2007 TE Session Outline

This is the outline for both the 2007 basic and advanced Technology Enrichment sessions.

Basic Sessions

Introduction

Date: 09/11/2007

1. Welcome to 2007 TE Sessions and to Tech
   1. Info about RoboJackets
   2. Key people and contacts during the sessions
   3. Info about sponsors
   4. Info about this year vs. last year
   5. Show them where to get power points and materials on our site
      1. On our website in TE sessions (there will be a page for materials and such
2. What is a robot
   1. Types
3. Robots in real life
   1. Applications
      1. Commercial / Industrial
         1. Roomba
         2. Kuka
      2. Government / Military
         1. Samsungs Sentry in the DMZ
         2. UAV's border patrol, communication, traffic reports
         3. Bomb defusing
         4. Rescue
      3. Research
         1. DARPA
         2. NASA
         3. Telescopes
      4. Robotics at tech
         1. Borg Lab
         2. RIM
         3. GTRI
         4. UAV Lab
         5. others
      5. Our robots
         1. Candi
         2. 1 or 2 RoboCup
4. End with our goals and aspirations
   1. Take questions

Intro to Mechanical Engineering

Date: 09/18/2007

Mechanical Power Transmission

Date: 09/25/2007

1. What is power
   1. Physics
      1. Work x time = force x velocity
   2. Idea
      1. Make your motors useful
2. Mechanisms
   1. Gears

Drive Types

Date: 10/02/2007

Manipulation

Date: 10/09/2007

Manufacturing and Safety

Date: 10/16/2007

Pneumatic / Fluid Power

Date: 10/23/2007

Electrical Power

Date: 10/30/2007

Programming

Date: 11/06/2007

Success in FIRST / Cookout

Date: 11/10/2007

Advanced Sessions

Manipulation

(2 weeks)