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Systems And Control Flashcards

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What are the four types of structure?

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Frame
Mass
Natural
Shell

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What is a frame structure and what is an example?

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A structure made by individual connecting members
Bridges, Effiel tower

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What is a shell structure and what is an example?

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Made from thin materials to create hollow structures
Aircraft fuselage, canoe

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What is a mass structure and what is an example?

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A structure that relies on the mass of the material for support
Water dam

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What is a natural structure and what is an example?

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A naturally formed structure
Skelton, tree

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What is a system?

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A set of part of processes which work together to achieve an output or perform a function

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What is a close loop system?

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A system which incorporates feedback to control and manage the system

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What is an open loop system?

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A system which is controlled without the benefit of feedback

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What is feedback?

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Part of a closed loop system which monitors the output and sends a signal back to the input

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What is triangulation?

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The use of triangular shakes to give stability to a structure

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What is a strut?

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A structural member designed to resist compressive forces

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What is a tie?

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A structural member designed to resist tensile forces

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What is a space frame?

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A 3D lightweight truss structure used to span large areas

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What is a truss?

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A structural framework designed to support loads

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What is tension?

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A tensile force - pulling

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What is compression?

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A compressive force - squishing

17
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What is static load?

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Fill in

18
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What is an example of order 1 lever?

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See saw

19
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What is example of order 2 level?

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Wheel burrow

20
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What is example of order three lever?

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Shovel

21
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What are the positives and negatives of a spurs gear (3 each)

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22
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What is an example of a rotary motion?

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Bike wheel

23
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What is an example of a recipe is ting motion?

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Piston in engine

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What is an example of a oscislltin motion?

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Pendulum on clock

25
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What is the unit for capacitance?

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Farad - F

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