Guidance package designed by instrumentation Laboratory of Massachusetts Inst of Technology, is used in 2-stage, solid propellant IRBM Polaris missiles launched from submarines; system, stable platform and computer together with autopilot and programmer, guides and controls missile during first and second stages of flight; subsystem is composed of Inertial Reference Unit and computer; details of inertial reference, inertial components, and computer control; pre-launch inputs and flight mode.


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    Title :

    `Brain' of Polaris missile


    Additional title:

    Missiles Rockets


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1961


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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