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Subject : engineering
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1. Toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain






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






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






4. The ability to do work






5. Circular movement






6. The efficient production of small amounts of products






7. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






9. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






15. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread






16. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






20. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






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






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






26. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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






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






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






32. A back and forth movement






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






34. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels.






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






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






42. Movement in a straight line






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






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






45. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






47. A push or pull on an object






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






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






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