A Damped Oscillation Model for Tracking Near Space Hypersonic Gliding Targets

Maneuver models are dedicated to accurate representation of unknown motion pattern. However, for near space hypersonic jump gliding targets of high speed, diverse movement pattern, and mobility, the conventional maneuver models are difficult to describe the complex movement characteristics, and then leading to high and unstable tracking error. In order to solve this problem, a new model is proposed based on the attenuation of oscillation function. The core of the model is to consider the target acceleration as a zero mean random process with attenuation oscillation. With the model, the equations of the maneuvering target are constructed and the system dynamic error of this model was deduced taking Kalman filter as the filtering algorithm. Moreover, the corresponding relations among parameters are discussed, and an adaptive method is proposed for setting parameters appropriately in the situations when a priori information is unknown. In this way, the parameters can be adjusted online through jumping point identification. Theoretical analysis and simulation experiments are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed model. Comparing to commonly used models, it shows lower filtering errors tracking near space hypersonic jump gliding targets. Finally, the rationality and validity of the parameters adaptive method are explained.