LEGO Mindstorms NXT Design Patterns for Fun and Competition is about designs that work. In this book, he shares the hard-won knowledge about design principles and techniques that contribute to success in a robotics competition. Successful designs for the competition admitted that at the critical moment, at a time when most people watch, at a time when you are most stressed, that you only have one chance to? get it right?. Therefore you need a proven and robust design, which will hold such variation from the battery to flow on its own, that won? T should be thrown by changing light levels, who repeatedly will do what you have designed them to do, nothing more, nothing less. Design Winner! You? Will produce the winning design? Q You are frustrated by not working, but that will delight you with their robust performance in the heat of competition. Written by a coach who knows what it takes to field a winning team in the competition is useful for trainers who teach, and for students who wish to develop their expertise Presents proven design patterns that help take the stress competing What you would learn? Build using proven-in-competition design principles Reducing variability in mechanical motion compensation for the variability that you can not eliminate Prepare to succeed in FIRST LEGO League competition Learn programming techniques used by the winning team Developing competence and confidence in your team? s robot design capability Who this book is to This book is intended for students, parents, teachers and trainers involved in the LEGO Mindstorms NXT robot design and programming. And all readers will enjoy the increase in the satisfaction that comes from building design that really works, and who can be relied upon to continue to work every time. Contents Introduction Chapter 1 What Requirements Chapter 2 Chassis Design Part II Navigation Chapter 3 Going Straight Chapter 4 Steering Consistent Chapter 5 Line Following Chapter 6 squaring Back Up Chapter 7: Collision Detection Part III Manipulation Chapter 8 Appendix Passive Chapter 9 Power Attachments Chapter 10 Pneumatics Programming IV Chapter 11 Master's Degree Program Chapter 12 Program Management Chapter 13 Documentation & Backing Up