VEX V5 Hardware
The VEX V5 wheels that allow for better turning
What are omni-wheels?
The code block that is only executed once when a given condition is met
What is an if-statement?
The comparison of the number of teeth on two gears
What is a gear ratio?
The way in which the brain itself can be used as an interface/sensor
What is the touch screen on the brain?
One reason why engineers need to write daily notes in engineering notebooks
What is to keep track of design progress?
What is to share ideas, solutions, or solutions that don't work with other engineers?
What is to give future engineers on the project details on progress, successes, and failures?
The VEX component that is inserted into a motor to allow it to drive a gear, wheel, etc.
What is a shaft?
The code block that repeats nested code as long as the given condition is true.
What is a while loop?
The name of the gear that receives power from the driving gear
What is the driven gear?
The number of Line Trackers needed to accurately track a line
What are 3 Line Trackers?
The person credited with the invention of the first light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
The component that allows the brain and controller to communicate without a wire
What is the radio?
The code block used to change a motor's speed
What is set drive velocity to --%?
The driving gear is larger than the driven gear for this type of gear ratio
What is a high-speed gear ratio?
The type of light that is used by line trackers
What is infrared light?
What is the last step in the engineering design process?
What is to improve?
The official name of the VEX V5 motor
What is a Smart Motor?
One reason why comments are important to add into a program
What is the clarity of the program?
What is the ability to easily troubleshoot?
What is the use of the code for future projects or by other engineers/programmers?
The high-torque ratio between a 5-tooth gear and a 25-tooth gear
What is 1:5?
What is a 3-wire port? (labeled with letters on the brain)
The person who invented the telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
The type of screwdriver needed for VEX screws
What is a T-15 star screwdriver?
The three possible coding languages for VEX V5
What are C++, Python, and Block?
The high-speed ratio between an 8-tooth gear and a 64-tooth gear
What is 8:1?
This sensor is typically used to detect the end of travel for a moving part
What is a limit switch?
The type of engineering that Ms. Moore studied in college
What is biomedical engineering?