Attached is a copy of the 2005 Field Layout/top view in Microsoft Visio & AutoCAD. I used it for the Rookie Workshop at the NJIT Remote Kickoff today.
If you need it in another format, please PM me and I'll email it to ya. Each piece is a separate item and can be moved around the field.
This is a document concerning robot steering. It explains the numerous steering modes for Team 79’s robot, Captain Krunch 6. This robot uses a crab-drive design.
We developed these steering modes in 2003 and 2004.
This is a tool I use to get my chain adjuster travels right and to give my "gut" a chance to "see" the chain path before I commit to it in metal (I like to judge the amount of chain wrap around a sprocket visually).
It is not a perfect tool. It does not have any way to en...
This was posted on a technical discussion thread a while ago, but I don't know how many people saw it. We had busted a 120A Bussman circuit breaker and wanted to know both how it broke and how it worked. this is our results
one-page handout about Jan. 25, 2005 as national "Thank your mentor day". Although not listed, this would also be a good time for teams to consider a Woodie Flowers Award entry.
Feel free to adapt for your team.
This paper provides information on a process for evaluating team / robot performance and determining corrective actions to improve that performance. The process outlined uses the Ishikawa, or Fishbone, diagram to identify factors causing undesired results. This process is widely used in industry and...
This paper documents Team Ford FIRST's stand-alone IR beacon and IR sniffer. It was designed to free up the Edubot from field beacon duty, it operates from almost any supply ("wall-wart" or 12 volt battery), generates either TYPE 0 or TYPE 1 signals, or if paired with another identical ...
This paper is a five stage layout of how my team plans on doing these years build and the different sub teams involved this may be helpful to some rookie teams. We used it to help introduce new members to the build process.
This paper covers how to interface FIRST legal motors (the Chiaphua, Fisher Price, and Globe motor) to the commercial off the shelf Dewalt XRP 3-speed transmission. It includes detailed instructions, pictures, drawings, costs and a good source to get a small amount of machine work done. This lightwe...
This is our most current team handbook. After 3 versions we finally have one we are happy with. There are many other documents to ga along with this but I have not included them. The final version has team pictures along the top. They could not be included in this version due to file size. If y...
C Programming Guide (34 pages)
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Uses free IDE/Compiler so students can learn and practice the basics of C programming at home or school. Allows students to understand how to read and make meaningful changes in the Robot default ...
This paper is a breakdown of what happens at FIRST competitions along with tips. Includes a general schedule and explanation of each major part of the three days of competition.
This is a listing and desciption, along with ideas and whatnot of how iF wanted to run a ton of projects. Giving it to the FIRST community at this point to see if iF can be revived, and if not, the FIRST community can benefit from the ideas.