M.A.D. Box Flashcard

Front

Why was this build called M.A.D. Box?

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M.A.D. stands for Mechanical Advantage Device.

Front

How many different sizes of gears did the M.A.D. build include?

Back

Two

Front

What is the best definition of a driven gear?

Back

It is turned by the driving gear.

Front

Which of the following best describes a gear ratio that has the mechanical advantage of torque? Options: The driving gear is larger than the driven gear and power is increased., The driving gear is larger than the driven gear and speed is increased., The driving gear is smaller than the driven gear and speed is increased., The driving gear is smaller than the driven gear and power is increased.

Back

The driving gear is smaller than the driven gear and power is increased.

Front

Which of the following best describes a gear ratio that has the mechanical advantage of speed? Options: The driving gear is smaller than the driven gear and speed is increased., The driving gear is larger than the driven gear and speed is increased., The driving gear is smaller than the driven gear and power is increased., The driving gear is larger than the driven gear and power is increased.

Back

The driving gear is larger than the driven gear and speed is increased.

Front

True or False: The M.A.D. Box can show speed and torque advantages at the same time.

Back

False

Front

To see the M.A.D. Box's speed advantage, you turn which handle? Options: The one that shared the shaft with a 60-toothed gear., The one that shared a shaft with the 12-toothed gear., The one that shared a shaft with the 36-toothed gear., None of these answers are correct.

Back

The one that shared a shaft with the 36-toothed gear.

Front

You should use gears in your robot to ____.

Back

Create both torque and speed advantage, depending on the part of the robot and what it needs to do.

Front

What is the gear ratio when expressed as a reduced fraction?

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1/3