Presenter: Eugene Fang (604)

Key Takeaway: Learn and teach FRC controls with just high school math, made scalable through simulation.

Whether you’re a mentor trying to wrap your head around controls or looking for a better way to teach your students, this session is for you. We’ll walk through a workshop-style example that assumes coding knowledge, but no prior controls background. We’ll cover core FRC control concepts that stays within the bounds of high school math, while focusing on practical techniques to achieve performant robot behavior. You’ll also see how simulation can make controls engaging, accessible, and scalable.

About the Presenter:

Eugene Fang is one of the lead technical mentors for 604. His journey with FIRST started with FLL in 2000, progressing through to FRC a student on 604, and graduating in 2010. Post high-school, he continued to remotely mentor 604 as well as other teams before finally moving back to the Bay Area for work and started mentoring 604 in-person in 2021. Eugene is here to share some of the lessons learned over his 25 years in FIRST to help his students get the most out of the program.

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