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CoG |
Center of gravity |
VCG |
Vertical center of gravity |
LCG |
Longitudinal center of gravity |
TCG |
Transversal center of gravity |
Lower / VCG_min |
The lowest vertical point of the weight item |
Upper / VCG_max |
The uppermost vertical point of the weight item |
Aft / LCG_min |
The longitudinal aft point (starting point) of the weight item |
Fore / LCG_max |
The longitudinal fore point (endpoint) of the weight item |
PS / TCG_min |
The minimum transverse point of the weight item |
SB / TCG_max |
The maximum transverse point of the weight item |
Weight item |
A steel part, a machinery part or an equipment unit that has a specific weight or mass. |
Weight group |
A weight group in the breakdown structure that can contain weight items |
Breakdown structure |
The system describing the project by breaking it into several weight groups, ordered hierarchically. (See Chapter The Breakdown Structure Systems) |