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Monta Vista Robotics Team. Team Meeting March 1, 2011. Agenda. General Info about Regionals/Competitions Competition Preparation Silicon Valley Regional Seattle Regional Only those going need to stay for this. Competitions.
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Monta Vista Robotics Team Team Meeting March 1, 2011
Agenda • General Info about Regionals/Competitions • Competition Preparation • Silicon Valley Regional • Seattle Regional • Only those going need to stay for this
Competitions • Competitions are a fun and exciting way to compete the robot that we have worked so hard on for the past six weeks • You get to see other teams and work side by side with engineers from around the area
Friday: Qualification Rounds • 8:00am Pits and Machine Shop open • 9:00am Opening Ceremonies • 9:30am-4:30pm Seeding Matches • 12:00-1:00pm Lunch • 4:30pm Awards Ceremony • 6:00pm Pits and Machine Shop close Pit Pit Everyone
Saturday: Eliminations • 8:00am Pits and Machine Shop open • 9:00am Opening Ceremonies • 9:30am-11:45am Seeding Matches • 11:45-12:00pm Alliance Selections • 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch • 1:00-3:00pm Final Rounds • 3:00pm Awards ceremony • 5:00pm Pits and Machine Shop close Pit Pit Everyone
Jobs at Competition • Pit Crew • Spend majority of the time in the Pits • Keep robot ready to run in each match – maintains the robot • Drive Crew • Group of four that compete on the field during each match • Scouts • Spend majority of the time in the stands (some in pits) • Take copious notes (NEATLY!) • Formulate data and statistics on teams based on match results • Cheering/Spectators • Sit in the stands and cheer!
Pits • A 10 ft by 10 ft area is allotted to each team to work on their robot • Due to the limited space, only pit crew members should be in the pits • If you visit the pits, make sure you get safety glasses
Pit Crew* • Nupur Garg (Head) • Abhijaat Kelkar • Patricia Xu • Ryan Lee • Kumar Veeravel • Sanath Mullapudi • Jimin Park • Navin Shajan • Karen Feng *Attends everyday including Thursday Note: There will be a Pit Meeting on Monday, March 7th after school in F108
Standby Pit List • Lawrence Pan • Parth Kumar • Gokul Parakulam • Tom Wu
Drive Crew • Helena Qin Driver 1 (Pilot) • Evelyn Ding Driver 2 (Pilot) • Karthik Kumaravel Coach/Strategist (Commander) • Dahyoung Yoon Human Player (Payload Specialist)
Scouts • Aditya Somayaji (Head Scout) • Amy Zou (Head Scout) • Jessica Chen • Shaalini Bommakanti • Emma Lewis • Pooja Kale • Dennis Your • Jonathan La Plain • Mark Sinks • MalharPendse • AnirudhAgarwala • Thomas Your • VarunAngajala • Leon Chen • Victor Shu • Joyce Yan Note: There will be a Scout Meeting Tuesday, March 8th after school in F108
Cheering/Spectators (Everyone) • Watch matches • No gaming, you are representing the team! No fooling around • Cheer for the team! • Hold up signs • Follow PR instruction • “MVRT, how do you feel?” • HAVE A GREAT TIME!
Other Info • Remember, you are representing the school and the team at competitions • Be on good behavior. You are going into an atmosphere with professionals in the industry. • Do not wander off at either regional • Stay positive all the time – judges are always watching • If anything is wrong at a regional, get help, talk to advisor (you get sick, etc)
Thursday List for SVR • Evelyn Ding • Karen Feng • Nupur Garg • Rohan Gupta • Abhijaat Kelkar • Parth Kumar • Karthik Kumaravel • Ryan Lee • Devaki Kalvapudi • Sanath Mullapudi • Lawrence Pan • Gokul Parakulam • Jimin Park • Helena Qin • Keerthana Sankar • Navin Shajan • Anant Singhania • Aditya Somayaji • Kumar Veeravel • Tom Wu • Patricia Xu • Dahyoung Yoon • Amy Zou
Thursday List for Seattle • Evelyn Ding • Nupur Garg • Rohan Gupta • Abhijaat Kelkar • Karthik Kumaravel • Ryan Lee • Jimin Park • Helena Qin • Aditya Somayaji • Navin Shajan • Kumar Veeravel • Patricia Xu • Dahyoung Yoon
Forms – Fill Out the Dates Now • 2 Permission Slips (one per regional) • School Permission Slip • Signed by ALL your teachers • Insurance Form – fill out the dates now for the events you will be attending • San José State – April 1st and April 2nd • Pit – March 31st, April 1st and April 2nd • Seattle – March 18th and March 19th • Pit – March 17th-19th • STIMS FIRST Consent Form – there will be an email with the info to complete this online • Extremely important to do this!
Competition Prep • We are meeting everyday after school with the build timings to continue working on the second robot • Monday, March 7th – After school: Pit Meeting • Tuesday, March 8th – After school: • Forms Due (signed by your parents and teachers) • Scouting Meeting • Saturday, March 12th – Sunday, March 13th : Packing from 1-6pm • Monday, March 14th – After school: T-shirt, Polo, Sweatshirt Distribution • Please turn in your sweatshirt money to any officer at the end of the meeting
Silicon Valley RegionalApril 1st – 2nd • MANDATORY FOR ALL MVRT MEMBERS! • COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR YOUR TEAM! • If you cannot come, talk to an officer
Location: San José State Event Center • Address: The Event Center San José State University 290 South 7th Street San José, CA 95192 • You are responsible for your own ride • We are NOT arranging carpools
General Information • The general public can attend the competition free of charge • Parents, teachers, and friends are all invited • Parking is $10 in the garage • Friday, April 1st : 9am-5pm • Saturday, April 2nd : 9am-5pm • SVR is mandatory for all members
Rules and Guidelines • You must attend the days you have been excused for! • Sign-inand Sign-out with Mr. Shinta at the start and end of each day • Attendance will be taken and absences will be reported • Wear your MVRT T-shirts! • The team will be seated together in the stands forming a sea of purple • Bring money for lunch ($10-15) • Outside food is not allowed in the Event Center • Behave and act responsibly • School rules still apply to you at the competition • Do as you are told; you are responsible for yourself • No playing on your Ipod or Phones. We will take it away. • Remember to HAVE FUN!
Review of Forms Due and Impt Dates • ALL forms due Tuesday, March 8th by 6pm • Permission Slip – SVR (signed by teachers) • Permission Slip – Seattle (signed by teachers) • Insurance Form • STIMS FIRST Online Consent Form • March 7th After school: Pit Meeting • March 8th After school: • ALL PAPERWORK DUE BY 6PM! • Scout Meeting • March 14th After school: Apparel Distribution
Questions? Thanks for coming!