Ex.3. Answer the following questions to the text. Be careful: one question has nothing to do with the text!

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Ex. 3. Answer the following questions to the text. Be careful: one question has nothing to do with the text!

1. What does the abbreviation FMS mean?

2. For how long can a machine perform repetitive tasks?

3. What machines does FMS use to form a flexible manufacturing cell?

4. What task does each flexible manufacturing cell perform?

5. Is it cheap to operate a flexible manufacturing system?

6. Can a small business afford to install a FMS?

7. What country was the first to introduce flexible manufacturing systems?

8. What vehicles are used to connect flexible manufacturing cells together?

9. What helps AGVs to navigate through manufacturing facilities?

10. What sensors are used for navigation?

11. Where is the wired sensor placed?

12. In what way is the wireless navigation done?

13. What receiver and transmitter does the AGV carry?

14. Where is the information about the angle and distance stored?

15. In what way can the AGV correct its position while navigating through manufacturing areas?

Ex. 4. Each of the sentences below is followed by two paraphrases. Decide which paraphrase (a, b) is closer in meaning to the original comment. Translate the original comment and the paraphrases into Russian.

1. Although FMS is fast and efficient it is not cheap because it requires a lot of expensive machines in order to work.

a) Flexible manufacturing systems have a number of economical advantages, but their installation and operation is very expensive.

b) FMS is fast and efficient; therefore its installation and operation require a lot of money.

2. There are two main sensors which AGVs use for navigation - a wired and a wireless sensor.

a) Automated guided vehicles navigate using either infloor communication lines or laser communication.

b) Radio control permits two way communication between the on-board computer and a remote computer.

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