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Re:1953 US Navy training film on mechanical computers [video] by pocketstar on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @12:52PM (#41301684)
A gyro by definition IS inertial guidance.
Re:1953 US Navy training film on mechanical computers [video] by nradov on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @01:31PM (#41302060)
Not really. By definition an inertial guidance or navigation system has to do some sort of integration of inputs over time. Gyroscopes are typically used as part of inertial guidance systems, but connecting a gyro output directly to a rudder input wouldn't by itself be considered as inertial guidance. The device wasn't doing anything to calculate absolute position based on inertia.