Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 530-537.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2023.02.25

• Guidance, Navigation and Control • Previous Articles    

Semi-analytical encounter time estimation method in dive phase with time-varying drag coefficient

Zhengda CUI1,*, Mingying WEI1,2, Yunqian LI1   

  1. 1. Beijing Institute of Electric System Engineering, Beijing 100854, China
    2. Beijing Simulation Center, Beijing 100854, China
  • Received:2021-10-11 Online:2023-01-13 Published:2023-02-04
  • Contact: Zhengda CUI

Abstract:

The constant drag coefficient hypothesis used in traditional analytical prediction is no longer applicable for hypersonic vehicle in the dive phase due to the complex flight environment, sharp change of trajectory parameters and fast passive deceleration. Considering the influence of angel of attack and Mach number, the expression of drag coefficient is extended, the complex ballistic equation is simplified based on analytical theory, and a differential equation with the remaining range as the independent variable is obtained. Therefore, the trajectory elements can be solved quickly by numerical integration to improve the capability of rapid planning of whole trajectory. Typical trajectory simulation shows that the time prediction error of the dive phase can be reduced to about 1 s compared with the traditional coefficient hypothesis. At the same time, it does not increase the computational complexity. It can realize the accurate and fast forecast of flight time, speed and dynamic pressure of glide vehicle.

Key words: hypersonic glide vehicle, time-varying drag coefficient, encounter flight time estimation, analytic theory simplified

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