Real time path-planning algorithm and guidance law for the glider bomb

This paper describes a real time path-planning algorithm and guidance law for the glider bomb to increase its launching range (shooting range). To maximize the launching range of the glider bomb, the flight path angle is maintained a certain value, it is called the optimal flight path angle, which is determined by aerodynamic characteristic of the bomb and external wind profile, during flight. Given wind profile, the proposed path-planning algorithm computes a maximum available flight distance from launch position to target before reaching on the ground. If the glider bomb can reach the target, the proposed path-planning algorithm gives waypoints and the proposed guidance law produces guidance commands to reach the target. The described guidance laws are also considering wind effect. It causes some bias error to reach the desired waypoint.