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单词 inertial guidance
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inertial guidance


inertial guidance

n. Guidance of an aircraft or spacecraft in which gyroscopic and accelerometer data are used by a computer to maintain a predetermined course. Also called inertial navigation.

inertial guidance

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inertial navigation

n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a method of controlling the flight path of a missile by instruments contained within it. Velocities or distances covered, computed from the acceleration measured by these instruments, are compared with stored data and used to control the speed and direction of the missile. Compare celestial guidance, terrestrial guidance

iner′tial guid′ance


n. 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. [1950–55]

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 accelerations experienced to distance traveled in a certain direction.
Thesaurus
Noun1.inertial guidance - a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forcesinertial navigationsteering, guidance, direction - the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

inertial guidance


inertial guidance

[i′nər·shəl ′gīd·əns] (navigation) Guidance by means of accelerations measured and integrated within the craft. Guidance by the use of an inertial navigation system.

inertial guidance

Guidance by means of data gathered by the measurement and integration of acceleration from within the aircraft.
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inertial guidance


Related to inertial guidance: inertial platform, Inertial reference system
  • noun

Synonyms for inertial guidance

noun a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces

Synonyms

  • inertial navigation

Related Words

  • steering
  • guidance
  • direction
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