Mr. Holmes Substitute Lesson Plans October 3, 2016 …. Holmes Substitute Lesson Plans October 3 ......
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Mr.HolmesSubstituteLessonPlansOctober3,2016TOTHESUB:Pleaseprovideeachstudentwithacopyofthispacket,whichisbrokendowninto11individualassignments.
• MechatronicsIcourses(Block2and3)willberequiredtowatchAssignments#1-#4.• MechatronicsIIcourses(Block4)willberequiredtowatchAssignment#11;however,Iencourage
themtoreviewpreviousvideostohelpwiththeircurrentprogrammingchallenge.Studentsaretoutilizethecomputerswithinthelabtowatchseveralshortvideoclips.Detailedinstructionsarefoundwithineachoftheassignments.TOTHESTUDENTS:
MechatronicsI§ UponcompletionoftheSweptAwayChallenge,wewillbegintheunitonprogramming.
Thesevideoswillbeassignedtoyouashomeworkoverthenexttwoweeks.Pleaseutilizethistimeinthelabtobegintheseassignments.
§ Today,pleasewatchandtakenotesforthevideosfoundwithinAssignments#1,#2,#3,and#4.Youmaycontinuewatchingthenextassignments;however,thequizwillonlycoverthefirst4assignments.
§ Speakingofthequiz,expectawrittenquizonthevideosfoundunderAssignments#1-#4onTuesday.Istronglysuggesttakingnoteswhilewatchingthevideos.Iwillallowuseofhandwrittennotesduringthisquiz;therefore,therewillbenooptionforretakingthisquiztoreplacealowgrade.
§ Ifyoudonotcompletethevideosduringclasstimetoday,pleasefinishyourworkathome,rememberingtobringallnotesintoclassinpreparationforthequiz.
MechatronicsII§ Assignment#11containsabrandnewsetofVEXVideotrainertutorialswhichIrecently
addedtothisdocument(notyetonmywebsite).§ Thesevideosarefoundwithinthecompletelynew“Minefield”tabintheVEXVideoTrainer
series.Thesenewadditionsareacollectionofvideosspecificallycreatedtohelpwiththeprogrammingissuesyouarecurrentlyhaving,relatedtotheMinefieldChallenge.
§ ExpectawrittenquizonthevideosfoundunderAssignment#11onTuesday.Istronglysuggesttakingnoteswhilewatchingthevideos.Iwillallowuseofhandwrittennotesduringthisquiz.
Thanks!SeeyaonTuesday!-Holmes
Mr.HolmesMechatronicsI
VEX/RobotCVideoTrainerAssignmentsCopythefollowinglinkEXACTLYaswritteninaGoogleChromebrowser.Thepageshouldlookexactlyas
theimagebelowthelink.Ifthepagedoesnotopencorrectly,readthemessageatthebottomofthispage.
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/products/teaching_robotc_cortex/
Ifthepagelooksliketheimagetotheright,followthesestepstogettothecorrectwebsite:
• OpenaGoogleChromeorInternetExplorerbrowser.• Typetheexactsamekeywordsintothesearchbar,asyouseeinthe
imagebelow-left.o Youmustincludeallpunctuation,especiallythe“quotes”
• Selectthetopsearchresult.Thiswilltakeyoutothevideoindex,whichisalistofallthevideosyouwillbewatching.
• Asyoubegineachassignment,lookforthetitleofthevideointheindexlist.
HowtoFindtheVideoIndexThisistheVideoIndex
Assignment#1:(IntrotoProgramming)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheFUNDAMENTALSbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectINTRODUCTIONTOPROGRAMMINGfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• "ProgrammerandMachine"• "PlanningandBehaviors”• "RobotCRulesPart1"• "RobotCRulesPart2"
Assignment#2:(FirmwareUpdates)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheSETUPbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectWIRELESSSYSTEMCONFIGURATIONfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• "UpdateCortexFirmware(Wireless)"• "UpdateVEXnetJoystick”
ThenselectWIREDSYSTEMCONFIGURATIONfromthesameSETUPmenuandwatchthisclip:
• "UpdateCortexFirmware(Wired)"Assignment#3:(Challenge&MovingForward)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheMOVEMENTbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectCHALLENGE&MOVINGFORWARDfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• “LabyrinthChallenge”• "ProgramDissection"• "ReversingMotorPolarity"• "RenamingMotors"• "Timing"
Assignment#4:(SpeedandDirection)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheMOVEMENTbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectSPEED&DIRECTIONfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• "MotorPowerLevels"• "TurnandReverse"• "ManualStraightening"
Assignment#5:(ShaftEncoders)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheMOVEMENTbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectSHAFTENCODERfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• "ShaftEncoders"• "ForwardforDistancePart1"• "ForwardforDistancePart2"• "TheSensorDebugWindow"• "ForwardandTurning"
Assignment#6:(AutomatedStraightening)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheMOVEMENTbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectAUTOMATEDSTRAIGHTENINGfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• "AutomatedStraighteningPart1"• "AutomatedStraighteningPart2"• "ValuesandVariablesPart1"• "ValuesandVariablesPart2”
Assignment#7:(LimitingtheArm&BehaviorsandFunctions)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheSENSINGbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectLIMITINGTHEARM&BEHAVIORSANDFUNCTIONSfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• “ConfiguringSensors”• "BehaviorsandFunctions1"• "BehaviorsandFunctions1"• “PassingParametersPart1”• “PassingParametersPart2”
Assignment#8:(LineTracking)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheSENSINGbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectLINETRACKINGfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• "TheLineTrackingSensors"• "CalculatingThresholds"• "BasicLineTracking"• "LineTrackingForDistance"• "OptimizedLineTracking"
Assignment#9:(ForwarduntilNear-UltrasonicRangefinder)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheSENSINGbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectFORWARDUNTILNEARfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• "TheUltrasonicRangefinder"• "ForwardUntilNear"• "StraightUntilNear"• "StraightUntilNear(FineTuning)”
Assignment#10:(TurnforAngle&UsingtheLCD)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheTURNINGFORANGLE&USINGTHELCDbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectFORWARDUNTILNEARfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• “TheGyroSensor”• “TurnforAngle1”• “TurnforAngle2”• “IntrototheLCD”• “DisplayingaMessage”• “ContinuallyUpdatingtheDisplay”
Assignment#11:(RemoteControl,Timers,&Minefield)IntheVEXVideoTrainer,selecttheREMOTECONTROLbuttononthetopofthepageandthenselectCHALLENGE,JOYSTICKMAPPING,TIMERS,&BUTTONSfromthelistontheleft.InyourEngineeringNotebook,takenotesonallvideos.Besuretobringthesenotestoclasseachday.E-mailmeanyquestionsorconcerns.Watchtheseclips:
• “MinefieldChallenge”• "IntroductiontoRemoteControl"• "Real-TimeControl"• "JoystickMappingValues(Part1)"• "JoystickMappingValues(Part2)"• “TimeandTimers”• “UsingTimers”• “RemoteControlButtons”• “RemoteStart”• “ControllingtheArmPart1”• “ControllingtheArmPart2”• “ControllingtheArmPart3”