| | 1 | Mechanical Lead and Deputy(s) - Roles and Responsibilities |
| | 2 | * Mechanical design and construction of robot. |
| | 3 | * 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. |
| | 4 | * Authority - All mechanical design decisions (meeting requirements developed by !Systems/Integration Captain). All actuator analysis and selection. All mech training. |
| | 5 | * Potential deputy roles: |
| | 6 | * drivetrain |
| | 7 | * specific mechanisms |
| | 8 | * Duties: |
| | 9 | * Study best mechanical engineering practices of top teams |
| | 10 | * Develop/document standard mechanical processes and resources |
| | 11 | * Identify most commonly used mechanisms and develop training for them |
| | 12 | * Fall: training: |
| | 13 | * Tools, jigs, CAD, 3D printing, fabrication, Grizzly |
| | 14 | * Build: |
| | 15 | * Develop construction schedules w/milestones (subject to Project Manager) |
| | 16 | * Construction of competition robot and mechanisms per schedule |
| | 17 | * Post-Build: |
| | 18 | * Construction of post-bag robots/mechanisms for drive and control systems |
| | 19 | * Develop/execute test plans in cooperation with Electrical Lead(s) |
| | 20 | * Write technical documents for awards judging (subject to Operations Lead) |
| | 21 | * Competition: |
| | 22 | * Rapid repair and adjustment of robot in pit |
