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  2. Bell's hinge-back tortoise - Wikipedia

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    Bell's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana), also known commonly as Bell's eastern hinged tortoise, [1] is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to central Africa. [2] It has the hinge that characterizes all tortoises in the genus Kinixys. There are no recognized subspecies.

  3. Universal joint - Wikipedia

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    A universal joint. A universal joint (also called a universal coupling or U-joint) is a joint or coupling connecting rigid shafts whose axes are inclined to each other. It is commonly used in shafts that transmit rotary motion.

  4. Hinge - Wikipedia

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    An ornate brass door hinge A barrel hinge. A hinge is a mechanical bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them. Two objects connected by an ideal hinge rotate relative to each other about a fixed axis of rotation, with all other translations or rotations prevented; thus a hinge has one degree of freedom.

  5. Forest hinge-back tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The forest hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys erosa), also known commonly as the serrated hinge-back tortoise or Schweigger's tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is indigenous to the tropical forests and marshes of central and western Africa .

  6. Dihedral synchro-helix actuation doors - Wikipedia

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    The dihedral synchro-helix actuation door system is a type of door with a hinge mechanism which allows the doors to rotate 90° by sweeping outwards and upwards at the hinge. [1] It was designed and developed by Christian von Koenigsegg on behalf of high-performance sports cars manufacturer, Koenigsegg Automotive AB . [ 2 ]

  7. Bellcrank - Wikipedia

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    A typical 90-degree bellcrank consists of an L-shaped crank pivoted where the two arms of the L meet. Moving rods or cables are attached to the outer ends of the L. When one is pulled, the L rotates around the pivot point, pulling on the other rod. A typical 180-degree bellcrank consists of a straight bar that pivots at or near its center.

  8. Gimbal lock - Wikipedia

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    A set of three gimbals mounted together to allow three degrees of freedom: roll, pitch and yaw. When two gimbals rotate around the same axis, the system loses one degree of freedom. Normal situation: the three gimbals are independent Gimbal lock: two out of the three gimbals are in the same plane, one degree of freedom is lost

  9. Moving sofa problem - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the moving sofa problem or sofa problem is a two-dimensional idealization of real-life furniture-moving problems and asks for the rigid two-dimensional shape of the largest area that can be maneuvered through an L-shaped planar region with legs of unit width. [1] The area thus obtained is referred to as the sofa constant.