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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. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others
Mechanism
Manipulators
Factory
Sensor
2. A building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing or producing goods
Idler gear
Driven Gear
Robot
Factory
3. The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans
Flexible Manufacturing System
Automation
Reciprocating
Robot
4. The ability to do work
Simple gear train
Energy
Society
Power Supply
5. The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
Program
Pseudocode
Sensor
Ratio
6. In robotics - a tiny computer that acts as the robot's brain and contains the computer program
Society
Input
Digital Signal
Controller
7. A sensor used to measure the angular position of the axle or shaft passing through its center
Factory
Pneumatic
Hydraulic
Potentiometer
8. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes rotary motion into reciprocating motion.
Automation
Crank and Slider
Malfunction
Innovation
9. Try our a new procedure - idea - or activity
Input
Crank and Slider
Drive gear
Experimentation
10. A swing back and forth at a regular rate
Rack and Pinion
Limit Switch
Trade- off
Oscillate
11. One of a pair of gears used to connect two shafts whose axes intersect
Bevel Gear
Analog Signal
Pitch
Pneumatic
12. In robotics - a series of coded instructions the robot must follow
Software...
Computer Program
Energy
Efficiency
13. A push or pull on an object
Force
Impact
Driven Gear
Factory
14. The upkeep of industrial facilities and equipment and/or software
Crank and Slider
Reprogram
Maintenance
Troubleshoot
15. A system that uses feedback from the output to control the input
Inverse
Simple gear train
Swing Turn
Closed-Loop System
16. A sensor that detects physical contact and reports back to the controller whether its contact area is being pushed in or not
Touch Sensor
Output
Gear Ratio
Efficiency
17. A technique that is used to make a process automatic
Hydraulic
Automation
Software...
Malfunction
18. A person who writes and tests computer programs
Programmer
Pitch
Workforce
Innovation
19. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw
Algorithm
Maintenance
Malfunction
Pitch
20. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment
Troubleshoot
Oscillate
Automation
Potentiometer
21. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.
Impact
Belt and Pulley
Troubleshoot
Robot
22. Shorthand notation for programming which uses a combination of informal programming structures and verbal descriptions of a code.
Sprocket
Pseudocode
Limit Switch
Comments
23. A balancing of factors - all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up one thing in return for another
Flexible Manufacturing System
Feedback
Experimentation
Trade- off
24. Movement in a straight line
Linear motion
Power Supply
Crank and Slider
Bevel Gear
25. 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
Limit Switch
Robotics
Digital Signal
System
26. A device that detects some important physical quality or quantity about the surrounding environment - and conveys the information to the robot in electronic form
Behavior
Sensor
Electric
Work envelope
27. Anything your robot does; turning no a motor is a behavior - following a line is a behavior - navigating a maze is a behavior
Worm and wheel
Automation
Maintenance
Behavior
28. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem - especially by a computer
Hydraulic
Torque
Algorithm
Open -Loop System
29. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment
Algorithm
Limitation
Robotics
Power Supply
30. A group of interacting - interrelated - or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a common goal
Flexible Manufacturing System
Maintenance
Robotics
System
31. Locating and finding the cause of problems related to technological products or systems
Rotary Motion
Reciprocating
Troubleshoot
Feedback
32. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result
Analog Signal
Input
Potentiometer
Programmer
33. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas
Energy
Society
Pneumatic
Threshold
34. The space within which a robotic arm can move
Analog Signal
Work envelope
Workforce
Rotary Motion
35. The people available for work in a particular area - firm - or industry
Hydraulic
Workforce
Rotary Motion
Efficiency
36. A robot is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls
System
While Loop
Driven Gear
Robot
37. The process of detecting and eliminating a device's malfunctions
Society
Debug
Automation
Manipulators
38. A control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly
Limit Switch
While Loop
Program
Pneumatic
39. The information produced by a computer
Swing Turn
Power Supply
Force
Output
40. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0
Digital Signal
Robotics
Software...
Reciprocating
41. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread
Sensor
Flexible Manufacturing System
Worm and wheel
Touch Sensor
42. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance
Efficiency
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Torque
Work
43. A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open - loop system often requires human intervention
Flexible Manufacturing System
Pitch
Open -Loop System
Debug
44. The results of the operation of any system
Output
Robot
Computer Program
Maintenance
45. Opposite in position - direction - order - or effect
Feedback
Inverse
Troubleshoot
Ratio
46. Containing - producing - arising from - or actuated by electricity
Electric
System
Force
Touch Sensor
47. Circular movement
Debug
Rotary Motion
Gear Ratio
Sensor
48. The efficient production of small amounts of products
Flexible Manufacturing System
Gear Ratio
Sensor
Open -Loop System
49. An arm- like mechanism on a robotic system which grabs and moves objects with a number of degrees of freedom under automatic control.
Troubleshoot
Manipulators
Behavior
Closed-Loop System
50. Toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain
Hydraulic
Work
Driven Gear
Sprocket