Strategic Design FROM THE GAME TO CONCEPT DANNY BLAU ANDYMARK, INC 1

Background Started in FLL in 2002 – City Sights Started in FRC in 2004 – FIRST Frenzy Drove for alumni team in ‘07 and ’08 Mentored various teams in Milwaukee and Minneapolis Lead mentor for 3184 in 2013 – Ultimate Assent Rocket Scientist (day job) Lead technical mentor for 1529 starting 2014 – Ariel Assist Design Engineer (day job) for AndyMark, Inc. starting in 2013 Years in FIRST: 13 / Age: 25 = 52% ANDYMARK, INC 2

From A to B The Game The FIRST Manual FIRST technical documents CAD Of the field Design Concept A one sentence description of the concept A ranked priority list for the design ANDYMARK, INC 3

Where to begin Read The FIRST Manual (RTFM) Understand the ranking system A major reason 234 seeded so well Examine every possible way to score Examine every possible way to prevent your opponent from scoring ANDYMARK, INC 4 Map out where points start on the field

Field map ANDYMARK, INC 5 RC: 48pt delta each Land Fill Totes: 18ptsHP Totes: 60pts Noodles: 60pts (40pts) Auto RC: 12pts Stack RC: 24pts Auto Totes: 20pts Co-op Totes: 40pts Land Fill Totes: 18pts

Cycle Games How many cycles per match How many game pieces per cycle Accuracy of each scoring opportunity Therefore: point potential per match FRC 2015 early Cycles per match: 1 Game pieces per cycle: 6t + 1RC + 1n Accuracy of each opportunity: 90% Points per match: 42 FRC 2015 late Cycles per match: 3 Game pieces per cycle: 6t + 1RC + 1n (or less) Accuracy of each opportunity:??% (very high) Points per match: 126 ANDYMARK, INC 6

Aside: Game Breakers Strategies that when executed guarantees victories, no matter what! These will be hard to find Harder to execute FIRST works hard to eliminate them from the game FRC 2002, Controlling all of the goals Team 71, built the Flop Bot FRC 2003, Lifting all the bins ANDYMARK, INC 7

Walk throughs Play the game as people Limit your abilities to ‘robot’ levels and speeds Don’t under or estimate Look to old games Number of cycles Accuracy of each element in a cycle Questions: How hard is it to get game pieces How do game pieces enter the field Totes: face planted straight out of the chute What is your Driver’s Margin of Error (MoE) ANDYMARK, INC 8

Driver Margin of Error How does the size of the goal compare to the size of the game piece? ANDYMARK, INC 9 Team 1519, 2007Team 2169, 2011Team 95, 2006Team lots, 2013

Cost-Benefit Weight all options against their total costs Build times Competition points Financial cost Complexity Weight Motor allotment Total energy required The best tasks have the highest return for the smallest input Denying your opponents 10pts may be just as good as scoring 10pts yourself ANDYMARK, INC 10

Requirements 1.Create a list of all the things the robot has to do 2.Rank the list Based on cost benefit Overall season goals Sequence of events Items do not discus how but simply what Be hyper specific ANDYMARK, INC 11

Example List 1529 in Your team must be able to build it Your build plan, your materials and tooling, your resources 2.The robot must pass inspection Read the manual Check for updates 3.It must move! 4.Game specific things 5.Etc… 1.We must be able to build this: Kit chassis (Am14U2) Sheet metal parts from sponsor REV extrusion for elevator 2.Must pass inspection 3.It must move: Nominal driving distance: >8ft Robot speed: ~8.5ft/sec Wheel size: 4” HiGrip and DuraOmni Kit simplicity, don’t go sideways over the bump 4.Grab 2 RC at the point where we know the most about their position 5.Make a stack of 6 from the Human Load Chute ANDYMARK, INC 12

Aside: Trade-ables & Scope Trade-ables Speed Vs Torque Height of reach Vs Low CG DoF Vs Stability at end effector Drivers robot Vs process robot Our role Vs teammates roles Scope How many systems/components can your team build? Do you have a triage option? Is your design segment-able? ANDYMARK, INC 13

Aside – Systems Engineering Mercedes 2014 F1 Engine Total departure from convention Totally epic performance 18 of 19 pole positions 16 of 19 race wins 701 points (2 nd place team 405) 2 F1 world titles ANDYMARK, INC 14 This cutaway drawing is courtesy of Paolo D'Alessio.

Thank You! Questions? I’m sure you have questions, please ask Unless I’ve ran out of time then this slide just signifies the end… Danny ANDYMARK, INC 15