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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product






2. Opposite in position - direction - order - or effect






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






4. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






5. 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






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






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






8. A twisting force






9. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






12. The ability to do work






13. The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other. The output gear






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






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






16. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






21. The results of the operation of any system






22. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






25. The information produced by a computer






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






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






28. A push or pull on an object






29. A back and forth movement






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






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






32. Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. The process of detecting and eliminating a device's malfunctions






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






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






48. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






49. The space within which a robotic arm can move






50. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts