A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device invented by Louis Renault (who founded Renault) which uses a gear set—two or more gears...
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Transmission (mechanical device), technology that allows controlled application of power Automatic transmission Manual transmission Signal transmission, the process...
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Machine (redirect from Mechanical device)
movement, often called mechanical systems. Renaissance natural philosophers identified six simple machines which were the elementary devices that put a load...
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Differential analysers, a type of mechanical analogue computer, were used from approximately 1900 to 1950. These devices used differential gear trains to...
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train Non-synchronous transmission Overdrive (mechanics) Preselector gearbox Torque converter Transmission (mechanical device) Wikisource:Popular Science...
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Torque converter (redirect from Hydrokinetic transmission)
between the engine's flexplate and the transmission. The equivalent device in a manual transmission is the mechanical clutch. A torque converter serves to...
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Fluid coupling (redirect from Hydromechanical transmission)
'hydrokinetic' device used to transmit rotating mechanical power. It has been used in automobile transmissions as an alternative to a mechanical clutch. It...
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Mechanical television or mechanical scan television is an obsolete television system that relies on a mechanical scanning device, such as a rotating disk...
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Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system. The device trades off input...
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Wireless power transfer (redirect from Microwave power transmission)
power transmission can eliminate the use of the wires and batteries, thereby increasing the mobility, convenience, and safety of an electronic device for...
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with traditional mechanical devices which depend on different power sources like fuels or human physical strength. Electronic devices are a specialized...
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A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is an automated transmission that can change through a continuous range of gear ratios, typically resulting...
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optional 2 or 4 speed planetary transmission attached to the end of the HSD device OR a conventional automatic transmission that uses an electric drive motor...
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automated manual transmission (AMT), which is mechanically similar to, and has its roots in, earlier clutchless manual transmission systems. An AMT functions...
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A mechanical calculator, or calculating machine, is a mechanical device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic automatically, or a simulation...
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Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is a microscopy technique in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a specimen to form an image. The specimen...
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in 1939. Automatic transmissions are especially prevalent in vehicular drivetrains, particularly those subject to intense mechanical acceleration and frequent...
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Variator (category Mechanical power control)
is a device that can change its parameters, or can change parameters of other devices. Often a variator is a mechanical power transmission device that...
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A ventricular assist device (VAD) is an electromechanical device that provides support for cardiac pump function, which is used either to partially or...
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clumsy mechanical linkages that had been previously employed with a hydrostatic device based on his own novel theory of sonics, or "wave transmission". The...
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current transmission system (FACTS) is a family of power-electronic based devices designed for use on an alternating current (AC) transmission system to...
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the transmission media they pass through, for instance, by absorption or reflection or refraction at the interfaces between media. Technical devices can...
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numbers being given, but these have no meaning as there is no mechanical or other device to provide a static starting point for the control unit. This...
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tarfandhâ, lit. 'Book of Tricks') is a large illustrated work on mechanical devices, including automata, published in 850 by the three brothers of Persian...
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Electromechanics (redirect from Electro-mechanical)
encompasses electronics engineering. Electromechanical devices are ones which have both electrical and mechanical processes. Strictly speaking, a manually operated...
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A slip ring is an electromechanical device that allows the transmission of power and electrical signals from a stationary to a rotating structure. A slip...
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Clutch (category Automotive transmission technologies)
A clutch is a mechanical device that allows an output shaft to be disconnected from a rotating input shaft. The clutch's input shaft is typically attached...
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A clutch is a mechanical device which provides for the transmission of power from one component to another. Clutch may...
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Telemetry (redirect from Telemetry device)
physical device used in telemetry. It consists of a sensor, a transmission path, and a display, recording, or control device. Electronic devices are widely...
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A mechanical amplifier or a mechanical amplifying element is a linkage mechanism that amplifies the magnitude of mechanical quantities such as force,...
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