Encyclopedia - Wheel: Encyclopedia - Wheel
A wheel is a circular object that, together with an axle, allows low friction in motion by rolling. Common examples are found in transpor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel - Mechanics
Wheels are used in conjunction with an axle, either the wheel turns on the axle or the wheel is rigidly attached to the axle which then t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel - History Of The Wheel
The wheel is regarded as one of the oldest and most important inventions, which is, according to most authorities, originated in ancient ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mechanical Advantage: Encyclopedia - Mechanical Advantage
In physics and engineering, mechanical advantage (MA) is the factor by which a machine multiplies the force put into it. The mechanical a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balance Wheel: Encyclopedia - Balance Wheel
The balance wheel is the part of a mechanical watch that facilitates even passage of time, analogous to a pendulum in a pendulum clock. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel And Axle: Encyclopedia - Wheel And Axle
The wheel and axle is a simple machine. The wheel and axle consists of a handwheel (a disc or lever arm with a handle) which turns an axl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bogie: Encyclopedia - Bogie
A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheellock: Encyclopedia - Wheellock
Wheellock, Wheel-Lock or Wheel lock, is a mechanism for firing a firearm. It was the next major development in firearms technology after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Wishbone Suspension: Encyclopedia - Double Wishbone Suspension
A double wishbone suspension is an automobile independent suspension design using two parallel wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bearing Mechanical: Encyclopedia - Bearing Mechanical
A bearing is a component used to reduce friction in a machine. Bearings may be classified broadly according to the motions they allow and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watermill: Encyclopedia - Watermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour or lumber production. A watermi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gear: Encyclopedia - Gear
A gear is a toothed wheel designed to transmit torque to another gear or toothed component. The teeth (or cogs) of a gear are shaped to m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crank: Encyclopedia - Crank
Crank may refer to: As a technical term: Crankshaft, the part of a piston engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brake Fluid: Encyclopedia - Brake Fluid
Brake fluid is a type of hydraulic fluid used in brake applications in automobiles and light trucks. It is used to transfer force under p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ac Cars: Encyclopedia - Ac Cars
AC Cars Group Ltd. is a British specialist car manufacturing company and one of the oldest independent car marques in Britain. Based in W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Two Wheel Drive: Encyclopedia - Two Wheel Drive
Two wheel drive or 2WD are terms used to describe vehicles with a drivetrain that allows two wheels to receive power from the engine simu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferris Wheel: Encyclopedia - Ferris Wheel
A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the UK, big wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferris Wheel: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferris Wheel - Observation Wheels
Some people consider Ferris wheels to be a distinct category from observation wheels, of which the London Eye is currently the largest ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of Fortune - Special Rounds
In recent years, various special rounds have been introduced. Wheel of Fortune - Toss-up Round. This was made possible with the advent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mouse Computing: Encyclopedia Ii - Mouse Computing - Varieties Of Mouse Technology
Mouse computing - Early mice. The mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart of Stanford Research Institute in 1963 after extensive usabil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of Fortune - Special Rounds
In recent years, various special rounds have been introduced. Wheel of Fortune - Toss-up Round. This was made possible with the advent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kite Buggy: Encyclopedia Ii - Kite Buggy - Extensions Custom Designs
In addition to the traditional 3-wheeled buggy there are designs applying 4 wheels—with a more complex steering mechanism. Even 2-wheel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Front Wheel Drive: Encyclopedia Ii - Front Wheel Drive - History
Experiments with front wheel drive cars date to the early days of the automobile. Alvis Cars of the United Kingdom introduced a front whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thermal Printer: Encyclopedia Ii - Thermal Printer - Essential Mechanisms
A thermal printer comprises these key components: Thermal head — generates heat; prints on paper Platen — a rubber roller that feeds...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Wheel Drive: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Wheel Drive - Unusual Four Wheel Drive Systems
Prompted by a perceived need for a simple, inexpensive all-terrain vehicle for oil exploration in North Africa, the French motor manufact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronometer: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronometer - Mechanical Chronometers
The crucial problem was to find a resonator that remained unaffected by the motions of a ship at sea. The balance wheel solved that probl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronometer: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronometer - Mechanical Chronometers
The crucial problem was to find a resonator that remained unaffected by the motions of a ship at sea. The balance wheel solved that probl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nema Machine: Encyclopedia Ii - Nema Machine - The Machine
