Andrew Brubaker's Portfolio - Course Content Outline

Transportation Technology
2. Purposes of Transportation
3. 2. Moving people and materials
  4. Personal needs
  6. Financial needs
4. Transportation, Energy, and Power
5. 2. Aspects of transportation
  4. Energy in transportation
  6. Power in transportation
6. Energy and Uses
7. 2. Energy sources
  4. Different conversions of energy
  6. Energy use in transportation
8. Power and Uses
9. 2. Air and fluid powered
  4. Electrically powered
  6. Mechanically powered
  8. Technological Resources
10. Systems Model
11. 2. Systems Model
  3. 2. Input
    4. People
    6. Capital
    8. Knowledge
    10. Materials
    12. Energy
    14. Time
    16. Finances
  4. Processes
  6. Output
  8. Feedback
Energy
2. Defining Energy
4. Sources of Energy
6. Harnessing Energy
8. Types of Energy
9. 2. Potential Energy
  4. Kinetic Energy
10. Forms of energy
Power
2. Power systems
4. Mechanical systems
6. Measurement conversion
8. Work
Sources of Energy
2. Renewable energy sources
3. 2. Animals
  4. Food
  6. Wood
  8. Alcohol
  10. Gasohol
  12. Methanol
  14. Solar Energy
  16. Hydroelectric Energy
  18. Geothermal Energy
  20. Wind
  22. Hydrogen
4. Bioconversion
6. Nonrenewable energy sources
7. 2. Fossil fuels
  4. Coal
  6. Oil
  8. Natural gas
Energy Conversion
2. Forms of Energy
3. 2. Potential and Kinetic Energy
  4. Heat Energy
  6. Light Energy
  8. Mechanical Energy
  10. Electrical Energy
  12. Chemical and Nuclear Energy
4. Efficiency in Energy Conversion
Using Energy in Transportation
2. Use of Energy
4. Alternative Energy for Transportation
6. Energy Used in Transportation
7. 2. Land Transportation
  4. Air Transportation
  6. Water Transportation
  8. Space Transportation
Land Travel
2. Routes
3. 2. Fixed routes
  4. Stationary routes
  6. Routes support vehicles
  8. Transporters
4. Highways
5. 2. Automobiles
  4. Buses
  6. Trucks
  8. Motorcycles
  10. Tractors
6. Railroads
7. 2. Freight trains
  4. Passenger trains
  6. Underwater rail systems
8. Pipeline
9. 2. Construction of pipelines
  4. Operation of pipelines
10. On-site
12. Recreational
Marine Travel
2. Inland waterways
3. 2. Barges
  4. Towboats and tugboats
  6. Hydrofoils
  8. Hovercraft
  10. Ferries
  12. Other inland water transporting vehicles
4. Transocean
5. 2. Ocean liners
  4. Bulk-cargo freighters
  6. Tankers
  8. Container ships
  10. Other transocean vessels
6. Support systems
8. Harbors, ports, and docks
10. Locks
12. Terminals
Air Travel
2. Lighter-Than-Air
3. 2. Balloons
  4. Blimps
4. Heavier-Than-Air
5. 2. Gliders
  4. Airplanes
  6. Helicopters
  8. Recreational
6. General, Commercial, and Military Aviation
7. 2. General aviation
  4. Commercial aviation
  6. Military aviation
8. Support systems of air transportation
Space transportation
2. Skylab
4. The space environment
5. 2. Atmospheric regions
  4. Space environment and design
6. What makes a spacecraft fly
8. Unmanned and manned vehicles
9. 2. Unmanned vehicles
  3. 2. Satellites
    4. Space probes
    6. Sounding rockets
  4. Manned space vehicles
  5. 2. Space shuttle
    4. Manned maneuvering unit
10. Support systems of space transportation
Intermodal transportation systems
2. Intermodal cargo transportation
3. 2. Containerized shipping
  4. Trailer on flat car
4. Intermodal passenger transportation
Vehicular Systems
2. Structure
3. 2. Structural Systems for Automobiles
  4. Structural Systems for Trucks
  6. Structural Systems for Rail Vehicles
  8. Structural Systems for Lighter-Than-Air Vehicles
  10. Structural Systems for Marine Vehicles
  12. Structural Systems for Space Vehicles
4. Propulsion
5. 2. Heat engines
  4. Rotary Engines
  6. Reaction Engines
  8. Electrical Propulsion
  10. Electromagnetic Propulsion
  12. Diesel-Electric Propulsion
  14. Nuclear Propulsion
  16. Solar Propulsion
6. Guidance
7. 2. Navigation
  4. Longitude and Latitude
  6. Determining Speed
  8. Determining Location and Direction
  10. Types of Navigation
  12. Electronic Navigation Equipment
8. Control
9. 2. Controlling Speed
  4. Controlling Direction
  6. Steering Marine Vehicles
  8. Steering Air Vehicles
10. Suspension
11. 2. Purpose of Suspension Systems
  4. Suspension Systems for Land Vehicles
  6. Suspension Systems for Airplanes
  8. Suspension Systems for Marine Vehicles
12. Support
13. 2. Defining Support Systems
  4. Support Systems for Land Vehicles
  6. Support Systems for Marine Vehicles
  8. Support Systems for Air Transportation
  10. Support for Space Transportation
Transportation Processes
2. Receiving/Storing
3. 2. Recording
  4. Dating
  6. Billing
  8. Sorting
  10. Securing
  12. Preparing Loads
4. Routing
6. Setting up routes
8. Scheduling
10. Tracking shipments
12. System operational environment requirements
14. Interfacing with other systems
16. Loading
17. 2. Cargo type
  4. System type
  6. Special requirements
  8. Applying natural forces to move
  10. Applying technology to move
18. Transporting
19. 2. Actual movement of cargo/passengers
  4. System environmental modes
  6. Interface between modes
  8. Technical systems requirements
20. Unloading
21. 2. Cargo type
  4. System type
  6. Special requirements
  8. Applying natural forces to move
  10. Applying technology to move
22. Storing/Delivering
24. Recording
25. 2. Dating
  4. Billing
  6. Sorting
  8. Securing
  10. Preparing loads for delivery
  12. Interfacing with other systems