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• Borg-Warner
  ===Transmission Systems=== *Integrated Mechatronic Control Systems
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• Remote Keyless Entry
  ...n the automobile, which, in turn, performs the appropriate function. Newer systems implement encryption to prevent car thieves from intercepting and spoofing ...General Motors]] is the first manufacturer to incorporate a factory remote ignition system, debuted with the 2004 [[Chevrolet Malibu]].
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• Distributor
  ...neering Laboratories Co. (Delco) and introduced in the 1910 Cadillac. This ignition was developed by Charles Kettering and was considered a wonder in its day. ...ween the rotor arm and the contacts due to the high voltage created by the ignition coil.
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• Power door locks
  ...s locked and unlocked only the [[car door]]s. Many cars today also feature systems which can unlock such things as the [[luggage compartment]] or [[fuel fille ...utomatic unlocking when the car is parked is usually also featured on such systems.
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• Automobile ancillary power
  ...This may be through direct mechanical connection, electricity, hydraulic systems, vacuum, or compressed air. ...making all ancilliaries run on electrical power, simplifying the vehicle's systems and making them easier to control automatically.
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• Remote keyless system
  ...tem was invented by mechanical engineer A.B. Makkar. There are several RKE systems on the market, including but not limited to KeeLoq by Microchip, HITAG by P ...ude both a '''remote keyless entry system''' (RKE) and a '''remote keyless ignition system''' (RKI).
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• Robert Bosch GmbH
  * Parts and systems supplier for the automotive industry ...ssis Systems Brakes'', ''Chassis Systems Control'', ''Energy and Auxiliary Systems'' ([[alternator]]s, [[starter motor]]s), ''Car Multimedia'' (Brand: [[Blaup
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• Drive by wire
  ...eplaces the traditional mechanical control systems with electronic control systems using electromechanical actuators and human-machine interfaces such as peda ...nic Stability Control]] (ESC), [[adaptive cruise control]] and Lane Assist Systems.
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• Ignition system
  ...a flame, or a heated tube, for ignition but these were quickly replaced by systems using an electric spark. ===Magneto systems===
  19 KB (3,009 words) - 09:08, 14 June 2009
• Engine control unit
  ...nd reading values from multidimensional maps. Before ECUs, fuel injection, ignition timing, and idle speed were directly controlled by mechanical and pneumatic ===Control of ignition timing===
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• Diesel engine
  ...ture and pressure of a compressed gas, rather than by a separate source of ignition, such as a spark plug, as is the case in the gasoline engine. ...rising [[piston]] at a much higher [[compression ratio]] than for a spark-ignition engine, up to 25:1. The air temperature reaches 700–900 Celsius °C, or
  5 KB (818 words) - 19:13, 14 August 2006
• Dashboard
  ...d earlier automobiles sometimes have little more than a steering wheel and ignition switch. In more modern cars, automotive [[Navigation System|navigation systems]] are mounted in the dashboard.
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• Siegfried Marcus
  ...hting technician too. His chief improvements include telegraph systems and ignition devices. ...nes and, of course, the famous “Second Marcus Car” of 1888/89. It was this ignition in conjunction with the “rotating brush carburettor” that made the “S
  5 KB (806 words) - 09:26, 2 June 2009
• Bivalent (engine)
  ...ces between parts needed to burn both fuels are trivial, and interoperable systems are easily made.
  8 KB (1,340 words) - 17:55, 31 March 2010
• Steering wheel
  ...s accomplished when the ignition key is removed from the [[ignition system|ignition]] lock. See [[steering lock]]. ...ystems]] are steadily replacing this technology. Mechanical power steering systems (ex. Studebaker, 1952) have been invented, but their weight and complexity
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• Catalytic converter
  ...most commonly used in [[automobile|motor vehicle]] [[exhaust gas|exhaust]] systems. Catalytic converters are also used on generator sets, forklifts, mining eq ...hicles, and are also used on "Large [[spark plug|Spark]] [[ignition system|Ignition]]" engines. LSI engines are used in forklifts, aerial boom lifts, ice resur
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• Fuel Stratified Injection
  ...g mode, the engine only requires a fuel-air mixture capable of immediate [[ignition]] in the area around the [[spark plug]]. The remainder of the [[combustion
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• Manifold vacuum
  ...other effects (such as [[valve float]], turbulence in the cylinders, or [[ignition timing]]) limit engine speed so that the manifold pressure can increase -- ...acuum tanks were installed on trailers to control their integrated braking systems.
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• Throttle
  | title = Chapter 6: Aircraft Systems Because [[diesel engine]]s use compression ignition, they do not need to control air volumes or mixture (indeed this would be u
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• Automobile self starter
  ...on engines]] require the pistons to be moving before the [[ignition system|ignition]] phase of the cycle. This means that the engine must be set in motion by ...need for oversized, heavy storage batteries in [[prime mover]] electrical systems.
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