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Smoky Mountain Regional

2011-03-20T23:39:19Z

Kat:

The Smoky Mountain Regional is a regional in Knoxville Tennessee.

2011 is the first year the the Robolions have attended this regional, and the team decided to attend this regional instead of the [[Palmetto Regional]] because of driving distance.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regionalevents.aspx?id=430 Smoky Mountain Regional Site]

Smoky Mountain Regional

2011-03-20T23:36:33Z

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2011

2011-03-20T23:31:12Z

Kat: /* Regionals */

{{YearBar}}

In this year, the Robolions participated in both [[FIRST Robotics Competition|FRC]] and [[VEX Robotics Competition|VRC]].

[[File:2011_TeamPicture.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Robolions team picture.]]

==Officers==
*President: [[president::Logan Su]]
*Vice-President: [[vice-president::Katherine Li]]
*Secretary: [[secretary::Sehyun Han]]
*Treasurer: [[treasurer::Deepan Mehta]]
*Historian: [[historian::Andrew Shaw]]

==Mentors==
{{mentorList | year=2011}}

==Fall Activities==
==VEX Robotics Competition==

===Georgia Robotics Invitational Tournament and Showcase===
The team went to Warner Robins Air Force Base for the second annual [[GRITS|Georgia Robotics Invitational Tournament and Showcase]] competition. The team won two awards: the winning alliance award and the Outreach Award for the greatest number of new members to the event.

===Peachtree Regional VEX Qualifier===
Peachtree Ridge will hold a VEX Qualifier event this year. The event will be a large-scale competition due to the high number of teams.

==FIRST Robotics Competition==
===Game===
This year's game is LOGO MOTION.

===Robots===
This year the robot was designed and CADed by [[Sunny Gupta]]. It featured a 6-wheel drive and an elevator capable of scoring on all three pegs of the scoring rack. In addition to a main robot, the team also built a minibot.

===Field Team===
*Driver: [[Logan Su]]
*Manipulator Driver: [[Katherine Li]]
*Coach: [[Sunny Gupta]]
*Human Player: [[Justin Parker]]

===Regionals===
In 2011, the team attended [[Peachtree Regional]] and [[Smoky Mountain Regional]]
====Peachtree Regional====
After adding a last-minute deployment system for the minibot, the robot worked well with some programming issues early on. Luckily, the programming issues were ironed out by the end of the first match day. The team encountered problems with autonomous alignment and minibot deployment. However, the robot successfully deployed 5 times during the regional.

The team made it to the Finals with 3149 and 1648. The winning alliance was 2415, 1771, and 2815.

The team's final ranking was 4th out of 48 teams with a record of 11-6-2. The highest scoring match was 72.

===Awards===
TBA

==Off-Season Activities==
TBA

==Sponsors==
{{sponsorList | year=2011}}

==Demographics==
*Number of Members: {{#ask:[[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Female Members: {{#ask:[[member of robotics in year::2011]] [[gender::female]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Male Members: {{#ask:[[member of robotics in year::2011]] [[gender::male]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Mentors: {{#ask:[[mentor in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Freshmen: {{#ask:[[Freshman in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Sophomores: {{#ask:[[Sophmore in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Juniors: {{#ask:[[Junior in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Seniors: {{#ask:[[Senior in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)

==Members==
{{memberList|year=2011}}

==See Also==
*[[Members#2011|Team Members for 2011]]

==External Links==
*[http://www2.usfirst.org/2011comp/events/GA/matchresults.html Official USFIRST 2011 Peachtree Regional Results]

{{#set:Year=2011}}

{{YearBar}}

[[Category:History]]

2011

2011-03-20T22:51:24Z

Kat: /* Field Team */

{{YearBar}}

In this year, the Robolions participated in both [[FIRST Robotics Competition|FRC]] and [[VEX Robotics Competition|VRC]].

[[File:2011_TeamPicture.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Robolions team picture.]]

