{ "model": { "rank": 4103, "code": "thing-q161462", "model_id": "vr.tr.inclined-plane", "name": "inclined plane", "purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise an inclined plane, assess its geometry and condition, and determine how a specified load may safely move along it.", "family": "Thing Registry", "category": "Physical world and living systems", "status": "research-draft", "kind": "thing", "plane": "PHY", "domain": "PHY.OBJ", "industry": "", "version": "", "url": "/models/thing/q161462/", "tier": 2, "score": 78, "payload": { "layer": "wikidata", "aliases": [ "jumping ramp", "wheelchair ramp", "curb cut", "patent slip", "water ramp", "portable kerb ramp" ], "aliasCount": 6, "merged": 7, "knownIn": 78, "facets": null, "markers": [], "lexicalClass": "", "senseRank": null, "alsoRegisteredAs": null, "source": { "dataset": "wikidata", "item": "Q161462", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161462", "license": "CC0 1.0" } }, "research": { "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-09T19:29:19Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 23, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a087a4-549b-7a42-a31d-e0bab5280baa\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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conditions.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the inclined plane as a physical sloping surface used to raise, lower or support loads, adding elevation-changing geometry and load-surface mechanics to the broader concept of a plane; it describes the kind and the evidence needed to assess instances.", "in_scope": [ "A substantially planar load-bearing surface inclined relative to local horizontal", "Rise, horizontal run, slope length, width and transitions at the ends", "Force, travel distance and energy relationships for loads moving along the slope", "Sliding, rolling, traction and resistance at the load-surface interface", "Surface condition, structural support and provisions against unintended movement" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The general mathematical plane and its coordinate geometry", "Aircraft and woodworking tools called planes", "Wedges driven into material to separate or lift it, and screws using helical inclined surfaces", "Stairs and continuously curved tracks requiring different path models", "The internal mechanisms of vehicles, hoists or conveyors using the inclined plane", "Complete buildings, road networks and accessibility routes containing inclined segments" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Its working surface has an elevation difference along a substantially straight, planar travel direction; a horizontal platform does not.", "It provides a load path along a slope; being a tilted panel alone does not establish the simple-machine sense covered here.", "In ordinary use, the load travels relative to the sloping surface; a wedge instead advances its taper into or beneath material.", "The travel path is continuous rather than a succession of discrete treads and risers.", "Its slope is measured relative to gravity-defined horizontal, whereas a mathematical plane has no inherent uphill direction." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Vertical rise", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "m", "why_it_matters": "Establishes the elevation change and 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"unit_or_values": "dry, wet, contaminated, icy, worn, damaged or unknown; multiple states may apply", "why_it_matters": "Changes available traction, resistance and confidence in planned movement." }, { "name": "Deployment state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "fixed in service, deployed and secured, deployed but unsecured, stowed, withdrawn from service or unknown", "why_it_matters": "Separates the presence of a slope from readiness to carry a load." } ], "affordances": [ "Measure the slope and determine whether a load fits the usable path and its end transitions.", "Estimate uphill effort and travel distance under explicit load, contact and force-direction assumptions.", "Assess downhill acceleration, braking and holding needs for a specified load.", "Compare a proposed load and contact footprint with documented structural limits.", "Inspect surface grip, supports, attachments and edge provisions before movement.", "Identify when contamination, damage or uncertain capacity requires restricting use pending assessment." ] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "inclined-plane-identity", "name": "Inclined-plane identity", "description": "Establishes the physical simple-machine sense and the limits of the working surface.", "rationale": "The name overlaps with abstract geometry and related machines whose operating boundaries differ.", "layers": [ { "id": "physical-slope-sense", "name": "Physical slope sense", "description": "Identifies what inclination and load-bearing role add to the broader plane concept.", "findings": [ { "id": "load-path-on-a-plane", "name": "Load path on a plane", "description": "Record whether the candidate supplies a substantially planar path between elevations for moving or supporting a load.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which surface carries the load, and what elevation-changing role establishes it as an inclined plane?", "kind": "definition", "id": "load-path-on-a-plane-q01" }, { "text": "What properties belong to the 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elevation change, available travel space and entry and exit geometry.", "rationale": "Slope geometry controls the force-distance tradeoff, while clearances determine whether the intended load can traverse it.", "layers": [ { "id": "longitudinal-profile", "name": "Longitudinal profile", "description": "Records mutually consistent rise, run, length and inclination.", "findings": [ { "id": "measured-slope-geometry", "name": "Measured slope geometry", "description": "Capture dimensions with their reference points and establish whether one plane adequately represents the path.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the vertical rise, horizontal run and working slope length between the same endpoints?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "measured-slope-geometry-q01" }, { "text": "How much does the actual profile depart from a straight plane, and does that require separate inclined segments?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "measured-slope-geometry-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "transverse-and-end-clearance", "name": "Transverse and end clearance", "description": "Examines width, cross-slope and junctions with adjacent surfaces.", "findings": [ { "id": "traversable-envelope", "name": "Traversable envelope", "description": "Record the space available to the load and the discontinuities that may cause grounding, snagging or lateral departure.", "questions": [ { "text": "What usable width, overhead clearance and cross-slope exist along the intended travel path?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "traversable-envelope-q01" }, { "text": "Can the specified load cross the lower and upper transitions without grounding, wheel trapping or losing required support?", "kind": "action", "id": "traversable-envelope-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "force-and-travel", "name": "Force and travel", "description": "Connects load movement to gravitational forces, applied effort and energy.", "rationale": "The inclined plane's defining mechanical role is to exchange a longer travel path for reduced ideal uphill effort.", "layers": [ { "id": "ideal-mechanical-relation", "name": "Ideal mechanical relation", "description": "Defines a reference calculation before adding resistance or acceleration.", "findings": [ { "id": "ideal-effort-assumptions", "name": "Ideal effort assumptions", "description": "For a load moving at constant speed with effort parallel to a frictionless slope, relate effort to mg sin(theta) and ideal mechanical advantage to slope length divided by rise.", "questions": [ { "text": "What load mass, local gravitational acceleration and inclination are used in the calculation?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "ideal-effort-assumptions-q01" }, { "text": "Is effort parallel to the slope and motion at constant speed, or must the force balance account for another direction or acceleration?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "ideal-effort-assumptions-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "energy-and-descent", "name": "Energy and descent", "description": "Tracks the energy required for ascent and released during 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