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