Mostly dead reckoning i.e. knowing where you started, your acceleration, and the equations of motion. It’s actually still how most missiles work, AIUI few have the ability to receive time signals from a satellite while in motion.
I thought you were talking about ships and was about to introduce you to the chronometer.
knowing where you started, your acceleration, and the equations of motion. It’s actually still how most missiles work, AIUI few have the ability to receive time signals from a satellite while in motion.
Kinda rad, if it weren’t for the thing it’s used for
And the guided munitions
Yeah actually how did missiles work before GPS?
Mostly dead reckoning i.e. knowing where you started, your acceleration, and the equations of motion. It’s actually still how most missiles work, AIUI few have the ability to receive time signals from a satellite while in motion.
I thought you were talking about ships and was about to introduce you to the chronometer.
Kinda rad, if it weren’t for the thing it’s used for