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Subject : engineering
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1. Locating and finding the cause of problems related to technological products or systems






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






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






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






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






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






7. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






12. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






13. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






17. The ability to do work






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






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






20. The information produced by a computer






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






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






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






42. A back and forth movement






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






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






45. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






47. A person who writes and tests computer programs






48. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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