A 2-D correction system uses intermittent deployment of aerodynamic
surfaces to control a spin or fin stabilized projectile in flight;
correcting both crossrange and downrange impact errors. Intermittent
surface deployment develops rotational moments, which create body lift
that nudge the projectile in two-dimensions to correct the projectile in
its ballistic trajectory. In low spin rate projectiles ("fin
stabilized"), the rotational moment directly produces the body lift that
moves the projectile. In high spin rate projectiles ("spin stabilized"),
the rotational moment creates a much larger orthogonal precession that in
turn produces the body lift that moves the projectile. The aerodynamic
surfaces are suitably deployed over multiple partial roll cycles at
precise on (deployed) and off (stowed) positions in the cycle to nudge
the projectile up or down range or left or right cross range until the
desired ballistic trajectory is restored.