Programming LEGO® EV3 my blocks : teaching concepts and preparing for FLL® Competition /: teaching concepts and preparing for FLL® Competition. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gene Harding.
• Authors: Harding, Gene
• Contents: Intro; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Concepts and Common Tasks; My Blocks, or Subroutines; Feedback; Troubleshooting; Unit Conversion; Motor and Color Sensor Matching; Levels of Complexity; Commenting and Program Development; Errors and Consistency; Resetting the EV3 Brick; Updating the Firmware; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Getting Started with the EV3; Education vs. Home Editions; The Programming Interface; Simple Program to Play Sounds and Flash Lights; Run Selected, Download and Run from PC. Simple Program to Move Forward and Backward Download from PC, Run from Brick; Making a My Block; Working in the Project Properties Window; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Moving Forward and Backward; Simple My Block to Move Forward a Specified Distance; Eliminating the "Wiggle" Using a Gyro Sensor; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Turning in Place; Turning Left and Right; Spinning Left and Right; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Using Lines; Calibrating the Color Sensor; Finding a Black Line; Following a Black Line; Finding Black Line Intersections (Ts and Ls); Squaring Up on Lines; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Using Walls. Squaring Up on a WallFollowing a Wall Without Touching It; Following a Wall by Leaning Against It; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Advanced Topics; Handoffs: Continuing at Speed When the My Block Ends; Accelerating and Decelerating Using Forward3 My Blocks; Accelerating and Decelerating with a Single My Block; Adding Handoffs to LineFind; Combo Program; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Final Thoughts; Robot Game; The Judging Rooms; General Notes; Glossary; Index.
• Publisher Details: Berkeley, CA : Apress
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 629.8/92; Computer science; Robots -- Programming -- Popular works; Robots -- Design and construction -- Popular works; Robotics -- Popular works; LEGO toys; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); LEGO toys; Robotics; Robots -- Design and construction; Robots -- Programming; Computer Science; Hardware and Maker; Robotics and Automation; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems; Technology & Engineering -- Robotics; Computers -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; Robotics; Software Engineering; Software engineering; Computers -- Hardware -- General; Computer hardware; Electronic books; Popular works; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484234389; 1484234383; 1484234375; 9781484234372
• Related ISBNs: 9781484234372
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 3, 2018).
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