Electronic Control Circuits

Question 1

What is flexibility of a manufacturing system?

Answer 1

The ability to perform tasks without major changes to the subsystems

Question 2

What 3 programs do controller computers have in automated manufacturing systems?

Answer 2

Programs to:
Specify work to be done
Control flow of material
Start & stop each subsystem

Question 3

What is handling?

Answer 3

The directed movement of something in a defined space

Question 4

What are 3 types of handling system?

Answer 4

Manipulators
Insertion robots
Industrial robots

Question 5

What are the three elements of process control?

Answer 5

Tool monitoring
Workpiece monitoring
Fault diagnosis

Question 6

What 5 things need to be considered when deciding which industrial robot to use?

Answer 6

Working space
Carrying capacity
Number of axis
Speed of operation
Precision & accuracy

Question 7

What 2 types of movement can industrial robots move in?

Answer 7

Rotational (around an axis)
Translational (in a straight line)

Question 8

What are the 4 different types of command?

Answer 8

Flow statements
Motion statements
Communication statements
Diagnostic statements

Question 9

What are the 3 methods for programming industrial robots?

Answer 9

Lead through (physically moving robot through task)
Teach method (instructions that are recorded and remembered)
Offline programming (pre-simulated movements entered into robot)

Question 10

What are the 2 basic types of control systems?

Answer 10

Point-to-point control (start and end)
Continuous path control (path is followed exactly)