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Subject : engineering
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1. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






9. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






10. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






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






16. A back and forth movement






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






18. A twisting force






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






20. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






24. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






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






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






29. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






33. A push or pull on an object






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






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






43. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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