Amalfi: Project Horizon

[Fiorella de Marco]

FILE: PROJECT HORIZON
Author: Fiorella A. de Marco

• 1. Introduction
  Project Horizon is a personal endeavor to link two Spyglass Minified Scanners to achieve a more powerful sensor array for the Amalfi. These scanners will be programmed and calibrated to detect signals at varying sampling frequencies, and advanced computing technology will merge these signals into a coherent, comprehensive output. Virtual correction and prediction will compensate for any deficiencies or signal gaps.
  
  
• 2. Project history
  Although the theoretical foundation of Project Horizon dates back to 829 AS, my team of engineers, led by promising chief engineer Armin Bonetti from Genova, has been tasked with the project in 830 AS. Due to the difficulties involved in this project, caused by the sophisticated and proprietary nature of the Minified Spyglass Scanner, the Lane Hackers have been most helpful with preparing this project. Most notably, Mr. Glass from the Inner Circle of the Lane Hackers.
  
  The implementation of the project was halted due to the unfortunate events of 831 AS and the subsequent economic downturn.
  
  
• 3. Project implementation
  Chief engineer Bonetti has finished his initial verification diagnostics of the newly purchased scanners from Cochrane Depot and found them both well within the discrepancy tolerance of 0.1%. The first scanner will operate in standard mode, and its outputs are fed into auxiliary quantum cores B and C aboard the Amalfi.
  The second scanner will function at half the sampling frequency to allow more time for the reception of distant reflections and will also operate at increased sensitivity. This sensitivity boost will be achieved through software signal adjustments - more complex hardware modifications are not feasible due to our limited budget and manpower. The output of the second scanner, programmed for the reception of distant signals, will be connected to quantum cores B and C.
  
  Outputs from both scanners must be merged and refined in real time compared to an installation with a single scanner. Software must resolve imperfections in the image caused by the hardware limitations of both scanning units. Previously operating at only 7% computational capacity, the quantum cores will be utilized for advanced and computationally intensive real-time calculations. The reserved computational power is predicted not to exceed 40%.
  
  
• 4. Location of implementation
  Since this does not involve a large-scale structural modification of the vessel itself but rather rewiring and installing new equipment, the modification can be done in a planetary hangar in the Arca Valley.
  
  Reservation of a dry dock at Corsica is not necessary.
  
  
  

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