Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stagg, Grant, Weintraub, Isaac E., Peterson, Cameron K.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.06130
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866915657904291840
author Stagg, Grant
Weintraub, Isaac E.
Peterson, Cameron K.
author_facet Stagg, Grant
Weintraub, Isaac E.
Peterson, Cameron K.
contents Curve-straight probabilistic engagement zones (CSPEZ) quantify the spatial regions an evader should avoid to reduce capture risk from a turn-rate-limited pursuer following a curve-straight path with uncertain parameters including position, heading, velocity, range, and maximum turn rate. This paper presents methods for generating evader trajectories that minimize capture risk under such uncertainty. We first derive an analytic solution for the deterministic curve-straight basic engagement zone (CSBEZ), then extend this formulation to a probabilistic framework using four uncertainty-propagation approaches: Monte Carlo sampling, linearization, quadratic approximation, and neural-network regression. We evaluate the accuracy and computational cost of each approximation method and demonstrate how CSPEZ constraints can be integrated into a trajectory-optimization algorithm to produce safe paths that explicitly account for pursuer uncertainty.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2512_06130
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Probabilistic Weapon Engagement Zones for a Turn Constrained Pursuer
Stagg, Grant
Weintraub, Isaac E.
Peterson, Cameron K.
Robotics
Systems and Control
Curve-straight probabilistic engagement zones (CSPEZ) quantify the spatial regions an evader should avoid to reduce capture risk from a turn-rate-limited pursuer following a curve-straight path with uncertain parameters including position, heading, velocity, range, and maximum turn rate. This paper presents methods for generating evader trajectories that minimize capture risk under such uncertainty. We first derive an analytic solution for the deterministic curve-straight basic engagement zone (CSBEZ), then extend this formulation to a probabilistic framework using four uncertainty-propagation approaches: Monte Carlo sampling, linearization, quadratic approximation, and neural-network regression. We evaluate the accuracy and computational cost of each approximation method and demonstrate how CSPEZ constraints can be integrated into a trajectory-optimization algorithm to produce safe paths that explicitly account for pursuer uncertainty.
title Probabilistic Weapon Engagement Zones for a Turn Constrained Pursuer
topic Robotics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.06130