Cooperative interception against highly maneuvering target with acceleration constraints for multiple heterogeneous missiles

The cooperative interception problem of multiple heterogeneous missiles with low maneuverability against highly maneuvering target is studied in this paper. Firstly, the reachable area of the missiles and the escape area of the target are analyzed. The form of the guidance law based on the coverage-based cooperative interception strategy and the standard ballistic design method is given. Secondly, the algorithm for realizing the coverage distribution of multiple heterogeneous missiles is proposed. The parameter design of the cooperative guidance law and the conditions that the initial position of the missiles and target need to meet are derived. Thirdly, the number of heterogeneous missiles required to complete the coverage is calculated by numerical solution. The initial position and the guidance law parameters of each missile are given. Finally, it is verified by simulation examples that multiple heterogeneous missiles with low maneuverability can achieve cooperative interception against highly maneuvering target through the reasonable configuration of the initial interception position and the reasonable design of the cooperative interception guidance law.