ERT Unit 5 Vocab

2. a twisting force that tends to cause rotation
4. The system in a motor vehicle that connects the transmission to the drive axles
6. The first culture that used simple machines to complete tasks.
8. the base frame of a motor vehicle or other wheeled conveyance
10. A system or program where the environment determines the actions of a robot.
12. The ability to go back to a previous step in the design process.
13. two or more gears positioned so that their teeth will touch.
14. special motors that have a control system that enables precise positioning
16. This type of expression is a logical statement that is always TRUE or FALSE.

1. The gear in a gear train that is not connected to the motor. This gear only rotates if it is touching a driver gear.
3. The gear in a gear train that is connected to the motor.
5. created from a sequence of link and joint combinations. Links are the rigid members connecting joints, for example, like a robotic arm.
7. A form of planning out a program that includes step-by-step instructions written in English.
9. In a gear train, the gear ratio is the number of teeth on the driven gear divided by the number of teeth on the driver gear.
11. enable robot to move through converting an electric current into mechanical movement.
15. the rate something is able to move or operate