Bio-Neural Circuitry
The Ian Fleming is equipped with two separate computer cores.
One in the Administrative Segment and the second running through the Habitat and
Operations Segments. The Ian Fleming has the most advanced Computer System
available, Bio-Neural Circuitry.
Bio-Neural circuitry represents the next evolution of
computing in the 24th century. These "gel-packs" are composed of
synthetic cerebral neurons suspended in a gel matrix. These enable the
gel-packs to mimic brain functions. They are designed to mimic brain
functions and thus decrease reaction times. Gel-packs are banded together
with old-style isolinear chips to form a top of the notch computer system.
Gel-packs were introduced on Starfleet vessels beginning with the Intrepid
class.
The bio-neural systems consist of a series of gel packs that
contain synthetic neural fibers suspended in biomimetic gel, a gelatinous
organic medium. Each pack consists of a transparent, flexible casing that
contains the fluid, and a metallic interface bar at the top that can be plugged
into the ship's systems, meaning that it can be swapped as easily as an
isolinear chip. The neural fibers in the gel pack are created artificially and
resemble humanoid neurons, while the bio-Neural systems mimic the working of the
humanoid brain and are significantly taster and more efficient than optical
circuitry. The fibers in an individual gel pack are capable of making billions
of connections, thus generating an incredibly sophisticated and responsive
computing architecture. This kind of organic circuitry allows computers to
'think' in very similar ways to living organisms; by using 'fuzzy logic, they
can effectively guess the answer to complex questions. The gel packs can operate
independently of other systems or, if necessary, they can use the isolinear
cores to perform number-crunching operations and for data reference.
However, gel-packs suffer from one main problem not inherent
in isolinear chips. It is possible for the gel-packs to become infected
with various viruses, making the packs non-functional. Once these packs
"catch cold, they must be replaced.
Station Sensors
The current inventory of active and passive long range-sensors
comprises of over 600 scanners of various types. They can be broken down into
the following scanner types:
Broad-beam active subspace scanners
Narrow-beam active subspace scanners
All-sky passive subspace interferometer network
Tunneling neutrino-emission detector network
Warp-to-sublight ion deceleration detector
Low-frequency subspace seismicity sensor
Warp activity detector/threat analysis preprocessor
Station Probes
Starfleet standard general use probes, are divided into nine
classes, arranged according to sensor types, power, and performance ratings. The
features common to all nine are spacecraft frames of gamma molded
duranium-tritanium and pressure-bonded lithium boronate, with certain sensor
windows of triple layered transparent aluminum. Sensors not utilizing the
windows are affixed through various methods, from surface blending with the hull
material to imbedding the active detectors within the hull itself.
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Class I
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Range: |
200,000 km. |
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Delta-v limit:
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0.5c |
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Powerplant:
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Vectored
deuterium micro-fusion propulsion. |
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Sensors:
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Full EM/Subspace
and interstellar chemistry pallet for in-space applications. |
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Telemetry:
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12,500
channels at 12 megawatts. |
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Class
II
| Range: |
400,000
km. |
| Delta-v
limit: |
0.65c |
| Powerplant: |
Vectored
deuterium micro-fusion propulsion, with extended deuterium
fuel supply. |
| Sensors: |
Same
instrumentation as a Class I Probe, with addition of
enhanced long-range particle and field detectors and imaging
system. |
| Telemetry: |
15,650
channels at 20 megawatts. |
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Class
III
| Range: |
1,200,000 km. |
| Delta-v
limit: |
0.65c |
| Powerplant: |
Vectored deuterium
micro-fusion propulsion. |
| Sensors: |
Terrestrial and
gas giant sensor pallet with material smaple and return
capability, and an on-board chemical analysis sub-module. |
| Telemetry: |
13,250 channels at
approximately 15 megawatts. |
| Additional,Data: |
Limited SIF hull
reinforcement. Full range of terrestrial soft landing to
subsurface penetrator missions. Gas giant atmosphere
missions survivable to 450 bar pressure. Limited terrestrial
loiter time. |
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Class
IV
| Range: |
3,500,000 km. |
| Delta-v
limit: |
0.60c |
| Powerplant: |
Vectored deuterium
micro-fusion propulsion supplemented with continuum driver
coil, and an extended maneuvering deuterium supply. |
| Sensors: |
Triply redundant
stellar fields and particles detectors, stellar atmosphere
analysis suite. |
| Telemetry: |
9,780 channels at
65 megawatts. |
| Additional,Data: |
Six ejectable and
survivable radiation flux subprobes. Deployable for
non-stellar energy phenomena. |
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Class
V
| Range: |
43,000,000,000 km. |
| Delta-v
limit: |
Warp 2 |
| Powerplant: |
Dual-mode matter /
antimatter engine. Extended duration at sub-light, and
limited duration at warp. |
| Sensors: |
Extended passive
data-gathering and recording systems, with full autonomous
mission execution and return system. |
| Telemetry: |
6,320 channels at
2.5 megawatts. |
| Additional,Data: |
Planetary
atmosphere entry and soft landing capability. Low
observability coatings and hull materials. Can be modified
for tactical applications with addition of custom sensor
countermeasure package. |
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Class
VI
| Range: |
43,000,000,000 km. |
| Delta-v
limit: |
0.8c |
| Powerplant: |
Microfusion engine
with high output MHD power tap. |
| Sensors: |
Standard pallet. |
| Telemetry
and Communication: |
9,270 channel RF
and subspace transceiver operation at 350 megawatts peak
radiated power. 360 omni antenna coverage, 0.0001 arc-second
high-gain antenna pointing resolution. |
| Additional,Data: |
Extended deuterium
supply for transceiver power generation and planetary orbit
plane changes. |
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Class
VII
| Range: |
450,000,000 km. |
| Delta-v
limit: |
Warp 1.5 |
| Powerplant: |
Dual-mode matter /
antimatter engine. |
| Sensors: |
Passive data
gathering system plus subspace transceiver. |
| Telemetry: |
1.050 channels at
0.5 megawatts. |
| Additional,Data: |
Applicable to
civilizations up to technology level III. Low observability
coatings and hull materials. Maximum loiter time: 3,5
months. Low-impact molecular destruct package tied to
anti-tamper detectors. |
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Class
VIII
| Range: |
120 light years. |
| Delta-v
limit: |
Warp 9 |
| Powerplant: |
Matter /
antimatter warp field sustainer engine. Duration 6.5 hours
at warp 9. MHD power supply tap for sensors and subspace
transceiver. |
| Sensors: |
Standard pallet
plus mission-specific modules. |
| Telemetry: |
4,550 channels at
300 megawatts. |
| Additional,Data: |
Applications vary
from galactic particles and fields research to early-warning
reconnaissance missions. |
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Class
IX
| Range: |
760 light years. |
| Delta-v
limit: |
Warp 9 |
| Powerplant: |
Matter /
antimatter warp field sustainer engine. Duration 12 hours at
warp 9. Extended fuel supply for Warp 8 maximum flight
duration of fourteen days. |
| Sensors: |
Standard pallet
plus mission-specific modules. |
| Telemetry: |
6,500 channels at
230 megawatts. |
| Additional,Data: |
Limited payload
capacity. Isolinear memory storage of 3,400 kiloquads.
Fifty-channel transponder echo. Typical application is
emergency log-message capsule on homing trajectory to
nearest starbase or known Starfleet vessel position. |
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