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Automated Systems General Homework Set 7
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1
What is your teacher's name? (1 point)
Mr Carey
Mr Munro
Mr McGivern
Mrs Smith
2
Dinotech is a new mobile robot that is used in a robotics company to take sandwiches ordered by employees from the canteen to their office.
When Dinotech is instructed to go from the canteen to an office it does so by taking the shortest route. Explain how the robot finds the correct route to take.
PS
(1 point)
Resource 1
3
Dinotech works in
real-time
. What is meant by the term real-time?
KU
(1 point)
4
When the robot moves around the building it is able to avoid bumping into people and other objects. Explain clearly how it is able to do this.
PS
(2 points)
5
Outline
one
other thing that could be done to avoid any accidents involving the robot and people in the building.
PS
(1 point)
6
Sandwiches used to be delivered to offices by a member of the canteen staff. Give
one advantage
for the canteen staff of having this job done by the robot.
PS
(1 point)
7
Give
one disadvantage
for the canteen staff of having this job done by the robot.
PS
(1 point)
8
Describe
two costs
involved in the use of Dinotech within the company.
PS
(2 points)
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Reading
Walsh J: Computing Studies . - Chapter 13
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