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WHEEL CHANGE [13 records]

Record 1 2024-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Most three-axis stabilized satellites use momentum wheels. The basic control technique used here is to speed up or slow down the momentum depending upon the direction in which the satellite is perturbed. The satellite rotates in a direction opposite to that of speed change of the wheel.

Key term(s)
  • three-axis stabilised satellite
  • body-stabilised satellite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

The instantaneous peak-to-peak change in brake output over a single wheel revolution, measured with a constant brake input and expressed as a percentage of the mean output value.

OBS

braking force variation: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • brake force variation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Écart instantané crête à crête de la valeur du paramètre de sortie du frein pour un tour de roue mesuré à un signal d'entrée constant et exprimé en pourcentage de la moyenne du paramètre de sortie.

OBS

variation de freinage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Cambio instantáneo entre picos en la salida del freno para una revolución de la rueda, medido con una entrada de freno constante y expresado como un porcentaje del valor de salida medio.

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Record 3 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

The operation of an air service by a designated airline in such a way that one section of the route is flown by aircraft different in capacity from those used on another section.

OBS

Historically, the term "change of gauge" derives from the railroad term for the changing, at an en-route point on a rail route, from operations over tracks... to operations over tracks with a different gauge, usually undertaken by replacing the wheel units(bogies or trucks) with those of appropriate gauge for the onward movement of the train.

OBS

... a change of aircraft, at an en-route point on an international flight outside the home territory of the carrier, to ... or from ... another aircraft having a smaller capacity.

OBS

change of gauge: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • change of gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

À l'origine, le terme «changement de gabarit» est un terme ferroviaire qui décrit un changement, en un point quelconque d'un trajet, dans l'écartement (ou gabarit) des rails, ce pour quoi on remplace habituellement les bogies ou chariots des wagons afin de permettre au convoi de poursuivre sa route.

OBS

[...] changement d'aéronef, effectué lors d'une escale et pendant un vol international, en dehors du territoire national du transporteur, le nouvel aéronef ayant une capacité inférieure (à l'aller) ou supérieure (au retour).

OBS

changement de gabarit; rupture de charge : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
OBS

La expresión "cambio de capacidad operacional" viene de la que se usa en los ferrocarriles para describir el paso desde rieles de determinada entrevía a otros con entrevía diferente, en un punto en ruta de las operaciones, lo que suele llevarse a cabo remplazando los carretones (bogies) por otros con entrevía apropiada para poder continuar el viaje del tren.

OBS

[...] cambio de una aeronave a otra con menor capacidad (en el caso de los vuelos hacia el exterior) o a partir de otra con menor capacidad (en el caso de los vuelos de llegada), que tiene lugar en un punto en ruta en un vuelo internacional fuera del territorio nacional del transportista.

OBS

cambio de capacidad operacional: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2007-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Spacecraft
OBS

gimballed momentum wheel : Better attitude control and energy storage can be achieved by using a pair of counter-rotating micro wheels. This configuration enables micro-satellites to change their angular momentum and orientation with very little net change in stored energy. Likewise, energy can be extracted or added to a pair of wheels without changing the satellite's attitude. Power can be saved while using a regenerative brake state to decrease the speed, or this braking energy can be used to accelerate the other micro-wheel rotating in the opposite direction in a gimballed momentum wheel. Thus, it can sustain spacecraft with limited power during a short-term space mission.

Key term(s)
  • single gimballed momentum wheel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

The control that adjusts the phase relationships of the NTSC [National Television System Committee] or PAL [Phase Alternate Line] color decoder.

OBS

The effect is to simultaneously change almost all colors in a manner analogous to rotating a color wheel(or painter's palette similarly arranged) and making color assignments(or picking up paint) based on the former position of the color wheel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Réglage qui ajuste la relation de phase du décodeur couleur NTSC ou PAL.

OBS

Le réglage de la teinte sert essentiellement sur le matériel grand public à compenser les rotations de phase du NTSC (Tint ou Hue). Certains vieux [téléviseurs] Simple PAL pouvaient en avoir.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

The change in the identified system parameters can also be used to diagnose process faults such as grinding wheel wear and to compensate for dimensional deviations due to elastic deformation of the workpiece-tool-machine system.

Key term(s)
  • workpiece tool machine system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Étude du comportement du système pièce-outil-machine en régime de coupe vibratoire. (Thèse, mémoire de diplôme).

Key term(s)
  • système pièce outil machine

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Motorized Sports
CONT

Electronics are, perhaps, the biggest growing area of Formula One technology in current times, and their existence has made bi-directional telemetry an incredible tool of the modern age. The cars operate on a "fly-by-wire" system, which means driver's controls, such as the throttle and the gearchange paddles on the steering wheel, send an electronic signal to the engine and gearbox. That electronic signal, and any others relating to set-up on the car, can now be modified from the pits, with a return burst of information. The change is indicated to the driver on an on-board display, and he must accept the change by pressing a button on the steering wheel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Sports motorisés
CONT

L'électronique est peut-être le domaine dans lequel la Formule 1 connaît le plus de progrès actuellement. Le recours à cette ressource a fait de la télémétrie bidirectionnelle un outil extraordinaire dans l'ère moderne. Les monoplaces utilisent un système de commande électrique grâce auquel les commandes du pilote telles que l'accélérateur ou les manettes de changement de vitesses envoient un signal électronique au moteur et à la boîte de vitesses. À l'instar de tous les messages relatifs aux réglages de la voiture, ce signal peut désormais être modifié à partir des stands, qui obtiennent un retour d'informations conséquent. Le pilote est informé du changement et il doit appuyer sur un bouton du volant afin de l'accepter.

