Beginning Robotics Programming in Java with LEGO Mindstorms

Abstract

This book will show you the difference between making a robot move and making a robot think. Using Mindstorms EV3 and LeJOS―an open source project for Java Mindstorms projects―you’ll learn how to create Artificial Intelligence for your bot. Your robot will learn how to problem solve, how to plan, how to learn, and how to communicate. Along the way, you’ll learn about classical AI algorithms for teaching hardware how to think, algorithms that you can then apply to your own robotic inspirations. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about robotic intelligence in a practical, playful way, Beginning Robotics Programming in Java with LEGO Mindstorms is for you. What you’ll learn Build your first LEGO EV3 robot step-by-step Install LeJOS and its firmware on Lego EV3 Create and upload your first Java Program into Lego EV3 LeJOS API Functions Java Programming for Motors Robotics Behavior Programming with Sensors Common AI Algorithms like DFS, BFS, and Dijkstra’s Algorithm Java Multithreading Programming with Lego EV3 Who this book is for Students, teachers, and makers with basic Java programming experience who want to learn how to apply Artificial Intelligence to a practical robotic system. Table of Contents Introduction to Lego Mindstorms and leJOS Introduction to Motor Sensors Controlling Wheeled Vehicles Coordinators and Navigator API Depth-First Search Algorithm and Its Implementation with Lego EV3 Breadth-First Search and Its Implementation with Lego Mindstorms Hill-Climbing Search and Its Implementation with Lego Mindstorms Dijkstra’s Algorithm and Its Implementation with Lego Mindstorms The A* Search Algorithm and Its Implementation with Lego Mindstorms Introducing the Touch Sensor and Ultrasonic Sensor Introducing the Light Sensor and Color Sensor Introduction to Behavior Programming Multithreading Programming with Java leJOS