franchise-star-trek-tng-technical-manual1

virtual-focus molecular imaging scanners used during thebeam-up process. Using phase inversion techniques, theseemitters can also be used to transport subjects to and fromcoordinates within the habitable volume of the ship itself.• Targeting scanners. A set of fifteen partially redundantsensor clusters located in the lateral, upper, and lowersensor arrays, these devices determine transporter coordinates,including bearing, range, and relative velocity to remotetransport destinations. The targeting scanners alsoprovide environmental information on the target site. Transportcoordinates can also be determined using navigational,tactical, and communications scanners. For site-to-site intrashipbeaming, coordinates can be derived from interiorsensors. Ship's personnel can be located for transport usingcommunicators.TRANSPORTER OPERATION TIMELINETransport operations require a large number of highlyintricate procedures to be performed within milliseconds ofone another, with extremely small margins for error. For thisreason, much of the actual transport process is highly automated,although operating protocols generally require thesupervision of a Transporter Chief. The operator will generallyverify the coordinate lock and system readiness. Theactual transport sequence is conducted by the autosequenceprograms of the transporter controller, under supervision ofthe operator.Transporter autosequence major events for beamdownprogram (times are typical and vary with range and payloadmass):Time(seconds)DeviceEventTime(seconds)DeviceEvent00.00000.00100.007Op consoleTransportercontrollerTransportercontrollerAutosequence initiation.Automatic diagnosticsequence begins.Transport system queryfor verification ofsignal routing andpattern buffer availability.Also verify assignment oibackup pattern buffer.00.118 Op console00.12100.138TransportercontrollerTransportercontrollerVerification of emitterarray assignment.Diagnostic verification ofemitter array andwaveguide conduits.Diagnostic verification ofmolecular imagingscanners and Heisenbergcompensators.00.046TransportercontrollerDiagnostic verification ofcontroller logic states.00.140TargetingscannersTarget scan verificationof beamdown coordinates.00.05700.063TransportercontrollerTransportercontrollerDiagnostic verification oftargeting scanners andDoppler compensation.Diagnostic verification ofpattern buffer.00.14200.145Op consolePrimaryenergizingcoilsPanel indicates systemreadiness.Begin emission of annularconfinement beam inchamber.00.07200.085TransportercontrollerPatternbufferDiagnostic verification ofbackup pattern buffer.Pattern buffer initialize.Also initialize backupbuffer.00.15100.236PhasetransitioncoilsPatternbufferEnergize to 1.7 MeV.Initial frequency set at10.2 GHz.Superconducting tokamakto operating capacity.00.097TransportercontrollerDiagnostic verification ofphase transition coils.00.259EmitterarrayEnergize ACB elements to1.7 MeV.00.102PhasetransitioncoilsReference signal activated.00.32700.332PatternbufferMolecularscannersSynchronize with phasetransition coils.Reset scanners to null.