LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Mars Base Command [electronic resource] /
Floyd Kelly, James.author.
Smith, Christopher.author.
Congratulations! You’re on Mars Base Alpha, the first human outpost on the red planet. Don’t relax, though. It’s not all roses and unicorns up here. Mars isn’t called "The Bringer of War" for nothing! You’ve just been rained on by a meteor shower and it’s up to you—you!—to put your LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics skills to work to save the day, and the base! And that’s only the beginning of the challenges that lie ahead. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Mars Base Command is a book of challenge. It’s about challenging yourself to design and build robots to solve problems, tough problems. Taking a similar approach to best-selling LEGO author James Kelly’s other books, this book presents a series of four challenges in the setting of mankind’s first-ever manned base on the planet Mars. Each challenge begins with a backstory to set the scene. You’re given instructions for constructing a playing field, including devices that your eventual robot must manipulate. Your job is to build a robot that will execute the challenge and garner you the most points. The book requires the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Education Resource Set. Scoring sheets are included that allow for the book’s use in educational and group settings. Teachers can base lesson plans around the different concepts taught in each challenge. Groups and clubs can choose to run mini-competitions in which teams or individuals compete against each other in a race to save the base. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Mars Base Command is an excellent choice for an individual, a group, or a teacher wishing to learn about and have more fun with LEGO’s best-selling robotics platform. Please note: the print version of this title is black & white; the eBook is full color.
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Authors; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Who This Book Is For; How This Book Is Structured; Prerequisites; CHAPTER 1: Plan B; We Fix It; It's Bad; Will That Thing Even Work?; Now, We Wait; Proceed; Operational; Your Turn; CHAPTER 2: Creating the Power Interrupt Device; Tackling the PID Challenge; Taking One Challenge at a Time; Building the Power Interrupt Device; Summary; CHAPTER 3: Creating the Power Redirect; Tackling the PR Challenge; Taking on One Challenge at a Time
Building the Power RedirectSummary; CHAPTER 4: Creating the Solar Collector; Tackling the SC Challenge; Taking on One Challenge at a Time; Building the Solar Collector; Summary; CHAPTER 5: Synopsis and Rules of the Plan B Challenge; Setting Up the Challenge Area; Understanding the Challenge Rules; Understanding the Mission Objectives; Mission Objective 1: Disengaging the Power Interrupt Device; Mission Objective 2: Moving the Power Redirect; Mission Object 3: Rotating the Solar Collector; Mission Objective 4: Reengaging the Power Interrupt Device; Scoring the Challenge; Earning Bonus Points
Using Mars Base Alpha Mission Scoring FormFrequently Asked Questions; Adding Novice and Expert Rules; Summary; CHAPTER 6: Storm Front; Storm Is Coming; Lockdown; Good Luck, Boys; Damage Detected; Worth a Shot; CHAPTER 7: Rescuing the Lander Mark VII; Tackling the Lander Challenge; Examining the Challenge Area; Building the First Half of the Lander Chassis; Summary; CHAPTER 8: Finishing the Lander Mark VII; Summary; CHAPTER 9: Synopsis and Rules of the Storm Front Challenge; Setting Up the Challenge Area; Understanding the Challenge Rules; Understanding the Mission Objectives
Primary Mission Objective: Freeing the LanderOptional Mission Objective 1: Retrieving Damaged Components; Optional Mission Objective 2: Attaching the Damaged Tire; Optional Mission Objective 3: Salvaging the Rock Samples; Scoring the Challenge; Earning Bonus Points; Using the Mars Base Gamma Mission Scoring Form; Frequently Asked Questions; Adding Novice and Expert Rules; Summary; CHAPTER 10: Internal Medicine; We Need a Plan; It Can't Be That Simple; The Tools are the Same; Are you Serious?; Your Turn; CHAPTER 11: Getting Started with Commander Evans's Hand Challenge
Tackling the Prosthetic Hand ChallengeExamining the Challenge Area; Creating the Wrist Actuator and Simulating Battery Gel Leaks; Summary; CHAPTER 12: Finishing Commander Evans's Hand; Building the Index Finger Breaker Switch; Building the Thumb Joint Assembly; Summary; CHAPTER 13: Synopsis and Rules of the Internal Medicine Challenge; Setting Up the Challenge Area; Understanding the Challenge Rules; Understanding the Mission Objectives; Mission Objective 1: Repairing the Wrist Actuator; Mission Objective 2: Closing the Index Finger Breaker Switch
Mission Objective 3: Resetting the Thumb Joint Assembly
Includes index.
Includes index.
Congratulations! You’re on Mars Base Alpha, the first human outpost on the red planet. Don’t relax, though. It’s not all roses and unicorns up here. Mars isn’t called "The Bringer of War" for nothing! You’ve just been rained on by a meteor shower and it’s up to you—you!—to put your LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics skills to work to save the day, and the base! And that’s only the beginning of the challenges that lie ahead. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Mars Base Command is a book of challenge. It’s about challenging yourself to design and build robots to solve problems, tough problems. Taking a similar approach to best-selling LEGO author James Kelly’s other books, this book presents a series of four challenges in the setting of mankind’s first-ever manned base on the planet Mars. Each challenge begins with a backstory to set the scene. You’re given instructions for constructing a playing field, including devices that your eventual robot must manipulate. Your job is to build a robot that will execute the challenge and garner you the most points. The book requires the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Education Resource Set. Scoring sheets are included that allow for the book’s use in educational and group settings. Teachers can base lesson plans around the different concepts taught in each challenge. Groups and clubs can choose to run mini-competitions in which teams or individuals compete against each other in a race to save the base. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: Mars Base Command is an excellent choice for an individual, a group, or a teacher wishing to learn about and have more fun with LEGO’s best-selling robotics platform. Please note: the print version of this title is black & white; the eBook is full color.
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