Robotics Electronics
robotics courses
Introduction
The course will introduce students to basic electronics components, simple circuits, microcontroller programming and robotics through hands-on instruction and labs. The Board Of Education (Boe) Bot will be used for this course. What really makes the Boe-Bot unique is the BASIC Stamp microcontroller's flexibility of programming when coupled with breadboard circuit construction. Following along in Robotics with the Boe-Bot, users quickly learn about embedded projects, from wiring and components to programming and mechanical dependencies.
Components Used:
- Microcontroller, A set of passive components (wires, resistors, capacitors)
- Sensors (photoresistors, bumpers, infrared sensors)
- Hardware (chassis, motors, wheels, etc.) to assemble the robot's body
Prerequisites
- ECDL Beginners or O-Level Computing
- Robotics Engineering I
Certifications
Students will benefit from the following:
- Holistic Certificate of Attendance: This is a certificate issued by Holistic Technologies Ltd that confirms that the student attended the course. The Holistic Institute of Technologies is recognized and licensed by the Maltese Ministry of Education (license number 219).
Course Outline
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1: Your Boe-Bot’s Brain: Hardware and Software
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#1: Getting the Software
#2: Installing the Software
#3: Setting up the Hardware & Testing
#4: Your First Program
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2: Your Boe-Bot’s Servo Motors: Introducing the Continuous Rotation Servo
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#1: How to Track Time and Repeat Actions
#2: Tracking Time and Repeating Actions with a Circuit
#3: Connecting the Servo Motors
#4: Centering the Servos
#5: How to Store Values and Count
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3: Assemble and Test Your Boe-Bot
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#1: Assembling the Boe-Bot
#2: Re-Test the Servos
#3: Start/Reset Indicator Circuit and Program
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4: Boe-Bot Navigation
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#1: Basic Boe-Bot Maneuvers
#2: Tuning the Basic Maneuvers
#3: Calculating Distances
#4: Maneuvers – Ramping
#5: Simplify Navigation with Subroutines
#6: Building Complex Maneuvers in EEPROM
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5: Tactile Navigation with Whiskers: Tactile Navigation
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#1: Building and Testing the Whiskers
#2: Field Testing the Whiskers
#3: Navigation with Whiskers
#4: Artificial Intelligence
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6: Light Sensitive Navigation with Photoresistors: Introducing the Photoresistor
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#1: Building Photoresistor Circuits
#2: Roam and Avoid Shadows Like Objects
#3: Getting More Information from Your Photoresistors
#4: Flashlight Beam Following Boe-Bot
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7: Navigating with Infrared Headlights: Using Infrared Headlights to See the Road
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#1: Building and Testing the IR Pairs
#2: Field Testing for Object Detection and Infrared Interference
#3: Infrared Detection Range Adjustments
#4: Object Detection and Avoidance
#5: High Performance IR Navigation
#6: The Drop-Off Detector
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8: Robot Control with Distance Detection: Determining Distance with the Same IR LED/Detector Circuit
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#1: Testing the Frequency Sweep
#2: Boe-Bot Shadow Vehicle
#3: Following a Stripe
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Duration of Course
- Robotics - Robotics Electronics : 24 hours
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Our Commitment
- Students will be given hands-on training at our computer labs.
- All courses held by Holistic Courses are provided by fully qualified tutors.
- All courses lead to certification.
- We keep small practical classes.
- Air-conditioned classroom.
- Courses held at our new training centre in Fgura Malta Europe.
- Computer training provider since 1994.
- Licensed by the Education Department.