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Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A new product - system - or process that has never existed before - created by study and experimentation






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






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






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






5. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






8. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A back and forth movement






19. A twisting force






20. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






21. 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.






22. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






27. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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






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






33. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The ability to do work






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






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






45. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






47. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






50. Movement in a straight line