Linearization of Kinematics with Proportional Navigation, Section 4 Module 1 - Guidance Fundamentals

Reference: Zarchan, P., "Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance," 5th Edition, AIAA, 2007.

Have you ever been inspired by how a bird captures its prey and wondered how a missile hits its target? In this new introductory course, Missile Guidance Fundamentals, you will build foundations in this technical area. This course provides the ability to mathematically understand, model, simulate, tune, and interpret a fundamental guidance law that is the basis of modern guidance systems, proportional navigation.

The content is as follows:
1. Section 1 Module 1 - Course Introduction
2. Section 1 Module 2 - The Collision Course
3. Section 1 Module 3 - Problem Set Solutions of Section 1 Module 2
4. Section 2 Module 1 - Proportional Navigation, A Qualitative Introduction
5. Section 2 Module 2 - Problem Set Solutions of Section 2 Module 1
6. Section 3 Module 1 - The Homing Loop for ProNav Simulation
7. Section 3 Module 2 - Derivation of Kinematics for Simulation with Proportional Navigation
8. Section 3 Module 3 - Head On Engagement Simulation
9. Section 3 Module 4 - Problem Set Solutions of Section 3 Module 3
10. Section 4 Module 1 - Linearization of Engagement Kinematics
11. Section 4 Module 2 - Linear vs Nonlinear Simulation Accuracy
12. Section 4 Module 3 - Problem Set Solutions of Section 4 Module 2
13. Section 4 Module 4 - Zero Effort Miss
14. Section 4 Module 5 - Problem Set Solutions of Section 4 Module 4
15. Section 5 Module 1 - Zero Effort Miss Proportional Navigation in Three Dimensions

[MeinHerrDreyer]

Hi Ben, first of all thank you for the great lectures! I have a question about the "Simulation Procedure" diagram at 8:14, there is this "1/s" block within "Numerical Search" section, what is "s" and what calculations does this block perform? Thanks!

[hassanelzahar]

Hi Ben
Thanks for details. How to get the complete code ?