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Optimizing evasive maneuvering of planes using a flight quality driven model

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This paper investigates the optimal evasive maneuver for a plane to avoid an incoming missile. To accurately model the system dynamics while improving computational efficiency, a simplified plane model based on flight quality is established. A missile model with proportional guidance is also formulated. The problem of determining the optimal evasion plane maneuver is formulated. The Gauss pseudospectral method (GPM) is proposed as a solution to find the optimal maneuver. The optimized maneuver is validated by testing it on a high-fidelity 6-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) model, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed simplified plane model. The Monte Carlo method is employed to evaluate the capability of the plane to evade missiles in various scenarios and elucidate general principles for successful evasion.

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The work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61933010) and Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province (Grant No. 2023JC-XJ-08).

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  1. School of Automation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China

    Chang Liu, Yingxin Shou & Bin Xu

  2. Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute of AVIC, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Shaoshan Sun & Chenggang Tao

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Liu, C., Sun, S., Tao, C. et al. Optimizing evasive maneuvering of planes using a flight quality driven model. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 67, 132206 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-023-3848-6

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