frc team 4048 welcome to first at westborough high school
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FRC Team 4048
Welcome to FIRST at Westborough High School
Our Team Competitions
Fall – Savage Soccer at WPI Winter/Spring – FIRST Robotics
Competition (FRC)
Savage Soccer Videos
Team47 interview Team47 match
What is FIRST?
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Founded by Dean Kamen in 1989, first competition in 1992 Based on partnerships, sponsors and mentors. Volunteer
driven “Gracious Professionalism” and “Coopertition”
Not funded by the school budget, no regular class-time. FRC = FIRST Robotics Competition. 6 weeks to design, implement, program, test, and deliver. But
there’s a lot more.
Mentors
Peter Bixby Derek Boucher Ed Burdick Rich Cheng David Dubois Maria Homberg Michael Homberg Louis Lung Michele Lung Arnold Oyola Pauline Sciarappa Sudha Subranmaniam
Mentors, cont.
All mentors must submit CORI application
We will adopt standard safety protocol to protect students and mentors – must have at least 2 adults and 2 students in any setting
Partners Organizations
JCPenney Westborough Education Foundation Westborough High School
We will have to do fundraising each year to sustain the program
Video
Watch this video of the 2011-2012 season
So what is an FRC team?
Treat team like a business. We have a budget We have a product to deliver We have a deadline to meet We have customers to satisfy And we want to keep doing it It’s all hands-on
What is FRC all about?
Building a robot?... Yes and no. We’re teaching skills not taught in school
It’s a team project unlike any you’ve done before Understanding the requirements & designing
accordingly Implementation & Testing Making tradeoffs and handling constraints Planning & Scheduling Collaboration, Teamwork & Communication Using software tools & building tools Analytic thinking
What is FRC all about? – cont.
Maintaining a presence – web site, social media Animation Business planning Project management Media relations Competition strategy Safety Coopertition, Gracious Professionalism It might well be the hardest and most rewarding
thing you’ve done thus far!
What’s in it for you?
Collaborative work Watching, listening, doing – learning hot to learn Analyze, design, debug, repair – learning how to
think Listening to others, give to others, receive from
others – learning teamwork Responsibility Leadership Interpersonal skills Public speaking, presentation skills
What’s in it for you?, cont.
Competing Working under pressure Communication skills Prioritizing / time management / scheduling Working with technology – free CAD/animation
software $15M in FIRST college scholarships! FUN!
How It Works - Students
Students will work in groups to accomplish tasks Mentors are there to help Students do the work and use mentors as resources. This is
your team. You grow with it. You grow into roles. You own it. Ask – there are no stupid questions Listen to your mentors, listen to your teammates Be open minded, be flexible, be humble If you can defend your thoughts, you’ve thought it through “Act locally, think globally” - focus on your part of the project
but understand the big picture Communication and documentation – do it!
Groups / Functions
General Design, Robot Definition & Strategy Mechanical design Software development Overall project management Business planning Web page CAD 3D Animator Media relations Social media Treasurer Photographer Video production / film-maker
Sample Timeline (Simplified)
Kickoff! Analyze and understand the challenge,
create strategy, plan schedule Design, order parts, build prototypes, use
the Kit-of-parts, CAD Test, refine, repair, repeat Bag-n-tag Elapsed time: 6 weeks … and that’s just the beginning.
Student Priorities
We want you to succeed in FRC but not at the expense of your grades
Manage your time; tell us if you think you need help
Remember – the final product is not the robot; it’s YOU.
Requirements & Expectations
We understand you have other commitments. Work within your group to schedule your time. Attendance will be taken.
You must participate in certain team functions such as fund raising and community awareness projects.
Safety training is required before using tools (this will happen in the pre-season)
Everyone must abide by safety rules and requirements at all times. No exceptions.
Do not damage school building, floor and property Daily workroom cleanup is for everyone! Proper behavior is expected at all times. There will be details in the handbook.
Team Fee
$150 per student. $200 max per family All funds go into the robotics team and go
towards the cost of materials, transportation, T-shirts, promotional goods, etc. The funds do NOT go into the general school budget.
We don’t know what our real expenses will be; depends on robot we build, whether we win and have to travel (!), how many events we compete in, etc.
As a reference – last year’s budget topped $13,000 including the cost of buying tools.
Communication is Key
Email – check it daily. Read it. Act on it. (Check ACTION ITEMS)
Parents get the same email the student do. Please read it and make sure your child acts on it if necessary.
Google team calendar All work must be documented immediately. Being able to give
clear, concise, detailed descriptions is a tremendous skill Documentation is for everyone, including yourself! Use team web forum Share! We have a youtube channel “FIRSTteam4048”, a
Facebook page “Team-Redshift”, and a team web site www.Team4048.org
How Parents Can Help
Be a member of Non Engineering Mentor Organization (NEMO)
Provide snacks for meetings Need 2 parents to attend all builds – for
safety and for student management/control Share rides to/from meetings Host a kickoff party on Sat Jan 5, 2012 Will employer support FRC team? Help get tools & supplies
Calendar 2012-2013
Savage Soccer – October ? to Saturday November 10
FRC Preseason from Monday November 12 to Friday December 21- get you ready
FRC Kickoff Saturday January 5, 2013 Last day for Bag & Tag Tuesday 2/19/2012? WPI Regional (week2) Thursday-Saturday
3/7-9/2013 Boston Regional (week4) Thursday-
Saturday 3/21-23/2013
Short-Term To-Do List
Kit-of-Parts drive-train opt-out? Regional registration – 9/27 – week2 (WPI) or week
4 (BU)? Applying for grants Working on Web site Working on Fundraising Attending Leadership / Teamwork seminar – will
pick 2 or 3 days including weekend. Everyone must attend
Coming Soon
Keep an eye out for these: STIMS registration instructions FIRST Waiver WHS Waiver Team 4048 Waiver Student survey Student handbook Invitation for Leadership/Teamwork seminar Savage Soccer
Questions?