Download or read book Designing Competitive FTC Robots written by Denny Davis and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you new to engineering design and facing a major design challenge? Perhaps you are a member of an FTC (FIRST(R) Tech Challenge) or similar team that must build a robot to compete with other robots. Clearly, you want your robot to be competitive and respected by your peers. You would like your robot to have novel features so it stands out from others. Ideally, your robot will show elements of excellence in every competition. Achieving excellence requires competent engineering design. Engineering design is the application of creativity and judgment along a journey from a stated challenge (a robot game) to a finished product (competition robot) meeting that challenge. What is this journey? If you are new to design, you might simply take four steps: define the challenge, generate ideas, prototype the solution, and finalize the solution. However, if you are more experienced, you probably will take many different design steps that draw on your team's creativity and judgment as you create a robot of excellence. So, do not despair. You can design a competition robot that fits you and your team's capabilities! This book is written to guide teams in the design of a competition robot. It is organized into two sections: Robot Design (Chapters 1-5) and FTC Robot Development Journey (Chapters 6-8). The first chapter lays a foundation for design suitable for teams relatively new to design. It describes four stages of design and gives robot design examples. It ends with a simple design project that illustrates these four stages of design. Chapters 2 through 5 describe 12 design steps that can be used within the four stages of design. These chapters include many examples drawn from coaching the FTC 7129 Robo Raiders team for many years. Review questions with answers are included in these chapters to aid learning. Templates for design reviews are provided to help you obtain outside reviews of your robot design to make it better. Chapters 6 and 7 guide you in applying the design process to the FTC robotics competition context. Chapter 6 helps you focus your design effort to create a minimum viable robot, with a limited set of capabilities, for the first competition only a few weeks away. Chapter 7 helps you focus on improvements that are feasible for the next competition. Chapter 8 helps you communicate your robot development journey to others. In all, this book helps you design a robot that is viable and excellent at each competition during a season. It also helps you communicate your robot development journey so that your team is recognized properly for your robot development achievements.
Download or read book Your Guide to Excel in FIRST Tech Challenge written by Sanjeev Dwivedi and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coaches Sanjeev and Rajeev have coached teams that made it to all levels of robotics championship including the World Championships for FIRST competitions (FLL, FTC) and VEX from the states of Washington and Texas. This book describes design principles, programming ideas and strategies which have helped their teams excel at all levels of progression, with flying colors. This book is intended for team members, coaches and mentors as a primer and reference. This book summarizes design principles including different kind of drives, elements of robot architecture and design of robot as system. There is detailed explanation of various programing elements including the use of the PID controller, usage of various sensors and design and programming for a consistent and more predictable movement. Beyond the resources provided by different vendors, teams typically need custom pieces to implement their design intent. Various sections in the book describe how to build custom components and the pertinent parts and tools needed. Suggestions for making machined pieces, sheet-metal pieces and sheet metal equivalent of machined pieces is discussed as well. CAD software provides powerful tools for modeling solid part, creating assemblies, creating details for manufacturing the parts, estimating the mass and center of mass, bill of materials and kinematic analysis. A section is dedicated to introducing the basic ideas and most useful features of the CAD software. In addition to the technical information, the book has a section dedicated to apprising teams, participants and coaches of many other issues that will help them be better prepared for the competition. The book also describes many mechanisms as well as design ideas to reduce the overall timing and to enhance repeatable performance. Many programs described in the book are provided on the companion website: www.winningrobotics.com
Download or read book Have Fun Building and Programming Robots for FLL and FTC written by Advait Marathe and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is unique in the fact that it is the only book that shows you exactly how to build competition robots from scratch with design recommendations from winning teams. There are comprehensive instruction manuals included to help you create modular robots (Basebot and attachments). In addition to excellent design tips this book helps you learn how to create your own advanced programs using Myblocks and algorithms. Thirdly, this book is a holistic guide to all three aspects of the FLL Competition (Robot Game, Project, and Core Values). Finally, the last portion of the book provides a brief introduction to the FTC competition. Have Fun Building and Programming Robots for FLL and FTC covers everything from building your first robot to everything you may encounter on competition day.Robot Game:You will learn about how to build and program winning robots through sturdy robot design and advanced programming. In this book I have provided instructions and the concepts needed to build two sophisticated robots that are tournament ready. In addition, you will also learn about how to create your own program blocks, use sensors to their fullest capabilities, and create attachments to accomplish multiple missions. Finally, you will learn winning game strategy and how to create your own strategy based on points, difficulty, and variability.Project:You will learn how to effectively come up with a project solution, present to Judges, and share your solution with others. This book also includes helpful tips and a list of practice questions that Judges might ask for the competition.Core Values:You will learn about team bonding exercises that help strengthen teams, and how judges look for Core Values. This book also provides helpful tips and practice questions that Judges might ask for the Core Value sessions.
