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Differential Evolution Based Ascent Phase Trajectory Optimization for a Hypersonic Vehicle

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Swarm, Evolutionary, and Memetic Computing (SEMCCO 2010)

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In this paper, a new method for the numerical computation of optimal, or nearly optimal, solutions to aerospace trajectory problems is presented. Differential Evolution (DE), a powerful stochastic real-parameter optimization algorithm is used to optimize the ascent phase of a hypersonic vehicle. The vehicle has to undergo large changes in altitude and associated aerodynamic conditions. As a result, its aerodynamic characteristics, as well as its propulsion parameters, undergo drastic changes. Such trajectory optimization problems can be solved by converting it to a non-linear programming (NLP) problem. One of the issues in the NLP method is that it requires a fairly large number of grid points to arrive at an optimal solution. Differential Evolution based algorithm, proposed in this paper, is shown to perform equally well with lesser number of grid points. This is supported by extensive simulation results.

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  1. Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700 032, India

    Ritwik Giri

  2. Guidance, Control, and Decision Systems laboratory (GCDSL), Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India

    D. Ghose

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

    Bijaya Ketan Panigrahi

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Jadavpur University, 700032, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Swagatam Das

  3. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore

    Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam Suganthan

  4. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Subhransu Sekhar Dash

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Giri, R., Ghose, D. (2010). Differential Evolution Based Ascent Phase Trajectory Optimization for a Hypersonic Vehicle. In: Panigrahi, B.K., Das, S., Suganthan, P.N., Dash, S.S. (eds) Swarm, Evolutionary, and Memetic Computing. SEMCCO 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6466. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17563-3_2

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