Robot Fan

The fan model built using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Robot Inventor.

Disclaimer: LEGO® and MINDSTORMS® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this project.

⚠️ Warning: do not rotate the proportional control handle too fast to avoid damage to LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Medium Motor!

Features

• touch control to turn on and off:
  • based on LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Color Sensor;
• proportional control of the rotation speed:
  • based on LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Medium Motor;
• touch and proportional controls are independent.

Testing

To run the unit tests, use the following command:

$ make test

Building

For the convenience of uploading the script to the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® intelligent Hub, it is worth combining all parts of the project together.

To do this, use the following command:

$ make build

The resulting file will be available at path builds/robot_fan.py.

Deploying

To deploy the building result, follow the steps below:

1. Create a new Python project in the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Robot Inventor app.
2. Remove the whole default code.
3. Copy and paste the code from the building result (see file builds/robot_fan.py).

Repository

Link: https://github.com/thewizardplusplus/robot-fan.

Content: code.

License: MIT.

Photos

General photos

Propeller

Propeller drive

Speed control handle (top)

Speed control handle (bottom)

Videos