Manually Move the V5 Workcell
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Activity Outline
In the following activity, students will explore the Cartesian coordinate system. They will load the ‘Arm Display Position’ example project from VEXcode V5. Students will then input the mastering values that they obtained from Lab 1. Students will manually move the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell to observe how movement changes the (x, y, z) coordinates displayed on the V5 Brain’s screen. They will use this information to locate the origin (coordinate (0, 0, 0)) of the Workcell. Students will document the location of the origin in their Engineering Notebook.
| Quantity | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| 1 |
VEX V5 Workcell |
| 1 | |
| 1 |
Engineering Notebook |
| 1 |
Device to run VEXcode V5 |
| 1 |
Micro-USB cable |
Teacher Tips
- Ensure the V5 Battery is charged before beginning.
- Ensure the V5 Brain is connected to a device before beginning.
- Point students to the VEX Robotics Knowledge Base if they have further questions about VEXcode V5 or the hardware.
- Ensure students have their mastering values readily available from Lab 1.
In this section, you will explore the Cartesian coordinate system and the (x, y, z) location of the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell by first loading the ‘Arm Display Position’ example project from VEXcode V5. Once opened, you will observe the changes in the blocks compared to the project from the previous Lab.
After opening and observing the example project, you will then input the mastering values that you obtained from Lab 1 into the [Set mastering] block before downloading and running the project.
While running the project, you will manually move the arm mounted on the V5 Workcell to observe how movement changes the (x, y, z) coordinates displayed on the V5 Brain’s screen.
After you have observed how the arm mounted on the V5 Workcell’s movement affects changes in the (x, y, z) coordinates, you will use this information to locate the origin (coordinate (0, 0, 0)) of the Workcell. You will complete the activity by documenting the location of the origin in your Engineering Notebook.
You will begin by opening the ‘Arm Display Position’ example project.