| abstract
| - The central component of the Coffin system, the ENSI is responsible for the mental link required to operate said hardware. The conventional control stick and instruments are replaced with a pair of neural sensors on side panels, on which the hands are placed to establish a connection. The connection made by ENSI allows the pilot to control a jet through thoughts, greatly improving performance in comparison to the traditional stick (HOTAS) configuration. On account of its nature, Coffin-based operation has been called "Fly-by-opto", in reference to the popular fly-by-wire systems used by aircraft from previous eras. In 2040, a popular theory among military figures proposed the remote control of vehicles by a pilot through ENSI from any place in the planet, using the "Tele-Existence" communications system based on the Inter-Satellite-Network. However, while it would reduce the physical wear of a pilot, it carries the risk of potential nerve damage through feedback, along with a noticeable delay between inputs and responses and a vulnerability to hacking. As such, Tele-Existence remained an unfeasible control system.
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