FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2199 Robo-Lions

1. FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2199 Robo-Lions 2019 Build and Competition Season Preview

2. Robo-Lions “Everyone’s an Engineer – One Team” Philosophy • Team Members may have specialties • Computer Engineer (SW and HW) • Electro-Mechanical Engineer • Business / Marketing Engineer • But everyone is a General Engineer • Team Members will do whatever is needed at the time • Computer engineers will drill metal if needed • EM engineers will create pit decorations if needed • Biz-Mark engineers will turn wrenches if needed • “I’m just an XXX and can’t do that” is not acceptable

3. Robo-Lions Organizational Chart2019 (So Far) Robot Construction – Mr. Fuller Drivetrain/Chassis/Electrical/Pneumatics Lead Mentor - Mrs. Young Field Elements - Parents TBD Systems / Design – Mr. Milnes Team Leaders Team Captain – Josh Marciante Chief Engineer – Nathan Daly Build Captain – Ben Hroblak Safety Captain – Kyle McMahon Computer Engineering – Isaiah Griffin Business / Marketing – Chimwemwe Chinkuyu Manipulators Computer Engineering - Mr. McMahon, Mr. Blowers Sensors Scouting - Mr. Marciante Business / Marketing – Mrs. Young, Mrs. Scarfone, Mr. Marciante

4. Team Attendance • Academics is #1 • If grades suffer stop coming to robotics until they improve • Robotics is your #1 sport / activity during build and competition season! • Other sports / activities are #2! • Work your social life around robotics • Not the other way around!

5. Build Team Attendance • Build Team = Electro-Mechanical + Computer Engineers (+ Biz/Mark Engineers as needed) • While it would be great if every Build team member could make every meeting, we realize that is impossible • We ask that you make as many as you can • Continuity of effort is very important! • On problematic weeks try to satisfy that week’s hourly floor (see later) • Exams • Weddings, Funerals, … • If you are having issues, please talk to us! We will help you out as best we can!

6. Business / Marketing Engineering Team Attendance • Like build team, # and length on PR meetings depends on progress on tasks • Negotiated by Business / Marketing Engineering Team and mentors • Key Tasks and completion dates are firm!!

7. Communication • Read Your Emails!!!!! • #1 way communication method from/by mentors • It is expected that you will monitor daily and respond where appropriate. • Monitor “Discord” for Team Leader Info • It is expected that you: • Check the server daily! • Invite Code: mdWPrDc • Communicate “Status and Direction” • Communicate with team leaders before meeting ends or use Trello to record progress on various tasks

8. Expected Behavior • Team members are expected to behave professionally at all times • Respect teammates, mentors, and yourselves • Team camaraderie is expected but not to the point it becomes a social event • Work groups of 3 or less • No PDA rule (Personal Displays of Affection) • Hand holding, teasing, touching, … • No extended discussions of video games, apps, favorite music, comedians, etcetera • Seek out team leads or mentors if you have completed all your tasks

9. Build Season

10. What We Are Trying to Accomplish in Build Season • Build Two Robots to Play 2019 Game in 46 Days / 6.6 weeks • Prototype / Practice Robot • Low/Medium level of workmanship • Used for practice and to prototype/refine systems and programming • Functionally the same as the competition robot • Same SW code for both robots • Competition Robot • High level of workmanship • Put in a bag on February 19th for • 1st Competition in Haymarket VA on March 1-3 • 2nd Competition in Owings Mills MD on March 15-17 • If qualified, District Competition in Fairfax VA on April 10-13 • If qualified, Championship in Detroit MI on April 24-27 • Hands off competition robot except 6 hours allowed for modifications in the 7 days prior to all competitions

11. How We Do That • A well defined process and schedule that utilizes parallel efforts by sub-teams to accomplish the overall team’s objectives on time • Read Game Manual Cover to Cover • Determine Strategy to Win Game • Determine requirements for Robot to achieve Winning Strategy • Allocate requirements to subsystems • Determine priority order of subsystems • Establish Space Allocations for Subsystems • Subsystems cannot occupy the same space • Perform research on competition • Build in 3 Days • Chief Delphi - https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/portal.php • Scouting parties – Watch streaming video of Regional and District Competition • Design, build, and program subsystems in priority order Systems Engineering Subsystems Engineering

