Research Status and Progress on Anti-ship Missile Path Planning

Path planning is one of the multi-objective non-linear optimization problems with multiple constraints. The problem of anti-ship missile path planning (ASMPP) and its approaches are reviewed in this work. Firstly, the research status of ASMPP problem domains is analyzed. It includes unification and specification of correlative nomenclature about ASMPP, the problem boundary and definition, and the characteristics of ASMPP. Secondly, the research progress of problem model is analyzed. Thirdly, the research progress of ASMPP methods based on geometry principle and intelligent optimization algorithms is analyzed. Fourthly, the research progress of cooperative path planning methods of anti-ship missiles launched from multiple platforms is analyzed and summarized. Finally, a brief conclusion of the key problems and the development trend of ASMPP are elaborated.