FTC – Crestwood – 2012-09-25
Force Gauge – http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FTC/FTC_Documents/ForceSensorTests.pdf
Scissors Elevator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPNGm5eJGeI
Month: September 2012
Ring it Up! Game Reveal
Crestwood FLL Team
In addition to its experimental FTC team, Crestwood Middle School is also home to two FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams. The original team was founded in 2010. As with the other FLL teams, they attended the FLL competition at Grandville High School in both 2010 and 2011, and won the “Inspiration Award” for their team’s effort in 2011. Since the EKHS team was founded in 2010, it has provided and received assistance from all the middle school teams, including Crestwood, and students from the Crestwood FLL team can go through further robotics programs like the Crestwood FTC and EKHS teams. In 2012, a second FLL team was created because of the high number of students who wanted to participate.
The team meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 5:15 during the season.
More information on the FLL program can be found here, and the team’s school coach can be contacted at wendi.vogel@kentwoodps.org.
Here are some pictures from the latest season:
FTC – Crestwood – 2012-09-11
9/11/2012
| Main Issues | Questions | Max Points |
| Rings to pegs | What type of robot movement is needed? Speed, Force? How many motors are needed? How do you align robot up with pegs? Are there ways that the robot could be less procise? Which spot has best value?  How to change levels of arm? How to pick up ring from dispensor? How to let go of ring? |
15*3+10*3+5*3+8*30=330*2=660 |
| Lift robot | Assume that last years robot is what you are trying to lift. How would you build a robot to lift last years robot? The goal is 24 inches high, start with 1 inches. Need to control center of Mass, most robots will be lopsided because of arm. How to handle center of mass? |
24 inches = 30 + 5×23 = 145 12 inches = 30 + 5×11 = 85 |
| Multiplier | How to determine heavier ring? | 660*.2=132 |
| Place ring on peg during autonomous | How do you align robot up with pegs? | 50 |
| Blocking | Is it worth blocking (Stopping in a position) to minimize scoring? |
Ideas:
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9/13/2012
