Sentences with phrase «slippery surfaces in»

Rabbits can also find the slippery surfaces in a kitchen hard to negotiate and there are not many safe places for them to hide without getting underfoot.

ATC prevents wheel spin under acceleration especially when traction is limited on slippery surfaces in mines or on ice.

My street driving experience in the ST left me convinced it was going to spank the unsuspecting Subaru around our test track, especially given the recent rain and the slippery surface in a few corners.

Marcy McKenzie has created a homemade fix for the Kindle Paperwhite Kindle cover that tends to slip along a slippery surface in landscape mode.

Not exact matches

Knightscope recently made headlines when one of its security bots was found drowned in a shopping mall pond — slippery surfaces had prevented the K5 from detecting stairs leading to the recessed water.

«It would be easier to take the existing surface and treat it in a certain way to make it slippery,» Vogel explained.

The researchers, led by Tak - Sing Wong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and the Wormley Family Early Career Professor in Engineering, call there invention SLIPSERS, which is a combination of Wong's slippery liquid - infused porous surfaces (SLIPS), which is a biologically inspired surface based on the Asian pitcher plant, and SERS.

This combination of slippery surface and laser - based spectroscopy will open new applications in analytical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, environmental monitoring and national security.

In this platform, an aqueous or oil droplet containing gold nanoparticles and captured analytes is allowed to evaporate on a slippery substrate, leading to the formation of a highly compact nanoparticle aggregate for surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection.

Getting the robot's legs, each of which featured four joints, to move in a synchronized fashion — not to mention adjust dynamically to slippery surfaces such as ice — proved challenging.

Although touch screens are growing in popularity with designers, tapping at images of buttons on a small, slippery surface does not provide a good user experience.

The lizards, which have been observed to evolve rapidly in the wild, appear to have evolved to cling to and walk on often slippery urban surfaces.

Dr Santos explains: «We have all at some point in life stepped on a slippery surface where we have to steady our balance so that we don't fall.

This allowed them to avoid disruptions in their coordination or falls even on slippery surfaces.

In most cases, liquid such as water or oil is the cause and this slippery state is what we describe as superlubricity — there is basically no friction on a surface.

Accurate forecasts for road surface temperatures are important as, when it is possible to anticipate the freezing of the road surface, roads can be salted in time and motorists warned about the slippery conditions.

Dr. David Zarrouk of the Department of Mechanical Engineering partnered with Ilanit Waksman and Nir Dagani, experts in viscous liquid swimming and movement over flexible and slippery surfaces respectively.

Trainers have the perfect grip, converting them into the best option to be safe in slippery surfaces.

PFOA and ceramic coated cookware is coated with a slippery sol - gel or can use Nano particles in the surface that heats quickly and cleans easily.

The vertical design takes up minimal closet space while the velvety flocked surface keeps slippery fabrics in place and prevents snagging.

Boat Shoes By Timberland Classic women's Earthkeepers boat shoe in soft brown suede with custom lacing fit system and special sole designed for excellent traction, even on slippery or wet surfaces.

As one of the roads used in the World Rally Championship, it was a challenge for hard - charging drivers as they switched from the slippery stages in the nearby Cambrian forests to this grippy and narrow surface.

Especially on slippery surfaces, breaking while in the middle of a turn is not recommended.

And there's a bit more liveliness in the Lusso T's sprightlier front end (though you won't enjoy the same traction on slippery surfaces).

Four - wheel drive means there's lots of traction to fire you up the next straight, yet the rear - biased set - up delivers surprising adjustability, particularly when the surface is slippery — out of slower corners you can even indulge in some bouts of subtle oversteer showboating.

On slippery surfaces, through tight corners, and at the start of every traffic - light grand prix, both German contenders compete in a league of their own.

Its advantages over plastic drop - in liners are said to include a less slippery surface; no opportunity for water to collect between metal and plastic; and supposed durability on par with molded plastic liners.

Normally on big cars, once at the edge on slippery surfaces, it's very easy for them to become steerless toboggans, simply sliding in a single direction until something halts their progress, such as a ditch, or worse, a tree.

