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Subject : engineering
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1. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. To function imperfectly or badly






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






11. A twisting force






12. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Circular movement






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






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






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 upkeep of industrial facilities and equipment and/or software






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






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






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






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






28. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A push or pull on an object






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






40. Movement in a straight line






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






42. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






49. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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