Navigation computer: Difference between revisions
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Era|UNSC|HCW}} | {{Era|UNSC|HCW}} | ||
A '''navigation computer''', sometimes abbreviated '''NAV computer''' or '''NAVCOM''', is a device used to coordinate [[slipstream space]] jumps and plot courses or steer ships at sublight speeds.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 96''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 438''</ref> While ships often have human crews, NAV computers or [[Artificial Intelligence|AIs]] are essential in making the complex calculations involved in [[astrogation]], the process of coordinating a slipspace jump. They can also control unmanned vessels, such as [[freighter]]s, entirely by themselves. As they possess only a fraction of the computational capability of an AI, NAV computers are generally inexpensive.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 23''</ref> To successfully perform jumps, NAV computers require the coordinates of the intended destination and other related data, which is often in the form of a navigation database. | A '''navigation computer''', sometimes abbreviated '''NAV computer''' or '''NAVCOM''', is a device used to coordinate [[slipstream space]] jumps and plot courses or steer ships at sublight speeds.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 96''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 438''</ref> While ships often have human crews, NAV computers or [[Artificial Intelligence|AIs]] are essential in making the complex calculations involved in [[astrogation]], the process of coordinating a slipspace jump. They can also control unmanned vessels, such as [[freighter]]s, entirely by themselves. As they possess only a fraction of the computational capability of an AI, NAV computers are generally inexpensive.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 23''</ref> To successfully perform jumps, NAV computers require the coordinates of the intended destination and other related data, which is often in the form of a navigation database. | ||
| Line 7: | Line 6: | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Navigation]] | ||
Revision as of 14:45, February 21, 2012
A navigation computer, sometimes abbreviated NAV computer or NAVCOM, is a device used to coordinate slipstream space jumps and plot courses or steer ships at sublight speeds.[1][2] While ships often have human crews, NAV computers or AIs are essential in making the complex calculations involved in astrogation, the process of coordinating a slipspace jump. They can also control unmanned vessels, such as freighters, entirely by themselves. As they possess only a fraction of the computational capability of an AI, NAV computers are generally inexpensive.[3] To successfully perform jumps, NAV computers require the coordinates of the intended destination and other related data, which is often in the form of a navigation database.
While the Covenant have a ban on more advanced Associated Intelligences, simple navigation AIs are in common use.[4] Sometimes referred to as the ships' "spirits",[5] they lack any form of sentience and are only used to control and pilot the ship,[4] in addition to operating the intricate systems required in glassing operations and presumably make the necessary calculations for Slipspace jumps.[6]
Sources
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 96
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 438
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 23
- ^ a b Halo: Glasslands, page 200
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Return", page 496
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Return", page 494
