Programing and Robotics
During this unit we learned about electricity and how a circuit works. We also worked with creating circuits and using Arduino RedBoard. Then we were tasked to work with one friend on programming an Arduino and working on a circuit. Finally we were given a project to complete. We were challenged with creating a robot art show with only our wit, an Arduino, some code and a computer.
For our robot art show we decided to re- enact a famous Youtube video of a horse with two legs running to a silly song. First we programmed a couple of horses on a LCD display screen and then attached the LCD screen to the Arduino RedBoard. Next we attached an LCD light to the Arduino. We were able to create something that resembled the video to some extent, it turned out like this.
Our Art Show
Major Concept
Kirchhoff's Law-
current law- It is the sum of the currents going into a connection and must equal the sum of the currents leaving the connection.
voltage law- It is the sum of the voltages around a circuit and must be equal to zero.
Ohms law- It is the law that says the resistance and current are equal to voltage or V=IR
Circuit- It is a complete loop of conductive material from one power source to another.
Current- It is the flow of electricity measured in amps.
Voltage- It is the push of electricity measured by a voltmeter in volts.
Series Circuit- The current must go through multiple resisters in a row.
Parallel Circuit- The current has many paths it is able to take.
current law- It is the sum of the currents going into a connection and must equal the sum of the currents leaving the connection.
voltage law- It is the sum of the voltages around a circuit and must be equal to zero.
Ohms law- It is the law that says the resistance and current are equal to voltage or V=IR
Circuit- It is a complete loop of conductive material from one power source to another.
Current- It is the flow of electricity measured in amps.
Voltage- It is the push of electricity measured by a voltmeter in volts.
Series Circuit- The current must go through multiple resisters in a row.
Parallel Circuit- The current has many paths it is able to take.
Conclusion
Over the course of this project I had a lot of fun and gained a new found love and respect for electricity and programming. Some of my favorite points of this project were: My partner, because I feel we cooperated greatly and were extremely productive, the understanding I created of circuits and how they work, and how much I enjoyed the logic behind programming the robot art show and how intuitive it was. Even though this project was mostly highs there were also a couple of lows such as: We had many problems along the way while programming our robot art show, we kept forgetting to put brackets on the end of a line of program, or when me and my partner couldn't figure out how to assemble a circuit, and I felt that if I had another chance at programming the robot art show I would have made the horses we programmed higher quality and added more LCD lights to the board. Though there were some difficulties with this project, I have learned from my mistakes and think this project was among my favorites and feel grateful that I was able to discover and learn so much about such an interesting and incredible topic.