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001 ocm05171182
003 OCoLC
005 20170725154414.0
008 790702s1979 paua 001 0 eng
010 $a 79016855
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035 $a(OCoLC)5171182
050 00 $aTJ211$b.H36
082 04 $a629.8/92
100 1 $aHeiserman, David L.,$d1940-
245 10 $aHow to build your own self-programming robot /$cby David L. Heiserman.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aBlue Ridge Summit, Pa. :$bTab Books,$c©1979.
300 $a237 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"No. 1241."
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $a1. Robots, machine intelligence, and Rodney : What's so tough about this project? ; A critical turning point ; What is a robot? ; Is Rodney a real robot? ; The evolution of machine intelligence ; Is this for real? ; How to answer questions about your Rodney robot -- 2. The Rodney system: an overall view : A few comments about the microprocessor ; Rodney's microprocessor system ; Origin of the busses ; A block diagram view ; Memories and I/O ports on the data bus ; Memories and function-select on the address bus ; More about the role of the microprocessor ; The front-panel assembly ; Rodney mainframe and nest -- 3. Before we get started : Read the book before you start building ; Keep track as you go along ; Gathering parts and materials ; Test and troubleshoot as you go along ; Justifying the cost of the project -- 4. Robot mainframe and auxiliary power supply : Mainframe considerations ; Auxiliary power supply -- 5. Front panel program/test assembly : Theory of operation ; Electrical components of the front-panel system ; Constructing and testing the front panel ; Wiring the data and address section of the I/O board ; Front-panel system tests ; Testing and troubleshooting -- 6. Function-and I/O-select circuitry : Theory of operation, an overall view ; Detailed theory of operation ; Assembling the select circuitry ; Testing and troubleshooting the system -- 7. Installing and testing the program RAM and primary ports : Additions to the CPU board ; Additions to the I/O board ; Testing the program RAM, port 0, and port 2 -- 8. Motor drive and power-distribution assemblies : Motor control circuit theory ; Rodney's responses to motor-control signals ; Motor speed sense circuit ; Power-distribution section ; Assembling the motor control and power panel ; Installing and testing the motor-control system ; Installing and testing the motor speed sense circuit ; Adding circuitry for "feed" sensing -- 9. Adding the microprocessor and building the nest : The microprocessor and buffer circuits ; Installing the buffers and microprocessor ; Solving the noise problem ; Installing Rodney's bumper and charge rings ; The nest assembly ; The battery-charger system -- 10. Running Alpha Rodney : Alpha Rodney-One, the simplest system ; The Alpha Rodney-One program ; Firing up Alpha Rodney-One -- 11. Adding main memory and a look at Beta Rodney : The main memory system ; Adding main memory to the CPU board ; Checking the main memory system ; Running Beta Rodney ; Beta Rodney-One programs -- 12. An elementary Gamma Rodney : How to appreciate gamma-class behavior ; A Gamma-Rodney scheme ; Gamma program flowcharts ; The gamma programs ; Reverting back to beta -- 13. Adding a cassette tape interface : Cassette tape interface circuit ; Adding the PROM to the CPU board ; Using the tape interface ; The tape interface program -- 14. Expanding the Rodney system : Low-battery sensing circuit ; Giving Rodney an "eye" ; Giving Rodney a "beep-beep" voice ; Giving Rodney an "ear" ; Accessing a 2-byte main memory address.
650 0 $aRobotics.
650 7 $aRobotics.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01098997
650 7 $aRobótica.$2larpcal
776 08 $iOnline version:$aHeiserman, David L., 1940-$tHow to build your own self-programming robot.$b1st ed.$dBlue Ridge Summit, Pa. : Tab Books, ©1979$w(OCoLC)654571141
938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$n79016855 //r852$c$12.95
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029 1 $aGBVCP$b017707900
029 1 $aNZ1$b4974336
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948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN PMR - 280 OTHER HOLDINGS