Penetration trajectory optimization for the hypersonic gliding vehicle encountering two interceptors

The penetration trajectory optimization problem for the hypersonic gliding vehicle (HGV) encountering two interceptors is investigated. The HGV penetration trajectory optimization problem considering the terminal target area is formulated as a nonconvex optimal control problem. The nonconvex optimal control problem is transformed into a second-order cone programming (SOCP) problem, which can be solved by state-of-the-art interior-point methods. In addition, a penetration strategy that only requires the initial line-of-sight (LOS) angle information of the interceptors is proposed. The convergent trajectory obtained by the proposed method allows the HGV to evade two interceptors and reach the target area successfully. Furthermore, a successive SOCP method with a variable trust region is presented, which is critical to balance the trade-off between time consumption and optimality. Finally, the effectiveness and performance of the proposed method are verified by numerical simulations. (C) 2022 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.