Robotics Final Review

Front

Which is an example of preventative maintenance? Options: Repairing a broken belt chain, Greasing gears yearly, Swapping out a worn gear that no longer works, Replacing a burnt out power source

Back

Greasing gears yearly

Answer explanation

Preventative Maintenance is done BEFORE anything breaks. It's done to replace, repair, or upkeep parts at set times before they are predicted to break down.

Front

According to the right-hand rule, which finger represents the X-axis?

Back

Index finger

Front

What is the number of degrees of freedom (DOF) for this robot?

Back

4

Front

What is the number for this robot's Degrees of Freedom (DOF)?

Back

5

Front

If gear A has 60 teeth and is spinning at 7 rpm, what is the rpm of gear B which has 30 teeth?

Back

14 rpm

Answer explanation

60/30 = 2
7 * 2 = 14

Front

Why do we use pseudocode in programming?

Back

To make the code easier to plan and understand

Front

What shape in a programming flowchart represents a decision?

Back

Diamond

Front

Which shape in a programming flowchart is used to represent input or output?

Back

Parallelogram

Front

What is the shape used to denote processing in a programming flowchart?

Back

Rectangle

Front

Which shape in a programming flowchart indicates a program exit or entry point?

Back

Oval