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Packt Learning LEGO Mindstorms EV3: Build and create interactive, sensor-based robots using your LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 kit

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Publisher	Packt Publishing
ISBN 10	178398502X
Book Description	Build and create interactive, sensor-based robots using your LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 kitKey FeaturesOptimize the use of multiple sensors to build a robot that navigates and interacts with its environmentWork with both the Home Edition and the Educational Edition of the LEGO EV3 Mindstorms kitA practical guide with step-by-step building instructions to help you create your very own robotBook DescriptionThe LEGO EV3 is a programmable LEGO brick that can control different motors and take input from buttons and numerous sensors, allowing you to build sophisticated robots from a simple children's system of modular bricks. You can build your very own robot using your EV3 kit, but there is a lack of good documentation in regards to the details of robot building!This book is a practical guide that will show you how to advance beyond the basic lessons included in your EV3 kit, combine core programming commands, and implement tested design principles when building your own robot. You will become familiar with resources beyond your EV3 kit and enhance your robot designs.What you will learnDesign a robot for optimum navigation and place sensors for optimal calibrationControl multiple robots through a master robotDecipher the advanced programs developed by LEGOAccount for weight and balance issues in your designCalibrate the sensors using buttons on the robotUtilize core programming concepts such as loops, case structures, calculations, variables, and arraysEnhance your programs with proportional and PID control
Book Format	Paperback
Publication Date	30 January 2015

ISBN 13	9781783985029
About the Author	Gary Garber teaches physics, math, and engineering at Boston University Academy. Gary is the president of the New England Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers and has led dozens of professional development workshops in education at both the local and national levels. Gary runs the Boston University FIRST Robotics program. He has run and hosted numerous robotics workshops in VEX, Tetrix, and LEGO platforms. He has run dozens of LEGO robotics tournaments and spoken on robotics education at both local and national conferences. His robotics team has worked with Engineers Without Borders, NASA, and the National Science Teachers Association on a variety of engineering and education projects. He is currently an educational consultant, working to develop new software tools for the classroom, at the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, which is a pioneer in LEGO Robotics Education. He is the author of Instant LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, Packt Publishing. He currently resides in Massachusetts, US. When he is not playing with LEGO, robots, or toy trains, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Catalina, and their two children, Alejandro and Leonardo.
Author	Gary Garber
Language	English
Number of Pages	284 pages

Packt Learning LEGO Mindstorms EV3: Build and create interactive, sensor-based robots using your LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 kit

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