Imashini y’ivyuma ipfutse ivyuma hanze y’imashini, hanyuma wongeremwo amazi y’icuma mu cumba co gupfuka n’ikiyiko c’ikiyiko c’ikiyiko. igikingirizo ca piston y'ugufatanya, kandi ivyuma birenze urugero bisunikwa n'iyindi piston.
Igikoresho co kugenzura urushinge rw’ivyuma vy’ivyuma vy’ivyuma, kikaba kirimwo neza igikoresho co guhindura urushinge rw’ivyuma, umuhinduzi w’ivyuma vy’ivyuma, igipimo c’ubuhinga bwo gukora, igipimo c’umugenzuzi w’ivy’ubuhinga, umuvoka w’ivy’imbere, umuyagankuba, igipimo c’inyuma c’umurongo w’ivyuma, hindura, uruzitiro rw’inyungu rw’umuhinduzi w’ivyuma n’umurongo w’isohoka ry’umurongo w’ivyuma vy’ivyuma vy’ivyuma vy’ivyuma.
Imashini y’Ikarita y’Ikarita inyuma y’aho ikoreshejwe, irashobora kwinjiza mu buryo bworoshe, kandi ibipimo bitandukanye birashobora kwerekanwa mu gihe c’ikoreshwa. Gukoresha umutegetsi w’aho hantu mu bikoresho birashobora gupima neza no kugenzura ikibanza c’inkoni y’urushinge mu gihe c’ugutera urushinge; gukoresha igikoresho co guhinduranya umuyagankuba-ku-analog bituma kugenzura valve y'ukuri .
Ivyimburwa vyose vy’imashini y’imbeho ishobora kwinjira mu buryo bworoshe no kwerekanwa ku gicapo maze bikabikwa kugira ngo umuntu ahamagare vyoroshe muri kazoza. Bishobora kugabanya uruvyaro rw’ibibumbano vy’ugutera, kugabanya ugutera imbere, kugabanya ukubura kw’ibikoresho, kugabanya ukunyiganyiga kw’igikoresho co gutera urupfu, no gutuma uburyo bwo gutera urupfu butera imbere.
