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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. | ||
While the [[Covenant]] have a ban on more advanced [[Associated Intelligence]]s, simple navigation AIs are in common use.<ref name="glass">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 200''</ref> Sometimes referred to as the ships' "spirits",<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Return", ''page 496''</ref> they lack any form of sentience and are only used to control and pilot the ship, | While the [[Covenant]] have a ban on more advanced [[Associated Intelligence]]s, simple navigation AIs are in common use.<ref name="glass">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 200''</ref> Sometimes referred to as the ships' "spirits",<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Return", ''page 496''</ref> they lack any form of sentience and are only used to control and pilot the ship,{{Ref/Reuse|glass}} in addition to operating the intricate systems required in [[glassing]] operations and presumably make the necessary calculations for Slipspace jumps.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Return", ''page 494''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |
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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]
List of appearances
- Halo: Contact Harvest (First appearance)
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Halo: Glasslands
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