Title: Ch 2
Course: Renee-Faculty_Template_Jones-628-115-Industrial_Robotics_and_Programming

Q: The five main components of an industrial robot include which of the following?
- Pneumatic drive
- Tachometer
- Work envelope
- Means for programming
A: Means for programming

Q: A controller has ____ levels of hierarchical control.
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 9
A: 3

Q: The highest hierarchical control level is ____ control.
- actuator
- main
- path
- base
A: main

Q: The ____ provides the energy to drive the robot’s controller and actuators.
- program
- power supply
- servo amplifier
- None of the above.
A: power supply

Q: Which of the following is an example of a means for programming?
- Teach pendant
- Teach box
- Hand-held programmer
- All of the above.
A: All of the above.

Q: A robot’s ability to move up and down, forward and backward, and to the left and right is described as the robot’s ____.
- trajectory
- work envelope
- degrees of freedom
- manipulator segments
A: degrees of freedom

Q: The vertical traverse provides ____ motion of a robot’s arm.
- up-and-down
- side-to-side swivel
- extending and retracting
- point-to-point
A: up-and-down

Q: In a(n) ____ system, no feedback mechanism is used to compare programmed position to actual positions.
- servo
- open-loop
- closed-loop
- direct-drive
A: open-loop

Q: A servo robot is a(n) ____ system because it allows for feedback signals.
- servo
- open-loop
- closed-loop
- direct-drive
A: closed-loop

Q: Three types of motors commonly used for ____ actuator drives include ac servo motors, dc servo motors, and stepper motors.
- hydraulic
- pneumatic
- linear
- electric
A: electric

Q: A(n) ____ drive system uses fluid and consists of a pump connected to a reservoir tank, control valves, and an actuator.
- hydraulic
- pneumatic
- direct
- electric
A: hydraulic

Q: The shape of a robot’s work envelope is determined by the ____.
- type of coordinate system
- arrangement of joints
- length of the manipulator’s segments
- All of the above.
A: All of the above.

Q: A robot arm using the ____ configuration can start and stop simultaneously along the X, Y, and Z axes.
- cylindrical
- Cartesian
- revolute
- spherical
A: Cartesian

Q: The ____ configuration consists of two orthogonal slides placed at a 90<span style="font-family:'Symbol'">°</span> angle and mounted on a rotary axis.
- cylindrical
- Cartesian
- revolute
- spherical
A: cylindrical

Q: The power supply of a robotic system may convert ac voltage to the dc voltage required by a robot’s circuits.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The five major components of industrial robots are the controller, manipulator, end effector, base, and workpiece.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Robot movement is initiated by a series of instructions stored in the end effector.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Hierarchical control assigns levels of organization to the controllers within a robotic system.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Linear actuators provide rotary motion to a robot’s arm.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Actuators can be powered by electric motors, pneumatic cylinders, or hydraulic cylinders.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Pitch is the side-to-side movement of a robot’s wrist.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The operations of a robot with seven degrees of freedom are less complex than the operations of a robot with three degrees of freedom.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: A non-servo robot is a closed-loop system.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: A servo amplifier translates signals from the controller into motor voltage and current signals.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Hydraulic actuator drives provide precise motion control and can handle heavy loads.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The four major work envelope configurations are revolute, Cartesian, spherical, and open.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The work envelope of a robot using a Cartesian configuration is rectangular in shape.
- True
- False
A: True