Topic 1: Programming:

Nov 13   Nov 20

1.   Intro to C Programming

MauriceTeeder

2.   The Innovation FIRST DEFAULT Program

Chris Teslak

3.   Adding to the DEFAULT Program and Sensors

Marv Kraska

Topic 2: Advanced Programming Concepts:

1.    PID Control

Chris Teslak

2.   Sensors and programming

Marv Kraska

3.   State logic programming method

Doug Rhode

Topic 3: Motors, Drive Trains, and Robot Construction

1.  Robot Construction Basics

John Vukovich

2.   Drive Train Concepts and Construction

Paul Copioli
Gary Vrsek
Clay Moranville

Workfiles

3.  Motor characteristics and FIRST Motor Selection

Topic 4: Electrical

1.      Basic FIRST Robotic Electronics
       (2004 FIRST Rules Section 5 Robot Rules)

Ronnie Tront

2.      FIRST Robotics rules and guidelines
       (2004 FIRST Power Distribution diagram)

Ronnie Tront

3.      Sensors used on a FIRST robot
       (2004 FIRST Rules Section 5 Robot Rules, advance to section 5.6.6)

Ronnie Tront

Topic 5a: Autodesk Inventor Mechanical Design Software

Larry Goodwin

Topic 5b: Front Page Web Site Development Software

Joseph Turckes

Topic 6: Grant Writing

Vicki Horth

Topic 7: Pneumatics, Robot Weight Management, and EXCEL

1.  Pneumatics

Scott Simons

2.  Robot Weight Management

Ken Snodgrass
BOM

3.  EXCEL as a evaluation and simulation tool

Bob Koehl
Workfiles