Coyote Connection Edition 2 2014

coyote connection

edition 2

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Crescent School's Robotics Program is the envy of many schools and has become a signature hallmark of our school. It is also an expensive program to implement and maintain.

In order to ensure the program's ongoing success and sustainability, Crescent is seeking modest financial support from the parents of those in the Robotics Program and from the

Crescent community. You might wish to provide a tax-deductible donation to help support the operational costs of the program. Please contact John Lynch, Director of Advancement, at (416) 466-4290 ext 242 or

jlynch@crescentschool.org to discuss how your family can support Robotics with a taxdeductible gift. Thank you!

2014

Design Review Every Friday, Team 610 holds a weekly Design Review. During a Design Review, each subsystem group selects a representative to speak about and explain the subsystem they have been working on. After discussing what they have been working on for the past few days, the rest of the team then asks questions and makes suggestions about how the subsystem might be improved. The weekly Design Review is an

integral part of a successful build season for our team. It gives every member on the team a chance to understand and contribute to each part of the robot.

In a similar manner to our weekly Design Reviews, Team 610 holds daily Standup Meetings. These meetings are much like our Design Reviews, but are generally much shorter. During our Stand-up Meetings, the goal is more for every member of the team to be kept up to date on our robot’s progress every single day.

Overall, without our weekly Design Reviews and our daily Stand-up Meetings, Team 610 would not see the same success that we always have, as they are the backbone of our motivation and direction during our six and a half week long journey to building a competitive and incredible robot.

Week 2: Reiteration After completing a plethora of prototypes, with many different approaches to each, we need to do it all again. Reiteration is a major part of the design process. Our prototypes are heavily tested, flaws are identified, then they’re sent back to the drawing board for improvement. Things are constantly being reengineered, removed, reinforced, or reimagined. The continual refining of a product is what produces a top-quality end result. We know the first version will never be the best, and that undying perseverance will yield optimal results.

Engineers of the Week The engineers of the week for week 2 are Grade 12 students Jacob Kachura (below) and Jake Fisher (right)!

Congratulations, guys!

Jacob and Jake have taken charge of designing our intake. With 7 years of FRC knowledge between them, they’ve researched past games with similar objectives, and used past successes to inspire their design. Their innovative method promises to give us an edge when acquiring the 2ft. balls. As leaders of the team, they set a good example of taking ownership of a project and thinking outside the box. We have seen great things from a wide variety of students in such a short period of time!

Week 2 Photos

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Upcoming Competitions

Greater Toronto West Regional February 28 – March 2 Crescent School

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Special thanks to our brand new sponsor, EMC, for their support!

Saturday Lunch Sponsors Needed!

We are hoping to get 3-4 families to sponsor each week instead of just 1 family. This will give our boys something other than pizza every week!

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Please contact jasonspevack@crescentschool.org if you are interested in sponsoring a meal.

North Bay Regional March 27 – March 29 North Bay, ON

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