Karthik: Effective FIRST Strategies 2010

[Karthik]

With the Championships in Atlanta rapidly approaching, I'd like to remind teams of the FIRST Robotics Conference which will be taking place. There are going to be some very exciting conferences, especially the panel discussion being led by JVN at 7:15 PM on Wednesday evening. Earlier in the evening at 5:00 PM, I will once again be delivering my seminar on Effective FIRST Strategies. Here is a thread discussing last year's edition of this seminar:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=76778

And the abstract:

This presentation focuses on three major areas, Strategic Design, Match Planning/Execution, and Scouting. Rather than spending time on equations and detailed calculations, the Strategic Design gives a more high-level overview of how to design an FRC robot. This portion of the presentation includes sections on such often neglected strategic design areas such as Game Analysis, Chokehold Strategies, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Task Prioritization, and Tradeoffs using case studies from past games. The Match Planning/Execution section of the presentation discusses effective habits and strategies that will help lead a team to victory. This is a must for those who enjoy the strategic aspects of FIRST. The Scouting section deals with effective techniques to collect information on your partners/opponents, and how to make the most of this data. The presentation is filled with entertaining and insightful historical FIRST anecdotes from the past 12 years. With the information in this presentation, you can turn your team from a mere competitor to a perennial powerhouse!

To make things more current, I'll probably spend a good amount of time discussing the current scoring and ranking system and the various strategies and the ethical issues associated with them. If there are any other topics people would like me to focus on, please let me know.

Also, if you're coming down early on Wednesday make sure you check out Raul's pneumatics presentation right before mine, and JVN's presentation on the engineering design process immediately after mine. It should be a great night for any FIRST or engineering junkie.

For more information on all the conferences, please visit the following link:

http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/....aspx?id=11300