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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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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. Provides direction for the work of the designer






3. Shear near supports - crumbling piers - stretching cables - and uneven traffic are examples of...






4. Force times distance






5. Stress can be lowered by






6. A shaft with a screw thread that meshes with a toothed wheel to alter the direction of motion - and change the speed and force






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






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






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






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






11. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






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






13. The weight of the obect being moved






14. How are scale models of large buildings and bridges tested to determine the way they react to wind loads?






15. The controller is what part of the robot?






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






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






18. The weight or resistance on a lever






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






20. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






21. The scientific formula for work is...






22. Why did the nomads living in the high grasslands leave their settlements and head for the river valleys?






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






24. A fallen tree is used to cross a stream is an example of a...






25. What are computer chips made from?






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






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






28. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






29. The force that has the most impact in arch bridges






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






31. The safety factor is...






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






33. What is the memory that cannot be changed by the computer operator?






34. Robots fit into two categories:






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






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






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






38. The five types of stress are...






39. The periodic rising and falling of the Nile River led to what development?






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






41. The group of people responsible for developing the arch bridge






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






43. C. T. R. Wilson worked at the Ben Nevis Laboratory - observed a 'glory' - and eventually developed the






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






45. Measured in newtons per square inch - ______ is the intensity of the forces trying to push or pull a solid material apart






46. The planned process of change






47. In cable- stayed bridges - the cables are strung from the ______ to the deck






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






49. Suspension bridges have the problem of being...






50. Shear is best described as...