Zero to Hero in Vex Robotics

Zero to Hero in Vex Robotics, available at $44.99, has an average rating of 4.5, with 33 lectures, based on 49 reviews, and has 2115 subscribers.

You will learn about Assemble a test rig with a motor and several sensors Understand and apply motor control commands Use a variable which stores distance to an obstacle Control motor output using sensor input (i.e. keep constant distance from moving obstacle) Write functions which move the robot forward a precise number of centimetres Write functions to control the movement of the robot arm and claw Program the robot to lift and throw objects Program the robot with a zig zag line following algorithm Perform advanced proportional control line following Use feedback to keep distance from objects, this means the robot slows down gradually avoiding braking and falling over Use booleans and touch sensor to activate every program with a push of a button once robot is disconnected from the computer Combine line following and distance control to follow the line up to an object Integrate arm functions with line following to pick up rubbish along a road Write a function that scans space Program the robot to locate, drive up to and pick up objects which are placed at random locations This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone familiar with programming and looking to get into robotics or Anyone who just acquired a VEX robotics kit and is keen to get started or Robotics enthusiasts looking into the VEX platform or Robotics Enthusiasts looking to program Robot C It is particularly useful for Anyone familiar with programming and looking to get into robotics or Anyone who just acquired a VEX robotics kit and is keen to get started or Robotics enthusiasts looking into the VEX platform or Robotics Enthusiasts looking to program Robot C .

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Summary

Title: Zero to Hero in Vex Robotics

Price: $44.99

Average Rating: 4.5

Number of Lectures: 33

Number of Published Lectures: 33

Number of Curriculum Items: 34

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 34

Original Price: $89.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Assemble a test rig with a motor and several sensors
Understand and apply motor control commands
Use a variable which stores distance to an obstacle
Control motor output using sensor input (i.e. keep constant distance from moving obstacle)
Write functions which move the robot forward a precise number of centimetres
Write functions to control the movement of the robot arm and claw
Program the robot to lift and throw objects
Program the robot with a zig zag line following algorithm
Perform advanced proportional control line following
Use feedback to keep distance from objects, this means the robot slows down gradually avoiding braking and falling over
Use booleans and touch sensor to activate every program with a push of a button once robot is disconnected from the computer
Combine line following and distance control to follow the line up to an object
Integrate arm functions with line following to pick up rubbish along a road
Write a function that scans space
Program the robot to locate, drive up to and pick up objects which are placed at random locations

Who Should Attend

Anyone familiar with programming and looking to get into robotics
Anyone who just acquired a VEX robotics kit and is keen to get started
Robotics enthusiasts looking into the VEX platform
Robotics Enthusiasts looking to program Robot C

Target Audiences

Anyone familiar with programming and looking to get into robotics
Anyone who just acquired a VEX robotics kit and is keen to get started
Robotics enthusiasts looking into the VEX platform
Robotics Enthusiasts looking to program Robot C

Why Vex Robotics?

VEX Robotics is the ultimate robotics platform: powerful micro-controller (ARM® Cortex®) together with high power high torque motors, precise sensors and a metal frame. Best of all it is programmed in a very user friendly interface (CodeBlocks) using Robot C which is essentially the C programming language with a host of new robotics related functions.�

What is special about this course?

In the first module students complete several quite advanced examples of INPUT / OUTPUT programming whereby they control the speed and the direction of a motor by bringing their hand closer to and further from a distance sensor. This task is broken down into the simplest possible steps; in each step students add two to three lines of code, experiment with changing variables and observing the output of the robot. This ensures that they understand not only what each line of code does, but how it does it and what will happen when it changes.

In the second module students create functions that move the robot forward and backward a precise number of degrees. They also learn to control the robot arm, performing both grabbing and lifting. The module contains key concepts like booleans, while loops and various varieties of functions.�

In the third module student learn how to follow lines both using a basic Zig Zag algorithm and a much more advanced proportional algorithm which uses a sensor feedback loop. They also use fedback to create a program which gets the robot to keep constant distance between itself and the nearest object.�

In the fourth module students apply everything they learned into two advanced tasks, the first of which is to follow a line and pick up cans along the way taking them to the bin at the end of the line. The second is an environment scanner which looks for rubbish (cans) , picks them up and drops them off at the bin.�

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Module 1: Introduction to Robot C and VEX

Lecture 1: Building The Test Rig

Lecture 2: Setting up Motors and Sensors

Lecture 3: Running a Motor

Lecture 4: Using if Else Statements to Select Motor Direction

Lecture 5: Forever Loops

Lecture 6: Basic Motor Control

Lecture 7: Sensor Input, Variables and Motor Control

Lecture 8: Using Multiple Sensors

Lecture 9: Using the Ultrasonic / Sonar Sensor

Lecture 10: Ultrasonic Sensor Motor Control

Chapter 2: Module 2: VEX Clawbot Motor Functions

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Clawbot

Lecture 2: Setting up the motors on Robot C

Lecture 3: Moving forward an exact distance

Lecture 4: Turning an exact distance

Lecture 5: Complex turns

Lecture 6: Moving the robot arm

Lecture 7: Grabbing and lifting

Lecture 8: Module 2 Assessment 1

Lecture 9: Module 2 Assessment 2

Chapter 3: Module 3: VEX Line Following and Distance Control

Lecture 1: Motor and Sensor Setup

Lecture 2: Keep Distance On/Off

Lecture 3: Controlled Distance With Feedback

Lecture 4: Button Activated Distance Control

Lecture 5: Zig Zag Line Following

Lecture 6: Zig Zag Function Smooth

Lecture 7: Proportional Line Following

Lecture 8: Module 3: Assessment 1

Lecture 9: Module 3: Assessment 2

Chapter 4: Module 4: VEX Object Scan – Pick Up – Navigation -Drop Off

Lecture 1: Goto and Lift (

Lecture 2: Up to Bin

Lecture 3: Up To Bin And Back

Lecture 4: Scan and Pick Up

Lecture 5: Module 4 Assessment

Instructors

Sanjin Dedic
Teacher, Robotics Engineer

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2 stars: 2 votes
3 stars: 6 votes
4 stars: 16 votes
5 stars: 23 votes

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