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Team Organization
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Systems Integration Team:
The Systems Integration Team (SIT) performs tasks and studies necessary to develop and coordinate robot design across the program design/build teams. The Systems Integration team also is responsible for the Business Plan and its execution. Business Plan and other documents can be found in the Skunk Zone

Design/Build Teams

Drivebase Team:
The Drive Base team builds and tests the base and drive system of the competition robot.

Shooting/Kicking Mechanism:
Builds and tests the scoring mechanism of the competition robot.

Lifting Device:
Builds the lifting mechanism that will be incorporated into the competition robot.

Programming Team:
Programming is responsible for making the robot actually respond to the commands that the driver inputs, they must design, construct, and test their code.

Electrical Team:
The electrical team creates the electrical connections of the competition robot and tests these connection with their corresponding components. Ensures that all connections are following the FRC safety rules.

CAD Team:
The CAD team uses Computer Aided Design programs to completely design our competition robot before construction of the robot begins.

Practice Field:
This team builds the practice field which we will use as we practice with our robot.

Pit/Crate:
This team designs and builds the crate in which we will ship our competition robot and builds the pit we will bring to competition.

Safety Captain:
The Safety Captain ensures that everyone working in the shop or on the robot is acting safely.

Regional Organization

Pit Crew: The pit crew is a team that needs to have the capability of repairing any system within the robot in a quick amount of time without many mistakes or much difficulty.

Scouting:
This team collects data on the performance of robots at competition to compile into a database. This database is used by our team and other teams at the competition.

Drivers and Operators:
Drivers and operators for the robot need to be completely prepared and skilled in the ways of robot operations.

Marketing:
This team is responsible for website, graphics, communications and promotion for Skunkworks. They design the banners, buttons, apparel, and brochures and they photograph our progress and events. Marketing also includes our animators who create our safety and visualization animations.

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VEX Team:
The VEX team consists of two teams of our freshmen and sophomore members. They build VEX robots to compete in VEX competitions.



 
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