Below is our blog for the 2024 season:
Week 1:
Build prototyped and finalized ideas for our robot this season Design also prototyped and began creating a master sketch of the robot Systems and Controls finished wiring a test robot chassis for programming to code, updated the test bench to work on vision location code, and prototyped the robot Programming is working on coding the swerve drive and visual identification code. Web Dev is sorting sponsors into tiers and updating blog posts. Business is conducting meetings with members who haven’t met their sponsorship goals Marketing is designing our pins, getting blog posts, and updating social medias Outreach is working on FIRST Impact Documentation and responding to assigned prompts for Executive Summaries.
Week 2:
Build refined prototypes. Design finished our master sketch. Systems and Controls tested sensors, the capacity of batteries, and the placement of electronics on our robot. Programming finalized the Tele-Operation function of our robot. Web Dev is publishing our blog posts. Business is working with students to meet our sponsorship goals. Marketing is finalizing pin designs and has almost finished the January Newsletter. Outreach continued our team documentation and executive summaries.
Week 3:
Build completed the practice field. Design finished the CAD design. Systems and Controls gathered components for the robot and fixed old motors Programming completed the test bench code. Web Dev is publishing our blog posts. Business is working with students to meet our sponsorship goals. Marketing finished the January Newsletter Outreach completed the Executive Summaries and is working on the Outreach Video.
Weeks 4 & 5:
Build assembled the bumpers and fixed anything needed during testing. Design assisted build with assmbling our robot. Systems and Controls finished assembly and finalized robot wiring. Programming reworked all subsystem code and tested to find mechanical issues. Web Dev is publishing blog posts and the sponsor page. Business finalized the business plan. Marketing revised team shirts and created a banner to display sponsor logos. Outreach submitted all our award applications and outreach videos.