Abstract: The embodiments disclosed include a system comprising a missile segment having a hollow body with an external surface conforming to an external surface of a portion of a missile body. The missile segment comprises a plurality of slot thrust motor (STM) cavities arranged in the hollow body. Each STM cavity being elongated in a first direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the missile body. Each STM cavity includes a chamfered opening at one end of the STM cavity coincident with the external surface of the hollow body. The chamfered opening configured to expel a stream of a gas in a gas-flow direction which is at least one of perpendicular to and offset from the longitudinal axis. The embodiments also include a missile and method for producing a steering force.

Abstract: In one aspect, a computer-implemented method for use in controlling an operating environment includes: scoring a plurality of events detected within the operating environment to indicate an objective importance for a decision maker to address; presenting to the decision maker the scored events ranked relative to one another by their scores; receiving a selection by the decision maker of a particular one of the ranked events; scoring a plurality of alternative options to the selected event; presenting to the decision maker the options ranked relative to one another by their scores; receiving a selection by the decision maker of a particular one of the ranked options. In other aspects, a computing apparatus is programmed to perform such a method and a program storage medium is encoded with instructions that, when executed by computing device, perform such a method.