Build and Program Your Own LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robots - Marziah Karch

Build and Program Your Own LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robots

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Buch | Softcover
384 Seiten
2014
Que Corporation,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7897-5185-0 (ISBN)
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Build and Program Your Own LEGO®  MINDSTORMS® EV3  Robots



Absolutely no experience needed! Build and program amazing robots with the new LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3!



With LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, you can do modern robotics without complex wiring or soldering! This step-by-step, full-color tutorial teaches all you need to know, including basic programming skills most introductory guides skip. Even better—it’s packed with hands-on projects!



Start by “unboxing” your new EV3 kit and getting to know every component: motors, sensors, connections, remotes, and the EV3’s more powerful, easier-to-program “brick.”



Then walk through building your first “bots”…creating more sophisticated robots with wheels and motors…engineering for strength and balance…“driving” your robot…building robots that recognize colors and do card tricks…and more!



LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robotics is the perfect pathway into science and technology… and this book is the easiest way to get started, even if you have absolutely no robotics or programming experience!

 



Explore your new EV3 kit: both the retail “Home”  and LEGO “Education” versions
Get foolproof help with building the Track3r and other standard robots
Build cars and tanks, and hack them to do even more
Write programs that enable your robots to make their own decisions
Improve your programs with feedback
Handle more sophisticated engineering and programming tasks
Troubleshoot problems that keep your robot from moving
Get involved with the worldwide MINDSTORMS® robotics community



Marziah Karch is Senior Instructional Designer at NWEA, a Google Expert at About.com, and Senior Web Editor at GeekMom. She has more than a decade of experience in instructional technology and was senior educational technologist for Johnson County Community College, where she also taught interactive media development. She holds a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology, and is pursuing a doctorate in Library and Information Science. Her hands-on technology experience ranges from 3D animation to multimedia learning, content management to music video creation. She has extensively explored the educational potential of LEGO robotics. She is the author of Android Tablets Made Simple.



This book is not authorized or endorsed by the LEGO® Group.

Marziah Karch enjoys the challenge of explaining new gadgets and complex technology to beginning audiences. She is the author of several books, including Android Tablets Made Simple. Her writing has appeared in Wired magazine, About.com, and the GeekMom blog on Wired.com. Marziah is a senior instructional designer for NWEA in Portland, Oregon. She holds a master’s degree in Instructional Design and is working on a Ph.D. in Library and Information Management. When she’s not feeding her geek side with new gadgets or writing about technology, Marziah enjoys life in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children, all of whom are LEGO enthusiasts.

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Chapter 1 What’s In the Box? 1

Unboxing MINDSTORMS EV3 2

The LEGO Family Tree 6

 LEGO DUPLO 6

 LEGO System Bricks 6

 LEGO Technic 6

Core LEGO Units 7

 Beams 8

 Angled Beams 10

 Beam Frames 12

 Pegs 12

 Axles 15

 Bushings 16

 Axle Connectors 17

 Ball Joints 19

 Gears 20

Parts with Flair 26

 Wings 26

 Spikes 27

 Other Decorative Parts 28

The Brains and Brawn 30

 EV3 Intelligent Brick 30

 Servos 34

 Sensors 35

 Cables 37

Summary 40

  

Chapter 2 What’s In the LEGO Education Box? 41

Storage Box 41

Color Scheme 44

Ball Caster 45

Tank Tracks 46

Rechargeable Battery Pack 47

Sensors 48

 Touch Sensors 48

 Gyro Sensor 49

 Sonic Sensor 50

Gears 50

The Expansion Set 53

 Extra Wheels 53

 Extra Beam Frame Elements 54

 Gears and Joints 59

 Tank Cleats 65

 Wings and Other Decorative Pieces 66

Summary 70

 

Chapter 3 Comparing the EV3 and NXT 71

The NXT Versus the NXT 2.0 Versus the EV3 71

The Brick 73

 Sensor and Motor Connections 74

 The Sides 76

 Programming 77

Advanced and Alternative Programming Environments 78

Part Compatibility 80

 Sensors 80

 Motors 80

 Batteries 80

Summary 81

 

Chapter 4 Building Your First Bots 83

Downloading Instructions 83

The EV3 Starter Robots 84

 Track3r 85

 R3ptar 91

 Spik3r 93

 Ev3rstorm 97

 Gripp3r 102

 Bonus Bots 106

Summary 107

 

Chapter 5 Building the LEGO Education Bots 109

Educator Vehicle 109

Gyro Boy 111

Color Sorter 114

Puppy 115

Arm 116

Expansion Models 116

 The Elephant 117

 Tank Bot 118

 Znap 119

 Remote Control 119

 The Stair Climber 120

 Color Spinner Factory 121 

Summary 123

 

