24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-4.11.3

MODIFIED PROPORTIONAL NAVIGATION FOR A MISSILE WITH VARYING VELOCITY - COMPARISON WITH THE OPTIMAL GUIDANCE

N. DohiI, Y. Baba, H. Takano
National Defense Academy, Japan

Keywords: missiles, guidance and control, proportional navigation

This paper deals with the guidance law for a missile with varying velocity, especially during the boost phase. First, the two methods to predict the missile flight distance during the boost phase are shown. Second, the new guidance law that makes the missile fly on the collision course with the target is proposed.

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