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Transportation Technology

Transportation Technology. Transportation Defined. C. Stemmler. 2 Transportation Defined--BBT. General Definition. Transportation Technology is defined as any technology that is used to transport people and/or products within a society.

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Transportation Technology

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  1. Transportation Technology Transportation Defined C. Stemmler 2 Transportation Defined--BBT

  2. General Definition • Transportation Technology is defined as any technology that is used to transport people and/or products within a society. • All transportation can be divided into divisions or categories.

  3. Categories of Transportation • Atmospheric (air) • Marine (sea) • Space • Terrestrial (land)

  4. Air Transportation • Atmospheric or air transportation is concerned with vehicles that operate primarily in the earth’s atmosphere. • Classified as: • Lighter-than-air: Good-Year Blimp, hot-air balloons • Heavier-than-air: Passenger planes, military aircraft.

  5. Marine Transportation • Marine transportation is transportation by water. • Sub-divided into different modes: • Inland waterways: Canals, rivers, lakes, coastal water; ferries, canoes, sailboards, motor boats, personal watercraft. • Transoceanic maritime travel : barges, freighters, cruise ships, aircraft carriers, submersibles.

  6. Space Transportation • Space transportation is defined as any form of transportation that reaches beyond the atmosphere surrounding the earth. • Sub-divided into different modes: • Unmanned: Satellites (communication), space probe (Mars mission), missiles (ballistic). • Manned: Vehicular units (Apollo 13), Shuttle units (Endeavour orbiter), space station

  7. Land Transportation • Land (or Terrestrial) transportation is defined as any transportation that is used on or under land to transport people and products/goods. • Sub-divided into different modes: • People (see next slide). • Goods: (see following slide).

  8. Land Transportation continued • People modes - are divided into random and fixed routes. • Random Route: Car & small truck, Bus, Four-Wheeler, Snowmobile, Bicycle, etc. • Fixed Route: Railway, Subway, Elevator, moving sidewalk, etc.

  9. Land Transportation continued • Goods mode - are divided into vehicular systems and stationary systems. • Vehicular system: Railways, Truck/Tractor, cranes, etc. • Stationary systems: Pipelines, conveyors, etc.

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