Combat robots complete

Everything you need to build, compete and win

Chris Hannold

332 pages, parution le 09/10/2002

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Résumé

Here's everything you need to jump into the fascinating and fun world of fighting robots – even if you don't have advanced electronic or engineering skills. The author, a five-year fighting bot and twenty-year bot veteran who has promoted robot combat events, offers priceless insider info covering everything from step-by-step guidance on constructing your first combat robot to the lowdown on the federations that sponsor or guide competitions.

Three different build reports make constructing your own battling robot simple – even for first-timers. You'll learn everything you need to know about: Wiring ; Design ; Weapons Systems ; Speed Control ; Batteries ; Motors.

Combat Robots Complete includes easy-to-use mathematical conversion tables to help you calculate variables such as distance, area, volume, temperature, energy, power, mass, force, speed, and angles. But Combat Robots Complete doesn't stop with construction details, the author also gives you valuable hard-to-find data on:

The pros and cons of each type of robot design
Model selection
Cost
Ordering
Competition – including federations and their rules
Maintenance

The CD-ROM contains a step-by-step guide to creating your own battling robot plus hundreds of FAQs that tap into the author's years of experience.Contents

Electronics and Wiring
Remote Controllers
Reach for the Floor
Speed Controllers
Batteries
Electric Motors
Gears, Sprockets and Pulleys
Axles, Bearings and Bushings
Pneumatics
Gas Engines
Frame/Armor Material
Weapon Systems
Design Time
Modeling
Tools
Fasteners
Getting Parts and Sponsors
Competing
Project One: RAID (100)
Project Two: Six Million Dollar Mouse
Project Three: Dagoth
Tweaking

L'auteur - Chris Hannold

Chris Hannold has been involved in robotics for almost two decades. A resident of Linwood, North Carolina, he answers robotics questions each day on an Internet forum and organizes and produces the NC Robot StreetFight. He is also the author of McGraw-Hills Combat Robots Complete: Everything You Need to Build, Compete, and Win.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Chris Hannold
Parution	09/10/2002
Nb. de pages	332
Format	18,5 x 23,2
Couverture	Broché
Poids	700g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071408882