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• Bushing
  In electrical and mechanical engineering, '''bushing''' can describe any of a variety of parts which allow one piece ==Mechanical engineering==
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• Kinematic pair
  ...|rigid bodies]] that can move with respect to each other via a [[mechanics|mechanical]] [[constraint (mathematics)|constraint]] (''joint'') between the two bodie ...the building blocks of most [[kinematic chain]]s and mechanical [[linkage (mechanical)|linkages]], e.g., [[gimbal]]s, [[robot]]s, [[car suspension]]s.
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• Orazio Satta Puliga
  He studied [[mechanical engineering]] (1933) and [[aeronautics|aeuronautical engineering]] (1935) at the [[Politecnico di Torino]] and joined the design department
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• Orazio Satta
  He studied [[mechanical engineering]] (1933) and [[aeronautics|aeuronautical engineering]] (1935) at the [[Politecnico di Torino]] and joined the design department
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• Ferdinand Piëch
  ...ss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich]] with a degree in mechanical engineering in [[1962]]. His mother was [[Loise Piëch]], a daughter of [[Ferdinand Po ...At [[Audi]] AG in [[Ingolstadt]], since [[1975]] manager of technological engineering, responsible for the concepts of [[Audi 80]] and [[Audi 100]]. Also began
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• Engineering mechanics
  ...fluids) or systems of bodies to external [[force]]s''. Some examples of ''mechanical systems'' include the flow of a [[liquid]] under [[pressure]], the fracture ...[[Stephen Timoshenko|Timoshenko]], who is said to be the father of modern engineering mechanics.
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• Vincenzo Lancia
  ...for him to become a bookkeeper, but developed an interest in machinery and engineering, and was fascinated with the new motor car. ...er in the companies brochure in 1898. He was also developing his skills at engineering, design and construction, and developed patience, perseverance and determin
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• Mauro Forghieri
  ...r work during [[World War II]] for the [[Italian Ansaldo company|Ansaldo]] mechanical workshops of [[Naples]]. After the war, he took up work in the [[Ferrari]] ...completed the [[Liceo Scientifico]] and obtained a degree in [[Mechanical Engineering]] from the [[University of Bologna]]. Despite his initial interest in aviat
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• Leonardo Fioravanti
  He studied [[mechanical engineering]] at the [[Politecnico di Milano]], specializing in [[aerodynamics]] and ca
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• Machine
  ...require some energy source ("input") and always accomplish some sort of [[mechanical work|work]] ("output"). Devices with no rigid moving parts can be conside ...e is the ratio of the [[actual mechanical advantage]] (AMA) to the [[ideal mechanical advantage]] (IMA). Functioning physical machines are always less than 100%
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• Lancia Flat-4 engine
  [[Lancia]], known for their advanced engineering, surprised the auto world by designing a new aluminum [[flat-4]] engine for ...m stroke and produced up to 102 hp (76 kW) with [[Kugelfischer]] mechanical [[fuel injection]].
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• Cylinder head
  ...The [[poppet valve|valves]] and part of the exhaust [[manifold (automotive engineering)|manifold]] are visible.]] ...[[poppet valve|valve]]s and [[spark plug]]s. In a [[flathead engine]], the mechanical parts of the valve train are all contained within the block, and the head i
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• Giuseppe Busso
  ...t Alfa in 1948 and worked there until 1977. He was in charge of mechanical engineering for all of the Alfa Romeos. He took part in creation of the [[Alfa Romeo 19
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• Aldo Costa
  ...ed studying and graduated from the [[University of Bologna]] in mechanical engineering.
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• Nicola Romeo
  ...ouple of years abroad and completed a second bachelor degree in electrical engineering in [[Liège (city)|Liège]], [[Belgium]]. In 1911 he returned to Italy and ...y 23 years, moved to Liège, in Belgium, where he graduated in [[electrical engineering]]. After several attempts to find work at several European companies, he wa
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• Meteor
  ...[Fiat 1100]], [[Fiat 500]] or [[Aprilia]] chassis, which were developed by engineering and preparatory [[Nando Tajana]] and [[Samuele Baggioli]].
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• Engine braking
  ...ession of the fuel-air mixture before ignition, in order to extract useful mechanical energy from the expansion. [[Diesel]] engines are [[adiabatic]] and have no ...ing a vehicle in a low gear causes the engine to have more [[leverage]] ([[mechanical advantage]]) on the road and the road to have less [[leverage]] on the engi
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• Linkage (mechanical)
  ...ify a four-bar, one [[degrees of freedom (engineering)|degree of freedom]] mechanical linkage; or a five-bar, two DOF linkage when the adjustment screw is consid ...ferent output, altering the motion, velocity, acceleration, and applying [[mechanical advantage]].
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• Bodywork
  In [[automotive engineering]], the '''bodywork''' of an [[automobile]] is the structure which protects: * The mechanical components.
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