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Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A turn where one wheel rotates and the other stays in place - causing the robot's body to 'swing around the stationary wheel






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






17. Movement in a straight line






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






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






20. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






21. A push or pull on an object






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






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






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






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






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






28. A system that uses feedback from the output to control the input






29. 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






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






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






32. The information produced by a computer






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






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






35. Circular movement






36. To function imperfectly or badly






37. The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear






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






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






40. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






45. A twisting force






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






47. A back and forth movement






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






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






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