Analysis of rendezvous guidance laws for autonomous aerial refueling for non-maneuvering and identical speed targets
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2022-01-14
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Lee S, Kim M. (2022) Analysis of rendezvous guidance laws for autonomous aerial refueling for non-maneuvering and identical speed targets. Aerospace Science and Technology, Volume 121, February 2022, Article number 107359
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This study analyzes rendezvous guidance schemes for UAVs refueling. Assuming the target is non-maneuvering with identical speed, a necessary condition is investigated for the UAV to approach the rendezvous point. Three types of guidance laws are considered to analyze the performance under the condition. A reachable region is analytically obtained using the closed-form solution of the deviated pursuit and pure proportional navigation. Numerical simulation demonstrates the analyzed result for the rendezvous mission.
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Rendezvous Guidance, Air-to-Air Refueling, Deviated Pursuit Guidance, Proportional Navigation Guidance
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