List of top Mechanical Engineering Questions on Robot Manipulators, Actuators, and Drives

Which of the following terms are related to active compliance provided in a robot to correct lateral and angular errors? A. Controller
B. Remote Centre Compliance
C. Software
D. Sensors

Assertion (A): Hydraulic Robots are used in heavy payload applications.
Reason (R): Hydraulic Robots have high power to size ratios.

When a control signal is generated proportional to rate of change of position error, the controller is:

Arrange the following steps in the correct sequence for a basic mechatronic system: (A) Process the data in a micro-controller or processor (B) Generate a physical output using actuators (C) Sense input from the environment using sensors (D) Convert the output to a desired form (mechanical, electrical, etc.) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Arrange the steps in the flow of power for a robotic arm, in the correct order:
(A) Controller sends signals to actuators
(B) Motion is transmitted to joints via gears or linkages.
(C) Input power source supplies energy
(D) Actuators convert electric energy into mechanical motion
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following is not an actuator?

Which one of the following devices produces incremental motion through equal pulses?

What is the function of Joints in a Robot Manipulator

One single robot for continuous arc welding is unable to resolve the following issue

Given below are the two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The end-effector does not contribute to manipulability.
Reason (R): The end-effector is external to the manipulator.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: