Vehicle Guidance and Tracking Systems

TL;DR

This paper presents a simplified autonomous vehicle guidance system modeled after the Aegis Combat System, demonstrating command, communication, and sensor data fusion in a small-scale setup.

Contribution

It introduces a small-scale vehicle guidance model that mimics key aspects of missile guidance and tracking for educational and research purposes.

Findings

Successful demonstration of autonomous following behavior

Effective integration of command, communication, and sensor data fusion

Potential for educational use in understanding complex C2 systems

Abstract

Our application of command and control is the Aegis Combat System. Major components of this system include missile guidance and missile tracking. To look further into some of the aspects of these systems, an extremely simplified model of the Aegis Combat System will be designed. In this simplified model, a small-scale car will autonomously follow a small-scale remote-controlled car. There will be three major components of this system: the controller and the two small-scale cars. Through this model, the team can demonstrate the real-world application of certain aspects of C2 such as command, communication, and sensor data fusion. Figure 1 shows a picture of the Aegis Combat System.