Exploring LEGO Mindstorms EV3 E-Book

Eun Jung Park

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

The essential guide to building and programming LEGO EV3 interactive robots

Exploring LEGO Mindstorms: Tools and Techniques for Building and Programming Robots is the complete guide to getting the most out of your LEGO Mindstorms EV3. Written for hobbyists, young builders, and master builders alike, the book walks you through fundamentals of robot design, construction, and programming using the Mindstorms apparatus and LEGO TECHNIC parts. Tap into your creativity with brainstorming techniques, or follow the plans and blueprints provided on the companion website to complete projects ranging from beginner to advanced.

The book begins with the basics of the software and EV3 features then lets you get to work quickly by using projects of increasing complexity to illustrate the topics at hand. Plenty of examples are provided throughout every step of the process, and the companion website features a blog where you can gain the insight and advice of other users. Exploring LEGO Mindstorms contains building and programming challenges written by a recognized authority in LEGO robotics curriculum, and is designed to teach you the fundamentals rather than have you follow a "recipe."

• Get started with robot programming with the starter vehicle, Auto-Driver
• Explore the features of the EV3 brick, a programmable brick
• Design robot's actions using Action Blocks
• Incorporate environmental sensors using Infrared, Touch, and Color sensors
• Expand the use of data in your program by using data wires with Sensor Blocks
• Process data from the sensors using Data Operations Blocks
• Using Bluetooth and WiFi with EV3
• Build unique EV3 robots that each presents different functions: the Spy Rabbit, a robot that can react to its surroundings; a Sea Turtle robot, Mr. Turto; the Big Belly Bot, a robot that eats and poops; and a Robotic Puppy Guapo
• Discover ideas and practices that will help you to develop your own method of designing and programming EV3 robots

The book also provides extensive programming guidance, from the very basics of block programming through data wiring. You'll learn robotics skills to help with your own creations, and can likely ignite a lasting passion for innovation. Exploring LEGO Mindstorms is the key to unlocking your EV3 potential.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introducing LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3

Understanding the EV3 Set: It Begins When You Open the Box

Comparing EV3 and NXT

Summary

Chapter 2: Building the Auto-Driver: A Starter Vehicle

Getting Started with the Auto-Driver

Understanding the EV3 Brick Interface

Summary

Chapter 3: Getting Started with Programming

What Is Programming?

Launching the EV3 Software

Downloading Programs to a Robot

Summary

Chapter 4: Exploring Action Blocks Part 1: Programming Motors

Understanding the Basics of Block Programming

Getting to Know the Input Values for the Motors

Controlling Motors with the Large Motor Block and the Medium Motor Block

Controlling Two Motors with the Move Steering Block

Using the Move Tank Block to Control the Power Level of a Motor

Summary

Chapter 5: Exploring Action Blocks Part 2: Using Display, Sound and Brick Status Light Blocks

The Display Block

The Sound Block

The Brick Status Light Block

Summary

Chapter 6: Exploring Flow Blocks

The Start Block

The Wait Block

The Loop Block

The Loop Interrupt Block

The Switch Block

Summary

Chapter 7: Building the Spy Rabbit: A Robot That Can React to Its Surroundings

Understanding the Spy Rabbit

Testing the Moving Parts of the Spy Rabbit

Summary

Chapter 8: Sensing the Environments: Using the Infrared, Touch, and Color Sensors

Understanding Sensors

Intro to the EV3 Sensors

Using the Infrared Sensor and Remote Infrared Beacon

Using the Touch Sensor

Using the Color Sensor

Summary

Chapter 9: Using the Timer and the Rotation Sensor

Understanding the Timer

Understanding the Motor Rotation Sensor

Summary

Chapter 10: Building Mr. Turto: A Sea Turtle Robot

Understanding Mr. Turto

Testing Mr. Turto's Movements

Summary

Chapter 11: Programming with Data Wires and Using My Blocks

What Is a Data Wire?

How Do Data Wires Work?

Sensor Blocks and Data Wires

Introducing My Blocks

Summary

Chapter 12: Using Data Operations Blocks

The Variable Block

The Constant Block

The Array Operations Block

The Logic Operations Block

The Math and Round Blocks

The Compare, Range, and Random Blocks

The Text Block

Summary

Chapter 13: Building the Big Belly Bot: A Robot That Eats and Poops

Understanding the Big Belly Bot

Programming the Big Belly Bot

Summary

Chapter 14: Design Your Own Robot: How Did Guapo, the Robotic Puppy, Come to Be?

Build Guapo, the Robotic Puppy

Set a Goal: What Do You Want to Build?

Decide on Moving Parts and Sensors

Build and Modify: From Core Sections to Decorative Sections

Time to Program

Summary

Appendix: Using Bluetooth and WiFi with the EV3 Brick

Using Bluetooth with the EV3 Brick

Using WiFi to Download a Program to the EV3 Brick

Using Apple iOS Devices with the EV3 Brick

Foreword

Introduction

End User License Agreement

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