Near-optimal guidance law for ballistic missile interception

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 355-361

  Dougherty, John J ^a,c   Speyer, Jason L ^b,c  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GRAVITATION; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; TRAJECTORIES;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; BALLISTIC MISSILE INTERCEPTION; NEAR OPTIMAL GUIDANCE LAW;

MISSILES;

EID: 0031104475     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4046     Document Type: Article

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