High-Tech LEGO Projects

Table of contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. about the author
5. about the tech reviewer
6. acknowledgments
7. brief contents
8. contents in detail
9. introduction
   1. what is MINDSTORMS EV3?
   2. what is Technic?
   3. what you’ll need to build the projects in this book
   4. who this book is for
   5. who i am
   6. the projects
   7. online bonus projects
10. 1 the motion-activated critter cam
    1. building the motion-activated critter cam
    2. using the motion-activated critter cam
    3. ideas for going further
    4. what you learned
11. 2 the LEGO-compatible laser
    1. the diode laser module
    2. what you’ll need
    3. mounting the laser module
    4. powering the laser module
    5. securing the laser and wiring
    6. adding a cover to the laser structure
    7. what you learned
12. 3 the laser security fence
    1. building the laser security fence
    2. writing the software
    3. using the laser security fence
    4. ideas for going further
    5. what you learned
13. 4 Morse code transmitters
    1. what you’ll need
    2. building a manual message transmitter
    3. building an automated message transmitter
    4. what you learned
14. 5 infrared message transmitters
    1. working with infrared light
    2. what you’ll need
    3. the covert Morse code transmitter
    4. infrared Morse code receiver
    5. what you learned
15. 6 the automatic insect trapper
    1. building the automatic insect trapper
    2. writing the software
    3. connecting the automatic insect trapper
    4. using the automatic insect trapper
    5. what you learned
16. 7 the motion-sensing radar
    1. building the motion-sensing radar
    2. writing the software
    3. using the motion-sensing radar
    4. ideas for going further
    5. what you learned
17. 8 the tower of Eratosthenes
    1. understanding Eratosthenes’s discovery
    2. building the tower of Eratosthenes
    3. understanding the angle of the sun
    4. measuring with the tower of Eratosthenes
    5. ideas for going further
    6. what you learned
18. 9 hacking LEGO light bricks
    1. what you’ll need
    2. changing the colors of LEGO light bricks
    3. performing infrared and UV light brick experiments
    4. building a light brick that remains on
    5. creating a light beam
    6. what you learned
19. 10 the flickering fireplace
    1. what you’ll need
    2. programming the BlinkM
    3. holding the BlinkM
    4. powering the BlinkM
    5. finishing the fireplace
    6. ideas for going further
    7. what you learned
20. 11 the laser light show
    1. what you’ll need
    2. front-surface mirrors
    3. the law of reflection
    4. building the laser light show
    5. building the EV3 Intelligent Brick mount
    6. writing the software
    7. using the laser light show
    8. ideas for going further
    9. what you learned
21. 12 the infrared thermometer and cannon
    1. working with infrared radiation
    2. what you’ll need
    3. the remote sensing thermometer
    4. the heat-seeking cannon
    5. what you learned
22. index