Download or read book FIRST Robots Aim High written by Vince Wilczynski and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal robots are about as advanced today as personal computers were on the eve of the first IBM PC in the early 1980s. They are still the domain of hobbyists who cobble them together from scratch or from kits, join local clubs to swap code and stage contests, and whose labor of love is setting the stage for a technological revolution. This book will deconstruct the 30 regional winning robot designs from the FIRST Robotics Competition in 2006. The FIRST Robotics Competition (held annually and co-founded by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers) is a multinational competition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. In 2005 the competition reached close to 25,000 people on close to 1,000 teams in 30 competitions. Teams came from Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Israel, Mexico, the U.K., and almost every U.S. state. The competitions are high-tech spectator sporting events that have gained a loyal following because of the high caliber work featured. Each team is paired with a mentor from such companies as Apple, Motorola, or NASA (NASA has sponsored 200 teams in 8 years). This book looks at 30 different robot designs all based on the same chassis, and provides in-depth information on the inspiration and the technology that went into building each of them. Each robot is featured in 6-8 pages providing readers with a solid understanding of how the robot was conceived and built. There are sketches, interim drawings, and process shots for each robot.
Download or read book EV3 And Android written by Don Zaffina and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) are robotic tournaments that require a lot of effort to build and program a dominating robot. This book will help you to build competition robots from scratch with design recommendations from winning teams and make you develop a passion for robotics. You'll know: Comprehensive instruction manuals included helping you create modular robots How to create your advanced programs using My blocks and algorithms Guide to all three aspects of the FLL Competition A brief introduction to the FTC competition
Download or read book FTC Robotics Tips Tricks Strategies and Secrets written by The Pope The Pope John XXIII High School Robotics Team and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best selling book on FTC Robotics just got better: Extensively updated with new material for the 2017-18 season! This edition includes information on new electrical and control systems and fabrication techniques such as 3D printing, the CNC router and more! FIRST Tech Challenge is the fastest growing FIRST robotics competition for students, but there has never before been a single volume to instruct new and veteran teams alike on how to navigate the competitions' rich complexities. This book contains the accumulated wisdom of several champion teams who have won major state level championships as captain teams. The volume is organized into sections covering every aspect of FTC competition, each section containing bite-sized chunks of information: a single sentence describing a tip, trick, strategy, or secret used by top ranked teams, followed by a paragraph or two of examples, explanations, pictures, or diagrams. Almost four hundred of these recommendations are detailed in this book. By following these recommendations, your team is sure to improve, and maybe even become a champion team as a result!
Download or read book Ftc Robotics written by Pope John Xxiii High School Robotics Team and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best selling book on FTC Robotics just got better: Extensively updated with new material for the 2013-14 season! This edition includes information about new plastics recently allowed by rule changes, new building materials such as extruded slotted aluminum, new fabrication techniques such as 3D printing, and more! FIRST Tech Challenge is the fastest growing FIRST robotics competition for students, but there has never before been a single volume to instruct new and veteran teams alike on how to navigate the competitions' rich complexities. This book contains the accumulated wisdom of several champion teams who have won major state level championships as captain teams. The volume is organized into sections covering every aspect of FTC competition, each section containing bite-sized chunks of information: a single sentence describing a tip, trick, strategy, or secret used by top ranked teams, followed by a paragraph or two of examples, explanations, pictures, or diagrams. Over four hundred of these recommendations are detailed in this book. The new 2011/12 edition contains new sections on Samantha WiFi and working with plastic, as well as dozens of new illustrations, code samples, and other updated information. By following these recommendations, your team is sure to improve, and maybe even become a champion team as a result!
