Team Organization

Design/Build Teams

• CAD Team:
  The CAD team uses Computer Aided Design programs such as Autodesk Inventor to completely design our competition robot before construction of the robot begins.
  
• Drivebase Team:
  This team builds and tests the base and drive system of the competition robot.
  
• Collector/Hopper:
  Builds the ball collecting mechanism that will be incorporated into the competition robot.
  
• Shooter:
  Builds the shooting mechanism that will shoot balls in the baskets.
• Climber:
  Builds the mechanism for climbing the pyramid.
  
• Electrical Team:
  This team creates the electrical connections of the competition robot and tests these connections with their corresponding components. They ensure that all connections are following the FRC safety rules.
  
• Safety Captain:
  The Safety Captain ensures that everyone working in the shop or on the robot is acting safely.
  
• 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.
  
• Practice Field:
  This team builds the practice field each season which we will use to practice with our robot and invite other teams to practice also.
  
• Competition Pit:
  This team designs and builds the pit we will bring to competitions, including graphics and displays.

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

Marketing Team:
This team is responsible for our website, graphics, communications and promotion for Skunkworks. They design the banners, buttons, apparel, and brochures plus photograph and video record our progress and events.

Regional Organization

• Pit Crew:
  The pit crew is a team that has 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 shared with 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.