CARS
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CARS
Cars, perhaps the most familiar form of daily transport. Gottlieb Daimler: the very first car. Henry Ford: Model "T" Ford. The Second World War: Volkswagen. High number of cars in circulation cause serious problems regarding traffic and contamination. History of engines. Characteristics and workings of an engine, gear-box and steering. Advances regarding comfort and safely for drivers: ABS, micro-computer control and governing of engines. Summary.
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INTRODUCTION
The motor-car has become the most familiar and usual means of transport.
Daimler: the first car ever.
Henry Ford: the “Model T” car. Production lines.
Volkswagen: cars became affordable for the average citizen.
Traffic congestion: serious problems of circulation and pollution.
THE ENGINE
Cugnot: the steam tricycle.
Otto: the 4-stroke engine.
Diesel engines.
Description of a car.
The structure on an engine. Phases in the functioning of a car.
THE GEAR-BOX
What does a gear-box consist of? What is it for?
The gears in the gear-box.
STEERING
What’s the steering?
Power-steering.
THE DRIVER
The most important element in a car is its driver.
Safety and comfort of both driver and passengers.
Antiskid ABS device. Microprocessor control of engine.
Cars of the future.
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