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Transportation Systems. What is Transportation?. The process by which passengers or goods are moved or delivered from on place to another. Transportation Systems. Four basic types: Land Air Water Space. Land. Systems that move goods and people from one place to another on earth. Air.
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What is Transportation? • The process by which passengers or goods are moved or delivered from on place to another.
Transportation Systems • Four basic types: • Land • Air • Water • Space
Land • Systems that move goods and people from one place to another on earth.
Air • The use of airplanes, helicopters, and dirigibles to lift passengers and/or cargo into the air in order to move from place to place.
Water • The use of water to support the vessel in the transport of people or goods.
Space • Systems that move people and goods outside the earth’s atmosphere.
6 Transportation Subsystems • Propulsion • Suspension • Control • Guidance • Structural • Support
Subsystem Propulsion Suspension Control Guidance Structural Support Examples Engine & Transmission Springs, Wings, etc. Steering, Brakes, etc. Maps, GPS, Signs, etc. Chassis, Body, Fuselage Garage, Gas Station, etc. 6 Transportation Subsystems
6 Transportation Subsystems • Propulsion: • Transportation systems must have a force to propel it from a starting point to its destination. • Suspension: • Vehicular weight is supported by the suspension systems. It supports the weight of a vehicle as it moves down a pathway.
6 Transportation Subsystems • Control systems: • Control speed and direction of a vehicle’s path. The moving of people or cargo from one location to another requires control. • Guidance systems: • Provide information concerning the control of the vehicle. • Guidance systems can be simple or quite complex.
6 Transportation Subsystems • Structural systems: • Structural systems accommodate a vehicle’s cargo and form the basic framework of the vehicle. • Support systems: • Used to maintain vehicles and other transportation technologies.
What transportation sub-systems are present in this picture.