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Term2AssignmentsFall2006

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1-12-07

DocumentationofProjects

  1. Make sure your documentation is of good quality
  2. Complete documentation is important
  3. Include photos text and downloadable programs
  4. Your documentation should be done by the start of the exam

 

Room Cleanup

  1. put tools away in proper places
  2. Clear out lockers and return supplies
  3. Return kits in proper order for the next student to use.
  4. Clear out areas in the room that need cleanup

 

ReturningBotBot kits before the start of the exam

  1. Put your names on a sheet of paper and place it so it shows through the cover
  2. Remove wheels
  3. put all electrical parts in plastic pouches or box
  4. Put rubber bands in plastic bag
  5. if you want to keep the kit, you can replace it with check or a new kit
  6. if you are missing lots of parts, you can order a new set of parts or pay for them.
  7. Hand it ot Mr. Connors when you are done with the kit

 

Exam

  1. Basic stamp
  2. Code
  3. electric circuits
  4. Term two projects

 

 

 

1-11-07

  1. Last class of build time
  2. tomorrow is cleanup time
  3. Make sure you have documented your project

 

  1. Check out the questions:
  2. What did you set out to do originally?
  3. What did you do?
  4. What did you have to do differently than you thought?
  5. How would you approach this project differently, knowing what you do now?

 

1-10-07

  1. Three more meetings
  2. Friday is cleanup
  3. BoeBots should be returned in useable condition by the start of exam
  4. Exam is thursday second session

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1-8-07

 

1-3-07

  1. Check your progress towards your goals
  2. Make sure you are keeping all group members actively engaged
  3. Divide up the duties to make sure one person doesn't end up doing more than the others.
  4. Keep in mind: Programming, Environment, Construction, Circuit and Display

 

1-2-07

  1. You have two weeks left in this project
  2. You and your group should identify tasks that can be done outside of class
  3. Make sure you have a good idea of what needs to be done
  4. the major parts of the project are construction, programming, circuit, environment and display

 

12-22-06

  • Weekly Update
  1. Hand it in

 

  1. You have three calendar weeks left in this project
  2. You and your group should identify tasks that can be done outside of class
  3. You might want to find some good links and information over vacation
  4. Make sure you have a good idea of what needs to be done
  5. the major parts of the project are construction, programming, circuit, environment and display

 

12-20-06

  1. If you have not handed in your proposal, do so this period
  2. The Boe Bot kit must be returned in useable condition at the end of the project
  3. Future classes will be using these kits
  4. The kits cost $170 on the Parralax site
  5. If you want to replace the kit, be prepared to buy one for the school
  6. Identify the major tasks of the project and make plans for achieving them
  7. use your wiki to document your process and progress

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. This project is complete for in class work
  2. You can still hand in the printed work by Friday

 

  1. Hand it in Friday

 

12-19-06

  • Chapter 6
  1. Get it in,
  2. late is better than zero

 

  1. Create a project
  2. It must have some movement
  3. It must use the Basic Stamp
  4. It must respond to its environment
  5. it can use any combination of sensors, touch, light, infared, sound
  6. It does not have to roll
  7. You may not destroy your or anybody else's Boe Bot
  8. You must have a public display aspect to the project
  9. The project must be complete by the end of classes for the term
  10. Check out this video for an example of what you could do: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8719979369427237579 link
  11. Here is another link

 

12-15-06

  • Chapter 6
  1. Finish by today for on time credit

 

  1. Hand it in

 

12-14-06

  • Chapter 6 Navigating with Light
  1. This chapter should be done by Friday
  2. You should aim to complete one program per period
  3. If you can bring in a flashlight, it would be good
  4. Make sure you have the correct resistors
  5. Work on only one program per period
  6. Test and revise Test and Revise
  7. http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/books/edu/Roboticsv2_2.pdf

 

  1. Tomorrow at the start of the period
  2. Hand it in then

 

  • Final Project
  1. What do you think you might do?
  2. Come in with a plan
  3. Talk with Mr. Connors about your ideas
  4. Don't use class time to search for a plan
  5. You will need a plan by the end of this week
  6. What will you do?
  7. What do yuou need?
  8. What parts or information do you need?
  9. How will you know if you are successful?
  10. You will have about two and a half weeks for the project, not including vacation

 

12-13-06

  • Chapter 6 Navigating with Light
  1. This chapter should be done by Friday
  2. You should aim to complete one program per period
  3. If you can bring in a flashlight, it would be good
  4. Make sure you have the correct resistors
  5. Work on only one program per period
  6. Test and revise Test and Revise
  7. http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/books/edu/Roboticsv2_2.pdf

