Simulation results for missile autopilot design based on extended mean assignment

Abstract

This paper presents simulation case studies of a missile autopilot design as presented in a previous paper. The autopilot design is for angle of attack and normal acceleration tracking using a previously developed extended-mean assignment (EMA) control technique for linear time varying (LTV) systems. The EMA control technique is based on a new eigenvalue concept called series D-eigenvalue, for LTV systems. Closed-loop stability is achieved by the assignment of the extended-mean of these time-varying SD-eigenvalues to the left-half complex plane in a way similar to the eigenvalue (pole) assignment technique for linear time invariant (LTI) systems. The simulation results are for three desired command tracking case studies and are all very good.