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Build and Program Your Own LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robots

by Marziah Karch

December 2014

Beginner

384 pages

8h 24m

English

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Unboxing MINDSTORMS EV3The LEGO Family TreeLEGO DUPLOLEGO System BricksLEGO TechnicCore LEGO UnitsBeamsAngled BeamsBeam FramesPegsAxlesBushingsAxle ConnectorsBall JointsGearsParts with FlairWingsSpikesOther Decorative PartsThe Brains and BrawnEV3 Intelligent BrickServosSensorsCablesSummary
Storage BoxColor SchemeBall CasterTank TracksRechargeable Battery PackSensorsTouch SensorsGyro SensorSonic SensorGearsThe Expansion SetExtra WheelsExtra Beam Frame ElementsGears and JointsTank CleatsWings and Other Decorative PiecesSummary
The NXT Versus the NXT 2.0 Versus the EV3The BrickSensor and Motor ConnectionsThe SidesProgrammingAdvanced and Alternative Programming EnvironmentsPart CompatibilitySensorsMotorsBatteriesSummary
Downloading InstructionsThe EV3 Starter RobotsTrack3rMission 1Mission 2Mission 3Mission 4Mission 5R3ptarMission 1Mission 2Spik3rMission 1Mission 2Mission 3Mission 4Mission 5Ev3rstormMission 1Mission 2Mission 3Mission 4Mission 5Mission 6Gripp3rMission 1Mission 2Mission 3Mission 4Bonus BotsSummary
Educator VehicleGyro BoyColor SorterPuppyArmExpansion ModelsThe ElephantTank BotZnapRemote ControlThe Stair ClimberColor Spinner FactorySummary
Project 1: The CarTestingTroubleshooting the FlawsProject 2: Hack Your TankProject 3: Modify the Educator BotModify the DesignSubstitute for the Caster BallSummary
About the LEGO Education SoftwareGetting StartedNavigating from the LobbyCreating a New ProjectGetting to Know the Programming CanvasProgram ListSelect or Pan ButtonCommentSave, Undo, or RedoZoomThe Content EditorThe Programming Canvas, Blocks, and the PaletteThe Connection AreaWriting Your First ProgramFlowchartingDragging Blocks Onto the Programming CanvasChanging ModesChecking Your PortsMaking the Bot MoveMoving the WheelsControlling Bot DirectionAdjusting Motor Power and SpeedAdjusting Rotation CountConnecting Your EV3 to Your ComputerMaking Decisions and Using LoopsSaving Your ChangesAlternative ProgramsSummary
What Is a Program?Project: The Line-Following RobotGetting StartedMaking Your Own Test TrackThinking About the InstructionsFinding DirectionCalibrating the SensorCreating the ProgramCreating New VariablesCalculating with VariablesImproving the Program with FeedbackTroubleshooting Your ProgramAdding a CountdownUsing a Loop to Make the Robot Follow the LineAdding Switches for SteeringCreating Custom BlocksDocumenting Your WorkSummary
Programming a Collision-Avoiding RobotActivating the Touch SensorAdding Collision AvoidanceTesting Your BotNavigating CornersAdding a Bit of RandomnessUsing the Education Edition’s Ultrasonic SensorControlling Your Bot with the Infrared RemoteProgramming the RemoteCreating Multi-threaded ProgramsAdding the Floor-Cleaning FunctionsBuilding the Mophead AssemblyAdjusting the Sensor AssemblyBuilding the Floor Cleaning ProgramSummary
Brainstorming and Building the BotBuilding the PlatformRaising the PlatformBuilding the Wheel AssemblyChecking the AssemblyPlacing the Intelligent BrickControlling the CardsCalibrating the Color SensorCreating the ProgramDetecting the ColorPlaying the SoundAdding the Motor BlockSummary
The Daisy-Chain TestNumbering Your BricksProgramming the TestBuilding a Daisy-Chained Robot CarAssembling the WheelsProgramming the BotAdding a Remote ControlAdding Collision AvoidanceMessaging Between RobotsAdding “Magic” to the Card TrickConfiguring the Sending ProgramConfiguring the Receiving ProgramRunning the “Magic”Summary
Installing leJOSPreparing Your DesktopLoading the SD CardWorking in LeJOSCommunity-Created ModelsDINOR3XEL3CTRIC GUITAREV3D4EV3MEGMR B3AMKRAZ3RAC3REV3GAMEWACK3MBANNER PRINT3RFinding More CommunitiesScoring Extra LEGO PartsTetrixK’nexErector Sets3D PrintersRobotics CompetitionsFirst Robotics LEGO LeagueWorld Robot Olympiad4-HDecorating Your EV3Summary

Overview

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.