Transportation Technology
Transportation
Defined
2 Transportation Defined--BBT
C. Stemmler
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.
Categories of Transportation
Atmospheric (air)
Marine (sea)
Space
Terrestrial (land)
Air Transportation
 Atmospheric or air transportation is
concerned with vehicles that operate
primarily in the earth’s atmosphere.
Classified as:
Lighter-than-air: GoodYear Blimp, hot-air balloons
Heavier-than-air:
Passenger
planes, military aircraft.
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.
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
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).
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.
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.