Practical LEGO technics bring your LEGO creations to life
You already know you can create amazing things with LEGO, but did you know you can also make vehicles that roll and model plans that include landing gear and flaps that actually extend and retract? You can even make functional robots without getting into Mindstorms and programming. In Practical LEGO...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Berkeley] :
Apress : Distributed to the book trade worldwide by Springer Science+Business Media
c2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Colección: | Technology in action
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629657606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The LEGO Technic or "Expert Builder" Collection; How To Use This Book; How This Book Is Ordered; CHAPTER 1 Getting Started with LEGO Technic; A Guide to Technic LEGO Pieces; Technic Bricks; Beams; Levers; Gears; Racks; Axles; Bushes; Connector Pegs; Cross Blocks; Angle Elements; Steering Pieces; Panels; Extensions, Catches, and Other Miscellaneous Technic Pieces; Obtaining LEGO Pieces for Your Models; LEGO Pick a Brick; BrickLink
- Web Sites for LEGO Instructions: Peeron and BrickfactoryUsing Computer Graphics to Create LEGO Technic Models; Advantages of Building a Model in a Digital LEGO Program; Disadvantages of Building a Model in a Digital LEGO Program; LEGO Digital Designer; MLCad; LeoCAD; Summary; CHAPTER 2 Creating a Motorized LEGO Technic Vehicle; Get to Know Your Power Functions; Power; Action; LEGO Architecture; If You Build it, Build it Strong; Ease Your Pain; Go The Distance; Constructing a Non-Motorized LEGO Vehicle; Project 2-1: Constructing the LEGO Chassis Base
- Project 2-2: Assembling theLEGOAxle (Non-motorized)Motorize Your LEGO Vehicle; Adding the Battery Box; Project 2-3: Adding a Motorized Axle; Summary; CHAPTER 3 Steering and Controlling Your LEGO Technic Creation; Know Your Control LEGO Power Functions; The IR-RX Remote Control IR Receiver; The LEGO Power Functions IR Remotes; The IR-TX Remote Control; The Speed Remote Control; Using the Remote Control Power Functions; Reviewing the Receiver; Reviewing the IR Controllers; Steering Systems for Technic Vehicles; Project 3-1: Rack and Pinion Steering; Project 3-2: Double Motor Steering
- Taking Your Remotely Controlled Creation for a Test DriveSummary; CHAPTER 4 Light It Up with LEGO Lights!; The Power Functions Light Kit; Overload Protection; Hooking Up Your Power Functions Lights; The Power Functions Control Switch; Controlling Your Lights via Motor; Headlights; LEGO Taillights; Other Ways of Connecting Lights; LEDs Under the Car; Blinker Lights; The Mega Remote; Summary; CHAPTER 5 Creating an All-Terrain LEGO Technic Vehicle; Creating a LEGO Vehicle with Shock Absorbers; Project 5-1: Creating a Shock Absorbent Back for Your Vehicle
- Project 5-2: Building a Flexible Steering MechanismCheck Your Tires; Making a LEGO Technic 4x4 Vehicle; Project 5-3: Assembling the H-Frame and Accessories; Reviewing the 4 X 4 Construction; Summary; CHAPTER 6 Technic Construction Vehicles and Equipment; LEGO Technic Excavation; Project 6-1: Creating a Track Hoe Swivel; Project 6-2: Creating a Scoop for a Bulldozer; Project 6-3: Building a Rack and Pinion Forklift; Creating the Rack Portion of the Forklift; Creating the Pinion Portion of the Forklift; Project 6-4: Building a Crane; Project 6-5: Raising the Crane with a Worm Gear; Summary
- CHAPTER 7 LEGO Technic Aviation: Airplanes and Helicopters
