inertial guidance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of inertial guidance
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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The bus then uses small on-board rocket motors and a computerised inertial guidance system to manoeuvre and release the warheads on different trajectories.
From Reuters • Mar. 11, 2022
The prototype inertial guidance system they came up with could not be relied on completely and would need to be manually realigned during the flight.
From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2012
The first Minuteman fired all three stages, put its brand new inertial guidance system, its nose cone and its flaring steering nozzles through the wringer in one bold gamble.*
From Time Magazine Archive
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When the U.S., in 1954, started its crash program to build long-range missiles, not everyone was as sure as Draper that full inertial guidance would prove accurate.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The delicate accelerometers and inertial guidance components did all the piloting until the second stage kicked us loose.
From The Trouble with Telstar by Schoenherr, John
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