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Intermediate Robot Building
2nd ed.
79,99 € |
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Verlag: | Apress |
Format: | |
Veröffentl.: | 13.08.2010 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781430227557 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 480 |
Dieses eBook enthält ein Wasserzeichen.
Beschreibungen
<p>For readers of <em>Robot Building for Beginner</em> (Apress, 2002 and 2009), welcome to the next level. <em>Intermediate Robot Building, Second Edition</em> offers you the kind of real-world knowledge that only renowned author <strong>David Cook</strong> can offer.</p>
<p>In this book, you’ll learn the value of a robot heartbeat and the purpose of the wavy lines in photocells. You’ll find out what electronic part you should sand. You’ll discover how a well-placed switch can help a robot avoid obstacles better than a pair of feelers. And you’ll avoid mistakes that can cause a capacitor to explode.</p>
<p>Want a robot that can explore rooms, follow lines, or battle opponents in mini-sumo? This book presents step-by-step instructions and circuit and part descriptions so that you can build the robot featured in the book or apply the modules to your own robot designs. </p>
<p>Finally, you’ll find the complete schematics for Roundabout, a room explorer that requires no programming and uses only off-the-shelf electronics. With Roundabout, you’ll use many of the same techniques used by professional robotics engineers, and you’ll experience many of the same challenges and joys they feel when a robot “comes to life.”</p>
<p>In this book, you’ll learn the value of a robot heartbeat and the purpose of the wavy lines in photocells. You’ll find out what electronic part you should sand. You’ll discover how a well-placed switch can help a robot avoid obstacles better than a pair of feelers. And you’ll avoid mistakes that can cause a capacitor to explode.</p>
<p>Want a robot that can explore rooms, follow lines, or battle opponents in mini-sumo? This book presents step-by-step instructions and circuit and part descriptions so that you can build the robot featured in the book or apply the modules to your own robot designs. </p>
<p>Finally, you’ll find the complete schematics for Roundabout, a room explorer that requires no programming and uses only off-the-shelf electronics. With Roundabout, you’ll use many of the same techniques used by professional robotics engineers, and you’ll experience many of the same challenges and joys they feel when a robot “comes to life.”</p>
Assembling a Modular Robot.- Comparing Two Types of Homemade Motor Couplers and Common Errors to Avoid.- Making a Fixture and Drilling Solid Rods for a Coupler.- Finishing the Solid-Rod Motor Coupler.- Building a Motor Inside a Wheel.- Understanding the Standards and Setup for Electronic Experiments.- Creating a Linear Voltage-Regulated Power Supply.- Making Robot Power Supply Improvements.- Driving Miss Motor.- Driving Mister Motor.- Creating an Infrared Modulated Obstacle, Opponent, and Wall Detector.- Fine-Tuning the Reflector Detector.- Roundabout Robot!.- Test Driving Roundabout.- If I Only Had a Brain.- Building Roundabout’s Daughterboard.- Adding the Floor Sensor Module.- Cooking Up Some Robot Stew.
David Cook is an engineering manager at Motorola. He has 20 years of experience as a software developer, creating everything from award-winning computer games to mobile background-check applications for police. Self-taught in electronics and basic mechanics, David explains his years of robot experiences to the average backyard scientist in a comfortable and helpful manner, without scholarly intimidation. David hosts the popular robot site RobotRoom.com.
Want a robot that can explore rooms, follow lines, or battle opponents in mini-sumo? This book presents step-by-step instructions and circuit and part descriptions so that you can build the robot featured in the book or apply the modules to your own robot designs.