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automatic speed control [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A control system that allows the vehicle to maintain a preset speed, though the driver's foot is off the accelerator.

OBS

cruise control; automatic speed control: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

régulateur automatique de vitesse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de regulación (Vehículos automotores)
  • Equipo de seguridad (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

[Dispositivo que se] encarga de que el vehículo siempre circule a una velocidad constante fijada previamente por el conductor.

OBS

No confundir los términos regulador, limitador y control de velocidad. Los reguladores son dispositivos que aceleran y frenan el vehículo para que circule siempre a una velocidad fija. Los limitadores de velocidad son dispositivos que emiten señales acústicas y/o luminosas cuando la velocidad establecida previamente se ha rebasado. Los controles de velocidad regulan, de forma automática, la distancia en relación con el tráfico precedente.

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Record 2 2015-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shunting Operations (Railroads)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Triage (Chemins de fer)

Spanish

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