Week 1 Analysis

[Justin Shelley]

What continues to baffle me is when human players throw the ball onto the field without even attempting to get the ball into one of their robots. The next 15 or more seconds are spent trying to recover the ball which should have never been lost in the first place.

Things for teams to learn from Week 1

1) If you can't do scoring in auto 90% of time or better then don't shoot!!

2) Teach your human players how to put a ball into a robot fast and reliably without crossing into the field and occurring a penalty.

3) Be humble- This is a role playing game just like sports. Somebody needs to play 1st base and somebody needs to be in the outfield, the outfield is just as important. If you can't do something, just realize that and make out of what you have!!

4) Know the rules!!!!

[Jared Russell]

At the MAR events it looks like refs are pausing matches in the middle of teleop to discuss and assess penalties and assists...?

[Qbot2640]

Originally Posted by abeD

A match at palmetto they just scored 290. Several cycles with catches. 1772 was catching and scoring and another team I forget the number was getting the inbound and throwing over the truss.

Someone may have already linked this...haven't read through all 16 pages. Here's the video:

http://youtu.be/iUi8ZEie7uw

Quick cycles are the key. The third team on this alliance was dead...imagine what would have been possible with an auto contribution and some defensive play from 346. They were a capable bot - played into semi finals if memory serves.

[Zornan]

Carnage. Who's going to want to do a 3rd event before states?

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by Qbot2640

Someone may have already linked this...haven't read through all 16 pages. Here's the video:

http://youtu.be/iUi8ZEie7uw

Quick cycles are the key. The third team on this alliance was dead...imagine what would have been possible with an auto contribution and some defensive play from 346. They were a capable bot - played into semi finals if memory serves.

Those were definitely quick cycles.

However, there wasn't any actual defense being played on the inbounding robot or the catcher; I doubt you would ever be able to easily line up like that.

[tStano]

Originally Posted by RyanShoff

We are going to have to replace our frame at Wisconsin. Practically everything is bend. It is shot. We are going to have to pull the swerve modules, shooter, and electronics board, and transfer everything to a new frame. But don't worry, we'll be back for more fun.

Wow, I knew this game was gonna be physical but I didn't know it was gonna be THAT physical. If you need help, let me know.

[sdcantrell56]

Originally Posted by Qbot2640

Someone may have already linked this...haven't read through all 16 pages. Here's the video:

http://youtu.be/iUi8ZEie7uw

Quick cycles are the key. The third team on this alliance was dead...imagine what would have been possible with an auto contribution and some defensive play from 346. They were a capable bot - played into semi finals if memory serves.

Is 3824 using suction?

[Rohawk1]

Originally Posted by sdcantrell56

Is 3824 using suction?

Yes we are! It is a great way to solidify the seal on the ball quickly, plus it adds power to our shot.

[Tom Line]

Originally Posted by Ian Curtis

10% isn't ridiculous compared to some older games though. This was back when they penalties and subtracted from your score, instead of added to your opponents score.

Ian, I'd LOVE to see this data run on the Centerline eliminations. I can't say for 100% certainty, but I'm not sure if the winning alliance beat their opponents on straight score even once. Can someone point me in the direction of the centerline elim data with penalties showing?

[sdcantrell56]

Originally Posted by Rohawk1

Yes we are! It is a great way to solidify the seal on the ball quickly, plus it adds power to our shot.

Are there any pictures of your robot anywhere?

[Rohawk1]

Originally Posted by sdcantrell56

Are there any pictures of your robot anywhere?

I don't think there are pictures online yet, but you can watch us play at palmetto! Youtube channel: FIRST3824

I'll talk to our business team and we should be getting pictures up soon on our website!

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

Ian, I'd LOVE to see this data run on the Centerline eliminations. I can't say for 100% certainty, but I'm not sure if the winning alliance beat their opponents on straight score even once. Can someone point me in the direction of the centerline elim data with penalties showing?

The winning alliance won 3 of their 6 matches on "straight score" (both SF matches and one finals match).

Here's the data you're looking for: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/fr...p?events=MICEN

[Ether]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

Ian, I'd LOVE to see this data run on the Centerline eliminations.

Here's the Twitter data. As usual though, it's incomplete.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by ToddF

From the wiki on 6061 aluminum:
"6061 is highly weldable, for example using tungsten inert gas welding (TIG) or metal inert gas welding (MIG). Typically, after welding, the properties near the weld are those of 6061-O, a loss of strength of around 80%. The material can be re-heat-treated to restore -T4 or -T6 temper for the whole piece. After welding, the material can naturally age and restore some of its strength as well. Nevertheless, the Alcoa Structural Handbook recommends the design strength of the material adjacent to the weld to be taken as 11,000 psi without proper heat treatment after the weld."

That compares to 35ksi yield strength of properly heat treated 6061-T6.

Teams that use welded aluminum construction need to realize that your welded joints are now incredibly weak. And that's if the welding has been done with perfect technique (certified welder with years of experience). High school grade workmanship will be way worse.

I believe the welds were on 6063 aluminum alloy which I believe gives us a loss of around 30%. Regardless, that's the least of our worries on drive base. No worries though, we'll be back in Virginia.

[Tom Line]

Originally Posted by Ether

Here's the Twitter data. As usual though, it's incomplete.

Thank you ether. Am I reading this correctly? Are rfpts and bfpts foul points, rhpts and bhpts hybrid (auto), and rtpts and btpts teleop?

If so, 25% of the points scored in the elims were fouls.