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Subject : engineering
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1. The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans






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






3. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






16. A control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly






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






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






19. The ability to do work






20. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






22. 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






23. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. To function imperfectly or badly






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Circular movement






44. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






45. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






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






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