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Lego Mindstorms Gyro Boy Control Project

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Description:

 

This is a project to control PID the Lego Mindstorms Gyro Boy, based on the Mindstorms Educational Basic Set. The robot is show below.

 

http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/blogs/geekdad/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/GyroBoy.jpg

 

 

 

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

 

  1. Unzip the atached file in a know folder;
  2. Connect your EV3 in USB port.
  3. Open Mindstorms.lvproj
  4. Open VI Giroboy Basico (targeted).vi;
  5. In File menu, select Target to NXT/EV3;
  6. In the left botton corner, click on NXT/EV3 Target;
  7. Select "Find NXT/EV3";
  8. Select Scan;
  9. Click on your EV3 and Connect;
  10. In the tool bar, click on Debug.
  11. After three bips, carefully remove the support of GyroBoy.

 

Requiriments

Software

-LabView 2013

-NI LabVIEW Module for LEGO® MINDSTORMS®

 

Hardware

-1 LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Education Core Set #45544

 

Aditional Information

 

1. That´s the first version, so, a few problems can be found in PID callibration.

2. Be free to make any suggestion.

 

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Rômulo Augusto

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