News tagged with wheel
Caltech Rover ready for rock-yard competition in Houston
(Phys.org) -- Later this week, a four-wheeled robot designed and built by Caltech undergraduate students will maneuver, apparently under its own guidance, through various challenges at the NASA Johnson Space ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 29, 2012 |
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Assembly errors quickly identified
If errors creep in during the assembly of components, costly post-processing is often the consequence. Automatic testing is difficult, especially where individual products are concerned. Now there is a new ...
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Vibrating steering wheel guides drivers while keeping their eyes on the road
A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Keeping older drivers on the road
A research car which monitors our concentration, stress levels and driving habits while we're sat behind the steering wheel is being used to develop new technologies to support older drivers.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Kyoto prof rolls out omnidirectional wheelchair
(PhysOrg.com) -- A mechanical engineering professor has taken the wraps off his vehicle that is designed to become a next-generation wheelchair. As its formal name suggests, this is the Personal Mobile Vehicle, ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Weird and wonderful gadgets wow world's top IT fair
Water-powered clocks, eye-controlled arcade games and pole-dancing robots: this year's CeBIT tech fair, the world's biggest, showcased gadgets ranging from the useful to the downright nerdy.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Aircraft of the future could capture and re-use some of their own
Tomorrow's aircraft could contribute to their power needs by harnessing energy from the wheel rotation of their landing gear to generate electricity.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Automakers embrace high-tech in safety drive
Automakers displaying the latest technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) are relying on sensors, digital cameras and connectivity in a drive towards a common goal -- eliminating accidents.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Review: Shark 360 mouse offers added precision
Console gaming occasionally gets a boost from add-ons that can make the standard controller more efficient to hold and operate. A new wireless mouse looks to replace the standard Xbox 360 controller altogether ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Health check on the road
Safety in traffic depends on a number of factors. One decisive aspect is how fit the driver is. A research team at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), in collaboration with researchers at the BMW Group, ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Voice-activated iPhone could snarl laws on drivers' texting
Apple's iPhone 4S is one of several new devices that make it possible to send text messages with both hands on the wheel. As drivers begin to use these new technologies, states may have to decide what they will and won't ...
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Microbe risk when rover wheels hit martian dirt
Earth microbes trying to make it to Mars must survive sterilization in NASA's clean rooms, harsh cosmic rays during months of space travel, and the Red Planet's unforgiving surface environment. But any bacteria ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 06, 2011 |
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European researchers driving road safety
Safety while driving is paramount, and Europeans are making efforts to ensure our well-being in vehicles - whether we are behind the steering wheel or in a passenger seat. The project partners have pushed ...
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Porsche is developing a system for a self-driving car, no pedal pressing needed
(PhysOrg.com) -- How much of the driving experience are you willing to give up to the computer in your car? Are you OK with cruise control? Anti-lock brakes? Skid control systems? How about taking your feet ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Touch-screen steering wheel keeps drivers focused on the road
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the University of Stuttgart, University of Duisburg-Essen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence have created a prototype automotive steering ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 06, 2011 |
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