· On Pit map screen,
o colors: Green means team is at or above target Inspection state, Yellow is 1 state behind, Red is 2 or more states behind, Red also means "Re-Inspection required", Pink means Re-Check team for non-critical issue, Blue means team is assigned to you. Eliminated teams are Purple.
o long-press on team to "Mark" them orange as a personal reminder. Personal reminders are not shared.
o vertical swipe to view tabular form (Team Attributes screen)
o horizontal swipe to view team location according to match schedule:
Red means on the field, Yellow means in the match queue
· On Team Attributes screen,
o touch on column header to sort by column
o left-most column colors indicate the team's match schedule location
o pending column shows number of incomplete checklist items for team
Yellow means checklist completed, needs signature. Green means signature completed.
· During Inspection,
o click Resume (next to Inspect) to view incomplete checklist items only.
o long-press on checklist item to erase choice
o game manual is available by swiping left. Pinch to fit it on screen.
· Add notes under "Team Notes" (not "Match Notes").
o all notes are shared.
o mark up a picture note by long pressing the icon
o delete notes by long pressing the icon, and selecting Delete
· After recording signatures, enter the names of Team Captain and Team Mentor
o Signature page is listed as one of the notes
· On the State screen,
o add or remove teams from the Inspection queue
o de-assign yourself or assign others
o change robot weights
o change Inspection state or flag team for Re-Inspection
§ Red is Re-Inspection required, Pink is Re-Check suggested
The LRI decides when to change the Event's Target Inspection State. This affects the coloring of teams.
Initial à Unbagged àWeighed à Safety Checked à Quals Checked à Elimination Checked
· LRI Sets Target Inspection State to Unbagged.
· LRI / IM en-queue teams when they say that they want to be unbagged.
· RI visits each team in their pit, preferably guided by the queue order.
o Verify that team has registered with Pit Admin (check for packet)
· Check Robot Lock up Form for dates and times
o If OK, change Team State to "Unbagged"
§ If team is ready, tell team to go for Weighing (No GMS queue)
o if not OK:
§ Mark team for Re-Inspection (Red)
§ Add note explaining the issue.
§ Ask team to fill out Robot Noncompliance form
§ Ask team to get back on the queue when they are done
· When most of teams are unbagged, LRI changes the Target Inspection State to Weighed.
· RIs visit Red & Yellow teams in pits and encourage them to get weighed
· Teams queue up at LRI desk
· Check Robot perimeter size
o If not OK: Add note and ask team to fix the issue
· Record Robot weight in GMS (without battery)
o If not OK: Add note and ask team to fix the issue
o Record the weight even if it is not OK
· Take a picture of Robot configuration. Remind team to get re-inspected if they change ANYTHING
· Ask if team is ready for Safety Inspection.
o if so, add team to queue, optionally assign a RI.
o If not, tell team that they cannot do Practice Matches till they are safety checked
· If all is OK, change team state to Weighed.
· When most of teams are Weighed, LRI changes the Target Inspection State to Safety Checked
· RIs can visit teams in pits in order of the Queue. A RI may be assigned to team.
o The team is automatically de-queued when the RI starts inspecting.
o RI should ask team if anything changed after Weighing. If significant change:
§ send them to get re-weighed
§ take a picture
· Check for safety issues. If there are problems,
o Take another picture, add a note
o If RI needs LRI's opinion, assign the LRI to this team
o Tell team to fix the problem and then request to be re-queued
· If team is ready, continue inspection past the initial checks
· Set team state to Safety Checked or Quals Checked, as appropriate
o GMS will indicate to Queuers that the team is OK for Practice
· If team was assigned to you, de-assign yourself.
· When most of teams are Safety Checked, LRI changes the Target Inspection State to Qualification Checked
· The steps are similar to those in "Safety Inspection".
· You can stop going through the checklist for various reasons.
o Tell the team to get back on the Inspection Queue when they are ready
o The next RI can pick up where you left off.
o Click on the Resume button to skip completed items in the checklist.
· Towards the end of Qualification rounds, LRI changes the Target Inspection State to Elim Checked
o If API Monitoring is enabled, Teams Rankings will be displayed.
§ Sort by Rankings in the Team Attributes screen
o Mark the top 20 teams (or so) and call them for Re-Inspection
· After Alliance selection, LRI sets Game Phase to Elimination
o If API Monitoring is enabled, eliminated teams will be marked purple
o Verify that all non-eliminated teams are green, i.e., they are checked.
o Sort by Rankings, and note the top 3 eliminated teams. These will be the Reserve teams. Change their state from Eliminated back to Quals Checked or Elims Checked. Check Logs to verify they were Elim Checked.
§ Elim Check them if necessary
§ Remind these teams not to pack up and go home
· Keep weights consistent: record robot weights without the battery. Battery weighs around 13.5 lbs. Makes it easier to detect configuration changes.
· Take pictures while weighing-in and after each reconfiguration of robot
· Add a note whenever a team is flagged for Re-Inspection or Re-Check. Explain the issue.
o Also add a note when the issue is cleared. This indicates who cleared it and why.
· The Resume button (next to Inspect) is handy. It hides the completed items.
· Use the number & colors in Pending column to track inspection completions.
· Each user should be assigned a unique name. Allows LRI to assign teams to RIs and see who did what in the logs.
· If you have a PC and a projector, project the live Pit Map to show Inspection states.
· Having Internet Access is useful.
o Turn on API monitor. This enables live Team Rankings, Schedules, etc.
o Turn on Team Notification. This gives teams useful information
© Rajaram Pejaver, July 2014
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