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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Circular movement






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






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






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






5. A back and forth movement






6. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






8. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






18. 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






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






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






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






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






24. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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






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






29. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






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






33. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






37. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






39. To function imperfectly or badly






40. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Movement in a straight line






49. Information fed into a system






50. A new product - system - or process that has never existed before - created by study and experimentation