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Building Smart LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robots

You're reading from Building Smart LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robots Leverage the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 platform to build and program intelligent robots

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788471565

Length 258 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Lego Mindstorms

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Kyle Markland

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Packt Upsell

Foreword

Contributors

Preface

1. Introduction to Smart Robots

2. Security Tank – Object-Tracking Robot FREE CHAPTER

3. Omnilander – Ultimate All-Terrain Vehicle

4. Timmyton – Interactive Robotic Shark

5. Grunt – Quirky Bipedal Robot

6. Falcon – Remote Control Race Car

7. GPS Car – Autonomous EV3 Navigation

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Index

Software

We will write two programs for the GPS Car. The first program is a simple GPS test program, and the second is the autonomous navigation program. Before we start programming, we will need to prepare the EV3 software for use with the third-party hardware.

Preparing the EV3 software

The dGPS and compass require specific software for them to be used with the EV3. Both sensors have their own programming block, which allows you to program the third-party sensor like you would program a standard EV3 sensor. Thankfully, the software is available for download for free from the manufacturers' websites. All we need to do is follow a few steps to download the third-party software and import it into the EV3 programming environment.

The steps for installing the Dexter Industries and HiTechnic software are the same, so we will start with the Dexter Industries software. All of Dexter Industries' software is available on their GitHub repositories. We will need the software from their EV3 repository...

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Authors (1)

Kyle Markland

Kyle Markland

Kyle Markland is a young robotics enthusiast and aspiring engineer who is committed to helping others learn about technology. His first introduction to robotics was when he joined a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team. In 2015, he started a weekly series of robotics tutorials on his YouTube channel Builderdude35. The videos aim to teach viewers engineering and programming concepts such as PID line following, dog gears, and pneumatics. In recognition of his efforts in robotics education, LEGO MINDSTORMS officially named Kyle a MINDSTORMS Community Partner (MCP) in August 2017.

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