Application of online model predictive control in guidance surface-to-air missiles to intercept maneuvering targets

Document Type : Dynamics, Vibrations, and Control

Authors

1 PhD student, Kh. N. T. University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Imam Ali Officers College, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The advantage of integrated guidance and control systems is their ability to utilize interactions between guidance and control subsystems. Integrated guidance and control aims to enhance missile performance by utilizing the synergy between guidance and control processes. This paper describes the design and simulation process of an online model predictive controller, which is designed to guide a missile in a three-dimensional scenario to minimize the time to hit and the distance to miss the target. In the controller design, an online model predictive controller is designed. The predictive controller can generally be implemented in two ways: online (implicit) and offline (explicit). In the online implementation, the optimization problem of the control cost function at each time step is solved online and the answer to this problem will determine the optimal control command. This research uses online model predictive control for the first time in the design of an integrated guidance and control system for a surface-to-air missile. This innovative method has improved the performance of the guidance and control system by reducing the loss distance and collision time compared to PID and LQR controllers.

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Application of online model predictive control in guidance surface-to-air missiles to intercept maneuvering targets

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Volume 21, Issue 2 - Serial Number 80
Summer
July 2025
Pages 111-129
  • Receive Date: 25 January 1404
  • Revise Date: 01 March 1404
  • Accept Date: 09 March 1404
  • Publish Date: 21 February 2026