In addition to the petrol engine and electric motor, the LF-CC hybrid drive system further comprises a generator, a high-performance battery, a power split device which, via planetary reduction gears, combines and re-allocates power from the engine, electric motor and generator according to operational requirements, and a compact power control unit to govern the high speed interaction of the system components.

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Gogo also recently announced that it will partner with AeroSat to deliver the satellite antenna, radome, antenna control and modem unit and high power transceiver to Gogo.

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Together, the camera and laser sensors monitor the white lines and, if the car strays out of its lane, an electronic control unit attached to an electric power-steering unit corrects it.

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Although these made perfect strategic sense, the business unit leaders perceived the shifts as a potential loss of autonomy, power, and control.

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The control unit ends up in a lower orbit, but it can then use solar power and the electrodynamic properties of the tether to return to its original orbit.

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