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Chapter 10 / Conclusions
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Chapter 10
CONCLUSIONS
Research Obective :
Select, develop and integrate algorithms for a “fifth” generation airdefence
missile system using on-line trajectory optimisation, multiple-model
target tracking and centralised state observation with distributed sensor
track and plot fusion.
The process of algorithm selection and systems integration is complete and
the relevant equations presented using a common nomenclature. A
simulation has been created to support generic target and sensor models
stimulating multiple-model target tracking, data up-link, and missile state
observer. The estimates of target and missile data stimulate conventional
guidance laws and trajectory optimisation. The process of model
verification, technique validation and tuning is in progress and some initial
results from this programme are presented.
The work was decompose into the following functional blocks that is typical
for an air-defence weapon system:
• Targets ( §2 )
• Sensors ( §3 )
• State Observation ( §4 and §5 )
• Missile Guidance ( §6 and §7 )
• Simulation and Proving ( §8 and §9 )
Future weapon systems will be expected to use increasing computing
capacities to maintain kill probabilities against agile targets whilst
expanding their operational footprint. This requires advanced sensors, state
observation, and advanced missile guidance techniques. Current “smart”
weapons have reached the stage that proving can only be afforded using
simulations underpinned by a limited number of flight trials. These
conclusions gather together comments made in the discussion to be found at
the end each chapter.
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