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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Bridges like me are usually made from two beams - each supported by one pier






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






3. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






4. Programming - maintenance - and supervising are some of the ________ often created when robots are introduced into the workplace






5. The definition of a robot's 'work envelope' is:






6. Otto von Guericke developed a vaccuum pump which was originally a






7. A cable- stayed bridge easily spans distances under...






8. Toothed wheels that intermesh with other toothed wheels to transmit motion and force are...






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






10. Why didn't the Greeks believe in the verification of ideas by experimentation?






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






12. How can an ultrasonic sensor measure movement and distance?






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






14. A machine in which a lever rotates around a fixed point






15. Shear is best described as...






16. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






17. 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?






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






19. 550 foot- pounds per second






20. Who was the first to conclude that the Earth is a giant magnet?






21. Strain is a measure of...






22. The best way to prevent a rectangle from distorting is...






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






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






25. Which device can check to see if a surface is level?






26. What is the most important advantage of the medium technology robot as compared to the low technology robot?






27. 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






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






29. What was the original meaning of 'ingeniator' which became the word 'engineer?'






30. Which kind of robot can perform a wide range of tasks but is somewhat limited?






31. 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






32. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






33. Work divided by time






34. More than one pulley working together






35. If a structure did not have rotational equilibrium - it would






36. What is the difference between a tension and a compression structure?






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






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






39. Special long arches that carry water from rivers to towns that need it






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






41. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






42. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






43. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






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






45. What was the first computer - developed at the University of Pennsylvania?






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






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






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






49. The difficulties we must overcome






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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