Friday, May 25, 2012

Summer Project Plans

Our meeting yesterday ended up generating this list of summer tasks. Some of it won't get done, but hopefully we will be able to knockoff a great deal of it.

Beginning of Summer (Due by June 22th)

Lego Camp

Publications

How to build our Cart
Vision White Paper
Simple guide to using Sharp IR Range Finders

How to make the cables
the formula David wrote to make the output linear

Build Season Log

Copy the Build Log into a document so it can be easily published

Promoting Robotics (Starting Teams)

Guide to different robotics events (Shows all the different competition in Houston)
FLL Flyer
VEX Flyer
Contact Schools

Improve Robot for Round Up

Animation

Middle of Summer (Due By July 28th)
Improve Robot for Round Up

Business Plan (Very Very Important)

Volunteer Project

Publications

How to build our Pit
Setting up the Beaglebone to work with the cRIO (and Raspberry Pi?)
Guides to starting teams in each different competition and contact info for that competition

Mentor Workshop

Classes

Intro to CAD
Intro to Programming
Intro to Pneumatics
Intro Graphic Design

End of Summer (Due by start of school)

Publications

Spectrum Construction process (Lots of holes with rivets, same size drill bit, angle pieces attached to flat pieces for angles, etc.) (Ruth and Michael)

Public Calendar of Houston Robotic Events, every tournament in one place

Online
Printable Handout

Classes

Intro to VEX Design (Start VEX Designs)
Other classes/presentations that people want

Begin Work on Mock Kickoff/Welcome to FRC Day

Day in November where we invite rookie teams to come learn about FIRST
Show them an old Kickoff Video and talk to them about sample rules and how to brainstorm strategies and robot design.

Freshman Orientation