WRRF November 12th workshop announcement

[Ken Leung]

***Attention! This is a detailed announcement about the WRRF November 12th workshops. Very important for those who wishes to attend.***

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WRRF NOVEMBER 12 Workshops Announcement

WHERE: Santa Clara University, Engineering Building, Buliding 404 (Directions at the END of this message).

WHEN: November 12, 2005, 9:00 – 3:00 p.m.

WHAT: 1.5 hour workshops (one in AM, one in PM). Most, but not all workshops will be offered both AM and PM based on room limitations. This decision will be based on pre-registrations!

WORKSHOP CHOICES (see details at the end of this message)

Electronics & FIRST Robots
How to Start Programming the EDU/VEX/FRC Robot
Planning for Team Success & Team Problem Solving
Robot Physics*** Refocused for the beginning FIRST robot student
Strength of Materials
3D Studio Max
Understanding the FRC Robot Controller

HOW MUCH: $5 per person for WHOLE DAY, payable to WRRF.

STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE TO ATTEND

***Pre-registration***
Ensure you are able to get the class YOU want to take; pre-registrants get first priority to take the classes for which they sign up ahead of time. I must have the signup by name, team and what workshops a person wants to take.

- Individuals:
Please email CealCraig@Druai.com directly with your name, what team (if applicable) with which you are associated, student or mentor.

- Teams:
Please email CealCraig@Druai.com a list of students attending (& mentors) along with what workshops EACH person will attend. Names are required.

Substitute names can be provided the day of the workshops, but the workshop selections will stay as originally submitted UNLESS room is available to make the change.

Any workshop changes will be done only after all students, pre-registered or walk-ins, are registered.

This pre-registration process enables me to decide what rooms to use for what workshop and for the presenters to prepare properly.

*** AGENDA *** (NOTE THE TIME CHANGES from Oct-22 workshop)
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Registration
(pre-registered attendees are handled first)
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Introductions, WRRF Status
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Workshop #1
Robot Physics
Electronics
Strength of Materials
Planning for Team Success & Team Problem Solving
3DStudio Max Animation
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
(Arrangements will be made during registration if attendee is interested in Quizno’s for $5; this is additional to the workshop day fee. Chips & a Soda are part of registration fee.

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Workshop #2
Robot Physics
Electronics & FIRST Robots
How to Start Programming the EDU/VEX/FRC Robot
Strength of Materials
Planning for Team Success & Team Problem Solving
3DStudio Max Animation
Understanding the FRC Robot Controller

WORKSHOP CHOICES in alphabetical order

***Electronics & FIRST Robots***
- Harry Garland, WRRF BOD member
- Basics of electronics with respect to robots. Interactive presentation and review

***How to Start Programming the EDU/VEX/FRC Robot ***
- David Giandomenico, Team 846 Parent Advisor
Minimal programming experience assumed. Intro to the EDU/VEX/FRC default code; 'C': integer data types, simple control statements & functions; Demonstrate how to drive a motor -- connecting inputs to outputs; Other FIRST related programming resources

***Planning for Team Success & Team Problem Solving ***
- Alan Federman, Mentor, Team, Team #255 Mentor (Foothill HS)
- Ceal Craig, Industry Coach, Team #1120
Passion, Planning & Perseverance: formula for success.
Planning and conflict resolution tools

***Robot Physics*** Refocused for the beginning FIRST robot student
- Eugene Brooks, Mentor, Team #1280; Team 852( prior years); physicist at Lawrence Livermore.
- Does not require knowledge of calculus, but will require use of algebra & trigonometry Units; Pressure; Mechanical Leverage as applied to pneumatics; forces and their components; center of gravity concepts; using stored energy to mitigate a marginal motor; momentum; and converting rotational to linear motion.

***Strength of Materials ***
- Tim Craig, Industry Coach, Team #1120; Mechanical & Software Engineer
Review theory & applications of strength of materials, stress, strain, torsion. Review strengths & weaknesses of different materials. Applications of materials in robotic design

***3D Studio Max
- Eileen Laitinen, Animator from Team #115
Training session and organizational tips for creating a 3DSMax application for your FIRST team

*** Understanding the FRC Robot Controller ***
- Laura Rhodes, Team #100 Mentor
Learn how to use the Microchip MPLAB IDE (Integrated Development Environment) and the C18 compiler to create the code to bring your robot to life. Understand where to modify the user_routines.c, user_routines.h, user_routines_fast.c sections of the default code provided by FIRST. Learn how to use the Microchip and Innovation First development tools to make code changes and download them to the robot controller. See the program come alive as we download code to a Vex robot.

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DIRECTIONS:
Santa Clara University is located near State Highway 101, County 87 (Guadalupe Parkway), and Interstate 880. You can locate directions and more detailed street information at http://www.scu.edu/map/

After turning west off of El Camino Real through the entrance onto Palm Drive, (past stadium on the left/south) take the second LEFT opportunity and drive into the Parking structure (first left opportunity is into a parking lot for the stadium); parking is FREE on Saturday. The Engineering building is directly west of this structure, Building 404 on the map. We won’t have a lot of signs; I’m sure you all can figure this out. (Same building as last year and in October).

** Meet in Room EC 326 (third floor) to register.
** NOTE -- meet on third floor inside building!!

Ceal Craig
WRRF Workshop Program Manager

***3D Studio Max
- Eileen Laitinen, Animator from Team #114
Training session and organizational tips for creating a 3DSMax application for your FIRST team

I believe you mean team 115...

[Bill Gold]

Originally Posted by 114ManualLabor

I believe you mean team 115...

Ken's just passing along the information he's given.

[Ken Leung]

Originally Posted by 114ManualLabor

I believe you mean team 115...

That's correct. The message is now changed to 115. Thanks.

[Ceal Craig]

Folks, we don't have too many registrations for Saturday, Nov-12, workshops. Only a handful of teams have responded.

So, we will likely offer each workshop only ONCE (vs. twice as planned) that day. We have four NEW workshops (different from the Oct-22 workshops), two on software/controller, one on 3Dsmax, and one on project/team planning for success.

Unless I get a bunch of signups on Friday... and we need to offer these twice...

Last, but not least, I truly now have engraved in my head that Eileen Laitinen is from Team 115, sorry for confusion and such.

Looking forward to seeing you all at Santa Clara University for some great workshops!

Ceal Craig
WRRF Workshops Program Manager
CealCraig@Druai.com