Missile guidance to landing sites based on image correlation

Abstract

A missile guidance algorithm based on a correlation of satellite and optical images is proposed. Estimation of the rocket position parameters by images correlation during landing is carried out on the basis of the use of three-dimensional spatial information. Information from the continuous image of each frame is decomposed into spatial information of the rocket relative motion during landing by processing the motion parameters of individual pixel points and the entire image. A correspondence between the image of the rocket landing point and the reference image from the satellite is achieved, and then information about the orientation of the rocket flight is displayed. Keywords missile guidance, optical image, image alignment, positioning, missile landing