Our team has been lucky enough to attend competitions all over the world, from china to australia continue reading. The ponytail posse is an allladies team of first alumni from st. The world of engineering notebooks ftc team 6527 by eli. Cafe bots engineering notebook first tech challenge ftc team. Bookfactory engineering notebook graph paper notebook quadrille 4 x 4 quad ruled book 96 pages. A brief, helpful presentation instructing ftc teams on how to create a successful engineering notebook. The journey includes documenting the engineering design process of the team using an engineering notebook. Ftc engineering notebook general requirements the ftc engineering notebook is a complete documentation of your teams robot design. Black imitation leather cover with special coating for durability in lab environments. It can be easily adapted as a notebook in a science class, technology education class, or. Mini laboratory and engineering notebooks bookfactory. Engineering notebook first nevada ftc cascade effect. Designing for ftc with the tetrix system hints and tips. Comment down below any other videos you want us to make.
First, work on your notebook should happen at every meeting, following every event, and should involve all team members with one designated as the main notebook scribe or coordinator. Our notebook is edited for one week after the date printed and then the page is locked to further editing, excluding pictures, which are. Bookfactory lab notebooks, log books and engineering notebooks. All about the ftc engineering notebook university of idaho. Teams can choose from spiralbound, laboratory, or documentation notebooks available through their school or local office supply store. An engineering notebook may be subpoenaed as evidence in court. Even if you read it last year, changes and clarifications are frequently added. Ftc 3486 engineering notebook first tech challenge techno warriors advanced. For judging, teams must print out their engineering notebooks and place them in a binder, with a ring diameter of no more than 3 inch 7. All posts must be directly related to paper notebooks and focus on discussion or sharing of our passion. Design and engineering entries should be neutral, but its ok if the team reflections are a bit more feely.
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Use this sample engineering notebook form to document your meetings, ideas, sketches, and teams attendance. Bookfactory black engineering notebookgraph paper notebookquadrille 4 x 4 quad ruled, 168 pages, 8 x 10. The bookfactory engineering notebook has been refined to suit a particular purpose over a long period of time and it shows. Thanks to our experiences in programs, we have graduated high school with a headstart in our chosen career paths. The ftc engineering notebook ppt video online download. We are based out of victoria, british columbia, canada. An architects notebook is a book in which an architect will formally document. The next few tips are specifically for people doing handwritten notebooks.
Ftc robotics engineering notebook graphic organizer tpt. An engineering notebook is a collection place for all of your design ideas. Laboratory notebooks are extremely important in support of documenting work that may be patented. Here is a link to our engineering notebook on microsoft onenote our programming section and cad section are different notebooks from our regular notebook because they are large and combining them all would take a long time to load. We turned in two notebooks to the judges as allowed by the rules. Smyth sewn hardbound and softbound notebooks, heavy duty wirebound notebooks, casebound journals, hardback log books, record books and blank books for research, design, drawing, writing, note taking and record keeping. Engineering notebook the basics ftc tutorials youtube. Engineering notebook tips to help your team stand out. Designing for ftc with the vex robotic development system. Our team formed in 2009 to compete in the hot shots. The ftc engineering notebook outline what is the ftc engineering. A subreddit for notebooks, notepads, and all things related. This graphic organizer is designed as a general template for first ftc engineering notebooks required for competition. It emulates how engineers and architects use an engineering notebook.
Engineering notebook one of the goals of first and ftc is to recognize the engineering design process and the journey made by the team. There also some specific requirements for the awards listed there. The game manual is the final authority on the engineering notebook. Every team member contributes to the notebook every meeting has at least one notebook entry entries include pictures, drawings, and text as applicable notebook is an accurate representation of the team and journey notebook documents changes in the robot plan, including why the change was made engineering notebook. One contained outreach, team bios, and other non robot things. Weve created a folder with a pdf for each section of the notebook as. Rookie teams often are confused on some of the basics of the notebook and its use. Ftc team email blasts contain the most recent ftc news for teams. The ftc engineering notebook is a complete documentation of your teams robot design for a given season. If you have any constructive feedback, thatd be great too were no longer an. This documentation should include sketches discussions and team meetings design evolution processes obstacles each team members thoughts throughout the journey. Link to ftc engineering notebook part 1 notebook process s. High quality custom buildtoorder books fast, inexpensive, easy. The ftc engineering notebook ppt download slideplayer.
