Sensors are the only way the pilots of a spaceship can gather information
about the world around them. There are seven different types of passive
sensors and 4 of those have active variants.
Passive Sensors
Passive-Acoustic-Sensors
Passive-Chemical-Sensors
Passive-Dimensional-Sensors
Passive-Electromagnetic-Sensors
Passive-Gravimetric-Sensors
Passive-Radiational-Sensors
Passive-Thermal-Sensors
Active Sensors
Active-Acoustic-Sensors
Ex: RADAR, LADAR, etc
Active-Gravimetric-Sensors
Ex: Proton Emitters, etc
Things that Affect Sensor Quality
Sensor-Drift — A difference between the measured value and
the actual value. Tends to happen as sensors age, or when a sensor
operates outside its optimal temperature range.
Sensor-Noise — Random or unwanted distortion to a sensor
reading.
Sensor-Range — The operating range of a sensor, Examples
would be the frequency range that an electromagnetic sensor operates in
etc.
Sensor-Resolution — How precise the reading from a
sensor is. This can be affected by how long the sensor measures, and by
how much CPU time is dedicated to the sensor.
Migrated from original Mech wiki:
Sensors are the only way the pilots of a spaceship can gather information about the world around them. There are seven different types of passive sensors and 4 of those have active variants.
Passive Sensors
Passive-Acoustic-Sensors
Passive-Chemical-Sensors
Passive-Dimensional-Sensors
Passive-Electromagnetic-Sensors
Passive-Gravimetric-Sensors
Passive-Radiational-Sensors
Passive-Thermal-Sensors
Active Sensors
Active-Acoustic-Sensors
Ex: RADAR, LADAR, etc
Active-Gravimetric-Sensors
Ex: Proton Emitters, etc
Things that Affect Sensor Quality
Sensor-Drift — A difference between the measured value and the actual value. Tends to happen as sensors age, or when a sensor operates outside its optimal temperature range.
Sensor-Noise — Random or unwanted distortion to a sensor reading.
Sensor-Range — The operating range of a sensor, Examples would be the frequency range that an electromagnetic sensor operates in etc.
Sensor-Resolution — How precise the reading from a sensor is. This can be affected by how long the sensor measures, and by how much CPU time is dedicated to the sensor.