NEMA uses 10 wheels, of which four are normal electrical rotors with 26 contacts at each end that are scramble wired in a way unique to e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odometer: Encyclopedia Ii - Odometer - Synopsis
Mechanical odometers usually appear as a row of wheels with the edge of the wheels towards the person viewing it. There are digits writte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Wheel Drive: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Wheel Drive - Unusual Four Wheel Drive Systems
Prompted by a perceived need for a simple, inexpensive all-terrain vehicle for oil exploration in North Africa, the French motor manufact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mechanized Infantry: Encyclopedia Ii - Mechanized Infantry - The Present Day
At present, almost all infantry units from industrialized nations are provided with some type of motor transport. Infantry units equipped...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kite Buggy: Encyclopedia Ii - Kite Buggy - Details Steering Seat
The kite buggy's rear wheels are mounted at the ends of the rear axle. The front wheel is mounted in the front fork. In advanced buggy de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limited Slip Differential: Encyclopedia Ii - Limited Slip Differential - Mechanical
In the mechanical clutch type, a mechanism, such as a centrifugal weighted rotor, detects differential wheel velocity and applies frictio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fr Layout: Encyclopedia Ii - Fr Layout - Overview
This layout is typically chosen for its simple design and weight distribution. Placing the engine at the front gives the vehicle a tradit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honda Prelude: Encyclopedia Ii - Honda Prelude - 1988
The third generation Prelude was similar to the second generation, however it gained four wheel steering on some models, as well as a 2.0...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steering: Encyclopedia Ii - Steering - Rack And Pinion Recirculating Ball Worm And Sector
Many modern cars use rack and pinion steering mechanisms, where the steering wheel turns the pinion gear; the pinion moves the rack, whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steering: Encyclopedia Ii - Steering - Rack And Pinion Recirculating Ball Worm And Sector
Many modern cars use rack and pinion steering mechanisms, where the steering wheel turns the pinion gear; the pinion moves the rack, whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mouse Computing: Encyclopedia Ii - Mouse Computing - Accessories
Mouse computing - Mousepad or Mousemat. Main article: Mousepad Main article: Mousemat The most popular mouse accessory available, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mouse Computing: Encyclopedia Ii - Mouse Computing - Mice In The Marketplace
In the 1970s, Xerox PARC included mice with its Xerox Star. Later, inspired by the Star, Apple Computer released the Apple Lisa, which al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mouse Computing: Encyclopedia Ii - Mouse Computing - Applications Of Mice In User Interfaces
Usually, the mouse is used to control the motion of a cursor in two dimensions in a graphical user interface. Objects, such as files, pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mouse Computing: Encyclopedia Ii - Mouse Computing - Mice In Gaming
Mice are often used as an interface for PC-based computer games, and sometimes for video games consoles. They are often used in combinati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Padlock: Encyclopedia Ii - Padlock - Combination Locks
Main article: Combination lock Combination padlocks do not use keys. Instead, the lock opens when its wheels are lined up correctly to di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tunnel Boring Machine: Encyclopedia Ii - Tunnel Boring Machine - Description
A tunnel boring machine (TBM) typically consists of one or two shields (large metal cylinders) and trailing support mechanisms. At the fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bearing Mechanical: Encyclopedia Ii - Bearing Mechanical - Major Types
Common motions include linear/axial and rotary/radial. A linear or thrust bearing allows motion along a straight line, for example a draw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicycle Brake Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - Bicycle Brake Systems - Hub Brakes
Hub brakes are drum brakes that have their mechanism enclosed within the hub of the wheel, and are usually fitted to the back wheel. Beca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colossus Computer: Encyclopedia Ii - Colossus Computer - Purpose And Origins
The Colossus computers were used in the cryptanalysis of high-level German communications, messages which had been encrypted using the Lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enigma Machine: Encyclopedia Ii - Enigma Machine - Description
Like other rotor machines, the Enigma machine is a combination of mechanical and electrical systems. The mechanical mechanism consists of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tunnelling Shield: Encyclopedia Ii - Tunnelling Shield - Modern Tunnel Boring Machines
See main article: tunnel boring machine A tunnel boring machine (TBM), consists of a shield (a large metal cylinder) and trailing support...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meccano: Encyclopedia Ii - Meccano - History
Meccano - The first Meccano sets. In 1901 Frank Hornby, a clerk from Liverpool, England, invented and patented a new toy called "Mechan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dynamometer: Encyclopedia Ii - Dynamometer - Chassis Dynamometer
A chassis dynamometer measures power from the engine through the wheels. The vehicle is parked on rollers which the car then turns and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gear Ratio: Encyclopedia Ii - Gear Ratio - Example
Automobiles drivetrains generally have two or more areas where gearing is used: one in the transmission, which contains a number of diffe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unicycling: Encyclopedia Ii - Unicycling - History
