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Allows automated docking sequence at all starports and outposts.

— In-Game Description

The Standard Docking Computer is an optional internal module that automates the ship docking process with a Station or Surface Port. After receiving permission to dock, it can be activated by decreasing the throttle to minimum with flight assist on. It will then take control of the ship and boost, adjust power, and deploy Landing Gear as necessary to guide the ship to its assigned Landing Pad. Automatic docking can be interrupted at any time during the docking process by increasing the throttle or cutting power to the module, which will return control of the ship to the pilot.

Usage

To enable the Docking Computer the module must be powered first then a docking request needs to be made to a nearby station. After the request is granted the ship must fly near the docking bay doors and throttle down to zero to enable the Docking Computer. To disable the docking attempt the throttle can be raised to return control back to the pilot.

— Additional In-Game Description

The Standard Docking Computer is useful for players who find the docking process difficult or tedious. It is especially useful for large ships, as they require more precise maneuvering to pass through the Access Corridor and land on the Landing Pad. For players who tend to maneuver slowly when docking, using the Standard Docking Computer may also prove to be faster than docking manually. Players can opt to activate automatic docking at any time, even while inside the docking bay of a Starport or Asteroid Base.

While the automatic docking process is generally reliable, it is not foolproof. Other ships flying through an Access Corridor at high-traffic stations may not be recognized by the Standard Docking Computer, resulting in accidental collisions followed by fines or ship destruction. Sometimes, automatic docking may decide on an erroneous flight path that travels through objects, such as a station's exterior, which may also result in fines or ship destruction. These are fringe cases, however, and even if they occur, a wary player will still have time to interrupt automatic docking and avoid serious accidents.

Specifications

Class	1
Rating	E
Weight (T)	0.0
Power Draw	0.390
Value (CR)	4,500

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen
HIP 27417	Blair Port	Jan 29th, 2015
Bolos	Vizcaino Horizons	May 20th, 2016
Wolf 906	Herbert	April 12th, 2015
Lave	Lave Station	May 2nd, 2015
ETA Serpentis	Haipeng Point	June 24th, 2015
Fujin	Futen Spaceport	Nov 7th, 2015
Rabh	Friedman Terminal	June 11th, 2015
GD 219	McKee Ring	June 19th, 2015
Wolf 865	Nusslein-Volhard Hub	June 21st, 2015
LTT 9810	Lopez Terminal	June 28th, 2015
Kamadhenu	Couper Hub	Aug 8th, 2015
Teaka	Piercy Terminal	Aug 13th, 2015
Teaka	MacCurdy Station	Aug 13th, 2015
Teaka	Dedekind City	Aug 13th, 2015
LTT 7548	Alexandria Ring	Sept 27th, 2015
Cantjarisni	Cocharane Enterprise	Sept 27th, 2015
Othet	Salgari City	Sept 28th, 2015
Sahualasta	Kwolek Orbital	Sept 28th, 2015
LHS 3447	Lawson Orbital	Dec 6th, 2015
Wolf 1148	Avicenna Port	Oct 22nd, 2015
Kremainn	Wohler Terminal	July 4th, 2017
	Sebrove Station	Dec 2nd, 2015
Kaiakul	Barlowe Station	Dec 3rd, 2015
Ross 695	Bresnik Orbital	Jan 8th, 2016
LP 734-32	Franklin Ring	March 3rd, 2016
Alioth	Irkutsk	March 7th, 2016
Kakas	Kube-McDowell Enterpise	March 29th, 2016
	Kennan Orbital	July 3rd, 2016
Cemiess	Meech Dock	Aug 5th, 2017
Zaragas	Jenner Hub	Sept 16th, 2017
Rotanev	Ride Ring	March 3rd, 2018
Bolg	Moxon's Mojo	April 4th, 2018
Malloc	Julian Gateway	April 24th, 2018
LHS 215	Spring Gateway	May 05th, 2018
Purungurawn	Borelly Hub	May 21th, 2018
LHS 3384	Michelson Gateway	August 22nd, 2018

Videos

Trivia

Docking Computers first appeared in the original Elite game. They were costly, but worth the investment as docking was a complex process at the time, during which even experienced players occasionally crashed their ship. Automated docking also was faster than manual docking. During automated docking, the computer would play "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II, a homage to the (very slow) docking scene in the 1968 epic science fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick which was set to the same piece.
The Standard Docking Computer was introduced in Elite Dangerous in Standard Beta 1.

