Team Structure and Build Schedule

[tomy]

This year one of our teams mentors is backing to spend more time with his family. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to write up a schedule for the build season. Looking for feedback on what I have so far.

Week 1
	Awards Committee / Marketing:
		Update Chairman's Award
		Look into other awards
		Take pictures
		Update Website and Calendar
		Weekly update on facebook of progress
		Videos of progress


	Mechanical:
		Analyze the game 
		Take notes on what is the best way to score
		Where is the best place to score from
		Look up different designs 
		Prototype different ideas out of cardboard, wood, legos etc.
		Working prototypes by the end of the week
		Start putting prototypes in CAD


	Electrical:
		Look up how to wire the robot
		Read the rules on wire sizing
		Test bed by the end of the week
		Look into pneumatics


	Programming:
		Look up how to install C++
		Look up basic programming tutorials
		Install Microsoft visual studio
		Cplusplus tutorials


Week 2
	Awards Committee / Marketing:
		Chairman’s should be near completion
		Other awards should be started
		Take pictures and update social media
		Video of progress


	Mechanical:
		Narrow down to 3 prototype designs
		Should be drawn roughly in CAD
		Prototypes should be working
		Bill of materials
		Bumper Started


	Electrical:
		Test bed should be working
		Start pneumatics test bed


	Programming:
		Cplusplus tutorials 
		Data types
		Functions
		Visual Studio examples
		Start looking into really programming on the test bed


Week 3
	Awards Committee / Marketing:
		Finalizing other awards
		Pictures
		Social Media


	Mechanical:
		One final working prototype 
		Drawn in CAD
		Order parts if needed
		Base should be build by end of the week
		Bumpers started


	Electrical:
		Pneumatics board should be done
		Wiring sensors?
		Gyro
		Accelerometer
		Limit Switches


	Programming:
		Test board should be fully working
		Pneumatics should be fully working 
		Look into sensors


Week 4
	Awards Committee / Marketing:
		Finish awards
		Pictures
		Social Media






	Mechanical:
		Building final design based off CAD drawings
		Debugging robot
		Bumpers done


	Electrical:
		Wiring Robot


	Programing:
		Programming actual robot


Week 5
		Robot Done
		Working on Auto
		Driving and debugging 
Week 6
		Robot Done
		Working on Auto
		Driving and debugging