The unicycle's history began with the invention of the bicycle. Comte De Sivrac first developed bicycles during the late eighteenth centu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - All-terrain Vehicle: Encyclopedia Ii - All-terrain Vehicle - Development Of Atvs
Honda made the first three-wheeled ATV in 1970, and were famously portrayed in the James Bond movie, "Diamonds are Forever". Dubbed the U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 8-track Cartridge: Encyclopedia Ii - 8-track Cartridge - Development
The endless loop tape cartridge was designed in 1952 by Bernard Cousino of Toledo, Ohio, around a single reel carrying a continuous loop ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temporal Aliasing: Encyclopedia Ii - Temporal Aliasing - Explanation
Consider the stroboscope as used in mechanical analysis. This is a "strobe light" that is fired at an adjustable rate. Suppose you are lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln Ls: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln Ls - 2003 - 2006
The car was freshened for 2003, and the engines received a boost in power, with the addition of an electronic throttle controller and acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Random Number Generation: Encyclopedia Ii - Random Number Generation - Physical Methods
The earliest methods for generating random numbers - dice, coin flipping, roulette wheels are still used today, mainly in games and gambl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme: Encyclopedia Ii - Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme - 1982
The Cutlass Supreme parted mechanical company with the rest of the Cutlass line in 1982, when its great success persuaded GM to let it re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shopping Cart: Encyclopedia Ii - Shopping Cart - History
The first shopping cart was introduced on June 4, 1937, the invention of Sylvan Goldman, owner of the Piggly-Wiggly supermarket chain in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicycle Lock: Encyclopedia Ii - Bicycle Lock - Cable Locks
Cable locks are in many ways similar to chain locks. Cable locks often come with the locking mechanism already permanently integrated. Ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hurdy Gurdy: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurdy Gurdy - Buzzing Bridge
Some types of hurdy gurdy, notably the French vielle à roue ('fiddle of the wheel') and the Hungarian tekerőlant (‘rotary lute’, te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Fool's Errand: Encyclopedia Ii - The Fool's Errand - Implementations
The game was originally written for the Apple Macintosh and ported to MS-DOS and Commodore Amiga. The ports add color, but in a lower res...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transformer: Encyclopedia Ii - Transformer - Basic Principles
Transformer - An analogy. The transformer may be considered as a simple two wheel 'gearbox' for electrical voltage and current. The pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combine Harvester: Encyclopedia Ii - Combine Harvester - History
The combine was patented in 1834 by Hiram Moore, the same year as Cyrus McCormick was granted a patent on the mechanical reaper. Early co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exercise Machine: Encyclopedia Ii - Exercise Machine - Resistance Machines
Exercise machine - Weight machines. Weight machines use gravity as the primary source of resistance, and a combination of simple machin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trolley Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - Trolley Pole - Description Of The Device
The trolley pole sits atop a sprung base on the roof of the trolley vehicle, the springs maintaining the tension to keep the trolley whee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zsu-23-4 Shilka: Encyclopedia Ii - Zsu-23-4 Shilka - Deployment
Soviet doctrine supplied the vehicle in a platoon of four to support mechanized or tank regiments in conjunction with medium-range SA-6 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fiat X1/9: Encyclopedia Ii - Fiat X1/9 - Concept Car
The X1/9 started life in 1972 as a show concept car, with styling by Bertone under chief designer Marcello Gandini. It was designed aroun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2-8-0: Encyclopedia Ii - 2-8-0 - History
Of all the locomotive types that were created and experimented with in the early part of the 19th century, the 2-8-0 was a relative latec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Engine - Medieval Siege Engines
Medieval designs include the catapult, the ballista and the trebuchet. These machines used mechanical energy to fling large projectiles t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Bull Locomotive: Encyclopedia Ii - John Bull Locomotive - Mechanical Modifications And Early Exhibitions
Stephenson built the locomotive originally as an 0-4-0 (an 0-4-0 is the Whyte notation for a steam locomotive with two powered axles and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Propeller: Encyclopedia Ii - Propeller - Ship/submarine Propellers Screws
James Watt of Birmingham, England is generally credited with applying the first screw propeller to an engine, an early steam engine, begi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lean Burn: Encyclopedia Ii - Lean Burn - Chrysler Lean Burn Computer
From the late 1970s to mid 1980s, Chrysler equipped many of its North American production cars with a spark control computer which it cal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single-speed Bicycle: Encyclopedia Ii - Single-speed Bicycle - Advantages And Disadvantages Versus Multi-speed Bicycles
Single-speed bicycle - Advantages. A single-speed is generally lighter and mechanically simpler than a geared bicycle. Without deraille...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lawn Mower: Encyclopedia Ii - Lawn Mower - Operation
Two cutting mechanisms are in common use: reel mowers, those with a set of spiral-cylindrical blades spinning on a horizontal axis. Cutt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lawn Mower: Encyclopedia Ii - Lawn Mower - Operation
