1. CAMS Robotics Team Nerd herd : team 687

2. Build
Chair l Thuan Doan

3. Build Overview Competition VEX Robotics Competition (VRC)
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)
FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC)

4. 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

5. FRC Build Sub Teams Build sub-teams include Strategy Articulation
Drive
Electrical
Programming

6. Systems Engineers l Pat Capulong and Chani Martin
Systems engineering
Systems Engineers l Pat Capulong and Chani Martin

7. 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

8. Strategy
Director l Kevin Hsu

9. Robots
Robots come in all different shapes, sizes, speeds, weights, looks,
… and even genders
Analyze the task you want to accomplish
Choose the design that will be best for each game

10. FRC 2010 Game Breakaway Choose the best: Drive system Gearing Try Omni
Reading
Swerve
This
Articulation
Elastic
Pneumatic
Size
Shape
Holonomic
Big or small
Thuan
Speed
Fast
Slow
Center of Gravity

11. 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

12. 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)

13. 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.

14. Articulation
Leader l Vincent Kee

15. 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.

16. 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!

19. Leader l Lauren Froschauer and Michelle Gonzalez
Drive
Leader l Lauren Froschauer and Michelle Gonzalez

20. Who are we?
Drive Team is responsible for the drive system of the FRC Robot
We work closely with all other sub-teams

21. 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

22. Types of Drive Systems Four Wheel Drive Six Wheel Drive Tank Drive
Mecanum Drive
Omni Drive
Crab Drive
Ball Drive ;)

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

25. Motor Design Calculator

26. Electrical
Leader l Isabel Lally

27. 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

28. Electrical Components
Examples
Power Distribution Board
Digital Sidecar
Motor Controllers
Jaguar
Victor

29. Electrical Skills Examples Cutting and Stripping Wire Crimping
Soldering

30. Programming The heart and soul of robots
Leader l Mathew Francis-Landau

31. 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

32. 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.

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. Administration Taking care of business
Chair l Jon Mitsui
Leaders l Jessica Chiv and Josie Ma

37. Who are we? Business and Financial Sub team Organizers Editors
Presenters

38. What do we do? Fundraisers Documents Movie Nights Halloween Night
See’s Candy
VEX Summer Camps
Documents
Business Plan
Guides
Brochures
Awards

39. What do we do? Communication Competition Preparations
Presentations
Networking
Sponsors
Competition Preparations
Account management
Order Materials

40. Have Fun :)

41. Media
Leader l Victoria Kim

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

43. 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

44. outreach
Director l Eugene Lee

45. 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

46. **IMPORTANT MESSAGE**
You MUST complete at least 10 Hours to go to a FRC Competition or World Competition – NO EXCEPTIONS!