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FIRST® Robotics Competition 2013

Denver Kickoff Event

   
 

When: January 5, 2013

 

Where: Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS)

Don't Forget Your Consent Forms and/or Team Roster

No Food or Drinks Allowed in Museum

 

Agenda

7:00 AM Registration and Packet Pickup (North Entrance)

7:45 AM Teams Seated in Theatre – Kickoff Agenda Presentation

8:10 AM Kickoff Agenda Presentation

8:30 AM 2013 FIRST® Competition Game Presentation

9:30 AM Game Field Components Review

10:00 AM - Noon Team Workshops

11:30 AM Kit Pickup Begins (ends at 1:00 PM) at the DMNS Loading Dock
 


 

 

 

FRC 2013 Denver Kickoff
Post-Broadcast Events - Details

Team Workshops:

Start Time

Room 303

Room 305

Room 311

Ricketson

Lewis

Atrium

10:00

PTC

Drive Systems

Labview

Gates

FRC 101

Workshop Alternative

10:45

PTC

Drive Systems

Gates

FRC 101

11:30

PTC

Drive Systems

Gates

Mentors

 

  • PTC & FIRST – The Technology & Tools for Success – Room 303

Please join us for to learn about the powerful software technology and resources available to your teams. We will introduce to you these programs and the associated items from the FRC Kit of Parts:

    • Creo Mechanical Modeling software (formerly Pro/ENGINEER)
    • Mathcad software
    • Winchill PLM and Project Management software

                     We will show you:

    • How and where to download the software
    • Available training materials
    • How to get help

  • Gates Corporation – Belt Drives and Your Robot – Ricketson Auditorium

Gates & FIRST – Driving you to Success! Please join us to learn about how Gates belt drive systems can be easily incorporated into FRC robots and the Gates resources available to your team.

We will introduce you to belt drive basics and components available to FRC teams.

    • V-belts and Synchonous belt drives basics
    • How belts can replace roller chain
    • Gates KoP Components and Custom Order Program

We will show you:

    • How to design a belt drive
    • Examples of belt drive applications on FRC robots
    • Where to find additional help

  • FIRST Drive Systems – Education Classroom 305 (Click Here for Presentation)
    • Importance
    • Basics
    • Drive Types
    • Resources
    • Traction
    • Mobility
    • Speed
    • Timing

  • FRC 101: Tips for Growing Teams - Lewis Community Room
    • Communication and Teamwork
    • Time Commitment
    • Cost of FRC
    • Build Season Milestones
    • Assessment of Capability
    • Setting Reasonable Season Goals
    • Tools & Materials: Where to Buy Them and How to Use Them
    • Where to Get Help

  • LabVIEW Programming – Education Classroom 311

    • Getting started with LabVIEW
    • How to program using LabVIEW for FRC
    • How to configure and deploy FRC Robot Project code to the Robot Simulator
    • How to add functionality to the FRC Robot code and run in Simulation
    • How to deploy the same code to a real FRC robot

  • Mentors Helping Mentors - Lewis Community Room

Veteran / Rookie Support Roundtable, Team Organization Info

  • Workshop Alternative – Leprino Family Atrium (1st and 2nd floors) Large Public Space for Team Meeting / Discussion
   

       

 
   
 

#1: Ricketson Auditorium

#2: South Atrium (Field)

#3: El Pomar Classroom

 

 

#4: IMAX Theater

#5: Leprino Family Atrium

 

   

#5: Leprino Family Atrium

#6: Education Classrooms 303 and 311

#7: Classroom 305

#8: Lewis Community Room

                         

NEW Loading Dock Location:

 

What to bring to kick-off:

Print out a copy of your team roster from TIMS EVEN IF no one from your team has completed the online Consent and Release form.

Bring signed paper Consent and Release forms for everyone in attendance who hasn’t signed the online Consent and Release form. The Student electronic student consent and release form may be found in STIMS. The Adult Consent and release form may be found in TIMS. The paper copies may be found on the usfirst.org website.

If you know you have a long walk from the kickoff to your car you may want to bring a hand truck (see kit of part weights above)

Make sure your vehicle has enough room to transport the kit home. The Kit WILL FILL most car trunks (start empty) and be too big for some smaller models.


 

 

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