High Stakes Season (2024–2025)

Season Overview

V5 Engineering Notebook · PDF

The High Stakes season focused on multi-stage mechanisms, rapid cycling, and coordinated team strategy. This notebook tracks our robot from early prototype sketches to final, competition-ready iterations.

Inside this notebook

  • Drivebase prototypes, powertrain experiments, and stability testing
  • Design rationale behind the final intake and scoring mechanism
  • Autonomous tuning logs using PID and motion profiles
  • Match analysis and strategy refinement from qualifiers to playoffs

Push Back Season (2025–2026)

Season Overview

V5 Engineering Notebook · PDF

The Push Back season emphasized precision control, consistent scoring mechanisms, and advanced driver optimization. This notebook documents how we iterated on prototypes, validated mechanisms, and tuned our autonomous routines.

Inside this notebook

  • Initial concept sketches and trade-off discussions
  • Material testing, rigidity checks, and failure analysis
  • Autonomous consistency data collected across practice sessions
  • Performance metrics, scrimmage reports, and lessons learned