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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?






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






3. The scientific formula for work is...






4. The energy of motion






5. The weight or resistance on a lever






6. The dead load of a structure is






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






8. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum






9. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






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






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






12. What type of bridge sags in the middle but hogs at both ends?






13. The difficulties we must overcome






14. All suspension bridges have three things in common: two very tall towers - __________ - and cables made of many wires






15. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






16. Robots fit into two categories:






17. The robot's wrist can sometimes move in two dimensions. What are they?






18. The study of how human beings best interact with technology






19. 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






20. What was mostly responsible for the decline of the Egyptian civilization?






21. Provides problem clarification and specification






22. An inclined plane which is wrapped around a cylinder






23. The generation of ideas for solutions






24. When designing a solution to a problem - a problem solver should always






25. What kind of robot makes up 1/3 of the industrial robots in the Unites States?






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






27. When the thrustline wanders outside the middle of the tower - the tower becomes...






28. Some of the ________ bridges in the world are suspension bridges






29. Describes the limitations and requirements of the project's solution






30. Robots are often equipped with wire cages - infrared light curtains - and/or surveillance cameras to






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






32. Distance between the piers






33. Structures would crumble or tip over if the forces acting on them were not in...






34. Which of the following would not be a major factor in the design of a beam?






35. Strain is a measure of...






36. The part of a structure that carries the load in tension is called a...






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






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






39. Which of the following is NOT an example of an input/output device?






40. I am a new bridge design that includes elements from a cantilever and a suspension bridge. I am easier to build than either of those but I am limited to spanning shorter distances






41. What is concrete with steel rods placed in it called?






42. The strength of my design lies in the use of triangles






43. Tension is best described as...






44. What is a touchstone?






45. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






46. Ways of overcoming difficulties






47. The ability to do work






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






49. The lesson used an illustration of a robot filling boxes. The sensors detected if the box had moved. What kind of sensor was used?






50. How many combinations of eight bits are there?