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The proposed IDRUS device is a Driver Assistance Device, a transceiver among vehicles to provide safest driving on the typical roadways, by identifying and alerting the driver about events such as sudden slow/brake, broken down vehicle, invisible spot alert, lane change alert, intersection alert, left/right turn assist.
Each vehicle has a built-in Intelligent Warning Device (IDRUS).
Nowadays, the “non-demountable” trend of IC engine diagnostics is becoming ever more widespread. One of the techniques used in such diagnostics is vibroacoustic monitoring. It is used in safety and ecology, but not in in car workshops. Keeping in mind that this method may be used for all kinds of mechanisms,
Accidents in Forklifts occurs mainly due to reduced vision because of the mast that is in front of the driver. To prevent this following few modifications can be done & put to practical use:
*On-board camera can be provided so that the driver drives by watching the camera.
Paper or Plastic, Reusable or not, the problem is people forget their bags. You should do this, just like you should eat your vegetables and go to the gym. But where is the reward when you do? What if there was?
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When a vehicle needs to be stopped, a mechanism that converts its kinetic energy into heat energy (generally) is deployed. Various types of brakes are used for this purpose. The heat energy produced by this conversion is not in usable form and is lost to the environment.
KERS: Kinetic Energy Recovery System,
We all are aware of the highly decrease levels of our non-renewable resources such as petroleum. If we not optimaly utilise these resources they will be extint, and our coming generations will not be able to use these resources. My design is a step towards saving these resources.
Chronic wounds are estimated to cost the American healthcare system up to $25 billion annually and are responsible for considerable morbidity among patients, especially the nation’s elderly. US clinicians treated an estimated 90.8 million major wounds in 2004 and the total wound care market in the US is estimated in the billions.
A G-G Enabled Audio Navigation Device for Visually Challenged People using Haptic Technology (G-GAN)
For many visually impaired people, a cane or a stick is a close friend helping them to detect and avoid obstacles in the walking path. During walking with the cane going from place to place, they sense and guess directions and locations by hearing sounds surrounding, sniffing smells in the air, feeling touches on skin,
Improvement of energy efficiency and ecological cleanliness of internal combustion engines with spark ignition is a task of vital importance and alternative fuels are one of the ways to solve it. Many researches and tests conducted by various institutes all over the world revealed advantages of different alternative fuels, unfortunately, alongside with disadvantages.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR spacesuit technologies TODAY!
Spacesuit technology for Earth:
This technology already exists, but separately. I am putting it together in a multi-beneficial package, and the greatest benefit is HYBOT. It does not exist yet &
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