==Officers==
*President: [[president::Logan Su]]
*Vice-President: [[vice-president::Katherine Li]]
*Secretary: [[secretary::Sehyun Han]]
*Treasurer: [[treasurer::Deepan Mehta]]
*Historian: [[historian::Andrew Shaw]]

==Mentors==
{{mentorList | year=2011}}

==Fall Activities==
==VEX Robotics Competition==

===Georgia Robotics Invitational Tournament and Showcase===
The team went to Warner Robins Air Force Base for the second annual [[GRITS|Georgia Robotics Invitational Tournament and Showcase]] competition. The team won two awards: the winning alliance award and the Outreach Award for the greatest number of new members to the event.

===Peachtree Regional VEX Qualifier===
Peachtree Ridge will hold a VEX Qualifier event this year. The event will be a large-scale competition due to the high number of teams.

==FIRST Robotics Competition==
===Game===
This year's game is LOGO MOTION.

===Robots===
This year the robot was designed and CADed by [[Sunny Gupta]]. It featured a 6-wheel drive and an elevator capable of scoring on all three pegs of the scoring rack. In addition to a main robot, the team also built a minibot.

===Field Team===
*Driver: [[Logan Su]]
*Manipulator Driver: [[Katherine Li]]
*Coach: [[Sunny Gupta]]
*Human Player: [[Justin Parker]]

===Regionals===
TBA


===Awards===
TBA

==Off-Season Activities==
TBA

==Sponsors==
{{sponsorList | year=2011}}

==Demographics==
*Number of Members: {{#ask:[[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Female Members: {{#ask:[[member of robotics in year::2011]] [[gender::female]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Male Members: {{#ask:[[member of robotics in year::2011]] [[gender::male]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Mentors: {{#ask:[[mentor in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Freshmen: {{#ask:[[Freshman in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Sophomores: {{#ask:[[Sophmore in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Juniors: {{#ask:[[Junior in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Seniors: {{#ask:[[Senior in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)

==Members==
{{memberList|year=2011}}

==See Also==
*[[Members#2011|Team Members for 2011]]

==External Links==
*[http://www2.usfirst.org/2011comp/events/GA/matchresults.html Official USFIRST 2011 Peachtree Regional Results]

{{#set:Year=2011}}

{{YearBar}}

[[Category:History]]

2011

2011-03-20T22:49:55Z

Kat: /* Robots */

{{YearBar}}

In this year, the Robolions participated in both [[FIRST Robotics Competition|FRC]] and [[VEX Robotics Competition|VRC]].

[[File:2011_TeamPicture.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Robolions team picture.]]

==Officers==
*President: [[president::Logan Su]]
*Vice-President: [[vice-president::Katherine Li]]
*Secretary: [[secretary::Sehyun Han]]
*Treasurer: [[treasurer::Deepan Mehta]]
*Historian: [[historian::Andrew Shaw]]

==Mentors==
{{mentorList | year=2011}}

==Fall Activities==
==VEX Robotics Competition==

===Georgia Robotics Invitational Tournament and Showcase===
The team went to Warner Robins Air Force Base for the second annual [[GRITS|Georgia Robotics Invitational Tournament and Showcase]] competition. The team won two awards: the winning alliance award and the Outreach Award for the greatest number of new members to the event.

===Peachtree Regional VEX Qualifier===
Peachtree Ridge will hold a VEX Qualifier event this year. The event will be a large-scale competition due to the high number of teams.

==FIRST Robotics Competition==
===Game===
This year's game is LOGO MOTION.

===Robots===
This year the robot was designed and CADed by [[Sunny Gupta]]. It featured a 6-wheel drive and an elevator capable of scoring on all three pegs of the scoring rack. In addition to a main robot, the team also built a minibot.

===Field Team===
TBA


===Regionals===
TBA


===Awards===
TBA

==Off-Season Activities==
TBA

==Sponsors==
{{sponsorList | year=2011}}

==Demographics==
*Number of Members: {{#ask:[[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Female Members: {{#ask:[[member of robotics in year::2011]] [[gender::female]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Male Members: {{#ask:[[member of robotics in year::2011]] [[gender::male]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Mentors: {{#ask:[[mentor in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Freshmen: {{#ask:[[Freshman in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Sophomores: {{#ask:[[Sophmore in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Juniors: {{#ask:[[Junior in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)
*Number of Seniors: {{#ask:[[Senior in year::2011]][[member of robotics in year::2011]] | format=count}} (Recorded ##)

==Members==
{{memberList|year=2011}}

==See Also==
*[[Members#2011|Team Members for 2011]]

==External Links==
*[http://www2.usfirst.org/2011comp/events/GA/matchresults.html Official USFIRST 2011 Peachtree Regional Results]

{{#set:Year=2011}}

{{YearBar}}

[[Category:History]]

Katherine Li

2010-10-22T03:53:49Z

Kat: /* Favorite Robotics Moments */

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==What Got You Involved in the Team?==
Mrs. Rutland was advertising Robotics every day in class and I thought that Robotics would be a lot of fun.

