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Predictive guidance for systems with controllability indexn

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A more general and complete predictive guidance problem is considered using optimal control theory. The optimal control law for interception and rendezvous is developed for a system with controllability indexn. The implementation scheme and the effect on miss distance due to errors in guidance are discussed. Finally, an example for a system with controllability index 4 is presented for an interceptor with damping ratio and natural frequency. The solution is presented in closed form.

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  1. School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California

    G. H. Xia (Graduate Student) & A. R. Stubberud (Professor of Electrical Engineering)

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Communicated by C. T. Leondes

on leave from Peking Institute of Control Engineering, Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Peking, China.

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Xia, G.H., Stubberud, A.R. Predictive guidance for systems with controllability indexn . J Optim Theory Appl 41, 327–339 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00935228

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