FYI,
I've spent some time in coding up a visual scoring program for the Palm. The app draws the field on the screen and allows you to move pictures of the goals, robots, and tether bot's around the field with a drag of the pen. Tap on the upper half of a goal to add balls and conversely on the lower half to remove balls. A tap on a robot will reveal a little tether bot that can be moved around. Tap on the tether bot to make it go away.
The score is automatically calculated for a best-case/worst-case scoring. To see this in action, place any field element over a zone boundary with the high score in each case highlighted.
Qual points can be computed in place of the raw score.
Also a "trace" capability exists. Check the box and now lines are left behind each object as it's moved around. Handy for explaining strategy to others.
Lastly, the screen can be oriented horizontally or vertically. The latter is better for on-field members of the team.
The latest version is 1.5. I've been uploading it to the white papers section of the forum (I'm sure the 3 revisions I've made in the last 18 hours have been a little taxing on the moderators).
If you/your team ends up using the program and find problems or have suggestions please let me know. There's still time before Florida!
Bryan
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