==Who is Your Role Model?==
My brother. Recently I've realized just how amazing he is and the amount of dedication he puts into whatever he does.

I have to say that Logan Su, Sunny Gupta, and Tanner Smith are my ultimate role models. They are always patient whenever somebody has a question, and they always try their best to explain things out to people with limited knowledge. I'm always amazed at how much they know, and I deeply respect the work they put into gaining that knowledge. Whenever faced with a problem, they never ever give up and always find a solution. They are also generally the most awesome guys I know.

==What are Your Future Career Plans?==
I plan on going into cardiology or oncology, but since I became involved in robotics, I feel more attracted to engineering or technology development.

==Interests or Hobbies==
*Violin/Art
*Reading a good book and watching a really good movie
*ROBOTICS!!

==What Other Groups/Clubs Are You Involved In?==
I live and breathe Robotics and schoolwork.

==What Are Your Dreams In Life?==
Become a ninja, own a Pokemon, be on Mythbusters (explosions!), grow wings and fly

==Favorite Robotics Quotes==
Jeez, everything we say in Robo is memorable. Hard to choose em.

==Favorite Robotics Moments==
*Sunny picking up bot by his lonesome, and holding it for at least 5 seconds
*Tanner's poor chair falling apart on the way to the trailer
*In the car with Rutland coming back from World's. Being in the same car as Patrick, Kapp, Sunny, and Rutland makes for definitely a most fun experience

[[Category:Members]]

Katherine Li

2010-10-22T03:51:24Z

Kat: /* What Other Groups/Clubs Are You Involved In? */

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==What Got You Involved in the Team?==
Mrs. Rutland was advertising Robotics every day in class and I thought that Robotics would be a lot of fun.

==Who is Your Role Model?==
My brother. Recently I've realized just how amazing he is and the amount of dedication he puts into whatever he does.

I have to say that Logan Su, Sunny Gupta, and Tanner Smith are my ultimate role models. They are always patient whenever somebody has a question, and they always try their best to explain things out to people with limited knowledge. I'm always amazed at how much they know, and I deeply respect the work they put into gaining that knowledge. Whenever faced with a problem, they never ever give up and always find a solution. They are also generally the most awesome guys I know.

==What are Your Future Career Plans?==
I plan on going into cardiology or oncology, but since I became involved in robotics, I feel more attracted to engineering or technology development.

==Interests or Hobbies==
*Violin/Art
*Reading a good book and watching a really good movie
*ROBOTICS!!

==What Other Groups/Clubs Are You Involved In?==
I live and breathe Robotics and schoolwork.

==What Are Your Dreams In Life?==
Become a ninja, own a Pokemon, be on Mythbusters (explosions!), grow wings and fly

==Favorite Robotics Quotes==
Jeez, everything we say in Robo is memorable. Hard to choose em.

==Favorite Robotics Moments==
Sunny picking up bot by his lonesome, Tanner's poor chair's death :(

[[Category:Members]]

Katherine Li

2010-10-22T03:50:54Z

Kat: /* Interests or Hobbies */

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==What Got You Involved in the Team?==
Mrs. Rutland was advertising Robotics every day in class and I thought that Robotics would be a lot of fun.

==Who is Your Role Model?==
My brother. Recently I've realized just how amazing he is and the amount of dedication he puts into whatever he does.

I have to say that Logan Su, Sunny Gupta, and Tanner Smith are my ultimate role models. They are always patient whenever somebody has a question, and they always try their best to explain things out to people with limited knowledge. I'm always amazed at how much they know, and I deeply respect the work they put into gaining that knowledge. Whenever faced with a problem, they never ever give up and always find a solution. They are also generally the most awesome guys I know.

