Entry Guidance with Terminal Time Control Based on Quasi-Equilibrium Glide Condition

Yuheng Guo, Xiang Li*, Houjun Zhang, Linlin Wang, Ming Cai

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Abstract

The terminal constraints in entry guidance design are generally position and velocity constraints. In this study, the terminal time constraint is also taken into account. The estimates of time-to-go and range-to-go are discussed based on the quasi-equilibrium glide condition. Further analysis reveals that only two among the time-to-go, range-to-go, and terminal velocity are independent. Based on this observation, a guidance method is designed, which provides a new aspect to exploit the potential of entry guidance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8731950
Pages (from-to)887-896
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Volume56
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2020

Keywords

  • Entry guidance
  • quasi-equilibrium glide condition (QEGC)
  • terminal time constraint

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