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Drive Angle: Driving a Robot by Turning the Wheels

 A robot moves by spinning its wheels. The driveAngle() block specifies the angle amount that the wheel must turn, which then drive the robot.

 

Similar to driveDistance, the driveAngle() block can take in any integer value. If the argument is positive, the wheels spin counter-clockwise, which drives the robot forward. Vice versa if the argument is negative.

 

Watch the lesson video to learn more how to use the driveAngle() block to control a robot.

 

 

Linkbot Image Mindstorm Image Cursor Image
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Grid:
Tics Lines:
Width px
Hash Lines:
Width px
Labels:
Font px
Trace Lines:
Robot 1:
Width px
Robot 2:
Width px
Robot 3:
Width px
Robot 4:
Width px
Axes: x-axis y-axis Show Grid
Grid: 24x24 inches 36x36 inches 72x72 inches
96x96 inches 192x192 inches
Quad: 4 quadrants 1 quadrant Hardware
Units: US Customary Metric
Background: Background Image

Robot 1
Linkbot
Mindstorm
Initial Position:
( in, in)
Initial Angle:
deg
Current Position: (0 in, 0 in)
Current Angle: 90 deg
Wheel Radius:
Track Width:
in

Robot 2
Linkbot
Mindstorm
Initial Position:
( in, in)
Initial Angle:
deg
Current Position: (6 in, 0 in)
Current Angle: 90 deg
Wheel Radius:
Track Width:
in

Robot 3
Linkbot
Mindstorm
Initial Position:
( in, in)
Initial Angle:
deg
Current Position: (12 in, 0 in)
Current Angle: 90 deg
Wheel Radius:
Track Width:
in

Robot 4
Linkbot
Mindstorm
Initial Position:
( in, in)
Initial Angle:
deg
Current Position: (18 in, 0 in)
Current Angle: 90 deg
Wheel Radius:
Track Width:
in
Drive Angle: Moving Forward
Problem Statement:

The pre-placed block will drive the robot forward by turning the wheels 60 degrees. Change the blocks to move the robot by rotating the wheels by two full circles. Remember one full rotation is 360 degrees.

/* Code generated by RoboBlockly v2.0 */
#include <linkbot.h>
CLinkbotI robot;

robot.driveAngle(720);
Blocks Save Blocks Load Blocks Show Ch Save Ch Workspace
Problem Statement:

The pre-placed block will drive the robot forward by turning the wheels 60 degrees. Change the blocks to move the robot by rotating the wheels by two full circles. Remember one full rotation is 360 degrees.

 

		

			

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