Registering on STIMS How-To
Check out this document and these videos to learn how to register on STIMS. STIMS URL: https://my.usfirst.org/stims STIMS Registration for Returning Students Student Part 1: Parent Portion: Student Part 2:
Author: Grizz Bear
Perfect Autonomous Mode
Here is a video from a 2013 Michigan State Championships SemiFinals match showing the Red alliance scoring a perfect 90 points in the autonomous mode. Red ended up winning 219-168. Of course, starting out with 90 points in the first …
Computer Benchmarks
Recently we worked on a Java benchmark program to measure the relative speeds of our computers. The program finds prime numbers, and will print out how many milliseconds were required to find the millionth prime. We all have a good …
Calculating Drivetrain Speed
An important fact about your robot is the speed of the drivetrain. Having said that, how do I calculate the speed of the drivetrain? Fortunately there is an easy to use calculator called the JVN Calculator. You can find this …
Calculating Roller Chain Links
Roller chain is usually used in robots that we build for the FIRST Robotics Competition. #35 roller chain is the standard chain pitch that we use on the FireBears. It is strong. It is also tolerant of minor misalignment issues. …