Design Process Resources

Dec 30, 2014

Over the years, I have accumulated a few links related to Robot Design. As the build season is about to start, here are some of them.

Overview of Design Process
Beach City Robotics 294
Cyber Blue 234 Design Process
Robowranglers (Team 148) Engineering Design Process in Competition Robotics
Robowranglers "How It's Made" video
Effective FIRST Strategies (Team 1114)
MIT PDF Book on Design--use the download link
How to Build your Everything Really Really Fast (Instructables)
MOE 365 Design Process

Design Concepts Applied to Specific Season
SabreBytes (Team 772) 2012 Robot Design Book
Exploding Bacon (Team 1902) Owner's Manual
Cyber Blue 234 Design Excellence Submission (2011)

Robot Systems
Drive Trains (BCR 294)
Motor Performance (BCR 294)
Mechanisms and Manipulators (BCR 294)

Robot CAD files
Robowranglers (Team 148) 2008 robot "Tumbleweed"
Robowranglers (Team 148) 2009 robot "Tornado"
Robowranglers (Team 148) 2010 robot "Armadillo"
Robowranglers (Team 148) 2011 robot "Raptor"
FRC 973 Multiple Season CAD files (2009-present)

Business Plan Submissions
Cyber Blue 234 2012
Cyber Blue Business Plan Template