Datasheet

BOE Shield-Bot Navigation • Chapter 4
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U.S. customary units example: If you’re 140 miles away from your destination, and you’re
traveling 70 miles per hour, it’s going to take 2 hours to get there.
Metric units example: If you’re 200 kilometers away from your destination, and you’re
traveling 100 kilometers per hour, it’s going to take 2 hours to get there.
You can do the same exercise with the BOE Shield-Bot, except you have control over how far
away the destination is. Here’s the equation you will use:
speedobotr
distanceobotr
timerunservo =
 Create, save, and run the sketch ForwardOneSecond.
 Place your BOE Shield-Bot next to a ruler.
 Make sure to line up the point where the wheel touches the ground with the 0
in/cm position on the ruler.
hours2
miles70
hour1
miles140
miles/hour 70
miles 14
0
tim
e
=
×=
=
hours2
km100
hour1
km200
/hourkilometers 100
kilometers 200
time
=
×=
=
Measured Distance