Team 1089 FRC Robot Design 101

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Team 1089 FRC Robot Design 101

• Mercury Team 1089
• What is an idea?
• What does 'design' mean here?
• How do we design the robot?
• When you have completed a design you have....?
• Propose a design project
• Close and Review

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What am I going to cover?

• Why do we need to design?
• Where does design fit in to the build season?
• Where does the design information come from?
• Quick introduction to FRC Robot Design

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What I am not going to cover

• Gripes and complaints
• The old way
• Engineering
• Programming
• Sensors
• BUILD

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Build Season Overview

• Design
• Review the rules
• Come up with a game strategy
• Figure out what the robot will have to do
• Figure out how the robot will do it
• Submit design for Mechanical Engineering review
• Submit design for Software Engineering review
• Mechanical Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Build
• TEST, TEST, TEST

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What is an idea?

• An idea is a form (such as a thought) formed by
  the consciousness (including mind)?
• idea (n.) Something, such as a thought or
  conception, that potentially or actually exists
  in the mind as a product of mental activity.
• A doodle.
• An idea is basic.
• An idea is abstract.
• A dream.

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What does 'design' mean here?

• 'To design' refers to the process of originating
  and developing a plan for a product, structure,
  system, or component.
• To us, 'design' is the plan to create the robot.
  It includes hardware and software and more...
• How to build the dream.

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How do we design the robot?

• We can get some important information about the
  design from the rules. (size, weight, height
  limits, etc.)?
• Analyze the game and determine a strategy for
  each part.
• Break the strategy into a list of functions that
  the robot needs to complete.
• Evaluate the 'pros' and 'cons' of each element in
  the design.
• Evaluate the feasibility of each element in the
  design.

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When you have completed a design you have ....?

• Instructions for the Mechanical Engineers to
  create the physical robot
• Instructions for the Software Engineers to
  control and move the robot
• A point of reference to evaluate other options.
• A benchmark to tell you when you have
  successfully completed the 'build'

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Propose a design project

• I propose that we as a team, including all
  committees and groups, design with the intention
  to build a robot for the FRC 2004 season.
• The scope of this project would likely lead up to
  Mechanical Engineering 101 and the build of a
  prototype robot base.

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Close Review

• What is the difference between and idea and
  design?
• How do we start the design process?
• What do you have when you complete the design?
• The design project
• QUESTIONS?