X-Git-Url: http://challenge-bot.com/repos/?p=challenge-bot;a=blobdiff_plain;f=guide%2Fchallenge-bot.scm;h=993880cf58673bd8fe2723b2fd47c38dc49944b4;hp=cacc84d2c361e181f0b9bd8806c96ac4e3086ef7;hb=56fffacb9f19444f6ab08e02114514d543208db3;hpb=2acfcb3e67980677b840a48392aa6c83f0769145 diff --git a/guide/challenge-bot.scm b/guide/challenge-bot.scm index cacc84d..993880c 100644 --- a/guide/challenge-bot.scm +++ b/guide/challenge-bot.scm @@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ (document :title [challenge-bot] + (toc) (chapter :title [mechanical] + :number "0" (p [let's build your robot!]) (section :title [arduino to deck] + :number "0" (p [let's attach the arduino to the deck.]) (subsection :title [required materials] @@ -511,25 +514,107 @@ (item [what are we doing to reinforce the motor tabs mechanically?]) (item [does hot glue make an electrical connection?]))) (subsection - :title [deck attachment])) - (section - :title [wheels] - (subsection - :title [tread]) + :title [motor mount] + (p [now let's attach the motor mount to the motor.]) + (subsubsection + :title [angle bracket to motor mount] + (p [first, attach the angle brackets to the motor mounts with + #6-32x3/8 inch screws.]) + (figure + :legend "motors / mount / angle bracket" + (video + :file "3-motor-assemblies/1-motor-mount/0-angle-brackets.ogv")) + (p [if you cover up 2 of the holes on the motor mount, the + remaining holes look like a surprised face. + these are the holes to attach the angle brackets. + make sure the angle brackets on one motor mount are attached + in a mirror image to the other.]) + (p [check]) + (enumerate + (item [should the motor mounts have angle brackets attached in + a mirror image fashion?]) + (item [why should the motor mounts have angle brackets attached in + a mirror image fashion?]))) + (subsubsection + :title [motor mount to motor] + (p [now attach the motor mount with angle brackets to the motor.]) + (figure + :legend "motor / mount / mount to motor" + (video + :file + "3-motor-assemblies/1-motor-mount/1-motor-mount-to-motor.ogv")) + (p [we will attach the motor mount to the motor using #4 bolts. + these screws are thinner than the #6 bolts we have used. + to clamp down on the motor, we will use a #4 nut. + the white side of the nut should face outward. + this section of the nut will keep the nut from jiggling + loose off the bolt during normal operation. + the head of the #4 bolt is a philips head, so we will + use a philips head driver for it.]) + (p [check]) + (enumerate + (item [is the #4 bolt thicker or thinner than the #6?]) + (item [do you have a ratcheting socket wrench, or not?])))) (subsection - :title [motor])) + :title [deck attachment] + (p [now that the motor assemblies are together, we will attach them + to the deck.]) + (figure + :legend "motor / motor assembly to deck" + (video + :file "3-motor-assemblies/2-motor-assembly-to-deck.ogv")) + (p [when attaching the motor assembly to the deck, be sure to push + the assembly as far outward from the center of the robot + as you can while tightening it down. + this will give more clearance to the wheels of the robot + so they do not rub the deck.]))) (section :title [caster] - (subsection - :title [deck placement])) + (p [the caster will go at the back of the robot and provide a third + point of contact for the robot, making it easier for it to + balance.]) + (figure + :legend "caster" + (video :file "4-caster-to-deck.ogv")) + (p [check]) + (enumerate + (item [what would happen if the robot did not have a caster?]))) + (section + :title [wheels] + (p [now we will attach the wheels. + this makes the motor movement transform into robot movement!]) + (figure + :legend "wheel" + (video :file "5-wheel-to-robot-assembly.ogv")) + (p [check]) + (enumerate + (item [does the robot's wheels scrape the deck?]) + (item [what would happen if the robot had no wheels?]) + (item [what does the tread do?]) + (item [what is the tread?]) + (item [what kind of screw is used?]))) (section :title [sonars] - (subsection - :title [deck placement]))) + (p [we are almost done with mechanical assembly! + this next step is to add the sonar sensors to the robot. + sonar sensors are what the robot uses to detect distances. + it sends out a signal, then listens for a response and + keeps track of how long it takes.]) + (figure + :legend "sonar sensors" + (video :file "6-sonar-sensors-to-deck.ogv")) + (p [check]) + (enumerate + (item [are your sonar sensors pointy pins facing in toward the + arduino?]) + (item [was it difficult to get the sonar into the holder?]) + (item [what would happen if it was easy to slip the sonar sensor + into the sonar holder?])))) (chapter :title [wiring and software] (section :title [serial] + :number "0" (subsection :title [software on computer] (subsubsection