Triple Helix Robotics is seeking mentors to help us level up our program!
Triple Helix is located in industrial Newport News, Virginia, a city where real people make real things. Ships, space vehicles, fuel injectors, photocopiers, particle accelerators– these things are conceived, built, and improved by rockstar designers, engineers, scientists, and technicians who live and work in our hometown. Our team aims to create the STEM experiences that transform students into these future rockstars.
Our team is distinguished by our two major passions: the iterative engineering design process, and good documentation. Together these two interests make us a constant and effective force in building a stronger youth STEM competition community. Our Peninsula STEM Gym, as well as the pre-season scrimmage event we run with partner teams 1610 and 5957, both provide unique opportunities for local teams to iterate on their solutions so they can be at their strongest at competition.
Our mentoring philosophies
Our team is relatively small, but our mission is large. Our core belief is that the most powerful way to engage our students in STEM is to provide a safe environment where they can experience complex problems in the form of a thrilling, challenging competition. We see our mentors as equal partners with our students as together we co-investigate those tough problems, forming awesome relationships along the way.
Desired areas of expertise
New Triple Helix mentors are not expected to know how to design and build an FRC robot– we can teach that! However, we are aiming to recruit mentors with the following expertise.
Math and physics
- Multivariable calculus
- Linear algebra
- Ordinary differential equations
- Classical mechanics
Control theory
- Modeling of dynamic systems
- Control of underactuated systems
- Model predictive control (MPC)
- Statistic filtering techniques (e.g. Kalman filtering)
Engineering and design
- Mechatronics
- 3D CAD (we primarily use PTC Creo and Onshape)
- 2D and 2.5D CAM
Additional focus areas
- Web development
- Graphic design
- Project management
- Technical writing
- Marketing
If this sounds like a group that you would like to join, please reach out to us at contact@team2363.org. Come build real cool stuff with us!