Forum: Championship Event
01-12-2016, 14:20
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Views: 1,080
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Forum: General Forum
19-10-2016, 12:56
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,201
Re: Eliminating "Start Build Day"
A number of questions have been raised in my mind by the different perspectives shared in the thread.
I think that advancing Kick Off to mid or late September would better address the issues (at...
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Forum: General Forum
20-06-2016, 12:11
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,556
Re: North Championship vs South Championship
I don't recall seeing an announcement concerning the number of teams which will be invited to attend the Championship events in 2017.
What is the source of the 400 teams per event?
The May 5, 2015...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
30-05-2016, 20:09
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Replies: 4
Views: 811
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Forum: General Forum
27-05-2016, 16:32
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Replies: 209
Views: 18,544
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Forum: Extra Discussion
26-05-2016, 09:24
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,845
Re: paper: FRC Participation
One final note, the data set is missing close to 15% of the team numbers ever assigned.
Net, the attrition is understated and the survival rates are overstated.
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Forum: General Forum
25-05-2016, 21:21
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Replies: 209
Views: 18,544
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Forum: Extra Discussion
25-05-2016, 21:15
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,845
Re: paper: FRC Participation
I added a new version which incorporated some of the feedback and generated a "Survival Rates" graph. Picture pending
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Forum: Extra Discussion
25-05-2016, 15:40
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,845
Re: paper: FRC Participation
[QUOTE=Karthik;1589563]Thanks to Rick for this amazing resource. .../QUOTE]
I appreciate the recognition. jgerstein did the hard work and posted the google doc I started with.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
25-05-2016, 14:22
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Replies: 3
Views: 921
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Forum: Extra Discussion
25-05-2016, 12:28
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,845
Re: paper: FRC Participation
Thanks for checking the equations. I corrected my editing error and made both calculations using the previous year's total in the denominator.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
25-05-2016, 11:34
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,845
paper: FRC Participation
Thread created automatically to discuss a document in CD-Media.
FRC Participation (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/3268?) by rick.oliver
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Forum: Extra Discussion
24-05-2016, 13:22
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,982
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Forum: Off-Season Events
18-05-2016, 11:57
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Replies: 44
Views: 10,749
Re: 2016 IRI - Rule Changes and Reasoning
Nice adjustments, as usual. So, if a robot goes the wrong way out of auton, G13 applies as it did during the season?
The G13 modification does not mention the award of a crossing to the robot...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
17-05-2016, 09:24
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Replies: 152
Views: 19,780
Re: New Off-season Defenses
Personnel safety MUST be the highest priority in the design of any mechanism which has the potential to be in contact with a person.
"Nothing we do is worth getting hurt." The most successful...
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2016, 10:06
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Replies: 220
Views: 39,692
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Forum: Championship Event
04-05-2016, 10:00
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,207
Re: Strategy during Final at Einstein
Their strategy was correct, in my opinion. In fact, after their first Quarter Final match, I thought that they should switch to a defensive strategy ... and they did.
It served them well to get to...
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2016, 09:29
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Replies: 220
Views: 39,692
Re: WILL.I.AM's comment on Einstein
While I appreciated the passion which he intended to convey, I found the words offensive and totally inappropriate.
It is a reflection of the culture which exists and which FIRST is trying to...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
03-05-2016, 13:37
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Replies: 149
Views: 21,195
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Forum: Off-Season Events
03-05-2016, 11:20
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Replies: 149
Views: 21,195
Re: 2016 IRI Rule Change Suggestions
My first choice would be to change nothing.
If you want to simplify the game for volunteers, replace the defense selection with a randomized selection of the defenses which applies to both...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
30-03-2016, 12:45
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Replies: 88
Views: 11,264
Re: The REAL chokehold of 2016
I don't understand how this robot design and the strategy of stopping low goal scoring meets the definition of a Choke-hold.
A choke-hold strategy is one, when executed effectively, guarantees a...
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Forum: General Forum
16-10-2015, 13:19
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Replies: 380
Views: 90,065
Re: Official FIRST Stronghold Teaser!
Perhaps each alliance has a fixed amount of treasure which must be placed in the Stronghold to count towards the score. One robot on the alliance is designated the "Champion" and that robot is the...
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Forum: General Forum
16-10-2015, 13:05
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Replies: 380
Views: 90,065
Re: Official FIRST Stronghold Teaser!
While scanning the posts, I noticed one comment similar (or the same) as one of the thoughts which came to mind while contemplating the Teaser.
Alliances assemble their "Champion" from prefabricated...
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Forum: General Forum
12-08-2015, 12:55
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,727
Re: Value in Failure vs. Value in Success
I encourage you to think about your question differently. I believe that the best quality we, as mentors, can instill in students and each other is a passion for excellence.
“There are many people,...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
12-06-2015, 14:06
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Replies: 97
Views: 10,211
Re: Strategy Sub-Team
First, develop your game plans, call it your strategy, which describes exactly what you want to accomplish in each phase of the game based on your analysis of the game rules (scoring options,...
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I think there are a ton of teams that would kill for one let alone three engineering mentors (especially one with the knowledge and experience that Rich Olivera has). - XaulZan11 [more] 
