New Akira-Class Bridge Design

[Aresius]

Looks a bit small and crowded up there.

[JoeRalat]

Nice. I like the fact that My MSD/Pooltable design in on there. :/

[Hellsgate]

Sweet! I like it. Perhaps, it could also be useful for the new carrier in the 3D Wip thread.

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[tyr_13]

That layout makes a lot of sense. For the Akira specifically the wide 'wing' design fits in nicely and it's an efficient layout. The size of the bridge and attached rooms seems to be scaled nicely. However, the layout of the ready room seems to 'bottlenecked'. In my opinion the desk should be moved to the first bend after the door, facing the door. That opens up a lot of space to what would be the left upon entering. Then there is only one spot of narrow pathway instead of several. That desk seems a little wide for my tastes as well.

Great job still.

[kaden]

looks nice,

i see you have used my helm from an akira bridge design i did. i basically mashed voyagers helm with the deltaflyers

[darkthunder]

Layout looks interesting... although perhaps having the Head and Armory be of the same size, and layout might not be the wisest idea. What if someone needed to get to the Armory in a hurry and pick up some weapons, and accidently goes left instead of right, ending up in the head? :P

Judging by the size of the bridge and the individual stations, the briefing room looks really small, especially if it needs to hold at least 8-12 people (department heads, XO, CO, specialists). Need to make room for briefing viewer/viewers as well, possibly a "dedication wall", of starships that came before with the same name, or something.

Overall layout looks ok, but I think you should scale down all the consoles and chairs a little bit because everything looks really crowded.

[Wisper]

Originally Posted by Aresius

Looks a bit small and crowded up there.

Yes it was a bit crowded up there but I think I finally got it worked out alittle.

Originally Posted by tyr_13

That layout makes a lot of sense. For the Akira specifically the wide 'wing' design fits in nicely and it's an efficient layout. The size of the bridge and attached rooms seems to be scaled nicely. However, the layout of the ready room seems to 'bottlenecked'. In my opinion the desk should be moved to the first bend after the door, facing the door. That opens up a lot of space to what would be the left upon entering. Then there is only one spot of narrow pathway instead of several. That desk seems a little wide for my tastes as well.

Great job still.

Thanks. As for the Ready Room, I trimmed the desk alittle. I still need a couch in there. Thinking of removing the coffee table.

Originally Posted by kaden

looks nice,

i see you have used my helm from an akira bridge design i did. i basically mashed voyagers helm with the deltaflyers

Yes I did I hope you don't mind to much. When its all done I will attach the appropriate credits.

Originally Posted by darkthunder

Layout looks interesting... although perhaps having the Head and Armory be of the same size, and layout might not be the wisest idea. What if someone needed to get to the Armory in a hurry and pick up some weapons, and accidently goes left instead of right, ending up in the head? :P

Judging by the size of the bridge and the individual stations, the briefing room looks really small, especially if it needs to hold at least 8-12 people (department heads, XO, CO, specialists). Need to make room for briefing viewer/viewers as well, possibly a "dedication wall", of starships that came before with the same name, or something.

Overall layout looks ok, but I think you should scale down all the consoles and chairs a little bit because everything looks really crowded.

Well about the armory and head I have now switched the doors to be opposite ends of the hall. About the size of the briefing room would take alot more redesign for that. as well as re adjusting the Readyroom to match. Will see what I can do. I have never been fond of dedication walls. But will see where I could put it. You know you are the only one that has said it looks crowded.

[JoeRalat]

Here is my design of the Pooltable.

[Wisper]

Originally Posted by JoeRalat

Here is my design of the Pooltable.

Yep thats the one I used. I love that table.

[Wisper]

Here is how I see the bridge layout

General Overview: Primary operational control of the Akira Class is provided by the Main Bridge, located at the top of the primary hull. It is located on Deck 01. The Main Bridge directly supervises all primary mission operations (with the exception of the Flight bay and assorted craft) and coordinates all departmental activities.

The Main Bridge is a highly restricted area; only Beta-Two security clearance personnel (Officers with the Rank of Ensign or Higher) and authorized bridge personnel are allowed on the bridge.

The Main Bridge is an ejectable module, allowing for a wider variety in mission parameters.

Layout: The new primary Bridge configuration is a combination of the Intrepid and early Sovereign designs. The central area of the Main Bridge provides seating and information displays for the Captain (14). This chair is located in the middle of the bridge, and is reserved for the highest ranking officer onboard the ship. Often the XO can be found sitting in the command chair during shifts the commanding officer is not active.

