Rotational Sensors
Concepts taught:
Parts
of a circle
Measurement
Rotational
speed
Angular
Rotation
Distance
Reading
Diagrams and Following Instructions
Logical
Thinking
Programming
Concepts
Conditional Statements
Wait States
Loops
Encoders
Resources:
Rotational
Sensor Tankbot Building Instructions
Rotational Sensor
PowerPoint Presentation
Rotational
Sensor PowerPoint Presentation 2
Rotational Sensors
and Distance 1
Rotational
Sensors and Distance 2
Rotational Sensor
Investigations Fractions (Lab Activity)
Measuring Rotational
Speed and Compound Gear Ratios Lab
Word
Problems (These word problems include 19 pages of applied mathematics
from real-world robots)
Teachers will:
Prepare a presentation on how robots use rotational
sensors/encoders to accurately move from point to point.
Attach, program, and demonstrate to the class how to use rotational sensors to accurately
move a robot from point to point.
Prepare a presentation showing students how to accurately calculate the values for the
rotational sensors attached to their robots.
Select activities for students to test using rotational
sensors.
Students will:
Participate in a teacher led discussion on what a
rotational sensor measures and how rotational sensors can be used in
conjunction with wait-for statements, program control loops, and rotational
sensor conditional statements to control autonomous robots.
Participate in a teacher led discussion on the use of
rotational sensors to measure the speed of rotating axles using compound gear
trains.
Complete the teacher assigned activities:
Using teacher-supplied instructions,
install a rotational
sensor on Tankbot.
Participate in a teacher led
review of the relationships between radius, diameter, circumference and linear
distance.
Complete an investigation on rotational
sensors and distance.
Complete worksheet on rotational sensors and distance.
Complete the teacher assigned investigations
on Measuring Rotational Speed and Compound Gear Ratios.
Rotational
Senor Lab
Evaluation
Class Participation
Teacher Observation
Completion of rotational sensor installation.
Completion of worksheet on:
Rotational sensors and distance.
Measuring rotational speed using
compound gear ratios.