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Based on other posts, it appears FIRST is paying the expenses for getting the robots and the people there for the weekend.
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My number one fear is that everything just works in Manchester, as it has for 95%+ of matches all season.
Here's hoping that the Einstein field fails spectacularly (and repeatably). Never thought I would have to say that sentence... |
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I'm asking because several of us saw consistent issues with the electronics that were on the field that went from BAE to WPI to NYC to BOS to CT. I think several teams have recoreded the data pretty well on that particular field so I'm very curious if it was the same field package. |
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I am a mentor/coach for a rookie team and I just have one question about the final 12 headed to FIRST. How many of the robots in question that lost communication during the matches had on-board cpu's? Its just a thought that might be an issue. One more x-file!
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1. FMS/Stinger 2. Scoring electronics 3. Driver station electronics |
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This is a great step by FIRST, and I applaud its efforts to try to make sure this never happens again.
Having all 12 teams there worries me a little bit though. People have discussed "replaying" Einstein at IRI, and it almost seems like FIRST has accidentally provided this. I hope that these field tests don't devolve into an attempt by teams to try to see what would have happened if the problems had never come up. |
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Richard,
All non-mechanical parts, is what I have been told. That seems to fit your entire list. I don't know what events used this package, but after testing prior to the season, most fields end up in three or four events as I remember. This is not an attempt to replay Einstein, it is an attempt to duplicate the problems and find the cause(s) and document them. The only thing that can't be duplicated is the raging storm outside in St. Louis and the power distribution in the dome. As Jon has pointed out, everything else will be in Manchester. I wouldn't read into this in any way. FIRST wants to get to the bottom of the problems and it seems they are doing just that. Getting 12 robots, all the team people, food and hotel, and the staff of experts to Manchester and back home is a huge expense. That should tell how committed they are. |
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My first reaction to this is, why even go there? My response to my own question is along the lines of the professional attitude and expertise that each team will bring to the field tests. Nothing will devolve on the part of these Einstein worthy teams. They have an amazing opportunity and they will take full advantage of it in order to improve the situation and help to solve the problems. Jane |
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This is just my $.02 and based on comments of others and observation. Which matches have the most attendees? The World Finals on Einstein. Those are followed closely by the eliminations on each field. My understanding is that each field also experienced problems as they moved into the eliminations. More people = More devices = More potential for interference. I'm not saying this is the root cause, but it really needs to be considered if they want to completely replicate the experience on Einstein. Last edited by billbo911 : 16-05-2012 at 19:57. |
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Keep in mind that there are many ways the investigation by FIRST can turn out:
1. They are certain the cause of the problem(s) were found and fixed 100%. Ideally this is what we are all hoping for, but chances are probably 50/50 it will occur. 2. They are confident problem(s) were found and fixed. Issues don't recur in test environment but failures do appear at IRI (for example). 3. Things were found that could be the cause of the problem(s) but due to the intermittent nature of the problem or the inability to recreate the problem in a test environment no one can be sure the problem is solved. 4. Problem(s) are caused by multiple issues combined to produce a failure. Some of the defects are solved and the problem does not reappear... until later when another combination of issues causes the failure to recur. 5. Nothing is found The nature of intermittent problems in a complex system means you will not likely be 100% confident problem(s) have resolved. The best you can hope for is moving the confidence level more towards the 100% level. By FIRST taking the effort to conduct a significant dive into the problem, including attempting to recreate the environment as much as possible helps tremendously in letting us know that FIRST recognizes there is a problem and they are making an effort to resolve it. Results in the 1-4 category above will help move the confidence level in the field towards the 100% level (some more than others). If category 5 happens, well, the confidence level will probably stay where it is at. Kudos to FIRST and all involved in the investigation for taking the time, effort, resources, and dollars necessary to deal with this issue. |
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FIRST is the only organization I know of that will go as far as to ask 12 teams to come from around the country to test out a (possibly) faulty playing field to make sure that the game was fair. This is truly gracious professionalism and coopertition at its finest.
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Around the world. The Eh-team is Canadian. Simbot Facebook said Simbot Jordan was ever so close to home before he got his ticket to FIRST HQ. I dunno where ATA or OP Robotics are, but I'm sure they're meeting their buddy Simbot Jordan at FIRST too
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