Pilotless craft guidance method and means

Claim 1

IN A MISSILE ADAPTED TO BE GUIDED TOWARD A TARGET AUTOMATICALLY IN RESPONSE TO A SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM THE TARGET, A MISSILE BODY, MEANS FOR PRODUCING A SLOW ROTATION OF SAID BODY ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS WHILE IN FLIGHT, FLIGHT DIRECTION CONTROL MEANS CARRIED BY SAID MISSILE BODY, AND ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID FLIGHT DIRECTION CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING TARGET SIGNAL RESPONSIVE ANTENNA MEANS CARRIED BY THE BODY FOR VARIABLE EXPOSURE TO THE TARGET WHEN THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BODY IS DISPOSED OUT OF ALIGNMENT THEREWITH, SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO ACTUATE SAID FLIGHT DIRECTION CONTROL MEANS IN ONE SENSE WHEN SAID ANTENNA MEANS FACES TOWARD THE TARGET AND IN THE OPPOSITE SENSE WHEN SAID ANTENNA MEANS FACES AWAY FROM THE TARGET.