Lights, camera, action
30/8/18
Today we experimented with the light brick. The light brick is a small lego piece capable of producing light through a small incandescent globe. We experimented with the use of this on our robot, and the programming of this as part of our robot. After Max built a mount for the light brick, we decided to program it. This was more difficult and time consuming than we had hoped, however it did eventually operate, following a few failed attempts at coding the little light. The experience gained by coding the light was of benefit however, with all of us gaining a better understanding of how the NXT coding operated, and how it responded to certain changes and interactions. We decided the test the light brick and our new design, by making a simple program capable of demonstrating the light brick and the operation of our robot. This failed dismally, however. The robot ran backwards into and up the leg of a desk. The light brick was the only thing that worked. We then decided to rotate the NXT brick, so the front was now the back, visa versa. This had no success in impacting the movement of the device however. It still ran backwards. We then decided to invert the direction on the program itself. 'Backwards' was now forwards, and 'Forwards' was now backwards.
Today we experimented with the light brick. The light brick is a small lego piece capable of producing light through a small incandescent globe. We experimented with the use of this on our robot, and the programming of this as part of our robot. After Max built a mount for the light brick, we decided to program it. This was more difficult and time consuming than we had hoped, however it did eventually operate, following a few failed attempts at coding the little light. The experience gained by coding the light was of benefit however, with all of us gaining a better understanding of how the NXT coding operated, and how it responded to certain changes and interactions. We decided the test the light brick and our new design, by making a simple program capable of demonstrating the light brick and the operation of our robot. This failed dismally, however. The robot ran backwards into and up the leg of a desk. The light brick was the only thing that worked. We then decided to rotate the NXT brick, so the front was now the back, visa versa. This had no success in impacting the movement of the device however. It still ran backwards. We then decided to invert the direction on the program itself. 'Backwards' was now forwards, and 'Forwards' was now backwards.
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