2022 Humber College 2 Review

Scouting/Strategy

Things we did well/would do again:

• The seats in the stands were great

• Helpful having a scout that could also act as scouting lead (added flexibility)

• Scouting timeline was decent because of fewer matches

• Was taking a reasonable/manageable amount of data, easy to explain

• Tablets/electronic devices was good at streamlining process

• Battery on tablets seemed good, battery pack was super helpful as well

Things we want to change/do better:

• Review what makes a good comment in training

• More thorough training, prioritized higher

• Try to get app on iOS devices, test running database on a mac laptop

• Dedicated device for match recording

• Make sure all things are downloaded and prepped in advance

• Trying to get scouts more involved in strategic side/making the picklist

• Get strategists earlier access to data

• Look into combatting device limitation (finding/replacing the lost tablet, making sure we have enough devices in advance)

• Create a device for charging in stands (Jackery/robot battery charger)

• Practice making picklists

• Not pick teams that haven’t checked their falcon motors for loctite (desperate times called for desperate measures)

Training

• Rescout, check data quality, make practice pick list

• What do we plan to do to win/play our best?  Have scouts sit in on strat team convo

• Go over types of comments that were most helpful/less helpful (from strat team perspective)

Scouting App

• Display match num on QR code screen (so we can match saved QR code to match)

• Save QR Code screenshot onto device automatically

• Tier list button top left while scouting

• Make sure assets load on app faster (plus, minus, comment)

• Easy way to switch between matches

• Upper hub on top and lower hub on bottom

• Red/blue alliance stations 1,2,3 numbering reversed positions for Red vs Blue (nice to have)

• Working on Apple devices (don’t worry about this for now)

Server app

• Fix validation - check col references first

• Pull Data automatically - doesn’t break if not connected to internet ideally

• Extra column added in pull data script - remove (nice to have)

• Allow scanning incomplete sets of match data

• Maybe append all matches/pulled data directly to database

• WiFi solution (tethering) device - Kaley

Scouting database

• Add comments to team lookup sheet

Picklist

• ?

Robot

Things we did well/would do again:

• Safety pins on the climber with the bright tape

• Traversal climbing was super exciting

• Electrical was well done

• Swerve!

• Auto pathing was very consistent

• Intake

Things we want to change/do better:

• No making code changes without testing first

• Add a hardstop for the hood so that our fender shot is guaranteed even if hood is broken

• Replace the linear servos/redesign the hood

• Replace the pulley between between the compliant and mecanum rollers to not be 3d (metal/crowned)

• Test cheeseholing in damage prone locations (potentially change climber)

• Improve climber hooks/check evenness of extension/climber stuckage

• Add grip to the hooks, including rotating hooks

• Figure out why the popcorning happened (maybe due to slowing of conveyor in comparison to speed of intake? Also consider tighter rope)

• Add lengths to falcon gearbox shafts to avoid enable-required

• Possibly change climber ratio

• Automate climb process (add sensors? gyro? sequence?)

• 5 ball

• Plz use limelight, improve mount, tune

• Switch to angle of elevation instead of screen area

• Adding a wide angle camera for vision of the carpet?

• L I G H T S (when shooter is at speed, balls in robot, etc)

Pit Crew

Things we did well/would do again:

• You worked very hard, we didn’t repeat mistakes

• Good sense of urgency

• Good job calling CSA/experienced people when we were out of our depth

Things we want to change/do better:

• Do the pre-match checklist as much as possible (code stuff often didn’t get done due to time/debugging issues)

• Walk and work, the schedule is so brutal so we can do some while on the move if possible

Drive Team

Things we did well/would do again:

• Lots of thinking on your feet and building communication quickly

• Ibrahim shoots, he scores!

• Really good job at question boxing, good to have number on hand

Things we want to change/do better:

• Make sure driver station is setup properly

• Continue building driver/operator communication

• Figure out how to coach more efficiently

• Human player give ball count?

• Drive team specific rules - almost stepped over the wall, auto line

Watch Party/Zoom

Things we did well/would do again:

• Having one to get people involved! Loved having alumni back and chatting with parents

• Was helpful for getting the remote people in

Things we want to change/do better:

• Gets overwhelming with a lot of people in your ear for strategy

• Better list of people 

• Possibly different call for strategy, eliminate the waiting room, optimizing call

Awards

Things we did well/would do again:

• Our presenters are great people

Things we want to change/do better:

• Do more work in the offseason

• More practice

• Take our deadlines seriously - potentially adapting a priority list structure

• More mentors/support for working on awards

Logistics

Things we did well/would do again:

• Food was amazing, thanks sarah <3

• Someone separate and organize drinks?

Things we want to change/do better:

• Bring waffles stress relief bag to the pits

• Mentors to do active stress checks on the students we are working with

• Stress partners? More transparency on what people need when stress

• Make sure people are hydrated

Parent Information

Things we did well/would do again:

• Loved getting parents involved over the watch party

Things we want to change/do better:

• More communication - we didn’t have a parent meeting prior to the event/this year, definitely need to do so more before waterloo