Trajectory Optimization of Two Cooperative Aircrafts Based on RHC

Trajectory optimization problem of two cooperative aircrafts in cooperative tactical engagement maneuvering is studied. The optimization problem of air combat for two aircrafts is established based on the analysis of vertical tactical engagement and three different performance measures and terminal constraints are proposed. The receding horizon control (RHC) model and the numerical solution based on simpson-direct-collocation is put forward. In order to improve the online performance, a BP neural network based approximation of the performance measures is proposed. Finally, a simulation shows that this method is feasible for trajectory optimization in cooperative air combat.