Real-time entry guidance framework via an optimization-oriented quadratic programming formulation

Cheol-Goo Jung, Se-Hwan An, Chang-Hun Lee, Hyoung-Sik Choi, Seungchan Shin, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea, Aircraft System , Flight Control Research Team, Korea Aerosapce Research Institute, Republic of Korea

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Published online on May 25, 2026

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Ahead of Print.
Conventional entry guidance methods, including drag-profile-based approaches and predictor–corrector schemes, often require extensive parameter tuning and may fail to satisfy terminal conditions under extreme entry scenarios. This paper presents a real-...