Summer Fun

Merry Go Rounds made at LEGO camp
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SENSORSCITY
August 2008

On the main table, program the flag and Merry Go Round to move using the RCX
This is what it looked like at camp.Here we are making them move at SENSORS City from camp.
The Merry go rounds were made at camp, brought to SENSORSCITY,
and then made to move from camp.
The programs can be run from any where.

On the top level, program an NXT robot to move around.

On the Submit mission page be sure to run the correct program and click the correct platform.
 

Send programs to  SENSORSCITY.
- See Instructions-
Click this link for the directory with Example programs to use at SENSORSCITY.
 Click and save a file that ends in .vi to your computer to use to send a mission.
The RoboLab Programs are the files that end in .vi and the .jpg are pictures of the programs.
 Note:   A car goes between the Lamp on port A which is across from the light sensor on port 1.
 Monorail motor is on port B and touch sensors on both ends of the track are on port 2.
Port C changes each month.
Port 3 is a light sensor facing the flag stand.
(See the color challenge.)
 

Below is an example of the data you will get back.
The red line dips at each time the car passes in front of  light sensor on port 1.
The blue line steps up each time the touch sensor at an end of the monorail was touched.
The yellow line is the data back from the light sensor.

Color Challenge
See if you can tell what color is in front of the light sensor when the program stops.
Look at the camera
http://legocamera.marshall.edu
then look at your data to see if you are right.


Data that is returned when you run a program to the NXT vehicle shows distance to objects in front on the yellow data,
lines on the floor on the red data, and the touch sensor  is the blue data.
The NXT vehicle can be watched through the camera on the Red Rover.
http://lego.Marshall.edu
To see the camera refresh faster use Red Rover as an Earth site.

Various parts of the CITY also operate when you run programs through Red Rover.
Watch http://legocamera.marshall.edu to see shadow of the rover move
and see what the Red Rover programs do.



SENSORS City through the years

Links of Linda Hamilton hamilton@marshall.edu