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inertial guidance

From Department of Defense, for About.com

Definition: (DOD) 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.

See also guidance.

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