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
CONT

A most important aspect of constructing a gyroscope is to mount the rotating wheel so that it is free of all unwanted torques. If this can be achieved, the spin vector of the gyroscope does not change from its initial value and hence always points in the same direction with respect to the fixed stars. The gyroscope thus can function as an excellent reference direction system.

OBS

reference direction: A direction used as a basis for comparison of other directions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
OBS

Le gyroscope est un instrument dont la fonction est de mesurer la vitesse angulaire de rotation d'un système rigidement lié à son bâti. Il transforme une information mécanique (la rotation) en une information de nature analogique ou numérique (la mesure chiffrée de la vitesse de rotation). [...] Les gyroscopes classiques, mécaniques, sont basés sur la rotation rapide et entretenue d'un solide qui peut s'incliner indépendamment du bâti dans toutes les directions. Cette rotation rapide lui permet d'être très stable et d'indiquer une direction de référence [qui] permet de mesurer l'inclinaison du bâti selon trois axes de référence.

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
CONT

A Futures Wheel is a visual tool used to help think about the consequences or implications of a particular trend or change.

CONT

The futures wheel. This activity helps group members assess the consequences of a future event or situation. It is especially useful in sharing common understanding of what may be a preferable future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
CONT

Tracer un diagramme du futur de la gestion des zones côtières : Les prochains 25 ans.

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Scientific Research Equipment
OBS

The Molecular Dynamics Sarastro 2000 has a simple light path that makes it ideal for conversion to a 2-photon scope. We retained the ability to use the microscope in the 1-photon, confocal mode by replacing mirror 2 with a beamsplitter that passes IR from the Mira 900 or reflects visible excitation from the on-board 25 mW argon-ion laser. Mirror 3 and the two scanning mirrors were replaced with broad-band mirrors for better IR throughput. We installed a plate that blocks the IR laser beam whenever the lid is opened to change filters, for safety. That is it--No more modifications necessary! To use in the 2-Photon mode, the on-board laser is turned off, the Mira 900 IR laser is turned on, the primary dichroic wheel is rotated to a 680 SP(Chroma) mirror, and the excitation filter and aperture wheels are rotated to the "open" settings. To improve rejection of excitation light, a barrier filter(680 SP, Chroma) is used in the detector housing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
OBS

Deux photons peuvent combiner leurs énergies pour provoquer le passage vers un état excité plus élevé du fluorochrome [Gu and Sheppard 1995], (références, exemple de transformation d'un confocal pour (l'imagerie 2-photons): deux photons situés dans le Rouge peuvent exciter un fluorochrome dont la gamme d'onde correspond aux UV. Les dommages opérés généralement par les rayons UV sont donc évités. En outre, cette technique minimise le phénomène d'évanescence (photobleaching) de la sonde et autorise une meilleure pénétration dans le tissu. Enfin, les dommages du laser sont très réduits dans le cas de l'imagerie multi-photons en raison d'une faible émission du signal laser au niveau des plans non focaux.

OBS

Caractéristique du microscope confocal.

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

... Du Pont and Wilks Instruments(Foxboro) now make feasible their application to separations with high-performance LC columns. [The following] figure shows a schematic of an infrared detector for modern LC. Energy... passes through chopper and then through wheel, which contains three gradient interference filters... Positions of the filters on this wheel can be adjusted so that any wavelength in this range can be selected for detection. The monochromatic infrared energy from the source passes through slit and then detector cell... Transmitted energy from the sample cell falls on a thermoelectric detector, which records the change in energy from the absorbing sample. The output of the thermoelectric detector is amplified for presentation by means of the amplifier and power supply....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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Record 12 1989-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • History of Technology
DEF

A Chinese carriage equipped with a direction-keeping device and dating back to 200-300 A.D., possibly earlier.

CONT

South Pointing Carriage is the earliest known example of a land vehicle navigation system.... historical research has only recently established that [it] had nothing to do with magnetism, [but] was based on the principle(now called "the differential odometer") that for a given change in vehicle heading, a vehicle's outer wheels travel a mathematically predictable distance farther than the inner wheels. When changing heading, a gear train driven by an... outer wheel automatically engaged and rotated a horizontal turntable to exactly offset the change in heading... a figure with an outstretched arm mounted on the turntable always pointed in the original direction....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Histoire des techniques

Spanish

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Record 13 1983-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery
DEF

any one of the basic mechanical devices which multiply or change the direction of force and on which more complex machines are based. The lever, wedge, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and screw are the six simple machines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines
CONT

Les machines simples (levier, coin, poulie, treuil, vis, plan incliné) ne comportent qu'une seule opération mécanique élémentaire, qui transforme le travail du corps humain (ou d'une autre source d'énergie). - Toutes les machines composées sont des combinaisons de machines simples.

Spanish

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