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Robotics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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
Electric
Crank and Slider
Experimentation
2. A connected flexible series of links used for fastening or securing objects and pulling or supporting loads
Economics
Work envelope
Chain
Workforce
3. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result
Rack and Pinion
Input
Pneumatic
Threshold
4. 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
Automation
Algorithm
Feedback
End effector
5. The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear
Programmer
System
Drive gear
Open -Loop System
6. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels.
Energy
Bevel Gear
Pitch
Analog Signal
7. Opposite in position - direction - order - or effect
Automation
Controller
Torque
Inverse
8. A rotating gear that meshes wit ha bar that has a gear tooth along its length. Changes rotating motion in a linear motion.
Comments
Oscillate
Driven Gear
Rack and Pinion
9. A turn where one wheel rotates forward and the other rotates backward - causing the robot to sit and spin in place
Swing Turn
Limit Switch
Point Turn
Debug
10. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0
While Loop
Digital Signal
Algorithm
Experimentation
11. In robotics - provides power to the robot; may supply electricity - hydraulic - power - or pneumatic power
Trade- off
Gear Ratio
Power Supply
Malfunction
12. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment
Reciprocating
Potentiometer
Limitation
Driven Gear
13. In robotics - a series of coded instructions the robot must follow
Computer Program
Manipulators
Trade- off
Programmer
14. 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
Output
Limit Switch
Gear
Swing Turn
15. A sensor used to measure the angular position of the axle or shaft passing through its center
Potentiometer
Factory
Threshold
Reprogram
16. A push or pull on an object
Torque
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Force
Behavior
17. A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts
Gear
Digital Signal
Torque
Swing Turn
18. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes rotary motion into reciprocating motion.
Crank and Slider
Feedback
Rack and Pinion
Pseudocode
19. Movement in a straight line
Linear motion
Algorithm
Threshold
Energy
20. The efficient production of small amounts of products
Threshold
Economics
Gear Ratio
Flexible Manufacturing System
21. The ability to bring a desired result with the least waste of time - energy - or material
Robot
Automation
Efficiency
Rotary Motion
22. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas
Robot
Drive gear
Pneumatic
Controller
23. In robotics - a tiny computer that acts as the robot's brain and contains the computer program
Electric
Swing Turn
Programmer
Controller
24. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment
While Loop
Automation
Troubleshoot
Automation
25. A combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide
Crank and Slider
Digital Signal
Simple gear train
Economics
26. A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open - loop system often requires human intervention
Worm and wheel
Potentiometer
Inverse
Open -Loop System
27. A group of interacting - interrelated - or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a common goal
Flexible Manufacturing System
Output
System
Energy
28. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance
Automation
Work
Electric
End effector
29. A swing back and forth at a regular rate
Oscillate
Work envelope
Potentiometer
Mechanism
30. A twisting force
Manipulators
Hydraulic
Gear
Torque
31. Technology dealing with the design - construction - and operation of robots and automation
Energy
End effector
Robotics
Experimentation
32. A robot is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls
Programmer
Swing Turn
Sprocket
Robot
33. A level or point at which something would start or cease to happen or come into effect
Manipulators
Threshold
Open -Loop System
Work
34. The upkeep of industrial facilities and equipment and/or software
Closed-Loop System
Idler gear
Maintenance
Trade- off
35. Operated by the action of water or other fluids
Innovation
Hydraulic
Analog Signal
Software...
36. A company- wide management philosophy for planning - integration - and implementation of automation
Belt and Pulley
Energy
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Torque
37. A technique that is used to make a process automatic
Gear
Limit Switch
Digital Signal
Automation
38. Toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain
Pneumatic
Sprocket
Flexible Manufacturing System
Swing Turn
39. Programs and other operating information used by a computer
Mechanism
Bevel Gear
Software...
Comments
40. The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
Crank and Slider
Ratio
Driven Gear
Software...
41. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member
Belt and Pulley
Gear Ratio
Output
Invention
42. An arm- like mechanism on a robotic system which grabs and moves objects with a number of degrees of freedom under automatic control.
Manipulators
Automation
Reciprocating
Impact
43. A system that uses feedback from the output to control the input
Trade- off
Closed-Loop System
Robotics
Torque
44. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.
Workforce
Automation
Impact
Potentiometer
45. A balancing of factors - all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up one thing in return for another
Ethical
Trade- off
Algorithm
Simple gear train
46. A device that detects some important physical quality or quantity about the surrounding environment - and conveys the information to the robot in electronic form
Invention
Sensor
Reciprocating
Ratio
47. Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product
Reprogram
Crank and Slider
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Feedback
48. A social science that deals with production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services
Economics
Robotics
Efficiency
Work envelope
49. Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer
Inverse
Automation
Program
Output
50. Containing - producing - arising from - or actuated by electricity
Invention
Pseudocode
Force
Electric