Abstract
This paper explores the problem of finding a real-time optimal trajectory for unmanned aerial vehicles to minimize their probability of detection by opponent multiple radar detection systems. The problem is handled using the nonlinear trajectory generation method developed by Milam et al. (Milam, M., Mushambi, K., and Murray, R., Computational Approach to Real-Time Trajectory Generation for Constrained Mechanical Systems, Proceedings of the 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Vol. 1, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, Dec. 2000, pp. 845-851.) The paper presents a formulation of the trajectory generation task as an optimal control problem, where temporal constraints allow periods of high observability interspersed with periods of low observability. This feature can be used strategically to aid in avoiding detection by an opponent radar. The guidance is provided in the form of sampled tabular data. It is then shown that the success of nonlinear trajectory generation on the proposed low-observable trajectory generation problem depends upon an accurate parameterization of the guidance data. In particular, such an approximator is desired to have a compact architecture, a minimum number of design parameters, and a smooth continuously differentiable input-output mapping. Artificial neural networks as universal approximators are known to possess these features, and thus are considered here as appropriate candidates for this task. Comparison of artificial neural networks against B-spline approximators is provided, as well. Numerical simulations on multiple radar scenarios illustrate unmanned air vehicle trajectories optimized for both detectability and time.
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