VEX IQ Mechanisms

_________ converts electrical energy into mechanical energy through the use of electro-magnetic fields and rotating wire coils.

• Motor Loading

• Stalls

• DC Motors

__________ happens when there is any opposing force (such as friction or a heavy mass) acting as a load and requiring the motor to output torque to overcome it.

• DC Motors

• Stalls

• Motor Loading

If you keep increasing the load on a motor it will eventually stops spinning or ___________

• Stalls

• Motor Loading

• DC Motors

________________ expresses the relationship between a Driving Gear and a Driven Gear in a system.

• Driving Gear

• Driven Gear

• Gear Ratio

• Gear Train

• Idler Gears

A _________________ is the gear connected to the input power source, such as a motor.

• Driving Gear

• Driven Gear

• Gear Ratio

• Gear Train

• Idler Gears

A _________________ is the gear connected to the output, such as a wheel or mechanism in a system.

• Driving Gear

• Driven Gear

• Gear Ratio

• Gear Train

• Idler Gears

A simple _________________ is a connected set of rotating gears that transmits power from an input to an output.

• Driving Gear

• Driven Gear

• Gear Ratio

• Gear Train

• Idler Gears

All gears in between the Driving Gear and the Driven Gear that only transmit power are known as _________________.

• Driving Gear

• Driven Gear

• Gear Ratio

• Gear Train

• Idler Gears

The robotic subsystem that provides the ability to move is often known as a _______________________.

• Chassis

• Turning Scrub

• Wheelbase

• Drivetrain

A __________________ is the structure of a mobile robot that holds wheels, motors, and/or any other hardware used to make up a drivetrain.

• Chassis

• Turning Scrub

• Wheelbase

• Drivetrain