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MORT - FIRST Robotics competition.
1. MORT - FIRST Robotics competition. team orginization
2. Team Structure MORT is made up of individual groups or Sub Teams: Business, Chairman's, CNC, Design, Drive Team, Electrical, Mechanical, Programming, Safety, Scouting.
4. On MORT, the Business sub-team works on the business aspects of the team: mainly the Business plan, fundraising and community events with the Chairman's team, recruitment, and working to find new companies to sponsor our team. This sub-team usually works with the business clubs at Mount Olive High School- FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) and DECA- to create a team business plan that highlights the business-related aspects of the team itself. The Business sub-team also works closely with the Chairman's sub-team to determine new ways to spread the messages of MORT and FIRST around the school and community, and is always looking to recruit new members.
6. Chairman's is a non-technical part of MORT, which competes for the Chairman's Award every year. From community service and school demos, to public events,Chairman's works to spread the word of FIRST and STEM. This team is in charge of producing MORT in a Minutes and keeping the core value of Gracious Professionalism within the team. Running year round,Chairman's participates in events such as Relay for Life, driving our robot around the track, and W.I.S.E. with our sponsor Siemens in order to inspire younger girls to pursue STEM fields. The team organizes members to mentor FLL teams, charity dinners and fundraisers. Chairman's continues to grow, in an effort to create a positive, STEM oriented future.
8. The CNC sub-team is MORT's go to group of people for the use of our newer technology; during MORT U they learn how to use ,the CNC lathes, plasma cutter, mill, and 3-D printer. CNC must collaborate with Design and Mechanical; if parts are needed, CNC team members are responsible for fabricating the parts needed on these machines.
10. Design Team is the core group of students who are in charge of the Robot's overall design. These students work the specifications given through FIRST to create the concept for the robot's internal and external design. Using the Solidworks program, they create computerized images of what various parts of the robot should look like. Because they brainstorm, prototype, and create for Mechanical, communication is key. They will constantly create and edit designs, working with feedback from Mechanical in the long process that goes into creating the final robot.
12. Drive Team is the select group of students that have earned the privilege to drive the robot during competition. Each member has a job; one coach who will instruct the drivers and watch the field, two drivers, for end effector and drive train respectively, and a human player who will physically participate in the game for that year. The members of the drive team must be dedicated and have an understanding of the robot. After the robot is built and rolled out, our drive team will undergo two or three weeks or practice before robot ship. Look for them at competition as they lead our team to victory.
14. The electrical sub-team is involved with both the electronic and pneumatics parts of the robot, all of which are used in different robotics and engineering industries. We wire all the components together and make the end effector and drive train operate correctly according to the programming. Pneumatics manipulate air in order to make a mechanical piece move. Our sub-team most closely resembles electrical engineering because we create electrical blueprints and ideal layouts of our hardware and mount them to interact most effectively with mechanical pieces of the robot. The electrical sub-team is a very important part of the entire team because we bridge the gap from programming to mechanical pieces and as such, we work closely with every other sub-team.
16. The mechanical sub team encompasses three separate sub systems that are responsible for machining, building, and wiring our robot each year. Managing their large sub-team, ensuring quality manufactured parts, testing created designs and providing feedback to the Design Team, building a practice field, communication with other sub-teams, selecting their sub-system leaders when concept-lock is reached.
18. The programming sub-team is responsible for writing the code that enables the robot to function properly, score points in autonomous mode and improve the driving experience. We also write the backend code for this website and maintain the plethora of scripts and programs that make things like our QR Code Signin possible.
20. The safety subteam is in charge of keeping everyone safe, both in the metal shop, and in competition. The safety captain enforces the safety protocols, from basic things to wearing safety glasses around machinery, to having the Material Safety Data Sheets at hand in case of an emergency. This team ensures that even within the hectic season, building and competing stays safe and fun.
22. The MORT scouting team performs many functions through out the build and competition season. During they build season, we keep up to date on team wide new, such as other strategies and robot designs, as well as creating an android based scouting app. During the competition season, we track how teams perform on the field using the scouting app we created, as well ask learning about their designs and strategies in order to ensure the best possible alliances are selected.
24. I think that their structure could work in purposes of competing in best BUT some aspects that they have in their team structure we dont need, such as chairmen or CNC
