in this paper. It is a combination of sampling based path planning, Dubins' curves and classical guidance laws. Moreover, a realistic interceptor missile model is used. It allows to anticipate the future changes of flight conditions along the trajectory, especially the loss of maneuverability at high altitude. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the substantial performance improvements over classical midcourse guidance laws.

Mots clés: Midcourse guidance; Missiles; Optimal control; Trajectory planning

Domaines: Robotique [cs.RO]; Automatique / Robotique

Pawit Pharpatara, Bruno Hérissé, Romain Pepy, Yasmina Bestaoui. Sampling-based path planning: a new tool for missile guidance. 19th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, Sep 2013, Würzburg, Germany. pp.131--136. ⟨hal-00859829v2⟩