robotic 5 & 6

___ measures the active force and torque when the robot performs the programmed task.

Active compliance

___ devices can be very feasible means of handling fabrics and other light weight materials.

Adhesive

___ produce a signal such as voltage.

Analog sensors

___ ___ (A/D) converters are available to interface analog sensors with computers.

Analog/Digital

____ is a special end effector that is neither gripper nor process tool.

Compliance

___ must physically touch an object before its activated.

Contact sensors

___ is the location at which current is interrupted in a mechanical switch.

Contacts

___ have numeric or digital outputs that can be directly transferred to computers.

Digital sensors

___ measure voltage, current, change, and conductivity.

Electrical sensors

Grippers are used to ___, ___, and transfer objects.

Grasp, hold

Two categories of end effectors ___ and ___.

Grippers, Process Tooling

___ perception was the first complex sensor used by industrial robots.

Haptic

The fingers are sometimes called ____.

Jaws

___ is the most common linear position sensor used in robots and work cells.

Limit switches

___ allows pressure in the cylinder to rise to the point where the applied force equals force so the switch can close.

Load sensing

___ devices can handle ferromagnetic materials.

Magnetic

___ measure position, shape, velocity, force, torque, pressure, and vibrations.

Mechanical sensors

___ allows the wrist to deform in such a way that the external forces are minimized.

Passive Compliance

___ is an end effector designed to preform work rather than pick and place work parts.

Process Tooling

___ are linear position sensors that can be applied in automatic machinery in the same manner as limit switches.

Proximity sensors

___ consist of multiple layers of semiconductor material constructed that the output terminals are nonconducting(open)until low power is applied.

Solid state switches

___ and ___ sensors allow the robot to interact with its surrounds.

Tactile, Force

___ measure magnetic field, flux, conductivity, and specific heat.

Thermal sensors

___ sensors provide a binary output signal.

Touch

____ is used as the gripper force.

Vacuum

The robot ___ supplies the electrical signals that result in the grippers action.

controller

Sensors ___ one quantity to another so they are also referred to as transducers which means ___.

convert, transfer

____ is mounted on the tool plate and used to make contact with an object.

end effector

All robots have 4 basic components manipulator, ___, computer controller, and _____.

end effector, power supply

4 most common ___: microswitches, tactile sensors, photoelectric devices, and proximity sensors.

external sensors

As a fixture (process tooling), its used to hold a set of ___ tools to be manipulated in the work cycle.

interchangeable

Each solid state switch is equivalent to a SPST ___.

mechanical switch.

If the transformer it to step down 240 to 120, the two main windings are connected in ___.

parallel

____ sensor is a device or ___ that detects information about the robot and its surroundings and transmits it to robots controller.

robot, transducer

Compliance is a ___ or a ___ that fits between the robot wrist and end effector.

sensor, device

Passive compliance uses a ____ wrist to provide the deformation.

spring loaded

Contact sensors include microswitches and all ___ sensing devices.

tactile

Process tooling can be classified as a ___ and ____.

tool, fixture

As a tool (process tooling), it can be attached to robot ___ to perform operations.

wrist