Vehicle
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A Vehicle is a mobile machine that transports people, animals, or cargo (enabling controlled movement across environments).
- AKA: Transport Device, Conveyance, Carrier, Moving Machine.
- Context:
- It can typically provide Controlled Movement through vehicle propulsion system for vehicle transportation purpose.
- It can typically carry Payload with vehicle cargo capacity for vehicle transport function.
- It can typically navigate Environment via vehicle directional control system.
- It can typically utilize Transport Infrastructure such as vehicle roads, vehicle railways, vehicle airways, and vehicle waterways.
- It can typically require Energy Source for vehicle propulsion power.
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- It can often include Safety Feature with vehicle protection system for vehicle occupant security.
- It can often incorporate Control Interface with vehicle operation mechanism for vehicle directional management.
- It can often contain Structural Framework with vehicle chassis design for vehicle load-bearing function.
- It can often support Transportation Efficiency through vehicle design optimization.
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- It can range from being a Manually-Powered Vehicle to being a Fuel-Powered Vehicle, depending on its vehicle propulsion type.
- It can range from being a Manually-Controlled Vehicle to being an Autonomous Vehicle, depending on its vehicle control system.
- It can range from being a Simple Vehicle to being a Complex Vehicle, depending on its vehicle technological sophistication.
- It can range from being a Small Vehicle to being a Large Vehicle, depending on its vehicle size classification.
- It can range from being a Slow Vehicle to being a Fast Vehicle, depending on its vehicle speed capability.
- It can range from being a Historical Vehicle to being a Modern Vehicle, depending on its vehicle technological era.
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- It can operate in Specific Environment through vehicle environmental adaptation.
- It can fulfill Transportation Need via vehicle functional design.
- It can symbolize Social Status through vehicle aesthetic design and vehicle brand association.
- It can impact Environmental Condition via vehicle emission characteristic.
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- Examples:
- Vehicle Environmental Domains, such as:
- Land Vehicles traversing vehicle terrestrial environment, such as:
- Wheeled Land Vehicles utilizing vehicle wheel-based propulsion, such as:
- Tracked Land Vehicles employing vehicle continuous track system, such as:
- Railed Land Vehicles following vehicle fixed track, such as:
- Air Vehicles operating in vehicle atmospheric domain, such as:
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft Vehicles utilizing vehicle aerodynamic lift, such as:
- Rotary-Wing Aircraft Vehicles employing vehicle rotary lift system, such as:
- Lighter-Than-Air Vehicles using vehicle buoyancy principle, such as:
- Water Vehicles traversing vehicle aquatic environment, such as:
- Surface Water Vehicles operating on vehicle water surface, such as:
- Underwater Vehicles functioning below vehicle water surface, such as:
- Space Vehicles operating in vehicle extraterrestrial environment, such as:
- Land Vehicles traversing vehicle terrestrial environment, such as:
- Vehicle Propulsion Types, such as:
- Human-Powered Vehicles utilizing vehicle manual propulsion, such as:
- Animal-Powered Vehicles harnessing vehicle biological energy, such as:
- Horse-Drawn Carriage Vehicle utilizing vehicle equine traction.
- Ox Cart Vehicle employing vehicle bovine pulling power.
- Dog Sled Vehicle using vehicle canine propulsion.
- Motor-Powered Vehicles employing vehicle mechanical propulsion, such as:
- Internal Combustion Vehicle utilizing vehicle fuel combustion.
- Electric Vehicle harnessing vehicle battery power.
- Hybrid Vehicle combining vehicle multiple propulsion sources.
- Jet-Powered Vehicle using vehicle thrust propulsion.
- Rocket Vehicle employing vehicle propellant reaction.
- Vehicle Control Paradigms, such as:
- Manual Vehicles requiring vehicle direct human operation.
- Computer-Assisted Vehicles with vehicle partial automation support.
- Remote-Controlled Vehicles employing vehicle teleoperation.
- Semi-Autonomous Vehicles utilizing vehicle partial self-guidance.
- Fully Autonomous Vehicles featuring vehicle complete self-operation.
- Vehicle Usage Categorys, such as:
- Personal Vehicles for vehicle individual transportation.
- Commercial Vehicles serving vehicle business purpose.
- Public Transport Vehicles providing vehicle mass transit service.
- Emergency Vehicles supporting vehicle emergency response.
- Military Vehicles enabling vehicle defense operation.
- Recreational Vehicles for vehicle leisure activity.
- Utility Vehicles performing vehicle specialized task.
- Vehicle Historical Evolutions, such as:
- Ancient Vehicles, such as:
- Industrial Era Vehicles, such as:
- Modern Vehicles, such as:
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- Vehicle Environmental Domains, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Stationary Machine, which remains fixed in position rather than providing vehicle mobility.
- Walking Human, who can move independently but lacks the vehicle machine characteristic.
- Shoe, which facilitates movement but lacks vehicle propulsion system and vehicle payload capacity.
- Sled, which enables sliding movement but typically lacks vehicle propulsion system.
- Conveyor Belt, which transports items but lacks vehicle environmental navigation capability.
- Moving Walkway, which provides human movement assistance without vehicle independent mobility.
- Escalator, which transports people between levels but remains fixed in location.
- Mobile Robot, which may move but lacks the vehicle primary transportation purpose.
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- See: Windmill, Cargo, Wagon, Vehicular Traffic.
References
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vehicle Retrieved:2019-10-15.
- A vehicle (from ) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses), railed vehicles (trains, trams), watercraft (ships, boats), amphibious vehicles (screw-propelled vehicle, hovercraft), aircraft (airplanes, helicopters) and spacecraft.[1]
Land vehicles are classified broadly by what is used to apply steering and drive forces against the ground: wheeled, tracked, railed or skied. ISO 3833-1977 is the standard, also internationally used in legislation, for road vehicles types, terms and definitions. [2]
- A vehicle (from ) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses), railed vehicles (trains, trams), watercraft (ships, boats), amphibious vehicles (screw-propelled vehicle, hovercraft), aircraft (airplanes, helicopters) and spacecraft.[1]
- ↑ Halsey, William D. (Editorial Director): MacMillan Contemporary Dictionary, page 1106. MacMillan Publishing, 1979.
- ↑ ISO 3833:1977 Road vehicles – Types – Terms and definitions Webstore.anis.org