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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: 1) by CluelessMoron on Wednesday March 19 2014, @01:19AM

    by CluelessMoron (1374) on Wednesday March 19 2014, @01:19AM (#18339)

    I have some faint memories from the past of reading that the fuel mixer control on some Soviet jet engines being some amazingly clever analog blob of titanium with pushrods all over. Does that ring a bell with anyone?

    And then, there's the Norden Bombsight [wikipedia.org]. This and putting people on the moon and going back makes me feel pretty small.