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Subject : engineering
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1. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others






2. Containing - producing - arising from - or actuated by electricity






3. A gear between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction






4. The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans






5. An arm- like mechanism on a robotic system which grabs and moves objects with a number of degrees of freedom under automatic control.






6. A touch sensor used to limit the motion of a moving device. Limit switches may be used to provide a precise beginning and end point to mechanical motion






7. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






8. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment






9. An improvement of an existing technological product - system - or method of doing something






10. A back and forth movement






11. The process of detecting and eliminating a device's malfunctions






12. The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other. The output gear






13. Technology dealing with the design - construction - and operation of robots and automation






14. Circular movement






15. The ability to bring a desired result with the least waste of time - energy - or material






16. Information about the output of a system that can be used to make adjustments






17. The results of the operation of any system






18. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0






19. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






20. The component of a robot that comes into contact with the work piece and does the actual work on it. Also known as the hand






21. A connected flexible series of links used for fastening or securing objects and pulling or supporting loads






22. A system that uses feedback from the output to control the input






23. A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open - loop system often requires human intervention






24. The space within which a robotic arm can move






25. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes rotary motion into reciprocating motion.






26. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts






27. To function imperfectly or badly






28. A device that detects some important physical quality or quantity about the surrounding environment - and conveys the information to the robot in electronic form






29. A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts






30. Try our a new procedure - idea - or activity






31. Anything your robot does; turning no a motor is a behavior - following a line is a behavior - navigating a maze is a behavior






32. In robotics - a series of coded instructions the robot must follow






33. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






34. A new product - system - or process that has never existed before - created by study and experimentation






35. A rotating gear that meshes wit ha bar that has a gear tooth along its length. Changes rotating motion in a linear motion.






36. A robot is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls






37. Opposite in position - direction - order - or effect






38. A control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly






39. Locating and finding the cause of problems related to technological products or systems






40. Movement in a straight line






41. A combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide






42. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






43. The information produced by a computer






44. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem - especially by a computer






45. The ability to do work






46. Shorthand notation for programming which uses a combination of informal programming structures and verbal descriptions of a code.






47. The upkeep of industrial facilities and equipment and/or software






48. A person who writes and tests computer programs






49. One of a pair of gears used to connect two shafts whose axes intersect






50. A sensor that detects physical contact and reports back to the controller whether its contact area is being pushed in or not