5° B

Blog Activity #3

Post Title: Method

Assigned date: 14/11/14

Delivery date: 24/11/14

a) Look at this diagram and write a description about what a line follower can do.

Example. The line follower can turn  left and right by using a caster wheel made from bead.

b) Publish your work.

c) Fill out the Blog Activity Registration Form 3rd

3° C

Blog Activity #1

Post Title: Method
Assigned date: 14/11/14

Delivery date: 20/11/14

a) Look at this robot devices and write a description about what the robot can do.

Example: The TGA robot can access to a network by using an Ethernet connection or it can automatically detect one by means of a IEE 802.11g Wi-Fi connection.

Package contents

Battery (Lithium Ion)

Battery charger (input 100-240V)

4 power adapters

CD-ROM

3 NAO pins for your enjoyment

10 NAO specific screws (1.8x8 mm self cutting for thermoplastic - Philips 0)

Spare USB key with a silicone protection

Degrees of freedomHead: 2

• Arms: 5 in each arm
• Pelvis: 1
• Leg: 5 in each leg
• Hands: 2 in each hand (0 in RoboCup edition)

Audio

• 2 loudspeakers:
  - Diameter=36mm
  - Impedance=8 ohms
  - Sp level=87dB/w +/-3 dB
  - Freq range= up to ~20 kHz
  - Input=2W
• 4 microphones (2 in RoboCup edition):
  - Sensitivity: -40 +/- 3 dB
  - Frequency range: 20Hz-20kHz
  - Signal/noise ratio= 58dBA

Network access

• Wi-Fi (IEE 802.11g)
• Ethernet connection

Actuators

• Hall effect sensors (36 for Academics, 32 for RoboCup): 12 bit precision, ie 4096 values per turn corresponding to about 0.1° precision
• dsPICS microcontrollers
• Coreless MAXON DC motors

Sensors

• 32 x Hall effect sensors
• 2 x gyrometer 1 axis
• 1 x accelerometer 3 axis
• 2 x bumpers located at the tip of each foot. These are simple ON/OFF switches. There is no difference between a push on the left or right foot.
• Sonar: 2 emitters, 2 receivers. Frequency: 40kHz. Sensitivity: -86dB. Resolution: 9mm. Detection range: 0.2 - 1.2 m. Effective cone: 60°.
• 2 x I/R. (Academics only). Wavelength=940 nm. Emission angle=+/- 60°. Power=8 mW/sr
• Camera: VGA 640x480, 30 fps. Focus range: 30 cm - infinity. Vision field: 58° on the diagonal
• Capacitive sensor

LED

• Eyes: 2 x 8 LED RGB Fullcolor
• Ears: 2 x 10 LED 16 Blue levels
• Chest: 1 LED RGB Fullcolour
• Feet: 2 x 1 LED RGB Fullcolour

Motherboard

• x86 AMD GEODE 500MHz CPU
• 256 MB SDRAM / 2 GB flash memory

b) Publish your work.

c) Fill out the Blog Activity Registration Form 3rd

1° B - C- D- 3° C - D 5° B

Blog Activity #2

Post Title: IP Conclusions

Assigned date: 14/11/14

Delivery date: 22/11/14

a) Write a 150 words conclusions report.

b) Publish your work.

c) Fill out the Blog Activity Registration Form 3rd

1° B - C - D

Blog Activity #1

Post Title: Parts, functions and locations

Assigned date: 13/11/14

Delivery date: 19/11/14

a) Look at the diagram and describe the function of each part.
Example:

1. Silencer: Makes the car quieter

b) Write a description of the location of the parts.

Example: The engine is at the front of the car, ...

Parts and functions

b) Publish your work.

c) Fill out the Blog Activity Registration Form 3rd

3° D Input Devices

 Blog Activity #1

Post Title: Input devices

Assigned date: 13/11/2014

Delivery date: 19/11/2014

1. A variety of input devices can be connected to a computer to allow the user to input different kinds of data and to control the computer in different ways.

Make a box/table with the following input devices and describe their function.

 DEVICE                   FUNCTION

microphone         used to input sound.

keyboard

mouse

trackerball

joystick

touchscreen

lightpen

graphic tablet

barcode reader

scanner

digital camera

2. Publish your work.

3. Fill out the  Blog Activity Registration Form 3rd

  

7°A Comparisons

7°A

Blog Activity #1

Post Title: Limits and products

Assigned date: 13/11/14

Delivery date: 21/11/14

a) Answer the Limits and Product exercises.

Limits

Products

b) Publish your answers.

c) Fill out the Blog Activity Registration Form 3rd

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5°B "Instructions"

5°B

Blog Activity #1

Post Title: Instructions

Assigned date: 04/11/2014

Delivery date: 11/11/2014

How to make a Printed Circuit Board (PCB).

1. Make a set of instructions for making  a PCB. Use your own words, notice the sentences are divided up into verb, object and location.

VERB (action) + OBJECT (thing) + LOCATION (place)
a. Clean                    the pcb                with soap.
b. Sketch       the  circuit diagram    using pen
2. Make a video.

3. Publish your work.

4. Fill out the  Blog Activity Registration Form