kickoff 2011
NATE LAVERDURE
NASA KNIGHTS, TEAM 122
(FORMERLY OF CHANTILLY ROBOTICS, TEAM 612)
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kickoff 2011
NATE LAVERDURE
NASA KNIGHTS, TEAM 122
(FORMERLY OF CHANTILLY ROBOTICS, TEAM 612)
step 1:
watch the kickoff video
step 1:
watch the kickoff video
1. Jon Dudas, FIRST president
2. Walt Havenstein, FIRST chairman
3. some other people
4.
5.
step 1:
watch the kickoff video
1. Jon Dudas, FIRST president
2. Walt Havenstein, FIRST chairman
3. some other people
4. Dean Kamen, FIRST founder
5.
step 1:
watch the kickoff video
1. Jon Dudas, FIRST president
2. Walt Havenstein, FIRST chairman
3. some other people
4. Dean Kamen, FIRST founder
5. Dave Lavery & Woodie Flowers
step 2:
review the rules of the game
step 2:
review the rules of the game
2010 FIRST Manual*:
580 pages
*including all official updates and Q&As
step 2:
review the rules of the game
2010 FIRST Manual*:
580 pages
2010 NFL Official Rules: 295 pages
2010 MLB Official Rules: 240 Pages
*including all official updates and Q&As
step 2:
review the rules of the game
step 2 and a half:
if the game is confusing,
actually play the game
step 3:
find ways to win the game
step 3:
find ways to win the game
offense
two-point shots
three-point shots
step 3:
find ways to win the game
offense
defense
two-point shots
three-point shots
zone
man-to-man
step 3:
find ways to win the game
offense
defense
“creative”
two-point shots
three-point shots
zone
man-to-man
time-outs
substitutions
etc.
step 4:
rank-order ways to win
step 4:
rank-order ways to win
“ Pass to score, run to win. ”
– former Patriots coach Ron Erhardt
step 5:
choose how our robot will win
step 5:
choose how our robot will win
the goal:
a set of measurable, achievable
expectations for match performance
step 6:
design several components
that our robot could use to win
step 6:
design several components
that our robot could use to win
use “white-board magic”
step 6:
design several components
that our robot could use to win
use “white-board magic”
keep an open mind, and
allow crazy ideas to develop
step 7:
choose the best ideas for
components
step 7:
choose the best ideas for
components
rough consensus > voting
step 8:
consolidate the components
into one design
step 8:
consolidate the components
into one design
I have finished, if the solution is ”
“ …when
not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
– Buckminster Fuller
step 9:
prototype and test each part
and the overall design
step 9:
prototype and test each part
and the overall design
you don’t need to prototype everything–
just the things you want to work!
step 9:
prototype and test each part
and the overall design
step 9 and a half:
model all custom parts in CAD before
building them in the real world
1: watch the kickoff video
2: review the rules of the game
3: find ways to win the game
4: rank-order ways to win
5: choose how our robot will win
6: design several components that our robot could use to win
7: choose the best ideas for components
8: consolidate the components into one design
9: prototype and test each part and the overall design