Robotics Vocab Flashcards
Using technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
Engineering
The way people use resources to meet their wants and needs.
Technology
An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.Innovation
Innovation
A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem, especially by a computer
Algorithm
In robotics, a set of coded instructions the robot must follow
Computer Program
a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls
Robot
The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others
Mechanism
Information fed into a system
.Input
The information produced by a computer.
Output
A push or pull on an object.
Force
A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts.
Gear
Circular movement.
.Rotary Motion
A twisting force (power).
Torque
Time traveled
Speed
The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other. The output gear
Driven
The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear.
Drive
A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.
System
Anything your robot does; turning on a motor is a behavior, following a line is a behavior, navigating a maze is a behavior
Behavior
Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer
Program
Shorthand notation for programming which uses a combination of informal programming structures and verbal descriptions of code.
Pseudo Code
