Category LEGO MINDSTORMS

Solar Panel Array. Mission 2 from FIRST LEGO League 2018-2019 Into Orbit challenge

Background

Solar panels in space are a great source of energy for a space station in the inner solar system, but since things in space are always moving, aiming the panels takes some thought.

Mission

Solar panels need to be angled toward or away from you, depending on strategy and conditions.

Scores

Both solar panels are angled toward the same field: 22 (for both teams)
Your solar panel is angled toward the other team’s field: 18
Possible scores: 0, 18, 22, 40 as shown below and seen from above your north border, facing north.

“Your” solar panel is the one on your west end of the table.

Scoring Requirements

Results must be visible at the end of the match.

(mission descriptions source https://www.first-lego-league.org/)

#539
01 Jan 2016

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How to use the Integral Part of PID to make the robot move in straight line with Gyro Sensor

The integral part "remembers" the errors that the robot has made in the past and we can compensate for those errors. This will make the robot return back to the line that we would like to keep it aligned.

#657
10 Jan 2018

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Simulation online. Robotics Game of Life.

There are a number of tools available online to help you play the game. You just seed the initial conditions and leave the game. Let's look at some of the sites.

#248
09 Mar 2016

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Teacher's Notes: Naming the parts and vocabulary of the students

Do your best as a teacher to make sure students are expanding their vocabulary on every occasion.

#346
26 Jan 2017

FLL 2018: Lifter - an attachment for SUV Box Robot and Into Orbits M09–Strength Exercise

Lifter is an pretty fast and pretty strong attachment that lift up... things... like exercise machine, astronauts and other stuff.

A program for that attachment in Into Orbit 09 - Strength Exercise challenge is located at programs/hm9c06-lifter-an-attachment-for-suv-box-robot-and-into-orbits-m09-strength-exercise-program.

#743
27 May 2019

Advanced Editing of My Blocks in EV3 Software

You should already know how to create, edit and import My blocks. Now we will take a step further the process of editing the My block. We know how to alter the blocks within the My block, but what if we need to change the name or the icon of the block?