2009 WITH MONARCH HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS

摘要

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an organization which challenges students of all ages and nationalities to participate in the building of robots and to familiarize themselves with the other aspects which attribute to the successful completion of engineering tasks (Finance, Project Management, Web Design, etc.). For high school students, FIRST holds the annual FRC (FIRST Robotics Challenge) competition. Monarch High School has participated in FRC competitions since 2003. Thanks to our sponsors, including the AAS Rocky Mountain Section, we have once again competed in the 2008-2009 school year. In this paper, we address our experiences from our last competition: the building process, robot functions, and what we learned. We will discuss the basic design of our robot including the controls and programming. We will supplement this information with a description of the competition, and how we function as a team.