Robot Building for Beginners

ISBN-13: 9781430227489 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 516 str.

David Cook

Opis

"I wrote this book because I love building robots. I want you to love building robots, too. It took me a while to learn about many of the tools and parts in amateur robotics. Perhaps by writing about my experiences, I can give you a head start." --David CookRobot Building for Beginners, Second Edition is an update of David Cook's best-selling Robot Building for Beginners. This book continues its aim at teenagers and adults who have an avid interest in science and dream of building household explorers. No formal engineering education is assumed.The robot described and built in this book is battery powered and about the size of a lunchbox. It is autonomous. That is, it isn't remote controlled. You'll begin with some tools of the trade, and then work your way through prototyping, robot bodybuilding, and eventually soldering your own circuit boards. By the book's end, you will have a solid amateur base of understanding so that you can begin creating your own robots to vacuum your house or maybe even rule the world

Spis treści

1. Welcome Robot Inventor!
2. Where to Obtain Tools and Parts
3. Safety
4. Digital Multimeter
5. Numbers and Units
6. Robot Line-Following
7. Nine-Volt Batteries
8. Clips and Test Leads
9. Resistors
10. LEDs
11. Power On!
12. Solderless Prototyping
13. Solderless Breadboard Setup
14. Variable Resistors
15. Comparators
16. Transistor Switches
17. DC Motors
18. Adding Gearhead Motors
19. Wheels
20. Coupler
21. Soldering Equipment
22. Soldering and Connecting
23. The Motherboard
24. Body Building
25. Launching the Line-Follower
26. Encore
27. Appendix

O autorze

David Cook is an engineering manager at Motorola. He has 20 years of experience as a software developer, creating everything from award-winning computer games to mobile background-check applications for police. Self-taught in electronics and basic mechanics, David explains his years of robot experiences to the average backyard scientist in a comfortable and helpful manner, without scholarly intimidation. David hosts the popular robot site RobotRoom.com.