LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 - The King's Treasure

von: James Floyd Kelly, Christopher Smith

Apress, 2010

ISBN: 9781430224921 , 300 Seiten

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LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 - The King's Treasure


 

Contents

5

About the Author

9

About the CAD Creator

10

About the Technical Reviewers

11

Acknowledgments

12

Introduction

13

For Those New to NXT

13

How This Book Is Organized

14

Who Is This Book For?

15

What You Need to Use This Book

15

Extras for This Book

15

Turns and Tricks

16

Day 1: King Ixtua’s Treasure Repository, 2:13 p.m.

16

The Maze Challenge

19

Evan’s Solution

21

MazeRunner—Planning and Design

24

The MazeRunner

24

The Robot Description

26

The Task List

27

Limitations/Constraints

28

Mindstorm

30

Sketches

32

MazeBot—Build It

34

Never Be Afraid to Experiment

35

Step by Step CAD Instructions – MazeBot

36

MazeRunner—Program It

55

Some Experience Required

55

Into the Maze

60

Out of the Tunnel

69

Left Turn and Right Turn Calculations

72

Simulating the Challenge

73

Swing and Switch

75

Day 4: King Ixtua Treasure Repository, 9:14 a.m.

75

Don’t Look Down

76

The Monkey’s Swing Challenge

77

Evan’s Solution

78

RopeSwinger—Design and Planning

79

Getting Started

79

The Robot Description

79

The Task List

80

Limitations and Constraints

82

Mindstorm

82

Sketches

84

RopeSwinger—Build It

86

Never Be Afraid to Experiment

87

Step by Step CAD Instructions – RopeSwinger

88

RopeSwinger—Program It

125

Swing Swing

125

Pulling the Lever

129

Hook and Pull

136

Day 5: King Ixtua’s Treasure Repository, 8:39 a.m.

136

Watch Your Step

137

Tricky Tupaxu

138

The Four Warriors

139

Hooks and Doors

140

Evan’s Solution

142

RingTosser—Design and Planning

143

The RingTosser

143

The Robot Description

143

The Task List

144

Limitations and Constraints

146

Mindstorm

146

Sketches

148

RingTosser—Build It

150

Step by Step CAD Instructions – RingTosser

152

RingTosser—Program It

187

It Starts with Rolling

187

Building the Challenge Area

195

Rock and Roll

209

Day 6: King Ixtua Treasure Repository, 9:27 a.m.

209

The Story Wall

210

An Uphill Battle

210

The Ramp of the Warriors

211

The Ramp Room

213

Evan’s Solution

214

RampRider—Design and Planning

215

The RampRider

215

The Robot Description

215

The Task List

217

Limitations and Constraints

218

Mindstorm

218

Sketches

220

RampRider—Build It

222

Step by Step CAD Instructions – RampRider

224

RampRider—Program It

241

Multiple Statues

241

The Ramp Challenge Setup

250

Grab and Release

252

Day 7: King Ixtua’s Treasure Repository, 8:41 a.m.

252

Tupaxu’s Story

253

The King’s Throne

255

Evan’s Solution

256

ZipLiner—Design and Planning

257

The ZipLiner

257

The Robot Description

257

The Task List

258

Limitations and Constraints

260

Mindstorm

260

Sketches

262

ZipLiner—Build It

264

Step by Step CAD Instructions – ZipLiner

266

ZipLiner—Program It

294

Hold On!

294

The Zip Line Challenge Setup

298

Treasure and Discovery

306

Day 8: King Ixtua Treasure Repository, 7:02 a.m.

306

Qau’s Challenge

307

The King’s Legacy

307

Qau’s Teacher

308

Index

310