Electronics Optics & Control, Volume. 20, Issue 6, 34(2013)
Three Dimensional Trajectory Planning Under Multiple Constraints for UCAVs in Autonomous Attacking
The issue of unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAV) to attack ground targets with laser guidance missile was studied. Considering the multiple constraints and high real-time requirement in air-to-ground weapon delivery trajectory planningwe proposed a general framework of autonomous attack trajectory planning systemestablished the Acceptable Launching Area (LAR) model for the missileand proposed a strategy to generate 3D weapon delivery trajectories based on an improved A-star algorithm. This algorithm combined the optimal constraints and UCAV motion constraints to find the appropriate successor nodewhich can greatly decrease the complexity of the algorithm. We chose an appropriate step to eliminate height change within each stepwhich helped to separate horizontal plane and the vertical plane of the trajectoryand then revised the vertical trajectory height based on normal acceleration. Simulation results prove that this strategy can quickly generate a 3D weapon delivery trajectory which can lead the vehicle to the target LAR and satisfy the constraints for launching a missile.
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LIU Heming, HUANG Changqiang, DONG Zhi, LI Youjun, LAI Zhiping. Three Dimensional Trajectory Planning Under Multiple Constraints for UCAVs in Autonomous Attacking[J]. Electronics Optics & Control, 2013, 20(6): 34
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Received: May. 28, 2012
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Published Online: Jun. 17, 2013
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