Seeker allocation and target assignment of multiple hetero-seeker missile formation using genetic algorithms

The problem of seeker allocation and target assignment (SATA) of multiple hetero-seeker missile formation in the anti-ship cooperative attack was investigated in this paper. A calculation model of penetration probability and a model of SATA for the missile formation attack were designed, considering the characteristics of the missile seeker, the operational process of the missile formation cooperative attack, the shipboard anti-missile weapons with the constraints of the ammunition restrictions and the target value. Then a method based on genetic algorithms (GA) was presented, with novel encoding, modified initialization, crossover and mutation operations. Simulations demonstrate the viability of the proposed method, showing that the missile formation penetration probability increases by 10% using the proposed algorithm; it could provide basis and reference for actual combat operation.