Scouting Review

General Thoughts

The scouting system half functioned with our new website.

Remember to bring power brick for scouting laptop

Allocate a phone for data to push stuff, check to see if it works on apple.

Communicate with scouts about event-strategy channel threads and can input on match planning

Look into sim card dongle data thing so we don’t have to sacrifice a phone, team could get a cheap data plan

What Worked

  • Tablet app worked well
  • Server app scanning
    • csv generation
  • Match Schedule The website just started working after match 14.
  • Analysis page was decent

What Broke

  • Broke after match 28
  • mass duplication of matches

To Fix (tracked on Implement for 2024)

  • Check over /teams/XXXX for when db is accessed and why no data brakes the page
  • Fix pushing that duplicates stuff
  • When displaying numbers, round to sig figs
  • Don’t display “no comments” comments
  • Some sort of search bar somewhere to select a team
  • Link teams on analysis page to team page
  • Make urls for specific views
  • fix average game pieces, currently says no matches played
  • have a way to update robot picture

Pit Review

General Thoughts

  • Three pit students was good
    • Role of each student would be better defined during the season next year (2/3 pit students had been in the pit and were used to working as a pair)
    • Allowed for an extra person to take over a checklist if needed
    • Wasn’t as strenuous on each person
  • Didn’t need as many batteries as we brought (at least for a 1-day event)
    • Could have brought only enough to fit on the battery charger station
    • Only cycled through a handful of batteries - partly because they are taken right off the charge and we can only have 3 plugged in at once
  • Pit management was good
  • Generally still overpacking
    • Go through and remove things from toolbox, totes, milkcrates
    • Further cut down packing list
    • Get rid of bad stuff

What Worked

  • Meeting DT fieldside post-match
  • Reasons for practice field visits were generally communicated well (could still be a bit better)

What Broke/Went Wrong

  • Wagos eating wires on intake (not enough slack)
  • Intake bearings popping out
    • Do bearing hats
  • Glued connections came loose
    • Add to checklists, maybe redo between events

To Fix

  • Have one DT member go with the robot to queue if possible (not just pit)
  • Make sure pit knows where DT does their match reviews
  • More communication between DT/technician to pit crew
    • Details on issues and any theories
    • Also say if everything seemed good
    • Ensure communication is calm and accurate as much as possible (intake did not disintegrate)
  • Definitely spool ethernet cable or it’s way too long
  • Practice field
    • Leave early to be ready to load on right at our time slot
    • Prep everything possible before going on to maximize full slot
    • Time is very limited on the practice field at in-season events
  • Make sure everyone knows what to take to the practice field
  • Follow up on borrowed items earlier
  • Keep track of/label spares and used items so that they don’t get put back on if they aren’t good (eg. spare neos that were cycled through)
  • Bearing hats (bearings popping out)
  • Unpack totes between events (to ensure we don’t overpack)