Chapter 3 - Components of the Robot
Which of the following axes in a six-axes robot would be considered the pitch or up and down orientation of the wrist?
4
Which of the following axes in a six-axes robot would be considered the yaw or side-to-side orientation of the wrist?
5
Which of the following axes in a six-axes robot would be considered the roll or rotation orientation of the wrist?
6
_______does not have a set polarity.
AC electicity
Most industrial robots run on______.
AC electricity
The power in most businesses is______.
AC electricity
The power in your home is_______.
AC electricity
Using supplied_______ negates the concerns about amp-hours.
AC electricity
We use the RMS value of ________to determine the EMF
AC electricity
The major axes of the robot are______.
Axes 1-3
Battery and solar panels provide ______.
DC electricity
The Robosapien and LEGO NXT run on______.
DC electricity
The electrons flow in only one direction in________systems.
DC electricity
_________has a set polarity.
DC electricity
_______stays at a constant intensity.
DC voltage
When hooking up batteries in series, if you place one of the batteries backward, or positive to positive, what happens to the system?
It subtracts from the system.
We compare the_____of the robot to the human torso and arm.
Major axes
_________has instances when no voltage is present.
Single-phase AC
________systems do not require a neutral wire due to the way the voltage flows.
Three-phase AC
Pinhole hydraulic leaks _______.
all of these (most dangerous, oil turns into flammable mist, can cut human tissue)
When using water in hydraulic systems, the user has to watch out for________.
all of these (rusting of ferrous metal, freezing, bacteria growth)
The dead man switch on the teach pendant _______.
all of these (used during manual control, stops when released, stops if pressed too hard)
Robots can run on ________.
both of these (AC and DC electricity)
We consider the _________to be the brain of the robot.
controller
The________wire of a 1 10-V plug provides a low-resistance path for electrons to flow through when the insulation is broken or component failure occurs.
ground
The________wire of a 110-V plug provides the electricity to the system.
hot
We compare the_______of the robot to human wrist.
minor axes
The_______wire of a 110-V plug provides the return path of the system.
neutral
The power in a standard 110-V wall outlet is______.
single-phase AC
Most three-phase systems have____?
three hot wires and a ground
Power that has three sine waves 120 degrees apart electrically is________.
three-phase AC
The first fluid used in hydraulics was_______.
water