Download or read book Fundamentals of Competitive Design in Robotics written by Stelian Brad and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building A Winning Robot written by Gil Platte and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) are robotic tournaments that require a lot of effort to build and program a dominating robot. This book will help you to build competition robots from scratch with design recommendations from winning teams and make you develop a passion for robotics. You'll know: Comprehensive instruction manuals included helping you create modular robots How to create your advanced programs using My blocks and algorithms Guide to all three aspects of the FLL Competition A brief introduction to the FTC competition
Download or read book Building Robots with LEGO Mindstorms NXT written by Mario Ferrari and published by Syngress. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Tool for MINDSTORMS® ManiacsThe new MINDSTORMS kit has been updated to include a programming brick, USB cable, RJ11-like cables, motors, and sensors. This book updates the robotics information to be compatible with the new set and to show how sound, sight, touch, and distance issues are now dealt with. The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and its predecessor, the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System (RIS), have been called "the most creative play system ever developed." This book unleashes the full power and potential of the tools, sensors, and components that make up LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. It also provides a unique insight on newer studless building techniques as well as interfacing with the traditional studded beams. Some of the world's leading LEGO MINDSTORMS inventors share their knowledge and development secrets. You will discover an incredible range of ideas to inspire your next invention. This is the ultimate insider's look at LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT system and is the perfect book whether you build world-class competitive robots or just like to mess around for the fun of it.Featuring an introduction by astronaut Dan Barry and written by Dave Astolfo, Invited Member of the MINDSTORMS Developer Program and MINDSTORMS Community Partners (MCP) groups, and Mario and Guilio Ferrari, authors of the bestselling Building Robots with LEGO Mindstorms, this book covers:Understanding LEGO GeometryPlaying with GearsControlling MotorsReading SensorsWhat's New with the NXT?Building StrategiesProgramming the NXTPlaying Sounds and MusicBecoming MobileGetting Pumped: PneumaticsFinding and Grabbing ObjectsDoing the MathKnowing Where You AreClassic ProjectsBuilding Robots That WalkRobotic AnimalsSolving a MazeDrawing and WritingRacing Against TimeHand-to-Hand CombatSearching for Precision - Complete coverage of the new Mindstorms NXT kit - Brought to you by the DaVinci's of LEGO - Updated edition of a bestseller
Download or read book Ftc Robotics written by Pope John Xxiii Regional High School Rob and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-03-29 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (This is the first edition. The second edition for the 2011/12 season is now available and is recommended.) FIRST Tech Challenge is the fastest growing robotics competition for High School students, but there has never before been a single volume to instruct new and veteran teams alike on how to navigate the competitions' rich complexities.This book contains the accumulated wisdom of several champion teams who have won major state level championships as captain teams.The volume is organized into sections covering every aspect of FTC competition, each section containing bite-sized chunks of information: a single sentence describing a tip, trick, strategy, or secret used by top ranked teams, followed by a paragraph or two of examples, explanations, pictures, or diagrams. Hundreds of these recommendations are detailed in this book. By following these recommendations, your team is sure to improve, and maybe even become a champion team as a result!
Download or read book Practical Robot Design written by Jagannathan Kanniah and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for beginners, undergraduate students, and robotics enthusiasts, Practical Robot Design: Game Playing Robots is a comprehensive guide to the theory, design, and construction of game-playing robots. Drawing on years of robot building and teaching experience, the authors demonstrate the key steps of building a robot from beginning to end, with independent examples for extra modules. Each chapter covers basic theory and key topics, including actuators, sensors, robot vision, and control, with examples and case studies from robotic games. Furthermore, the book discusses the application of AI techniques and provides algorithms, and application examples with MATLAB® code. The book includes: Comprehensive coverate on drive motors and drive motor control References to vendor websites as necessary Digital control techniques, with a focus on implementation Techniques for designing and implementing slightly advanced controllers for pole-balancing robots Basic artificial intelligence techniques with examples in MATLAB Discussion of the vision systems, sensor systems, and controlling of robots The result of a summer course for students taking up robotic games as their final-year project, the authors hope that this book will empower readers in terms of the necessary background as well as the understanding of how various engineering fields are amalgamated in robotics.
