Path Planning for Anti-Ship Missile Using Tangent Based Dubins Path

Path planning is a significant component to achieve successful operation of anti-ship missile in dynamic battlefield environment. A threat-free path planning algorithm based on geometric tangent Dubins path is proposed in this paper. First, the constraints need to be satisfied for threat-free path planning are presented, and the problem model of missile path planning is constructed. Then, the geometric tangent between two threat circles is taken advantage of guiding the missile to avoid the threat, and the basic turn and straight line path is generated based on Dubins path. At last, the adaptability of the proposed algorithm in complex battlefield environment is verified by simulations. The results show that the Dubins path avoidance method based on geometric tangent can meet the requirements of flight path, obstacle avoidance and real-time planning, which make it have a strong application prospect.