Flight Information Input. There are five standard input modes
for spacecraft flight paths. Any of these options maybe used by vocal or keyboard entry.
Conn thus has the option to use any of these in order to meet parameters set by the
specific mission.
- Destination planet or star system.
Any celestial object within
the navigational database is acceptable as a destination. If the desired destination
exceeds the operating range of the spacecraft the Conn officer will be alerted.
- Destination sector. A sector identification number or sector
common name is valid destination. The flight path will default to the geometric center of
the specified sector unless a specific destination within the sector is noted.
- Spacecraft intercept. This requires Conn to specify a target
spacecraft on which a tactical sensor lock has been established. This also the requires
the Conn officer to specify either a relative closing speed or an intercept time so that a
speed can be calculated.
- Relative bearing.
A flight vector can be specified as an
azimuth/elevation relative to the current orientation of the spacecraft. The heading
000-mark-0 would be flight path straight ahead.
- Absolute heading. A flight vector can be specified as an
azimuth/elevation relative to the center of the galaxy. A heading 000-mark-0 represents a
flight vector from the ship to the center of the galaxy.
- Galactic coordinates. Standard galactic XYZ coordinates are
also usable, however most ship's personal finds this cumbersome.
Source: Star Trek: TNG™
Technical ManualŠ