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Everyone is looking for an alternative energy source for the vehicles. We have several options such as Bio-fuel, Electricity, Hydrogen, Pneumatic, Hydraulics, Solar energy etc., and among all these, electricity is found to be leading.
Problem – Limited Range, High Initial Cost.
Description:
Electric Vehicles have high torque,
Space capsule surviving re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere or that of another planet and impact on the surface requires knowledge of the forces of gravity and acceleration along with test design trials. Many early spacecraft that orbited the Earth landed on land or water which is still quite a hard surface if you are traveling at high speed.
Description
Internal combustion engines with reciprocating pistons (1), connecting
rods (2), crank (3), block (4), and crankshaft (5) suffer parasitic power loss
from drag on parts moving as much as 180 mph in air ambient the crankcase.
Piston displacement flow crosses connecting rod and crank motion, each at
Relaxing and comfortable double-seat in which travelers
can spend the brief or long waits of today’s airport mobility. A ready-to-use and cost effective device that can convert into a sleeping seat while safekeeping bulky baggage.
Technology Gap:
During the last decade, the world of electronics has experienced a surge in autonomous electronic devices. One last tether has prevented consumers from completely leaping into the wireless convenience - the power cord. Wireless power transmission (WPT) will remove the need for power cords for portable electronic devices including smartphones, tablets, laptops and more.
Every year hundreds of millions of dollars are lost due to human errors in the layout of construction information. When an architect has finished their drawings and they need translated to the freshly poured foundation of a building, it is usually handled by construction workers using tape measures and chalk lines.
MICRO LASER SOLAR WITH NANO TECHNOLOGY RUPEES NOTE
INTRODUCTION:
Keeping in mind the present situation all of our country with heavy black money, theft , robbery , cheating,election black money, bank & ATM theft, misuse government money, we have designed this MICRO LASER SOLAR WITH NANO TECHNOLOGY RUPEES NOTE with more stability and can be used in all situations.
Smart Wheel Chair is a smarter solution for people with lower limb impairment to be more independent in doing their day to day activities. The person can remotely operate his powered wheelchair using a smart phone, hereby making him move freely in and around the house without the assistance of a second person.
Everyone knows holding 1 on a phone brings the voice messages. But how many of us know all the phone numbers for emergency, fire or police? What if holding 2 on a phone brought a list of all these life saving numbers for the current country?
Commercial CVT’s (Continuously Variable Transmission), in the automotive industry in existence currently (push belt CVT’s), are all based on a dynamic friction interface. The dynamic friction interface transmits the power through steel on steel interface in special traction fluid oil.
However the commercial push belt CVT has a number of disadvantages.
• Firstly the mechanical efficiency,
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