Chapter 6 Hacking What You Have 125

Project 1: The Car 125

 Testing 131

 Troubleshooting the Flaws 132

Project 2: Hack Your Tank 133

Project 3: Modify the Educator Bot 137

 Modify the Design 139

 Substitute for the Caster Ball 141

Summary 147

 

Chapter 7 Make Your First EV3 Program 149

About the LEGO Education Software 149

Getting Started 150

 Navigating from the Lobby 150

 Creating a New Project 152

Getting to Know the Programming Canvas 153

 Program List 155

 Select or Pan Button 155

 Comment 156

 Save, Undo, or Redo 156

 Zoom 156

 The Content Editor 156

 The Programming Canvas, Blocks, and the Palette 158

 The Connection Area 159

Writing Your First Program 159

 Flowcharting 160

 Dragging Blocks Onto the Programming Canvas 161

 Changing Modes 162

 Checking Your Ports 164

 Making the Bot Move 165

  Moving the Wheels 166

  Controlling Bot Direction 167

  Adjusting Motor Power and Speed 168

  Adjusting Rotation Count 168

 Connecting Your EV3 to Your Computer 169

 Making Decisions and Using Loops 172

 Saving Your Changes 178

Alternative Programs 179

Summary 179

 

Chapter 8 More MINDSTORMS Programming: The Line-Following Robot 181

What Is a Program? 181

Project: The Line-Following Robot 183

Getting Started 184

 Making Your Own Test Track 185

 Thinking About the Instructions 187

 Finding Direction 188

 Calibrating the Sensor 189

Creating the Program 194

 Creating New Variables 194

 Calculating with Variables 200

 Improving the Program with Feedback 202

 Troubleshooting Your Program 206

 Adding a Countdown 209

 Using a Loop to Make the Robot Follow the Line 211

 Adding Switches for Steering 213

Creating Custom Blocks 216

Documenting Your Work 219

Summary 219

 

Chapter 9 Engineering the Floor-Cleaning Robot 221

Programming a Collision-Avoiding Robot 221

 Activating the Touch Sensor 223

 Adding Collision Avoidance 224

 Testing Your Bot 227

 Navigating Corners 228

 Adding a Bit of Randomness 229

 Using the Education Edition’s Ultrasonic Sensor 232

Controlling Your Bot with the Infrared Remote 235

 Programming the Remote 236

 Creating Multi-threaded Programs 241

Adding the Floor-Cleaning Functions 245

 Building the Mophead Assembly 246

 Adjusting the Sensor Assembly 250

 Building the Floor Cleaning Program 253

Summary 256

 

Chapter 10 The Color Magic Card Trick 257

Brainstorming and Building the Bot 258

 Building the Platform 261

 Raising the Platform 265

 Building the Wheel Assembly 267

 Checking the Assembly 269

 Placing the Intelligent Brick 270

 Controlling the Cards 272

Calibrating the Color Sensor 280

Creating the Program 282

 Detecting the Color 284

 Playing the Sound 287

 Adding the Motor Block 288

Summary 289

 

Chapter 11 Daisy-Chaining Projects 291

The Daisy-Chain Test 291

 Numbering Your Bricks 292

 Programming the Test 295

Building a Daisy-Chained Robot Car 297

 Assembling the Wheels 297

 Programming the Bot 307

 Adding a Remote Control 309

 Adding Collision Avoidance 317

Messaging Between Robots 320

Adding “Magic” to the Card Trick 321

 Configuring the Sending Program 321

 Configuring the Receiving Program 323

 Running the “Magic” 325

Summary 325

 

Chapter 12 Extending Play 327

Installing leJOS 327

 Preparing Your Desktop 328

 Loading the SD Card 330

 Working in LeJOS 333

Community-Created Models 334

 DINOR3X 335

 EL3CTRIC GUITAR 336

 EV3D4 337

 EV3MEG 338

 MR B3AM 339

 KRAZ3 340

 RAC3R 341

 EV3GAME 342

 WACK3M 344

 BANNER PRINT3R 344

 Finding More Communities 345

Scoring Extra LEGO Parts 346

 Tetrix 346

 K’nex 346

 Erector Sets 346

 3D Printers 346

Robotics Competitions 347

 First Robotics LEGO League 347

 World Robot Olympiad 347

 4-H 347

Decorating Your EV3 348

Summary 348

 

Appendix: Glossary 349

 

Index 363

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.12.2014
Sprache englisch
Maße 181 x 231 mm
Gewicht 520 g
Themenwelt Informatik Theorie / Studium Künstliche Intelligenz / Robotik
ISBN-10 0-7897-5185-2 / 0789751852
ISBN-13 978-0-7897-5185-0 / 9780789751850
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