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Drive Time: Driving a Robot for a Specified Amount of Time

 

The driveTime() block drives the robot forward for certain amount of seconds defined in the blue argument box.

 

Watch the video to learn about the driveTime block:

 

 

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
Drive Time: Moving Forward
Problem Statement:

The pre-placed block will drive the robot forward for 4 seconds. Change the block to move the robot forward for 7 seconds instead. 

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

robot.driveTime(7);
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Problem Statement:

The pre-placed block will drive the robot forward for 4 seconds. Change the block to move the robot forward for 7 seconds instead. 

 

		

			

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