4014 Dictionary

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Introduction

This is the dictionary of FIRST-specific or Robotics Specific terms mostly beyond public knowledge (from my perspective 😂)
i make dis cuz i was really confuse what "tabs" in cam are and what compliant wheels are so eah

A

ATM - Alistair's Torture Machine, common robot name.
AVR - Aerospace Valley Regional or Arizona Valley Regional.

B

C

.cpp - file for C++.
Compliant Mechanisms and Materials - anything that can be squishesd
Contour - machining pass where it cut out on border of something. (found in manufacture -> 2d -> 2d contour).
CoreXY - a type of 3D printer that has a head moving in the x-y plane and a bed in the z-axis.

D

Dictator - Alistair Bernard Sands Keiller, FRC Team 4014 Pixelators Captain (2022-2024), Director of Everything, One-Man Programming Team, One-Man Electronics Team, Just One Man Now Happily Married!🥳, Old Man, yuh
District - a FRC competition format where you go to district meets to qualify for district championships, with a set number qualifying for worlds.

E

Eepy - sleepy but in a cute way, see also "sleeby"

F

FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, organizer of FRC, FTC, and FLL.
FRC - FIRST Robotics Competition, big robot competition n stuff
FTC - First Tech Challenge, smal l robot competition, usually just small FRC.
FLL - First Lego League, for elementary schoolers
FIRST World Championship - championship for FIRST, with FLL, FTC, FRC gathering all in Houston to decide the world champions.

G

H

I

Intake - any mechanism that takes game pieces from outside of the frame perimeter into the frame perimeter. These include active & passive intakes, claws, etc.

J

K

Knee mill - a type of mill that has a knee and a x-y moving table, as well as a moving head in the Z direction. Examples include Bridgeport and PROTOTrak knee mills.

L

M

McMaster Carr - useful site for all things including screws, nuts, dowels, tooling, pins, etc.
McMasterTax - the inflated prices McMaster Carr uses as a price to pay for convenience.

N

:nerd: - an emoji Han uses when anyone says anything remotely niche

O

P

Post - post processor to convert cam to .gcd to be put on different machines. Download these from the Autodesk Fusion Post library and right click setup and click post to use.

Q

R

Regional - a type of competition that typically has a max of 40 teams, where there are qualification matches and playoffs, with 3 teams qualifying for worlds.

S

sleeby - overly sleepy (like alistair)
Spacemouse - a navigation tool used for CAD. Swerve - a drivetrain where the wheels turn along the z-axis, allowing it to drive in different directions.

T

Tabs - little things that are not cut during a countour procedure so the center doesn't become a projectile. Removed after milling. Found under Manufacture -> 2D Contour -> Geometry -> Tabs

U

V

Vectored Intake Wheels - intake wheels but its slanted a certain way when mounted nomrally so that it directs the elements in a certain direction.

W

Worlds - shorthand for FRC World Championship

X

Y

Z

Conclusion

This document was made by Han Lu, co2027 Stanford OHS, along with contributions from other FRC 4014 Team Members.