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• Driveshaft
  {{dablink|This article is about the mechanical device. For the fictional music group from the American television series ...sics)|power]] from the [[engine]] or [[motor]] to the point where useful [[Mechanical work|work]] is applied.
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• Torque limiter
  ...tic device that protects mechanical equipment, or its work, from damage by mechanical overload. A torque limiter may limit the [[torque]] by slipping (as in a fr A shear pin type sacrifices a mechanical component, the pin, to disconnect the shafts.
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• Automobile ancillary power
  ...o the vehicle's ancillary systems is required. This may be through direct mechanical connection, electricity, hydraulic systems, vacuum, or compressed air. ...end in modern vehicles is toward making all ancilliaries run on electrical power, simplifying the vehicle's systems and making them easier to control automa
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• Fluid coupling
  ...ed operation and/or controlled start-up without shock loading of the power transmission system is essential. ...Harold Sinclair]], working with the [[Daimler|Daimler company]], devised a transmission system using a fluid coupling and [[epicyclic gear|planetary gearing]] for
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• Mercedes-Benz 220SE
  | Transmission | Power
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• Transmission (mechanics)
  ...''gearbox''' is the gear and/or hydraulic system that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover (which can be an [[engine]] or electric motor), to some ...me of the simplest gearboxes merely change the physical direction in which power is transmitted.
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• Transmission
  ...''gearbox''' is the gear and/or hydraulic system that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover (which can be an [[engine]] or electric motor), to some ...me of the simplest gearboxes merely change the physical direction in which power is transmitted.
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• Semi-automatic transmission
  {{Transmission types}} ...utomatic transmission|automatic]] transmission''', or '''clutchless manual transmission''', is a system which uses electronic sensors, processors and actuators to
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• Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
  | Transmission | Power
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• Cone CVTs
  This system, named “[http://john1701a.com/prius/prius-psd.htm power split]”, allows the condition of [http://www.torotrak.com/IVT/works/epicy ...confirmation -->the 90% of the engines produced all over the world, with a power range that goes from 60 to 200 Hp, gasoline and diesel.
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• Drive shaft
  ...'', '''driving shaft''', '''propeller shaft''', or '''Cardan shaft''' is a mechanical component for transmitting [[torque]] and rotation, usually used to connect ...e shafts is commonly used to send power from a central [[differential]], [[transmission]], or [[transaxle]] to the wheels.
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• Automatic transmission
  {{transmission types}} ...r truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears [[manual transmission|manually]]. (Similar but larger devices are also used for railroads.)
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• Left-foot braking
  ...uto racing]], but is also used by some drivers for use with an [[automatic transmission]], as the left foot is not needed to operate a clutch pedal. ...(cars that are mounted with [[automatic transmission]] or [[semi-automatic transmission]] which is the [[Formula One]] style gear box), have no foot-operated clutc
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• Hybrid Synergy Drive
  ...Drive is a [[drive-by-wire throttle|drive-by-wire]] system with no direct mechanical connection between the engine and the engine controls: both the gas pedal a ...s as having '''E-CVT''' (''Electronically-controlled Continuously Variable Transmission'').
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• Epicyclic gearing
  ...power to the system, while the last component is an ''output'', receiving power from the system. The ratio of input rotation to output rotation is dependen ...oviding a larger (or smaller) gear ratio. This is the way some [[automatic transmission]]s work.
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• Toyota TRD Camry TS01 Concept
  |Transmission = 5 speed Manual |Power = 185 kW @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm
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• Drum brake
  ...nd pistons (as in the picture), though some vehicles continued with purely-mechanical systems for decades. Some designs have two wheel cylinders. ...This type of handbrake is also used in [[Automatic transmission|automatic transmission]]s and aerobic exercise cycling equipment.
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• Hybrid electric vehicle
  A '''hybrid vehicle''' (HV) is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources such as: *An on-board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) and a fueled power source for vehicle propulsion
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• Rolls-Royce 20/25
  | Transmission | Power
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• Global Hybrid Cooperation
  ...]]: One for the [[internal combustion engine]] and another to multiply the power of a pair of [[Electric Vehicles|electric motor]]s. General Motors has stop ...ated Motor Assist]] uses a more traditional internal combustion engine and transmission where the flywheel is replaced with an electric motor.
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