20. Case 18: The Aerial Ladder Truck#

20.1. Purpose#

To make an aerial ladder truck.

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20.3. Materials Required#

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Video link: https://youtu.be/hWmRBTFC3cs

20.4. Bricks build-up#

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20.5. Hardware Connection#

Connect two motors to M1 and M2, the servo to S0 ports on Wukong breakout board.

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20.6. Software Platform#

MakeCode

20.7. Coding#

Add extensions#

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

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Search with Wukong in the dialogue box to download it.

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Search with joystickbit in the dialogue box to download it.

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Program#

For Joystick:bit:

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Link:https://makecode.microbit.org/_f5DVqMKrtgYA For the aerial ladder truck:

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Link:https://makecode.microbit.org/_2vYd4UPpWf24

Result#

Use the handle to control the ladder truck, the up and down, left and right directions of the rocker are to control the forward and backward, the left and right movement of the ladder truck, the C and D buttons are to control the lift of the ladder truck.