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Subject : engineering
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1. Information fed into a system






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The information produced by a computer






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






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






17. Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product






18. Movement in a straight line






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






20. 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






21. A push or pull on an object






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






36. The efficient production of small amounts of products






37. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The space within which a robotic arm can move






48. 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.






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






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






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