UAVs

Escape from an Orbiting Pursuer with a Nonzero Capture Radius

This paper explores a multi-agent containment problem, where a fast evader, modeled having constant speed and using constant heading, attempts to escape a circular containment region that is orbited by a slower pursuer with a nonzero capture radius. …

Optimal Trajectories for Aircraft Avoidance of Multiple Weapon Engagement Zones

The work herein expresses an optimal control problem for an air vehicle to reach a desired location through two dynamic keep out zones. In today’s contested world, there are many instances where air vehicles are denied a portion of the airspace when …