MechanicalProcess
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A Mechanical Process is a process in which forces acting on material entities produce motion, deformation or a transfer of mechanical energy. Mechanical processes need not involve an agent; they are individuated by the physical interactions that constitute them.
Examples
- compression of a spring
- rotation of a shaft
- impact of two bodies
Where it sits in the suite
Mechanical Process is defined in the Common Core Ontologies, a mid-level suite that specialises the top-level categories of Basic Formal Ontology. It is released as part of the maintained, logically consistent CCO release and is reused across the connected ontology modules.