2018 JUMPSTART Training SessionsSt Cloud State University

Atwood Memorial Center

7:30AM - 8:55AM Welcome Fair

Hall and Room Number Wick Science Bldg 116

Wick Science Bldg 125

Wick Science Bldg 114

Wick Science Bldg 124

Wick Science Bldg 122

Wick Science Bldg 107

Wick Science Bldg 130

Headley Hall 214

Headley Hall 230

Headley Hall 215 HH 227

9:00AM - 9:50AM Round 1

History of FIRST Drive Trains FRC Robot Control System Overview Pneumatics What to expect at a

RegionalSocial Media: The Key

to Good Content Statistics in FRC Women in FIRST and STEM fields Self Advocacy

Building & Retaining A Quality Mentor

CorpsFMEA your way to

success

Why we do what we do and how things became

what it is.

An all-encompassing look at drive trains that have

been used at their best in FRC.

Basics of the FRC Robot Control system and

components. Rookies / new students and

mentors bring your control system questions. Which language? Which

programming methodology?

Overlooking your pneumatics could lead to an ineffective robot. This

session is dedication to showcase the potential

for great pneumatic systems and manipultors.

This session will help you get the most out of your

competition experience. Get an overview of a FRC

regional - setting your goals, what happens on and off the

field, alliance selection, awards, and qualifying for Champs and State

Social media can be a daunting task. With over

7,000 registered FRC teams, how do you grow your teams presence in the online world? This

session will focus on how to develop social media

content and build community using various

platforms.

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Recruiting and retaining quality mentors is a key to any team’s success and longevity. We have been

able to retain an incredible set of mentors over the years, as well as

experienced positive growth with respect to

mentorship.

Recruiting and retaining quality mentors is a key to any team’s success and longevity. We have been

able to retain an incredible set of mentors over the years, as well as

experienced positive growth with respect to

mentorship.

Learn how Failure Mode/Effects Analyis from

the team that redifned their season. FRC 4607 and their FMEA Mentor will showcase how to

create a process that will make yoru robot better through the seasons.

Big Al Ryan Swanson (4607) Todd Kruse (7068) Todd Bolzer (7432) Yoji Shimizu (AABA) Maggie Maine (4607) Caleb Sykes 1816 2177 5690Kris Fischbach, Victoria Gibson, Diana Belleuille

(4607)

9:55AM - 10:45AM Round 2

Manipulators Part 1 LabView Electrical Robot Builder What to expect when you are inspected

Effective Communication on Your

TeamStatistics in FRC

(cont'd) 4 Week Build Season Team Handbooks and why you need one

Hubs, Alliances and Coalitions

The Importance of Week Zero Events

Drive trains are always the main concern of a

robotics team. However, too many robotics teams don't look deep enough on what manipulators have been used in the past games. (focus on

Game Piece Manipulators)

Learn what LabView is capable of doing from a

Labview Beta testing team

You need to build a robot. Therefore you need to

know electrical: Energy Budget, Components,

Wiring. Learn how to do this the correct way.

Learn how to use the Robot Builder tool to

create a command based robot code platform. Shown with Java but applicable to C++ and

Java.

The most crucial and nailbiting portion of a

competition this side of alliance selections; Jon Stratis has been a Lead

Robot Inspector for many events. His expertise will

help your team prepare for inspections properly.

Whether you are a rookie team, small team, or

urban team, a successful FRC organization relies

on effective communication. This

session will provide tips on how to communicate

with your team members, mentors, and parents

using various tools.

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Learn how to build a dominant robot in 4 weeks. 4539 will

showcase how they have perfected the process on

fabricating a multi-regional winning robot as well as the importance of

driver training.

Why every team needs a handbook, some

examples will be given out as reference to make your

own.

An important aspect of the FIRST Competition is

working with other teams. A major part of networking should happen before a regional or competitve

event. Getting your team into a Hub/Alliance/

Coalition can be crucial to the success and survival

of your team.

Week Zero Events are crucial to test your robot

prior to your first regional. There are many Week Zero events throughout MN. The Nevis Week Zero is played on the state's only Andymark

Field. However, attending ANY week zero will better

prepare your team.

Mark Durand (3023) Brandon Moe (7432) Todd Kruse (7068) Corey Applegate (3244)Big Al (THE RI), Matt Mittag (MN LRI, 1816) Jon Stratis

(MN LRI, 2177)Maggie Maine (4607) Caleb Sykes Andy Paulson (4539) 2177 Alex Jurek (4067),

Ben Wandmacher (5542) Andrew Dahlby (3102)

10:50AM - 11:40AM Round 3

Manipulators Part 2 Powder Coating your Robot

CSA's are your best friend / Controls Q & A

2019 Java Programming Changes

What to expect when you are inspected

Developing a Successful Safety

Program (Pt 1)What you need to know

about FRCTeam Organization and

Documentation to Improve Sustainability

Core ValuesUsing the Awards

Submission to create a successful season

Marketing and Branding in FRC

Looking deeper into the abyss of past FRC games,

Mark Durand will showcase what

manipulators have been used. (Focus on Field

Element Manipulators)

Whether in your own shop, or at a local shop, learn the benefits and

details of Powder Coating from teams that do it as

well as anyone.

Open session with two of Minnesota's Lead CSAs. eg; Q: "What is a CSA?" A: "A CSA is the Control Systems Advisor. We're the duct tape and WD40 for control systems and robots, available to help

your team on and off season." Q: "How do I do

X or Y?"

Using Java as example for implementing new IDE,

Visual Studio Code. Make the switch from Eclipse to

Visual Studio. How to make the transition with

success.

