...it's all about "
analogues & duals," ie, similar 'things' in
different disciplines (fluidics, electronics, statics & dynamics, acoustics, chemistry, mathematics, etc.):
* RESISTANCE: electrical, acoustic, rectilineal, mechanical
* INDUCTANCE: inertance, mass, moment-of-inertia
* CAPACITANCE: electrical, acoustic, compliance, rotational
* VELOCITY:
* DISPLACEMENT:
* AREA:
* VOLUME:
* POWER:
* PRESSURE:
* TEMPERATURE:
...for instance,
FFT is a
mathematical technique used in electronics, vibration and shock, acoustic and optics analyses!
...once you've "suffered" through learning a technique or methodology, it can usually then be (rather) easily applied/transferred to multiple "other" disciplines...especially between electronics and mechanics!
...here's a good
example published by Dr. Holbert, Arizona State University (ASU).