John Locke
V U L K A N
- Intent: To create a new sensor system for Locke and Key Mechanics.
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- Link(s): Gravity Wave System
- Manufacturer: Locke and Key Mechanics
- Affiliation: Locke and Key Mechanics
- Market Status: Closed Market
- Model: Thoth Sensor
- Modularity: No
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Materials:
- Electronics
- Ultrachrome
- Time-space Knot
- Able to examine shifts and changes in gravity.
- Able to locate spaces and objects which are hidden due to micro-shifts in gravity.
- The longer the sensor builds up a picture of an area, the more precise it can be,
- I see you:
- The Thoth can detect the shifts and changes in the fabric of spacetime caused by mass. It doesn’t matter if an object is moving or stationary, it will create an effect on spacetime that the Thoth will be able to detect and monitor. Thanks to this, the Thoth is able to detect objects which are hidden from view or from sensors by stealth technologies.
- The world around you
- The Thoth is able to detect minute variations in the makeup of spacetime on a planet or other larger mass that are caused by differences in the density of materials used. This allows the Thoth to be used to map out an area, locating tunnels, caves, hidden compartments, or even building up a full internal map of a ship or space station.
- Detail
- The Thoth is capable of spotting a cloaked ship, of building up a picture of a house or a ship's interior structure, but it is unable to providing exacting details. It will tell you there is a ship chasing you, but can’t tell you what kind of weapons it has, or specific details about the ship. That would take a whole other type of sensor.
- Limited by power:
- Given enough processing power, a Thoth sensor can see all the way to the edge of the galaxy and beyond. Unfortunately, that amount of power is not practiocally possible. The sensor is limited by whatever it is attached too. A suit of armour may only see it’s immediate area, a ship, a battle space and a space station can provide enough power to observe a system.
- Calibration
- While the Thoth is able to use micro-changes in gravity to see throw walls and the earth, this isn't X-Ray vision. The Thoth needs to calibrate itself to its surroundings, observing the flow of gravity around it as it builds up a picture of the space it exists in.
The theory of spacetime is most easy described as a rubber sheet stretched out across the universe. Every physical object can be represented as a marble being dropped onto the sheet, the greater the mass of the object, the larger the impact it has on space time. However, any mass will affect space time. With this knowledge in hand John and his team started looking at how their research into gravity-based technology and it’s applications in the realworld.
The use of gravity as a means of sensing the world arond you was an easy first step in the incorporation of gravitational technology, but also an important one. WIthout being able to sense the shape of spacetime, further exploitation of gravity would not be possible.
