Novel sliding-mode control laws are proposed in this paper to stabilize a class of uncertain nonlinear systems. Considering that the sign function, which is often used in the sliding-mode control can cause chattering of control input, the saturation function is used to take its place in proposed controllers. What is more, not only the proposed controllers are continuous but also convergence to the origin asymptotically and in finite time can both be guaranteed in theory. For asymptotic convergence, it is only required that uncertainties and disturbances are bounded and the bounds may be unknown by virtue of adaptive laws. The obtained results are then applied to partial integrated guidance and control design for a missile, completing desired terminal impact angle and hit-to-kill interception. Finally, simulations are conducted on the nonlinear longitudinal missile model and results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Nomenclature
A Tr , A Tλ= projections of target acceleration along and orthogonal to the line of sight, m∕s 2 c x , c z , c m = aerodynamic coefficients F x , F z = aerodynamic forces, N g = gravity acceleration, m∕s 2 I yy = moment of inertia around the pitch axis, kg∕m 2 k F , k M = constants determined by the missile geometry, m 2 and m 3 , respectively M = pitching moment, N · m M m = Mach number m = missile mass, kg n L = missile normal acceleration, m∕s 2 q = pitch rate, rad∕s r = the range along the line of sight, m V M = missile velocity, m∕s V r , V λ = components of relative velocity along and orthogonal to the line of sight, m∕s α = angle of attack, rad γ M = missile flight-path angle, rad δ e = elevator deflection, rad θ = pitch angle, rad λ = line-of-sight angle, rad ρ = atmospheric density, kg∕m 3