BHS H.E.A.T
H.E.A.T
The BHS Hornet Engineering, Aerospace, and Technology program provides numerous science and math based classes and clubs to all students at Bryant High School. The competitive engineering club focuses on the VEX VRC robotics competition world, where teams compete at tournaments and build robots according to the competition game that is set each year. The robotics teams meets after school weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays, and work on different aspects of the design process and jobs required for building and competition a successful robot. The H.E.A.T program also offers an aerospace class, principles of engineering, digital engineering, intro to engineering, and civil engineering and architecture.
Our goal is to extend our community's doors to the diverse pathways within the STEM field and to expand our knowledge of engineering in general. We hope to build a comfortable, innovative environment where students can interact and create with others.
Competitive Engineering at Bryant
The Bryant competitive engineering program is composed of three high school division teams. These teams include 5691B, 5691Z, and 5691X, and each member has specific roles in which they carry out for their team. Builders work on assembling the robot; note-bookers document the design process, including the building, programming and testing; programmers design systems and make the robot function; strategists create alternative paths so that they can adapt to enemy movements; designers brainstorm ideas for the specific parts of the robot; drivers/co-drivers test the robot and communicate with other teams during the robotics competition to better their possibility of winning.
The competitive engineers also take part in numerous school/ community projects. They helped run the peanut butter drive, which collected jars of peanut butter to restock the school's food pantry. They also helped organize the a Thanksgiving food drive called "Stuff the Turkey" to donate food to the local food bank. They worked with Bryant's Student Senate to design and build a turkey styled box for all of the canned food brought in by our school.
DESIGN PROCESS
The design process is a system engineers use to create solutions to problems. To begin the process, students first identify the problem. It is then followed by group brainstorming and designing solutions. Once content with the solutions presented, engineers choose the best solution to complete the task. The next step would be to build and program the solution, and lastly repeat and improve until there is a successful machine.
NOTEBOOKING
Note bookers work on documenting their teams robot in their online notebook. They record the design process of planning, building, and testing the robot, which will be scored at each competition.
BUILDING
Robots sometimes require different parts that must be specially fitted to work properly for the robot. Students are able to customize specific parts for their team after first passing a workshop safety test, and can then use these pieces to create a working machine.
TESTING
After the building step is completed, a robot must be tested to ensure efficiency within a match. Two drivers work on testing probability and tweaking minor parts of their robot that will guarantee a well running robot for their competitions.