Thursday, January 15, 2009

Jan.2009 Lego Project - sorting socks

Our Lego project for students was to sort socks.
Project documentation (German)
Sorting socks video

One thing we learned was that arranging the socks in a circle made more sense the linear line used to sort numbers.


As part of our training in this class we:
Build a Lego car and used it to:


Follow a circular line using:

  • Lego Mindstorms NXT-G (graphical)
  • Lejos - Java JVM that runs on Lego

so we learned to flash the Lego firmware.


Transverse a maze with wood walls (Lejos)


Learned an introduction to sorting by playing a game where we sorted ourselves by the number assigned us.


Additionally I visited and reported on how Hogg Middle School used/taught computers and specifically Lego robotics. They were contacted because they won at tournaments.
And introduced Mrs. North's elementary students to Lego robotics

Monday, December 1, 2008

Nov.2008: Diplom Arbeit Orals Presentation

In Austria for Diplom Ing. = MSc in Informatik = Computer Science (plus Engineering basics) you have an an defense presentation of your thesis, plus oral exam in two areas.


Thesis presentation: Type Analysis in a Java Virtual Machine
[A comparison of ways to do type analysis most efficiently in Java byte code in a just in time compiler.]


A link to the full thesis text can be found via the Vienna University of Technology library e-books.