The Computer-controlled Vehicle System, almost universally referred to as CVS, was a personal rapid transit (PRT) system developed by a Japanese industrial...
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Manned Ground Vehicles (MGV) was a family of lighter and more transportable ground vehicles developed by Boeing and subcontractors BAE Systems and General...
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An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses...
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an internal combustion engine. Systems commonly controlled by an ECU include the fuel injection and ignition systems. The earliest ECUs (used by aircraft...
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mathematics Computer-controlled Vehicle System, a personal rapid transit system developed in Japan Concurrent Versions System, a revision control system for software...
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control system (TCS), is typically (but not necessarily) a secondary function of the electronic stability control (ESC) on production motor vehicles,...
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Personal rapid transit (category Dual-mode vehicle)
Japan operated a project called "Computer-controlled Vehicle System" (CVS). In a full-scale test facility, 84 vehicles operated at speeds up to 60 kilometres...
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Telematics (redirect from Vehicle Telematics System)
computers allow organizers to track members' usage and bill them on a pay-as-you-drive basis. Some systems show users where to find an idle vehicle....
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A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director and radar, which is designed to assist...
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aircraft have wing flaps, controlled by a switch or a mechanical lever or in some cases are fully automatic by computer control, which alter the shape of...
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control a process or operation. The control system compares the value or status of the process variable (PV) being controlled with the desired value or setpoint...
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Active suspension (redirect from Computer-controlled suspension)
uses an onboard control system to control the vertical movement of the vehicle's wheels and axles relative to the chassis or vehicle frame, rather than...
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controls one or more of the electrical systems or subsystems in a car or other motor vehicle. Modern vehicles have many ECUs, and these can include some...
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Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit (category People mover systems in the United States)
the vehicle control and propulsion systems, replaced parts of the power supply, and repaired other infrastructure. A new vehicle control system was commissioned...
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Fly-by-wire (redirect from Fly-by-wire control system)
the general sense of computer-configured controls, where a computer system is interposed between the operator and the final control actuators or surfaces...
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counter understeer. Some ESC systems also reduce engine power until control is regained. ESC does not improve a vehicle's cornering performance; instead...
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Self-driving car (redirect from Self-steering vehicle)
monitoring important systems, and controlling the vehicle, which includes navigating from origin to destination. As of late 2024[update], no system has achieved...
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system or building access. Components of an access control system include: An access control panel (also known as a controller) An access-controlled entry...
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(lit. 'automatic light vehicle') or VAL is a type of driverless (automated), rubber-tyred, medium-capacity rail transport system (people mover). The technology...
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Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is a type of advanced driver-assistance system for road vehicles that automatically adjusts the vehicle speed to maintain...
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SkyTrain (Vancouver) (redirect from Vancouver Metro System)
initially four systems called the vehicle control computer (VCC) with three divided over the mainline and one for the storage yard. VCC1 controls trains from...
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An embedded system is a specialized computer system—a combination of a computer processor, computer memory, and input/output peripheral devices—that has...
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PCM is one of potentially several on-board computers, or essentially the "brain" of the engine control system. The primary inputs to the PCM come from many...
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Automated guideway transit (section Small systems)
one or more driverless vehicles along its length. The vehicles are often rubber tired or steel wheeled, but other traction systems including air cushion...
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Autopilot (redirect from Track control system)
An autopilot is a system used to control the path of a vehicle without requiring constant manual control by a human operator. Autopilots do not replace...
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accelerator pedal position sensors, engine speed sensor, vehicle speed sensor, and cruise control switches. The electric motor is then used to open the throttle...
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Ultra (personal rapid transit) (redirect from Pod (vehicle))
resulted in a system that Ultra believes to be economical: the company reports that the total cost (vehicles, infrastructure, and control systems) is between...
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Delhi Metro (redirect from Delhi Mass Rapid Transit system)
microprocessor-controlled brakes and secondary air suspension, and can maintain an average speed of 32 km/h (20 mph) over a distance of 1.1 km (0.68 mi). The system...
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cyber command and control mission system C3/SA - C3 plus situational awareness C4, C4I, C4ISR, C4ISTAR, C4ISREW, C4ISTAREW – plus computers (technology focus)...
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Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) are technologies that assist drivers with the safe operation of a vehicle. Through a human-machine interface...
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