March 16 Testing Day Notes

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This Week We

  • Got one competition task working using point cloud data, in the pool
  • Successfully bumped the buoy
  • Proved that the cameras work pretty well in dark conditions
  • Ralph got all of the bags on the sub onto the third computer in MIL, “WALL-E”
  • Forrest added a bunch of features to TxROS at our request, what a guy!

 

Shoutouts
  • To Ralph’s friend Ariel, for dutifully documenting our pool-day shenanigans, and somehow fishing a stray competition element out of the pool with a net
  • To Daniel Dugger, for fixing the “nice” tether cable to a state better than the manufacturer could have ever hoped. (Yes, the problem was in the cable met the RJ45 connector in the wheel hub)
  • To Jake Easterling for letting us use the best pool we’ve had the pleasure of using, and clalmly holding a flashlight for at least half an hour (Special thanks to Jason and David for dutifully flashlight-holding as well)