Tutorial for Programming the LEGO174; （对编程教程LEGO174;）.pdfVIP

University of Zurich, Department of Informatics, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory 3442 VU Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 06/07, Rolf Pfeifer, Prof., Dr. sc. techn. Tutorial for Programming the LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT Table of contents 1 LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Overview 2 Hardware 2.1 The NXT Brick 2.2 The Servo Motors 2.3 The Sensors 3 Software 3.1 Starting a Program 3.2 The Work Space 3.3 Creating a Simple Program 3.4 Connecting the NXT Brick to the Computer 3.5 Downloading a Program to the NXT Brick 3.6 Running a Downloaded Program 1 LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Overview The next generation of LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ just came on the market. The new NXT (Fig. 2) replaces the old RCX (Fig. 1). You can create a LEGO® agent, in as few as 30 minutes. The new NXT brick, your agents controller features a 32-bit microprocessor and more memory, plus support for USB 2.0, Bluetooth and more. But this doesn’t mean that the controller has to be very complicated. With an adequate morphology and exploited physical properties you can leave the controller very simple and get to the same result. A highly versatile palette of LEGO TECHNIC® elements combines with ultrasonic, sound, light and touch sensors in the next generation of intuitive robotics. Improved light sensors can detect reflected light and calculate the intensity, while the new sound sensor enables agents to respond to sound patterns and tones. The improved touch sensors can for example be used as collision sensors, while the ultrasonic sensor measures the distance to obstacles and could be used as proximity sensors. The programming software is now available both for PC and Macintosh, plus with Bluetooth support, you can even command your agent from your mobile phone. 2 Hardware 2.1 The NXT Brick The NXT brick is responsible for the control and for the power s