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Subject : engineering
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1. A control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly






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






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






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






5. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






9. A back and forth movement






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






11. A push or pull on an object






12. 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






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






14. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






16. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






20. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






23. 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






24. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. To function imperfectly or badly






38. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






48. The results of the operation of any system






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






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