Lesson: Robo101 EV3 - Proportional Line Follower & Wall Follower

Submitted by Ken Craft on 7 April, 2016 - 08:43
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Overview: 
The goal of this lesson is introduce the concept of proportional control to a line follower and wall follower. Students will learn a smoother means of controlling a robot's line following and wall following behavior than the binary approach used so far.
Objectives: 

Students will be able to:

  1. Describe different methods of line following
  2. Explain why proportional control provides smoother results than simple (binary) control
  3. Write EV3-G programs which use proportional control to smooth and speed the behavior of a line follower.
  4. Describe wall technics following
  5. Explain why proportional control provides smoother results than simple (binary) control
  6. Write EV3-G programs which use proportional control to smooth and speed the behavior of a wall follower.
Instruction Guide: 
EV3 - Proportional Line Follower & Wall Follower
Primary Instructional Material: 
EV3 - Proportional Line Follower & Wall Follower
Education Level: 
Middle School
High School
Scope & Sequence: 
Robotics
Focus Subject: 
Computing / Computer Science
Engineering
Humanities
Mathematics
Mixed
Robotics Hardware
Robotics Software
Science
Technology
HW Platform: 
EV3
SW Platform: 
EV3-G
Interactivity Style: 
Mixed
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EV3 - Proportional Line Follower & Wall Follower