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• Fides
  ...high hopes Fides never succeeded in the market. In 1911 Fides modest sales force a turnover and [[Lancia]] ended up buying the firm.
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• Brake-by-wire
  ...signals that are of particular safety importance such as displacement and force measurements of the brake pedal copied by multiple processors in the [[peda === Measurement and/or estimation of clamp force in the electromechanical calipers ===
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• Inertia
  ...ervation of angular momentum of a rotating object and describes how much [[force]] or [[torque]] is needed to accelerate the object at a given rate. The 'mo ...in its state of uniform motion unless acted on by an external unbalanced [[force]]'' is called Newton's ''[[Newton's laws of motion|first law]] of [[motion]
  10 KB (1,506 words) - 13:22, 8 October 2009
• Unsprung weight
  ...on the unsprung weight. In time, the unsprung weight then responds to this force with movement of its own. The amount of movement is inversely proportional
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• Power (physics)
  ...tärke]] (PS), [[horsepower#CV and cv|cheval vapeur]] (CV) and [[foot-pound force|foot-pounds]] per minute. One unit of horsepower is equivalent to 33,000 fo :'''F''' is [[force]]
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• Pennacchio
  ...ransmitted via a [[transmission]] chain and by the means of [[gears]], the force then led from there to a drive wheel. This model, however, did not prevail
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• Pneumatics
  ...bsorbs excessive force, whereas the fluid of hydraulics directly transfers force.
  5 KB (690 words) - 17:06, 11 June 2009
• Polizia di Stato
  ...the ''[[Carabinieri]]'', which is a [[military police]] ([[gendarmerie]]) force and the ''[[Guardia di Finanza]]'', the Italian customs and border protecti ...chief is referred to as the ''Capo della Polizia'' (Chief of Police). The force is organized on a regional and provincial basis, thus every major Italian t
  6 KB (966 words) - 09:39, 7 October 2009
• Units of energy
  ...stomary units|US units]] for both energy and work include the [[foot-pound force]] (1.3558 J), the [[British thermal unit]] (Btu) which has various val
  2 KB (380 words) - 22:33, 23 September 2009
• Snetterton Circuit
  ...n Heath]] ) which was then designated for use y the United States Army Air Force. The airfield was opened in May 1943 and closed down in November 1948.
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• Limited slip differential
  In the mechanical ''clutch type'', a mechanism, such as a [[centrifugal force|centrifugal]] weighted rotor, detects differential wheel velocity and appli ...casing apart. Therefore, only during Very hard braking will it have enough force pushing it forward to expand the casing.
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• Aurelio Lampredi
  ...am engine|Twin-Cam]] and [[fiat SOHC|SOHC]] engines, which provided motive-force for most Fiat automobiles for over 32 years. He was also made manager of Fi
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• Sway bar
  ...prung mass, causing the body to lean towards the outside of the turn. This force is called the [[roll couple]]. One effect of body (frame) lean, for typical ...s on the opposite sides of the vehicle together, the bar will transmit the force of one-wheel bumps to the opposite wheel. On rough or broken pavement, anti
  5 KB (793 words) - 09:26, 7 October 2009
• Greg Ray
  | [[Panoz|G-Force]] | [[Panoz|G-Force]]
  3 KB (383 words) - 09:46, 8 October 2009
• Boost gauge
  A Boost gauge will measure pressure in either [[pound-force per square inch|psi]] or [[bar (unit)|bar]] and many also measure manifold
  1 KB (231 words) - 08:43, 8 October 2009
• Air brake (aircraft)
  ...to increase [[Drag (physics)|drag]] while making little change to [[lift (force)|lift]], spoilers greatly reduce lift while making little change to drag.
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• Douglas Meythaler
  Creating artwork has always been a driving force for artist Doug Meythaler. Working in watercolors and acrylics Doug strive
  1 KB (210 words) - 23:55, 14 August 2010
• Power steering
  ...system that tries to turn the steering wheel back to center position. The force of the centering device increases as the car's road speed increases. As lon
  5 KB (838 words) - 22:52, 11 June 2009
• Top dead center
  ...k]] where the applied force is straight along its axis, meaning no turning force can be applied. Many sorts of machines are crank driven, including [[unicy ...t turn the [[chainwheel]], but the rider's leg is able to apply tangential force at the pedal to overcome it. [[Fixed gear bicycles]] (without a [[freehub]]
  5 KB (842 words) - 21:57, 25 May 2010
• Ice Racing
  ...made [[4-stroke]] [[Jawa Motors|Jawa]] motorcycles have been the dominant force in this sport. Impressive motorcycle ice racing footage can be seen in the
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