| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 369 pages) : illustrations |
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Technology in action press |
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Technology in Action Press book.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- About the Author -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- An Invention-Driven Tour Through the Life of Leonardo da Vinci -- Renaissance Man -- Five Designs -- The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT -- Hardware -- Software -- The NXT Community -- The MINDSTORMS Developers Program -- LEGO.com MINDSTORMS Community NXT -- MINDSTORMS Education NXT -- The NXT STEP -- nxtasy.org -- mynxt.matthiaspaulscholz.eu -- Summary -- 2 A 3,000-Foot Look at NXT Programming Environments -- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software -- NXT-G -- IDE -- Example Program Snippets -- RobotC -- IDE -- Example Program Snippets -- NXC -- IDE -- Example Program Snippets -- pbLua -- Example Program Snippets -- leJOS NXJ -- Example Program Snippets -- Summary -- 3 The Armored Car -- Historical Background -- Special Challenges -- Interpreting the Design -- Building the Gearing Mechanism -- Building the Armored Car -- Programming the Armored Car -- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software -- RobotC -- NXC -- pbLua -- leJOS NXJ -- Summary -- 4 The Catapult -- Historical Background -- Hardware Challenges -- The Double Leaf Spring -- The Crank Mechanism -- Building the Catapult -- Programming the Catapult -- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software -- RobotC -- NXC -- pbLua -- LeJOS NXJ -- Summary -- 5 The Revolving Bridge -- Historical Background -- Hardware Challenges -- Building the Revolving Bridge -- Programming the Revolving Bridge -- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software -- RobotC -- NXC -- pbLua -- leJOS NXJ -- Summary -- 6 The Aerial Screw -- Historical Background -- Hardware Challenges -- Building the Aerial Screw -- Programming the Aerial Screw -- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software -- RobotC -- NXC -- leJOS NXJ -- pbLua -- Summary -- 7 The Flying Machine -- Historical Background -- Hardware Challenges -- Building the Flying Machine -- The Wires That Lower the Wings -- The Wires That Lift the Wings -- Building the Remote Control -- Programming the Flying Machine -- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software -- NXC -- Summary -- 8 Outlook: What NXT? -- Enhancing the Five Robots -- The Armored Car -- The Catapult -- The Revolving Bridge -- The Aerial Screw -- The Flying Machine -- Remotely Controlling the Robots -- Making Other Inventions of Leonardo with LEGO -- The Theater Stage for Orpheus -- The Canal Excavation Machine -- Recommended Web Sites -- Web Sites on Leonardo da Vinci -- Sites on LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT -- Recommended Books -- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT: The Mayan Adventure -- The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book -- Maximum LEGO NXT: Building Robots with Java Brains -- Leonardos Machines: Da Vincis Inventions Revealed -- Appendix A Installation and Configuration of the Programming Environments Used in the Book -- Appendix B Leonardos Letter of Application to the Duke of Milan -- Appendix C Glossary -- Appendix D Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Provides instructions on building some of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions using the LEGO Mindstorms NXT technology |
| Analysis |
programmeren |
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programming |
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computerwetenschappen |
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computer sciences |
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Information and Communication Technology (General) |
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Informatie- en communicatietechnologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-364) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Knowledge -- Engineering
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| SUBJECT |
Leonardo, (da Vinci,), 1452-1519. cct |
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 fast (OCoLC)fst00033122 |
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Knowledge -- Engineering. sears |
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Robots -- Design and construction -- Popular works
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Robots -- Programming -- Popular works
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LEGO toys.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
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Robots -- Programming.
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LEGO toys.
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Robots -- Design and construction.
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Informatique.
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Engineering.
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LEGO toys.
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Robots -- Design and construction.
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Robots -- Programming.
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Robots -- Design and construction.
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Robots -- Computer software.
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LEGO toys.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781430202585 |
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1430202580 |
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