5. Case 02: Drifting Left&Right¶

5.1. Purpose¶

Programme to make Wonder Rugged Kit drift left or right.

5.2. Products Link¶

Wonder Rugged Car Kit

5.3. Background Knowledge¶

5.4. Software¶

MicroSoft makecode

5.5. Program¶

Step 1¶

Click “Advanced” in the drawer of MakeCode to see more choices.

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For programming, we need to add a package. Click “Extensions” at the bottom of the drawer and then search “Wukong” in the dialogue box to download it.

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Note: If you get a warning indicating some packages will be removed because of incompatibility issues, you can follow the prompts or create a new project in the menu.

Step 2¶

Click Wukong to choose mecanum block.

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Step 3¶

Drag mecanum into on start block and set the connection for servos accordingly.

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Step 4¶

Set the car moving forward while pressing A+B , drifting to left while on tilt right , to right while on tilt left and stopping while on logo down.

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Program¶

Links: https://makecode.microbit.org/_394b7kL88FuA

You can also download it directly:

Result¶

Set the car moving forward while pressing A+B , drifting to left while pressing button A , to right while pressing button B and stopping while on logo down.