Force and Tactile Sensing December 22, 2025August 10, 2024 by u930973931_answers 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. What is the primary purpose of force sensors in robotics? (A) To measure the force applied by the robot’s end effector (B) To determine the color of objects (C) To calculate the robot’s speed (D) To enhance image resolution 2. Which type of sensor is used to measure normal force in robotic applications? (A) Proximity sensor (B) Camera sensor (C) Temperature sensor (D) Strain gauge 3. What is a tactile sensor used for in robotic systems? (A) To detect and measure the texture and pressure of objects (B) To measure the object’s weight (C) To calculate the object’s temperature (D) To determine the object’s color 4. Which technology is commonly used for tactile sensing in robotics? (A) Infrared sensing (B) Optical sensing (C) Capacitive sensing (D) Acoustic sensing 5. What does a piezoelectric sensor measure? (A) Object distance (B) Object color (C) Object temperature (D) Force and pressure changes 6. Which type of force sensor is commonly used in industrial robots for grasping applications? (A) Light sensor (B) Load cell (C) Accelerometer (D) Gyroscope 7. What is the function of a capacitive tactile sensor? (A) To measure changes in capacitance due to object contact (B) To detect changes in temperature (C) To measure object speed (D) To calculate object color 8. In force sensing, what is the term “force feedback” used for? (A) Providing information to the robot about the forces being applied during manipulation (B) Enhancing the robot’s vision (C) Increasing the speed of manipulation (D) Reducing the size of the robot’s hand 9. What is “force control” in the context of robotic systems? (A) A method of increasing the robot’s speed (B) A method of regulating the force applied by the robot to achieve desired tasks (C) A method of reducing the size of the robot’s hand (D) A method of enhancing image quality 10. Which sensor technology uses piezoelectric crystals to measure force? (A) Capacitive sensors (B) Piezoelectric force sensors (C) Optical sensors (D) Magnetic sensors 11. What is the main advantage of using optical tactile sensors? (A) Low temperature tolerance (B) Low sensitivity and resolution (C) High temperature tolerance (D) High sensitivity and resolution 12. Which type of force sensor is typically used in applications requiring high precision and accuracy? (A) Temperature sensor (B) Proximity sensor (C) Strain gauge (D) Color sensor 13. What does a “haptic sensor” measure? (A) Magnetic fields (B) Light intensity (C) Sound frequency (D) Physical interactions such as touch and force 14. In force sensing, what is meant by “static force”? (A) Force that is induced by temperature changes (B) Force that varies rapidly (C) Force that only occurs during motion (D) Force that is constant and does not change over time 15. What is the purpose of a “force distribution map” in tactile sensing? (A) To measure the object’s temperature (B) To visualize how forces are distributed over a sensor’s surface (C) To calculate the object’s weight (D) To determine the object’s color 16. Which technology is used for creating tactile sensors with high spatial resolution? (A) Radio-frequency sensors (B) Infrared sensors (C) Ultrasonic sensors (D) Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 17. What is “dynamic force sensing”? (A) Measuring forces that remain constant (B) Measuring forces that change rapidly over time (C) Measuring object temperature (D) Measuring object distance 18. Which type of sensor is best suited for detecting small, precise forces? (A) Light sensor (B) Temperature sensor (C) Proximity sensor (D) Strain gauge sensor 19. What is “tactile feedback” in robotics? (A) Information about the object’s color (B) Information about the object’s temperature (C) Information about the texture and pressure of objects based on tactile sensing (D) Information about the object’s speed 20. What does “force threshold” refer to in force sensing? (A) The maximum speed the sensor can measure (B) The maximum force that the sensor can handle (C) The range of temperatures the sensor can operate in (D) The minimum force required to trigger a response from the sensor