In my highschool, I participated in my VEX Robotics team for a total of 3 years, taking on roles such as being the team leader, mentor and head designer. With the team being new when I joined my sophomore year, I was intrigued by all the intricacies that came with designing a working robot and I personally pursued how to use the easyC program (required for each robot's microcontroller) and self-taught myself key design techniques.
My duties included mentoring fellow team members in easyC and helping others troubleshoot coding bugs. I also led collaborative efforts of designs between the 3 teams present at my school, developing an ideal universal drivetrain in VEXCAD my junior year that was used over the course of my time on the team. I also provided advice for new members in soldering, cutting metal and using power tools in the lab.
Additionally, I logged all of my ideas, challenges and rough designs in a lab notebook over my years on the club, using it to learn from past shortcomings and provide a database of previous designs for future teams to come. Robotics was one of my most memorable experiences in highschool, inspiring me to pursue my current field in college.
The VEX robot that our team used during the year's competition, fielding the best results out of all the robots that we used.
Teaching fellow team members how to troubleshoot the easyC code during a competition.
One of the prototype drivetrains designed in VEXCAD from the 2012 season, the 2013 season did not use the center wheel design.
Topdown view of the drivetrain design used in the 2013 sson.
