Week 1

Goals

  • Determine a system of communication for meetings and notebook info

  • Review game rules and understanding of game elements

  • Determine what we want our robot to do

  • Determine how we want our robot to accomplish what we want to do

Meeting Notes

  • Watched kickoff video for new game

  • Discussed modes of communication such as Discord, Instagram, Google Sites, etc.

    • Settled on using Google Sites

  • Discussed how to score points and wrote on whiteboard a list of scoring opportunities.

  • Discussed playing field and game strategies that we would like to employ.

  • Voted on Autonomous game mode goals. Our goals are:

    • Try to score the 20 points by moving to the proper area with a custom beacon (20 points)

    • Score by moving into a terminal (2 points) as a back-up plan

    • We are not trying to score on any junctions during autonomous mode

  • Voted on Teleop game mode goals. Our goals are:

    • Score as many ground junctions as possible; especially in opposing alliance's area

    • Score at both terminal locations in the corners

    • Score on the lowest junction

    • Use custom Beacon to cap a junction at end-game (preferably a ground junction near the opponent)

    • Complete a circuit at end-game

  • Discussed several ways we want to accomplish our goals. These included:

    • Unanimous approval of Mecaum drive

    • Using a claw arm to pick up and move cones

    • Using a "Plow" to push and/or pick up cones

    • Using a linear slide mechanism to lift cones

    • Using a wedge underneath cones to lift (similar to a fork-lift)

    • Using a combination of a "Plow" and wedge

    • Using a combination of a claw arm and plow

  • Voted and concluded to use the following:

    • smallest Mechanum drive-train we can build

    • use a "Plow" arm to push cones around the playfield

    • Eventually upgrade the plow to:

      • Grip a cone

      • Raise a cone to the low-level height

      • Will use Go-Bilda parts for robot chassis & components


Photos

Action Items

  • Order game elements (Coach)

  • Order additional lengths of GoBilda extrusion for Chassis build (Coach)

  • Set up website for students to log information (Coach)

  • Upload photos from previous week's practice (Students)

  • Fill in Meeting Notes in up-coming weeks (Students)