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• Roadway noise
  ...nergy emanating from [[motor vehicle]]s. In the USA it contributes more to environmental noise exposure than any other noise source, and is constituted chiefly of [ ...ical scientists for answers regarding the planning of new roadways and the design of [[noise mitigation]].
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• Industrial design
  ...e appealing products. It is importantant that in order to be an industrial design the product has to be produced in an industrial way, for example an artisan '''Product design''' is focused on products only, while industrial design has a broader focus on concepts, products and processes. In addition to con
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• Exhaust pipe
  ...ne and includes one or more exhaust pipes. Depending on the overall system design, the exhaust gas may flow through one or more of:- *A [[muffler]] (USA) / [[Muffler|silencer]] (UK), to reduce [[Noise (environmental)|noise]].
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• Powertrain
  ...is adapted automatically to follow minimal energy consumption and minimal environmental pollution, performance may suffer. The motor vehicle industry doubts that c ...are subject to greater instantaneous forces, and are more complex in their design and mechanical operation. The resulting advanced powertrain designs in turn
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• Vespa
  ...The mixture of oil in the fuel produced high amounts of smoke. Increasing environmental restrictions compelled Piaggio to pull out of the US market in 1985. Vespas The Vespa is recognized as the epitome of Italian design and with its elegant lines and classic aesthetics, there is a dramatic incr
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• Engineering
  ...nology, [[mathematics]], and practical [[experience]]. The result is the [[design]], [[production|production]], and operation of useful [[object (philosophy) ...he engineer is to identify, understand, and integrate the constraints on a design in order to produce a successful result. It is usually not enough to build
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• VR6 engine
  ...ngine in existing Volkswagen models. A wider [[V6 engine]] of conventional design would have required lengthening existing vehicles to provide enough [[crump ...ine. The original VR6 engine displaced 2.8 L and featured a 12 valve design. These engines produced 174 [[horsepower#PS|PS]] (128 kW/172&nbs
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• Micro-Vett
  ...nce 1987 in the field of electric traction, starting its business with the design of micro-citycars and then, since 1991, with the electrification of light, ...r extra-city roads, electric for contexts in which is appreciated a lowest environmental impact. You can also re-charge batteries during march. Daily Hybrid 35 q is
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• Scooter
  ...and body that conceals all or most of the mechanicals. The classic scooter design features a step-thru frame and a flat floorboard for the rider's feet and o ...fully automatic transmissions is matched by an emerging trend in motorcyle design that foreshadows automatic transmission motorcycles with on-board storage.
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• Architecture
  ...and ''τεκτων'', "builder, carpenter") is the [[art]] and [[science]] of [[design|designing]] [[building]]s and [[structure]]s. ...architecture]] to the microlevel of creating [[furniture]]. Architectural design usually must address both feasibility and [[cost]] for the [[Construction|b
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• Mountain biking
  ...d race on off-road courses and on road. Most cyclocross bikes use a frame design similar to road bikes, with [[700C]] wheels and road brake/shift levers. ==The Environmental Impacts of Mountain Biking==
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• Steering
  ...and utility vehicles. This is a variation on the older [[worm and sector]] design; the steering column turns a large screw (the "[[worm gear]]") which meshes The rack and pinion design has the advantages of a large degree of feedback and direct steering "feel"
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• Wankel engine
  ...on engine|rotor]] instead of reciprocating [[piston engine|pistons]]. This design promises smooth high-rpm power from a compact, lightweight engine; however Although many manufacturers licensed the design, and [[Mercedes-Benz]] used it for their [[Mercedes-Benz C111|C111]] concep
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• Automobile
  ...used a mixture of [[hydrogen]] and [[oxygen]] to generate [[energy]]. The design was not very successful, as was the case with the British inventor, [[Samue ...held patents for many inventions, he never applied for patents for either design in this category.
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ...ids including the Insight use this design, leveraging their reputation for design of small, efficient gasoline engines; their system is dubbed [[Integrated M ...r advertising for the Escape Hybrid, arguing that the Escape's full hybrid design is more efficient. However, assist hybrids should not be confused with actu
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• Lambretta
  The main stimulus for the design style of the Lambretta and Vespa dates back to Pre-WWII [[Cushman]] scooter ...ronautical engineer]] General [[Corradino D'Ascanio]], responsible for the design and construction of the first modern helicopter by [[Agusta]], was given th
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• Aerodynamics
  [[Image:Design for a Flying Machine.jpg|thumb|300px|A drawing of a design for a flying machine by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] (c. 1488). This machine was ...tolesi]]. The new research presented was impressive. Ackeret presented a design for a [[supersonic wind tunnel]]. Busemann gave perhaps the best presentat
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• Fuel injection
  ...the central task of supplying fuel to the combustion process, but it is a design decision how a particular system will be optimized. There are several compe :*range of environmental operation
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• Catalytic converter
  ...r#Brake horsepower (bhp)|BHP]]hour to 3 gram/BHPhour or less, as per the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) 2004 regulations. A further drop to 2 gram/BHPhou ...cause problems for the engine manufacturers as it may not be economical to design an engine to meet two sets of regulations.
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