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Definition of Inertial guidance
1. Noun. A method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces.
Definition of Inertial guidance
1. Noun. An automated system which directs a craft or missile, continually calculating its position from its measured acceleration. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inertial Guidance
Literary usage of Inertial guidance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"The Saturn rockets relied on inertial guidance, involving a rigid member ...
Additional equipment tied into the inertial guidance unit contained all the ..."
2. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"Sixteen seconds later another bolt discharged, and Conrad told Houston, "We just
lost the platform [in the inertial guidance system], gang: I don't know ..."
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