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The problem being solved:
A collection of common types and sizes of wrenches (Standard, Flexible, S-Shape, Half Moon, etc.) are needed to safely tighten or loosen a fastener and without damage to the fastener. Such a collection of wrenches can become quite large. Accordingly, the cost to accumulate a large collection of wrenches can get expensive. Also, bigger,
This product is designed to assist with the assembly and servicing of electronics circuit boards (PCBs).
Many circuit boards are large and complex, with a vast quantity of small components. When working on such a PCB, it is often necessary to locate specific components. Finding the specific part among the many can often be difficult and time consuming.
Audio feature estimation involves measuring key characteristics from the audio. It is possible to estimate features using an auditory memory model. In order to do so, an onset detection is necessary to identify new audio components to insert into the auditory memory,
WEIGHT REDUCE SCHOOL BAG
Today in school and colleges we get books, for example an English subject text book for 5th grade students with more than 5 to 8 chapter lessons to learn. That means in a single day the teacher doesn't teach all the chapters but we carry every day this book according to the time table of each class.
SENSOR BASE VEHICLE HORN
With present vehicle horns when we press the button (switch) it gives sound which pollutes our surrounding area. Mostly vehicle horns are used when a driver wants to overtake the other vehicle or if some person etc. come in front of the vehicle OR there some other people who misuse the horn while driving.
A visual, tactile, and topographical user interface device.
The device consists of a 2-dimensional array of millimeter-scale sensor-actuator elements, covered by a flexible and crush-resistant display layer. It senses forces applied by the user and actuates to change its topography in response. It can mimic the markings, topography,
One in four patients in any healthcare facility has a pressure ulcer at any given time, costing a 100-bed facility approximately $750,000/yr on treatment. Bedsores are a leading iatrogenic cause of death reported in developed countries. Part of prevention and treatment includes strong compliance and consistency in wound and wound care documentation.
Main Idea:
I just wonder that the huge weight of trucks or cars should be somehow utilized to generate energy. My main idea is to make small air bags of some flexible material or kind of small pockets filled with air, on the periphery of the tyre. During the rotation of the wheel,
Tethered Lifeline Support registry system provides history timelines wherein a person’s name and address is connected to a confidential informal correspondence-communications in the form of an e-mail, tweet, text, or phone call sent from a female or male, child or adult for improved safety with mental and physical security in fluid world environments.
How many times have you seen this happen: a clump of a dozen vehicles are cruising along a major 4 lane street and 1 car on a side street approaches a red "smart" traffic light. Consequently the light (which is ignorant of the approaching dozen cars) changes in favor of the single car and wastes the kinetic energy (originally,
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