You are here

 

Robotics Main Glossary


A glossary of terms of robotics

Search full text

Browse by alphabet
Browse by category
Browse by date
Browse by Author
Browse the glossary using this index

Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O
P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL
A
A/D Converter
by Graham Betts - Monday, 27 March 2006, 10:13 AM
 A/D converter stands for analogue to digital converter. This piece of equipment will take the analogue signal from a sensor and convert it to digital data for processing.
Keyword(s):
Actuator
by Graham Betts - Friday, 19 August 2005, 07:53 AM
 A device which performs the physical movement of a robot. 3 types electric hydraulic and pneumatic.
Keyword(s):
Adaptive Robots
by Graham Betts - Monday, 17 September 2007, 06:54 AM
 

Adaptive robots can make decisions based on changes in their environment picked up from sensors. http://www.bartneck.de/work/researchProjects/socialRobotics/roboclub/ear.html

(emotional adaptive robots... interesting idea... check it out)

Keyword(s):
Analog
by Graham Betts - Saturday, 20 August 2005, 11:29 AM
 the same thing as analogue just a different spelling (US spelling)
Keyword(s):
Analogue
by Graham Betts - Saturday, 20 August 2005, 10:52 AM
 Data from the natural world which will have an infinite number of variables. For example sound from the natural world will have an infinite number of possible variations
Keyword(s):
Articulate
by Graham Betts - Sunday, 23 September 2007, 11:55 PM
 having distinct or precise parts organized into a coherent whole. For instance semi trailers are articulated vehicles because the have several parts which work together. They will have a front cabin and a trailer at the back. Grippers are articulated because they will have several parts used to pick them up which will act together as parts of one component.
Artificial Intelligence
by Graham Betts - Sunday, 21 August 2005, 07:08 PM
 A program which allows some ability to learn or to make intelligent choices as such it can be seen by a user to be the ability of a computer or other machine to perform those activities that mimic human ability to reason.
Keyword(s):
Autonomous
by Graham Betts - Thursday, 18 August 2005, 04:35 PM
 Operating without pre-programmed behaviors and  without supervision from humans. These robots will probably be programmed using languages like LISP or PROLOG
Keyword(s):
Separate and Connected ways of knowing