Two cutting mechanisms are in common use: reel mowers, those with a set of spiral-cylindrical blades spinning on a horizontal axis. Cutt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Days Of Thunder: Encyclopedia Ii - Days Of Thunder - Plot
Days of Thunder revolved around a talented, hot-shot auto racing rookie, Cole Trickle (Cruise), who (after trying his hand in the America...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thermal Printer: Encyclopedia Ii - Thermal Printer - Applications
Thermal printers print faster and more quietly than dot matrix printers. They are also more economical since their only consumable is the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dredge: Encyclopedia Ii - Dredge - Bucket Dredger
A bucket dredger is a dredger equipped with a bucket dredge, which is a device that picks up sediment by mechanical means, often with man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Sierra: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Sierra - Mechanicals
Unlike many of its rivals, the Sierra retained rear wheel drive, albeit with a modern, fully independent rear suspension, departing from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buick Riviera: Encyclopedia Ii - Buick Riviera - Fifth Generation 1979-1985
1979 saw the debut of the first front wheel drive Riviera on a trimmer, 114 in. (2896 mm) wheelbase, now sharing its mechanical design an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porsche 928: Encyclopedia Ii - Porsche 928 - Design
The 928 featured a large, front-mounted and water-cooled, V8 engine driving the rear wheels. Originally displacing 4.5 L and featuring a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Packard: Encyclopedia Ii - Packard - History
James Ward Packard and William Dowd Packard were unhappy with the automobiles they had purchased from other makers, and James, a mechanic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonograph - Turntable Technology
Phonograph - Turntable construction. Inexpensive record players typically used a flanged steel stamping for the turntable structure. A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exercise Machine: Encyclopedia Ii - Exercise Machine - Resistance Machines
Exercise machine - Weight machines. Weight machines use gravity as the primary source of resistance, and a combination of simple machin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cause: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Cause
cause: Karana. Anything which produces an effect, a result.  -  -       efficient cause: (nim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Mustang Svt Cobra: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Mustang Svt Cobra - 1994-1998
Ford introduced a completely re-styled Mustang for the 1994 model year, but the vehicle was mechanically similar to the outgoing model, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Ranger Ev: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Ranger Ev - Component Layout
The front underhood compartment contains the charger, an electric air conditioner, the power steering mechanism, the power brake unit (ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chevrolet Monte Carlo: Encyclopedia Ii - Chevrolet Monte Carlo - 1971
The 1971 model year saw only modest styling changes, including slimmer, vertical tail lights. Inside, the SS model got new "European symb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lamborghini Diablo: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamborghini Diablo - Diablo Gt 1999
As much as the SV (Sport Volce) was already a near race-ready version of the Diablo, the limited run GT model went even further. A modifi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Plexus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Plexus
Plexus (Latin) A network, used anatomically for certain networks of nerves or blood vessels. The nerve plexuses forming part of the sy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sisyphus: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Sisyphus
SISYPHUS In his The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus gives us a vision of Sisyphus that he claims is heroic: "... at that brief moment, be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roller Coaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Roller Coaster - History
The earliest roller coasters descended from Russian winter sled rides held on specially constructed hills of ice, especially around St Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roller Coaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Roller Coaster - History
The earliest roller coasters descended from Russian winter sled rides held on specially constructed hills of ice, especially around St Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ac Cars: Encyclopedia Ii - Ac Cars - History
It began as Weller Brothers in West Norwood, London in 1903, who intended to produce an advanced 20hp car but as this looked economically...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ac Cars: Encyclopedia Ii - Ac Cars - History
In 1903 Weller Brothers in West Norwood, London, planned to produce an advanced 20hp car. This looked economically unviable so their fina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln Continental Mark Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln Continental Mark Iv - Styling
The Mark IV carried over most styling motifs from the successful Mark III, including the tall Rolls-Royce-style grille (even taller on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mechanical Advantage: Encyclopedia Ii - Mechanical Advantage - Type Of Mechanical Advantage
There are two types of mechanical advantage: Ideal mechanical advantage (IMA) Actual mechanical advantage (AMA) Mechanical advantage -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steering: Encyclopedia Ii - Steering - Four Wheel Steering
Steering - The system. 4 wheel steering (or all wheel steering) is a system employed by some vehicles to increase vehicle stability whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of Life - The Eight-spoked Wheel In Buddhism
The simpler form of the wheel of life has eight spokes and is primarily used only in Buddhism rather than in all the dharmic religions. T...   » Read the article