Servo - February 2008

// castling bonuses

B8 castleRates[]={- 40,- 35,- 30,0, 5};

//center weighting array to make pieces prefer //the center of the board during the rating routine B8 center[]={0,0,1, 2, 3, 3, 2,1,0,0};

//directions: orthogonal, diagonal, and left/right from orthogonal for knight moves

B8 directions[]={-1,1,- 10, 10,- 11,- 9, 11, 9, 10,- 10,1,- 1};

//direction pointers for each piece (only really for bishop rook and queen

B8 dirFrom[]={0,0,0, 4,0,0};

B8 dirTo[]={0,0,0, 8, 4, 8};

//Good moves from the current search are stored in this array

//so we can recognize them while searching and make sure they are tested first

NXT Packbot: Part 3

LESSONS

A bi-monthly column for kids!

FROM THE

LABORATORY

by James Isom

Let’s pick up where we left off in December and finish up the main chassis of the Packbot.

Right Side:

Parts:

STEP 2:

Parts:

Rear Chassis Assembly: The two sides are mirror images of one another that come together with a middle bracket that will eventually help organize the wires for your motors and sensors. Once again, I’ll include instructions for both sides to make it easier.