Download or read book FTC Robotics Tips Tricks Strategies and Secrets 2011 12 Edition written by Emma Kelly and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Tech Challenge is the fastest growing FIRST robotics competition for high school students, but there has never before been a single volume to instruct new and beteran teams alike on how to navigate the competition's rich complexities. This book contains the accumulated wisdom of champion teams who won major state level championships or awards.
Download or read book Learn Java for FTC written by Alan Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed for the FTC student (or coach) trying to learn JAVA for the FTC competition.It is written for the student that has no to limited Java experience and will take you through using the gamepad, motors, servos, light sensor, distance sensor, potentiometer, and touch sensors.The PDF is available for FREE at: https://github.com/alan412/LearnJavaForFTC
Download or read book FTC Robotics written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Tech Challenge is the fastest growing FIRST robotics competition for high school students, but there has never before been a single volume to instruct new and beteran teams alike on how to navigate the competition's rich complexities. This book contains the accumulated wisdom of champion teams who won major state level championships or awards.
Download or read book Robot Programming written by Cameron Hughes and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start programming robots NOW! Learn hands-on, through easy examples, visuals, and code This is a unique introduction to programming robots to execute tasks autonomously. Drawing on years of experience in artificial intelligence and robot programming, Cameron and Tracey Hughes introduce the reader to basic concepts of programming robots to execute tasks without the use of remote controls. Robot Programming: A Guide to Controlling Autonomous Robots takes the reader on an adventure through the eyes of Midamba, a lad who has been stranded on a desert island and must find a way to program robots to help him escape. In this guide, you are presented with practical approaches and techniques to program robot sensors, motors, and translate your ideas into tasks a robot can execute autonomously. These techniques can be used on today’s leading robot microcontrollers (ARM9 and ARM7) and robot platforms (including the wildly popular low-cost Arduino platforms, LEGO® Mindstorms EV3, NXT, and Wowee RS Media Robot) for your hardware/Maker/DIY projects. Along the way the reader will learn how to: Program robot sensors and motors Program a robot arm to perform a task Describe the robot’s tasks and environments in a way that a robot can process using robot S.T.O.R.I.E.S. Develop a R.S.V.P. (Robot Scenario Visual Planning) used for designing the robot’s tasks in an environment Program a robot to deal with the “unexpected” using robot S.P.A.C.E.S. Program robots safely using S.A.R.A.A. (Safe Autonomous Robot Application Architecture) Approach Program robots using Arduino C/C++ and Java languages Use robot programming techniques with LEGO® Mindstorms EV3, Arduino, and other ARM7 and ARM9-based robots.
Download or read book How to Succeed in Competitive Robotics An eBook Guide to Creating a Custom Engineering Notebook Google Play Books edition written by Violet Cade Productions and published by Violet Cade Productions. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE: This edition has been formatted for Chromebooks, laptops, and desktops. If you want to read this on a smaller device like a phone or e-reader, please get the Cell Phone edition. Maybe you are a rookie team and don't know what an Engineering Notebook is or how to start to design and build a robot. Maybe you are a new robotics coach or mentor looking for ANYTHING that can help you figure out what you are supposed to be doing. Maybe you are here because your team has always struggled with developing your Engineering Notebook. Or maybe you are here because you realized perhaps a little too late that you may need to put an Engineering Notebook together before your next competition next week. This guide can help with all these scenarios. But first, it helps to step back and widen your perspective. One of the most important, yet neglected aspects of competitive robotics is organizing your team plan for the season and documenting it in your Engineering Notebook (or it is sometimes called something else, like a technical or design journal). The Engineering Notebook is something that is often seen as an afterthought, not important, and can be put off until the last minute. This could not be further from the truth! Using a project management approach and documenting it with an Engineering Notebook is extremely helpful for: • developing your game strategy and your robot • tracking your progress as a team • keeping your whole team informed of your collective progress • providing a detailed reference for judges to see how much your team has accomplished • providing a reference for your team for future competitions and seasons
