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Sigma KEE - Clutch
Clutch(clutch)clutch, friction_clutch

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(subclass Clutch Device) Cars.kif 1672-1672 Clutch is a subclass of device
(documentation Clutch EnglishLanguage "A Device used to engage and disengage moving parts. It consists of a friction plate and a spring_loaded mechanism that engages the plate with varying force as the clutch is released. In an Automobile it ultimately connects the Engine with the Gearbox. For the purposes of this definition, we consider the DeviceOn state of the clutch to mean that it is not engaged with the clutch plate.") Cars.kif 1674-1679 Clutch is a subclass of device

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(termFormat EnglishLanguage Clutch "clutch") Cars.kif 1673-1673

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(=>
    (and
        (instance ?C Clutch)
        (instance ?A Automobile)
        (instance ?E Engine)
        (instance ?G Gearbox)
        (instance ?GEAR Gear)
        (part ?GEAR ?G)
        (part ?G ?A)
        (part ?C ?A)
        (part ?E ?A)
        (instance ?M Motion)
        (patient ?M ?E)
        (attribute ?C DeviceOn))
    (not
        (exists (?M2)
            (and
                (instance ?M2 Motion)
                (patient ?M2 ?G)
                (causes ?M ?M2)))))
Cars.kif 1681-1700 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of clutch (2) Y is an instance of automobile (3) Z is an instance of engine (4) W is an instance of gearbox (5) V is an instance of gear (6) V is a part of W (7) W is a part of Y (8) X is a part of Y (9) Z is a part of Y (10) U is an instance of motion (11) Z is a patient of U (12) device on is an attribute of X, then there doesn't exist T such that T is an instance of motion, W is a patient of T, and U causes T
(=>
    (and
        (instance ?C Clutch)
        (instance ?A Automobile)
        (instance ?E Engine)
        (instance ?G Gearbox)
        (instance ?GEAR Gear)
        (part ?GEAR ?G)
        (part ?G ?A)
        (part ?C ?A)
        (part ?E ?A)
        (instance ?M Motion)
        (patient ?M ?E)
        (attribute ?C DeviceOff))
    (exists (?M2)
        (and
            (instance ?M2 Motion)
            (patient ?M2 ?G)
            (causes ?M ?M2))))
Cars.kif 1702-1720 If All of the following hold: (1) X is an instance of clutch (2) Y is an instance of automobile (3) Z is an instance of engine (4) W is an instance of gearbox (5) V is an instance of gear (6) V is a part of W (7) W is a part of Y (8) X is a part of Y (9) Z is a part of Y (10) U is an instance of motion (11) Z is a patient of U (12) device off is an attribute of X, then there exists T such that T is an instance of motion, W is a patient of T, and U causes T


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