The unified shield yield equations were a complex set of multivariable calculus equations that described the variation and maximum and minimum shield area coverage and shielding power on any shielded vehicle or object. These gargantuan, interrelated equations had a series of variables to determine shield area and protection, which included a set of surface coefficients, an extremely complicated matrix of variables corresponding to the shield generator, including method of projection, the projector, and the energy provided to the generator to generate the deflector shield. There were also several minor variables regarding less important points such as the medium by which the shield would be projected through, atmospheric conditions, and so on and so forth.