A Windows/C/C++ personal computer- based program is developed and used to evaluate the performance of missile guidance and control systems. The program simulates a high-performance missile in pursuit of an evading target. The simulation includes realistic missile and actuator dynamics, an autopilot, several missile guidance laws, a seeker/ navigation system model, various target models, and several integration methods. Missile-target intercepts are simulated and graphically displayed using the C/ C++ programming language. This represents a considerable improvement over previous research due to the object- oriented structure, speed, maintainability, and ease of debugging that C/C+ + offers. For modularity, the program is organized into three blocks: program-user interface, simulation, and graphics. Various simulations are presented to demonstrate the utility of the program in the evaluation of missile guidance and control systems.
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