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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






17. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






21. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






23. A twisting force






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






25. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






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






31. A back and forth movement






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






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






34. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






36. A push or pull on an object






37. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






39. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






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






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






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