Summer Project Poll

[Dillon Compton]

Team 1394:
-Further developing the Urban Support: FIRST program (including writing whitepapers, assembling data/statistics, creating an urban team network, among other things. Will be similar to Cybersonic's "Rural Support Network" but tailored to urban teams. Actually includes a lot of doing "more with less"- I'll be in touch with you, Not2B!).

-Our head teacher has convinced the school to offer a summer robotics science course for credit, so that'll be happening; will include the basic intro to FIRST (shop work, programming, electrical, etc...), as well as the applications of previously learned in-class science and math to robotics projects (physics, load calculations, what have you...). Probably will build a FIRST style robot out of our in shop materials and '04 control system, and hopefully work with Vex as well.

-Developing a "standard" drivebase and drivetrain [probably 2, actually- one with high manuverability (omni or mecanum wheels, holonomic system), and one that balances traction/power and manuverablity nicely.]; something that is functional, that we know like the back of our hands, and that we can put together in week 1 while having confidence that it will work well, and provide competitive power and/or manuverability. Also further shop training, teaching a few new programmers, etc...

Me:

-Holonomic/Tank(read tank as "high traction, standard drive configuration") combination drive system with single wheelset- not crab or swerve; if things work as I believe they will, expect a thread mid-july with explanations, diagrams, drawings, video, and photo.

-Further development of personal knowledge in the areas of software development and website programming.

-All of the 1394 stuff.

-Finish laying the groundwork and aquiring funders for a new team I recently started.

-More work with camera.