ABSTRACT
PN is the method most commonly used for guidance of homing missiles. A vast amount of literature exists on the subject (see, e.g., the works of Shneydor1 and Zarchan2 and the references therein). Modern guidance laws have also been thoroughly analyzed.3-5 PN is known to yield reasonable miss distance when applied against nonmaneuvering or moderately maneuvering
CONTENTS
7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 241 7.2 Miss Distance in PNG ............................................................................... 243
7.2.1 Deterministic Disturbances ......................................................... 245 7.2.2 Stochastic Inputs ............................................................................ 246 7.2.3 Deterministic Target Maneuvers with Random
Starting Times ................................................................................ 247 7.3 Class of All PNG-Based Systems Yielding ZMD .................................. 248 7.4 Case of Saturating Missile Acceleration .................................................250 7.5 ZMD Guidance as Estimation Problem ..................................................253 7.6 Illustrative Example ................................................................................... 260
7.6.1 Guidance Law Synthesis ............................................................... 261 7.6.2 Engagement Scenario ....................................................................264 7.6.3 Guidance Law Performance .........................................................264
