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Robotics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer
Algorithm
Invention
Economics
Program
2. In robotics - a tiny computer that acts as the robot's brain and contains the computer program
Controller
Input
Open -Loop System
Inverse
3. An improvement of an existing technological product - system - or method of doing something
Analog Signal
Linear motion
Sensor
Innovation
4. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0
Rotary Motion
Analog Signal
Economics
Digital Signal
5. Programs and other operating information used by a computer
Software...
Sensor
Inverse
Mechanism
6. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment
Troubleshoot
Work envelope
Crank and Slider
Software...
7. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.
Output
Computer Program
Impact
Crank and Slider
8. The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other. The output gear
Output
Belt and Pulley
Driven Gear
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
9. The ability to do work
Point Turn
Energy
Reciprocating
Robotics
10. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result
Input
Debug
Power Supply
Efficiency
11. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance
Work
Power Supply
Program
Sensor
12. A robot is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls
Work envelope
Robot
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Bevel Gear
13. Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Closed-Loop System
Mechanism
Society
14. Information fed into a system
Input
Linear motion
Energy
Program
15. In robotics - provides power to the robot; may supply electricity - hydraulic - power - or pneumatic power
Troubleshoot
Power Supply
Program
Energy
16. A push or pull on an object
While Loop
Force
Behavior
Torque
17. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem - especially by a computer
Power Supply
Algorithm
Open -Loop System
Ethical
18. A balancing of factors - all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up one thing in return for another
Analog Signal
Electric
Ratio
Trade- off
19. A group of interacting - interrelated - or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a common goal
Automation
Workforce
System
Invention
20. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread
Work envelope
Program
Worm and wheel
Pseudocode
21. The rewriting or revising of a sequence of instructions - especially a computer program
Crank and Slider
Reprogram
Robot
Sensor
22. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes rotary motion into reciprocating motion.
Crank and Slider
Drive gear
Closed-Loop System
Electric
23. A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open - loop system often requires human intervention
Open -Loop System
Comments
Society
Manipulators
24. A company- wide management philosophy for planning - integration - and implementation of automation
Programmer
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Limitation
25. Movement in a straight line
Open -Loop System
Belt and Pulley
Linear motion
Ratio
26. A back and forth movement
Reciprocating
Manipulators
Automation
Program
27. A social science that deals with production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services
System
Flexible Manufacturing System
Economics
Pneumatic
28. Anything your robot does; turning no a motor is a behavior - following a line is a behavior - navigating a maze is a behavior
Idler gear
Behavior
Workforce
Maintenance
29. A person who writes and tests computer programs
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Programmer
Software...
Malfunction
30. The efficient production of small amounts of products
Energy
Belt and Pulley
Flexible Manufacturing System
Inverse
31. A sensor that detects physical contact and reports back to the controller whether its contact area is being pushed in or not
Rack and Pinion
Pneumatic
Efficiency
Touch Sensor
32. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment
Gear
Hydraulic
Innovation
Limitation
33. Shorthand notation for programming which uses a combination of informal programming structures and verbal descriptions of a code.
Factory
Pseudocode
Work envelope
Computer Program
34. 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
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Experimentation
Trade- off
End effector
35. The results of the operation of any system
Idler gear
Output
Efficiency
Work envelope
36. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member
Workforce
Manipulators
Driven Gear
Gear Ratio
37. Try our a new procedure - idea - or activity
Driven Gear
Experimentation
Energy
Digital Signal
38. A turn where one wheel rotates forward and the other rotates backward - causing the robot to sit and spin in place
Point Turn
Potentiometer
System
Programmer
39. A gear between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction
Mechanism
Simple gear train
Idler gear
Touch Sensor
40. 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
Limit Switch
Manipulators
Comments
End effector
41. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others
Algorithm
Automation
Efficiency
Mechanism
42. The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans
Automation
Flexible Manufacturing System
Sensor
Output
43. In robotics - a series of coded instructions the robot must follow
Swing Turn
System
Program
Computer Program
44. The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
Potentiometer
Ratio
Digital Signal
Hydraulic
45. Information about the output of a system that can be used to make adjustments
Computer Program
Driven Gear
Feedback
Sensor
46. One of a pair of gears used to connect two shafts whose axes intersect
Innovation
Reciprocating
Bevel Gear
Input
47. The process of detecting and eliminating a device's malfunctions
Efficiency
Behavior
Debug
Trade- off
48. A new product - system - or process that has never existed before - created by study and experimentation
Input
Torque
Invention
Hydraulic
49. A combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide
Sprocket
Simple gear train
Driven Gear
Controller
50. A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts
Worm and wheel
Gear
Experimentation
Programmer