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1 | 2013 Redbird Robotics Build Schedule (Subject to modifications as season progresses) | 1/3/12 | ||||||
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3 | Saturday January 5th 2012 -Kickoff | |||||||
4 | Kickoff in Appleton | |||||||
5 | Inventory KOP | |||||||
6 | Read Rules | |||||||
7 | Score Analysis and Strategy while other group does brainstorming | |||||||
8 | Build Kit Chassis | |||||||
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11 | Week 1 (Jan 7 - Jan 12) | Summary Of Week | ||||||
12 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | ||
13 | Problem Definition | Brainstorm Design Concepts | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Initial Design process complete | |
14 | Generate Specifications | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Drivetrain complete | ||
15 | Specification Ranking | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Major Mechanical Design Complete | ||
16 | Score Analysis | Analysis of current design | Electrical Design Started | |||||
17 | Brainstorm Design Concepts | Driveable Prototype Complete | Alumni: Field Elements Built | |||||
18 | Build Field elements | Build Field elements | Begin Procuring Materials and COTS parts | Procure all Materials | Electrical Component & Allocation complete, Complete Wiring Diagram, Begin Programming Order Needed Sensors | |||
19 | Kit-bot is up and running with code | Decide On Control Structure | ||||||
20 | Week 2 (Jan 14 - Jan 19) | |||||||
21 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | ||
22 | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Programming | |
23 | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Finalize Mechanical Design | |
24 | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electronics dimensions finalized | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Finalize Electrical Design | |
25 | Begin Driver Tryout | Electrical/control Design/Program | Driver Tryouts | Driver Tryouts | Begin Programming | |||
26 | CAD Deadline 1 - Send to PCMC | Custom Fabricate Parts | Custom Fabricate Parts | |||||
27 | Custom Fabricate Parts | |||||||
28 | Week 3 (Jan 21 - Jan 26) | |||||||
29 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday - No School | Saturday | ||
30 | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | Prototyping | |
31 | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design | Mechanical Design finishing touches | |
32 | Manufacturing/Machining | Manufacturing/Machining | Manufacturing/Machining | Manufacturing/Machining | Manufacturing/Machining | Manufacturing/Machining | Begin Detailed drawings for manufacture | |
33 | Electrical/control Design/Program | Detailed Drawings | Detailed Drawings | Detailed Drawings | Detailed Drawings | Detailed Drawings | Begin Manufacturing of non laser components | |
34 | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Electrical/control Design/Program | Procure Purchased parts | ||
35 | Custom Fabricate Parts | Driver Tryouts | Driver Tryouts | |||||
36 | Custom Fabricate Parts | Recieve fabricated parts | ||||||
37 | Week 4 (Jan 28 - Feb 2) | |||||||
38 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday Feb 1st | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | ||
39 | Manufacturing/Machining | Assembly | Assembly | Assembly | Lasercutting | |||
40 | Manufacturing/Machining | Manufacturing/Machining | Manufacturing/Machining | Manufacturing/Machining | Electronics / Wiring | |||
41 | Controller Completed* | Driver Tryouts | Controller completed | |||||
42 | Electrical/control Design/Program | CAD Deadline 2 - Send to PCMC | Recieve fabricated parts | All electronics finished on competition robot | ||||
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46 | Week 5 (Feb 4 - Feb 9) | Electronics board | ||||||
47 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | ||
48 | Assembly Complete* | Begin test | Test | Test | Practice Day/Test | Test | Assembly complete | |
49 | Wiring | Programming/autonomous | Programming/autonomous | Programming/Autonomous | Programming/Autonomous | Wiring complete | ||
50 | Preliminary Program Completed | Driver Tryouts When Robot is driveable | Every system is fully functional. | testing | ||||
51 | Begin Assembling practice bot | practice driving | ||||||
52 | programming | |||||||
53 | Week 6 (Feb 11 - Feb 16) | 2/16/12 | ||||||
54 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
55 | Programming / test day | DRIVER SELECTION | Programming / Test day | Chairmans Award Due | Practice Day/Test | 50% Practice Day | Sussex Mini Regional | Practice driving |
56 | PRACTICE DAY | Woodie Flowers Award Due | 50% programming | testing | ||||
57 | Website Award Due | awards due | ||||||
58 | Deans List Award Due | |||||||
59 | Programming/Autonomous | |||||||
60 | Stop Build Week (Feb 18 & 19) | |||||||
61 | Monday | Tuesday | ||||||
62 | Practice All Day (No School) | Tag and bag Date - Febuary 21st MIDNIGHT | *Design, prototyping, electrical, controls are NOT ever complete, until after the season is over. This is a deadline for a fully functional deliverable to the team. | Robot Ship | ||||
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