For the first official qualification day, we were the first team to arrive at the site. We did three successful tests. During the team leader meeting, we learned that there will be no diver with the submarine during the qualifications and final runs. This is a first for us.
For the first official qualification day, we were the first team to arrive at the site. We did three successful tests. During the team leader meeting, we learned that there will be no diver with the submarine during the qualifications and final runs. This is a first for us.
At noon, the competitions organizers confirmed with us the time of our qualification run. We had less than an hour to prepare for the run. We attempted two mission states and decided to chain them. During both runs, the robot did not surface and we lost time looking for the robot due to the poor visibility in the water. Even if we chained both tasks, no points were scored during this qualification run because the submarine did not surface.
Recover of the submarin
After a quick trip to the local store, we purchased some reflectors that we mounted on the submarine. This greatly minimized the time needed to find the robot in the water. Afterwards, we reserved a second qualification time slot that was scheduled for 5 PM.
New look of the submarine
During this second qualification run, we took 10 minutes out of allowed 50 minutes to complete the first two obstacles.
Launch of second qualification
To end the day, we decided to test the underwater modem with the ASV. The organizers tried a new setup on the ASV and we did manage to send some data between both vehicles. We are still looking with them to find a better solution.
Here is the information for the next important events:
- 30 minutes qualification test: Wednesday July 11th at 13h30.
- Static evaluation: Thursday July 12th.