Book description
The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Programming is a beginner-friendly, in-depth guide to the EV3 programming language.
Table of contents
- Dedication
- about the author
- about the technical reviewers
- acknowledgments
- introduction
- 1. LEGO and robots: a great combination
- 2. the EV3 programming environment
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3. TriBot: the test robot
- TriBot components
- building the motor and wheel assembly
- building the caster wheel assembly
- adding the EV3 brick
- mounting the infrared or ultrasonic sensor
- connecting the color sensor
- attaching the gyro sensor (education edition)
- building a touch sensor bumper
- attaching the cables
- alternate placement for the color sensor
- alternate placement for the ultrasonic or infrared sensor
- building a lift arm
- conclusion
- 4. motion
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5. sensors
- using the sensors
- the touch sensor
- the BumperBot program
- the color sensor
- the IsItBlue program
- the LineFinder program
- the infrared sensor and remote
- the BumperBot- WithButtons program
- the ultrasonic sensor
- the DoorChime program
- the gyro sensor
- the GyroTurn program
- the motor rotation sensor
- further exploration
- conclusion
- 6. program flow
- 7. the WallFollower program: navigating a maze
- 8. data wires
- 9. data wires and the switch block
- 10. data wires and the loop block
- 11. variables
- 12. my blocks
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13. math and logic
- the math block’s advanced mode
- a proportional LineFollower
- EV3 timers
- the DisplayTimer program
- the round block
- the random block
- adding a random turn to BumperBot
- the logic block
- adding some logic to BumperBot
- the range block
- the TagAlong program
- the GyroPointer program
- further exploration
- conclusion
- 14. the EV3 lights, buttons, and display
- 15. arrays
- 16. files
- 17. data logging
- 18. multitasking
- 19. a PID-controlled LineFollower program
- A. NXT and EV3 compatibility
- B. EV3 websites
- C.
- Index
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Programming (Full Color)
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2014
- Publisher(s): No Starch Press
- ISBN: 9781593275686
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