Gears
Spur, Bevel, and Rack
What are the 3 types of gears?
A Change in Speed over a period of time?
What is Acceleration?
A tool used to create straight line segments.
What is the line tool?
To move the robot forward a fixed distance (Ex. 6 inches)
What is the purpose of the Move Forward/Backward For _____ code block?
The Brains
What is the part of the robot responsible for controlling the whole system?
To Convert Radial motion to Linear Motion?
What is the function of a rack and pinon gear?
A measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool
OR A Ratio of the input and output forces
OR A Force Multiplier
What is Mechanical Advantage?
A tool used to make a 2D sketch a 3D Object
What is the Extrude Tool?
Left/Right Motor, Gyroscope, Wheel Size, Track Width, Wheelbase, Direction of Forward, Gear Ratio, and Gear Cartridge
What are the necessary pieces of information to set up a Drivetrain?
The component that provides power to the Wheels and other Manipulators on the robot
What are the Motors?
Sprockets / Chains
And
Pulleys / Belts
What are the 2 other systems that function like gears?
The measure of Rotational Force
What is Torque?
A tool used to create shapes with any number of sides
What is the Polygon Tool?
Photo 1
What is the code needed to draw a Right Triangle?
The Radio and the Controller
What are the 2 parts of the robot needed for remote control?
To Create Mechanical Advantage, To Change the Angle/Direction of Rotation, To Create High Speed Movement, To Convert Radial to Linear Motion
What are the 4 purposes of gears?
An 16 Tooth Input Gear and a 24 tooth Output Gear
What is a system that creates a reduction of 3/2?
A mate tool used to keep two selected surfaces of an object parallel AND touching.
What is Planar Mate?
Turn Right/Left will Turn Infinitely, while Turn Right/Left for ____ will turn a fixed amount
What is the difference between Turn and Turn For commands?
Gears, Sprockets and Chains, and Pulleys and Belts
What are the systems that can be added to a robot to increase Speed or Torque?
The Output Gear Spins Faster
What is the result of having a larger Input gear?
For each rotation of the input gear, the output gear performs half a rotation
What is the effect of a system with a 1/2 Reduction
By its Center Point, and Distance to the Edge
Photo 2
What is Forward, Left, Forward, Right, Forward, Left, Forward, Left, Forward?
Wheels, Axels, Shaft Collars, Motors, Wires/Cables, and The Brains
What are the critical parts of the Drivetrain Subsystem?