Proportional coding

Introduction

Very often proportionality is used in robotics programming. Proportionality is an important topic on mathematics curriculum. The proportionality means a straight line (with slope, or gradient, $m$) passing through the origin. In robotics, the slope is first translated to pass the origin.

Aim

Slope, straight line. Multiplication.

Robot

Almost any robot will do, we use here Asimov 2/ Verne robot.

Sensors

No sensors are used.

Theory

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  The red and green lines do not pass origin, but show proportional relation.

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  The linefollowing robot uses proportionality

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  The proportionality is very important while driving to a given angle with the gyroscope.

Exercises

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