challenge #8- 8.1

For this part of the challenge, we built a MotorCar out of legos that is propelled by two NXT motors. We followed the step-by-step guide in the Lego Manual Kit and on Extd160 website. This was a fun process and it was interesting to see this vehicle come all together.

This is a picture of our MotorCar after following the step-by-step guides:

We then had to connect the second motor to the LogoChip. In doing so, we had to solder up a wire with pins so that it could connect to the breadboard. I had previous experience with soldering, so now this was a pretty easy process for me.

This is what we came up with:

We then had to connect the second motor in a way analogous to the first motor cable. This was a bit confusing with all the wires, but by following the pin diagram on the website we were able to connect everything pretty easily.

This is what our final product looked like:

We also connected the motors to the p1 and p2 outputs on the LogoChip so that we would be able to control them independently and control the power delivered to each motor. All we would have to do is use the setpower blocks on PicoBlocks to control the power of these motors.