Robotics: Unit G Review

What converts electrical energy into mechanical energy through the use of electro-magnetic fields and rotating wire coils?

• DC Motors

• Accumulators

What happens when there is any opposing force (such as friction or a heavy mass) acting as a load and requiring the motor to output torque to overcome it?

• Friction Grabbing

• Motor Loading

What expresses the relationship between a Driving Gear and a Driven Gear in a system?

• Gear Ratio

• Gear Train

What is the gear connected to the input power source, such as a motor?

• Driving Gear

• Driven Gear

What is the gear connected to the output, such as a wheel or mechanism in a system?

• Driving Gear

• Driven Gear

What is a connected set of rotating gears that transmits power from an input to an output?

• Gear Ratio

• Gear Train

What are known as all gears in between the Driving Gear and the Driven Gear that only transmit power?

• Driving Gears

• Idler Gears

What is often known as the robotic subsystem that provides the ability to move?

• Drivetrain

• DC Motor

What is the structure of a mobile robot that holds wheels, motors, and/or any other hardware

used to make up a Drivetrain?

• Chassis

• Wheelbase

What is the friction that resists turning?

• Turning Scrub

• Friction Grabbers