Unit 3 CIMS Review

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Unit 3 CIMS Review

• 2007 2006 TEST 2005

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• 2007
• 100, 100, 200, 200, 300, 400, 400, 500, 500, 600,
  600, 700, 700, 800, 800
• FALL 2005
• 100, 100, 200, 200, 300, 400, 500, 500, 600, 700,
  800
• SPRING 2005
• 100, 200, 200, 300, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800
• 2006
• 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800,

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2007 - 100

• The amount of weight that a robot can safely and
  accurately lift at the end effector is known as
  its _________________.
• A. payload.
• B. load limit.
• C. dead weight.
• D. safety load.

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2007 - 100

• If a robot must move extremely heavy objects,
  which type of power system would be most
  appropriate?
• A. Air
• B. Pneumatic
• C. Electric
• D. Hydraulic

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2007 - 200

• What type of robot is pictured in drawing below?
• A. Cartesian
• C. Cylindrical
• B. SCARA
• D. Spherical

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2007 - 200

• What type of robot is pictured in drawing below?
• A. Spherical
• C. Cylindrical
• B. SCARA
• D. Cartesian

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2007 - 300

• What is the term used to express a robot's
  mechanical ability to place its end effector at a
  programmed point?
• A. Repeatability
• C. Functionality
• B. Point placement
• D. Accuracy

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2007 - 400

• The image on the next slide shows the test
  results of 4 different industrial robots that
  were used to place an object at an exact location
  on a pallet (the center of each target). Which
  two robots have the highest repeatability?
• A. W and X
• B. Y and X
• C. Y and Z
• D. W and Z

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2007 - 400

• What is the purpose of an encoder in a robot or
  CNC mill?
• A. To provide feedback to the controller about
  position.
• B. To send pulses of electricity to the stepper
  motors so that they move.
• C. To create a programming code that the robot or
  mill will follow.
• D. To shut off the robot or mill if a limit is
  reached.

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2007 - 500

• The first industrial robots were used primarily
  to improve the quality of the products in which
  industry?
• A. Shipping
• B. Aerospace
• C. Automotive
• D. Agriculture

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2007 - 500

• What is the primary difference between open loop
  and closed loop systems?
• A. Open loop systems are programmed using a
  special programming language, and closed loop
  systems are not.
• B. Closed loop systems use a continuous looping
  conveyor to transfer parts, and open loop systems
  do not.
• C. Closed loop systems rely on sensors to supply
  feedback data to the machine controller, and open
  loop systems do not.
• D. Open loop systems are used in industry, and
  closed are not.

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2007 - 600

• The first industrial robot was developed in the
  early 1960s, and was called _________________.
• A. IBM.
• B. Unimate.
• C. PUMA.
• D. SCARA.

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2007 - 600

• A robot that is used to weld a long, curved seam
  would most likely use which of the following
  programming techniques?
• A. Point to point
• B. Off-line
• C. Continuous path
• D. Pick and place

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2007 - 700

• Which of the following is not a practical
  application of an industrial robot?
• A. Completing hazardous operations
• B. Completing engineering design operations
• C. Completing precision operations that exceed
  human abilities
• D. Completing repetitive operations

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2007 - 700

• How many degrees of freedom will this robot have
  if the end effector has pitch, yaw and roll in
  addition to the movements indicated in the
  drawing.
• A. 4
• B. 6
• C. 5
• D. 3

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2007 - 800

• Which one of the following robot types has a
  rectangular shaped work envelope?
• A. Cylindrical
• B. Cartesian
• C. Jointed Arm
• D. Polar

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2007 - 800

• When selecting an appropriate momentary contact
  switch to use as a limit switch in a robot, which
  type of switch should be used if a high or on
  signal indicates that a limit had been reached?
• A. Normally open
• B. Nearly closed
• C. Normally closed
• D. Never open

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2006 - 200

• The maximum extent or reach of a robot in all
  directions is defined as its ______________.
• A. work envelope.
• B. work cell.
• C. work area.
• D. work environment.

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2006 - 300

• A robots ability to position its end effector at
  a specific point in space is defined as
  _____________.
• A. payload.
• B. accuracy.
• C. repeatability.
• D. tolerance.

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2006 - 400

• This object is an example of
• A. a magnetic tachometer.
• B. an incremental encoder.
• C. a magnetic encoder.
• D. an absolute optical encoder.

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2006 - 500

• The image on the next page shows the result of
  four different robots used to place a computer
  chip into a socket. What can be said about the
  robot that produced result X?
• A. The Robot has low accuracy and low
  repeatability.
• B. The robot has high accuracy and low
  repeatability.
• C. The robot has low accuracy and high
  repeatability.
• D. The robot has high accuracy and high
  repeatability.

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2006 - 600

• Which type of robot programming moves a robot
  from position to position without regard for the
  intermediate points in between?
• A. Continuous path
• C. Off-line
• B. Point to Point
• D. Homing

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2006 - 700

• Which of the following control techniques
  provides the greatest amount of positional
  accuracy?
• A. Closed loop with pneumatic power
• B. Closed loop with electric power
• C. Open loop with hydraulic power
• D. Open loop with pneumatic power

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2006 - 800

• What is an advantage of having more degrees of
  freedom in a robot arm?
• A. The work envelope is larger.
• B. The end effector uses NC code.
• C. The robot controller is less complex.
• D. The end effector has more ways to reach a
  point.

