Control Systems/Software? Training Curriculum

General Skill Set

• Team Building
• ​Robocode
  • Software fundamentals.
  • Java Programming Basics
  • Computer focused.
  • Individual Challenges/Competition?
• MiniBots?
  • Basic bot usage and control with java.
  • Sensor, Drive manipulation with java.
  • Small Team challenges
• Midbots (Peanut, etc)
  • RoboRio?
• Software Development Practices (CM, Design ,etc)
  • Git
  • Testing
  • Basic Design
• Problem Solving/Debugging?

People new to programming (Robocode)

• Compile in Java
• Eclipse
• For while loops,if statements, functions.
• Action (Zhaozhou): Talk to dev lead, identify key constructs, create a few exercises on Robocode. See something working, change it, create something new.
  • Set up robocode environment.
  • Show idea/walk them through it.
  • Have them make changes.
  • Custom activity/challenge.

Familiar with programming, no embedded/robot experience (Minibots)

• No IO Experience
• Minibots
  • Equipment Familiarization
  • Basic IO manipulation with Java
  • Drive manipulation/autonomous without sensors
  • Sensor manipulation
  • Integration Challenges
• Action (Chris}: running point. Come up with exercises like above.

Familiar with embedded java/simple robots (Midbots/RoboRIO/WPILib)

• RoboRIO
• FRCSim
• WPILib
• Action (alan.borgwardt@…):Point on this