Functional Block Diagram F.3 Global Village Equipment

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Description

This includes all the machines needed in all phases of the village project, such as the Global Village Construction Set, other tools, parts, and materials. A given machine may have hardware, software, and supplies needed to operate it. Generally items permanently attached to the ground are included as facilities. A device such as a wind turbine could also be counted as equipment, so the distinction is somewhat arbitrary. The important thing is to only list a given item in one place, and track the flows going in and out of it.

The Equipment function outputs parts, materials, tools and machines outside itself, and also internally for it's own use. It takes those same categories as inputs, though not the same exact items. It also outputs status so that future tasks can be planned. It uses energy, human labor, production information such as drawings, and control software (if automated). As a side effect it outputs waste products that cannot be used elsewhere in the village project. This should be minimized by design, and possibly negative. For example, it could take scrap metal as an input, and output different scrap that cannot be used, but less in amount.

Provide Base Materials:

- Provide earth products such as blocks, bricks, tile, gravel, raw cement, basalt fiber.

- Provide wood products such as boards, timbers, laminated sheet, and stress panels

- Provide metal products such as plate, bar, mesh, and wire

- Provide plastic products

- Provide glass products

- Provide chemical products

Fabricate Parts:

- Includes cutting, forming, welding, drilling, sanding, heat treating, and probably several more processes

Process Food:

- Extract foods from harvest, such as mill grain, press oil

- Prepare food for use, such as cutting, mixing, cooking,

Provide Transport:

- Off-Road Transport, which includes tractor, loader, hitch, fork, wagon

- Road Transport, which includes passenger and cargo

- Water Transport

Provide Portable Power:

- Hydraulic

- Mechanical

- Electric

- Heating

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