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Subject : engineering
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1. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






2. 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.






3. A back and forth movement






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






5. A push or pull on an object






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






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






8. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






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






14. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






16. A person who writes and tests computer programs






17. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others






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






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






20. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.






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






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






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






25. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






27. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






31. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Circular movement






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






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






46. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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