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Subject : engineering
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1. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem - especially by a computer






2. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






5. 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.






6. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A push or pull on an object






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






15. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






18. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






28. 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






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






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






31. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






34. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






36. A social science that deals with production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






37. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






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






45. Toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain






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






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






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






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






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