BotBall 2011 Greater DC Tournament Woodson High School April 9, 2011
Presenting to you on Behalf of the ......
Team Consists of‌ 13 Team Members & 3 Mentors 10 male / 3 female 6 th grade – 12th Sponsored by Equal Footing Foundation
Team Organization
Achieving Botball Goals
The Programmers
The Builders
Documentation
James
Amine
Anthony
Alex
Leon
Connor
Isaac
Michael
Daniel
Nick
Amanda
Emma
Shian
Decision Making Process
Build a Bot that can Carry Out its
Mission Score More Points from Previous Year Cause Havoc to the Opponent Have Fun Goals stayed the same over the weeks. Only the strategy changed due to bot failure and running out of time.
Division of Labor We were failing miserably. Where do we start? Help! Mr. Al to the rescue! He arranged for us to have a meeting with an “Agile Management” expert. Write each task on a “stickie” and assign it a due date Need a break? Take pictures, Check the FAQ, Build Paper airplanes, Fill out the survey, review rubric to see if we missed anything.
“Agile Management” Ryan Fullmer
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Conflict Resolution
There is always an opportunity to have conflict when many people are trying to accomplish a project. We tried to work out our own differences . Sometimes we would take a vote. If we still had no resolution our mentor Mr. Al, would step in and remind us to look at the “Agile Management “ board and to work for the good of the project.
Mechanical Design
Overview of Robot’s Mechanical Systems The Havoc
The Drive
Wheel for balance
The Arm
Servo
Explain how mechanical design supports Effector :
It is supported by a frame which is hooked up to another frame which is hooked up to the robot Explain how mechanical design supports sensors
We only used the light sensor and it currently is supported by the claw frame
Sample Code For Havoc void Dropping_AirplaneR( ) { printf("Dropping airplane"); drive_forward(62); Turn_leftpos(-90); drive_forward(5); Open_claw(10); }
Elegant Solution Rubber bands keep the arm compact to fit in the start box. Hopefully will cause Havoc by flinging open (Instant barrier)
Arm Flings Out
Havoc’s Success
Chart
Havoc mission is going to the runway and dropping airplanes.
Problems with design? The design turned out to be too heavy. The wheels were bowing out and causing it to not drive straight. We changed the wheels many times and adjusted the width of the base for balance.
How was code tested on the sub unit? Tested the motor individually to see if the claw would open .
Thank you April 4, 2011 Dear Equal Footing Foundation and NCS, We are delighted and thankful that you have given the Mott Computer Clubhouse a chance in the spotlight and to perform professional creativity. For the sake of learning with a touch of imagination the things that make the Computer Clubhouse what it is today and forward. We are honored to do this. To show our appreciation, we will put in our all to make an outstanding show that will make this world bright. Sincerely,
Thank you to our Mentors and community Friends. We could not have done it with out your inspiration. Ryan Fullmer ( Agile Management ) Sandra Chavez ( Satellite Club House at Kensley Commons) Mr. Al ( The Mott Computer Club House Manager) Carla Ryder ( Mentor for Documentation) J T Taylor ( programming )