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2. Fluxgate compass - Wikipedia

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   A fluxgate inclinometer/compass. The basic fluxgate compass is a simple electromagnetic device that employs two or more small coils of wire around a core of highly permeable magnetic material, to directly sense the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field.

3. Vax (brand) - Wikipedia

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   The cleaner is referenced as a key point in the history of Vacuum Cleaner development by the Best Cordless Vacuum Guide. [ 16 ] In 2014 Vax diversified its product range from vacuums, carpet washers and steam cleaners to include pressure washers, air purifiers and de-humidifiers.

4. Heading indicator - Wikipedia

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   The heading indicator is arranged such that the gyro axis is used to drive the display, which consists of a circular compass card calibrated in degrees. The gyroscope is spun either electrically, or using filtered air flow from a suction pump (sometimes a pressure pump in high altitude aircraft) driven from the aircraft's engine. Because the ...

5. Windscreen wiper - Wikipedia

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   The new vacuum-powered system quickly became standard equipment on automobiles, and the vacuum principle was in use until about 1960. In the late 1950s, a feature common on modern vehicles first appeared, operating the wipers automatically for two or three passes when the windscreen washer button was pressed, making it unnecessary to manually ...

6. Automotive navigation system - Wikipedia

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   Navigation with Gosmore, an open source routing software, on a personal navigation assistant with free map data from OpenStreetMap. An automotive navigation system is part of the automobile controls or a third party add-on used to find direction in an automobile.

7. List of vacuum cleaners - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of vacuum cleaners and robot vacuum cleaner manufacturers. A vacuum cleaner is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and optionally from other surfaces as well. The dirt is gathered by either a dustbag or a rigid cartridge, which may be emptied and reused.

8. Compass - Wikipedia

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   A modern military compass, with included sight device for aligning. A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It commonly consists of a magnetized needle or other element, such as a compass card or compass rose, which can pivot to align itself with magnetic north.

9. Carpet sweeper - Wikipedia

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   A carpet sweeper is a mechanical device for the cleaning of carpets. They were popular before the introduction of the vacuum cleaner and have been largely superseded by them. However, they continue to be used in many home and commercial applications because they are lightweight and quiet, enabling users to quickly clean small messes up from the ...