From e3cff092c19abf46f7d1a748a68451cb42c09376 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: FTC Engineering Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:54:21 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Managing Electrostatic Discharge Effects (markdown) --- Managing-Electrostatic-Discharge-Effects.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Managing-Electrostatic-Discharge-Effects.md b/Managing-Electrostatic-Discharge-Effects.md index 4bf94b2..66f0463 100644 --- a/Managing-Electrostatic-Discharge-Effects.md +++ b/Managing-Electrostatic-Discharge-Effects.md @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ ### Introduction Electrostatic discharge (ESD) events have the potential to disrupt the normal operation of a competition robot. This section examines causes of ESD events and discusses ways to mitigate the risk that an ESD event will disable or damage a robot’s control system. +Note that this section only provides a brief overview of the physical phenomenon that causes ESD disruptions. You can use the following link to view an in-depth white paper, written by Mr. Eric Chin (a FIRST alumnus and a 2018 summer engineering intern), which examines and quantifies the efficacy of various ESD mitigation techniques: + +[Eric Chin's White Paper on ESD Mitigation Techniques and their Efficacy](https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/analysis-esd-mitigation-echin.pdf) + Special thanks to Doug Chin, Eric Chin, and Greg Szczeszynski for the work they did to model the problems caused by ESD and to evaluate different techniques to mitigate the risk caused by this phenomenon. Also special thanks to FTC Teams 2844, 8081, 10523, 10523a, and 10984, and the volunteer team from Arizona (including Robert Garduno, Susan Garduno, Richard Gomez, Matthew Rainey, Christine Sapio, Patricia Strones, and David Thompson) for assisting in testing some of these mitigation techniques under the hot desert sun! ### What is an Electrostatic Discharge Event?