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Robotics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A social science that deals with production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services
Linear motion
Sensor
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Economics
2. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment
Threshold
Feedback
Limitation
Computer Aided Manufacturing
3. A gear between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction
Idler gear
Reprogram
Feedback
Gear
4. 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
Pneumatic
Flexible Manufacturing System
Inverse
End effector
5. A system that uses feedback from the output to control the input
Oscillate
Power Supply
Drive gear
Closed-Loop System
6. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member
Malfunction
Ethical
Manipulators
Gear Ratio
7. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread
Input
Robot
Bevel Gear
Worm and wheel
8. A turn where one wheel rotates and the other stays in place - causing the robot's body to 'swing around the stationary wheel
Automation
Swing Turn
End effector
Open -Loop System
9. In robotics - provides power to the robot; may supply electricity - hydraulic - power - or pneumatic power
While Loop
Factory
Linear motion
Power Supply
10. A twisting force
Inverse
Torque
Ratio
Invention
11. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.
Belt and Pulley
Inverse
Impact
Energy
12. The process of detecting and eliminating a device's malfunctions
Closed-Loop System
Automation
Crank and Slider
Debug
13. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw
Program
Pitch
Rotary Motion
Chain
14. Programs and other operating information used by a computer
Society
Debug
Analog Signal
Software...
15. Information about the output of a system that can be used to make adjustments
Feedback
Touch Sensor
Worm and wheel
Force
16. A building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing or producing goods
Workforce
Factory
Flexible Manufacturing System
Impact
17. The ability to bring a desired result with the least waste of time - energy - or material
Efficiency
Programmer
Analog Signal
Innovation
18. A person who writes and tests computer programs
Ratio
Workforce
Program
Programmer
19. A control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly
Limit Switch
Economics
While Loop
Efficiency
20. 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
Ratio
Limit Switch
Troubleshoot
Sprocket
21. A robot is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls
Chain
Robot
Innovation
Rotary Motion
22. The efficient production of small amounts of products
Flexible Manufacturing System
Belt and Pulley
Rack and Pinion
Computer Aided Manufacturing
23. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance
Pitch
Work
Force
Rack and Pinion
24. A level or point at which something would start or cease to happen or come into effect
Trade- off
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Threshold
Impact
25. A company- wide management philosophy for planning - integration - and implementation of automation
Energy
Touch Sensor
Rotary Motion
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
26. To function imperfectly or badly
Pitch
Force
Reciprocating
Malfunction
27. The ability to do work
Energy
Inverse
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Factory
28. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts
Innovation
Troubleshoot
Belt and Pulley
Feedback
29. A back and forth movement
Work envelope
Reciprocating
Efficiency
Rack and Pinion
30. A sensor used to measure the angular position of the axle or shaft passing through its center
Analog Signal
Energy
Potentiometer
Pneumatic
31. Anything your robot does; turning no a motor is a behavior - following a line is a behavior - navigating a maze is a behavior
Factory
Limit Switch
Rack and Pinion
Behavior
32. Movement in a straight line
Work envelope
Linear motion
Pseudocode
Innovation
33. A technique that is used to make a process automatic
Input
Automation
Potentiometer
Workforce
34. A balancing of factors - all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up one thing in return for another
Bevel Gear
Trade- off
Economics
Robotics
35. Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer
Program
Reciprocating
Comments
Flexible Manufacturing System
36. A turn where one wheel rotates forward and the other rotates backward - causing the robot to sit and spin in place
Analog Signal
Rack and Pinion
Factory
Point Turn
37. Conforming to a established set principles or accepted professional standards or conduct
Innovation
Mechanism
Ethical
Automation
38. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0
Driven Gear
Malfunction
Digital Signal
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
39. A swing back and forth at a regular rate
Digital Signal
Ratio
Algorithm
Oscillate
40. A connected flexible series of links used for fastening or securing objects and pulling or supporting loads
Manipulators
Chain
Open -Loop System
Experimentation
41. Technology dealing with the design - construction - and operation of robots and automation
Ethical
Chain
Society
Robotics
42. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas
Pneumatic
Belt and Pulley
Maintenance
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
43. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels.
Manipulators
Analog Signal
Belt and Pulley
Chain
44. Operated by the action of water or other fluids
Limitation
Digital Signal
System
Hydraulic
45. Try our a new procedure - idea - or activity
Flexible Manufacturing System
Sprocket
Experimentation
Crank and Slider
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.
Output
Gear
Comments
Inverse
47. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment
Troubleshoot
Innovation
Worm and wheel
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
48. The rewriting or revising of a sequence of instructions - especially a computer program
Reprogram
Simple gear train
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Output
49. A combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide
Simple gear train
Inverse
Crank and Slider
Energy
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
Threshold
Work
Sensor
Output