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BOITE VITESSE AUTOMATIQUE CONTROLE ELECTRONIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electronic transmission
1, record 1, English, electronic%20transmission
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- electronically controlled automatic gearbox 2, record 1, English, electronically%20controlled%20automatic%20gearbox
- electronic automatic transmission 2, record 1, English, electronic%20automatic%20transmission
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first electronic transmission will be on some '83 or '84 V8 Caprices, controlled by the same computer that regulates air-fuel delivery. The computer will select the most efficient gear settings after weighing such factors as car speed, accelerator setting and emission levels. 1, record 1, English, - electronic%20transmission
Record 1, Key term(s)
- electronic gear box
- electronic automatic gearbox
- electronically controlled automatic transmission
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boîte de vitesse automatique à contrôle électronique
1, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20de%20vitesse%20automatique%20%C3%A0%20contr%C3%B4le%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- boîte à commande électronique 2, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20commande%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la commande électronique peut porter sur les changements de rapport et sur le contrôle du ou des embrayages. Les paramètres principaux introduits dans le calculateur sont la vitesse du véhicule ou du moteur, la charge de celui-ci, par exemple l'angle d'ouverture du papillon ainsi que le désir du conducteur. Renault produit depuis 1969 des boîtes épycycloïdales à commande électronique [...] 2, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20de%20vitesse%20automatique%20%C3%A0%20contr%C3%B4le%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- boîte de vitesses à commande électronique
- boîte de vitesses automatique à contrôle électronique
- boîte automatique à contrôle électronique
- transmission automatique à contrôle électronique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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