The most crucial and nailbiting portion of a

competition this side of alliance selections; Matt Mittag has been a Lead

Robot Inspector for many events. His expertise will

help your team prepare for inspections properly.

This session provides an overview on how to

create/maintain a well-organized safety program along with tips and tricks

for new and returning Safety Captains. UL

Safety Award Winner (x2), Hardhat Safety Award

(x4)

This session is geared for teams/mentors/students that are still in their first few years. We will be hosting a roundtable of experienced mentors to answer questions that rookie, first year, and

second year teams face.

In this session, we'll discuss different team structures

(sub-team break down and leadership structure) and

documentation (records of what the team has or has not yet done and how, including

team handbooks and long-range visions) and how

improving in these categories can lead to

increased sustainability.

What are core values? Why are they important for an FRC team? This

session will discuss these questions and provide an overview of one process that can be used to help students and mentors

identify and define their team’s core values.

Learn from two of MN's most decorated teams on

how they use their Chairman's Award team to build towards success.

Mark Durand (3023) Jesse Frost (3275, 3134) Todd Kruse (7068) & Chris Roadfeldt (4607)

Corey Applegate (3244) Matt Mittag (MN LRI, 1816) Jon Stratis (MN LRI, 2177)

Mitchell Sakry (4607)Kris Rue, Roger Bovey

(7028, Joe Bruhjell (7068)

Bridget, Co-captain 2177 Yoji Shimizu (AABA) 1816 & 4607 7028

Garvey Commons

Group A

11:40AM - 12:20PM

Aut

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ion

Fair

10am

-2pm

Automation Inc. Vision demo.

Mechatronic Solutions Festo, pneumatic equipment, Wago

Digi-Key Electronics Tools, wire terminals, wire

Group B

12:20PM - 1:00PM

Power/mation Sensors, robot demo

WERNER ELECTRIC AB/Rockwell motion

demo

ALEXANDRIA INDUSTRIES

Extruded aluminum,robot demo

1:05PM - 1:55PM Round 4

Manipulators Part 3 Drive Trains2019 Control System Changes / Advanced Controls QA w/ CSA

Using CAD Scouting to WinDeveloping a

Successful Safety Program (Pt 2)

Presenting and Communications Skills in

the Professional Atmosphere:

FIRST in MN Mentor Round Table

Women in FIRST and STEM Fields

Building on the previous two sessions, this final

part will be the capstone of the series.

An all-encompassing look at drive trains that have

been used at their best in FRC by someone that

knows them.

Review of 2019 Control System Changes. QA session for beta and

advanced control mechanisms. eg;

Bring your vision and other advanced control

questions.

Effective way to use CAD to design your robot. How

to use FRC libraries to import into your

projects to properly model your robot design.

The strategy and scouting session will cover scouting in the off-season, Ri3D, Chief Delphi, the Blue Alliance,

FRC Spyder, kickoff collaborations, networking during the build season,

week zero events, scouting prior to competitions, and

scouting at regionals.

This session covers how to create and maintain a

successful safety program based on policy

construction, policy training, policy coaching, and policy enforcement.

This will include policy tips and examples. UL Safety

Award Winner (x2), Hardhat Safety Award

(x4)

Throughout this seminar, attendees will be taken through the process of creating a presentation.

From there, students will learn communication tips and tactics and experience hands on exercises that are useful for interviews, pit

presenting, judge interviews, and college interviews.

Roundtable discussion - mentors, members can

bring their ideas, concerns, whatever they

need to know about FIRST in MN, to the MN Regional Planning Chair

& the MN Regionals VC/FSM

Mark Durand (3023) Ryan Swanson (Bison Robotics/4607)

Todd Kruse (7068), Chris Roadfeldt (4607),

Brandon Moe (7432)Joe Bruhjell (7068) 5690 Mitchell Sakry Sarah, Co-Captain 2177 FIRST in Minnesota 1816

2:00PM - 3:00PM Round 5

Balancing FRC, Work, and Life

CSA's are your best friend / Controls Q & A Electrical

Motion Profiling, PID Loops and Path Finding Marketing and Branding in

FRC Bumpers FMEA your way to success

Project Management Techniques:

Minnesota Robotics Coaches Association Websites for FRC

Info Coming Soon

Open session with two of Minnesota's Lead CSAs. eg; Q: "What is a CSA?" A: "A CSA is the Control Systems Advisor. We're the duct tape and WD40 for control systems and robots, available to help

your team on and off season." Q: "How do I do

X or Y?"

You need to build a robot. Therefore you need to

know electrical: Energy Budget,

Components, Wiring. Learn how to do this the

correct way.

This is an advance programming class to

demostrate how to effectively use PID,

Motion Profiling, Vision to accomplish robot

movements.

Learn from a team that rose quikly through the ranks to

becoming a well know team. Binary Battalion will lead the discussion on the inportance of creating a sold brand and importance of marketing at

regionals.

Bumpers are a significant part of the robot design.

Find out how to build FRC compatible bumpers that will hold up to a season's

worth of battle on the field.

Info Coming Soon

This session will discuss methods of managing your

build season. From planning a completion date to

managing resources to managing access to the robot, the 6 week build

season can be difficult and confusing without a good, flexible plan! While there are many ways to do this

that will be discussed, Gantt Charts may provide the

biggest benefit to teams that struggle with their build

season organization.

Introducing the MRCA; an organization to offer

support, recognition, and insurance to our coaches.

Learning to navigate websites for FRC success

1816 Chris Roadfeldt (4607) 7068 Corey(3244), Brandon (7432) 7028 5638

Kris Fischbach, Victoria Gibson, Diana Belleuille

(4607)

Emily, Mechanical lead 2177 Becky Leuer, Alex Jurek