Robotics Midterm Review - Part I

A constraint is a restriction.

In Tank Drive mode, how do you turn right?

Coordinates and controls all aspects of a robot.

The microcontroller allows a robot to coordinate the operation of the different components and achieve its goals.

Enables a human operator to maneuver a robot.

Iteration is repeating something over and over again to improve the process and eventually achieve a desired goal.

Which subsystem is effectively the robot’s brain?

Using the default code, you control the right drive motor with the right shoulder buttons.

When the user turns on the joystick, s/he must manually connect to the VEX wireless link.

Which of the following should not be included in your engineering notebook?

Which type of nut has a plastic insert that prevents the screw from loosening?

An actuator is the key component of any motion system.

Which of the following is not a basic component of a robot?

Which subsystem comprises all the components which make a robot move.

In Tank Drive mode, how do you go backward?

Which subsystem includes batteries, chargers, and associated items?

The process where the preliminary sketch or the plans for work to be executed is prepared.

Unit responsible for translating the instructions, processing the commands, and executing the proper responses.

In a cost-benefit analysis, the designer must determine whether the benefit was worth the cost of implementation.

The process of forming an idea, a thought, or an image.

The communication between software, hardware, and/or a user.

What does the human operator send to the robot using buttons and joysticks?

All other electronic system components interface with the microcontroller.

Which robots are used for tasks involving high degrees of speed and precision, such as packaging and assembly.

There are no advantages to learning about robotics in school.

With default code, which joystick control will control the right drive motor?

What can be defined as a condition that a solution to a problem must satisfy?

What part is the brain of every robot?

By default, the Clawbot is set to operate in Tank Drive mode.

The logic subsystem includes microcontrollers, PWM cables, and programming kits.

The microcontroller has high-resolution analog inputs and fast digital I/O that can be used as interrupts for sensors.

The copying or transfer of data into the memory of a computer from another computer.

The majority of robots look like humans.

The microcontroller features a STMicroelectronics ARM Cortex-M3 processor.

Which of the following is not a part of the simple three step design process loop?

Which of the following does the user processor NOT do?

Which step of the design process includes how the solution will solve the problem?

Forms the base of every robot.

Quantitative arguments are simply ones that can be measured.

Comprises all the components which make a robot move.

The structure and motion subsystems are tightly integrated to form the chassis of a robot.

Provides the structure of a robot.

A very complex system of parts that must work together in order to achieve a desired goal.

There is no need to document testing procedures and results if the final implementation performs as expected and fulfill

To use the wireless link, the user must know IP addresses, MAC addresses, security settings, and/or IP protocols.

The step of the design process that specifies what the solution will accomplish without describing how it will do it.

With default code, which joystick control will control the arm motor?

To be successful, engineers must become familiar in some fields, and experts in a wide variety of specific fields.

Detailed description or assessment of requirements, dimensions, materials of a proposed product.

It has only been recently that humans have used robots to explore our solar system.

Which type of nut has a ring of teeth on one side to grip the pieces on which they are installed?

Robots require manipulators.

The process of producing something new or different.

What does the microcontroller use for communications?

When brainstorming, teams should focus on the quality of the ideas generated.

Which subsystem includes bumper and limit switch, ultrasonic, line follower, shaft encoders, and potentiometer?

The field of robotics allows you to explore your artistic side.

This component coordinates the flow of all information and power on the robot.

The process of repeating the design process over and over again is known as:

The more viewpoints looking at a problem, the less likely the problem will be solved.

In which stage of the design process do engineers take their chosen concept and make it into something more real?

What can be used to mount some types of bearings into structural components and are removable?

The locating and repairing of mistakes in a computer program.

The original or model on which something is based or formed.

In the implementation step, you will actually build the robot.

What provides X-Y tilt outputs to control an arm or drive system?

The control system component is equivalent to the central nervous system of a human.

At its most fundamental level, engineering is problem solving.

The microcontroller's bi-directional communication for wireless driving, debugging, and downloading uses a wired link.

The most fundamental concept of the motion subsystem is the use of a rounded shaft.

Which subsystem includes microcontrollers, PWM cables, and programming kits?

Engineering at its fundamental level is:

In which step of the design process does the design team take some of their concepts and make mock-up versions of them?

If the battery for the microcontroller dies, there is no backup battery.

Quantitative arguments are: