Our names are Aditya Garg and Labanya Mukhopadhyay
We will be your FTC leads this year
Throughout the years we will remain dedicated to helping you guys excel and hone your skills as thinkers, problem solvers, and engineers
The goal for this workshop today is to teach you a basic drive train and a basic chassis
Brief discussions on subsystems
small amounts of code
chassis
electrical
drive-train
etc.
explain the chassis and describe why we chose this model
3 wheeled drivetrain
1 motor up front
1 motor to steer
we chose this model because it is relatively strong and easy to understand
does not require previous understanding of material
Be in groups of people similar to your age and who you would feel comfortable with working with
Does not have to be the group you will be in all year long
In fact it probably won't be
Deal with it
Four people for collection of materials, tools, and other items such as electronics and motors
they will be in charge of making sure we get these materials back
One person to get the instructions from us
(will be printed out before hand and hopefully us on the screen
Three people to work on electrical system
wiring motors, controllers and, nxt
Four people to directionally build on the robot
(everyone is encouraged to be in the process of building the robot)
there will be no complete model available
this is to make sure the kids can think for themselves
the instructions will be intentionally vague
this is to make sure that even the people who don't want to directly work on the robot can interpret the directions
These parts sizes can be changed should the person in charge of that 1 area fell that it is necessary