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Recent innovations in vehicle suspension employs active suspension system which imparts best in class ride and handling of vehicle. Active suspension is a type of automotive suspension that controls the vertical movement of the wheels relative to the chassis or vehicle body with an onboard system, rather than in passive suspension where the movement is being determined entirely by the road surface.
In Manufacturing companies, the most critical success factor is the way the product functions in the hands of the customers. The concept of Zero Defects is the result of every operator in the factories doing their tasks correctly every time. When any single element is not right,

I got tired of so many beverage bottles thrown away with contents still inside. I realized this was due in many cases to the user being unable to locate their bottle because it was placed amongst other that looked just like it. This situation occurs in at home, work, or on-the-go: anywhere that people gather.
The objective of the project is to make an assistive limb to assist human beings in some or other activity, eliminating human errors and increasing productivity. The most common activity humans perform, be it a soldier or an industrial worker or a rural woman, is weight lifting and that is what we aim to target.
We have advanced a lot in field of aviation. But still we are always primitive than the upcoming stage of the aviation. So I took a keen interest on the take off & landing system of an aircraft. The wings plays the most important part in it.
INTRODUCTION:
The main objective of the project is to identify the water flowing in the tap when it has opened when there is no water.. When there is no water in the water tank, the people forget to close the tap at the time. Because normally they may not close the tap while there is no water in the tank.
This project aims at providing a new method of Regenerative Braking, by deactivating fuel supply and ignition during periods of braking and providing a valve to divert the outlet air from the cylinder to a storage tank, acting as a reciprocating compressor. Energy is spent in compressing the air and hence, slows down the vehicle,
Aim:
The main aim of developing this device is to provide drug free therapy for insomnia without any side effects and in cost effective manner.
Objective:
1. To develop a device to generate sleep inducing stimuli such as audio, visual and acupressure.
2. To provide audio-visual and acupressure (AVT) stimuli to insomniac patients to sleep before.
The objective of the project is to develop cost effective, light weight and user friendly manually operated wheel chair with stair climbing and steep slope climbing facility for elderly people/physically challenged persons. Based on the representations received from the paramedical staff from the hospitals and the review of relevant literature,
Smart Solar geyser:- Present day Solar water heaters are bulky and needs strong roof and pipe line from area of utility till the roof top. The major problems faced are:
1. Limited usage, like individual houses.
2. Wastage of cold water in the pipe line to get hot water
3. Loss of temperature during night time.
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