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The huge amount of smoke the Internal Combustion Engine of an automobile (truck/car/bus) bellows, versus the clean ride we all enjoy on a bicycle, made me think of a cleaner source of energy to run the automobile which is not dependent on any sort of crude, not even on the Renewable Energy sources of the Sun, Hydro,
Opportunity
In the recent past, humans have put huge stress on the environment to meet their travel demands. One such example is fossil fuel which is fast depleting to meet the global transportation needs. Various research has happened and is happening in developing sustainable technologies that can meet future demands of mankind.
Motivation
There are about 576 million people aged more than 65 in the world today. Of these, approximately 350 million have arthritis. For these people, the stresses that develop in their knees when rising from a seated position can be uncomfortably high. While there are several existing chairs designed to address this problem,
Of a city’s total electricity consumption, more than 25% of the power is just consumed by the very basic need for air conditioning–to keep the temperature inside offices, homes, malls, shopping complexes, hypermarkets, cinema halls, factory complexes–at an ambient temperature for comfortable working, living and leisure.
Orentrix Aircraft Tracking System was designed to solve the very problem of the still missing Malaysia Airline Flight MH-370.
This system transmits aircraft flight data including aircraft GPS location as SMS text messages every two seconds during normal flight status, and every second during an emergency,
Intelligent Fuel Trimmer (IFT) is an intermediate electronic module that deploys in between OEM Engine Control Unit (ECU) and fuel injectors of an automobile. The function of this module is to modify (Amplify or Attenuate) the OEM ECU injector pulse width for each of the four PWM signals which control the fuel injectors.
THE PROBLEM:
Monitoring of the EEG (Electro Encefalography) brainwaves is important for medical, sports, relaxation and other activities. We have Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta waves. In alpha state we have physical and mind possibilities amplified. Learning, sports performance, meditations, sleep control. With insight into the alpha state, you have objective parameters to develop your skils. In my practice,
The Electronic Throttle Control System (ETCS) / Throttle-By-Wire (TBW) / Drive-By-Wire (DBW) all are same species. Nowadays almost all modern automotive engines are outfitted with DBW technology. A DBW system regulates the throttle plate angle by using a servo motor to adjust the inlet airflow rate of an IC engine.
The main aim of this project is to allow students to use an easy, portable and cheap oscilloscope for rapid prototyping purposes. The current oscilloscopes available are very expensive and bulky. They are not suitable for students working on various projects who require an oscilloscope for rapid prototyping. The Android DSO is low cost, portable,
T-technology enables the controlled and natural supercavitation of submarine-launched torpedoes, projectiles, conveyances and platforms. Supercavitation refers to creation of a gaseous envelope (bubble) around a moving object, conveyance or projectile while submerged (underwater). T-technology enables use of a single-stage solid rocket engine in projectiles, conveyances or torpedoes.
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