TY  - BOOK
AU  - Martin,Fred G.
TI  - Robotic explorations: a hands-on introduction to engineering 
SN  - 0130895687
AV  - TJ211. M36645 2001
U1  - 629.892 
PY  - 2001///]
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Robotics
KW  - Engineering design
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 449) and index; 1; Introduction --; Feedback Control, Cybernetics, and Robotics --; Toys To Think With --; About the Technology --; An Overview of the Book --; 2; A First Robot --; Interactive C and the Handy Board --; The HandyBug --; A First Program --; Braitenberg Vehicles --; Light and Touch Sensitivity --; Randomness --; Emergence and Meta-Sensing --; Conclusion --; 3; Sensors --; Sensor Interfacing --; Building Sensors --; Switch Sensors --; Light Sensor Circuits --; Resistive Position Sensors --; Reflective Optosensors --; Break-Beam Sensors --; Shaft Encoding --; 4; Motors, Gears, and Mechanism --; DC Motors --; Gearing --; Electronic Control --; The Servo Motor --; LEGO Design --; 5; Control --; Simple Feedback Control --; Proportional-Derivative Control --; Sequential Control --; Reactive Control --; Conclusion --; 6; Advanced Sensing --; Quadrature Shaft Encoding --; Infrared Sensing --; Ultrasonic Distance Sensing with the Polaroid 6500. Optical Distance Sensing with the Sharp GP2D02. Sensor Data Processing --; A; Inside the Handy Board Design --; Introduction to Microprocessors and the 68HC11. Introduction to Assembly Language Programming --; The 68HC11 with the Handy Board Hardware --; The AS11 Assembler --; Differences between A and E Series 68HC11 CPUs --; B; Construction Techniques --; DC Motor --; Servo Motors --; Infrared Sensor and Transmitter --; LEGO Adapter Cables --; C; Serial Communications and Data Collection --; Serial Line Interaction --; Connecting to a Terminal Program --; Printing to the Serial Line --; Capturing Data --; D; Handy Board Reference --; Specifications --; Ports and Connectors --; Battery Maintenance --; Part Listing --; Printed Circuit Board Layouts --; E; Interactive C Reference --; Quick Start --; 6811; Downloaders --; Interactive C --; F; Robot Contests --; Introduction --; Sample Contests --; Contest Rule Analysis --; Conclusion --; G; Resources
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