Robotics - Gears And Design
In this quiz your understanding of the use of gears in Robotics is tested. What gear arrangement would you use to climb a steep incline? What would you use to win a race? How would the design of your Lego Mindstorms Robot differ in each case?
- 1.
![Type of wheel when designing a robot is irrelevant for the rear axle, however the front wheels should be lightweight. - ProProfs]( "Type of wheel when designing a robot is irrelevant for the rear axle, however the front wheels should be lightweight.")
Type of wheel when designing a robot is irrelevant for the rear axle, however the front wheels should be lightweight.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.
![By looking at the gear arrangement of this robot you can tell that it is designed to... - ProProfs]( "By looking at the gear arrangement of this robot you can tell that it is designed to...")
By looking at the gear arrangement of this robot you can tell that it is designed to...- A.
Go fast
- B.
Pull a heavy weight
- C.
Climb a steep incline
- 3.
![To get maximum power at low speed you need to have... - ProProfs]( "To get maximum power at low speed you need to have...")
To get maximum power at low speed you need to have...- A.
A large gear on the motor and a small gear on the wheel axle
- B.
A small gear on the wheel axle and a large gear on the motor
- C.
A large gear on the wheel axle and a small gear on the motor
- D.
The same size gears on both the motor and wheel axles
- 4.
![To achieve a higher speed you need to have... - ProProfs]( "To achieve a higher speed you need to have...")
To achieve a higher speed you need to have...- A.
A large gear on the motor and a smaller gear on the wheel axle
- B.
A small gear on the motor and a larger gear on the wheel axle
- C.
A large gear on the motor and a large gear on the wheel axle
- D.
A small gear on the motor and a small gear on the wheel axle
- 5.
![To stop a hill climbing robot from flipping when climbing a steep incline the following idea has the greatest chance of helping... - ProProfs]( "To stop a hill climbing robot from flipping when climbing a steep incline the following idea has the greatest chance of helping...")
To stop a hill climbing robot from flipping when climbing a steep incline the following idea has the greatest chance of helping...- A.
Putting more weight on the back of the robot
- B.
Making sure the robot is nice and lightweight
- C.
Placing weight forward of centre
- D.
Placing weight on the centre of the robot
- 6.
![It is important for which type of robot to be lightweight? - ProProfs]( "It is important for which type of robot to be lightweight?")
It is important for which type of robot to be lightweight?- A.
Hillclimberbot
- B.
Tug-Of-Warbot
- C.
Sprintbot
- 7.
![In which kind of robot is weight of most advantage? - ProProfs]( "In which kind of robot is weight of most advantage?")
In which kind of robot is weight of most advantage?- A.
Hillclimberbot
- B.
Dragbot
- C.
Tug-Of-Warbot
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