ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (MECHATRONICS
ENGINEERING).
Built around real course units and objectives!
Controller - Answer: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
Conveyor belt - Answer: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
Mechanism - Answer: the technical aspects of doing something
Robot - Answer: a mechanism that can move automatically
Motor - Answer: machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and
so imparts motion
Transformer - Answer: an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is
changed to another voltage
Diode - Answer: An electronic device that allows electricity to flow in only one direction.
Used in a rectifier circuit.
Resistor - Answer: A device used to introduce some amount of resistance into a circuit.
Power supply - Answer: converts AC power from the wall outlet into the lower voltages of
DC power required to power all components of the computer
PLC - Answer: Programmable Logic Controller
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
ENGINEERING).
Built around real course units and objectives!
Controller - Answer: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
Conveyor belt - Answer: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
Mechanism - Answer: the technical aspects of doing something
Robot - Answer: a mechanism that can move automatically
Motor - Answer: machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and
so imparts motion
Transformer - Answer: an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is
changed to another voltage
Diode - Answer: An electronic device that allows electricity to flow in only one direction.
Used in a rectifier circuit.
Resistor - Answer: A device used to introduce some amount of resistance into a circuit.
Power supply - Answer: converts AC power from the wall outlet into the lower voltages of
DC power required to power all components of the computer
PLC - Answer: Programmable Logic Controller
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
