Bollinger Autonomic Robotics Club

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Bollinger AutonomicRobotics Club

• Discovering Robotics usingLEGO Mindstorms

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Mission

• At BARC you will learn about robotics by
  understanding 5 basic principles
• Sensing
• Controlling
• Designing
• Constructing
• Programming

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Sensing
To feel the surroundings input

• You know about the 5 human senses
• Your robots will recognize light and a touch and
  later a few other senses

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Controlling
To command or instruct output

• You know about human outputs
• Your robot will be able to command motors and
  lights
• Outputs are Controlled
• Based on Program Logic
• Enhanced Logic using Inputs

Motor
Light
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Designing
To develop and plan

• Understand what is needed gather requirements
• Design a FORM that will fit the FUNCTION

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Constructing
To form by combining parts build

• You will build your robot using standard LEGO
  building elements
• Once built you may find an opportunity to modify
  your design for other uses

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Programming
To activate with coded instructions

• Robots Perform
• Pick up a ball
• Follow a line

• Use ROBOLAB
• Order to Do Things
• Logic Based on Data
• IF-THEN
• AND/OR

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LEGO Mindstorms Platform

• RCX 2.0 Brain
• 3 Inputs
• 3 Outputs
• ROBOLAB Software
• And

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Once you learn the basics theres no limit to
your innovation.
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Our Course

• PILOT Programming
• Turning a motor on or off
• Introducing lamp, touch sensor and setting power
  levels
• Programming with two steps, introducing light
  sensor and loop
• Programming with multiple steps
• INVENTOR Programming
• Get to know the basic icons and how to string
  them together
• Introducing modifiers, flip direction, jump
  land random time
• Introducing music, task split, loop and fork
  merge options
• Introducing Container Commands