RAS Check List

RAS Check List

  1. Actually Joining RAS
  2. New Member 2008/2009 Check List
  3. Related Links

Actually Joining RAS

  • To officially join our club, you must complete the following steps and have an RAS Officer check off each level of accomplishment.
  • Previous experience can also be counted (with proper demonstration).
  • This process could take weeks or a whole semester, depending on your previous experience.
  • Membership is open to all majors and does not depend on how many years you have been at the university (i.e. 5th year, 1st year are welcome).
  • The official 2009 Region V Team will be finalized by the end of the Fall semester.

New Member 2008/2009 Check List

These tasks can be completed in any order; following numbered steps in order is suggested.

  • Come to a meeting
  • Get account access to code and design tools
  • Build a small robot with VEX , LEGO or Custom Robot
    1. Program Robot to move forward and turn in different directions
    2. Use encoders to move a fixed distance
    3. Line Following
    4. Obstacle Detection with Touch Buttons
    5. Obstacle Avoidance with Sonars
  • Interface with Region V robot
    1. Run last year's Region V Robot
    2. Make an improvement from last year's best competition run ! (hardware or software)
    3. Get signatures of two officers.
  • Initiation Completed - You are now an official RAS Member !!!