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Engineering Design and Robotics Concepts

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process

a)

Testing Solutions

b)

Designing Solutions

c)

Identifying the Problem

d)

Planning Solutions

2.

What two things determine whether or not engineering solutions are successful?

a)

If it stays within the constraints

b)

If it looks cool

c)

If it solves a problem

d)

If it meets the criteria

3.
An engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?
a)
Test the prototype.
b)
Make sketches of the prototype.
c)
Identify constraints.
d)
Collect and analyze the test results. 
4.

During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data?

a)

Test the Model

b)

Construct a Model

c)

Identify Failure Points

d)

Reflect and Redesign

5.
Which word best describes a constraint?
a)
option
b)
opportunity
c)
limitation
d)
goal
6.
When finding the solution to an engineering problem, there is/are usually 
a)
only one possible correct solution
b)
a very limited number of possible correct solutions
c)
many possible correct solutions
7.

_________________ involves the design, construction, and operation of a robot.

a)

Robotics

b)

Automation

c)

Assembly line

d)

Manufacturing

8.

A ______________ is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls.

a)

Robot

b)

Cyborg

c)

Tank

d)

TV

9.

Robots can be used for...

a)

Precision work

b)

Exploration

c)

Repetitive or dangerous work

d)

All of the above

10.

An example(s) of dangerous robot work could be ______________________________.

a)

Service and clean nuclear reactors

b)

Defuse bombs

c)

Making a PB&J

d)

Stacking empty boxes

11.

Industrial robots are often used to perform tasks that are unsafe or boring for people such as ___________________

a)

Welding

b)

Painting

c)

Delivery

d)

Assembling

12.

Medical robots perform which of the following tasks?

a)

Dispensing medication

b)

Competitive robotics

c)

Assistive surgery

d)

Assembly line construction

13.

An example of 'today's robots' could be _____________________.

a)

Exploratory

b)

Household

c)

Medical

d)

Sensory

14.

What is this called?

a)

Line Follower

b)

Motor Controller

c)

Bumper Switch

d)

LED Light

15.

What is this called?

a)

Line Follower

b)

Motor Controller

c)

Bumper Switch

d)

LED Light

16.

What is this called?

a)

Line Follower

b)

Motor Controller

c)

Bumper Switch

d)

LED Light

17.

What is this called?

a)

Line Follower

b)

Motor Controller

c)

Potentiometer

d)

LED Light

18.

What is this called?

a)

Line Follower

b)

Motor Controller

c)

Bumper Switch

d)

Limit Switch

19.

What is this called?

a)

Line Follower

b)

LED Light

c)

Bumper Switch

d)

VEX 393 Motor

20.

What is this called?

a)

Line Follower

b)

LED Light

c)

Bumper Switch

d)

VEX 393 Motor

21.
Using the picture, which part is being shown?
a)
simple gear train
b)
worm and wheel 
c)
Bevel gear
d)
differential gear
22.
Using the picture, which part is being shown?
a)
slider
b)
base plate
c)
cortex
d)
metal rack
23.
Using the picture, which part is being shown?
a)
plastic collars
b)
screws
c)
nuts or bolts
d)
metal collars
24.
Using the picture, which part is being shown?
a)
gears
b)
tank tread
c)
spur gears
25.
Using the picture, which part is being shown?
a)
tank tread
b)
toothed gear
c)
smooth gear
26.
If on a bike, which kind of gear would be used?
a)
belt drive
b)
chain drive
c)
simple gear train
d)
bevel gear
27.
If using a lawn mower, which kind of gear would be used?
a)
belt drive
b)
chain drive
c)
simple gear train
d)
bevel gear
28.

What are the green pieces?

a)

internal slider

b)

linear slide

c)

plus bracket

d)

external slider

29.
a)

internal slider

b)

gray 90 degree bracket

c)

rack gearbox bracket

d)

rail gear

30.
a)

plus bracket

b)

external slider

c)

internal slider

d)

linear slide

31.
a)

plus bracket

b)

hand crank

c)

H bracket

d)

C bracket

32.

what are the green pieces?

a)

linear slide

b)

internal slider

c)

external slider

d)

plus bracket

33.
a)

gear

b)

sprocket

c)

pully

d)

wench

34.
a)

C bracket

b)

C channel plate

c)

3x15 plate

d)

90 degree bracket

35.
a)

pliers

b)

screwdriver

c)

allen wrench

d)

wernch

36.
a)

90 degree rail bracket

b)

90 degree bearings

c)

90 degree bracket

d)

