High-Precision Nonlinear, Adaptive, Robust Weapon Control Systems Design

This paper summarizes the design objectives and approaches of the weapon control design presented in the Invited Session WA12 on Advanced Weapon Control Technology. To design a high-precision, high-bandwidth, and reliable weapon control system, several design approaches and their integration are investigated. This includes robust control design to account for unmodeled dynamics inherent in the gun-turrent system; adaptive-intelligent control to address paramaeter variations; nonlinear control design to accommodate hard nonlinearities; robotic modeling to lead to a comprehensive model; digital control for real-time control realization and prototyping; and target acquisition to furnish gun pointing and guidance information. Through these endeavors and their integrations, the effectiveness of weapon pointing systems are expected to be improved.