View Single Post
  #11   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 18-02-2015, 20:03
Nathan Streeter's Avatar
Nathan Streeter Nathan Streeter is offline
FIRST Fan(atic)
FRC #1519 (Mechanical MAYHEM)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Merrimack, NH
Posts: 667
Nathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond reputeNathan Streeter has a reputation beyond repute
Re: How many points will you score?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jared View Post
I agree- we'll see an enormous gap between the "elite" teams and other teams this year. Some crazy teams may be able to do it, but it won't be very common.

Raw number of points scored isn't the best metric to determine the contribution to an alliance. A super accurate, fast, and repeatable capping robot or a robot which grabs containers from the step in autonomous might be critical to enable scoring (or prevent the opposing team from scoring).
Agreed on both.

Which is why I think OPR and QA may actually be incredibly informative this year. At events with 12+ matches per team and for teams that have gotten their wrinkles largely smoothed out, they may be more informative than averaging the number of points the team scored directly.
__________________
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up men to gather wood, divide the work, or give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights." - Muhammad Ali
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo da Vinci


Student: 2006-2010 (#1519)
Mentor: 2011-Present (#1519)


Reply With Quote