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