Guidance system for missiles

Claim 1

IN A GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WHICH HAS FLIGHT CONTROL MEANS FOR REGULATING THE VELOCITY OF SAID VEHICLE, AND INITIAL STAGE CONTROL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SAID VEHICLE THROUGH SAID FLIGHT CONTROL MEANS TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN INITIAL CONDITIONS OF VELOCITY AND LOCATION, AN INERTIAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SAID VEHICLE AFTER ESTABLISHMENT OF SAID INITIAL CONDITIONS COMPRISING: A REFERENCE FRAME ASSOCIATED WITH SAID VEHICLE; A MASS; RELEASABLE MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID MASS FIXED IN SAID REFERENCE FRAME IN A REFERENCE POSITION, SAID MASS BEING RELEASED UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF SAID CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW A PREDETERMINED PATH WHEN ACTED UPON BY KNOWN FORCES; ISOLATION MEANS WITHIN SAID MISSILE FOR ISOLATING SAID MASS FROM ALL BUT SAID KNOWN FORCES; AND GUIDANCE CONTROL MEANS IN SAID VEHICLE CONNECTED WITH SAID FLIGHT CONTROL MEANS FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENT OF SAID MASS FROM SAID REFERENCE POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID REFERENCE FRAME AND REGULATE SAID FLIGHT CONTROL MEANS TO REDUCE SAID DISPLACEMENT WHEREBY SAID VEHICLE IS CAUSED TO FOLLOW SAID MASS.