We Are 2584
Team 2584 started in 2008 at Reseda Charter High School. For the 2018 season. For the 2018 season Viewpoint School joined the team as a partnership for improving Team 2584’s competitiveness, industry alignment, and ability to spread STEM to as many students as possible.
The collaboration between schools can be challenging, but it makes us all grow in our skills and capabilities, allowing our students to learn and practice communication abilities.
Through designing, machining, building, programming, STEM outreach, business, online presence, and more we create a well-rounded community of diverse interests and skills that together, create a single team. No matter if you are interested in STEM or something else entirely 2584 is a place for you.
Our Design Process
Student Roles in Robot Creation
Design and CAD
Before we can end up with our finished robot, we have to plan out every step to make sure we don’t waste materials and have a clean, finished look. We use Solidworks to 3D model parts and create drawings for our future machinists to use. Solidworks is an industry standard CAD software and prepares our students for their future careers.
Machining and Building
Through state of the art Mills, CNCs, Laser Cutters, Water Jets, 3D Printers, Bandsaws, Drill Presses, and more hosted at the Viewpoint and Reseda Robotics labs, our students have access to almost every tool a machinists could need. Thanks to our partnership with HAAS we have access to a mill, but we are always looking for new tools and ways to innovate. The electrical systems of RoboRios, Motor Controllers, PCUs, and more prepare our students for every aspect of creating a real robot.
Programming
Through a C++ framework and GIT version control, every programmer and 2584 can contribute to the code of the robot. From driving, to autonomously performing tasks, to targeting game elements, the FTW codebase can do it all. Using limelight, cameras, and motor encoders we know where our robot is on the field at all times. Wether they are making scouting software, robot code, or this website we always are looking for programmers of any skill level to join 2584.
Competing
As we travel throughout California and the USA to compete with other FRC teams we both become part of a larger community that inspires one another and get to test our skills as a robotics team. With 2 Blue Banners our team is definitely a contender. Traveling and competing as 2584 strengthens our team bond and unites us towards one common goal.
Design and CAD
Flame of the West uses Solidworks, an industry standard 3D modeling software, to create drawings and designs for each season’s robot. Through prototyping, testing we end up on a final design.
Building and Creating
Through Viewpoint and Reseda Highschool’s state of the art labs our team has access to drills, laser cutters, 3D printers, mills, and more. Each year we not only create a robot, but also game objects and parts of our team’s pit at competitions.
Programming
2584 uses a C++ library for each season’s code base. With sensors including limelights, encoders, gyroscopes, IMUs, and more Flame of the West can autotomize almost any task.
Let’s Talk
frcteam2584@gmail.com