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• Chassis
  *In the case of an [[automobile]], the term '''chassis''' can refer to the [[frame]] and ...rather functional and plain computer encasings. Main article : [[computer case]].
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• Frame (vehicle)
  In the case of vehicles, the term '''chassis''' means the [[Frame (vehicle)|frame]] plu ...e rather functional and plain computer encasings. Main article: [[computer case]] for personal machines or [[19-inch rack|rack mount]] for commercial grade
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• Roadway noise
  ...way noise began to be measured in a widespread manner in the 1960s, when [[computer model]]ing of this phenomenon was perfected. After passage of the [[Nation ==Computer models for roadway noise==
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• Tiptronic
  ...most of the shifting decisions ordinarily performed by the transmission's computer, permitting, for example, the delaying of an upshift for increased accelera ...rque converter]] like other automatic transmissions. A Tiptronic is not a computer controlled clutch-manual transmission or [[semi-automatic transmission]]. M
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• Transmission
  ...e the ability to select one of several different [[gear ratio]]s. In this case, most of the gear ratios (simply called "gears") are used to slow down the ...in automotive and [[truck]] applications are contained in a [[cast iron]] case, though sometimes [[aluminum]] is used for lower weight. There are three s
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• Automatic transmission
  ...n equipped with an automatic transmission. This has, however, not been the case in [[Europe]] and much of the rest of the world. Automatic transmissions, p ...nd (on some newer cars) semi-automatic control, where the driver tells the computer when to shift. The result is an impressive combination of efficiency and sm
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• Fully-automatic transmission
  ...n equipped with an automatic transmission. This has, however, not been the case in [[Europe]] and much of the rest of the world. Automatic transmissions, p ...newer cars) also allows semi-automatic control, where the driver tells the computer when to shift. The result is an impressive combination of efficiency and sm
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• Engine Control Unit
  ...too low of an RPM range for the "work" requirement of the moment. In this case the knock/ping results from the piston not being able to move downward as f ...ystem, one can use the appropriate software to adjust the factory equipped computer. By doing so, it is possible to retain all stock functions and wiring whil
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• Ignition system
  ...a problem as it causes the points to oxidize and/or weld together, in the case of the ignition system this becomes the source of the high voltage to opera ...ntinuously in this case, only going through one cycle per spark. In either case, the high voltage was switched to the appropriate spark plug by the ''timer
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• Enduro
  ...arate riders times by thousandths of a second to determine a result in the case of a tie. This is the part of the course that often attracts most spectator ...h they know how to use very well) and an Enduro Computer, just in case the computer somehow breaks during an event.
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• Hand brake
  ...n [[circumstantial evidence]]. The [[Center for Auto Safety]] includes the case as one of its [http://www.autosafety.org/booksandreports.php Safety Researc ...rather than a mechanical handle in the cabin. A more advanced unit uses a computer-controlled motor attached to the brake caliper to activate it.
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...g|thumb|right|224px|The [[Jeep Wrangler]] is a 4WD vehicle with a transfer case to select low range or high range 4WD.]] ...igned primarily for heavy off-road use, normally with a low range transfer case (e.g. a [[Toyota Land Cruiser]]). The terms are thus quite vague in modern
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• Continuously variable transmission
  ...conical pulley halves are close together. This motion of the cones can be computer-controlled and driven, for example by a [[servo]] motor. However, in the l In the case of a chain the links bear on the pulleys via tapered sides on the links. So
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• All wheel drive
  ...g|thumb|right|224px|The [[Jeep Wrangler]] is a 4WD vehicle with a transfer case to select low range or high range 4WD.]] ...design joins the output shafts together via a [[multi-plate clutch]] under computer control. This design causes a small jolt when it activates, which can distu
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• Aerodynamics
  ...problems involve only negligible viscous effects on the solution, in which case viscosity can be considered to be nonexistent. The approximations to these ...Hyper - X) Mach 7 computational fluid dynamic (CFD).jpg|thumb|left|300px|A computer generated model of NASA's [[X-43A]] hypersonic research vehicle flying at M
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• Wheel
  ...el and axle]], one of the [[simple machine]]s. A driven wheel is a special case, that is a [[wheel and axle]]. Note that wheels predate driven wheels by ab ...or the axle turns in the object body. The mechanics are the same in either case.
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• Oversteer
  ...d curve of an S shaped section. More powerful cars typically have on-board computer systems which can automatically brake the wheels or override the driver's t ...er condition to rotate the car around a corner, but this isn't usually the case for two reasons. Accelerating early as the car passes the [[Apex (racing)|
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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  ...ith common mechanicals. Citroën thus encountered the same issue as [[Apple Computer]] did - building a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] system deprives you ...uid, so therefore gas bubbles do not form in the system, as used to be the case with standard brake fluid, creating a 'sprongy' brake feel. Use of [[minera
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• Circuit de Monaco
  ...nism unsuitable for the race does not make sense as it has always been the case since 1929. It should rather be called a "paradox". ==Circuit de Monaco in Computer Games==
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