 

 

  • Final Project
  1. What do you think you might do?
  2. Come in with a plan
  3. Talk with Mr. Connors about your ideas
  4. Don't use class time to search for a plan
  5. You will need a plan by the end of this week

 

 

12-11-06

Chapter 6 Navigating with Light

  1. You should aim to complete one program per period
  2. If you can bring in a flashlight, it would be good
  3. Make sure you have the correct resistors
  4. Work on only one program per period
  5. Test and revise Test and Revise
  6. http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/books/edu/Roboticsv2_2.pdf

 

12-8-06

  • Weekly Update
  1. Hand it in
  2. Late updates will be taken after class ends

 

  • Chapter 6 Navigating with light
  1. You should aim to complete one program per period
  2. If you can bring in a flashlight, it would be good
  3. Work on only one program per period
  4. Test and revise Test and Revise

 

  • Reading Resistors
  1. If you use the wrong resistor, the circuit may not work
  2. The color bands on the resistors represent numbers
  3. Hold the resistor so it has the gold band on the right
  4. the first color is the first digit
  5. The second color is the second digit
  6. The third color is the multiplier x1, x10, x100, x1000 etc
  7. You can memorize the colors
  8. The colors go in a logical sequence relating to the color wheel
  9. There are many resources online to help you read resistors
  10. Search for Resistor Color Code
  11. http://www.google.com/search?lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Resistor%20Color%20Code

 

  • Final Project
  1. What do you think you might do?
  2. Come in with a plan
  3. Talk with Mr. Connors about your ideas
  4. Don't use class time to search for a plan
  5. You will need a plan by the end of next week

 

12-6-06

  • Chapter 6 Navigating with light
  1. You should aim to complete one program per period
  2. If you can bring in a flashlight, it would be good
  3. Work on only one program per period
  4. Test and revise Test and Revise

 

  • Final Project
  1. What do you think you might do?
  2. Come in with a plan
  3. Talk with Mr. Connors about your ideas

 

12-5-06

  • Chapter 6
  1. Navigation with Light
  2. If you still have feelers on, take them off
  3. Return the feelers circuit components to your kit
  4. The next person to use the kit will need the parts
  5. You may need the parts for future projects

 

  • Workflow
  1. You should work on only one program at a time
  2. Code the program
  3. Test the program
  4. Fine tune the program
  5. When you have the program working correctly, then you move on

 

  1. After Infared navigation, Chapter 7, we will be done with the book
  2. What would you like to do?
  3. There will be a legit project description coming relatively soon
  4. Ask questions and think about what you would do
  5. Do some online hunting to find some ideas

 

12-4-06

  • Escaping corners
  1. The last day for class work on escaping corners will be today.
  2. if you do not have it done by Tuesday, it will be counted as a zero

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. navigation with light
  2. change over your sensor to light sensors.
  3. return your feelers to your parts supply in your kit
  4. Leave the speaker circuit intact and continue to program for it.

 

  • Escaping Corners process
  1. Each group should review their escaping corners program
  2. The escaping corners subroutine should activate after the counter reaches 4 hits
  3. Test your bot without any other bots interfering with it.
  4. Make this program work
  5. When you have the escaping corners program working, print the code and hand it in.
  6. Make sure your demonstrate the escaping corners program to Mr. Connors today
  7. Make sure you get this to work before moving to Chapter 6
  8. Carefully remove the whiskers and associated parts and pu them in your kit
  9. The last day for class work on escaping corners will be today.
  10. if you do not have it done by Wednesday, it will be counted as a zero

 

  • Audio opportunities
  1. WATD is looking for some people who can edit audio
  2. It would probably be sports news
  3. It would probably be after christmas
  4. It would probably be paid
  5. It could help us get towards the goal of creating a radio station in Duxbury
  6. Talk with Mr. Connors if you are interested.

 

 

11-30-06

  • Escaping corners
  1. Each group should review their escaping corners program
  2. The escaping corners subroutine should activate after the counter reaches 4 hits
  3. Test your bot without any other bots interfering with it.
  4. Make this program work
  5. When you have the escaping corners program working, print the code and hand it in.
  6. Make sure your demonstrate the escaping corners program to Mr. Connors today
  7. Make sure you get this to work before moving to Chapter 6
  8. Carefully remove the whiskers and associated parts and pu them in your kit

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. navigation with light
  2. change over your sensor to light sensors.
  3. return your feelers to your parts supply in your kit
  4. Leave the speaker circuit intact and continue to program for it.

