What is Transportation?

1. What is Transportation? Transportation is the process by which passengers or goods are moved or delivered from one place to another.

2. Transportation systems can be divided into four types and their subtypes. _____ ____ _____ ______ Fixed Lighter-than-air Inland Manned Random Heavier-than-air Oceanic Unmanned

3. _________ Systems that move goods and people from one place to another on _______. ________ Routescars, buses, motorcycles _______ Routes trains, elevators, pipelines

4. ________ Lifting passengers and/or cargo ______ ___ in order to move from place to place. _______________ dirigibles, zeppelins, hot-air balloons _______________ airplanes, helicopters, jets

5. ____________ The use of ______ to __________ the vessel in the transport of people or goods. __________ (lakes/rivers) canoes, flat bottom boats __________(oceans/bays) oil tankers, submarines, merchant ships

6. ___________ Systems that move people and goods __________ the ____________________. ______________ space station, shuttle ______________ space probe, satellites http://develop.larc.nasa.gov/apply/index.html

7. Each transportation vehicle is made up of subsystems. These subsystems are: • Propulsion Systems • Suspension Systems • Control Systems • Guidance Systems • Structural Systems • Support Systems

8. Vehicle Sub-Systems • __________ Systems: transportation systems must have a ________ to _______ it from a starting point to its destination. • ___________ Systems: Vehicular weight is supported by the suspension systems. It ___________ the ________ of a vehicle as it moves down a pathway. http://www.cisr.gwu.edu/research/suspension_details.html

9. Vehicle Sub-Systems • ______________ systems: _________ _______ and __________ of a vehicle’s path. The moving of people or cargo from one location to another requires control. • ___________ systems: __________ _____________ concerning the control of the vehicle. Guidance systems can be simple or quite complex. http://www.dii.unisi.it/hybrid/ieee/intro.html?PHPSESSID=867cc88125afd9248d3f3040dea83068 http://www.answers.com/topic/parking-guidance-and-information

10. Vehicle Sub-Systems • ______________ systems: structural systems accommodate a vehicle’s cargo and form the _______ _______________ of the vehicle. • ______________ systems: are used to _________ ________ and other transportation technologies. http://horsepowersports.com/bolt-in-full-frames-for-early-muscle-cars/ http://www.oldgas.com/info/ws_shell.htm

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