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Worked Examples & Mini-Projects

Five buildable, end-to-end mini-projects that turn drive-team concepts into things you can actually code, print, and run this week. You'll wire a real driver control scheme in WPILib command-based Java, build a slew-rate-limited and current-limited drivetrain that survives a full match, design a paper-and-spreadsheet scouting system, pull live OPR/EPA data from The Blue Alliance and Statbotics, and assemble a one-page pre-match strategy brief. Every example uses real classes, real part numbers, and real APIs grounded in the 2026 REBUILT season so you can copy them straight into your project. Scoring numbers and rules are tuned by Team Updates during the season, so always reconcile any value here against the current Game Manual and Team Updates before an event. Treat each section as a guided lab: read it, build it, then iterate with your own robot and your own event data.

Worked Examples & Mini-Projects is module 5 of 8 in the Drive Team guide. It picks up where The Pit and Match Turnaround left off and hands over to Common Mistakes & Troubleshooting. At ~165 minutes across 5 lessons it is the longest module in the guide, which runs about 15 hours end to end.

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01Project 1: A Production-Ready Driver Control SchemeWire an Xbox controller to a swerve or tank drivetrain using WPILib command-based bindings, with field-relative drive, a slow mode, and a gyro-reset button.35 min read

02Project 2: A Drivetrain That Survives a Whole MatchAdd a SlewRateLimiter for smooth acceleration and SPARK MAX smart current limits so the robot never browns out under aggressive driving.30 min read

03Project 3: Build a Paper + Spreadsheet Scouting SystemDesign match and pit scouting sheets for REBUILT and a spreadsheet that turns raw tally marks into per-team averages your drive coach can use.40 min read

04Project 4: Pull Live OPR & EPA Data with PythonUse The Blue Alliance and Statbotics APIs to fetch OPR and EPA for every team at your event and merge it with your hand-scouted data.35 min read

05Project 5: The One-Page Pre-Match Strategy BriefAssemble a repeatable pre-match brief that converts scouting data into a concrete plan the drive coach delivers in under 60 seconds.25 min read

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FRC Scouting Sheet Template: Printable Paper Sheet + Google Form to Sheets SetupA ready-to-print FRC scouting sheet plus a Google Form to Sheets setup that auto-averages one row per scout into per-team stats, with a 2026 REBUILT note.6 min read

Building an FRC Scouting App: Data Model, TBA/Statbotics APIs, and PicklistsBuild an FRC scouting app: match and pit scouting, a simple data model, pulling schedules and EPA from the TBA and Statbotics APIs, and building a picklist.20 min read

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