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Subject : engineering
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1. Technology dealing with the design - construction - and operation of robots and automation






2. Toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain






3. A back and forth movement






4. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






6. The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other






7. The results of the operation of any system






8. A sensor used to measure the angular position of the axle or shaft passing through its center






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






10. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.






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






12. A company- wide management philosophy for planning - integration - and implementation of automation






13. Circular movement






14. A turn where one wheel rotates forward and the other rotates backward - causing the robot to sit and spin in place






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






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






17. Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer






18. A push or pull on an object






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






20. A building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing or producing goods






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






22. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member






23. In robotics - a tiny computer that acts as the robot's brain and contains the computer program






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






25. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance






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






27. A balancing of factors - all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up one thing in return for another






28. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result






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






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






31. The people available for work in a particular area - firm - or industry






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






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






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






35. The rewriting or revising of a sequence of instructions - especially a computer program






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






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






38. Conforming to a established set principles or accepted professional standards or conduct






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






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






41. A technique that is used to make a process automatic






42. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment






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






44. Information fed into a system






45. To function imperfectly or badly






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






47. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






49. A group of interacting - interrelated - or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a common goal






50. The information produced by a computer