Friday — 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Electrical Basics and Solutions (to 8:30 pm)
Location: Theater
Presented by: Rishi A. and Aunish B. (1678)
The Electrical Basics and Solutions Fall Workshop focuses on teaching an in-depth
understanding of the essential knowledge which should be known in order to properly wire an FRC robot. This includes some basic component, wiring system, and wiring types information. Furthermore, in the latter part of this workshop, we will also cover how our team diagnoses and solves electrical issues both in short term and long term time spans, and how to effectively diagnose and solve them yourselves.
1678 Team Structure and Management
Location: Room HJ-4
Presented by: Kina L. and Steven Z. (1678)
In this presentation, the captains of 1678 will give a talk about our team structure, explaining how we handle recruitment, logistics, and day-to-day team operations.
Effective Scouting in FRC
Location: Room HJ-6
Presented by: Nathan M. and Rohaan S. (1678)
We’ll be going over ways to collect data, store data, and display data. We’ll be talking about the benefits of an electronic scouting system and the different ways scouting systems can be implemented. The idea is to give a walkthrough on what an effective scouting system looks-like and what an effective scouting system can mean for teams of all different sizes. Like what to prioritize if you have a few scouts versus a lot of scouts. We’ll probably briefly touch on some of the different softwares and hardwares that can be used, using our own system as an example.
CAD Principles for 1678
Location: Room HJ-7
Presented by: Brendan R. and Sam C. (1678)
Covers how 1678 keeps its CAD process focused, organized, and efficient. Highlights the ideas and common practices the team uses to make the best use of time while using CAD systems to create system and part designs.
Diversity in STEM
Location: Room HJ-8
Presented by: Kayla L. and Olivet Y. (1678)
We’ll discuss how to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the team and the local community. Join us to learn some basic steps you can take to make your team more inclusive!
Establishing and Maintaining Team Branding
Location: Room HJ-9
Presented by: Brook Ostrom (1678)
Learn about how to build your team brand image, how to maintain it over time, and how to approach changes to your visual communications. Be prepared to talk a little about your own team’s brand and what it means to your team.
Building Practice Fields
Location: Room HJ-11
Presented by: Dan Tolson (1678)
Is it possible to have practice fields built by the end of Kickoff Day? Join Dan, a licensed general contractor, who will share his pro tips and tricks to organize the materials, equipment and labor to make it happen.
Saturday — 12:15pm – 1:15pm
NASA Artemis Mission
Location: Theater
Presented by: John Boyd (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
I will be presenting a slide deck on the Artemis program with some discussion on rocket propulsion in general. It outlines the development of the new moon rocket and the propulsion elements it uses to get the job done. I hope to convey how interesting and challenging these systems are as well as emphasizing how these projects cannot get done without teamwork.
Draft Night Tool: The Picklist
Location: Room HJ-4
Presented by: Mehul P., Nathan M. and Richard McCann (1678)
Citrus Circuits has been refining our draft night for years. In this presentation we will explain our Picklist Editor tool
Game Analysis and Scoring Systems
Location: Room HJ-5
Presented by: Austin Haddox (1678)
How to properly break down a game and how it helps you effectively make decisions about strategy and design.
Introduction to Git
Location: Room HJ-6
Presented by: Jason SooHoo (3859)
Introduction to Git and how it can benefit teams without source control: An introduction to how teams can utilize Git to manage source code both off the field and during competitions. Teams can also utilize standard issue tracking tools or GitHubs and GitLabs to better delegate portions of the code. This intro is primarily for beginners and not too technical. I’m mostly going to demonstrate how we use Git at my work and on our team.
Quick Prototyping
Location: Room HJ-7
Presented by: Brendan R. and Jen Bullockus (1678)
Prototyping & Iteration: Covers the evolutions of 1678’s robot designs, from initial designs to early prototyping to modeling and iteration, as well as the core tenets and philosophy that make the team’s design department successful throughout the season.
Design for Autonomous
Location: Room HJ-8
Presented by: Griffin Della Grotte (1678)
Start your match off right: Getting the most value out of autonomous mode. A guide from kickoff to competition of developing high performance auto routines.
Engaging Sponsors
Location: Room HJ-9
Presented by: Noor R. and Caroline K. (1671)
How to recruit, engage, and retain sponsors to ensure long-lasting fiscal relationships.
Robocamps: Starting Your Own Programs
Location: Room HJ-11
Presented by: Annika L. and David Solomon (1678)
This presentation invites teams to learn how to invite their communities into the world of STEM through week long summer camps, and reap multiple benefits as well as a steady source of team income. We will share a summary of the necessary steps needed to start up your own RoboCamps program as well as advice learnt from previous 1678 summer camps, including how to budget for and run the camps, and face challenges that might arise.
Saturday — 5:15pm – 6:15pm
Woodie Flowers Panel
Location: Theater
Panelists: Steve Harvey (1678), Alvin Cheng (1967), Ryan Cahoon (766) and Ramon Cuevas (5817)
Moderator: Payton Wong (846/1678)
The Woodie Flowers Panel will be a panel of 4 distinguished mentors from various teams in FRC. They will be discussing their experiences in FRC as mentors.
Videography
Location: Room HJ-1
Presented by: Austin A. and Hieuson D. (2073)
We will talk about videography, editing, and the application of media for an FRC team. In the past two years, we have made many videos for the team including the team’s first official robot reveal, Impact Award videos, recruitment videos, and more. We are both interested in camerawork and video editing, which are passions of ours in our free time.
Match Strategy
Location: Room HJ-4
Presented by: Kina L. and Richard McCann (1678)
We’ll discuss devising match strategy with a focus on the broader perspective & entire alliance. We’ll also present about our general process of creating match strategies at competitions, utilizing our scouting system, coordinating with other teams, and communicating information from the stands to our pits.
FRC History
Location: Room HJ-5
Presented by: Matt Golman (1678)
I’ll be looking at the common trends and unique elements from FRC games over the past 10 years, focusing on the strategies and robots that eventually proved successful.
FRC Motion Profiling and Control
Location: Room HJ-6
Presented by: Jasmine G. (1678)
This workshop will explore the role of Motion Profiling and Motion Control in robotics. Jasmine and Annika will discuss topics like PID, Motion Magic, Trajectory Tracking, and more! Whether you’re new to the field or a seasoned pro, these insights will help you optimize your robot’s performance at every stage of the competition. Some familiarity with physics is beneficial.
Strategic Design
Location: Room HJ-7
Presented by: Austin Haddox (1678)
Tips for designing effective robots and effectively using team resources.
Effective Driver Training in FRC
Location: Room HJ-8
Presented by: Yi Z. (1678)
This presentation covers how 1678 maximizes the effectiveness of our drive team. It will cover drills, practice, and in-match optimizations, ending with a live match video review.
Financial Sustainability
Location: Room HJ-9
Presented by: Noor R. and Caroline K. (1671)
Assuring financial sustainability by assessing income sources and maintaining a steady influx of funds over multiple seasons.
Youth STEM Education
Location: Room HJ-11
Presented by: Annemarie S. and Nathan M. (1678)
At the Youth League Workshop we will be going over how 1678 runs our youth league. We will cover how to get students and parents interested in a youth program, how to form the league, how to maintain the league, and how to deal with potentially difficult parents and students.
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