Conventional guidance systems cannot intercept long-range ballistic missiles due to their high re-entry speeds, making them a serious threat to all nations. This paper presents a head-on interception approach for high-speed ballistic threats, requiring the interceptor to backtrack the missile’s trajectory instead of targeting it directly. The approach integrates a look-ahead predictive model to determine the missile’s route and a control model to guide the interceptor. An agent-based, high-fidelity simulation was developed to test the approach under various conditions, incorporating environmental factors such as gravity, air friction, and the Coriolis force. The method was evaluated against short, medium, intermediate-range, and intercontinental missile launches and compared to conventional interception models. The predictive model successfully estimated the missile routes and target points, achieving an interception rate of $81.1 \%$ in intercontinental missile scenarios.


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    Title :

    Trajectory Backtracking Guidance Control for Head-on Interception of High-Speed Ballistic Targets


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    Publication date :

    2024-11-11


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    2800826 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English