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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One of a pair of gears used to connect two shafts whose axes intersect






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






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






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






5. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






7. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






11. A person who writes and tests computer programs






12. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






13. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment






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






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






16. The space within which a robotic arm can move






17. 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






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






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






20. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






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






26. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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






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






31. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






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






38. A new product - system - or process that has never existed before - created by study and experimentation






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






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






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






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






43. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






44. The efficient production of small amounts of products






45. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






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