FRC2023-2024: Crescendo

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Better team spirit
- We had signs, cheers, stickers/buttons/pokemon cards
- Better social media presence
We had a strong summer (good training with lots of kids)
Our participation in 2 off-season competitions gave lots of members good drive practice
We were able to kick off quickly into prototyping phase
Good mechanism ideas
- Implementation of amp thing went well
- Our ability to do redesign is very good
Our auto-assists were very organized
We had good cross sub-team communication
We finished a lot of our priorities list
Match strategy went well
Good setup for how we were going to play each match
Better alliances this year
Pit scouting setup was effective and detailed
We had ASB window fundraising this year
We applied for Impact Award which we haven’t done in a long time
Handles for the robot were nice
Rounded corners were helpful before robot inspection
Open alliance was used more this year

Problems	Solutions
Battery issues: Our battery got unplugged twice when we got hit.	Protect the battery from strenuous movement against hard hit.
Wires are too taut: Wires or connectors may pull out or break when robot got hit hard.	Leave enough slack when wiring and strain relief the wire at the connectors. Secure connectors by screwing them down or hot gluing them.
Wiring maintainability: Connectors access may be blocked by fixtures.	Carefully plan the placement of the component and orientation so that the connectors are easily accessible.
Shooter Tilter is fragile: Shooter Tilter is often damaged when hit.	Design a mechanism such that it is protected by the perimeter and within the robot bumpers. It's okay for a mechanism to extend outside the perimeter but Turtle Mode should bring it back inside the protective perimeter.
Shooter Tilter maintainability: Tilter was designed such that it's not easy to maintain. If the pulley breaks or skipped a tooth, it is not easy to fix.	Components should be design with maintainability in mind.
Radio/Ethernet Switch is not accessible: Radio/Ethernet switch block are placed and wired such that it's not easy to fix their wiring.	If it is unavoidable that a component is placed in a hard to access location, it should be designed so that it can be "taken out" easily to fix the wiring and put back.