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inertial guidance

in·er·tial guid·ance or in·er·tial nav·i·ga·tion


noun 
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navigation system: navigation by conversion of the accelerations experienced into distances and directions. It is used on aircraft, spacecraft, or missiles that use devices such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, and computers to calculate and adjust course.

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