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WAMPs construction scheme: front located engine, hydromechanical and/or electromechanical diversity transmission , optional modules
Advantages: Low profile (variable), large inside space, high mobility, multitask
Weakness: should be equipped by tires,
Problem Statement:
NASA currently is working on their Highway in the Sky software to designate roads in the sky. The software appears to be missing one piece of the puzzle that is critical to it's success. The problem is that in the event of a crash scenario, due to engine failure or other failure,
The double layer chamber was designed to provide an industrial solution to chemical processes when preserving tough technical standards is a must in order to keep the contained fluid (most of them are new biofuels) free of undesired stain and contaminants which sometimes are generated inside the tanks that are used at nowadays industry.
As an innovative example,
The proposed project presents the use of electromagnetic energy in order to substitute the conventional hydraulic braking system and all of its parts made using pollutants materials.Originally well oriented to electric vehicles, can be adjusted to be used into conventional automotive cars or hybrids vehicles.
Internal combustion engines are a big source of pollution all around the world.. So when the efficiency of such engines is improved the environmental impact is diminished.
Nowadays, in an internal combustion gasoline engine, the throttle have a butterfly valve that directly regulates the amount of air entering the engine,
The main objective of the proposed system is to rescue the infants who accidentally fall into the bore well due to improper maintenance at the digging spot.
"Applied Predictive Decision Environment (APDE 4.0) Is an Integrated Predictive Analytics Platform software system designed specifically to take advantage of a massively parallel vectorized architecture running on Global Intelligence Corporation's newest 275,600 core supercomputer platform know as Thunderbird that, ingests massive amounts of multiple lingual mixed media information from 127,000+ global data sources,
1. The idea involves a paradigm shift in expanding the corporate support of employee volunteering. This expanded support would have corporations donate a day’s worth of their best creative talent to address product solutions for the elderly and those coping with disabilities.
Concrete production uses a considerable amount of natural resources that cannot be replaced or replenished. With landfills being created at an alarming rate compounded with the increased cost of dumping trash, the need for recycling has reached an all-time high.
Improving automotive safety is one of the major aspects in today’s automotive industry. “Anti-Sinking Airbag System” deals with the automotive safety in passenger vehicles i.e.
a)Avoids the vehicle sinking in a body of water.
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