Steering — For other uses, see Steering (disambiguation). Part of car steering mechanism: tie rod, steering arm, king pin axis (using ball joints). Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel (ship … Wikipedia
Steering wheel — This article is about steering wheels in cars. For the use in vessels, see Steering wheel (ship). A modern road car s steering wheel (Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2010)) … Wikipedia
Power steering — helps drivers steer vehicles by augmenting steering effort of the steering wheel. It does this by adding controlled energy to the steering mechanism, so the driver needs to provide only modest effort regardless of conditions. In particular, power … Wikipedia
single-pivot steering — A steering system in which a beam axle is pivoted at its mid point; rare except on horse drawn vehicles and trailers. Also see double pivot steering … Dictionary of automotive terms
Northern Suburbs Transit System — The Northern Suburbs Transit System is the name given to the project initiated and funded by the Government of Western Australia to provide high speed passenger rail services to the northern corridor of metropolitan Perth, the capital city of… … Wikipedia
Torsion beam suspension — A torsion bar suspension, also known as a torsion spring suspension or incorrectly torsion beam, is a general term for any vehicle suspension that uses a torsion bar as its main weight bearing spring. One end of a long metal bar is attached… … Wikipedia
Global Positioning System — GPS redirects here. For other uses, see GPS (disambiguation). Geodesy Fundamentals … Wikipedia
Automotive navigation system — A taxi equipped with GPS navigation device An automotive navigation system is a satellite navigation system designed for use in automobiles. It typically uses a GPS navigation device to acquire position data to locate the user on a road in the… … Wikipedia
Autonomous cruise control system — Schematic of Intelligent Cruise Control. The red car automatically follows the blue car. Autonomous cruise control is an optional cruise control system appearing on some more upscale vehicles. The system goes under many different trade names… … Wikipedia
Ignition system — For other uses, see Ignition system (disambiguation). An ignition system is a system for igniting a fuel air mixture. Ignition systems are well known in the field of internal combustion engines such as those used in petrol (gasoline) engines used … Wikipedia
ROBS — Rapid Optical Beam Steering (System) (Governmental » Military) … Abbreviations dictionary