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Subject : engineering
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1. A rotating gear that meshes wit ha bar that has a gear tooth along its length. Changes rotating motion in a linear motion.






2. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






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






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






7. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






10. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






12. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






13. A push or pull on an object






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






15. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Circular movement






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. Opposite in position - direction - order - or effect






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






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






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






38. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






41. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






42. 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






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






44. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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






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






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