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Darsat is a system that uses space-time curvature to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.  
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Darsat is a system that uses space-time curvature to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), mass, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. The word is an initialism compiled from the words ''detection and ranging, space and time.''
  
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All objects impact [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime space-time curvature] (STC). Darsat systems detect an object's impact on local STC.
  
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It is a radiodetermination method[1] used to detect and track aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, map weather formations, and terrain.
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"Darsat" refers to two two types of technology: passive darsat means reading the ambient curvatures of nearby space-time, while active darsat involve sending a "ping" and measuring STC fluctuations generated by that ping. Passive darsat is undetectable.
  
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A radar system consists of a transmitter producing electromagnetic waves in the radio or microwaves domain, a transmitting antenna, a receiving antenna (often the same antenna is used for transmitting and receiving) and a receiver and processor to determine properties of the objects. Radio waves (pulsed or continuous) from the transmitter reflect off the objects and return to the receiver, giving information about the objects' locations and speeds.
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==Darsat to Realspace (DTR)==
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Darsat is capable of measuring gravitational signatures in realspace when the site is in Membrane Beta.
  
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Radar was developed secretly for military use by several countries in the period before and during World War II. A key development was the cavity magnetron in the United Kingdom, which allowed the creation of relatively small systems with sub-meter resolution. The term RADAR was coined in [TK timeline needed] by the Planetary Union Fleet as an acronym for "distance and time
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radio detection and ranging".[2][3][4][5][6] The term radar has since entered English and other languages as an anacronym, a common noun, losing all capitalization.
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The modern uses of radar are highly diverse, including air and terrestrial traffic control, radar astronomy, air-defense systems, anti-missile systems, marine radars to locate landmarks and other ships, aircraft anti-collision systems, ocean surveillance systems, outer space surveillance and rendezvous systems, meteorological precipitation monitoring, radar remote sensing, altimetry and flight control systems, guided missile target locating systems, self-driving cars, and ground-penetrating radar for geological observations. Modern high tech radar systems use digital signal processing and machine learning and are capable of extracting useful information from very high noise levels.
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Other systems which are similar to radar make use of other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. One example is lidar, which uses predominantly infrared light from lasers rather than radio waves. With the emergence of driverless vehicles, radar is expected to assist the automated platform to monitor its environment, thus preventing unwanted incidents.[7]
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==Cross-Membrane Detection==
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Darsat is capable of measuring gravitational signatures in another dimensional membrane.
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==Signal Strength===
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Cross-membrane signal strength and reliability varies greatly, and is influenced by unknown factors. Signal strength is measured on a six-point relative scale of reliability:
 
Cross-membrane signal strength and reliability varies greatly, and is influenced by unknown factors. Signal strength is measured on a six-point relative scale of reliability:
 
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===Range===
 
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Cross-membrane detection maximum range is 400 kilometers, but range varies based on unknown factors.
 
Cross-membrane detection maximum range is 400 kilometers, but range varies based on unknown factors.
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==Excerpts==
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'''''From SHAKEDOWN''''':
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Corporal Kanya Saetang checked her station’s displays. DARSAT—Detection and Ranging, Space and Time—measured gravitational imprints in a sphere radiating out from Keeling to an effective range of 10,000 kilometers, with another 5,000 kilometers of semi-effective range beyond that. While darsat could make an active ping, it was currently in passive mode, reading the ambient curvatures of nearby space-time.
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''Sigler, Scott. The Crypt: Shakedown: (A Military Sci-Fi Novel) (p. 151). Aethon Books. Kindle Edition.
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'''''From SHAKEDOWN''''':
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According to Lincoln, sometimes darsat worked while in-dim, sometimes not. Hasik said the Mud produced some kind of variable interference, but he had no idea what it was or how to counter it. Lincoln compared it to flying a terrestrial aircraft through a storm of jammers, except you didn’t know what a jammer was. Hasik had a simpler analogy: he called darsat-to-realspace detection “temperamental.”
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Sigler, Scott. The Crypt: Shakedown: (A Military Sci-Fi Novel) (p. 259). Aethon Books. Kindle Edition.
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[[Category: The Crypt]]

Latest revision as of 16:32, 6 August 2024

Darsat is a system that uses space-time curvature to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), mass, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. The word is an initialism compiled from the words detection and ranging, space and time.

All objects impact space-time curvature (STC). Darsat systems detect an object's impact on local STC.

"Darsat" refers to two two types of technology: passive darsat means reading the ambient curvatures of nearby space-time, while active darsat involve sending a "ping" and measuring STC fluctuations generated by that ping. Passive darsat is undetectable.

Darsat to Realspace (DTR)

Darsat is capable of measuring gravitational signatures in realspace when the site is in Membrane Beta.

Signal Strength

Cross-membrane signal strength and reliability varies greatly, and is influenced by unknown factors. Signal strength is measured on a six-point relative scale of reliability:

  • Very Strong
  • Strong
  • Moderate
  • Weak
  • Very Weak
  • None

Range

Cross-membrane detection maximum range is 400 kilometers, but range varies based on unknown factors.

Excerpts

From SHAKEDOWN: Corporal Kanya Saetang checked her station’s displays. DARSAT—Detection and Ranging, Space and Time—measured gravitational imprints in a sphere radiating out from Keeling to an effective range of 10,000 kilometers, with another 5,000 kilometers of semi-effective range beyond that. While darsat could make an active ping, it was currently in passive mode, reading the ambient curvatures of nearby space-time.

Sigler, Scott. The Crypt: Shakedown: (A Military Sci-Fi Novel) (p. 151). Aethon Books. Kindle Edition.

From SHAKEDOWN: According to Lincoln, sometimes darsat worked while in-dim, sometimes not. Hasik said the Mud produced some kind of variable interference, but he had no idea what it was or how to counter it. Lincoln compared it to flying a terrestrial aircraft through a storm of jammers, except you didn’t know what a jammer was. Hasik had a simpler analogy: he called darsat-to-realspace detection “temperamental.”

Sigler, Scott. The Crypt: Shakedown: (A Military Sci-Fi Novel) (p. 259). Aethon Books. Kindle Edition.

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