Our meeting yesterday ended up generating this list of summer tasks. Some of it won’t get done, but hopefully we will be able to knockoff a great deal of it.

Beginning of Summer (Due by June 22th)

Lego Camp

Publications

• How to build our Cart
• Vision White Paper
• Simple guide to using Sharp IR Range Finders
• How to make the cables
• the formula David wrote to make the output linear
• Build Season Log
• Copy the Build Log into a document so it can be easily published

Promoting Robotics (Starting Teams)

• Guide to different robotics events (Shows all the different competition in Houston)
• FLL Flyer
• VEX Flyer
• Contact Schools

Improve Robot for Round Up

Animation

Middle of Summer (Due By July 28th)
Improve Robot for Round Up

Business Plan (Very Very Important)

Volunteer Project

Publications

• How to build our Pit
• Setting up the Beaglebone to work with the cRIO (and Raspberry Pi?)
• Guides to starting teams in each different competition and contact info for that competition 

Mentor Workshop

Classes

• Intro to CAD
• Intro to Programming
• Intro to Pneumatics
• Intro Graphic Design

End of Summer (Due by start of school)

Publications

• Spectrum Construction process (Lots of holes with rivets, same size drill bit, angle pieces attached to flat pieces for angles, etc.) (Ruth and Michael)

• Public Calendar of Houston Robotic Events, every tournament in one place
• Online
• Printable Handout

Classes

• Intro to VEX Design (Start VEX Designs)
• Other classes/presentations that people want

Begin Work on Mock Kickoff/Welcome to FRC Day

• Day in November where we invite rookie teams to come learn about FIRST
• Show them an old Kickoff Video and talk to them about sample rules and how to brainstorm strategies and robot design.

Freshman Orientation

Other Ideas

• Robot Dyno (Measure Motor Performance/Robot Performance)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamometer
• http://dtec.net.au/Inertia%20Dyno%20Design%20Guide.htm
• http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/workshop-tips-secrets-tools/10060-inertial-mass-dynamometer.html
• PWM Test Circuit
• http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=419373&postcount=34