Transportation Systems Four kinds of transportation systems Goals

Transportation Systems Four kinds of transportation systems

Goals. By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 1. Define transportation technology. 2. Identify and describe the four modes of transportation 3. Evaluate transportation modes used by Fairfield 4. Maker activity – Launch it

Transportation Technology Definition. l Any technology that is used to relocate people and/or goods. Transportation is one of the three basic areas of technology common to all societies. Vehicle. l A powered carrier that supports, protects, and moves cargo or people within a transportation system.

Modes of Transportation l l Land or terrestrial Water or marine Air or atmospheric Space

Land Transportation l l Any technology that moves people or goods on the surface of or under the earth. May be vehicular or stationary. List as many forms of land transportation you can think of in two minutes.

Land Transportation l l l l Bicycle Car Elevator Train Conveyors Pipelines Subway Scooter Trans Alaska pipeline

Smart Cars Hybrid 60 mpgg Click the pic for more Kangaroo Boots

Electric Cars

Charging an electric vehicle l l l The Chevy Volt 13 h at 110 V, 2. 3 h at 220 V Nissan Leaf - 8 hours. . At the average U. S. electricity price of 12. 9 cents per kilowatt-hour, it would cost $9. 68 to fully recharge a Tesla Model S with a 275 -mile battery at home http: //auto. howstuffworks. com/electric-car 5. htm

Just under $10, 000 Click the picture

Self Drive Cars

Pipeline Inspection Click the picture

Atalas Robots Click on the pic

Commercial passenger services l l Taxi, limousine service, bus lines, large intercity bus lines Commercial freight service includes Trucks tractor trailers, tankers, refrigerated vans, and flatbed trailers

Railway transportation l Freight trains – B&0, Santa Fe, Union Pacific Above Monorail, elevated trains Below Subway Ground Level Standard trains

Water Transportation l Any technology that moves people or goods over or under water. May be inland or oceanic

Water Transportation l l l l Sailboats Ferry Raft Hydrofoil Barge Aircraft carrier Submersible Freighter Containerization

Hydrofoil

Amphibious vehicles

Shark inspired watercraft

Wed Nov 6 l l Attendance Work on class starter sheet Transportation systems Assigned partner – ping pong ball shooter activity

High Speed Military Amphibious Vehicles l 45 mph on water - 100 mph on land

Submersible

Water Jetpack - Fly. Board

Air Transportation l Any technology that operates primarily in the earth’s atmosphere. May be heavier than air or lighter than air.

Air Transportation l l l Balloon Airship Passenger plane Cargo plane Helicopter Lighter than air vehicle

Aeros – industrial lifting blimps

Flying hotel

Heavier than air vehicle Planes, helicopters, gliders, jets

Jet Raptor jet Click on the pic to have a look at the new F-35 B jet trials

Space Transportation l l l Any transportation that reaches beyond the atmosphere surrounding the earth. May be staffed or un-staffed. List as many types of space transportation as you can think of. Make your best guess to answer the multiple choice questions “Travelling in Space”

Space Transportation l l l Rocket Space shuttle Space probe Satellite Missiles International space station

Space Robots and Rockets Mars rover Opportunity

Space Probe and Missile Phoenix Space Probe Mars

Intermodal transportation

Hover Boards Click here to see some extreme hovercraft racing

Airboards $16, 999. 95 15 mph