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Paolo Espejo

Ms. Marlowe

Expo R/W P 5

1 December 2017

Works Cited

Gurvitz, Liron. “Tips from an Expert: How To Succeed With Your Robotics Team.” CoderZ,

Intelitek, 1 Sept. 2016, www.gocoderz.com/blog/tips-how-to-succeed-robotics-team/

Accessed 29 Nov. 2017. In this article, Liron Gurvitz, a lead mentor of FRC team 3211,

teaches teams many ways to be successful with their robot. After reviewing multiple

examples of successful team robots, Gurvitz develops a mindset teams should have in

order to be successful. He labels the mindsets by relating them to nations (The Chinese

Way, The American Way, The Russian Way etc.). Gurvitz emphasizes on the team’s

capability to learn from the best and become better, to have proper funding, to work hard,

to be organized, and take shortcuts. This information is extremely relevant as the build

season’s time is short, and we need to be able to finish the robot as fast as possible in

order to start training for the competition’s new seasonal game.

Patton, Ken, and Paul Capioli. “Robot Drive System Fundamentals.” First, WPI, 12 Apr. 2007,

www.first.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/First/2007CON_Drive_Systems_Copioli.pdf Accessed

29 Nov. 2017. In this article, Ken Patton and Paul Copioli discuss the fundamentals of

building a drive system for our FRC robot. After participating in FRC teams, where they

designed and constructed robots at Pontiac Northern and Utica Schools, Patton and

Copioli provide newcomer robotics students with typical drive system designs. They

share knowledge about requirements, fundamentals, types of motors, system design, and
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practical conditions. The article contains many tips and tricks for teams to work more

efficiently before the competition; it will help with understanding my veteran team’s

design and give me the ability to input my own ideas accordingly.

Scribblemaniac. “Programming an FRC Robot.” Instructables, Autodesk, 29 May 2014,

www.instructables.com/id/Programming-an-FRC-Robot/ Accessed 29 Nov. 2017. In this

article, scribblemaniac provides a step by step solution to programming a First Robotics

Competition (FRC) robot. After reviewing other instructables articles and some of First’s

online resources, he examines a good way to use the C/C++ program for the robot. The

author analyzes the steps recommended to construct an effective code that manage drives,

motors, controllers and microswitches.This article provides information that I will use to

understand how our robot works and give the ability to troubleshoot problems that we

will come across.

“Team Safety Manual.” First Inspires, First, 2015,

www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/frc/team-

resources/safety/2015/frc-team-safety-manual.pdf Accessed 29 Nov. 2017. In this

manual, FIRST advises teams about safety issues that go on in the work space. As the

people responsible for the FRC, FIRST examines safety protocol using past incidences

and asserts precaution when handling tools and going about the workplace. They

encourage safety by going over responsibilities, requirements, inspections, equipment,

and safety programs. In order for my team to work efficiently without accident, we must

practice these guidelines and give more insight into what safety measures are needed the

future of this field.

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“Wiring the 2017 FRC Control System.” First, WPI, 17 June 2017,

www.wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/currentCS/m/cs_hardware/l/144971-wiring-the-2017-

frc-control-system Accessed 29 Nov. 2017. In this article, WPI details the wiring of a

basic electronics board for bench-top testing. They provide diagrams, a set of wiring

steps, and a material list to assist teams in making the electronics for their robot. They

layout the core system requirements while leaving teams with the creativity to innovate.

This article is an excellent source of information as electronics is one of a robot’s most

important component, and this knowledge will help me to work faster and teach others.