- inertial guidance
- noun Date: circa 1948 guidance (as of an aircraft or spacecraft) by means of self-contained automatically controlling devices that respond to inertial forces — called also inertial navigation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
inertial guidance
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inertial guidance — (or navigation) n. a self contained, automatic guidance system composed of gyroscopes, accelerometers, and computers and used to control rockets, airplanes, submarines, etc.: it continuously measures acceleration, calculates the present speed and … English World dictionary
inertial guidance — noun a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces • Syn: ↑inertial navigation • Hypernyms: ↑steering, ↑guidance, ↑direction * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
inertial guidance — Guidance by means of data gathered by the measurement and integration of acceleration from within the aircraft … Aviation dictionary
inertial guidance system — An electronic system that continuously monitors the position, velocity, and acceleration of a vehicle, usually a submarine, missile, or airplane, and thus provides navigational data or control. The basic components of an inertial guidance system… … Universalium
inertial guidance — Navig. a guidance system for an aerospace vehicle, in which self contained devices determine the vehicle s course on the basis of the directions and magnitudes of the accelerations it undergoes in flight. Also called inertial navigation. Cf.… … Universalium
inertial guidance — noun An automated system which directs a craft or missile, continually calculating its position from its measured acceleration. Syn: inertial navigation, INS … Wiktionary
inertial guidance — A guidance system designed to project a missile over a predetermined path, wherein the path of the missile is adjusted after launching by devices wholly within the missile and independent of outside information. The system measures and converts… … Military dictionary
inertial guidance — /ɪnˌɜʃəl ˈgaɪdns/ (say in.ershuhl guydns) noun a system of missile guidance in which velocities or distances, deduced from accelerations measured within the missile, are compared with data stored before launching …
inertial guidance system — noun a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces • Syn: ↑inertial navigation system • Hypernyms: ↑system • Part Holonyms: ↑spacecraft, ↑ballistic capsule, ↑space vehicle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
inertial guidance — iner′tial guid′ance n. ars rkt an on board system that determines an aerospace vehicle s course by means of devices, as a gyroscope and accelerometer, that measure the accelerations of the vehicle in flight. Also called iner′tial naviga′tion •… … From formal English to slang
