kickoff 2014
Nate Laverdure
FRC Team 122
alternate title:
i survived
kickoff 2014
Nate Laverdure
FRC Team 122
step 0:
watch the (pre-recorded)
kickoff video
step 0:
watch the (pre-recorded)
kickoff video
1. Frank Merrick, FRC director
2. Woodie Flowers, FIRST advisor
3. some other people
4.
5.
step 0:
watch the (pre-recorded)
kickoff video
1. Frank Merrick, FRC director
2. Woodie Flowers, FIRST advisor
3. some other people
4. Dean Kamen, FIRST founder
5.
step 0:
watch the (pre-recorded)
kickoff video
1. Frank Merrick, FRC director
2. Woodie Flowers, FIRST advisor
3. some other people
4. Dean Kamen, FIRST founder
5. GDC & the 2013 game
step 1:
review the rules of the game
step 1:
review the rules of the game
2010 FIRST Manual*:
580 pages
*including all official updates and Q&As
step 1:
review the rules of the game
2010 FIRST Manual*:
580 pages
2010 NFL Official Rules: 304 pages
2010 MLB Official Rules: 240 pages
*including all official updates and Q&As
step 1:
review the rules of the game
step 1 and a half:
if the game is confusing,
actually play the game
step 2:
find ways to win the game
step 2:
find ways to win the game
offense
two-point shots
three-point shots
step 2:
find ways to win the game
offense
defense
two-point shots
three-point shots
zone
man-to-man
step 2:
find ways to win the game
offense
defense
“creative”
two-point shots
three-point shots
zone
man-to-man
time-outs
substitutions
etc.
step 3:
rank-order ways to win
step 3:
rank-order ways to win
“ Pass to score, run to win. ”
– former Patriots coach Ron Erhardt
step 4:
choose how our robot will win
step 4:
choose how our robot will win
the goal:
a cohesive strategy for the design
step 4:
choose how our robot will win
the goal:
a cohesive strategy for the design
based on measurable, achievable
expectations for match performance
step 5:
design components needed to
complete parts of the strategy
step 5:
design components needed to
complete parts of the strategy
use “white-board magic”
step 5:
design components needed to
complete parts of the strategy
use “white-board magic”
keep an open mind, and
allow wild ideas to develop
step 6:
choose the best designs for
components
step 6:
choose the best designs for
components
rough consensus > voting
step 6:
choose the best designs for
components
step 6 and a half:
model all custom parts in CAD before
building them in the real world
step 7:
prototype and test each
component design
step 7:
prototype and test each
component design
you don’t need to prototype everything–
just the things you want to work!
step 8:
use the testing results to
improve each design
step 8:
use the testing results to
improve each design
develop
improve
prototype
test
step 8:
use the testing results to
improve each design
develop
improve
prototype
test
the “design cycle”
step 9:
consolidate the components
into one design
step 9:
consolidate the components
into one design
I have finished, if the solution is ”
“ …when
not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
– Buckminster Fuller
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
watch the kickoff video
review the rules of the game
find ways to win the game
rank-order ways to win
choose how our robot will win
design components needed for the strategy
choose the best designs for components
prototype and test each component design
use the testing results to improve each design
consolidate the components into one design
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
watch the kickoff video
review the rules of the game
kickoff day
find ways to win the game
rank-order ways to win
choose how our robot will win
design components needed for the strategy
choose the best designs for components
prototype and test each component design
use the testing results to improve each design
consolidate the components into one design
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
watch the kickoff video
review the rules of the game
kickoff day
find ways to win the game
rank-order ways to win
choose how our robot will win
design components needed for the strategy
choose the best designs for components
this
week
prototype and test each component
design
use the testing results to improve each design
consolidate the components into one design