What is Vehicle: Definition and 407 Discussions

A vehicle (from Latin: vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses), railed vehicles (trains, trams), watercraft (ships, boats), amphibious vehicles (screw-propelled vehicle, hovercraft), aircraft (airplanes, helicopters) and spacecraft.Land vehicles are classified broadly by what is used to apply steering and drive forces against the ground: wheeled, tracked, railed or skied. ISO 3833-1977 is the standard, also internationally used in legislation, for road vehicles types, terms and definitions.

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    How do I size a motor to steer a vehicle?

    I'm looking into implementing some parts of drive by wire on an SUV and need assistance determing the load requirement for steering effort. Braking force is widely published as roughly 150 lbs of pressure but I am unable to find a similar estimate of force needed to turn a steering wheel. I'm...
  2. Antonio Lao

    Antimatter as Vehicle in Time Travel

    What would be the state of a universe that contains only antimatter? Is it in a state of contraction or expansion similar to ours? As what Feynman diagram shows antiparticles travel backward in time, so if we can transform ordinary matter into antimatter by changing the protons to...
  3. T

    What's the most mileage you ever put on a Vehicle?

    Presently, and still in use, my '84 s-10 pick up with 261,000+ miles. what about you or someone you know?
  4. A

    Constructing a Vehicle Powered by a Rubber Band:

    A Rubber Band?? OK...i need your help people... i have to construct a vehical that can transport a 1 Kg weight over 10 meters using any materials i please...here's the catch: Its only source of power can be a size-10 rubber band! It can have no other source of power and it cannot be launched...
  5. P

    Determine the vehicle speed for which this curve is appropriate

    Here is the question: Q. A highway curve that has a radius of curvature of 100m is banked at an angle of 15 degree. a) Determine the vehicle speed for which this curve is appropriate if there is no friction between the road and the tires of the vehicle. On a dry day when friction is...
  6. Ivan Seeking

    A high-speed land and water vehicle drives on the River Thames

    http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030903/168/55cdt.html&e=1&ncid=1756
  7. M

    Building a Custom Transport Vehicle: What are the Legal Requirements?

    Ok, awfully long subject, but its an attention getter. Anyhow, my friends and I have been wanting to build small, 1 - 2 seater transport vehicles. I've got some basics on my ideas, hoping to get as light of a vehicle as possible, while meeting modern safety and emmission standards. So for...
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