Build Your Own Combat Robot

Pete Miles, Tom Carroll

382 pages, parution le 14/03/2002

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Build a powerful and invincible robot-for full-blown competition or just for fun-using this authoritative robot resource. This team of experts gives you an inside look at the innovative new world of robotic combat, explaining the origins of the sport as well as all the elements that go into constructing a fighting robot. You'll learn technical basics from motors and wiring to locomotion, and read builders' true stories from the front lines of robot competition. Whether or not you're mechanically-minded, you'll find this book both entertaining and informative. Fully capturing the spirit of the sport, this detailed guide shows you how an imagination and a few bits of metal can start you on your way to constructing your own champion bot.

Plan, design, and build your own battling robot
Discover how electric motors work and choose the right type for your design
Learn about both wheeled and walking robots
Incorporate creative weapons and armor on your bot-learn the pros and cons of spinning hammers, jabbing spikes, buzzing saw blades, and more
Minimize radio interference-so you can effectively control your bot to do what you want, when you want
Understand what goes into building fully autonomous robots
Save money on parts and equipment by enlisting help from company sponsors
Read true stories from combat roboteers and learn which types of constructions work and which don't

Contents

Chapter 1 : Welcome to Competition Robots
Chapter 2 : Getting Started
Chapter 3 : Robot locomotion
Chapter 4 : Motor Selection and Performance
Chapter 5 : It's All About Power
Chapter 6 : Power Transmission
Chapter 7 : Controlling Your Motion
Chapter 8 : Remotely Controlling Your Robots
Chapter 9 : Robot Material and Construction Techniques
Chapter 10 : Weapons Systems for Your Robot
Chapter 11: Autonomous Robots
Chapter 12 : Robot Brains
Chapter 13 : Robot Sumo
Chapter 14 : Real-Life Robots : lessons from Veteran Builders
Chapter 15 : Afterword

Appendix A : Prototyping Electronics
Appendix B : Resources and References
Appendix C : Helpful Formulas

Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Pete Miles, Tom Carroll
Parution	14/03/2002
Nb. de pages	382
Format	20 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	815g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780072194647