cca_robotics_2023
Course materials for Cornerstone Classical Academy (Roanoke, VA, USA) high-school robotics class, academic year 2023-24.
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cca_robotics_2023
Course materials for Cornerstone Classical Academy (Roanoke, VA, USA) high-school robotics class, academic year 2023-24.
Ordered Learning Units
Unit 1:
- Course Introduction
- Build spinning top. Isogawa, pg 196
- Is this a robot?
Unit 2:
- Vehicle build, pg 64
– Do this specific build
- Vehicle build, pg 74
– Make it steer
– Make it perform something
- Is this a robot?
Unit 3: (2 week unit)
- Drawing Device, Isogawa, pg 206 or 214 or 218 or 222
- Are these devices robots?
Unit 4: (2 week unit)
- Walking Device, Isogawa, pg 86+ (3 options)
- Are these devices robots?
Unit 5: (3 week unit)
- Full lego build
- Anything from the lego set
Christmas break??
Unit 6: Gears
- Transmitting Rotation (pg 12)
- Changing the angle of rotation (pg 24)
Unit 7: Oscillating (pg 34)
Unit 8: Reciprocating (pg 28)
Unit 9: Using turntables (pg 50)
Unit 10: Lifting Platforms (pg 104)
Unit 11: (3 week unit)
- Full lego build
- Anything from the lego set
- What devices did you notice?
Year-end Project 1: The Claw
- Build a claw that can drop 50 cm and pick up an object (lego piece)
- Bonus: pick up/reject based on color
- Two teams? Not sure.
Year-end Project 2: Robotic Driveway Sealer
- Build a robot that can traverse a predefined area and cover that area with “sealer”
- Design must integrate a sponge roller
- Design must do a good job covering the area with the roller
Unscheduled Units
Unit: More Rotational Devices (youtube link)
- Schmidt Coupling
- CV Joint (90 degree rotation change, constant-velocity)
- Also show Universal Joint which is not part of lego 51515 set
- Intermittent mechanism
- Worm gear (90 degree rotation change, not in lego 51515 set)
Unit: More Reciprocating Devices (youtube link)
- Slider Crank Linkage
- Scotch Yoke
- Sun & Planet Gear
- Chebyshev Lambda Linkage (oscillating)
References
- Lego Robot Inventor (51515). https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/robot-inventor-51515
- Yoshihito Isogawa. The Lego Mindstorms Robot Inventor Idea Book. https://a.co/d/5UYS5pX
- Paweł “Sariel” Kmiec. The Unofficial Lego Technic Builder’s Guide. https://nostarch.com/technicbuilder2
- Brick Experiment Channel. 20 Mechanical Principles combined in a Useless Lego Machine https://youtu.be/M1-YeqGynlw