Team 3128 · Aluminum Narwhals

Our Process

From paper requirements to match-ready robot — our engineering process is documented in structured functional requirement sheets and tracked live through a custom driver dashboard.

01Engineering Process

Functional Requirements

As soon as the game is released, our Strategy department defines measurable requirements for every subsystem.

Functional Requirements Overview
Overview

Functional Requirements Overview

Top-level requirements mapping game objectives to robot capabilities and subsystem responsibilities.

02Engineering Process

Robot Dashboard

The Robot Dashboard tracks week-week progress on a functional-requirement, subsystem, and overview level. This helps us maintain deadlines and meet technical requirements

Example Top Level Dashboard Update
Dashboard

Example Top Level Dashboard Update

Gives an update on all robot updates over the past week. Presented in a weekly meeting to the entire tea,

Functional Requirements Tracking
Dashboard

Functional Requirements Tracking

Tracks week-to-week updates on functional requirements, as described by strategy

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