We are back to our basic 2014 scouting system with added tweaks. You can see two workshop sessions on how we set up our scouting and what's important
here. Our scouting system whitepaper is
here.
This year we are trying to implement a more quantitative measure of defensive effectiveness based on score differentials from predicted scores. We also use a separate set of "superscouts" to evaluate qualitative robot data in a ordinal comparative fashion across an alliance.
We'll be looking for effectiveness in crossing specific defenses and goal scoring. We'll have to see how defensive strategies evolve. I think these might depend in part on rules interpretations by referees.