 

 

11-29-06

  • Escaping corners
  1. Each group should review their escaping corners program
  2. The escaping corners subroutine should activate after the counter reaches 4 hits
  3. Test your bot without any other bots interfering with it.
  4. Make this program work
  5. When you have the escaping corners program working, print the code and hand it in.
  6. Make sure your demonstrate the escaping corners program to Mr. Connors today

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. navigation with light
  2. change over your sensor to light sensors.
  3. return your feelers to your parts supply in your kit

 

11-27-06

  • Padlock check
  1. Your locker should have a lock on it
  2. Your names should be on a piece of paper taped to the locker

 

  1. Run with the escaping corners program
  2. Each bot will be checked against the criteria on BoeBotMods
  3. Make sure your names are on the sheet before the grading begins.

 

11-22-06

  • Next week
  1. Boebot rumble with the BoeBotMods
  2. You should probably run with the escaping corners program
  3. You must have a padlock on monday for a separate grade
  4. Your names must be on the locker

 

11-21-06

 

  1. You should have a body made in aluminum by this Wed.
  2. We will test them in class on Monday of return

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. You should be working on chapter 6, navigate with light
  2. Chapter 6 will be due during the week we return from thanksgiving.

 

  1. Include this week with next week's update.
  2. if you did not hand in last weeks update, combine this and last week for partial credit.

 

11-17-06

  1. Due at the start of class
  2. If it isn't done at the start of class, get it to me later in the day
  3. Don't write it during class, it won't be accepted.

 

  1. Work it out in aluminum
  2. Test it for its defensive capabilities
  3. your bot should not be able to be destroyed by another bot
  4. do not work on offensive weapons
  5. you should be able to update the program and modify the electric circuit easily

 

  • Chapter 5
  1. Did you hand it in?
  2. you can still hand it in late before thanksgiving break
  3. make sure your code has comments in it
  4. make sure you run all the programs

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. Start it when you are ready
  2. copies are on the computer on Mr. Connors' desk

 

11-16-06

  • Chapter 5
  1. Did you hand it in?
  2. you can still hand it in late before thanksgiving break
  3. make sure your code has comments in it
  4. make sure you run all the programs

 

  1. work it out in paper
  2. Make sure it is accurate
  3. Work it out in aluminum

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. Start it when you are ready
  2. copies are on the computer on Mr. Connors' desk

 

  1. This week will include what there was of last week.
  2. It will be due on the last class of the week (friday)
  3. Hand it in at the start of class.

 

 

11-15-06

  • Chapter 5
  1. hand it in today for on time credit
  2. make sure your code has comments in it
  3. make sure you run all the programs

 

  1. build a housing on the boe bot
  2. protect it from other bots
  3. personalize it
  4. work it out in paper
  5. When you have a design that looks like it works well, you can build with a different material if you want.

 

  • Working with Aluminum Flashing
  1. You must get permission before working with aluminum
  2. Your design should be tested in paper before making the metal housing
  3. Your metal housing should allow you to easily upgrade the electric circuit, update the program and plug/unplug the power.

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. Start it when you are done with chapter 5
  2. You can work the BoeBotMods project at the same time as chapter 6

 

  1. This week will include what there was of last week.
  2. It will be due on the last class of the week
  3. Hand it in at the start of class.

 

11-13-06

  • Chapter 5
  1. hand it in today for on time credit
  2. make sure your code has comments in it
  3. make sure you run all the programs

 

  1. build a housing on the boe bot
  2. protect it from other bots
  3. personalize it
  4. work it out in paper
  5. When you have a design that looks like it works well, you can build with a different material if you want.

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. Start it when you are done with chapter 5
  2. You can work the BoeBotMods project at the same time as chapter 6

 

  1. This week will include what there was of last week.
  2. It will be due on the last class of the week
  3. Hand it in at the start of class.

 

11-8-06

  • Chapter 5
  1. Hand it in Monday for on time credit
  2. Make sure your code has comments in it
  3. Make sure you run all the programs

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. Chapter 6 is about navigating with light
  2. when you are ready, get moving on that.
  3. We will need to set up a light controlled environment

 

11-6-06

 

  • Chapter 5
  1. Make your bot run with feelers.
  2. Don't run it where it can be stepped on
  3. Include comments in your code.
  4. When you are done with the chapter, Hand in the code

 

  • Chapter 6
  1. Chapter 6 is about navigating with light
  2. when you are ready, get moving on that.
  3. We will need to set up a light controlled environment

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