capacity
Let an agent identify and quantify the capacity of a thing, plan and manage capacity, distinguish kinds of capacity, and separate related senses such as legal capacity.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Quantify How much capacity.
Measure
Stating capacity.
Measure
Measurement.
- What is the capacity of this thing, in which units, and is it rated, usable or nominal? measurement
- Who certifies it? provenance
Utilisation
Capacity in use.
Utilisation
Utilisation.
- What share of capacity is used, and how does demand compare? measurement
- When will capacity be exceeded? measurement
Plan Capacity planning.
Planning
Planning capacity.
Planning
Planning.
- How should capacity be planned for this demand, including buffers and peaks? action
- Which methods apply? provenance
Bottlenecks
Bottleneck capacity.
Bottlenecks
Bottlenecks.
- Where is the bottleneck in this system, and how can throughput be increased? action
- What does the theory of constraints suggest? provenance
Safety Safe limits.
Limits
Safety capacity.
Limits
Safety limits.
- What is the safe capacity of this venue, vehicle or structure, and who enforces it? provenance
- Is it being exceeded now? boundary
Rated
Rated capacity.
Rated
Rated capacity.
- What does the rated capacity of this equipment mean, and what margin applies? provenance
- How does capacity degrade over time? provenance
Senses Other senses.
Other
Other meanings.
Other
Other meanings.
- Is legal capacity, mental capacity or capacitance meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Computing
Computing capacity.
Computing
Computing.
- What are the storage, compute and network capacities of this system, and how are they scaled? measurement
- What is an application footprint? definition
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QTY
- Other names and narrower kinds
- storage capacity, bottleneck capacity, calculation capacity, internal fuel capacity, external fuel capacity, application footprint
What it is Filled
The maximum amount that something can contain, produce, process or sustain, such as the storage capacity of a container or disk, the passenger capacity of a vehicle or venue, the production capacity of a plant, the fuel capacity of an aircraft, the throughput of a bottleneck or the computing capacity of a system; capacity is a quality of a thing and is planned, measured and managed across engineering, business and computing.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent identify and quantify the capacity of a thing, plan and manage capacity, distinguish kinds of capacity, and separate related senses such as legal capacity.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Maximum
- Quantified
- Domain-specific
- Planned and managed
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Exceed the rated capacity of a vehicle, lift, venue or vessel with people aboard.
- Overstate storage or production capacity in reports or sales.
- Ignore safety margins defined in capacity ratings.
Only with a human decision
- Allowing entry beyond a venue's licensed capacity.
May
- Report and compute capacities with units and the basis of measurement.
- Warn when a venue, vehicle or system approaches its rated capacity.
Moral aspects Filled
- Overcrowding beyond capacity causes crushes and capsizes.
- Overstated capacity misleads buyers and investors.
Who is affected
- Passengers and crowds
- Buyers
- Workers
Owners Filled
Steward
The operator or owner of the thing whose capacity it is; licensing authorities set some limits.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1207505 - registry parent class
related
- quality - category
- quantity - quantified limits
- metric-capacity-unit - volume units
- performance indicator - utilisation metrics
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.capacity
- Wikidata: Q11869795 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11869795)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Maximum amount or rate
- Stated with units
- Utilisation is the share of capacity in use
- Not physical; a maximum quantity.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- quantify a capacity
- compare capacity with demand
- plan and manage capacity
- separate other senses
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Exceeding safe capacity
- Bottlenecks and overload
- Confusing rated and usable capacity
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Safety rules on venue and vehicle capacity
- Engineering standards for rated capacity
- Capacity planning frameworks
Context of use required Filled
- Planning and managing limits.
- storage and volume capacity
- passenger and venue capacity
- production and service capacity
- throughput and bottleneck capacity
- computing and network capacity
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11869795: capacity - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (fi): Kapasiteetti - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should capacity planning be a separate entry?
- How should safety limits be linked?
- How should other senses be split?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11869795/spec.json