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Subject : engineering
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1. The rewriting or revising of a sequence of instructions - especially a computer program






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






3. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






21. A back and forth movement






22. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Movement in a straight line






30. A twisting force






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






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






33. Circular movement






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






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






36. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






37. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






41. The information produced by a computer






42. A push or pull on an object






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






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. 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.






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






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






48. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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