Cooperative Control for Missile Evasion

Authors

Ryan W. Carr, Air Force Institute of Technology
Jason A. Torf, Air Force Institute of Technology
Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Abstract

This paper explores the feasibility of protecting an unmanned airborne vehicle from missile threats by flying in formation with a second, expendable unmanned vehicle. The second vehicle, termed a Loyal Wingman, is a specialized drone outfitted with sensors capable of detecting the launch of Air-to-Air Missiles (AAM) or Surface to Air Missiles (SAM). In the current scenario, the potential loss of the Wingman is considered acceptable, and the objective is to place the defender aircraft in the path of the incoming missile as a decoy. Two optimal control problems are developed to investigate via simulation the range of utility of such a system.

Comments

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Conference session: Aircraft GNC II

Author note: Ryan Carr was an AFIT student in a PhD program at the time of this conference. (AFIT-ENY-DS-17-S-055, July 2017)

DOI

10.2514/6.2016-1862

Source Publication

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Recommended Citation

Carr, R. W., Torf, J. A., & Cobb, R. G. (2016). Cooperative Control for Missile Evasion. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Session: Aircraft GNC II, AIAA #2016-1862. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2016-1862