Transporter platform
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The transporter platform (or transporter pad) is a component of the transporter system, where the individual or object that is being transported must be placed in order to be successfully transported. Some transporter systems support site-to-site transport and do not require the use of the transporter pad at all.
Cargo platforms have one large transporter pad, while personnel platforms consist of several smaller transporter pads (the number of pads may vary according to the type of ship).
Each pad has four redundant molecular imaging scanners so if one of the scanners fails the other three take over. When necessary, the entire platform can be enclosed within a force field.
