Author at Dept. Mechanical Eng., Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ont ario, Canada (1987) llp MS.            "A dynamic model of a transformation system is used to show the roles of transformation processes and their operators, humans, technical systems, and environments. Properties and ways of classifying techni- cal systems are presented to illustrate the Theroy of Technical Sys- tems. Applications of the theory are shown with respect to general u- sage, and to particular use for engineering design.