Robot Car
These activities are designed for the Robot Car (ME-7029).
Grade Level: College • High School
Subject: Engineering
Activities
01) Build the Robot Car
This activity has detailed directions for assembling the Robot Car (ME-7029).
02) Move the Robot Car
Using PASCO Capstone or SPARKvue Blockly software, program the Robot Car to move forward and backward.
03) Create a Blockly Function for the Robot Car
Create a Blockly function that moves the Robot Car forward or backward a specified distance.
04) Turn the Robot Car
Learn how to make the Robot Car turn left and right by 90 degrees, pivoting about the center of the bot.
05) Robot Car Goes to a Point and Returns
The Robot Car is programmed to go to a point by using the moveADistance and Turn Right functions made in previous activities. Then the bot returns to the original point in a straight line. The Turn_Left_Right function (which turns the bot through 90 degrees) is modified to turn the bot through any angle.
06) Robot Car Navigates through a Maze
The Robot Car is programmed to navigate through a maze using the turnLeft, turnRight, and moveADistance Blockly functions that students have created in previous activities.
07) Robot Car Turns in a Circle
Rather than turning a sharp corner, the Robot Car is programmed to turn in a circle of a specified radius and with a specified direction and speed.
08) Robot Car with Front-Wheel Steering
This Robot Car is driven by a stepper motor on one of the rear wheels and steered by a servo motor attached to the caster wheel in front.
09) Robot Car Gripper Control
The Robot Car is programmed to grip objects, pick them up and carry them to a new location, and set them down.
10) Introduction to the //control.Node
This activity explores all the features of the //control.Node in preparation for performing sense and control experiments with the Motorized Drawbridge, StructureBOT, and Motorized Crane.
11) Introduction to Stepper Motors
This activity explores the control of stepper motors using a //control.Node in preparation for performing sense and control experiments with the Motorized Drawbridge, the StructureBOT, and Motorized Crane.
12) Introduction to Servo Motors
This activity explores the control of servo motors using a //control.Node in preparation for performing sense and control experiments with the StructureBOT and Motorized Crane.
13) Introduction to Structures
This activity explores how parts of the PASCO Structures are assembled.
