Automation and Robotics

Match the words with definitions.

g

h

i

j

f

e

d

c

b

a

information technologies

goods

service jobs

skilled

workflow

morale

handling

manufacturing

lead times

unemployment

Sensors pick up ____ to be measured.

• electrical signals

• physical information

• the control unit

• the transducer

Physical data is translated into electrical signals by ___.

• the transducer

• the sensor

• a computer

• the control unit

___ sensors can transmit data directly to computers.

• Chemical

• Digital

• Analogue

• Visual

Tactile sensors are commonly used in ___.

• everyday objects

• military applications

• sophisticated machinery

• physical information

___ sensors are used to localise objects in space.

• Analogue

• Visual

• Tactile

• Digital

​ (a)   has got a scroll ball mechanism inside. ​ (b)   in a mechanical mouse. ​ (c)   the optical mouse was developed. ​ (d)   uses a light-emitting diode, an optical sensor, and a DSP. ​ (e)   is a processor for digital signals.

• A mechanical mouse
• There are no sensors
• In late 1999
• An optical mouse
• A DSP