Injeniera

Automation

The use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services.

CAD (Computer-Aided Design)

The use of computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

Composite Material

A material produced from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties that remain separate and distinct within the finished structure.

Control Systems

A system that manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of other devices or systems using control loops.

Dynamics

The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of objects under the action of forces.

Efficiency

The ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total energy expended.

Elasticity

The ability of a body to resist a distorting influence or deforming force and to return to its original size and shape when that force is removed.

Factor of Safety

A term describing the load-carrying capacity of a system beyond the expected or actual loads.

Fluid Mechanics

The study of how fluids (liquids and gases) behave and the forces on them.

Kinematics

A branch of mechanics that describes the motion of points, bodies, and systems of bodies without considering the forces that cause them to move.

Load

An external force acting on a structure or component.

Manufacturing

The production of merchandise for use or sale using labor and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing, or formulation.

Materials Science

The study of the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering.

Mechanism

A device designed to transform an input force and motion into a desired set of output forces and motion.

Optimization

The science of making a system or design as effective or functional as possible within given constraints.

Prototype

An early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process.

Reliability Engineering

A sub-discipline of systems engineering that emphasizes the ability of a system to perform its required functions under stated conditions for a specified period.

Statics

The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of loads (force and torque) on physical systems in static equilibrium.

Strain

The measure of the deformation of the material representing the displacement between particles in the material body.

Stress

A physical quantity that expresses the internal forces that neighboring particles of a continuous material exert on each other.

Systems Engineering

An interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their life cycles.

Tensile Strength

The maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking.

Thermodynamics

In engineering, the study of energy conversion and heat transfer in engines, power plants, and cooling systems.

Tolerance

The permissible limit or limits of variation in a physical dimension or measured value.

Torque

The rotational equivalent of linear force, critical in the design of engines, gears, and structural joints.