12. Build Schedule Summary • Day 1 – Kickoff – Jan 5th – Saturday • Week 1 – Jan 6 – 11 – Sunday to Saturday • Week 2 – Jan 13 – 19 – Same • Week 3 – Jan 20 – 26 – Same • Week 4 – Jan 27 – Feb 2 – Same • Week 5 – Feb 3 – 9 – Same • Week 6 – Feb 10 – 16 – Same • Week 7 – Feb 17 – 19 – Sunday to Tuesday • Stop Build – Feb 19 – 11:59 PM – Tuesday

13. Nominal Build Meeting Days • Kickoff Weekend • Saturday • Kickoff Event / Video – Eldersburg Library – 9 – 11 AM • Lunch / Game Breakdown CC-CORE – 11:30 AM to 5 PM • Sunday – 2-6 PM • Rest of Season – CC-CORE – 2025 Suffolk Road Suite 1A (10) – Finksburg • Week 1 – floor 6 hours this week • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 7-9 PM • Saturday 2-6 PM • Week 2 – floor 6 hours this week • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 7-9 PM; Sunday 2-6 PM • Saturday – Roar of the Robots – All Day – Elmer Wolfe ES – Westminster, MD

14. Nominal Build Meeting Days • Rest of Season – Finksburg Workshop – 2025 Suffolk Road Suite 10 • Week 3 – floor 8 hours • Martin Luther King Day - Monday 9-5 PM • Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7-9 PM • Saturday 2-6 PM • Week 4 – floor 8 hours • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7-9 PM • Saturday 2-6 PM • Week 5,6 – floor 10 hours these weeks • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 7-9 PM • Saturday 2-6 PM • Week 7 – Whatever’s Needed!! • President’s Day - Monday 9-5 PM • Stop Build Day - Tuesday 7-?? PM

15. Recording Hours • Please record your hours for Week 1-7 on the worksheet before you leave CC-CORE

16. Kickoff Day • Morning • Capitol Technical University – Kit of Parts Pickup • Mr., Mrs., and Nathan Daly • Finksburg Library – Kickoff Video - Everyone else • Presentations • Watch Video • Get password for encrypted Game Manual • Lunch – CC-CORE • Afternoon – CC-CORE – Small teams led by team leaders • Decrypt and Read Game Manual • Systems Engineering Activities

17. Build Schedule

19. Detailed Schedule / Project Tracking in Trello • Trello – Project Management tool • Track specific tasks to completion through lists (e.g. To-do, In Progress, Done) • Add notes, checklists, due dates, and assign members. • We have a “Team” set up with multiple “boards” • Board – one specific type of task (e.g. Programming, Chassis, Manipulator) • All are welcome to “join”, but this is optional. See Discord for link. • Create an account • Make, move, edit tasks on the boards • Add comments • Can be assigned to tasks • Would really help us team leaders out! • Boards are publicly viewable – please check to see how tasks are going. • https://trello.com/robolions • Team leadership will be responsible for making sure this is kept up to date with what’s happening (end-of-meeting meeting) • Will not be updated live, but should be up-to-date by the end of the meetings.

21. Business and Marketing Engineering Schedule

22. Key Dates for Business Marketing • Chairman’s and Woodie Flowers Award Submissions Due February 7th • Dean’s List and Entrepreneurship Submissions Due February 14th • Chairman’s Video Due March 1st

23. After Build / Before Competition Season

24. Prior to Each Competition • Practice with Prototype Robot • Modify SW as needed to add functionality • Make Modifications to Robots • Make modifications (within withholding allowance) to prototype robot that can be put on Competition Robot • Make modifications to Competition Robot over 6 hours in 7 days prior to competition • Full Team • Prepare Materials for PIT • Determine / Learn what role you will play at competition • Pit crew, Scouting team, Robot observer, Drive team, Judge communicator, Mascot • If you don’t negotiate a role with team leaders / mentors, one will be assigned to you!

25. At Competition • The Big Three • Embody your negotiated / assigned role • Do what your leaders / mentors ask you to do • When they ask you! • Be an ambassador for the team • All team members are expected to / will be on their very best behavior at all times • Judges are everywhere! • Bathrooms, in halls, in your hotel • Inside voices, clean language, faces looking out from the pit, no high-jinks

26. Parent’s Roles • Arrange Lunches for Build Season • Arrange Lunches and Dinners for Competition • Build Wooden Field Elements • Necessary to test robot!! • Team will pay for supplies!

27. Have Fun!