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Turning Left/Righ: Driving a Robot Around the Coordinate Plane

The turn blocks allow the robot to move in all direction (not just constrained to a number line).

You can tell the robot to turn Left or Right by clicking the drop-down menu and specify how much the robot should turn by either clicking the unit circle dial (top) or modifying the blue argument box.

Watch lesson video to find out more on how to use the turning blocks.

 

 

Linkbot Image Mindstorm Image Cursor Image
0x2418126-6-12y2418126-6-12
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
Turning Left or Right in the Coordinate Plane
Problem Statement:

The pre-placed blocks turn the robot right. Add blocks so that the robot drives 5 units, turns right, then drives 5 more units

/* Code generated by RoboBlockly v2.0 */
#include <linkbot.h>
CLinkbotI robot;
double radius = 1.75;
double trackwidth = 3.69;

robot.driveDistance(5, radius);
robot.turnRight(90, radius, trackwidth);
robot.driveDistance(5, radius);
Blocks Save Blocks Load Blocks Show Ch Save Ch Workspace
Problem Statement:

The pre-placed blocks turn the robot right. Add blocks so that the robot drives 5 units, turns right, then drives 5 more units

 

		

			

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