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Subject : engineering
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1. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment






2. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment






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






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






5. A rotating gear that meshes wit ha bar that has a gear tooth along its length. Changes rotating motion in a linear motion.






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






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






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






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






10. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






13. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






17. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The ability to do work






30. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






31. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






43. Movement in a straight line






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






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






46. The results of the operation of any system






47. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






50. Circular movement







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