Computer Aided Drafting & Design
Our Team's CAD work is the first task to complete in the build season. CAD stands for Computer Aided Drafting and Design, and is useful in multiple aspects of engineering.
Many times, when students look at a robot, they are interested in driving it, becoming hands-on, and using tools to construct and compose the robot. As Krypton Cougars, however, we teach our young engineers that every aspect of STEM is important, including the design.
Design is all around us nowadays, from modern architecture to the small street lights and overhangs on the way to school. We emphasize the importance of prototyping and modeling. The advantages of these strategies are that you have the ability to decide on the best design in a shorter amount of time.
Many times, when students look at a robot, they are interested in driving it, becoming hands-on, and using tools to construct and compose the robot. As Krypton Cougars, however, we teach our young engineers that every aspect of STEM is important, including the design.
Design is all around us nowadays, from modern architecture to the small street lights and overhangs on the way to school. We emphasize the importance of prototyping and modeling. The advantages of these strategies are that you have the ability to decide on the best design in a shorter amount of time.
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As a FIRST Robotics Team that strives to prepare students for life after high school - whether that's as a scientist in a lab, an engineer on site, or in the chair of a CEO, we believe the skills they learn on the team are essential to being overall successful in life.
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CAD is utilized and referenced in the real world in so many ways and places. Whether students are interested in the career of a CAD tech. it is still an extremely useful skill and tool to understand in any engineering field. It is the first look at the innovative designs, that drive our ambitions to keep improving.
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Every year, the CAD team modifies the drive-base plates so that it fits the game elements specifically. Other key components that can't be generically "taken off the shelf" are designed by students, and then water-jetted, bent, or 3D-Printed by our Team's gracious sponsor, TE Connectivity.
There are countless CAD programs that FRC and FTC Teams use to design their robot. Our Team uses Solidworks: an easy-to-learn and extremely useful program that makes it possible for us to do what we love. |
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CAD is also used to present ideas. To any good engineer, this is key to prototyping. When explaining/demonstrating new ideas to team members, CAD software can be utilized to more accurately describe designs and ideas. For example, new innovations can be brought through CAD. When an engineer has an idea, they can create a CAD model, collaborate with others by sharing their idea, improve it, and then possibly have it fabricated.
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