2008-2009: Lunacy
Lunacy is the game for the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. Announced on January 3, 2009, the name and some of the features of the game honor the 40th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon (Latin: Luna). It is FRC’s 18th game.[4] This is the first FRC competition to use the cRIO Mobile Device Controller control system from National Instruments.
Leadership Team
Name: Natalie M. |
Name: Christian S.
Grade: 12th
Position: Vice President
Name: Eugene F.
Grade: 11th
Position: Vice President, Electronics/Programming Chair
Name: Jenny Y.
Grade: 11th
Position: Vice President, Public Relations Chair
Name: Natalie M. |
Name: Rohan K.
Grade: 11th
Position: Secretary
Name: Henrique C.
Grade: 10th
Position: Treasurer
Name: James B.
Grade: 11th
Position: Mechanical Chair
Name: Elizabeth S.
Grade: 9th
Position: Safety Captain
Our Robot
| Name: | Unnamed |
| Dimensions: | 27″W x 36″L x 58″H |
| Weight: | 110 lbs |
| Concept: | Early on in the design process, our team recognized two general design approaches to the 2009 Challenge: A “dumper” that could unload a large number of balls quickly, but only in one direction, or a “turreted shooter” capable of scoring at various angles, but would be slower and potentially less accurate.Our final design was a hybrid of the two; we combined the throughput of the dumper with the flexibility of the turret. The end result was a robot that could score within a 180-degree arc from the front of the robot, and do this at 7 balls/second. |
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Awards
Sacramento Regional
Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award:
Celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components to provide unique machine functions.
Silicon Valley Regional
Delphi “Driving Tomorrow’s Technology” Award:
Celebrates an elegant and advantageous machine feature.
Website Award:
Recognizes excellence in student-designed, built, and managed FIRST team websites.
UL Industrial Safety Award:
Celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using
innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.
CalGames Offseason Competition
Overdrive Champion:
Celebrates the team or alliance that wins the competition.
Other
Commendation from San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Councilmember
Nancy Pyle for the Leland Robotics Team’s outstanding achievements in the field of robotics.
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