Evaluation of Pure Proportional Navigation and Velocity Pursuit Guidance Methods for Missiles

Abstract

In this study; the hitting performances of two missiles with different dynamics modeled at three degrees of freedom are investigated by pure proportional navigation guidance (PPNG) and velocity pursuit guidance (VPG) methods. Simulations are performed for on two scenarios that have stationary and constant velocity target types, and the results are compared in terms of flight time, maximum maneuvering value of the missile and the target capture performance. Simulation results show that SOSG performs better than HTG in both scenarios for two missiles.