Drivetrain Movement Assessment

The robotic subsystem that provides the ability to move is know as a...

• Drivetrain

• Clawbot

• Software

• Command

Autonomous moving cars, such as the Boss, do not need drivers because they run on programs.

• True

• False

There is a direct proportional relationship between how much the motors spin, how much the wheels spin, and how much the robot moves.

• True

• False

If a motor on a VEX V5 Clawbot spins 4 times, this means that the wheel spins ____.

• 2 times

• 3 times

• 4 times

• 5 times

How can the speed of the robot be increased?

• Push it harder

• Specify a higher velocity within the command

• Make sure that there is limited friction between the wheels and the surface it is driving on

• None of the above

The wheels on the VEX EDR V5 Clawbot can only turn at a 90-degree angle.

• True

• False

Rotational movement occurs when an object follows along a ________ path.

• Curved

• Bumpy

• Straight

• Narrow

What is "arc length"?

• Distance the wheels travel

• Circumference of a wheel

• Width from wheel to wheel

• Degree of a turn

What is the formula for circumference?

• C = arc length / degrees

• C = Pi * Diameter

• C = Diameter / Pi

• C = Wheelbase * arc length

__________ are a convenient way to talk about what the robot is doing and what it must do to carry out the plan created by the programmer.

• Operations

• Instructions

• Decompositions

• Behaviors