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Robotics Worksheet: Stopping Distance

Robotics lesson 27: Stopping in time · Set 13 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Room ÷ speed): Room = distance now − gap to keep; time = room ÷ speed. Stopping point = distance when braking starts − braking distance. Distance between sensor checks = speed × time between checks (ms ÷ 1000 for seconds).

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  1. 1.🛑 A robot moves 50 cm every second and checks its distance sensor every 250 ms. How far does it move between two checks (in cm)? =
  2. 2.🛑 A robot moves 10 cm every second and checks its distance sensor every 500 ms. How far does it move between two checks (in cm)? =
  3. 3.🛑 Why can a moving robot not stop instantly? (a) it is too light (b) it keeps moving a bit (c) it likes to slide (d) brakes are magic
  4. 4.🛑 A faster robot needs a … distance to stop. (a) negative (b) shorter (c) zero (d) longer
  5. 5.🛑 A robot is 250 cm from a wall. It drives at 30 cm per second until it is 100 cm away, then slows to 10 cm per second and stops when it is 10 cm away. How many seconds does the whole trip take?
  6. 6.🛑 A robot is 110 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 10 cm per second. It must stop 30 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  7. 7.🛑 A robot is 230 cm from a wall. It drives at 50 cm per second until it is 80 cm away, then slows to 10 cm per second and stops when it is 20 cm away. How many seconds does the whole trip take?
  8. 8.🛑 A robot is 85 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 5 cm per second. It must stop 30 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  9. 9.🛑 A robot is 175 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 15 cm per second. It must stop 10 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  10. 10.🛑 A robot needs 115 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 150 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  11. 11.🛑 A robot needs 20 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 50 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  12. 12.🛑 A robot is 90 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 10 cm per second. It must stop 30 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  13. 13.🛑 A robot moves 40 cm every second and checks its distance sensor every 100 ms. How far does it move between two checks (in cm)? =
  14. 14.🛑 Why do robots check their sensors many times a second? (a) to feel tired (b) to waste battery (c) to look busy (d) to react in time
  15. 15.🛑 A robot needs 30 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 50 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  16. 16.🛑 A robot is 340 cm from a wall. It drives at 40 cm per second until it is 60 cm away, then slows to 10 cm per second and stops when it is 20 cm away. How many seconds does the whole trip take?
  17. 17.🛑 A robot needs 45 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 80 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  18. 18.🛑 A robot is 130 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 10 cm per second. It must stop 20 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  19. 19.🛑 A robot is 80 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 15 cm per second. It must stop 20 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  20. 20.🛑 A robot is 250 cm from a wall. It drives at 25 cm per second until it is 100 cm away, then slows to 10 cm per second and stops when it is 20 cm away. How many seconds does the whole trip take?
  21. 21.🛑 A robot needs 35 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 90 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  22. 22.🛑 A robot needs 10 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 60 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  23. 23.🛑 A robot needs 20 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 40 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  24. 24.🛑 A robot needs 75 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 80 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  25. 25.🛑 A robot is 70 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 15 cm per second. It must stop 10 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  26. 26.🛑 A robot is 180 cm from a wall. It drives at 20 cm per second until it is 80 cm away, then slows to 5 cm per second and stops when it is 10 cm away. How many seconds does the whole trip take?
  27. 27.🛑 A robot is 280 cm from a wall. It drives at 25 cm per second until it is 80 cm away, then slows to 10 cm per second and stops when it is 20 cm away. How many seconds does the whole trip take?
  28. 28.🛑 A robot needs 95 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 130 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  29. 29.🛑 A robot moves 20 cm every second and checks its distance sensor every 100 ms. How far does it move between two checks (in cm)? =
  30. 30.🛑 When should a robot start slowing down? (a) only when it is off (b) never (c) after hitting the wall (d) before it is too close
  31. 31.🛑 A robot is 80 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 10 cm per second. It must stop 30 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  32. 32.🛑 A robot is 70 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 20 cm per second. It must stop 10 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  33. 33.🛑 A robot moves 10 cm every second and checks its distance sensor every 100 ms. How far does it move between two checks (in cm)? =
  34. 34.🛑 A robot needs 5 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 80 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  35. 35.🛑 A robot is 35 cm from a wall and drives towards it at 5 cm per second. It must stop 20 cm before the wall. For how many seconds can it drive?
  36. 36.🛑 A robot needs 35 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 80 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  37. 37.🛑 A robot needs 35 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 150 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?
  38. 38.🛑 A robot is 140 cm from a wall. It drives at 30 cm per second until it is 80 cm away, then slows to 10 cm per second and stops when it is 10 cm away. How many seconds does the whole trip take?
  39. 39.🛑 A robot moves 30 cm every second and checks its distance sensor every 100 ms. How far does it move between two checks (in cm)? =
  40. 40.🛑 A robot needs 85 cm to stop once it brakes. It starts braking when its sensor sees a wall 90 cm away. How far from the wall does it stop (in cm)?

Answer key

  1. 12.5
  2. 5
  3. it keeps moving a bit
  4. longer
  5. 14
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 11
  9. 11
  10. 35
  11. 30
  12. 6
  13. 4
  14. to react in time
  15. 20
  16. 11
  17. 35
  18. 11
  19. 4
  20. 14
  21. 55
  22. 50
  23. 20
  24. 5
  25. 4
  26. 19
  27. 14
  28. 35
  29. 2
  30. before it is too close
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 75
  35. 3
  36. 45
  37. 115
  38. 9
  39. 3
  40. 5

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