Programming LEGO® EV3 My Blocks: Teaching Concepts and Preparing for FLL® Competition

©  Gene Harding 2018

Gene HardingProgramming LEGO® EV3 My Blockshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3438-9_3

3. Moving Forward and Backward

Gene Harding¹ 

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South Bend, Indiana, USA

 

Learning Topics

My Blocks , geometry , unit conversion , calibration , feedback , looping constructs , proportional control, variables, conditional constructs , torque , and traction

Requirements

1. 1.

   Move forward or backward a specified distance.

    
2. 2.

   Ensure movement is straight (i.e., eliminating the “wiggle”).

    

Simple My Block to Move Forward a Specified Distance

Learning topics covered: My Blocks, geometry , unit conversion , calibration

In virtually every mission a robot attempts, it must move forward or backward, and often both. The Move Steering and Move Tank blocks ...