Basic robot building with LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 /

Basic Robot Building with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Learn LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 from the ground up, hands-on, in full color! Ever wanted to build a robot? Now's the time, LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 is the technology, and this is the book. You can do this, eve...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baichtal, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Indianapolis, Ind. : Que, ©2013.
Temas:
Robots > Design and construction > Amateurs' manuals.
Robotics > Popular works.
Robots > Popular works.
LEGO toys.
Robotique > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
LEGO (Jouets)
LEGO toys
Robotics
Robots
Robots > Design and construction
Mechanical Engineering.
Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Mechanical Engineering - General.
Handbooks and manuals
Popular works
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  • Ch. 1. Unboxing the LEGO Mindstorms NXT set. The box : Under the flap ; Opening the box
  • The contents : Reading material ; Connector pegs ; 3M connector pegs ; Connector pegs with bushing ; Connector pegs with cross-axle ends ; 2M axle peg ; Connector peg with towball ; 1/2 connector pegs ; Bushings ; Cross axles ; Cross axles with end stops ; Wheels and treads ; Gears ; Teeth ; Balls ; Beams with pegs ; Beams ; Angle beams ; Car parts ; Steering links ; Angle elements ; Cross-axle connectors ; Cross blocks ; More miscellaneous parts ; Peg joiner ; Motors, wires, and sensors ; USB cable ; Mindstorms wires ; The NXT Brick
  • ch. 2. Project: Backscratcher Bot. Adding batteries to the NXT Brick
  • Parts you need
  • Step-by-step assembly instructions
  • Programming the Backscratcher Bot
  • Running the Backscratcher Bot
  • ch. 3. Anatomy of the NXT Brick. The Brick : Buttons ; Ports ; Connector holes ; Reset button
  • Menus : My files ; NXT program ; Try me ; The view menu ; NXT datalog ; Settings ; Bluetooth
  • Powering your NXT
  • Resetting a crash
  • Updating NXT firmware
  • ch. 4. Introduction to programming. System requirements
  • Installing the software : Installing on a PC ; Installing on a Mac
  • NXT-G 101 : The programming block ; Commonplace blocks
  • Programming the Backscratcher Bot : Create the program ; Connect to the NXT Brick ; Download the program
  • ch. 5. Project: Clothesline Cruiser. Parts you need
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Programming the Clothesline Cruiser
  • Setting up the Clothesline
  • What to do with your Cruiser?
  • Ch. 6. Building stronger models. Use multiple pegs
  • Connect each part to as many others as possible
  • Reinforce corners with angle beams
  • Use combination parts and cross blocks
  • Attach cross axles
  • Combine technic and system bricks
  • Use chassis bricks
  • ch. 7. Know your sensors. Mindstorms sensors : Touch sensors ; Ultrasonic sensors ; Color sensors ; Sound sensor ; Motor
  • Calibrating sensors
  • Third-party sensors : Compass sensor ; Passive infrared (PIR) sensor ; Wi-Fi sensor ; Magnetic sensor ; Flex sensor ; Voltage sensor ; Barometric sensor ; Inertial motion sensor
  • ch. 8. Advanced programming. Data wires : Green wires ; Yellow wires ; Orange wires ; Gray wires
  • Connecting wires
  • Additional blocks : Variable block ; Constant block ; Random block ; Keep alive block ; Light sensor block ; Rotation sensor block ; Display block ; Bluetooth block ; Logic block
  • Creating your own blocks
  • ch. 9. Project: Rebounder. Parts you need
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • A note about tank treads
  • Programing the Rebounder
  • ch. 10. Expanding on Mindstorms. Read blogs : The NXT STEP ; Mindstorms
  • Design virtual models
  • Attend gatherings : LUGs ; Conventions
  • FIRST LEGO League
  • Read BrickJournal
  • Expand your collection : Bricklink ; Pick a Brick ; LEGO education
  • Third-party brick makers : Omni Wheels ; Bricktronics ; Tetrix
  • Print your own.

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