Build Timeline

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1583 Timeline. Build season – 6 weeks
We must stay on schedule
Week 1
– Brainstorming – Days 1-4
– Design Freeze – Day 5
– Established robot design
– Mobility system frozen
– General ideas for all mechanisms
– Mechanism Prototyping – Days 5-8
– Build Drive System – Days 5-14
Week 2
– Mechanism Build – Days 8-21
– Programmers Begin Coding – Day 8
– Robot Controls – Days 8-14
– Drive System Complete – Day 14
. Having the robot moving early is crucial!!
Week 3
– Begin Autonomous Testing – Day 15
Week 4– Mechanism Integration – Days 22-28
Wiring is not a quick job.
Weeks 5&6– Robot Done – Day 29
– Testing & Perfecting – Days 29-40
– Driver Training – Days 29-40
. “Practiced drivers make bad robots win, and unpracticed
drivers make good robots lose”
The Last Few Days
– Decorations
– Parts Inventory
– Photographs
– Packing The Crate