The ftc 3491 fix it engineering notebook from the 201617 season is available online. The site is, and we use the lab notebooks oversize, in 14 scientific. Now that were all engineers, when do we get to drive the train. Bookfactory lab notebooks, log books and engineering. Whether or not it would make good place to record thoughts depends on what one plans to do with those thoughts. Bookfactory black engineering notebookgraph paper notebook quadrille 4 x 4 quad ruled, 168 pages, 8 x 10. Rules for the engineering notebook suggestions for your engineering. Download this image for free in hd resolution the choice download button below. Ftc engineering notebook part 2 notebook format youtube.
Make sure you are completely up to date with any new wording. Customizable blank books for business or personal record keeping and journaling. Read the engineering notebook documentation guidelines included in each bookfactory engineering book and learn how to protect your ideas and designs. In this video we will walk you through how to create your engineering notebook. Ftc facebook page if you are on facebook, follow the ftc page for news updates. There isnt a rule that states the control award submissions are limited to one sheet. In this video we outline the basic parts of an engineering notebook. Can be imprinted with choice of book title stamped in gold.
Careful attention to how you keep your engineering notebook can have a positive impact on the patent outcome of a pending discovery or invention. All about the ftc engineering notebook have you read section 5 of the current game manual part 1. The bookfactory engineering notebook recording thoughts. To support patent activities, it is necessary for your lab book to provide clear, concise, chronological entries with specific. Get access to the latest and greatest fire engineering content right in your inbox when you subscribe to our free newsletter. It can also be used for any engineering project in.
Engineering notebook this engineering notebook was developed for use in programs that emphasize s. Our engineering notebooks and business plans from all four years of ftc are now compiled on our website. Bookfactory multipurpose log book, with cover and title options. We also released our notebook framework, which is the same framework we use for our notebook, copied into another document with guidelines on how to format the notebook. Save money and time by ordering your laboratory notebooks, log books, blank books, journals and madetoorder books factory direct from bookfactory. This documentation should include sketches, discussions and team meetings, design evolution, processes, obstacles, and each team members thoughts throughout the journey for the entire season. Engineering notebook section of ftc block party game manual, part 1 good online examples of engineering notebooks from successful teams ftc2848 technoguards ftc2864 bounty hunters ftc3477 geeks in just their underpants ftc3515 untitled8 ftc4529 antipodes. Engineering notebooks are an essential part of the f irst t ech c hallenge process. Bookfactory is a leading worldwide provider of custom buildtoorder books. Ftc youtube channel contains training videos, game animations, news clips, and more. Guide to engineering notebook ftc first ftc team 5940. Bookfactory lab notepads come in a package of three 50 page pads with scientific grid or ruled formatting.
We participated in first lego league fll from 20092014 and first tech challenge ftc from 20142018. In addition to daily entries, our notebook contains a business plan definitely see firsts guidelines, cadrobot design section, meet the team section, and a programming section. Team unlimited uses oversized notebooks from the bookfactory expandable binding. Our process and technology innovations enable us to produce extremely high quality books, made to your exact specifications, in small or large quantities, in record time. Ftc blog weekly articles for the ftc community, including outstanding volunteer recognition.
Feel free to take a look and reply with questionscomments. I find the table of contents very attractive, but the page design distracting for anything but straight writing. To make contributions to your engineering notebook much easier, use this online engineering notebook form. Have you read section 5 of the current game manual. Teams must fill out the form completely and ensure to note sections on the engineering notebook that the judges can reference rather than duplicating. The engineering notebook workshop, which was held on 32420. A new notebook is to be created for each new season. An engineering notebook may contain a record of an engineers daily work, including outcomes of various tests, calculations, and firsthand observations.
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