Helps ensure the vehicle will be sure - footed on the road in a variety of conditions, such as fast cornering, uneven pavement, potholes, slippery surfaces and anything that compromises traction

The degree of lock — which may be anywhere between 0 and 100 percent — is adjusted as required within a fraction of a second, enabling wheel spin to be prevented on slippery surfaces, in instances where the right and left rear wheel have widely differing friction coefficients, in tight bends and when changing direction with particular vigor.

Four - wheel drive is common in off - road vehicles because powering all four wheels provides better control on loose and slippery surfaces.

Unlike some rivals, the 2008 isn't available with four - wheel drive, although Peugeot's Grip Control system is very effective in boosting traction on slippery surfaces.

That sense is heightened in those models fitted with optional Grip Control, a clever system that controls the brakes and throttle, boosting traction on slippery surfaces and giving the front - wheel - drive 2008 a degree of four - wheel - drive capability.

The first is when a driver accelerates or brakes on a split - mu surface (slippery on one side, dry pavement on the other) and the vehicle wants to pull in one direction.

The AdvanceTrac stability control system with Roll Stability Control modulates braking and engine power to help maintain driver control in marginal conditions, particularly those involving slippery surfaces.

The all - wheel - drive system, although not as advanced as that found in the Evo MR, still has settings for asphalt, gravel, and snow, each mode successively limiting the amount of slip for each wheel so that for the slipperiest surfaces, the Lancer Ralliart keeps some power going to all wheels.

This is why the car comes with a technology that will help be in control; a StabiliTrak Electric Stability control system aids you stay on the right track on any slippery surfaces.

On slippery surfaces, if you give it too much gas in a turn, the front wheels will spin, causing the car to skid straight ahead.

Usually, the only time the roads in Central Florida get slippery is after a rain, when oil comes to the surface.

This typically happens many times per second, resulting in improved control and, on many wet and slippery surfaces, shorter stopping distances.

This provides for a high level of traction on slippery surfaces, on roads which are icy on one side or in continually changing conditions.

Having standard - fit all - wheel drive on Mitsubishi Lancers with the 2.4 - liter engine (2.0 - liter models only come with front - wheel drive) also means there's good amounts of traction on slippery road surfaces and in snowy conditions — on top of being a relative novelty at this price point (the only all - wheel drive alternative, the Subaru Impreza, is nearly $ 2,000 more expensive to buy than a like - for - like Mitsubishi Lancer).

On slipperier surfaces, the lack of feedback through the variable electric steering rack means you are never quite sure if the front - end is going to bite, and there appears to be less traction on offer than the standard car, likely due to that big increase in front end stiffness; it will even spin up an inside front wheel on wet tarmac, which is quite a feat given the lack of accelerative force.

Completing the mechanical package are 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS and the latest Vehicle Stability Management program, which actually sends a signal to the electric - assist power steering and applies a touch of countersteer if the Veloster is pulling in one direction while accelerating on a slippery surface with differing levels of grip side to side.

Porsche also quotes a 0 - 200 km / h time of less than 12.0 sec for its new concept, which uses an on - demand four - wheel drive system in which the front wheels are driven only during acceleration, under hard driving or on slippery road surfaces.

A party trick incorporated in the Lineartronic CVT gearbox, X-Mode optimizes control of both the engine and gearbox, along with the all - wheel drive system to ensure maximum grip on slippery surfaces.

In the wet or on slippery surfaces the driving stability systemintervenes early on but discreetly so as to prevent oversteering.

Options include Versatrak, a full - time all - wheel - drive system that transfers torque front to rear or side to side to help maintain grip with the road; StabiliTrak, which adjusts brake pressure and / or throttle when slippage is detected in lateral movement to continue traveling in the direction pointed; and enhanced traction control for sure - footed movement away from the light on slippery surfaces.

A yellow light in the instrument cluster illuminates to let the driver know the system has engaged and, at the same time, warn the driver that the surface is slippery.

Though we didn't get to go full blown off - roading, it performed admirably in the dirt and sand with the Symmetrical All - Wheel Drive working diligently to maintain traction in even the most slippery of surfaces.