My Scouting Sheet...CRITIQUE IT NOW!!!

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by Patrickwhite

You've got a more effective system if you skip the gui and just make an html form that drops it into the database through the magics of PHP. Now all anyone needs to do is connect to your host computer and fill out a questionnaire, with no need for any software beyond a browser. Even people equipped only with smartphones can do it.

I was thinking about that, but due to the lack of internet in the competition, it is kind of not smart.

[Patrickwhite]

Originally Posted by davidthefat

I was thinking about that, but due to the lack of internet in the competition, it is kind of not smart.

So bring along a wireless router and have a host computer connected to it. Seems like a better option than union'ing all the local copies of the database you'll end up with.

[zbanks]

You could have a laptop serve the PHP pages & DB over an ad-hoc network.

Nowadays, enough people have iPod touches that you shouldn't need a whole lot of extra equipment... interesting idea.

[Lokhagos]

Great scouting sheet, and thanks for letting us use it.

[MagiChau]

Pass everything through to an IRC bot :3

[WarpSpeed10]

I see you have them writing down the approximate time it takes a robot to get a tube and score. Does this mean each scouter will have a stop watch with them? You may want to consider an alternative method of quantifying the effectiveness of the robot as multiple stopwatches can end up being fairly expensive, and they always seem to have a tendency to mysteriously disappear.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Patrickwhite

So bring along a wireless router and have a host computer connected to it.

Originally Posted by zbanks

You could have a laptop serve the PHP pages & DB over an ad-hoc network.

You guys should review section 4.4.1 of the administrative manual.

[zant1234]

So I've taken some of the critiques you guys have made and made a few small changes to the sheet. Keep them coming I'm getting some great ideas here. Thank you

[cjackson]

Looks very good, What are you using to make these forms btw?

I would also include another section for maneuverability, such as meccanum wheels or robot speed, how good the drivers are, etc.

[zant1234]

Looks very good, What are you using to make these forms btw?

I would also include another section for maneuverability, such as meccanum wheels or robot speed, how good the drivers are, etc.

I'm using Microsoft Publisher, agh I knew I was forgetting something. Thanks.