2010 TE Session Outline

From GT RoboJackets

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Teacher Orientation Meeting 1.2 Final Competition 2 September 11, 2010 - FTC Kickoff 3 General Topics 3.1 September 16, 2010 - Intro to Robotics and LabVIEW 3.1.1 Lecture: Introduction to Robotics (15 min) 3.1.2 Lecture: LabView Introduction (1 Hour) 3.2 September 23, 2010 - Mechanical Power Transmission 3.2.1 Talk: Power Transmission (30 mins) 3.2.2 LabView and NXT (45 mins) 3.3 Septermber 30. 2010 - Drive Train 3.4 October 7, 2010 - Fluid Power 3.4.1 Fluid Power Competition 3.5 October 14, 2010 - Intermediate Labview 3.6 October 21, 2010 - Sensors 3.6.1 Sensor Activity 3.7 October 25, 2010 - Manipulation 3.8 November 4, 2010 - Autonomous Control 3.9 FTC Scrimmage 3.10 Optional Vision Session 3.11 Demobots

Events

Teacher Orientation Meeting

1. FIRST Basics
   1. FIRST Overview - for new teams / teachers
   2. Typical Competition Structure
   3. Teacher expectations
2. Intro to 2010 TE Sessions
   1. This years objectives - To expose high school students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts through the FIRST competition. Additionally these sessions will provide the necessary resources to allow high school students to compete successfully in FRC and FTC.
   2. Laptops
      1. We now provide Laptops with LabView for everyone!
   3. Parking Status - park for free in W21
   4. Rooms - College of Computing Building 17
   5. Local Resources - food etc.
   6. Teacher expectations
3. Q/A
4. Kit
   1. Workshop Grade FTC Kit
   2. Reasons for selection and plans
   3. What this means
      1. Kits are loaned
      2. Kits are not full FTC Kits
      3. Cannot participate in Final TE Comp with kit
      4. Scholarships available for full FTC kit
5. Kit distribution
   1. Teachers turn in kit loan agreement
   2. Agreement must be signed by both primary teacher and principal.
6. LabVIEW

Final Competition

Rules 1. Use only the items in the box. 2. The goal is to hold the specified load at the greatest height possible. 3. Only those teams that actually manage to build a tower that can hold the load long enough for the height to be measured will be eligible for the prize. 4. The height of the load is defined as the distance between the table and the lowest point of the load. 5. The tower that can achieve the greatest load height wins the prize. 6. A heavy spool of red wire may be used as the load.

September 11, 2010 - FTC Kickoff

General Topics

September 16, 2010 - Intro to Robotics and LabVIEW

Lecture: Introduction to Robotics (15 min)

1. Short history
2. What is a Robot?
3. Why we use robots

Lecture: LabView Introduction (1 Hour)

1. Introduction to LabView

September 23, 2010 - Mechanical Power Transmission

Talk: Power Transmission (30 mins)

1. Gears
   1. Spur
   2. Helical
   3. Bevel
   4. Internal
2. Belts
3. Chains

LabView and NXT (45 mins)

1. NXT Basics
2. Loading code from Labview onto NXT
3. Conditionals

Septermber 30. 2010 - Drive Train

1. Tank Drive
2. Treads
3. Ackerman

October 7, 2010 - Fluid Power

Fluid Power Competition

1. Who can get the bal into the cup?

October 14, 2010 - Intermediate Labview

October 21, 2010 - Sensors

1. Overview of Sensors
2. Light /Lidar
3. Bumpers and Touch sensors
4. Sonar
5. Encoders
6. IMUS
   1. Accelerometers
   2. Gyroscopes

Sensor Activity

1. Testing out sensors and reading values

October 25, 2010 - Manipulation

November 4, 2010 - Autonomous Control

FTC Scrimmage

Nov 6

Optional Vision Session

Demobots

1. GoogleDocs TE Sessions Sign-up