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Automation and Robotics Assessment 1

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21 questions
Using your notes, answer the questions to the best of your ability.
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Question 2
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What is the purpose of an idler gear?

Question 3
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What is the function of a hand crank?

Question 4
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How do the post standoff retainer or bearing flat parts provide stability to the shaft?

Question 5
5.

Why are collars inserted along the shaft, next to the gears?

Question 6
6.

What is an example of input?

Question 7
7.

What is an example of output?

Question 8
8.

What is the definition of input?

Question 9
9.

What is the definition of output?

Question 10
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What should you do if the brain icon in "VEXcode" is not green?

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Question 11
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Describe what the code to the left
does:

Question 12
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Two people working together to create a computer program. One person, called the driver, writes the code and explains the logic, while the other person, called the navigator, reviews it and gives feedback.

Question 13
13.

An ordered set of instructions that are used to carry out a task.

Question 14
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An action or occurrence that happens during runtime that will trigger a response or behavior by the software. Examples of events include user-initiated events, such as clicking a button, or external events, such as the device receiving an SMS text message.

Question 15
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A block of code that is triggered when a certain event happens.

For the next four
questions, assume that the output gear is on the right side of the gear train.
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Question 16
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For this gear train, does the output speed increase, decrease, or stay the same?

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Question 17
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For this gear train, does the output speed increase, decrease, or stay the same?

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Question 18
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For this gear train, does the output speed increase, decrease, or stay the same?

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Question 19
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For this gear train, does the output speed increase, decrease, or stay the same?

Question 20
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For each of the following gear ratios (based on the number of teeth), determine whether the output speed increases, decreases, or stays the same.

  • 60/48
  • 24/72
  • 48/48
  • 36/12
  • 12/36
  • 12/12
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Stays the same
Question 21
21.

Why do designers and engineers care about gear ratios?

Question 1
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In the gear train, which way does the driven gear turn?