Directly fore to Port and Starboard sides are Executive Officer (15) and Operations Officer Consoles (13). Here the Operations Officer and Executive Officer can maintain a high degree of control over the bridge.

Directly fore of the command area is the CONN or Helm Station (16), which faces the main viewer. The CONN is equipped with a console that proceeds around an almost one hundred and eighty degree angle.

At the very front of the bridge chamber is a large view screen. This main viewer performs all the standard duties expected of it. However, the view screen is not always activated like most other Starships. It is a full Holographic display, which can be activated upon request. When the screen is not active, a standard bulkhead is present. This addition was made into the Akira Class, so that Star-Field syndrome among Bridge officers would be stopped. Too many officers became hypnotized during warp.

Directly aft of the command area is the location of the Tactical and Security control station (12). Also located to the aft of the Command Chair and the Tac/Sec Station, against the aft wall of the bridge, is the Engineering Alcove. In the Center of the Alcove is a large Master Display Monitor (11), in the design of the pool table used in main engineering. All relative ship information (such as damage, power distribution, etc.) is displayed on the cutaway image of the Akira Class. This monitor can be used to direct ship operations and can be configured for limited flight control if necessary.

Starting from the Port Side; Left; or the Alcove to the Starboard side; Right; you have the Auxiliary Control counsel (7), which gives access directly to all the ships systems and allows the Bridge Crew to run the ship from this counsel. Next to that you have Engineering II (6), which is fully programmable to run any Secondary Console function, including Sciences, Medical, Operations, Limited Helm control, or Security.

Continuing on you have the Engineering I counsel (5), which has a smaller cutaway diagram of the Akira Class, which displays all engineering-relevant data and shows warp fields and engine output. This console also has priority links to the computers, the WPS (Warp Propulsion System), the IPS (Impulse Propulsion System), navigation, SIF, and IDF. Although usually unattended, the Chief Engineer can bring this console to full enable mode by entering voice codes and undergoing a retinal scan. The last station in the Alcove is the Environmental Console (4), used to monitor and adjust the artificial environment within the ship.

This console, as does every console on the bridge, also has the hand-input sub-console for use in setting the auto-destruct of Akira Class. The auto-destruct sequence follows Standard Starfleet security procedures which can be accessed via any secured Memory Alpha ODN connection.

On the left side of the bridge are three stations as follows from fore to aft, is Communications (1), which is responsible for managing all incoming transmissions. Starships of the mid to late 24th century did not have a bridge Communications Officer. Onboard other starships the Tactical Officer doubled as Communications Officer, as did occasionally the Operations Officer. However it was decided that with the fighter complement of the Akira that there may be too many signals for the Tactical Officer or Operations Officer to handle when the ship went into combat.

Then there’s Mission Ops (2), which stores, monitors, and controls all information relative to the Current Mission of the vessel. The next console is Marine Ops (3), which monitors and lists the progress of Marine missions currently being undertaken.

On the Right side of the Bridge is another set of three stations from aft to fore, first is the Science I console (8), which can be used by any personnel. Science I has access to all science, navigational, sensor, and communications systems. Directly next to this console is the Fighter Ops (9), which monitors and lists the progress of Fighter missions currently being undertaken and connects the Bridge directly with the TIC (Tactical Information Center).

Next to this is the Flight Deck Ops console (10), which allows the Bridge crew to monitor the Shuttles and Fighters that are on the Flight Deck of the ship before, during and after launch.

There are two turbolifts that lead directly onto the bridge that can handle normal transit around the Akira Class. There is also an emergency ladder that connects the bridge to Deck Two. Other connected rooms to the Main Bridge include the Captain's Ready Room, Briefing Room, and two side rooms. One with a Bathroom facilities for any Bridge crew on duty and an armory that stores Phasers incase of a ship boarding.

Like with other ship classes, there are some variants to the Bridge module, but follow a similar layout.

There are no escape pods connected to the bridge. Pods are located on all decks below Deck three. Two pods are reserved for the top four officers in the chain of command on the Akira Class, because they are the last four to leave the ship. These are located on Deck two. As the number of experienced Captains dwindles in Starfleet, the notion of a Captain going down with his ship has been abolished. If the ship is abandoned, the top four officers in the chain of command will wait until everyone else is off the ship, opt to arm the auto-Destruct (not always necessary, but there if needed), and then leave in the two escape pods.