A Combined Guidance Law for Intercepting Hypersonic Large Maneuvering Targets

This paper proposes a combined guidance law based on differential geometry and true proportional guidance (TPN). Due to the increase of the interceptor acceleration component perpendicular to the speed direction, the line-of- sight angular rate can be converged quickly, and the convergence rate of the miss distance is faster than that of TPN. Therefore, the combined guidance law can intercept the target in a short time, reducing the possibility of target escape. This paper gives a numerical simulation example under the two conditions of large maneuvering and snake maneuvering of the target, both of which achieve effective interception of the target. Therefore, the designed combined guidance law is effective for intercepting hypersonic large maneuvering targets.