Motion mode distribution of spiral maneuvering target during reentry phase

Abstract

Obtaining the probability density distribution of target motion mode is the basis for model set design in multi-model tracking methods. During reentry, the target is expected to perform a violent spiral maneuver due to aerodynamic resonance between roll and pitch modes, the motion of target is highly nonlinear and the spiral frequency is a prior unknown random variable. This paper evaluates the probability distribution of spiral frequency of reentry target under three different types of maneuvering control inputs, which can provide guidelines for the design of model sets. This work is based on the dynamic model of reentry spiral motion presented in this paper, whose effectiveness has been verified by using a large number of Monte Carlo simulations.