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Pedal Points: Harmony and the Double-Action Pedal System in Modern Harp Music
<p>Pedals are an invisible guide in chromatic harp repertoire. While the evolution of tonality and rise in chromaticism incentivized the invention of the double-action pedal harp, the unique restraints and extensions of this technological system influence harmony and pitch collections in chromatic …
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2007 Formula SAE pedal box
… thesis is the design and implementation of the pedal box for the 2007 MIT Formula SAE car. Formula SAE is a collegiate competition in which groups of degree seeking students design and manufacture small formula style race cars to compete on design, cost, marketing, and performance. The pedal box …
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Pedal Misapplication: Past, Present, and Future
Pedal misapplication (PM) is an error in which a driver unintentionally presses the wrong pedal. When drivers mistake the accelerator pedal for the brake pedal, the vehicle experiences a sudden unintended acceleration, and the consequences can be severe. A brief history of PM is covered, and …
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Guitar Effects-Pedal Emulation and Identification
… to a reference circuit. Focusing on guitar pedals, measurements of the circuit are taken solely from existing input and output connections to reduce the required measurement time in comparison to measuring each component individually, which also prevents any damage being caused from the …
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Physiological responses to pedal-assist e-bike use in older adults
Pedal-assist electric bicycles (pedelecs) have been found to elicit moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) in younger adults, however, it is unknown if pedelec riding elicits MVPA in older adults or if loading the pedelec changes the level of e-assist used, and thus the intensity …
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Influence of accelerator pedal force feedback on truck drivers' speed control
… thesis considers the use of Active Accelerator Pedals (AAPs) and the potential for improved driver performance that they may offer by providing pedal force feedback to the driver. In order to develop understanding of the interactions between the human driver and accelerator pedal, two near …
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Measurement and control of brake pedal feel quality in automobile manufacturing
Customer perception of brake pedal feel quality, as related to the perception of the brake pedal feeling soft or mushy, depends on both the customer's subjective judgment of quality and the actual build quality of the brake system. This project analyzed the different factors contributing to the …
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Effects of cycling pedal rate on running kinematics and neuromuscular timing in triathletes
To investigate the effects of two cycling pedal rates on running kinematics during the cycle-to-run transition in triathlon. Eight male triathletes (age: 25.7 ± 4.5 yr; experience: 8.8 ± 5.8 yr; VOimax: 57.2 ± 6.4 ml/kg min) completed a series of tests on different days: V02max cycling test and two …
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Concept to prototype : musical instrument effect pedal : an exercise in design and manufacturing
… working prototype of a musical instrument effect pedal. Specifically these skills include post-failure metallurgical examinations and circuit board design, and the manufacturing methods include metal forming (not cutting) with a lathe and sand casting. A musical instrument effect was chosen …
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Pedal off the Metal: An Investigation into Global Design and the Politics of Consumption
The research presented in this thesis is an investigation into global design and the politics of consumption. The aim of the research is to provide a survey of seventy-nine key global design events held in 2014 and present the results of an empirical study of the key components witnessed in the …
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The design of a dual-use pedal control system for use in roadable aircraft
… this project covers the design of a dual-use pedal user interface control system for use in the Transition roadable aircraft concept in development by Terrafugia, Inc®, in Woburn, Massachusetts. The project includes construction of a mock-up as a proof of concept and for use in further …
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An investigation into the occurrence of accelerator/brake pedal actuation errors during simulated driving
… many studies have investigated accelerator/brake pedal placement in terms of the time needed to move the foot from the accelerator to the brake during emergency braking (i.e. movement time), none have as yet specifically addressed the issue of pedal actuation errors. The primary purpose of the …
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Biomimetic Bi-Pedal Humanoid: Design, Actuation, and Control Implementation with Focus on Robotic Legs
The advancements made in technology over the past several decades have brought the field of humanoid robotics closer to integration into the everyday lives of humans. Despite these advances, the cost of these systems consistently remains high, thus limiting the environments in which these robots …
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Cholinergic and peptidergic responses of pedal A cluster cells of the pond snail lymnaea stagnalis
… ACh and FMRFamide, and candidate antagonists on Pedal A cluster cells Electrophysiological experiments were performed on the isolated brain of Lymnaea stagnalis. FMlRFamide resulted in significant inhibition of spike frequency. This response was variable, and this was attributed to seasonal …
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The effects of heat acclimation on physiological responses to sprint interval training at various pedal resistances
… sprint training use 0.075 kg·kg<sup>-1</sup> pedal resistance due to resistance as a variable being unexplored. Thus, the aim of the study was to compare the physiological responses of 0.075 kg·kg<sup>-1</sup> and 0.085 kg·kg<sup>-1</sup> sprint interval training (SIT) pedal resistances within …
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Studies on the Uptake of the Catecholamine Dopamine in the Pedal Ganglionof Quadrula Pustulosa (Pelecypoda, Mollusca)
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The design and construction of a three-component mechanically decoupled pedal dynamometer for a bicycle ergometer
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1990.
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