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Table of Contents
Preface.........................................................................................................vii
Recognitions..............................................................................................vii
Audience...................................................................................................viii
Educational Concepts from the SumoBot.................................................viii
Copyright and Reproduction.......................................................................ix
Chapter 1: Assemble the SumoBot............................................................. 1
Let’s Build the SumoBot .............................................................................. 2
Tools Required ............................................................................................ 2
About the Parts in the SumoBot Kit ............................................................. 2
Chapter 2: SumoBot Locomotion.............................................................. 11
How a Servo Works................................................................................... 11
Time Measurement and Voltage Levels .................................................... 11
SumoBot Motion Test ................................................................................ 16
Challenge Yourself .................................................................................... 21
Chapter 3: SumoBot Sensors and Border Detection............................... 23
Line Sensor Theory ................................................................................... 23
Our First Operational Sumo Program........................................................ 29
Challenge Yourself .................................................................................... 34
Chapter 4: Infrared Object Detection ........................................................ 35
Infrared Headlights .................................................................................... 35
The FREQOUT Trick ................................................................................. 36
Installing and Testing the IR Emitters/Detectors........................................ 37
Testing the IR Pairs ................................................................................... 39
SumoBot Motion Control............................................................................ 41
Chapter 5: Basic Competition Code.......................................................... 45
Final Competition Notes ............................................................................ 52
Appendix A: SumoBot Parts List............................................................... 53
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