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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. What was the first synthetic fiber - developed at duPont in 1938?






2. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






3. An arch will support the load equally well at...






4. 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






5. The word 'ROBOT' was chosen because of what quality?






6. What did the people trapped on the New York subway do when the power went out?






7. The _______ of structural components is more important than the type of material from which they are made






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






9. Two wheels that intermest at an angle to change the direction of rotation - also altering speed and force if necessary






10. For a tower to be built higher - the walls can be...






11. What type of robot arm is able to move in three different dimensions and has a cube- shaped working envelope/






12. The controller is what part of the robot?






13. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that checks how hard it is for power to flow through the device?






14. Thrust lines are the ____ lines that forces - caused by loads - follow as they are transmitted through the system to the ground






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






16. A pulley that changes direction of effort but provides no mechanical advantage






17. What type of bridge has cables running from the tower directly to the roadway?






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






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






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






21. Structures that are not able to support the loads placed upon them will experience...






22. Compression is best described as...






23. What was the 'first great man - made trigger of change?'






24. The process of how solutions to problems are developed is...






25. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






26. A side effect of bending is called...






27. The three types of arches are...






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






29. What problem made the use of a compass for navigation unreliable?

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30. For a machine to be a robot and not just considered automated - it must have?






31. Operational models used to test the mechanical or electrical systems






32. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






34. What was the Greeks' most important contribution to the realm of science?






35. Provides direction for the work of the designer






36. The Mesopotamian number system was based on 60 and formed the basis for our measure of






37. Involves the effort you put in and the distance over which you maintain the effort






38. The weight of the obect being moved






39. Levers in which the fulcrum is always placed between the effort and the load are called






40. On a high- tech robot the controller is what device?






41. In the Nile Valley - information was recorded on a paperlike material called






42. In the 1950's - the ______ created a boom in bridge building






43. Seeks to meer our needs and wants and to extend our capabilities






44. The most important factor in determining the strength of a beam is...






45. The difficulties we must overcome






46. What innovation first enabled greater flexibility in sailing ships?






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






48. The longer the suspension bridge - the ____ the towers need to be






49. What is the name for the devices that make the manipulators move?






50. Which of the following are two advantages of using robotics technology?







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