Anime Cca

[BondFanatic]

I just recently watched Char's Counterattack [i]again[/i] (Hey, it's my favorite) but some questions are still unanswered. I never quite understood how a psycommu system works. Can someone please explain that to me? Second, the reason that Char and Amuro disappeared is because 'So many minds were concentrating on stopping Axis from falling on Earth that the Psycommu systems of the Sazabi and Nu Gundams went berserk, enveloping both in a bright light.' That I cannot comprehend. Please explain.

[Emma]

Psycomm system is the human-machine interface. It detects brainwave from the pilot and translates the information into machine understable format and passes on to the MS. As for newtype pilots, Psycomm could pick up the brainwave more accurately. It simply reduce the reaction time of executing an action from the pilot.

In CCA, Psycoframe is used. It is a system to build the MS where psycomm is used throughout the MS as the frame. Now, not only the cockpit control system has Psycomm, it is through out the structure of the MS. Every single piece of Psycomm within the Psycoframe can pick up brainwave from the pilot.

There is no rational answer for what happen to Char and Amuro. It is only possible to tell that too much energy is needed to push Axis away. Char and Amuro become part of the energy.

[Amphion]

Well if you have seen GW, Its pretty much the same concept as the ZERO System. Its just the same concept though, there are several differences in it all together. So if you understood the ZERO system, it should help you grasp the Psycomm, since its basically the same concept.

[Emma]

Both Psycomm system (including Psycoframe) and Zero system provide an interface between pilots and machines. However, they are actually quite different.

When Psycomm picks up the brainwave of the pilot, it simply transfers the information to the machine so the machine can response to it immediately. With the Zero system, the brainwave of the pilot is also pick up. Then, it evalues the information it gets to provide possible outcomes according to the information given. Thus, it is doing the thinking for the pilot. Since it depends on the information from the pilot, if little data are given, less accurate it gets. Then, the possible results are feed back to the pilot and the pilot can take action now. Therefore, the major difference between the two systems is who does the thinking. In Psycomm, the pilot is but not with Zero. The problem with Zero is that it is a battle computer which must be programmed by human. So, it must have a limit somewhere as artifical intelligent is done by providing rules and reasonings which can never compare with human brains. The accuracy depends on the number of rules given by the one who designs the system and the pilot who provides the battle data. As with Psycomm, thinking is done by the newtype pilots. The system only executes what is told.

Lets see what happen if we put different pilots with different systems.
Case 1: Heero and Zero
Heero, an experienced pilot, picks up battle information quickly in great detail. Zero picks up the data from Heero's brainwave and process according to its program. Then, Zero sends all the possible results back to Heero and Heero chooses to execute one of them.

Case 2: Heero and Psycomm
Heero picks up information about the battle. Psycomm waits for command from Heero. However, as Heero is not a newtype, Psycomm may not be able to pick up anything from him. So, Psycomm doesn't help here.

Case 3: Camille and Psycomm
Camille, an experieced pilot, picks up information from battle which includes thoughts and emotions of other pilots within certain area (Camille is an "extreme" newtype). Then, he can quickly make judgment for his next move. Psycomm picks up Camille's thoughts and executes what is given.

Case 4: Camille and Zero
Zero scans for Camille's brainwave. It can possibly pick up information about the battle from Camille. Since Camille is a excellent newtype pilot with a lot of experience, he gets information in great details. Then Zero has to pick up the data and starts processing. While it works, Camille has already came up with the result. There is no need for Zero to give Camille a possibility as Camille has the answer already. Zero is not much help here. In additional, it may actually endanger the system as Camille can pick up much much more information than non-newtype pilots. Zero may not be able to handle all the data.