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USM/ Transportation
term | defintion |
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GOAL | the object of a person's ambition/effort; an aim or desired result. |
INPUT | what is put in, taken in, or operated on by a process or system. |
PROCESS | a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular end. |
OUTPUT | 1.amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry. 2. place where power/information leaves system. |
FEEDBACK | information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc., used as a basis for improvement. |
LAND TRANSPORTATION | MOVE GOODS & PEOPLE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER ON EARTH EX. CAR, BUS, TRUCK, TRAIN |
AIR TRANSPORTATION | USE OF AIRPLANES, HELICOPTERS TO LIFT CARGO/PASSENGERS INTO AIR TO MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE |
WATER TRANSPORTATION | USE OF WATER TO SUPPORT VESSEL IN TRANSPORT OF GOODS/PEOPLE EX. BOAT, CARGO SHIPS |
SPACE TRANSPORTATION | SYSTEMS THAT MOVE PEOPLE AND GOODS OUTSIDE OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE EX. SPACE SHUTTLES, ROCKETS |
UNIVERSAL SYSTEM MODEL | ORGANIZED WAY OF GROUPING TASKS IN MAKING A PRODUCT INPUT, PROCESS, OUTPUT AND FEEDBACK |
STRUCTURAL | BASIC FRAMEWORK OF VEHICLE |
PROPULSION | PROVIDES FORCE THAT MOVES VEHICLE TO DESTINATION |
GUIDANCE | PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT CONTROL OF VEHICLE |
SUSPENSION | SUPPORTS WEIGHT OF VEHICLE AS IT MOVES |
CONTROL | CONTROLS SPEED & DIRECTION OF VEHICLE |
SUPPORT | MAINTAINS VEHICLE |
LIFT | FORCE THAT OPPOSES WEIGHT OF MOVING OBJECT & HOLDS IT UP |
DRAG | A FORCE THAT OPPOSES THE MOTION OF AN OBJECT |
FRICTION | A FORCE THAT HOLDS BACK THE MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE |
THRUST | A FORCE THAT PROPELS AN OBJECT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION |
GRAVITY | A FORCE PULLING A VEHICLE DOWN |