Sensors
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Shipboard Sensor Systems
Ship sensors provide the opportunity for a ship to detect the presence of, or identify a ship in near proximity. They typically can be grouped into several categories. In each category, the sensor suite often has a choice between 'passive', just using the sensor input to gain data, or 'active', where the sensor suite sends out a signal of some sort and the sensor tries to detect a reflection or other result.
Optical Sensors
Passive scanning includes telescopes, cameras and other optical scanning systems that compare watch the visible electromagnetic spectrum for changes. Active sensors called "LIDAR" send out a light, usually a collimated laser, to glean information from the reflection.
Electromagnetic Sensors
These receivers attempt to detect electromagnetic emissions that are typical of ship communications and active sensor systems. Radio-wave active sensors are called "RADAR".
Gravimetric Sensors
These sensors attempt to detect changes in gravity associated with the entry and exit of ships from FTL.
Particle Detectors
These sensors detect the presence of sub-atomic particles associated with the process of nuclear fusion or fission.
Magnetic Sensors
These sensors attempt to detect the presence of nearby metallic objects.
Remote Platform Sensors
Confederacy ships also use remote sensor drones such as the Remora to obtain sensor information remotely. This gives the flexibility of sending a much harder to detect system closer to danger which can communicate sensor information back to the host vessel.
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