==What are Your Future Career Plans?==
I plan on going into cardiology or oncology, but since I became involved in robotics, I feel more attracted to engineering or technology development.

==Interests or Hobbies==
*Violin/Art
*Reading a good book and watching a really good movie
*ROBOTICS!!

==What Other Groups/Clubs Are You Involved In?==
Robotics and violinie stuffs

==What Are Your Dreams In Life?==
Become a ninja, own a Pokemon, be on Mythbusters (explosions!), grow wings and fly

==Favorite Robotics Quotes==
Jeez, everything we say in Robo is memorable. Hard to choose em.

==Favorite Robotics Moments==
Sunny picking up bot by his lonesome, Tanner's poor chair's death :(

[[Category:Members]]

Katherine Li

2010-10-22T03:50:01Z

Kat: /* What are Your Future Career Plans? */

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{{PAGENAME}} needs an intro.

==What Got You Involved in the Team?==
Mrs. Rutland was advertising Robotics every day in class and I thought that Robotics would be a lot of fun.

==Who is Your Role Model?==
My brother. Recently I've realized just how amazing he is and the amount of dedication he puts into whatever he does.

I have to say that Logan Su, Sunny Gupta, and Tanner Smith are my ultimate role models. They are always patient whenever somebody has a question, and they always try their best to explain things out to people with limited knowledge. I'm always amazed at how much they know, and I deeply respect the work they put into gaining that knowledge. Whenever faced with a problem, they never ever give up and always find a solution. They are also generally the most awesome guys I know.

==What are Your Future Career Plans?==
I plan on going into cardiology or oncology, but since I became involved in robotics, I feel more attracted to engineering or technology development.

==Interests or Hobbies==
*Violinie
*Nerd activities
*ROBOTICS!!

==What Other Groups/Clubs Are You Involved In?==
Robotics and violinie stuffs

==What Are Your Dreams In Life?==
Become a ninja, own a Pokemon, be on Mythbusters (explosions!), grow wings and fly

==Favorite Robotics Quotes==
Jeez, everything we say in Robo is memorable. Hard to choose em.

==Favorite Robotics Moments==
Sunny picking up bot by his lonesome, Tanner's poor chair's death :(

[[Category:Members]]

Katherine Li

2010-10-22T03:48:03Z

Kat: /* Who is Your Role Model? */

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{{PAGENAME}} needs an intro.

==What Got You Involved in the Team?==
Mrs. Rutland was advertising Robotics every day in class and I thought that Robotics would be a lot of fun.

==Who is Your Role Model?==
My brother. Recently I've realized just how amazing he is and the amount of dedication he puts into whatever he does.

I have to say that Logan Su, Sunny Gupta, and Tanner Smith are my ultimate role models. They are always patient whenever somebody has a question, and they always try their best to explain things out to people with limited knowledge. I'm always amazed at how much they know, and I deeply respect the work they put into gaining that knowledge. Whenever faced with a problem, they never ever give up and always find a solution. They are also generally the most awesome guys I know.

==What are Your Future Career Plans?==
Cuttin' people up!!! (as a doctor or something)

==Interests or Hobbies==
*Violinie
*Nerd activities
*ROBOTICS!!

==What Other Groups/Clubs Are You Involved In?==
Robotics and violinie stuffs

==What Are Your Dreams In Life?==
Become a ninja, own a Pokemon, be on Mythbusters (explosions!), grow wings and fly

==Favorite Robotics Quotes==
Jeez, everything we say in Robo is memorable. Hard to choose em.

==Favorite Robotics Moments==
Sunny picking up bot by his lonesome, Tanner's poor chair's death :(

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Katherine Li

2010-10-22T03:38:11Z

Kat: /* What Got You Involved in the Team? */

Chimichanga

2010-05-16T18:28:56Z

Kat: /* Winch */ Frischer to Fisher

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The Chimichanga was mainly designed by [[Tanner Smith]] and [[Sunny Gupta]]. Officially (as TIMS saw it), the robot was still named "[[Logan Rover]]" from [[2009]], though it was named the "Chimichanga" at the [[2010]] [[Palmetto Regional]].

