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Subject : engineering
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1. Information about the output of a system that can be used to make adjustments






2. A community - nation - or broad grouping of people having common traditions - institutions - and collective activities and interests






3. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






16. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






19. 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






20. A level or point at which something would start or cease to happen or come into effect






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






22. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






24. A turn where one wheel rotates and the other stays in place - causing the robot's body to 'swing around the stationary wheel






25. A back and forth movement






26. The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






34. The information produced by a computer






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






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






37. In robotics - provides power to the robot; may supply electricity - hydraulic - power - or pneumatic power






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






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






40. Using descriptive text to explain portions of code. Comments do not change the way a robot behaves - but are important for the programmer to remember what the code does.






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






42. A push or pull on an object






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. The ability to do work






49. A twisting force






50. A social science that deals with production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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