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-A '''standard docking computer''' is a ship module that automates docking with a space station or surface station (in ED Horizons). The process can be slow so it is not recommended for pilots who need to dock quickly.
+{{Quote|Allows automated docking sequence at all starports and outposts.|In-Game Description}}
+The '''Standard Docking Computer''' is an optional internal module that automates the [[Ships|ship]] docking process with a [[Station]] or [[Surface Port]]. After receiving permission to dock, it can be activated by decreasing the throttle to minimum with [[Flight Assist|flight assist on]]. It will then take control of the ship and boost, [[Power Distributor|adjust power]], and deploy [[Landing Gear]] as necessary to guide the ship to its assigned [[Landing Pad]]. Automatic docking can be interrupted at any time during the docking process by increasing the throttle or cutting power to the module, which will return control of the ship to the pilot.
-<p style="color: red; text-align: center;">'''-Warning- '''Docking Computers are not perfect and may not work correctly at times, which can result in the destruction of player ships. Although improper functioning has become very rare since v1.4, it does occur so remember that you can override the auto-dock sequence with throttle input or by turning off power to the standard docking computer in the modules tab.</p>
+==Usage==
+{{Quote|To enable the Docking Computer the module must be powered first then a docking request needs to be made to a nearby station. After the request is granted the ship must fly near the docking bay doors and throttle down to zero to enable the Docking Computer. To disable the docking attempt the throttle can be raised to return control back to the pilot.|Additional In-Game Description}}
+The Standard Docking Computer is useful for players who find the docking process difficult or tedious. It is especially useful for large ships, as they require more precise maneuvering to pass through the [[Access Corridor]] and land on the [[Landing Pad]]. For players who tend to maneuver slowly when docking, using the Standard Docking Computer may also prove to be faster than docking manually. Players can opt to activate automatic docking at any time, even while inside the docking bay of a [[Starport]] or [[Asteroid Base]].
-==Uses==
+While the automatic docking process is generally reliable, it is not foolproof. Other ships flying through an Access Corridor at high-traffic stations may not be recognized by the Standard Docking Computer, resulting in accidental collisions followed by fines or ship destruction. Sometimes, automatic docking may decide on an erroneous flight path that travels through objects, such as a station's exterior, which may also result in fines or ship destruction. These are fringe cases, however, and even if they occur, a wary player will still have time to interrupt automatic docking and avoid serious accidents.
-<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
-Elite_Dangerous_-_Auto_Docking_set_to_Blue_Danube
-Anaconda being automatically docked in 1.4 Beta
-</gallery>
-A docking computer can be used with any ship and might be especially handy for players who find the docking process to be hard or don't want to keep doing it every time they dock. It is very useful to dock larger ships too, as those require more precise maneuvering.
-The docking computer is automatically activated when docking permission is granted. If the ship is moving a message will appear to slow down before the docking computer will take control of the ship. With the [[Flight_Assist|flight assist on]], when the throttle is set to zero or if the ship was initially stopped, the docking computer will begin maneuvering the ship. To cancel the auto-docking computer sequence and hand control back to the pilot, disable the docking computer module, or put power to forward/backward thrusters, or turn off the flight assist.
-'''Note:''' Docking computers tend to have trouble if anything bumps you, especially as you pass through the docking port. Generally they are reliable, but will sometimes cut out once inside the station leaving you to manually traverse to your pad.
-'''Note:''' Docking computers will self deploy landing gear if the landing gear are not deployed before auto-dock is initiated. Docking Computers will dock you faster if you let them self deploy landing gear compared to pre-deploying the landing gear before auto-dock.
-'''Note:''' Docking Computers may help prevent getting reckless flying fines from collisions as even when traveling above 100 m/s the speeding warning indicator does not appear while auto-docking.
-'''Note:''' One can manually fly into the station or to the landing pad and then let the docking computer engage by pressing the 'X' key (zero throttle keybind), which sets all throttle to zero and thus results in almost instant transfer of control to the docking computer.
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-==History==
+==Videos==
-Docking Computers first appeared in the original [[Elite]] game. They were costly, but worth the investment as docking was - for the time - a complex process, during which even experienced players occasionally crashed their ship.  Automated docking also was faster.
-During automated docking, the computer would play "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II, a homage to the (very slow) docking scene in the 1968 epic science fiction movie ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' by Stanley Kubrick which was set to the same piece.
 <gallery hideaddbutton="true">
+Elite_Dangerous_-_Auto_Docking_set_to_Blue_Danube
 Elite_-_Blue_Danube_Waltz
+Anaconda being automatically docked in 1.4 Beta
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
-* First appeared in Standard Beta 1
+*Docking Computers first appeared in the original ''[[Elite]]'' game. They were costly, but worth the investment as docking was a complex process at the time, during which even experienced players occasionally crashed their ship. Automated docking also was faster than manual docking. During automated docking, the computer would play "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II, a homage to the (very slow) docking scene in the 1968 epic science fiction movie ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' by Stanley Kubrick which was set to the same piece.
-* If you disable your thrusters while the docking computer tries to boost it will spam your info screen with the the "BOOST FAILED: ENGINES DISABLED" message for a very long time. The only way to get rid of it is to log out or wait until each message goes away.
+*The Standard Docking Computer was introduced in ''[[Elite Dangerous]]'' in Standard Beta 1.
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