Electrical Systems
This small computer on a single IC contains a processor core, memory, and programmable input/output peripherals.
What is a Microcontroller?
This type of system uses a liquid, such as oil, to transmit power.
What is a Hydraulic System?
This law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
What is the First Law of Thermodynamics (Conservation of Energy)?
This simple machine consists of a beam pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum.
What is a Lever?
In microcontroller programming, this is a step-by-step procedure or formula for solving a problem.
What is an Algorithm?
This component is used to store pressurized fluid in a hydraulic system.
Accumulator?
This term refers to the measure of disorder or randomness within a system.
What is Entropy?
This mechanical component is a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts.
What is a Gear?
This type of signal has only two states: on (high) or off (low).
What is a Digital Signal?
This law states that pressure exerted anywhere in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions.
What is Pascal’s Law?
In this type of thermodynamic process, the temperature remains constant.
What is an Isothermal process?
This is the term for the turning effect of a force, calculated as Force x Distance.
What is Torque?
This component limits the flow of electrical current in a circuit to protect a microcontroller's pins.
What is a Resistor?
This primary component of a pneumatic system converts the chemical energy of fuel or electrical energy into air power.
What is a Compressor?
This is a device that transfers heat from a colder area to a hotter area by using mechanical energy, such as a refrigerator.
What is a Heat Pump?
This is the ratio of the force produced by a machine to the force applied to it, used to judge a system's efficiency.
What is Mechanical Advantage?
This is the process of finding and fixing errors in your microcontroller code.
What is Debugging?
These are the two main types of fluid power systems: one using gas and one using liquid.
What are Pneumatics and Hydraulics?
This value represents the total heat content of a system.
What is Enthalpy?
This mechanical system component is a flexible belt or chain used to transfer motion between two shafts.
What is a Pulley System (or Belt Drive)?