Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures

Numerical Techniques Fundamentals of Tactical Missile Guidance Method of Adjoints and the Homing Loop Noise Analysis Covariance Analysis and the Homing Loop Proportional Navigation and Miss Distance Digital Fading Memory Noise Filters in the Homing Loop Advanced Guidance Laws Kalman Filters and The Homing Loop Tactical Zones Strategic Considerations Boosters Lambert Guidance Strategic Intercepts Miscellaneous Topics Ballistic Target Properties Extended Kalman Filtering and Ballistic Coefficient Estimation Multiple Targets Weaving Targets Representing Missile Airframe with Transfer Functions Introduction to Flight Control Design Three-Loop Autopilot Trajectory Shaping Guidance Filtering and Weaving Targets Alternative Approaches to Guidance Law Development Filter Bank Approach to Weaving Target Problem Engagement Simulations in Three Dimensions Advanced Adjoint Applications Miscellaneous Tactical Missile Guidance Topics Comparison of Differential Game Guidance with Optimal Guidance Kinematics of Intercepting a Ballistic Target Boost-Phase Filtering Options Kill Vehicle Guidance and Control Sizing for Boost-Phase Intercept Appendix: Additional Examples Index Supporting Materials