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






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






3. The results of the operation of any system






4. The efficient production of small amounts of products






5. The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






21. 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






22. The ability to do work






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






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






25. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






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






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






30. A push or pull on an object






31. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






36. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






49. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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