Basic robot building with Lego Mindstorms Nxt 2.0

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baichtal, John, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

LEGO Mindstorms toys--Design and construction--Amateurs' manuals.

LEGO Mindstorms toys.

Robots--Popular works.

Robots.

Robotics--Popular works.

Robotics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Que 2013

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Basic Robot Building with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Learn LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 from the ground up, hands-on, in full color! Ever wanted to build a robot? Now’s the time, LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 is the technology, and this is the book. You can do this, even if you’ve never built or programmed anything! Don’t worry about where to begin: start right here. John Baichtal explains everything you need to know, one ridiculously simple step at a time… and shows you every key step with stunningly clear full-color photos! You won’t just learn concepts–you’ll put them to work in three start-to-finish projects, including three remarkable bots you can build right this minute, with zero knowledge of programming or robotics. It’s going to be simple–and it’s going to be fun. All you need is in the box–and in this book! Unbox your LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT 2.0 set, and discover exactly what you’ve got Build a Backscratching Bot immediately Connect the NXT Intelligent Brick to your computer (Windows or Mac) Navigate the Brick’s menus and upload programs Start writing simple new programs–painlessly Build the Clothesline Cruiser, a robot that travels via rope Program your robot’s movements Learn to create stronger, tougher models Help your robot sense everything from distance and movement to sound and color Build a miniature tank-treaded robot that knows how to rebound Write smarter programs by creating your own programming blocks Discover what to learn next, and which additional parts you might want to buy JOHN BAICHTAL is a contributor to MAKE magazine and Wired’s GeekDad blog. He is the co-author of The Cult of Lego (No Starch) and author of Hack This: 24 Incredible Hackerspace Projects from the DIY Movement (Que). Most recently he wrote Make: Lego and Arduino Projects for MAKE, collaborating with Adam Wolf and Matthew Beckler. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife and three children.

Contents:

ch. 1. Unboxing the LEGO Mindstorms NXT set. The box : Under the flap ; Opening the box

The contents : Reading material ; Connector pegs ; 3M connector pegs ; Connector pegs with bushing ; Connector pegs with cross-axle ends ; 2M axle peg ; Connector peg with towball ; 1/2 connector pegs ; Bushings ; Cross axles ; Cross axles with end stops ; Wheels and treads ; Gears ; Teeth ; Balls ; Beams with pegs ; Beams ; Angle beams ; Car parts ; Steering links ; Angle elements ; Cross-axle connectors ; Cross blocks ; More miscellaneous parts ; Peg joiner ; Motors, wires, and sensors ; USB cable ; Mindstorms wires ; The NXT Brick

ch. 2. Project: Backscratcher Bot. Adding batteries to the NXT Brick

Parts you need

Step-by-step assembly instructions

Programming the Backscratcher Bot

Running the Backscratcher Bot

ch. 3. Anatomy of the NXT Brick. The Brick : Buttons ; Ports ; Connector holes ; Reset button

Menus : My files ; NXT program ; Try me ; The view menu ; NXT datalog ; Settings ; Bluetooth

Powering your NXT

Resetting a crash

Updating NXT firmware

ch. 4. Introduction to programming. System requirements

Installing the software : Installing on a PC ; Installing on a Mac

NXT-G 101 : The programming block ; Commonplace blocks

Programming the Backscratcher Bot : Create the program ; Connect to the NXT Brick ; Download the program

ch. 5. Project: Clothesline Cruiser. Parts you need

Step-by-step instructions

Programming the Clothesline Cruiser

Setting up the Clothesline

What to do with your Cruiser?

ch. 6. Building stronger models. Use multiple pegs

Connect each part to as many others as possible

Reinforce corners with angle beams

Use combination parts and cross blocks

Attach cross axles

Combine technic and system bricks

Use chassis bricks

ch. 7. Know your sensors. Mindstorms sensors : Touch sensors ; Ultrasonic sensors ; Color sensors ; Sound sensor ; Motor

Calibrating sensors

Third-party sensors : Compass sensor ; Passive infrared (PIR) sensor ; Wi-Fi sensor ; Magnetic sensor ; Flex sensor ; Voltage sensor ; Barometric sensor ; Inertial motion sensor

ch. 8. Advanced programming. Data wires : Green wires ; Yellow wires ; Orange wires ; Gray wires

Connecting wires

Additional blocks : Variable block ; Constant block ; Random block ; Keep alive block ; Light sensor block ; Rotation sensor block ; Display block ; Bluetooth block ; Logic block

Creating your own blocks

ch. 9. Project: Rebounder. Parts you need

A note about tank treads

Programing the Rebounder

ch. 10. Expanding on Mindstorms. Read blogs : The NXT STEP ; Mindstorms

Design virtual models

Attend gatherings : LUGs ; Conventions

FIRST LEGO League

Read BrickJournal

Expand your collection : Bricklink ; Pick a Brick ; LEGO education

Third-party brick makers : Omni Wheels ; Bricktronics ; Tetrix

Print your own.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780133111828

0133111822

9780789750198

0789750198

OCLC:

828688493