Guided Missiles

• The missile knows its position by knowing where it isn't
• Deviation is obtained by subtracting where it is from where it isn't
• Corrective commands are generated to move the missile to where it isn't
• The missile must also know where it was
• Variation is the difference between where the missile is and where it wasn't
• Variation may also be corrected by the guidance subsystem
• The missile subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't to obtain deviation and variation
• This is called error
• Error helps the missile correct its position
• The missile's guidance computer uses this scenario to determine its position

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