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1. Autonomous Vehicle Applications (AVA) is a start-up company that
develops safety technologies that can be sold to companies that are
producing autonomous vehicles. One technology AVA is developing allows
an autonomous vehicle to detect, extract, and analyze images; and then
to respond to the images. For example, the technology would detect a
presence in a crosswalk, extract the image, and a computer would analyze
the image. When the image was determined to be a human being, the
vehicle would slow down or stop until the crosswalk was clear. This
technology, which is designed to capture and analyze images, and to act
on the recognition of the image; is called - ANSWER Computer Vision
,2. Which one of the following statements about the use of drones is true? -
ANSWER Drones may be equipped with cameras that relay data in real-
time
3. Many auto manufacturers have automated a portion of their assembly
lines by introducing a smart product. The smart product performs
repetitive tasks, such as making the same weld on each vehicle frame as it
passes the smart product. These smart products, which can be fixed or
mobile, reduce repetitive motion injuries that humans might suffer. They
can also be used to perform dangerous tasks and in heavy-lifting jobs.
These smart products are called - ANSWER Robots
4. Data Entry Company (DEC) offers customers data entry services. A
customer can hire DEC to enter survey data to be analyzed. Many DEC
employees spend long hours entering data on a computer. DEC has
experienced neck strain and wrist pain complaints from their employees,
increasing the company's workers compensation costs. DEC investigated
the complaints of its data-entry employees. DEC adopted curved
, keyboards for data entry, wrist-rests for those entering data, and uniform
chair heights and display monitor heights to reduce neck strain claims.
The science of designing work spaces based on the health concerns of
those who will operate in the work space is called - ANSWER
Ergonomics
5. Take Your Order (TYO) is a company that specializes in taking product
orders for vendors. The manufacturer of a product can run a television or
internet ad for a product with a toll-free number. Customer calls for the
products are routed to TYO, where one hundred operators are available to
receive the calls. Each operator is assigned a cubicle with a computer
terminal, video display monitor, and a telephone. TYO experienced high
workers compensation claims from its operators, claiming neck strain, eye
strain, and wrist pain. In an effort to reduce such injuries, TYO evaluated
each operator's work area. The chairs and video monitors height were
adjusted, curved computer keyboards and wrist-rests were provided, and
the telephones were replaced with audio headsets. Workers
compensation costs dropped significantly. The science of designing work
, spaces based on interaction between people and the equipment in the
work spac - ANSWER Ergonomics
6. Last year, three Metro City firemen died responding to a fire at a chemical
plant, when they were overcome by toxic fumes. In response, Metro City
is purchasing advanced first responder gear. It includes special flame
retardant suits with chemical and explosive fume sensors, air quality
sensors, and heat sensors. Responders will also wear special watches that
will track a responder's pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; and
helmets that include video cameras. All of these sensors will feed data to
a computer in real-time. The computer will analyze the data and issue
threat levels and evacuation orders, if necessary. The protective gear
Metro City will purchase and the data transmission and analysis capability
illustrate the use of - ANSWER Smart Products
7. AMRM Insurance Company sells insurance in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Georgia. The company has compiled a policy owner
database that can be used to send text messages when hurricanes