Title: Identify the primary concepts and components of mechanical systems.
Course: Technology of Robotic Design (21009-36) > Section: Exploring Mechanical and Fluid Concepts

Identification should include

- concepts such as
  - energy transmission to perform usable work
  - gear teeth and pitch
  - motion reversal
  - compound gear reduction
  - drive-train design
  - lifting mechanisms
- components such as
  - actuators
  - motors and gears
  - sprockets
  - pulleys
  - chains.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the function of a sprocket?
- What are characteristics of drive-train designs?
- What are some examples of mechanical systems common today?
- When developing a chain system, how would one determine the mechanical advantage of the system created?