90 degree gear

37.
a)

wench

b)

pully

c)

gray 90 degree bracket

d)

hand crank

38.
What is the name of this part?
a)
Potentiometer
b)
Bump Switch
c)
Limit Switch
d)
Line Tracker
39.
What is the name of this part?
a)
Standoff
b)
Axle
c)
Bearing Flat
d)
Sprocket
40.
What is the name of this part?
a)
Keps Nut
b)
Nylock Nut
c)
Screw
d)
Collar
41.
What is the name of this part?
a)
Nylock Nut
b)
Keps Nut
c)
Screw
d)
Collar
42.
What is the name of this part?
a)
Screw
b)
Nail
c)
Thingy
d)
Keps Nut
43.
What is the name of this part?
a)
Wheel
b)
Gear
c)
Sprocket
d)
Collar
44.
What is the name of this part?
a)
Axle
b)
Screw
c)
Spacer
d)
Bearing Flat
45.
What is the name of this part?
a)
Bearing Flat
b)
Lock Bar
c)
Pillow Block
d)
Spacer
46.
What is the name of this part?
a)
Spacer
b)
Nylock Nut
c)
Keps Nut
d)
Screw
47.
a)

chassis

b)

pulley

c)

sprocket

d)

wheel

48.
a)

24 tooth sprocket

b)

6 tooth sprocket

c)

18 tooth sprocket

d)

12 tooth sprocket

49.
a)

18 tooth sprocket

b)

12 tooth sprocket

c)

24 tooth sprocket

d)

6 tooth sprocket

50.
A force in a circular direction
a)
rotary
b)
Torque
51.
Movement in a circular motion
a)
Rotary 
b)
Oscillating
c)
Linear
d)
Reciprocating
52.
Movement that goes back and forth in a straight line
a)
Rotary
b)
Linear
c)
Oscillating
d)
Reciprocating 
53.
Movement along an arched path; back and forth
a)
rotary
b)
oscillating
c)
reciprocating
d)
linear
54.
The gear train in which diagram provides more torque?
a)
A
b)
B
55.
What happens to speed
when you increase torque?
a)
Speed Increases
b)
Speed decreases
c)
Speed stays the same
56.
If the small gear is driving the large gear, what is happening to the torque?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Remains constant
d)
Not enough information
57.
What is the name of this mechanism?
a)
Simple Gear Train
b)
Gear Train with Idler
c)
Worm and Wheel
d)
Rack and Pinion
58.
What is the name of this mechanism?
a)
Crank and Slider
b)
Cam and Shaft
c)
Belt Drive
d)
Worm Gear
59.
What is the name of this mechanism?
a)
Worm and Wheel
b)
Chain Drive
c)
Cam and Shaft
d)
Lead Screw
60.
What is the name of this mechanism?
a)
Lead Screw
b)
Meshed Gear
c)
Rack and Pinion
d)
Crank and Slider
61.
What is the input movement of this mechanism?
a)
Rotary
b)
Linear
c)
Reciprocating
d)
Oscillating
62.
What is the input movement of this mechanism?
a)
Rotary
b)
Linear
c)
Reciprocating
d)
Oscillating
63.
What is the output movement of this mechanism?
a)
Rotary
b)
Linear
c)
Reciprocating
d)
Oscillating
64.
If torque increases, speed ___________.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Remains Constant
65.
Identify two types of motion in a bike
a)
LINEAR AND RECIPROCATING
b)
ROTARY AND OSCILLATING
c)
LINEAR AND ROTARY
d)
ROTARY AND RECIPROCATING
66.
The following is an image of a hand mixer.  When the crank is turned the beaters rotate towards each other.  What is the input and output motions?
a)
Input=rotary
Output=rotary
b)
Input=oscillating
Output=Linear
c)
Input=Reciprocating
Output=Rotary
d)
Input=Rotary
Output=Linear
67.
The image shown is an ice cream scoop.  As the lever is pressed, the center scoop moves along the scoop itself.  What is the input and output motions?
a)
Input=rotary
output=rotary
b)
input=oscillating
output=oscillating
c)
Input=rotary
output=oscillating
d)
input=rotary
output=linear
68.
Name this mechanism
a)
Belt Drive
b)
Chain Drive
c)
Simple Gear Train
d)
Beveled Gears
69.
Name this mechanism
a)
Simple Gear Train with Idler
b)
Chain Drive
c)
Simple Gear Train
d)
Beveled Gears
70.
Name this mechanism
a)
Simple Gear Train with Idler
b)
Chain Drive
c)
Simple Gear Train
d)
Beveled Gears
71.
Name this mechanism
a)
Crank and Slider
b)
Cam and Follower
c)
Rack and Pinion
d)
Worm and Wheel
72.
Name this mechanism
a)
Crank and Slider
b)
Cam and Follower
c)
Rack and Pinion
d)
Worm and Wheel