Index
A
- arrays
- working / Arrays
- Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) / Triangulation
B
- balancing robot
- about / Concept of a balancing robot
- BAL Loop block
- about / The main program
- bang-bang controller
- beacon tracking
- bevel gears
- gearbox, building with / Bevel gears at right angles
- Bluetooth communication
- enabling / Enabling communication
- Bluetooth control
- about / Bluetooth control
- brick lights
- about / Brick lights
- British Telecom Analog (BTA) / Vernier sensors
- bugbears, Gyro Boy
- programming / Programming bugbears
C
- CAD
- about / Computer-aided Design and building instructions
- LEGO Digital Designer / LEGO Digital Designer
- LDraw / LDraw
- caster-bot
- building, with EV3 Educational Edition / Caster-bot with the Educational kit
- Cdrv variables block
- about / The control program
- chassis
- CHK My Block
- about / The main program, The CHK My Block
- circle
- tracking / Tracking a circle
- Cntrl My Block
- about / The cntrl My Block
- cntrl My Block
- about / The main program
- color sensor
- about / Color Sensors
- using / Line following using the Color Sensor
- color sensor attachment
- building / Line following using the Color Sensor
- communication
- Bluetooth communication, enabling / Enabling communication
- Content Editor
- features / Content Editor features
- pages, adding / New pages and page actions
- page actions, adding / New pages and page actions
- code, commenting on / Commenting on your code
- control program, Gyro Boy
- about / The control program
- Cstr variable block
- about / The control program
D
- data logging software
- about / Data logging software
- dead reckoning
- improving / Improving dead reckoning
- Dexter Industries
- about / Dexter Industries
- URL / Dexter Industries
- Display block
- about / Display
- Display data
- about / Display data
- Display Steering loop / Arrays
- distance controller
- about / Distance controller
- Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) arc / Tracking a circle
E
- engineering design process
- about / The engineering design process
- engineering notebook
- about / The engineering design process
- EQ My Block
- about / The main program, The EQ My Block
- pwr variable block / The EQ My Block
- Cdrv variable block / The EQ My Block
- EV3
- Push buttons / Push buttons
- IR remote buttons / IR remote buttons
- Bluetooth control / Bluetooth control
- smart device control / Smart device control
- Wi-Fi control / Wi-Fi control
- EV3 Educational Edition
- caster-bot, building / Caster-bot with the Educational kit
- tread-bot, building / Tread-bot with the Educational kit
- EV3 Retail Edition
- versus EV3 Educational Edition / Chassis
- skid-bot, building / Skid-bot with the Retail kit
- tread-bot, building / Tread-bot with the Retail kit
F
- FIRST LEGO League (FLL) / Improving dead reckoning
- FIRST LEGO League forums
- URL / The Gyro Boy model
- FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) / HiTechnic sensors
G
- gain constants
- analyzing / Analyzing gain constants
- gAng variable block
- about / The main program
- gearbox
- building, with bevel gears at right angles / Bevel gears at right angles
- building, with worm gear / Worm gear
- gears
- building / Large motors and gears
- gear train
- about / Mechanical advantage
- GG My Block
- about / The main program, The GG My Block
- gSpd variable block / The GG My Block
- gAng variable block / The GG My Block
- GM My Block
- about / The main program, The GM My Block
- mSUM variable block / The GM My Block
- mPos variable block / The GM My Block
- mDiff variable block / The GM My Block
- mSpd variable block / The GM My Block
- mD variable block / The GM My Block
- mDP1 variable block / The GM My Block
- mDP2 variable block / The GM My Block
- mDP3 variable block / The GM My Block
- gOS My Block
- about / The main program, The gOS My Block
- gMn variable block / The gOS My Block
- gMx variable block / The gOS My Block
- gSum variable block / The gOS My Block
- gyro variable block / The gOS My Block
- gChk loop block / The gOS My Block
- OSL Loop / The gOS My Block
- graphical programming
- about / Graphical programming
- bang-bang controllers / Other bang-bang controllers
- Gyro Sensor, using / Other bang-bang controllers
- Infrared sensor, using / Other bang-bang controllers
- Graphical User Interface (GUI) / RobotC
- GT My Block
- about / The main program, The GT My Block
- tInt variable block / The GT My Block
- cLo variable block / The GT My Block
- Gyro Boy
- balancing robot / Concept of a balancing robot
- about / The Gyro Boy model
- features / The Gyro Boy model
- sensor feedback / Sensor feedback
- bugbears, programming / Programming bugbears
- main program / The main program
- control program / The control program
- Gyro sensor
- about / Gyro Sensors
- URL / Gyro Sensors
- Gyro Sensor
- using, with Loop block / Loop and the Gyro Sensor
- troubleshooting / Troubleshooting with the Gyro Sensor
- about / Gyro Sensor
- using / Gyro Sensor
H
- HiTechnic sensors
- about / HiTechnic sensors
I
- Image Editor
- about / Image Editor
- Infrared
- versus Ultrasonic / Infrared versus Ultrasonic
- Infrared sensor
- about / Infrared Sensors
- IR remote buttons
- about / IR remote buttons
- IR sensor navigation
L
- LabVIEW
- about / LabVIEW
- Front Panel / Front Panel and Block Diagram, Front Panel and clean Block Diagrams
