A computer model for a fixed-trim re-entry vehicle using the Gracey guidance law with evasive capabilities

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1983

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Advances in strategic missile systems are needed to provide a capability to attack targets that are hardened and, perhaps defended. In this study a point-mass simulation employing an advanced guidance law is examined for its accuracy and evasive capabilities. A nonlinear programming (NLP} formulation is used to pose a problem of optimal evasive-maneuvering. The resulting NLP problem is solved numerically by an advanced gradient-projection algorithm.

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