Winning Design!

Children the world over learn about technology through robotics competitions organized around LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3. These competitions represent a large, grass-roots movement supported by enthusiastic volunteers. There are 233,000 participants as of January 2016, and they are divided into some 29,000 teams competing in 1350 events held in 80 countries. Winning Design! is written by a long-time coach and event volunteer as a way to impart his knowledge of successful design patterns, especially of those patterns that are helpful when used in competitive events. No leader or team will want to be without the information in this book and the edge that it potentially gives them in competition.

Presents design patterns that are proven in competition Educates on coding techniques and documentation practices Provides insight into new capabilities introduced in EV3

Autorentext
James J. Trobaugh is an experienced coach and leader in the FIRST LEGO League. He is author of the acclaimed book Winning Design!, focusing on the physical aspects of LEGO MINDSTORMS robot design. He has been involved with the FIRST LEGO League since 2004 as coach for Team Super Awesome, and as a technical judge at the LEGO World Festival. He is also the FIRST LEGO League Director of the Forsyth Alliance in Forsyth County, Georgia. James started out as a LEGO hobbyist by founding the North Georgia LEGO Train Club in 1998, and has found in LEGO robotics a natural blending of his LEGO hobby and his day job as a software architect. An added bonus is the joy of sharing his love of technology not only with his own children, but with kids in general.James J. Trobaugh has a degree in Computer Science and has been working as a software architect for 26 years. He lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area with his two children, Ian and Amy.James has been involved with FIRST LEGO League since 2004 as a coach for TeamSuper Awesome and as a technical judge at the LEGO World Festival. He was also the FLL director of the Forsyth Alliance in Forsyth County Georgia.James started out as a LEGO hobbyist by founding the North Georgia LEGO Train Club in 1998 and has found that LEGO robotics is a natural blending of his LEGO hobby and his day job as a software architect. The added bonus is the joy of getting to share his love of technology not only with his own children but with kids in general.

Inhalt

1. Design Considerations.- 2. Chassis Design.- 3. Going Straight.- 4. Consistent Turning.- 5. Line Following and Detection.- 6. Squaring Up.- 7. Collision Detection.- 8. Passive Attachments.- 9. Power Attachments.- 10. Pneumatics.- 11. Master Programs.- 12. Program Management.- 13. Documentation and Presentation.- 14. Appendix A: Building Demobot.