1. What is the name for information sent from robot sensors to robot controllers?
temperature
pressure
feedback
signal
2. Which one of the following terms refers to the up - down motion of a robot arm?
yaw
pitch
roll
elevate
3. Which of the following terms refers to the left - right movement of a robot arm?
vertical
4. Which of the following terms refers to the rotational motion of a robot arm?
swivel
axle
5. What is the name for the space inside which a robot unit operates?
environment
spatial base
exclusion zone
work envelop
6. Which of the following terms IS NOT one of the five basic parts of a robot?
peripheral tools
end effector
controller
sensor
7. The number of moveable joints in the base, the arm, and the end effector of the robot determines ............... ?
degrees of freedom
payload capacity
flexibility
cost
8. Which of the following places would be LEAST likely to include operational robots?
warehouse
factory
hospitals
private homes
9. For a robot unit to be considered a functional industrial robot, typically, how many degrees of freedom would the robot have?
three
four
six
eight
10. Which of the basic parts of a robot unit would include the computer circuitry that could be programmed to determine what the robot would do?
arm
11. Which of the following terms refers to the use of compressed gasses to drive (power) the robot device?
pneumatic
hydraulic
photo sensitive
electric
12. With regard to the physics of power systems used operate robots, which statement or statements is most correct?
hydraulics involves the compression of liquids
hydraulics involves the compression of air
pneumatics involve the compression of air
All of the above are basic principles of physics.
13. Which of the following statements concerning implementation of robotic systems is correct? Select the BEST answer.
implementation of robots CAN save existing jobs
implementation of robots CAN create new jobs
robotics could prevent a business from closing
all of the above are possible (correct answer, your response)
14. Which of the following IS NOT one of the advantages associated with a robotics implementation program?
Low costs for hardware and software
Robots work continuously around the clock
Quality of manufactured goods can be improved.
Reduced company cost for worker fringe benefits
15. Which of the following "laws" is Azimov's first and most important law of robotics?
robot actions must never result in damage to the robot
robots must never take actions harmful to humans
robots must make business a greater profit
robots should be used to eliminate jobs of human workers
16. Behavior based navigation is better than planning based navigation in some situations because:
It uses a world model
Behaviors cannot be fused through competitive coordination schemes
It navigates by planning a path around obstacles.
None of the above
17. In general, a locomotion system can possibly have
Good stability and Good controllability and Good maneuverability
Good controllability and Good maneuverability
Good stability and Good controllability
18. A robot using control inputs to predict position estimates is moving in the negative y direction in a global coordinate frame. With respect to the variance in its final position estimate, it will have:
Greatest variance in the y direction
Equal variance in the x and y directions
Least variance in the direction orthogonal to its motion
19. In order to follow a delayed sequence of set movements, without direct user control, a robot must be _____
controlled
controlled by a remote.
computerized.
programmed.
20. A programming “loop” does which of the following?
Starts the program code
Stops the program code
Performs multiple functions
Repeats a section of program code
21. A computer program consists of ______ that tells the computer to do something.
sensors
code
lights
robots
22. Which of the following enables a robot to investigate and react to its environment?
Tires
Sensors
LCD panels
Mechanical arms
23. What is a computer program?
Computer generated text
The hardware that controls a computer
Instructions written in a language a computer understands
Language that is built into a robot
24. Which of the following is a wireless connection?
Bluetooth
RCX
USB
Serial port
25. Which of the following is an automated machine that works on an assembly line?
Industrial robot
Assembly robot
Domestic robot
Android
26. Which of the following is not use for robot?
Maintenance and repair
Assembly line
Mental calculation
Exploration
27. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
Automation is the application of machines to tasks once performed by people.
Automation control devices manage themselves once given suitable instructions.
Feedback principle used in automation control is a recent development
Development of automation has becomes dependent on the use of computer technology.
28. Which of the following is the person who wrote the three laws of robotics?
Karel Capek
Isaac Asimov
Joseph-Marie Jacquard
Richard Hohn
29. Which of the following is an input device that measures data from the environment?
Actuator
Microcontroller
Automated control
Sensor
30. Which of the following is a sensor that measures the movement of an object?
Pressure sensor
Motion sensor
Action sensor
Touch sensor
31. Which of the following is a device that receive information from an input device and changes the output if required?
Microprocessor
Sending device
Controller
32. Which of the following is the most common type of actuator?
Electric motor
Stepper motor
Solenoid
Hydraulic pump
33. What DOF mean?
Do of Force
Degree of Freedom
Doing of Force
Degree of Force
34. Automated systems use automated control to perform a task
True
False
35. General robotics arms have seven degrees of freedom.
36. What is the third laws of robot’s by science fiction author Isaac Asimov?
A robot cannot destroy itself.
Robot can work independently.
Robot can see the object.
Robot must have legs.
37. The Basic Components of a Robotic System are.
Controller and Mechanical robot arm
Controller and sensors
Robot arm and camera
Robot arm and gripper
38. Robots are changing the nature of manufacturing system.
39. Mechanically, a robot is composed of
Arm, wrist and tool
Tool, wrist and controller
Sensor, arm and tool
Device, wrist and tool
40. Six different lower-pair joints possible are
revolute (rotary), prismatic (sliding), cylindrical, spherical, linear, and planar.
revolute (rotary), prismatic (sliding), cylindrical, spherical, screw, and planar.
position, prismatic (sliding), cylindrical, spherical, screw, and planar.
revolute (rotary), prismatic (sliding), cylindrical, spherical, screw, and 3D.
41. What are the common joints for the manipulator?
rotary and roll
rotary and prismatic
yaw and prismatic
rotary and DOF
42. In most general instances, robot kinematics model contains of
geometric and mechanical parameters
machine and non-geometric parameters
geometric and non-geometric parameters
geometric and non-algebraic parameters
43. The basic robot configuration of Cartesian Coordinates has
Six Linear Axes
No Linear Axes
DOF Linear Axes
Three Linear Axes
44. The basic robot configuration of Cylindrical Coordinates has
Three Linear, One Rotary
Two Linear, One Rotary
One Linear, One Rotary
Three Linear, Three Rotary
45. The basic robot configuration of Spherical Coordinates has
Two Linear, Two Rotary
Six Linear, Two Rotary
One Linear, Two Rotary
46. The basic robot configuration of Revolute or Articulated has
Six Rotary
Two Rotary
One Rotary
Three Rotary
47. Common Gripper Structure compose of
joint, pitch, yaw
link, pitch, roll
roll, pitch, yaw
roll, pitch, link
48. The three coordinate systems described are
World, Base and tool coordinates.
X, Y and Z coordinates.
Roll, Pitch and Yaw coordinates.
World, Base and space coordinates.
49. There two problems are related with the robot arm kinematics are.
Direct kinematics and Forward kinematics
Direct kinematics and Inverse kinematics
Dynamics and inverse kinematics
Dynamics and control
50. The inputs for the direct kinematics are?
Joint force
Joint angles
Angular momentum
Joint velocity
