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Barlow Robotics Vocabulary Quiz!
Barlow Robotics Vocabulary Quiz!
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Which of the following describes high-traction wheels?
Generally create faster, less careful movements than mecanum wheels.
They have rollers to help increase grip force.
They can transform our robot into a mountain bike.
They help in preventing other robots from pushing you around.
2
What code editor do we use for our actual competition robots?
Java
GitHub
Eclipse
VS Code
3
What happens on kickoff day?
The robotics team plays a soccer game that people can watch if they pay us
The new calendar year begins 🤩
Kickoff day is the first day of pre-season
FRC reveals detailed information about the comp. via game manual & video
4
Bonus (5 SECONDS!): What's our team color?
Neon Green
Black
Gold
Whatever the senior class color is
5
T/F: the Falcon500 already has a built-in motor controller & encoder.
False
True
6
What is the main robot power switch?
Limit switch
Maximum switch
Signal light
Circuit breaker
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Which phase of the game is human-controlled?
Build Season
Scouting
Tele-op
Autonomous
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What do Shuffleboard & SmartDashboard do?
They list our variables for us.
They digitally display robot data in real-time.
They help us simulate the game and robot digitally.
They relay info about our closet inventory and the status of our purchases.
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What kind of drive is this?
Tank Drive
Index Drive
Arcade Drive
Mecanum Drive
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Which of the following best describes roboRIO?
Includes ports for USB + ethernet & quickly connects motors to sensors.
Distributes power from a 12VDC battery to various robot components.
Provides wireless communication functionality to the robot.
Connects to the Internet and interfaces with a lot of hardware components.
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T/F: field elements are the same for every competition.
True
False
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Bonus (5 SECONDS!): What's our team number?
7254
7204
3025
4572
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Which software do we use to enable/disable our robot?
VS Code
Smart Dashboard
FRC Driver Station
Shuffleboard
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What kind of drive is this?
Tank Drive
Arcade Drive
Side Drive
Chassis Drive
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What's the difference between Shuffleboard & SmartDashboard?
SmartDashboard has features Shuffleboard is missing.
Shuffleboard has features SmartDashboard is missing.
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What is WPILib?
An external library that provides us with useful classes for FRC coding.
The name of the online communications service the team uses.
The name of an old 4572 robot.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Library Learning Commons.
17
What is this?
Clockwork
Gear motor
Gearbox
Gear controller
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The Raspberry Pi is a computer. What are some of its defining characteristics?
Well, it can pretty much control our whole robot for us.
Dangerous, colorful, pneumatic.
Large, a bit messy, can connect to the ethernet.
Tiny, smart, can connect to the internet.
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Which of the following compound statements is true about CAD and CAM?
CAD = Computer-Assisted Desktop, CAM = Computer-Assisted Mouse
CAD = Cadmium-Aluminum Drive, CAM = Cadmium-Aluminum Motor
CAD = Computer-Aided Design, CAM = Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CAD = Creative & Artistic Development, CAM = Creative & Artistic Machining
20
Motors convert electrical energy into physical motion so our robot can move. What other device performs a similar task?
Chassis
navX
Gyro
Actuator
21
What is the autonomous phase?
The first 15 seconds of a match; designated drivers control robot function.
The first 15 seconds of a match; robots follow pre-programmed instructions.
Starts 30 seconds into the game; designated drivers control their robot.
The first 30 seconds of a match; robots relay their vision to drivers.
22
Which of the following is an example of Vision Processing?
Object Placement
Object Function
Object Tracking
Object Statistics
23
How do you know if a wheel is omnidirectional?
It has rollers
It has arrows on the tread to indicate the multiple directions it can turn
It's shaped like a sphere instead of just a wheel (for 360° support)
It has 4 spokes
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Which of the following is
NOT
involved in pneumatics?
Encoder
Piston
Compressor
Solenoid Valve
25
Which of the following is always a subsystem (no matter what the robot/competition)?
Arm
Shooter
Points
Drive
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What is this?
Voltage Regulator Module
roboRIO
Circuit Breaker
Power Distribution Panel
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What kind of wheel are these?
Roller
Mecanum
High-Traction
Gearbox
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What is a differential drive?
A drive that is very unusual and different.
A drive where robot motion depends on the sum of each side’s spins.
A drive that is very uncoordinated.
A drive that involves inverting the functions of each side's movement.
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What code-hosting platform do we use?
Cross the Road Electronics (CTRE)
GitHub
Java
WPILib
30
T/F: An ethernet switch uses ports to communicate between devices in the LAN.
False
True
31
What kind of drive allows our robot to move straight sideways?
Machine Drive
Joystick Drive
Mecanum Drive
Side Drive
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T/F: The Voltage Regulator Module provides regulated power for robot components.
True
False
33
What is kinematics?
the rotational and velocimetric potential of a component
mathematics but spelled weirdly
the branch of physics concerned merely with the motion of objects
the use of sensor data to track the robot's position/movement over time
34
Which statement is true regarding omni(directional) wheels & mecanum wheels?
All omniwheels are mecanum wheels but not all mecanum wheels are omniwheels
All mecanum wheels are omniwheels but not all omniwheels are mecanum wheels
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What
CAN'T
a navX do?
Drive our robot to where 'X' marks the spot all by itself.
figure out the 3D orientation of an object.
help with navigation.
act as a motion processor.
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T/F: NetworkTables is a communications protocol used in FRC.
False
True
37
Bonus (10 SECONDS!): who is the manufacturer of the talons we use?
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
Cross the Road Electronics (CTRE)
Boeing
Nvidia
38
What does a PID controller mainly do for speed?
It changes the sensitivity of the joystick.
It controls the direction of robot movement.
It smoothly ramps up the robot speed until it reaches the desired value.
It sorts through everyone's personal ID's.
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What is an encoder used for?
It measures the movement of the wheels of a robot.
It converts the color directly in front of it into an RGB value.
It translates our words into Java code.
It encrypts information.
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What is odometry?
the branch of physics concerned merely with the motion of objects
the use of sensor data to track the robot's position/movement over time
the safety practice of checking the robot for odors before enabling
the art of placing wheels on the robot
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What do limit switches do?
They activate to tell you when I'm at my limits!!
They tell you when a component is touching them or not.
They attach to our motors to provide additional power.
They turn the signal light on and off.
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Bonus (10 SECONDS!): Which of the following is
NOT
a
robotics department?
Driving
Mechanical
Code
Electrical
43
Which of the following is
NOT
a motor controller?
TalonFX
Jetson Nano
Spark
TalonSRX
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What does pneumatics do?
It allows us to use vision processing to track movement of the bot.
It allows our bot to communicate with other bots at the competition.
It controls our robot for us.
It allows us to use air pressure to move mechanical systems on the robot.
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What's the difference between a gyro and an encoder?
Gyros tell us how far wheels traveled, encoders--which way a robot's facing
Gyros tell us which way a robot's facing, encoders--how far wheels traveled
