Research Article

An Approximate Optimal Maximum Range Guidance Scheme for Subsonic Unpowered Gliding Vehicles

Table 6

Simulation results with atmospheric variations.

Scenario (km) (m/s)Atmospheric variationTerminal (km)ProposedOptimalError (%)
Range Range
(km)(km)(km)(km)

99.0175.0+5%3.7751.627.6052.127.680.96
109.0175.0+10%3.7351.817.5952.377.671.10
119.0175.0−5%3.8551.007.6051.617.691.18
129.0175.0−10%3.8950.677.6051.357.701.32