#competition 2016

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July 29th-30th 2016: 

Semi-finals always are the busiest time of the week for the team.  Between preparing for the competition runs and talking to visiting companies and spectators the team had their hands full. 

The team was only able to complete the path and gate challenges during their runs due to some software issues, however acoustics is fully functional and the team plans to attempt for a wildcard slot.  

The team also had their presentation explaining their team structure and robot to a panel of judges.  All and all it has been a very busy couple of days, but productive and fun.

Good luck to everyone already qualified for finals.  We’ll be posting more pictures soon!

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July 28th 2016: 

Another long day of practice at Robosub for Seawolf and the team.  Seawolf has developed an issue the team has not seen before with the camera streams that allow the robot to navigate freezing and crashing.  Other small problems have arisen, but the team has been working endlessly to solve them in between practice runs in Transdec.  

On a positive note the team took fifth place on their paper out of forty-eight teams allowing them to pick a late run slot for both days of semi-finals.  The URC team is hopeful they will be able to fix all remaining problems in the pool tonight!

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July 28th 2016: 

From late nights to early mornings the team has been working hard continuing to make improvements and repairs to Seawolf VI in preparations for semi-finals. 

We are looking forward to another excellent day of practice. 

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July 27th 2016: 

After another long day of practice the team has managed to fix most of the problems encountered and been able to continue to develop their mission code.  Seawolf VI hit the pool in Transdec again gathering footage and testing newly adjust buoy, path, and hedge code. 

A few minor roadbumps were hit as the team’s kill switch stopped operating properly, which was quickly fixed thanks to the hard work of the electrical team.  

The team plans to test into the night to troubleshoot a camera feed issue that has resulted in a few dropped frames. 

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July 26th 2016: 

The first day of Robosub started early for the team having stayed up late the night before and arriving at Transdec at 6:00am to get their first testing time. 

The day went on to be incredibly productive for the team.  Seawolf qualified during the team’s first run at 8:00am allowing the rest of the day to be spent testing code and gathering footage. 

The team will compete in semi-finals Friday and Saturday allowing the rest of the week to be spent practicing and making needed tweaks.  

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July 25th 2016: 

The team headed to the pool late at night to do some testing after having reassembled the robot from shipping.  

We head to Transdec early tomorrow for our first practice runs! 

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July 25th 2016: 

The team arrived yesterday to an already awaiting crate to reassemble Seawolf VI.  After unpacking and replacing one of the threaded rods of the frame, Seawolf is all set to go again.  

Our first time hitting the pool will be tonight and tomorrow it’s off to Transdec!

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July 18th 2016: 

Ship out day for competition has finally come!  Seawolf VI will arrive in San Diego on Friday with the team to follow on Sunday.