Carol was hired to write the exhibition label text in one of four permanent galleries (microchips and robotics) for opening day at The Tech Museum of Innovation.

WRITING SAMPLE:

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Intelligent Car

Advances in electronics drive today’s cars

If you drive a new car, electronics help you start, stop, steer, stay warm or cool, and avoid accidents. Sensors and controllers in the wheels, engine, and throughout the car influence almost every aspect of driving. Some new cars even help you decide where to turn to avoid traffic.

Sensors pick up information about the road, your driving, and the car’s response. Control modules respond to this information by adjusting brakes, suspension, air and fuel mixture, and other systems. Without you knowing it, your car engine gets less fuel or your brakes more pressure. The “intelligent” car manages driving for a safe, efficient ride.

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Computers boost engine speed and efficiency

Compare this Cadillac Northstar engine to one in a luxury or sports car from an earlier decade, and you’ll find this one provides more speed, better fuel economy, cleaner emissions, and better handling. A system of linked microprocessors makes this possible.

About 30 sensors and controllers in this engine send data to or receive commands from the car’s “brain,” the powertrain control module (PCM). The PCM also communicates with other computers, part of a data network that includes more than 150 sensors and controllers throughout the car. You see just a sampling of them here.