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Bluetooth Vehicle Theft Prevention
The recent surge of vehicle burglaries in the LA area through hacking into remote entry devices prompted the design concept of measures to maintain the integrity of the vehicle security. Hackers are currently able to hide themselves a substantial distance from the target vehicle and clone the remote entry upon use.
The Quick Harvester System with Manifold and Heat Exchanger uses waste heat to start the grain drying process on the combine instead of post-harvest in the grain dryer. This system is more applicable in locations with combine harvesters where grain is tough at harvest. North America, Australia, Europe and some of Asia,
Pyra is an advanced oven designed specifically for production on a 3D printer. Aside from the electronics and a few hardware components, Pyra is completely 3D printed. It combines the versatility of FDM technology with advanced cloud-based intelligence, defining the convergence of direct digital manufacturing and the Internet of Things.
Background
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive therapeutic technique that uses a magnetic pulsed field emanating from coil windings to induce neural action potentials in the brain to address a variety of neurological and physiological applications.
TMS therapy, which has been FDA approved for treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD),
I am an aerospace designer and I have worked in the aerospace and defense industries for over 15 years, with companies including Phoenix Unidynamics, Goodyear Aerospace, and General Pneumatics. I have collaborated on projects that include components for the AIM 9 “Sidewinder” air-to-air missile, the Space Shuttle, the “Cruise” missile, and the “Trident” ICBM missile,
Modern rocketry industry faces nowadays the full impact of a fully competitive market with a restricted access to manpower. Complex processes inherited from the massive investments of the rocket race age are today a source of risk despite their seemingly economic attractiveness. Simplification of components impact then directly the overall efficiency of rockets.
Theory Statement
If we have two bowls, one is larger named as ‘Paraat (Hindi word)’ is full with liquid (water) and another one bowl (is made with aluminium) has smaller diameter and height. Smaller bowl partially filled and floating on larger bowl’s water surface. Water has been supplied from small diameter pipe (filter pipe, diameter 0.75 mm).
Walking and running transportation system
Problem Statement
Bicycle is very good example of sustainable energy system but the limit is there is effort required to drive it and effort is directly comes from human power.
In present time people feels shame to ride a bicycle, also there is need to take care of it by the cyclist.
This system is designed to protect and ensure the survival of the driver and the passengers in any car that has an accident either with for without fire.
How it Works?
Let's say that there is a car which have this system had an accident but without fire.
This is a conceptual model were an air duct is used instead of electric fan inside the train coach. This concept is developed by considering present model of Indian railway.
When the train moves forward the air flows inside the duct and been released through the nozzle inside the coach.
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