I'll give it a shot and I'll try to not be vague. I could probably save myself a lot of time by publishing all this on the web somewhere (the info on wildstang.com is outdated), but haven't had the chance yet because I'm too busy replying to emails & posting on CD
WASH is a scouting system developed by team 111 with help and input from 108, 45, and others. We focus on observing and recording what a team actually accomplishes in a match. Four scouts watch each match and record scouting data into our PalmOS application for the robot they chose to focus on for that match. Obviously no two scouts scout the same robot in the match. Examples of the data we'll collect this year are: first move and first move performance, time to reach goal, traction & strength, rating of ball pick-up & scoring, max # of goals held, goals stolen or lost, plus more. I'll post the full list soon.
Every 30-60 mins the scouts sync their palms with the PC that contains the master database, and merge the records from the palm into the DB. The PC database has the ability to create team summary pages on the fly as well as pages that summarize specific tasks (ie last year we had pages for BB rating / speed, limbo time, balance rating / speed, etc).
The summary sheets are not the only way to access WASH data. We upload all scouting data WASH captures to SOAP (team 108) who make it available on their website (
http://www.soap108.com). Along with WASH data, SOAP captures match scoring, digital video of matches, and robot ability fact sheets. All this will be available on their website and public kiosks at select competitions.
I hope I didn't forget anything. Let me know if you want more information.
Mike