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A Brief History of Analog Targeting Systems

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday March 18 2014, @01:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the Surigao-Strait dept.

ed.goforth writes:

"Gears of war: When mechanical analog computers ruled the waves over at Ars is a quick recap of the history of naval targeting & fire control systems and the transition from analog to digital. In short, you'll never believe just how good those old designs were, and how much work it's taken to make GPS-based guidance be as accurate."

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by sce7mjm on Tuesday March 18 2014, @02:17PM

    by sce7mjm (809) on Tuesday March 18 2014, @02:17PM (#18095)

    My Grandfather designed a gun and targeting system used in Africa in ww2. My dad still has his notebooks which have control system diagrams which I recognised from my degree studies.
    It was all handwritten in fountain pen with drawings in pencil and barely a mistake in them. Best documentation I have ever seen.

    I often wondered if universities should show this sort of stuff as a guide for professionals.

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