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What problem does it solve?
Traditional step-in bathrooms or bathtubs present a risky situation for aging seniors or people with mobility issues as they have great difficulties lifting up their leg to step into or out of the bathroom or bathtub.
Choosing bath-tubs for handicaps present many issues such as accessibility,
RVCR is a seed-machine kinematics that has various downstream applications in engines, renewable energy power generators and utility machines. RVCR enables a feature called ‘VCR’ (Variable compression Ratio) which specially revolutionises engines. The VCR feature has been long pursed by almost all major Engine Industry Players and various ‘VCR’ Engine test models have been tested,
Built with similar architecture of a fork lift.
Except: much lighter and designed for loads of 200-400 pounds. Can be disassembled and assembled easily. Has reprogrammed functions and pendant controlling, learning operations. Fork can be replaced with multiple types of arms, limps, extensions for specific task.
It is proposed a freight vehicle able to travel on the railway and the tramway.
LayOut:
1 Master tram-train all deck, with two flights of ends.
There are human presence on board (driver,
Patches of approximately 8square inches, with high power, bright. Toggle switch for pattern of blinking. Compact battery, rectifier, antenna coil packed into sealed fabric.
Powered by airwaves, charged by airwaves.
Power via radiowaves will be generated by a portable battery that is carried in backpack or placed in the area of activity,
Not everyone can afford a new car with helpful sensors. Nor does everyone need all the fancy sensors. Utilizing cheap and simple sensors like infrared for proximity sensing. And having simple transmitter in sensors and simple receiver in automobile with LED notifications or sounds. Or a phone application.
The security system will be mobile and dynamic. Stationary cameras are obsolete for advance security. The system will be automated and manual if commanded. Robotic security system will consist of one ground bot(mother bot) and at least four airborne bots(child bot).
Mother bot is main processor, executes complex commands, master, computes data from child bots, and bridge to home networking.
Electrification is the most viable way to achieve clean and efficient transportation. A lot of hybrid vehicles are available in the country but all these technologies have been employed on four wheeled vehicles only. Due to unavailability of trikes and higher price of hybrid vehicles, two wheelers, more prone to accidents are in demand.
The problem with a Savonius Rotor is that it has no torque, as the blades are only powering the shaft for 120 degrees of one turn, while for the remaining 240 degrees the blades are consuming energy. The Savonius Rotor micro mini wind turbine, with the blades being powered for the full 360 degrees,
There is a lot of concern that is being expressed throughout the world with regards to the vehicular emissions, Especially the Heavy Commercial Vehicles. There of course have been lot of actions for the containment of the same. However these either have been costly or complex approaches for the users,
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