VEX IQ Robotic Terms

the force that resists motion through the rubbing of one object against another

• friction

• power

• torque

• watts

• inverse

the place in a system or body where the weight is evenly distributed and all sides are in balance

• friction

• speed

• feet per second

• inch-pounds

• center of gravity

how fast a robot can position itself

• speed

• torque

• feet per second

• power

• friction

a force directed in a circle; a twisting force that tends to cause rotation

• friction

• center of gravity

• torque

• mechanical advantage

• inverse

the rate at which work is done; supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy

• power

• feet per second

• inverse

• torque

• friction

the distance a robot can move; a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector quantity, which includes direction)

• torque

• feet per second

• inch-pounds

• watts

• speed

torque is measured in units of force*distance, such as _____of Newton-Meters; one twelfth of a foot-pound

• inch-pounds

• feet per second

• mechanical advantage

• inverse

• center of gravity

a unit which can be used to provide power to a robot; the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere

• watts

• torque

• friction

• power

• inverse

the calculation of how a robot makes a job faster and easier

• feet per second

• power

• watts

• torque

• mechanical advantage

the reverse of the normal measurement

• inverse

• watts

• friction

• torque

• speed