Robotics!!!!! Flashcards
accuracy
→ accurate
A robot can work with greater
accuracy than a human being
Sorgfalt/ Genauigkeit
→ genau
to adjust
→ adjustment
You can adjust the sensitivity of a
detector
einstellen, justieren, regeln
→ Anpassung, Ausrichtung,
Einstellung
acoustic
Some sensors process acoustic
signals.
akustisch
all-terrain vehicle
= off-road vehicle
All-terrain vehicles can navigate
difficult terrain.
Geländefahrzeug
application
→ to apply
Robots can be used for various
applications.
Anwendung
→ anwenden
approximately
Production increased by
approximately 1,000 units in June.
annähernd, in etwa, ca.
artificial intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence is the ability of
a computer to learn from collected
data and solve problems creatively.
künstliche Intelligenz
automation
= a (fully) automated production process
Automation is the use of control
systems such as computers to control
industrial machinery and processes.
Automatisierung
autonomous
→ autonomy
Mars Rover is an autonomous robot.
selbstständig
→ Autonomie, Unabhängigkeit
balance
→ to balance sth.
A great problem with two-legged
robots is balance.
Gleichgewicht
→ etw. ausbalancieren
to boost
A signal is boosted by an amplifier.
verstärken
bumper
→ bumpy
Object sensors are embedded in the
robot’s bumpers.
Puffer, Stoßstange
→ holperig
to carry out a manoeuvre / an
action
→ to manoeuvre
A robot carries out its manoeuvres
accurately according to its
programme.
eine (gezielte) Bewegung
ausführen
→ bewegen, manövrieren
caterpillar
→ caterpillar tracks
A caterpillar vehicle can navigate
rough surfaces.
Raupenfahrzeug
→ Raupenfahrwerk,
Gleisketten
to cause sth. (to happen)
→ cause and effect
The sensor detects an obstacle, which
causes the robot to reverse.
etw. bewirken/ veranlassen
→ Ursache und Wirkung
to coat sth. (with)
→ coating
In electroplating, surfaces are coated
with a thin layer of metal.
etw. ein-/ umhüllen,
beschichten
→ Beschichtung
to collide with sth.
→ collision
The Titanic collided with an iceberg
mit etw. zusammenstoßen
→ Zusammenstoß
control
→ remote-control
→ to control
≠ to check
Some electronic devices have remote
control functionality.
≠ You need to check the tyre pressure!
Steuerung
→ Fernsteuerung
→ steuern
≠ überprüfen
to contaminate
→ contamination
Robots are used for work in
contaminated environments.
etw. verunreinigen, verseuchen
→ Verunreinigung/
Verseuchung
delicate
You have to be very careful when
handling delicate objects.
empfindlich
to detect sth.
→ detection
The sensor detects an obstacle.
etw. aufspüren, ermitteln
→ Erkennung, Entdeckung
degree of freedom (DOF)
A robot’s manipulator can have linear
and rotational degrees of freedom.
Freiheitsgrad
domestic
There are domestic and industrial
robots.
häuslich; binnenländisch
to effect
→ effect
→ end effector
≠ to affect
A pneumatic motor uses pressurized
gas to effect mechanical motion.
The robot’s end effector is designed to
handle delicate items.
Weak signals can affect the accuracy
of the measurements.
bewirken, hervorrufen, erbringen
→ Auswirkung, Folge, Ergebnis
→ Greiforgan, Robotorwirkglied
≠ etw. beeinflussen, beeinträchtigen
entire
The entire body is made of steel.
gesamt, ganz
emitter
→ to emit
Infrared signals are emitted and
reflected by the walls.
Emitter; Sender
→ senden, ausstrahlen
to exert
→ to exert pressure on sth.
Impact sensors measure the pressure
exerted on them.
anwenden, betätigen, ausüben
→ Druck auf etw. ausüben
explosive (noun and adj.)
Nitroglycerine or TNT are highly
explosive substances.
Sprengstoff; explosiv