CAMS ROBOTICS TEAMNERD HERD : TEAM 687

BUILD

Chair l Thuan Doan

Build Overview

Competition VEX Robotics

Competition (VRC) FIRST Tech

Challenge (FTC) FIRST Robotics

Challenge (FRC)

What will buildies be doing?

Learning how to design, build, program, and test a competitive robot

CAD Machining Working with motors, pneumatics,

machines, electrical components, programming code

*NOTE* Experience is NOT necessary

FRC Build Sub Teams

Build sub-teams include Strategy Articulation Drive Electrical Programming

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Systems Engineers l Pat Capulong and Chani Martin

What do we do?

coordinate the work of the other leaders, each of whom is an expert on one part of the robot

coordinate the tasks involved in following the waterfall model

create and maintain documentation to ensure effective planning and execution

ensure that the team and the robot function efficiently and securely

STRATEGY

Director l Kevin Hsu

Robots

Robots come in all different shapes, sizes, speeds, weights, looks,

… and even genders Analyze the task you want to

accomplishChoose the design that will be best

for each game

FRC 2010 Game Breakaway

Choose the best:Drive system

GearingTry

OmniReading

SwerveThis

ArticulationElasticPneumatic

SizeShape

HolonomicBig or small

ThuanSpeed

FastSlow

Center of Gravity

VEX 2010 Game: Round Up

Some things to consider: Drive Speed

Light and fast Slow and heavy

Articulation Arm 4-bar linkage Gearing?

Also, game mechanics: What to focus on Where to score Choose what’s best to

do based on situation

Alliances

Robotics is a team sport

Games are usually played with alliances of 2 or 3 robots

Be on the lookout for good teams, (but be nice to everyone)

Ending Message

Btw my name’s Kevin. I’ll be analyzing these games in excruciating detail to help you guys come up with the design best suited for each.

ARTICULATION

Leader l Vincent Kee

What is an articulation system?

Whatever manipulates the game pieces or lifts the entire robot

Everything on the bot besides drive base, electronics

Arms, claws, kickers, intake rollers, vacuum, elevators, baskets, hangers, etc.

What does articulation do?

Sketch, CAD, Prototype, and Machine Designs

Calculate Mechanical Advantage to find optimal gear ratios for motors

Work with Pneumatics and other cool stuff

If you don't know how to do any of this, DON’T WORRY, you will learn a LOT during the season!

DRIVE

Leader l Lauren Froschauer and Michelle Gonzalez

Who are we?

Drive Team is responsible for the drive system of the 2010-2011 FRC Robot

We work closely with all other sub-teams

What’s a drive system?

A drive system is the maneuverable platform on which the articulation is built

Many different types of drive systems are in existence

Types of Drive Systems

Four Wheel Drive Six Wheel Drive Tank Drive Mecanum Drive Omni Drive Crab Drive Ball Drive ;)

What do we do?

Learn about the different types of drive systems

Decide which type of DS (listed/not listed) is best suited for the 2010-2011 FRC Game

Design, CAD, and build the FRC DS Machine the drive system Use calculations to help design

Motor Design Calculator

ELECTRICAL

Leader l Isabel Lally

What does electrical do?

Basic robotic training Learn about and use electrical

components Learn and use electrical skills Design and create an electrical board

for the FRC robot Without us, the robot wouldn’t move

Electrical Components

Examples Power Distribution

Board Digital Sidecar Motor Controllers

Jaguar Victor

Electrical Skills

Examples Cutting and Stripping Wire Crimping Soldering

PROGRAMMINGTHE HEART AND SOUL OF ROBOTS

Leader l Mathew Francis-Landau

What do we do?

Subteam on FRC Debug a wide variety of problems Main platform is LabVIEW

Teach new members how to program, using the VEX platform Depending on a teams requirements, a

team can chose between easyC and robotC

VEX

Autonomous period is worth 10 points, twice as much as last year.

We want every team to have a least a few members that can make the full autonomous program for their robot.

FRC

For the FRC robot our main platform programming platform is LabVIEW

LabVIEW is designed for continuous data processing that is required by control system

Theories of Control

PID (proportional–integral–derivative) – close loop control system used to cancel out error Was used with the kicker on the last FRC

bot to consistently bring it back to the correct position

Low-pass filter – open loop system used to remove little imprecision from the drive, giving better control over the robot

Debugging

Debugging is the process of going from having a problem, to finding the cause, to designing the solution

When designing more complex systems, it is said that 10% is programming and 90% is debugging

Programmers usually do the most

ADMINISTRATIONTAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

Chair l Jon MitsuiLeaders l Jessica Chiv and Josie Ma

Who are we?

Business and Financial Sub team Organizers Editors Presenters

What do we do?

Fundraisers Movie Nights Halloween Night See’s Candy VEX Summer Camps

Documents Business Plan Guides Brochures Awards

What do we do?

Communication Presentations Networking Sponsors

Competition Preparations

Account management

Order Materials

Have Fun :)

MEDIA

Leader l Victoria Kim

Media Overview

The media team’s primary purpose is to promote the Nerd Herd image through design and social networking.

What do we design?

NerdHerd t-shirts CAMS Robotics’ website

Also managing our Facebook and Twitter accounts Buttons for competitions Business cards Display boards Banners and flyers Chairman’s Video Other promotional items

OUTREACH

Director l Eugene Lee

What do we do?

Keep track of service hours completed by team members

Coordinate Outreach events (Middle School Mentoring, Bots by the Bay, Scout Tours…)

One goal for next year: start and mentor FLL Teams and a FTC team

**IMPORTANT MESSAGE**

You MUST complete at least 10 Hours to go to a FRC Competition or World Competition – NO EXCEPTIONS!