About Us: Departments
Mechanical Engineering
This year our mechanical engineering team has grown to about twenty members strong. It is currently Co-managed by three students. The mechanical engineering group is responsible for the complete fabrication of our robots for both FTC and FRC. To start the engineering process, like any half-decent engineering group, our team will spend the first couple meetings brainstorming solutions to the game each year. After the brainstorming process the entire mechanical engineering group will get divided into three separate sub-groups. Each of these groups will build their separate robot. A month before the competition the three teams will compete in a regulation field to see which bot was better engineered. The winning two bots will represent our team at the competition. All the machining of the parts is done by the MECH E group as well.
Programming
Our programming team is Co-managed by two students. This group comprises of five members. Each one of these members works closely with one of the MECH E sub-groups. The programming group codes in a variety of languages. For the FTC competition this group programs in C and LabView (a drag and drop GUI). The programming group is the reason all the peripherals and the drive trains runs so well. This group not only knows how to program but they also do all the math behind the robot as well.
Electrical Design
The electrical design team is managed by one student. This group consists of three students. They are responsible for the wiring and electrical design of all the control systems. They are well versed in reading electrical maps as well as soldering and other techniques necessary for electrical design. The electrical design team will often work as an intermediary between the MECH E group and the programming group.
Public Relations/Outreach
The public relations team is co-managed by two students. This group comprises of ten members. It is an eclectic group that pulls members from all the other teams in the liberty robotics club. This group's main objective is to gain community support from local companies as well as set up outreach programs for the younger students in our school district. One major example of this is our involvement with FLL. Every year the PR group makes sure our whole club is there to volunteer at the state tournament and support science and tech in our local community.