A two-target game analysis in line-of-sight coordinates (Q1088934)

The engagement between two aggressively operating similar aircraft armed with boresight limited ''all-aspect'' missiles is modelled as a two target differential game between ''two indentical cars''. By using a line-of-sight coordinate system the symmetry of the problem can be exploited leading to a reduced complexity in the game of kind analysis. The barrier trajectories are obtained in a closed form alllowing us to generate closed barrier surfaces with a reasonable computational effort. These barrier surfaces enclose the ''winning zone'' of each player and the ''region of mutual kill''. The analysis reveals several new features not encountered in previous studies.