Abstract
This specification formalizes an autonomous, closed-loop relativistic navigation framework that translates space-time metrics into a coordinate-free, viscoelastic fluid-gravity dual medium. Standard deep-space navigation systems rely on fragile, ground-station telemetry loops that suffer from severe propagation latency over interplanetary or interstellar distances.
This paper introduces an on-board flight optimization engine governed by an adaptive Covariant Viscosity Function. When an exploration craft executes hyper-velocity gravity assists along open hyperbolic trajectories, the navigation array measures local frame-dragging vortices and asymmetric tidal shears as real physical tension gradients. By restricting the flight vector to phase-locked, zero-divergence Beltrami configurations, the engine dynamically dampens non-linear metric anomalies. The system governor scales its absorption capacity (resting at an absolute equilibrium baseline \(\eta_t = 1.4204\)) to prevent numerical singularities and structural spatial fragmentation, allowing spacecraft to safely execute autonomous relativistic trajectories across highly warped stellar domains.
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Recommended Citation
Eckes, Christopher L., "TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE SPECIFICATION: CLOSED-LOOP RELATIVISTIC SLINGSHOT NAVIGATION ENGINES FOR AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE MANIFOLD TRAVERSAL", Technical Disclosure Commons, (October 13, 2026)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/12179