Kerrison predictor

English

Etymology

Designed by Major A. V. Kerrison at the Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington, in the late 1930s.

Noun

Kerrison predictor (plural Kerrison predictors)

1. (military, historical) An early automated anti-aircraft fire-control system, capable of aiming a gun at an aircraft based on simple inputs such as observed speed and the angle to the target.