This is one of the first sensor blocks you'll learn! Here's how we use it!
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- 29 Jul 2024
The force sensor pressure is the sixth block in the Sensors palette.
Unlike the blocks from other sections, all those from the Sensors section cannot be directly connected to the program. They are used to modify another block or its values as needed. These blocks can be placed in any blocks that have a space of the correct shape.
The force sensor pressure block has two settings.
The first setting is the port where the sensor is connected, so make sure it's correct.
The second setting is the measurement units. By default, it's set to percent, so a sensor that isn't pressed will give 0%, and if you press it fully, it will give 100%. This is very useful for other things that use percentages, such as the example in the picture above where the motor speed is controlled by the sensor since they are both in percent!
You can also change the setting from percentages to newtons, which is the standard measurement unit for force.
Courses and lessons with this Tutorial
This Tutorial is used in the following courses and lessons
Level B1 - Carnival - Robotics with LEGO SPIKE Prime
This is the third level of the LEGO Robotics Curriculum for students in second, third, or fourth grades.
Carnival and Amusement Park Level. Each lesson has a theme related to carnivals and amusement parks. Students learn about physics concepts of inertia, center of mass, and centrifugal force. New ways of programming the force and distance sensors are introduced. We work with new concepts: forever loop, if/then, and if/else.
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Lesson 2 - Spinning ride
Introduction
What is a spinning ride? Have you been on one?
A spinning ride is a carnival ride that spins people very fast! There are different versions: some just spin, while others go up and down or tilt. Our version today goes up and down due to centrifugal force!
Centrifugal force is a force that pulls a rotating object away from the center of rotation. For example, if you fill a bucket with some water and start spinning it fast, the water stays at the bottom of the bucket even if the bucket is sideways or even upside down!
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