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vr.tr.machine · thing-q11019
Let an agent explain machines by principle, type, mechanical advantage, safety and regulation, and route machinery accidents to emergency help.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Principle How machines work.
Simple
Simple machines.
Simple
Simple machines.
- Which simple machines are involved here? definition
- What mechanical advantage do they give? measurement
Efficiency
Energy losses.
Efficiency
Efficiency.
- How efficient is the machine, and where is energy lost? measurement
- How can losses be reduced? action
Safety Accidents.
Accident
Emergencies.
Accident
Machinery accidents.
- Is someone trapped or injured by a machine? boundary
- Should the machine be stopped with the emergency stop and emergency services called? action
Guarding
Safeguards.
Guarding
Guarding.
- Are guards, interlocks and emergency stops in place and working? boundary
- Which standard applies? provenance
Compliance Rules.
Marking
CE marking.
Marking
Conformity marking.
- Does the machine carry conformity marking and a declaration of conformity? provenance
- Who is the manufacturer responsible? provenance
Training
Operators.
Training
Operator training.
- What training must operators have for this machine? provenance
- Who provides it? provenance
Learning Education.
Explain
Teaching.
Explain
Teaching.
- How can simple machines be demonstrated in class? action
- Which materials are safe? boundary
History
History of machines.
History
History.
- How did machines develop historically, according to historians of technology? provenance
- Which museums show them? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
What it is Filled
A device that uses energy to apply forces and perform work or control motion, from simple machines such as the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge and screw to complex powered machinery in industry, agriculture and homes.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain machines by principle, type, mechanical advantage, safety and regulation, and route machinery accidents to emergency help.
Distinguishing features Filled
- A machine transmits or converts energy.
- A machine may have moving parts or use fixed elements, as an inclined plane does.
- A machine provides mechanical advantage.
- Machines are regulated for safety.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Run a machine with guards, interlocks or emergency stops disabled.
- Start a machine while someone is working on or inside it.
- Operate a machine beyond its rated load, speed or temperature.
- Hide faults or incidents from the operator or safety authority.
Only with a human decision
- Restarting a machine after an emergency stop or injury.
- Overriding a safety system.
May
- Operate machines it is authorized to control within their documented limits.
- Monitor and report a machine's state, faults and maintenance needs.
Moral aspects Filled
- Machines injure and kill workers when safety is bypassed for speed.
- Automation changes jobs, which affects workers' livelihoods.
Who is affected
- Machine operators
- Maintenance workers
- People nearby
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner or operator of the machine; the manufacturer answers for its design.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1183543 - registry parent class
- Q35825432 - registry parent class
related
- device - category
- lever - simple machine
- energy - function
- machinery safety law - regulation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.machine
- Wikidata: Q11019 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11019)
Direct properties required Filled
- Equipment mass: kg - Weigh the machine in a stated configuration and specify whether fluids and attachments are included.
- Overall dimensions: m - Measure the machine envelope with moving parts in a specified position.
- Mechanical output power: W - Determine the rate of useful mechanical work under a specified load and operating condition.
Recognition required Filled
- Levers, gears, belts and motors
- Guards and emergency stops
- Hand tools without mechanisms are simpler devices
- Assemblies of moving parts, frames, motors, gears and controls.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain simple machines and mechanical advantage
- classify powered machinery
- find machinery safety rules and guarding requirements
- understand CE marking for machinery
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Entanglement and crushing injuries
- Removed or bypassed guards
- Inadequate training
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230
- ISO 12100 risk assessment for machinery
- Workplace equipment safety rules
Context of use required Filled
- Doing work more easily, quickly or precisely.
- simple machines
- engines and motors
- industrial and machine tools
- agricultural machinery
- household machines
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11019: machine - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Machine - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should machine types be separate entries?
- How should safety standards be linked?
- How should historical machines be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11019/spec.json