Prototypes are successfully operational in vehicles, using automotive compatible protocols such as CAN-bus, LIN-bus over power line ( DC-LIN ) and.

New 24 Hours of Le Mans regulations may revive AWD / 4WD in road racing, though such systems are only allowed in new hybrid-powered Le Mans Prototypes.

Prototypes of the original 40-ton design, the Centurion Mark I, had 76 mm of armour in the front glacis, thinner than the then current infantry tank designs such as the Churchill which had 101 mm, but the glacis plate was highly sloped and so the effective thickness of the armour was very high — a design feature shared by other effective designs such as the German Panther tank and Soviet T-34.

Champion Racing brought a 911 GT1 Evo to America to race in the American Le Mans Series, but was only allowed to do so as an LMP ( Le Mans Prototypes ) class entry, where it proved uncompetitive against actual prototypes such as the BMW V12 LMR.

Prototypes for a 300 baud modem and a speech synthesizer are known to have been made, and a laserdisc interface was planned to allow even more advanced games.

Prototypes of the vehicle are undergoing government testing in preparation for an low-rate initial production decision.

Daytona Prototypes are a product of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, and offer a different interpretation of the prototype theme.

DPs, as they are often called, are closed-cockpit, purpose-built racing machines which are less expensive and ( deliberately ) somewhat slower than Le Mans Prototypes, which were becoming dangerously quick on the Daytona oval and prohibitively expensive for smaller teams to run.

Prototypes which are subject to modification are often not made on PCBs, using instead breadboard construction.

Prototypes are typical instances of a category that serve as benchmarks against which the surrounding, less representative.

Form Study Prototypes are often hand-carved or machined models from easily sculpted, inexpensive materials ( e. g., urethane foam ), without representing the intended color, finish, or texture.

Prototypes are also used to revise the design for the purposes of reducing costs through optimization and refinement.

Prototypes of new products are often built prior to full production, but in this example, the prototype is passive and does not participate in copying itself.

Prototypes are almost only German ( with a focus on the former East Germany ) and some Eastern European models.

Prototypes are Mockups of an application, allowing users to visualize an application that has not yet been constructed.

Prototypes are developed quickly with very little time for up-front design and mostly act as a proof of concept or to test ideas.

Prototypes made by stereolithography are strong enough to be machined and can be used as master patterns for injection molding, thermoforming, blow molding, and various metal casting processes.

Evolutionary Prototypes have an advantage over Throwaway Prototypes in that they are functional systems.

Prototypes are usually functional and non-functional.

* Prototypes are computed that give information about the relation between the variables and the classification.

Custom-built Le Mans Prototypes ( LMP ) are the top two classes, LMP1 and LMP2, divided by speed, weight, and power output.

Audi A5 3. 0 TDI won Michelin Challenge Bibendum under the Prototypes category.

Prototypes have been under improvement since 2001 at the Science and Technology division of the Homeland Security Department of the United States.

The dedicated Daytona Prototypes ( DP ) use less expensive materials and technologies and the car's simple aerodynamics reduce the development and testing costs.

Prototypes went into initial testing in 1990 at Ford and Nissan test tracks, later real-world testing throughout 1991, with development concluding at the end of that year.

Prototypes will often compromise by using more variable processes, repeatable or controlled methods ; substandard, inefficient, or substandard technology sources ; or insufficient testing for technology maturity.

Prototypes were shown at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2000 and production vehicles came on the market in 2002 for the 2003 model year.

Prototypes of Fresnel lens concentrators have been produced for the collection of thermal energy by International Automated Systems.

Prototypes help people get an idea of what the system will look like, and make it easier for projects to make design decisions without waiting for the system to be built.

This is because the BMD-1 is based on Ob ' yekt 914 which in turn is based on the PT-76 amphibious light tank ( refer Prototypes section in the BMP-1 article for details ).

* Prototypes exist for the Atari 2600 and 5200.

Prototypes of an improved Englebart mouse with an optical encoder were built at Lami in 1972 ( see EPFL mouse story ), but there was no need for a mouse when graphic screens were not available.

In 2003, the series replaced its Sports Racing Prototypes with new Daytona Prototypes, a custom-built class built specifically for the Rolex Series.

With the Rolex Sports Car Series also abandoning their SR classes at the end of 2003 for their own unique Daytona Prototypes, this meant that the ACO LMPs were the only open-cockpit prototypes left.

For Le Mans Prototypes, the vertical stabilizer, dubbed the " Big Honking Fin " by some fans has become mandatory for all newly homologated sports prototypes.

It was awarded with the competition's " Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes " which has also been won by the One-77 two years ago.

* Also in November 2006, Apple released a new ad ( Put some music on ) for the second generation iPod shuffle, which featured people clipping the minuscule player to different articles of clothing while jamming to the beat of Prototypes ' " Who's Gonna Sing?

Prototypes were developed by Philips and Sony independently in the mid and late 1970s.

A group of modern Le Mans Prototypes competing in the American Le Mans Series.

A. Martin & Ken Wells, " Prototypes: The History of the IMSA GTP Series " – team by team account of various racing teams and manufacturers that competed in the top flight IMSA series.

" The Queen Mother of the West: A Study of the Influence of Western Prototypes on the Iconography of the Taoist Deity.

Prototypes were powered by Jume 210G as which replaced the original DB 600s.

Prototypes were even spotted wearing the Eagle logo, and Vision production continued into September 1997 to provide dealers with enough stock of the older car to carry them through to the new car's introduction.

Prototypes have been made of flexible and rollable displays which use OLEDs ' unique characteristics.

Prototypes were tested based on the T-28 medium tank in 1940.

* SU-7: Prototypes with a 254 mm gun, 305 mm howitzer, and 400 mm mortar.

" X-Planes and Prototypes: From Nazi Secret Weapons to the Warplanes of the Future.

" and " Northrop XB-35 / YB-49 ". Concept Aircraft: Prototypes, X-Planes and Experimental Aircraft.

* Prototypes that demonstrably mitigate each identified technical risk.