Deck 4: Classification of Robots

Question 1

The driven gear _____________.

A) is the gear that supplies power to the gear train,often tied to a motor
B) is a gear set with multiple gears on one shaft
C) is the gear tied to the gear train's output
D) is used primarily to change the direction of a gear train's output

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which type of robotic system is known for a cubic or rectangular work envelope?

A) Spherical
B) Articulated
C) Cartesian
D) Delta

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The compound gear _____________.

A) is the gear tied to the gear train's output
B) is the gear that supplies power to the gear train,often tied to a motor
C) is used primarily to change the direction of a gear train's output
D) is a gear set with multiple gears on one shaft

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The drive gear _____________.

A) is used primarily to change the direction of a gear train's output
B) is the gear that supplies power to the gear train,often tied to a motor
C) is the gear tied to the gear train's output
D) is a gear set with multiple gears on one shaft

Question 5

Which type of robotic system is currently the most popular with industry?

A) Cartesian
B) Articulated
C) Delta
D) Spherical

Question 6

Define the motion of the last gear in a transmission that has an even number of gears as well as the motion of the last gear in a transmission that has an odd number of gears.

Question 7

What are the benefits of harmonic drives?

Question 8

Describe the work envelope and operation of Cartesian,Cylindrical,Spherical,and Articulated robots.Make sure to include any pros or cons you can think of and to fully describe the operation and work envelop of each type of system.

Question 9

Which type of robotic system sacrifices a large portion of its work envelope for speed and the benefit of over-the-work mounting?

A) Delta
B) Cylindrical
C) Cartesian
D) SCARA

Question 10

A common power source for robot tooling is _________ power.

A) hydraulic
B) pneumatic
C) AC
D) DC

Question 11

_______ robots blend linear Cartesian motion with articulated rotation to create a new motion type that is often used in the electronics field.

A) Cartesian
B) Cylindrical
C) SCARA
D) Polar

Question 12

When using gearing or some other power transmission system to reduce speed,the system often _______ torque.

A) gains
B) loses
C) has the same amount of
D) None of these are correct

Question 13

The idler gear _____________.

A) is used primarily to change the direction of a gear train's output
B) is the gear tied to the gear train's output
C) is a gear set with multiple gears on one shaft
D) is the gear that supplies power to the gear train,often tied to a motor

Question 14

The most common power source for industrial robot motion is _________ power.

A) AC
B) hydraulic
C) pneumatic
D) DC

Question 15

What is the primary difference between hydraulics and pneumatics?

Question 16

What is the difference between a chain drive and a belt drive system?