Specification of My NXT Lego Robot!

Lesson Aims:

*Design a system for a given set of requirements.
*Write Pseudo code.

A	M	S	Learning Aims (what the learner will be able to do)
/			Design a system with 4 sensors
/			Consider a test strategy
	/		Justify a test strategy
/			Be able to use the correct shapes for flow charts
/			Able to identify key rules for Pseudocode
	/		Can write correct Pseudocode
A	M	S	Learning Objectives (skills, knowledge & attitudes)
/			Create a system diagram
/			Identify possible solutions
/			Consider limiting / restricting factors

Hello!

Over my independent study time on Tuesday and Wednesday, I was able to complete and submit U24_A3. I struggled a bit but with a bit of a challenge I was able to get it done.

Upon coming in today, the starter was to make a pseudo code of an alarm clock that shows the time, enables the user to set an alarm, to play the alarm sound and for the user to hit the snooze button. This was a challenge because I was a little rusty on whether I am doing it in the correct format, this was a weakness. A strength was being able to do it to a good standard (compared against other people when John showed on screen).

Next, I cracked on with the sketches for A4T1. This is a sketch of the robot I will be building and working with Adam M hopefully. This was all apart of the specification which includes: What I am doing, why, how, solution, approach, testing, sketches, pseudo code and flowchart. Since this is a big list, I spent the entire day working on this and have gotten everything done apart from the pseudo code. This is a strength and puts me in a good spot ahead.

As for tomorrow, I will be coming in once again to complete the remaining pseudo code. I have then planned to build the hardware/structure of the robot and then create a basic code using the approach from my specification to get my NXT Lego robot functioning at a good state. This will put me in a really good position for Monday.

An inspiration has been everyone around me; by looking at their mistakes and the good aspects of their robots, I was able to see what is a good and bad thing. A big struggle today was understanding some parts as my design conflicts with the robot, but with the help of John I have worked my way around this.

See you tomorrow!