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Robotics
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A balancing of factors - all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up one thing in return for another
Input
Torque
Trade- off
Computer Program
2. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw
Robot
Limit Switch
Pitch
Impact
3. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others
Experimentation
Mechanism
Driven Gear
Workforce
4. Information about the output of a system that can be used to make adjustments
Limit Switch
Input
Pitch
Feedback
5. Anything your robot does; turning no a motor is a behavior - following a line is a behavior - navigating a maze is a behavior
Electric
Crank and Slider
Pitch
Behavior
6. The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans
Troubleshoot
Idler gear
Debug
Automation
7. The process of detecting and eliminating a device's malfunctions
Ratio
Feedback
Rack and Pinion
Debug
8. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance
Work
Inverse
Algorithm
Factory
9. Conforming to a established set principles or accepted professional standards or conduct
Troubleshoot
Sprocket
Efficiency
Ethical
10. A swing back and forth at a regular rate
Idler gear
Driven Gear
Oscillate
Worm and wheel
11. Technology dealing with the design - construction - and operation of robots and automation
Output
Robotics
System
Closed-Loop System
12. The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear
Program
End effector
Automation
Drive gear
13. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment
Output
Ratio
Electric
Troubleshoot
14. A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open - loop system often requires human intervention
Digital Signal
Open -Loop System
Invention
Energy
15. An improvement of an existing technological product - system - or method of doing something
Energy
Innovation
Reprogram
Computer Program
16. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels.
Input
Software...
Power Supply
Analog Signal
17. The ability to bring a desired result with the least waste of time - energy - or material
Troubleshoot
Efficiency
Automation
Sprocket
18. Locating and finding the cause of problems related to technological products or systems
Workforce
Touch Sensor
Threshold
Troubleshoot
19. A device that detects some important physical quality or quantity about the surrounding environment - and conveys the information to the robot in electronic form
Workforce
Software...
Feedback
Sensor
20. 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
End effector
Crank and Slider
Pseudocode
Inverse
21. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result
Input
Society
Touch Sensor
Mechanism
22. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem - especially by a computer
Feedback
Input
Comments
Algorithm
23. A community - nation - or broad grouping of people having common traditions - institutions - and collective activities and interests
Society
Manipulators
Trade- off
Computer Aided Manufacturing
24. A push or pull on an object
System
Work
Force
Society
25. Operated by the action of water or other fluids
Hydraulic
Ethical
Economics
Impact
26. A person who writes and tests computer programs
While Loop
Programmer
Output
Drive gear
27. A combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide
Simple gear train
Automation
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Rack and Pinion
28. A turn where one wheel rotates forward and the other rotates backward - causing the robot to sit and spin in place
Force
Worm and wheel
Hydraulic
Point Turn
29. The information produced by a computer
Energy
Output
Automation
Flexible Manufacturing System
30. One of a pair of gears used to connect two shafts whose axes intersect
Torque
Closed-Loop System
Bevel Gear
Driven Gear
31. Movement in a straight line
Open -Loop System
Linear motion
Limitation
Crank and Slider
32. The space within which a robotic arm can move
Reciprocating
Simple gear train
Algorithm
Work envelope
33. Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Gear
Behavior
Comments
34. A sensor that detects physical contact and reports back to the controller whether its contact area is being pushed in or not
Digital Signal
Bevel Gear
Ethical
Touch Sensor
35. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment
Limitation
Gear
Oscillate
Force
36. A group of interacting - interrelated - or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a common goal
System
Gear Ratio
Computer Program
Input
37. A system that uses feedback from the output to control the input
Closed-Loop System
Maintenance
Flexible Manufacturing System
Sensor
38. The results of the operation of any system
Output
Pseudocode
Energy
Manipulators
39. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.
Hydraulic
Ratio
Programmer
Impact
40. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread
Oscillate
Power Supply
Worm and wheel
Chain
41. Programs and other operating information used by a computer
Workforce
Work
Software...
Mechanism
42. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0
Linear motion
Society
Force
Digital Signal
43. A technique that is used to make a process automatic
Oscillate
Software...
Automation
Rack and Pinion
44. Try our a new procedure - idea - or activity
Experimentation
Automation
Rotary Motion
Torque
45. In robotics - a series of coded instructions the robot must follow
Computer Program
Pseudocode
Energy
Programmer
46. In robotics - a tiny computer that acts as the robot's brain and contains the computer program
Torque
Sensor
Robotics
Controller
47. Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer
Experimentation
Computer Program
Program
Society
48. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas
Linear motion
Robot
Troubleshoot
Pneumatic
49. A rotating gear that meshes wit ha bar that has a gear tooth along its length. Changes rotating motion in a linear motion.
Troubleshoot
Torque
Malfunction
Rack and Pinion
50. Shorthand notation for programming which uses a combination of informal programming structures and verbal descriptions of a code.
Manipulators
Pseudocode
Hydraulic
Worm and wheel