- Block Diagram / Front Panel and Block Diagram
- programming blocks / Programming blocks
- loops / Loops
- line following / Line following VI
- robot tools / Robot tools
- data / Data
- Data Viewer / Data
- Block Diagrams, cleaning / Front Panel and clean Block Diagrams
- SubVIs / SubVIs
- large motor
- about / Motors
- comparing, with medium motor / Motors
- gears, building / Large motors and gears
- law of conservation of energy
- about / Mechanical advantage
- LDD
- about / LEGO Digital Designer
- URL / LEGO Digital Designer
- LDraw
- Legacy NXT/RCX lights
- about / Legacy NXT/RCX lights
- LEGO EV3 Sensors
- about / LEGO EV3 sensors
- touch sensor / Touch Sensors
- color sensor / Color Sensors
- motor rotation sensors / Motor Rotation sensors
- Gyro sensor / Gyro Sensors
- Ultrasonic Motion sensor / Ultrasonic motion sensors
- Infrared sensor / Infrared Sensors
- LEGO Mindstorms EV3 software
- Home and Educational Editions, differences / Data logging software
- LEGO PID controllers
- reference links / PID controller
- LEGO Publisher (LPub)
- about / LDraw
- Loop block
- using, with Motor Rotation sensors / Loop and the Motor Rotation sensors
- using, with Gyro Sensor / Loop and the Gyro Sensor
M
- main program, Gyro Boy
- about / The main program
- MATRIX motor controllers
- and metal parts, URL / MATRIX motor controllers and metal parts
- mechanical advantage
- about / Mechanical advantage
- medium motor
- about / Motors
- comparing, with large motor / Motors
- rotating, wires used / Using wires and parallel threads
- rotating, with parallel threads / Using wires and parallel threads
- messaging, robots
- leader, following / Follow the leader
- distance, maintaining / Maintain a distance
- search and rescue / Search and rescue
- search, completing / Completing the search
- Mike’s LEGO Computer Aided Design (MLCAD)
- about / LDraw
- Mindsensors
- about / Mindsensors
- Motor Rotation sensors
- using, with Loop block / Loop and the Motor Rotation sensors
- motor rotation sensors
- about / Motor Rotation sensors
- motors
- motor spin
- programming for / Writing a program
- music
- about / Music
- My Block
- using / Subroutines or My Blocks
- about / Subroutines or My Blocks
- My Block Builder screen
- about / Subroutines or My Blocks
N
- numeric variable blocks
- time integral (tInt) / The EQ My Block
- Cdrv / The EQ My Block
- Gyro angle (gAng) / The EQ My Block
- Gyro speed (gSpd) / The EQ My Block
- motor speed (mSpd) / The EQ My Block
- motor position (mPos) / The EQ My Block
P
- Page Action
- about / New pages and page actions
- PID controller
- about / PID controller
- proportional algorithm
- about / Proportional algorithm
- proportional controller
- limitations / PID controller
- Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller
- about / Proportional algorithm
- proportional line follower
- about / Proportional line follower
- gain and speed, entering / Entering gain and speed
- Push buttons
- about / Push buttons
R
- robot
- programming, to move forward / Programming the robot to move forward
- RobotC
- about / RobotC
- code / Simple code
- commands / Commands
- variables / Variables
- remote control / Remote control
- graphical programming / Graphical programming
- robots
- Bluetooth communication, enabling / Enabling communication
- messaging / Messaging
- RobotSquare
- URL / The Gyro Boy model
- RST My Block
- about / The main program, The RST My Block
S
- Schematic Editor
- about / LabVIEW
- sensor attachment
- assembling / Line following using the Color Sensor
- Sensor Block
- about / Programming blocks
- sensors
- about / Using sensors
- Sensor Block / Programming blocks
- LEGO EV3 Sensors / LEGO EV3 sensors
- setpoint, for line tracking
- determining / Setpoint for line tracking
- skid-bot
- building, with EV3 Retail Edition / Skid-bot with the Retail kit
- Slow Down loop
- about / Proportional algorithm
- smart device control
- about / Smart device control
- Sound Editor
- about / Sound
- Steering variable / Arrays
- swarming / Search and rescue
- Switch block
- about / Switch or two-level controller
- Switch Flow block
- about / Subroutines or My Blocks
T
- TETRIX
- URL / HiTechnic sensors
- Third-party sensors
- about / Third-party sensors
- Dexter Industries / Dexter Industries
- Mindsensors / Mindsensors
- HiTechnic sensors / HiTechnic sensors
- MATRIX motor controllers and metal parts / MATRIX motor controllers and metal parts
- Vernier sensors / Vernier sensors
- three-level controller
- about / Three-level controller
- touch sensor
- about / Touch Sensors
- tread-bot
- building, with EV3 Retail Edition / Tread-bot with the Retail kit
- building, with EV3 Educational Edition / Tread-bot with the Educational kit
- triangulation
- about / Triangulation
- performing / Triangulation
- troubleshooting
- Gyro Sensor / Troubleshooting with the Gyro Sensor
- two-level controller
U
- Ultrasonic
- versus Infrared / Infrared versus Ultrasonic
- Ultrasonic Motion sensor
- about / Ultrasonic motion sensors
- Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) sensor / Concept of a balancing robot
V
- Vernier sensors
- about / Vernier sensors
- Virtual Instruments (VIs) / Front Panel and Block Diagram
W
- Wait block
- about / Subroutines or My Blocks
- Wi-Fi control
- about / Wi-Fi control
- wires
- used, for rotating medium motor / Using wires and parallel threads
- worm gear
- gearbox, building with / Worm gear