Abstract
A Windows/C/C++ personal computer-based program is developed and used to evaluate the performance of missile guidance and control systems. The program simulates a high-performance missile in pursuit of an evading target. The simulation includes realistic missile and actuator dynamics, an autopilot, several missile guidance laws, a seeker/ navigation system model, various target models, and several integration methods. Missile-target intercepts are simulated and graphically displayed using the C/ C++ programming language. This represents a considerable improvement over previous research due to the object-oriented structure, speed, maintainability, and ease of debugging that C/C++ offers. For modularity, the program is organized into three blocks: program-user interface, simulation, and graphics. Various simulations are presented to demonstrate the utility of the program in the evaluation of missile guidance and control systems.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 363-376 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | SIMULATION |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1997 |
Keywords
- Autopilot
- Computer-aided analysis
- Computer-aided design
- Control system
- Graphics interface
- Guidance
- Missile
- PC
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Modeling and Simulation
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design