ohjautuva

Ohjautuva is a Finnish adjective meaning “capable of being guided” or “guided.” It is used to describe devices, systems, or mechanisms that can be steered or directed by an external guidance system or operator. The term conveys an active control link rather than autonomous operation and is often contrasted with autonomous or unguided variants.

In practice, ohjautuva describes guided missiles (ohjautuva ohjus), guided projectiles, and guided vehicles. It is also used in engineering, automation, and robotics to denote control systems or actuated equipment that can be steered by command inputs, such as a robot following a defined path or a drone responding to guidance signals. In transport and industrial contexts, a device or system may be labeled ohjautuva if it relies on a control input to determine its trajectory or behavior.

Linguistically, ohjautuva is formed from the stem ohja- (to guide, steer) with the suffix -tuva, yielding an adjective that denotes capability. Related noun forms include ohjaus (guidance) and ohjattavuus or ohjautuvuus (controllability or steerability). The term helps distinguish systems that require active guidance from those capable of independent or autonomous operation.