==Mechanics==
===Drive Train===
Four wheels drove the Chimichanga: Two Plaction and two omni-wheels. The wheels were put on triangular stilts in able for the robot to drive over the bump. Two CIMs geared through a Toughbox provided a 1:1 reduction to the wheels on each side.

===Kicking System===
The kicking system consisted of the 80/20 kicker, the winch, and the sail clutch. Each performed a role in making sure the robot successively executed a kick.

====Kicker====
The actual kicking part of the kicking system was basically a square frame of 80/20 with a attachment so that it looks like the shape of a "L" from the side. In terms of how it was mounted, the kicker was mounted so that the lower part of the "L" shape was the highest point. This point was also where the surgical tubing was attached.

At the bottom of the kicker (the top part of the "L", continuing the metaphor) was a toe to kick the ball. The toe design has changed many times over the build season, though the final design at the [[Palmetto Regional]] was using several 80/20 triangular brackets.{{citation needed}} Along with the toes, at the bottom of the kicker was also the attachment point for the winch rope.

====Winch====
The winch mechanism consisted of a Fisher Price motor that was attached to a AndyMark Super Shifter with an encoder. Early in the build season it was thought that the shifter might be needed to let the kicker actually kick, but the tension proved to be too much for the small pneumatic piston supposed to shift in/out of gear. The output shaft of the shifter consisted of a circular plate to keep wound rope on the spool.

====Sail Clutch====
The sail clutch was positioned in between the kicker and the winch. The purpose of the clutch was to allow rope to slide in both directions in one mode, but only allow it to slide in one direction in another mode. This allowed the kicker to stay in position easily until the desired time to kick came.

The clutch was operated by one small diameter pneumatic piston mounted to the back of the frame.

===Ball Holder===
The ball holder's design was changed throughout the build season and even after the first competition ([[Peachtree Regional]]).

Before the [[Peachtree Regional]], the ball holder consisted of one Makita vacuum cleaner driven by a Fischer Price motor. The vacuum was connected to two AndyMark suction cups positioned in the front of the robot to grasp the ball.{{citation needed}} However, the design proved to be hard to get a good seal on the ball thus losing controllability, and also the kicker would interfere with the positioning of the two suction cups.

After the [[Peachtree Regional]] and during the [[Palmetto Regional]], work was done to convert the suction system into a roller system that was pursued early in the build season, but conclusions came that the design would not work. Work by [[Sunny Gupta]] and [[Logan Su]] on the roller pinching system made the roller system what it was during the Palmetto Regional. The roller system consisted of one roll of unobtainium powered by a Window Motor.{{citation needed}} The soccer ball was pinched by a bottom bar positioned beneath the roller along the bottom of the robot. The bottom bar was a quarter piece of 80/20 coated in a plastic material for hand tools.

==Control==
The robot was controlled using two XBox 360 controllers - one for driving and one for manipulation.
===Driving===
Driving was an arcade-like mode using the two independent joysticks on the XBox 360 controller. The left joystick's Y-axis was used for the robot's forward speed, while the right joystick's X-axis was used for the robot's rotational speed. A press on either of the controller's thumb/index finger potentiometers limited the drive speed to a percentage of the full power.

===Manipulation===
Manipulation control was quite simple and could've been done using some other control device other than the XBox 360 controller. Only two buttons were used along with one of the thumb/index finger potentiometers.

The green "A" button controlled when the kicker would arm or fire and the blue "X" button to set the kicker to the armed position in the case that the kicker failed to arm for any reason.

The potentiometer controlled the power setting of the kicker. When the potentiometer was fully out (i.e. - no finger on it) the kicker was set to full power, while when the potentiometer was fully down (i.e. - finger fully pushed onto the potentiometer) the kicker was set to low power. When the potentiometer was in between these two values, kicker power was extrapolated out and correspondingly set. This allowed for freedom of control instead of being strapped to a fixed number of fixed power settings.

==Programming==
The Chimichanga was programmed using [[LabVIEW]]. The arming and variable kick setting of the kicker was all automated using encoder values and a limit switch. The rest of the robot was pretty basic.

==See Also==
*[[2010]]
*[[Breakaway]]

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[[Category:Robots]]