Post-Competition Thoughts F. Chang, J. Schrier, D. Lee

Better is the enemy of good (Josh) User Interface -Absolutely necessary Track Memorization -Ambitious w/ SK167 Car tuning -Impossible without UI

When all you have is a hammer… (Fred) Code & Timing optimizations Common errors in software to avoid

Broken Robots are Slow  Revise your car designs  Minimum weight, low CG  Boom Length is a CRITICAL design param  Wood is bad  Sensors  Use high-quality capacitors to avoid temperature discrepancies (digikey)  We used 3 sensors only. Simplicity  Active Filters may be better

Final Words  Be realistic about your goals  Find the root problems of your errors, don’t use band-aids