VRC Course
Ustar VRC (V5 metal robot) program offers 3 levels of courses.
Level 1
16 Lessons
This level focus on VRC coding, competition template and sensor introduction and application including artificial intelligence coding skill to navigate the robot to finish tasks during the competition. Students are expected to build a base robot to learn as an assistant tool to practice the coding skill.
Lesson Outline
1: Introduce VRC equipment including controller, radar, connection and the V5 pro coding platform
2: Coding fundamental and the V5 pro coding structure, test the coding on Touch screen
3: Introduce 2 sensors, bumping sensor, limited switch sensor and the relative coding
4: introduce the pneumatic kits and how to operate the kits
5: Introduce Vision sensors
6: Drivetrain building and coding
7: Vision sensor application combined with a drive train
8: Arm bot building and coding
9: the application of Vision sensor on a arm bot
10: Touch Screen function introduction and competition filed drawing on the screen
11: Line tracker introduction and its application
12: competition template introduction and introduce how to use competition switch
13: GPS introduction 1
14: GPS introduction 2
15: GPS application on a drive train
16: Summary and the competition program test.
Level 2
20 Lessons
Focus on robot-building mechanisms and structures supported with coding skills to optimize the robot’s performance.
Lesson Outline
1-2: Competitive Drivetrain building
3-4: Shooting mechanism module building: A catapult and its variation
5-6: Shooting mechanism module building: B Flywheel and its variation
7-8: Shooting mechanism module building: C punching mechanism
9: Intake mechanism module building: A Roller and its test
10: Intake mechanism module building: B Flex wheel intake
11: parallel arm building and its variation
12: Locking mechanism
13: Pneumatic kits application with catapult
14: Scissor lifting mechanism and its variation
15-16: build a competitive robot with 2 functions as students choose.
17-20: PID controller is a mechanism used in feedback control loops to automatically maintain a process parameter at a certain level. In this class, students will learn how to program a PID controller, how to use a PID controller and how to tune the parameters for a robot driving base.
Level 3 - Competitive team
With above 2 levels of courses, Students will be equipped with coding and mechanical building skills ready for competition or join a robotics team either in UStar or high school robotic club.
3-4 persons to form a competitive team for a competitive season, teams will be formed at the end of May or beginning of June. Evaluation will be made in May. For teams level up to state championship or World championship, the program ends when the tournament ends, otherwise the program ends in February.
2025 Summer CLass SCHEDULE
VRC Foundation
10 lessons, 2 hours per class
Tuition: $1000, Material fee included
Class time:
Tuesday 4:30-6:30
Tuesday 6:30-8:30
Wednesday 4:30-6:30
Wednesday 6:30-8:30
Sunday 1:00-3:00
Sunday 3:15-5:15
