For any student on 610 who aspires to become a key member of our design and manufacturing group, they MUST complete our Design Tutorials in their entirety.
They are a comprehensive set of readings and exercises on FRC design fundamentals.
They can be downloaded here:
http://www.team610.com/wp-content/up...rialsRev10.pdf
Once complete, students often hone their skills by designing an off-season project. Usually this project is a drivetrain of some kind - nothing overly complicated (so no swerve drives). The emphasis is on designing something that is simple, effective, reliable, serviceable and easy to manufacture.
Here's an example of a one such drivetrain.
This has been an excellent "formula" for success that has been followed by pretty much every key designer on our team.
Best wishes and good luck!
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