Oral practice tasks

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 476.

Grammar revision exercise

I. Read and translate the sentences paying attention to the absence of conjunctions in subordinate clauses:

1. The definition of an industrial robot the Robotic Industries Association had developed became widely accepted.

2. The technology robotics is based on is concerned with the design of the mechanical manipulator and the computer systems used to control it.

3. the mechanical manipulator an industrial robot possesses is made up of a sequence of link and joint combinations.

4. The mechanical joints the manipulator consists of are of linear and rotary types.

5. The two sections the manipulator can be divided into are an arm-and-body and a wrist.

6. A gripper a work part or a tool is grasped with is attached to the wrist.

7. The sections the manipulator consists of have different functions.

8. The arm-and-body section commercial robots use is based on one of four configurations.

I. Complete the sentences with the facts from the text:

1. The Robotic Industries Association developed … .

2. An industrial robot is designed to … .

3. The technology of robotics is concerned with … .

4. The mechanical manipulator is made up of … .

5. The links are … .

6. The joints are … .

7. The types of the joints are … .

8. The two sections of the manipulator are … .

9. The functions of the manipulator sections are … .

10. The work envelope is … .

II. Put the points of the plan in the corresponding order:

1. The combinations of links and joints.

2. The definition of an industrial robot.

3. The two sections of the manipulator.

4. The technology of robotics.

III. Answer the questions:

1. What is an industrial robot?

2. What is its function?

3. What is the technology of robotics concerned with?

4. What is the mechanical manipulator made up of?

5. What do the links and the joints represent?

6. What are the types of mechanical joints?

7. What is the difference between linear and rotary joints?

8. What sections can the manipulator be divided into?

9. What is the function of every section?

10. What does every section provide?

IV. Do the tasks below:

1. Look through the scheme.

2. Using the scheme put some questions concerning the construction and the functions of the robot manipulator.

3. Comment on the scheme.