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Spring 2005 - 100

• Robots that are anthropomorphic have which type
  of features?
• A. SCARA features
• B. Human-like
• C. Articulated
• D. Cartesian

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Spring 2005 - 200

• Which of the following power systems is used for
  robotics if accuracy is a more important
  attribute than overall payload?
• A. Pneumatic
• B. Nuclear
• C. Hydraulic
• D. Electric

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Spring 2005 - 200

• A robot that lifts junk cars in a salvage yard to
  put them in a crusher is most likely to have
  which type of power source?
• A. Electric
• B. Hydraulic
• C. Pneumatic
• D. Exothermic Chemical

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Spring 2005 - 300

• Which of the following individuals was
  responsible for the development of the first
  industrial robot in 1954?
• A. Isaac Asimov
• B. Joseph Jacquard
• C. Thomas Edison
• D. George Devol

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Spring 2005 - 300

• Which of the following was the greatest reason
  for the increase in industrial robot usage over
  the past 20 years?
• A. Appealed to potential customers
• B. Increased flexibility
• C. Employee safety
• D. Improved quality

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Spring 2005 - 400

• The image on the next slide shows the test
  results of four different industrial robots used
  to place an object at an exact location on a
  pallet (the center of each target). What can be
  said about the robot that produced result Z?
• A. The robot has low accuracy and high
  repeatability.
• B. The robot has high accuracy and low
  repeatability.
• C. The robot has low accuracy and low
  repeatability.
• D. The robot has high accuracy and high
  repeatability.

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Spring 2005 - 500

• The rotary position-sensing device shown at right
  represents _________________ encoder wheel.
• A. a magnetic tachometer
• B. an incremental optical
• C. an absolute optical
• D. a digital-Archemedian

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Spring 2005 - 600

• Which of the following robot configurations best
  describes the robot pictured below?
• A. Jointed Arm
• B. Polar
• C. Cylindrical
• D. Cartesian

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Spring 2005 - 700

• Which of the following is considered a digital
  input device?
• A. Limit Switch
• B. Photoresistor
• C. Potentiometer
• D. Strain Gauge

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Spring 2005 - 800

• In this robot programming technique, a robots
  end effector is moved manually while those
  movements are continuously recorded for later
  playback.
• A. Off-Line
• B. Point-to-Point
• C. Lead through/Passive
• D. Simulation

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Fall 2005 - 100

• A robots ability to return consistently to a
  previously defined location is defined as
  _________________.
• A. precision.
• B. accuracy.
• C. repeatability.
• D. tolerance.

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Fall 2005 - 100

• The characteristics of a robot which give it
  human-like features are said to be
  _________________.
• A. articulated.
• B. automated.
• C. antisocial.
• D. anthropomorphic.

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Fall 2005 - 200

• The first programmable robot was designed by
  ____________________.
• A. Joseph Jacquard.
• B. Isaac Asimov.
• C. George Devol.
• D. Bill Gates.

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Fall 2005 - 200

• The maximum extent or reach of a robot in all
  directions is defined as its______________.
• A. work environment.
• B. work cell.
• C. work area.
• D. work envelope.

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Fall 2005 - 300

• Machine Vision Systems would most effectively be
  used for which of the following tasks?
• A. Palletizing parts
• B. Moving parts on a conveyor
• C. Determining the orientation of a part on a
  conveyor
• D. Reloading a gravity feeder

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Fall 2005 - 400

• In the 1921 play R.U.R. (Rossums Universal
  Robots) Karel Capek first coined the Term robota,
  which means ___________.
• A. labor union.
• B. forced labor.
• C. helper.
• D. indentured worker.

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Fall 2005 - 500

• What determines the number of degrees of freedom
  a robot has?
• A. The number of moveable axes.
• B. The number of end effectors.
• C. The type of end effector.
• D. The programming language.

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Fall 2005 - 500

• Drawing below is an example of
• A. a magnetic tachometer.
• B. an incremental encoder.
• C. a magnetic encoder.
• D. an absolute optical encoder.

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Fall 2005 - 600

• What type of robot is pictured in the drawing
• A. Cartesian
• B. Cylindrical
• C. SCARA
• D. Spherical

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Fall 2005 - 700

• Which of the following sets of parameters allow
  for the most versatile positioning and
  orientation adjustment of a robots end effector?
  
• A. X, Y, Z coordinates, pitch, roll, yaw angles
  
• B. Pitch, roll, yaw angles
• C. X, Y, Z coordinates
• D. X, Y coordinates, pitch yaw angles

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Fall 2005 - 800

• Which of the following control techniques
  provides the least amount of positional accuracy?
• A. Closed loop with pneumatic power.
• B. Closed loop with hydraulic power.
• C. Closed loop with electric power.
• D. Open loop with pneumatic power.