Lynk Library of Knowledge

9496 Lynk's site for housing knowledge and information for the team.

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Programming

Beginner Programming

Tutorials

• LYNK Java Tutorial
• W3Schools
• Codecademy
• CodingBat: Java Practice
• Java Masterclass for Software Developers
• Learn Object-Oriented Programming in Java
• CodeWars programming problems and challenges
• Project Euler (pronounced Oil-er) programming problems and challenges
  

Reading

Java

• 3847 Spectrum Intro to Java Programming
• 4946 Intro to Java
• Learn X in Y Minutes (Syntax Overview)
• Think Java
• 5472 Stallion Robotics: Java Robotics Course
• AP CSA Java Course

Git / GitHub

• FRC Documentation on Git/GitHub
• Git in a Nutshell
• 6135 Git Presentation
• 4915 Spartronics Git Developer’s Handbook
• GitHub Tutorials
• Git Tutorials
• Atlassian’s Tutorials
• Git Tutorial by Tutorial Point
• Interactive Git Branching Tutorial
• Set of Interactive Tutorials for Git
• 5 Types of Git Workflows
• A Successful Git Branching Model
• 1678 Git Review
• CodeCademy Git Tutorial

Videos

Java

• Java Tutorial for Beginners
• Learn Java In 3 Hours
• Learn Java In 12 Hours
• FreeCodeCamp: Intro to Object Oriented Programming
• 2813 Gear Heads Java Software Lessons
• 7237 Unibots Java Basics
• FreeCodeCamp: Intro to Java Programming Video
• FreeCodeCamp: Java 8 Full Tutorial for Beginners Video
• FreeCodeCamp: Intro to Object Oriented Programming

Git

• 1678 Citrus Circuits: Introduction to Git (2023)

Intermediate Programming

Tutorials

• 694 Newbie-ed

Reading

Intro to FRC Programming

• 3847 Intro to Java Programming Slides
• 3847 Overview of FRC Programming Slides
• 3847 Programming Practices Slides

Control System

• FRC Control System Setup Explained Todd
• 3847 Intro to FRC Control System Slides

Motors

• 3847 Beginner Motors for FRC Slides

Subsystems and Commands

• 3847 Beginner Subsystems and Commands Slides
  

Videos

Intro to FRC Programming

• 3847 Intro to Java Programming Video
• 3847 Overview of FRC Programming Video

Control System

• 3847 Intro to FRC Control System Video

Motors

• 3847 Beginner Motors for FRC Video

Subsystems and Commands

• 3847 Beginner Subsystems and Commands Video
• 2059 The Hitchhikers
• 2168 Aluminum Falcons
• 5870 League of Logic
• 2265 Fe Maidens
• Team 20
• 3560 Chingbotics
• 6141 OCS Robotics
• 4400 Cerbotics Intro to WPILib Workshop
• 2813 Gear Heads Robot Lessons
• 6841 Cerberus 2.0
  

Misc. Resources

• todo
  

Advanced Programming

Mechanism Examples

Arm

• todo

Shooter

• todo

Swerve

• todo

Elevator

• todo

Intake

• todo

LEDs

• todo

Reading

Control System

• WPILib Control System Basics
• WPILib Picking a Control Strategy

Control Theory

• Controls Engineering in the FIRST Robotics Competition: Graduate-level control theory for high schoolers
• Wesley Aptekar-Cassels: Intro to Control Theory Part 0: What’s This?
• 3847 Spectrum Beginner Control Loops
• Engineering Media - Control Theory - Brian Douglas

PID

• WPILib Introduction to PID
• PID Control in WPILib
• Wesley Aptekar-Cassels: Intro to Control Theory Part 1: PID
• Wesley Aptekar-Cassels: Intro to Control Theory Part Two: PID tuning
• PID Without a PHD
• Combining Motion Profiling and PID Control with ProfiledPIDController

Feedforward

• WPILib Feedforward Control

Feedforward and PID

• Combining Feedforward and PID Control
• What are PID gains and feed-forward gains?
• Wesley Aptekar-Cassels: Intro to Control Theory Part 5: Feed Forward and Motion Profiling

Trapezoidal Motion

• Trapezoidal Motion Profiles in WPILib

Videos

Control Theory

• MATLAB: Everything You Need to Know About Control Theory

PID

• Hardware Demo of a Digital PID Controller
• PID by 254
• 0 to Autonomous: PID Auto-line Pt.1
• 0 to Autonomous: PID Auto-line Pt.2
• MATLAB: What Is PID Control? Understanding PID Control, Part 1
• MATLAB: Anti-windup for PID control Understanding PID Control, Part 2
• MATLAB: Noise Filtering in PID Control Understanding PID Control, Part 3
• MATLAB: A PID Tuning Guide Understanding PID Control, Part 4
• MATLAB: 3 Ways to Build a Model for Control System Design Understanding PID Control, Part 5
• MATLAB: Manual and Automatic PID Tuning Methods Understanding PID Control, Part 6
• MATLAB: Important PID Concepts Understanding PID Control, Part 7

Feedforward

• LearnChemE: Introduction to Feedforward Control
• MATLAB: What Is Feedforward Control Control Systems in Practice

State-Space

• MATLAB: Introduction to State-Space Equations: State Space, Part 1
• MATLAB: What is Pole Placement (Full State Feedback): State Space, Part 2

Kalman Filters

• MATLAB: Why Use Kalman Filters?: Understanding Kalman Filters, Part 1
• MATLAB: State Observers: Understanding Kalman Filters, Part 2
• MATLAB: Optimal State Estimator: Understanding Kalman Filters, Part 3
• MATLAB: Optimal State Estimator Algorithm: Understanding Kalman Filters, Part 4
• MATLAB: Nonlinear State Estimators: Understanding Kalman Filters, Part 5
• MATLAB: How to Use a Kalman Filter in Simulink: Understanding Kalman Filters, Part 6
• MATLAB: How to Use an Extended Kalman Filter in Simulink: Understanding Kalman Filters, Part 7