The Foot-Pound-Second (FPS) System of Units
Description
Examples
The FPS system of units has the foot, pound, and second as its base units. Unlike modern systems of units, composite dimensions are not necessarily represented by a product of powers of the base units. For example, the unit of power, the horsepower, is not equal to one square foot pound per cubic second.
When used in conjunction with the UseSystem command, the FPS system sets the following units for the given dimensions.
Dimension Name
Unit Name
length
foot
mass
pound
time
second
acceleration
foot/second^2
plane angle
radian
solid angle
steradian
area
foot^2
torque
poundforce*foot(radius)
energy
poundforce*foot
force
poundforce
power
horsepower
speed
foot/second
volume
foot^3
pressure
poundforce/inch^2
thermodynamic_temperature
degF
currency
dollar
electric_potential
volt
luminous_flux
lumen
amount_of_substance
mole
magnetic_inductance
henry
magnetic_flux_density
tesla
illuminance
lux
electric_current
ampere
electric_charge
coulomb
magnetic_flux
weber
electric_conductance
siemens
logarithmic_gain
decibel
electric_resistance
ohm
electric_capacitance
farad
luminous_intensity
candela
Notes:
To enter a unit in 2-D Math input, select the unit from the appropriate Units palette. If the unit you want is not there, select unit and then enter the unit.
When you edit a unit, double brackets appear around it.
UnitsUseSystem⁡FPS
with⁡UnitsStandard:
5⁢Unit⁡ft2⁢pounds2
5⁢lb⁢ft2s2
combine⁡,units
30480196133⁢lbf⁢ft
Unit⁡s
304810787315⁢hp
Unit⁡yard2
59⁢lbs3
See Also
Units
Units/Index
Units/Standard
Units/Systems
Units[UseSystem]
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