Mechanical Lead and Deputy(s) - Roles and Responsibilities

• Mechanical design and construction of robot.
• Responsibility - design and construction of all robot mechanisms, drivetrain, and test fixtures.  Training of mech students in CAD, fabrication, mechanical analysis, shop safety/etiquette.  Ensuring all mech students have good learning experience.
• Authority - All mechanical design decisions (meeting requirements developed by Systems/Integration Captain).  All actuator analysis and selection.  All mech training.
• Potential deputy roles:
  • drivetrain
  • specific mechanisms
• Duties:
  • Study best mechanical engineering practices of top teams
  • Develop/document standard mechanical processes and resources
  • Identify most commonly used mechanisms and develop training for them
  • Fall: training:
    • Tools, jigs, CAD, 3D printing, fabrication, Grizzly
  • Build:
    • Develop construction schedules w/milestones (subject to Project Manager)
    • Construction of competition robot and mechanisms per schedule
  • Post-Build:
    • Construction of post-bag robots/mechanisms for drive and control systems
    • Develop/execute test plans in cooperation with Electrical Lead(s)
    • Write technical documents for awards judging (subject to Operations Lead)
  • Competition:
    • Rapid repair and adjustment of robot in pit