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Using the goto() Command for Navigation

📖 Scenario: You are programming a small drone to move to specific points in a room. The drone uses a goto() command to fly to exact coordinates.Coordinates are given as (x, y, z) values representing the drone's position in meters.

🎯 Goal: Build a simple program that sends the drone to three different points using the goto() command.You will create the points, set a speed limit, send the drone to each point, and finally print a message when done.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a list of three coordinate points with exact values

Create a speed limit variable with a specific value

Use a for loop to send the drone to each point using goto()

Print a completion message after all moves

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Drones often need to fly to specific GPS or room coordinates for tasks like delivery, inspection, or photography.

💼 Career

Understanding how to program drone navigation with commands like goto() is useful for drone operators, robotics engineers, and automation developers.

1

Create the list of points

Create a list called points with these exact coordinate tuples: (0, 0, 1), (2, 3, 1), and (-1, 4, 2).

Drone Programming

# Create the list of points
# Your code here

Hint

Use square brackets [] to create a list and parentheses () for each coordinate tuple.

2

Set the speed limit

Create a variable called speed_limit and set it to 5.

Drone Programming

points = [(0, 0, 1), (2, 3, 1), (-1, 4, 2)]
# Set the speed limit variable
# Your code here

Hint

Just assign the number 5 to the variable speed_limit.

3

Send the drone to each point

Use a for loop with variable point to go through points. Inside the loop, call goto(point, speed_limit) to move the drone.

Drone Programming

points = [(0, 0, 1), (2, 3, 1), (-1, 4, 2)]
speed_limit = 5
# Use a for loop to send the drone to each point
# Your code here

Hint

Use a for loop to repeat the goto() command for each point.

4

Print completion message

Write a print() statement to display the exact message: "Drone has reached all points."

Drone Programming

points = [(0, 0, 1), (2, 3, 1), (-1, 4, 2)]
speed_limit = 5
for point in points:
    goto(point, speed_limit)
# Print the completion message
# Your code here

Hint

Use print() with the exact message inside quotes.

Practice

1. What does the goto(x, y, z, speed) command do in drone programming?

easy

A. Moves the drone to the specified coordinates at the given speed.

B. Starts the drone's camera recording.

C. Lands the drone immediately.

D. Turns the drone around 360 degrees.

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the purpose of goto()

   The goto() command is designed to move the drone to a specific location using coordinates.

2. Step 2: Analyze the parameters

   The parameters x, y, z represent the position in space, and speed controls how fast the drone moves there.

3. Final Answer:

   Moves the drone to the specified coordinates at the given speed. -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   goto() moves drone = A [OK]

Hint: Remember: goto() moves drone to coordinates fast or slow [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing goto() with camera or landing commands
• Ignoring the speed parameter
• Thinking goto() rotates the drone

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to move a drone to position (10, 20, 5) at speed 3 using goto()?

easy

A. goto(10, 20, 3, 5)

B. goto(10, 20, 5, 3)

C. goto(3, 10, 20, 5)

D. goto(5, 3, 10, 20)

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify parameter order

   The goto() command takes parameters in order: x, y, z, speed.

2. Step 2: Match values to parameters

   Given position (10, 20, 5) and speed 3, the correct call is goto(10, 20, 5, 3).

3. Final Answer:

   goto(10, 20, 5, 3) -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Order is x,y,z,speed = C [OK]

Hint: Remember parameter order: x, y, z, then speed [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Mixing up speed with coordinate values
• Changing parameter order
• Using wrong numbers for coordinates

3. What will be the drone's final position after running this code?

goto(5, 5, 10, 2)
goto(10, 10, 5, 4)

medium

A. (0, 0, 0)

B. (5, 5, 10)

C. (15, 15, 15)

D. (10, 10, 5)

Solution

1. Step 1: Execute first goto()

   The drone moves to coordinates (5, 5, 10) at speed 2.

2. Step 2: Execute second goto()

   The drone then moves to (10, 10, 5) at speed 4, which is the final position.

3. Final Answer:

   (10, 10, 5) -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Last goto() position = A [OK]

Hint: Last goto() sets final position, earlier ones are overwritten [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Adding coordinates instead of replacing
• Ignoring the second goto()
• Confusing speed with position

4. Identify the error in this code snippet:

goto(10, 20, speed=5, 3)

medium

A. Speed parameter is given before z coordinate.

B. No error; code is correct.

C. Using named argument for speed but position parameters are positional.

D. Missing one coordinate parameter.

Solution

1. Step 1: Check parameter usage

   The code mixes positional and named arguments incorrectly by placing speed=5 before the last positional argument.

2. Step 2: Understand Python argument rules

   Positional arguments must come before named arguments; here, 3 is positional after a named argument, causing a syntax error.

3. Final Answer:

   Using named argument for speed but position parameters are positional. -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Named args after positional = D [OK]

Hint: Named arguments must come after all positional ones [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Placing named arguments before positional
• Assuming order doesn't matter
• Missing commas between parameters

5. You want the drone to inspect three points in order: (0,0,5), (10,0,5), and (10,10,5), each at speed 2. Which code correctly uses goto() to do this?

hard

A. goto(0, 0, 5, 2)
goto(10, 0, 5, 2)
goto(10, 10, 5, 2)

B. goto([0,0,5], 2)
goto([10,0,5], 2)
goto([10,10,5], 2)

C. goto(0, 0, 5)
goto(10, 0, 5)
goto(10, 10, 5)

D. goto(0, 0, 5, 2, 3)
goto(10, 0, 5, 2, 3)
goto(10, 10, 5, 2, 3)

Solution

1. Step 1: Check parameter correctness

   Each goto() call must have four parameters: x, y, z, and speed.

2. Step 2: Validate each option

   goto(0, 0, 5, 2) goto(10, 0, 5, 2) goto(10, 10, 5, 2) correctly uses four parameters per call. goto([0,0,5], 2) goto([10,0,5], 2) goto([10,10,5], 2) uses lists instead of separate coordinates. goto(0, 0, 5) goto(10, 0, 5) goto(10, 10, 5) misses speed. goto(0, 0, 5, 2, 3) goto(10, 0, 5, 2, 3) goto(10, 10, 5, 2, 3) has an extra parameter.

3. Final Answer:

   goto(0, 0, 5, 2) goto(10, 0, 5, 2) goto(10, 10, 5, 2) -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Correct parameters and order = B [OK]

Hint: Use four parameters: x, y, z, speed for each goto() [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Passing coordinates as a list instead of separate values
• Omitting speed parameter
• Adding extra parameters