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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






9. A back and forth movement






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






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






12. The ability to do work






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






14. A push or pull on an object






15. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






18. To function imperfectly or badly






19. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A twisting force






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






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






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






34. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






46. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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