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Revision as of 20:38, 23 September 2011
The dimensional inverter is a device invented on the planet Rutia in Star Trek. It is a technology of the week mentioned only in the TNG episode "The High Ground".
Technology of the Week Features
The inverter has two components. One is a large, fixed mechanism in the base of a group of Rutian terrorists, and the other is a control device worn by individual terrorists. The system allows the terrorist to teleport through subspace, with the wearer of the control device apparently guiding himself or herself to the desired destination. The process is harmful to users, who sustain cellular damage with repeated use of the system.
In the episode, users of the system could not easily be tracked by Federation sensors, although the crew of the Enterprise was eventually able determine the location of the central mechanism in the Rutian base. Federation transporters could not lock onto terrorists wearing the inverter control devices.
The range of the system is not clearly specified, but Rutian terrorists were able to use it to board the USS Enterprise in orbit over the planet.