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61Anti-lock braking system — An anti lock braking system (ABS, from German: Antiblockiersystem) is a safety system that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to continue interacting tractively with the road surface as directed by driver steering inputs while braking,… …
62Yo-yo — The yo yo is a toy consisting of two equally sized and weighted disks of plastic, wood, or metal, connected with an axle, with a string tied around it. First becoming popular in the 1920s, yo yoing is still enjoyed by children and adults alike.… …
63UNIVAC FASTRAND — FASTRAND was a magnetic drum mass storage system built by Sperry Rand Corporation for their UNIVAC 1100 series and 490/494 series computers. A voice coil actuator moved a bar containing multiple single track recording heads, so these drums… …
64Top — A top, or spinning top, is a toy that can be spun on an axis, balancing on a point. This motion is produced by holding the axis firmly while pulling a string. An internal weight then rotates, producing an overall circular motion. The top is one… …
65Milankovitch cycles — Past and future Milankovitch cycles. VSOP allows prediction of past and future orbital parameters with great accuracy. ε is obliquity (axial tilt). e is eccentricity. ϖ is longitude of perihelion. esin(ϖ) is the precession index, which together… …
66Eric Laithwaite — Eric Roberts Laithwaite (14 June 1921 ndash; 27 November 1997) was an English engineer, principally known for his development of the linear induction motor and Maglev rail system. Biography Eric Roberts Laithwaite was born in Atherton, Lancashire …
67Norden bombsight — The Norden bombsight at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. This example does not have the associated autopilot attached …
68Flying disc techniques — Flying discs (including Frisbees) can be thrown in many ways. All involve spinning the disc to give it gyroscopic stability, and accelerating its mass to a certain velocity. Without spin, a disc will wobble and fall; without velocity, the disc… …
69Turn coordinator — The turn coordinator is an aircraft instrument which displays to a pilot information about the rate of yaw (turn), rate of roll, and the quality or coordination of the turn. The turn coordinator was developed to replace the older turn and bank… …
70Vibrating structure gyroscope — A vibrating structure gyroscope is a type of gyroscope that functions much like the halteres of an insect. The underlying physical principle is that a vibrating object tends to continue vibrating in the same plane as its support rotates. In the… …
