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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A technique that is used to make a process automatic






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






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. A push or pull on an object






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






6. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






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






13. Circular movement






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






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






16. Movement in a straight line






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






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






19. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






30. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The efficient production of small amounts of products






41. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






42. The ability to do work






43. 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






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






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






46. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






48. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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