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Subject : engineering
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1. A building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing or producing goods






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






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






4. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






8. To function imperfectly or badly






9. The information produced by a computer






10. A balancing of factors - all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up one thing in return for another






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






21. A back and forth movement






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






23. A push or pull on an object






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






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






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






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






28. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A person who writes and tests computer programs






43. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






48. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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