WRRF Robotics Workshops

Workshop Topics

• Rookie Workshop
  Everything a rookie team needs to know to successfully participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition.
  Instructor - Jason Morrella


• How to Run a Team
  Managing food, parents, funds, and people dynamics.
  Steve Bronstein, Steve Kyramarios, Peter Yim, Bill Dunbar (moderator)
  http://art.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ResourcesLinks


• ChairmanÕs Award
  What is it? What FIRST is looking for? What does it REALLY mean? Look at past winners, setting expectations, and community service programs.
  Half-day only

• Motors & Drivetrains
  Designing and building motorized robotic components. Includes theory of motor operation (larger-than-life models), transmission and conversion of mechanical power (see-thru gearboxes, Lego models), and design and construction of drive systems (case studies of past robots).
  Ken Leung, Jon Lawton


• Pneumatics
  FIRST pneumatics, fluid power, hands-on demo. Explains how force is multiplied by cylinder diameter, and other key concepts.
  Instructor - Alex Ko


• Materials & Structures
  What to use and why. Discussion of failure modes, cost vs. strength vs. weight tradeoffs, and useful structures.
  Instructor - Bill Faustine


• Robot Physics
  Crash Course of the basic physics concepts pertinent to building and troubleshooting a FIRST robot.
  Instructor - Damon Jansen
  Robot Physics handouts [.ppt 2M]
  Torque Activity [.doc 65K]

• AutoDesk Inventor
  Using Computer Aided Design to document, save time, and save $$.
  Instructor- Bruce Gale


• Animation
  Expert guidance in how to organize and execute on your animation projects. Some cool and simple effects you can integrate into your animations.
  Instructor - Eagle Kessler

• Mentoring How To
  Effectively organize and coach an FLL team. Includes what to expect at FLL tournaments and a hands-on introduction to practice building and programming LEGO Mindstorms robots.
  Instructor Ð Steve Putz, James Isom
  o32002-FLL_table.pdf [.pdf 38k]
  o32003-missions-scoring-map.pdf [.pdf 34k]
  o3building-eg1.pdf [.pdf 176k]
  o3challenge-ltbot-v2.pdf [.pdf 55k]
  o3PHILOSOPHYDISTRIBUTIONS.pdf [.pdf 16k]
  o3Journal-example.PDF [.pdf 5k]
  o3doc_scoring_2002_us.PDF [.pdf 35k]
  o3fll-city.pdf [.pdf 356k]
  o3robolabnotes.doc [.doc k]
  o3TeamRoles2002.pdf [.pdf 445k]
  o403flljudgesguide.pdf [.pdf 60k]
  o42003ref-training.pdf [.pdf 195k]


• Judge / Ref / Volunteer Training
  Receive detailed training on the 2003 FLL Mission Mars Robotics Challenge, judging process and operations of an FLL tournament.  Volunteering qualifies as student community service hours.
  Instructor Ð Eva Carrender

• Electronics
  Basic electronics theory as it applies to FIRST robotics.
  Instructor - Harry Garland


• Programming
  Writing code to program the NEW FIRST control system.
  Rebecca Illowsky, Jay Lundy
  
  

Presenters

• Steve Bronstein - Monta Vista HS, Team 115
  
• Eva Carrender - Northern CA FIRST Lego League
  
• Bill Dunbar - Physics, Gunn HS, Team 192
  
• Bill Faustine - Physics, Aragon HS, Team 840
  
• Bruce Gale - AutoDesk Corporation
  
• Harry Garland - Mentor, Lincoln HS, Team 258
  
• Rebecca Illowsky - Monta Vista HS, Team 115
  
• James Isom - Northern CA FIRST Lego League
  
• Damon Jansen - Physics Newark Memorial HS
  
• Eagle Kessler - Animator, Gunn HS, Team 192
  
• Alex Ko - Engineer, Applied Materials
  
• Steve Kyramarios - Engineer, NASA, Team 254
  
• Jon Lawton - San Jose City College
  
• Ken Leung - NASA, WRRF Fellow
  
• Jay Lundy - Bellarmine College Prep, Team 254
  
• Jason Morrella - FIRST Regional Director
  
• Steve Putz - Northern CA FIRST Lego League
  
• Peter Yim - CIM Engineering, Team 840