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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






2. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






3. The metric unit for measuring work






4. A lever in which the fulcrum is between the effort and the load






5. Distance between the piers






6. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






7. Tension is the force acting on the cables in a _______ bridge






8. A guide to help make problem solving in technology more effective






9. When a horizontal beam bends downward - the top surface is in ______ and the bottom surface is in ______.






10. Technology has advanced so much in the last 20 years that automation has become:






11. What type of bridge requires very strong abutments or supports?






12. Force times distance






13. Beam bridges are especially prone to failure from...






14. My name means 'seesaw' in French and the English dictionary describes me as a level -- something that is counterbalanced - so that when one end is lowered - the other is raised






15. Magnet - vaccuum - and hand are types of robot __________.






16. In which two temperature measurement scales is absolute zero at zero degrees/






17. The generation of ideas for solutions by a group is known as...






18. What is the name of the robot's arm?






19. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum - used to overcome a resistance or to raise a weight when force is applied is a






20. What is the name of the sensor that detects light?






21. Which of the following would probably not be a tension structure?






22. What is the advantage of using a gate in tension instead of in compression?






23. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






24. The top - center stone that all other stones in the arch bridge lean on - or push against - for support






25. Strain is a measure of...






26. Protective barriers along the desk which keep things from falling off the bridge






27. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?






28. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the effort is at the other end






29. Bridges like me are usually made from two beams - each supported by one pier






30. Which of the following is a basic category of robot instructions?






31. Materials change shape as they expand and contract with...






32. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






33. The ability of a material to return to its original shape when a load is removed is called






34. Shear is best described as...






35. What type of arch bridge is a type of truss?






36. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






37. What do truss bridges require to prevent them from falling over?






38. A fixed wheel with a rope or chain that is attached to a load - used to change the direction of a force or to lift heavy objects - is a






39. In what field did Denis Papin and Thomas Newcomen perform early research?






40. Who is considered to be the first modern engineer?






41. What is a touchstone?






42. Models that function and look like the finished product but are usually hand- built






43. A pulley that makes work easier






44. Mobile robots are able to maneuver around a factory floor by






45. A wheel that meshes with a sliding toothed bar - converting rotary motion to reciprocating (to- and- fro)






46. Without what kind of systems - would the robot be deaf - blind - and dumb?






47. Come in a variety of sizes with their teeth straight or curved and inclined at a variety of angles






48. I am one of the oldest and simplest bridge designs. Today I can be quite a complex bridge - but like my ancestors - I support my own weight and the loads I have to bear - on vertical piers.






49. The difficulties we must overcome






50. Operating parameters are the abilities and limitations of robots that determine their design and tasks. Which of the following is not a robotics operating parameter?







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