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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The points at which a robot can twist or bend are called what?






2. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






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






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






5. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that is similar to a car's turn signal flasher?






6. What device is made up of a light- emitting diode and a phototransistor?






7. An automated system responds to external changes in three steps:






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






9. Ways of overcoming difficulties






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






11. Work divided by time






12. What was primarily responsible for the development of water wheels and windmills?






13. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






14. The downward forces acting on a bridge are...






15. What is the advantage of having robots in industry?






16. Shows what a product will look like when it is produced






17. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






18. The force (push or pull) used to do work






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






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






21. An inclined plane which is wrapped around a cylinder






22. What events made it necessary to perform periodic surveying in the Nile Valley?






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






24. Two gear wheels that intermesh in the same plane - regulating the speed or force of motion and reversing its direction






25. The controller is what part of the robot?






26. What is the smallest amount of memory available to the computer?






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






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






29. The weight or resistance on a lever






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






31. One growing area in robotics is developing new ways for robots to:






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






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






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






35. The ability to do work






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






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






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






39. Which device can hear sounds that the human ear cannot?






40. What is the device in the microcomputer that keeps timing for the microcomputer?






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






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






43. The metric unit for measuring work






44. 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






45. The amount of effort needed to raise a load by using a pulley system is determined by






46. There are about 100 instructions that a typical robot inderstands. This collection of instructions is called what?






47. Which of the following is not an example of a live load?






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






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






50. Vertical travel is the name for the robot's movement in what direction?