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# URC Lessons Learned
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This document outlines the mistakes made when building a rover and competing in URC.
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## General
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* If it is not tested __it will not work__. Test absolutely everything as early as possible in the most accurate way.
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## Mechanical
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* Loctite or threadfasten everything! Every. Single. Thing. [Loctite User Guide](http://www.loctite.com.au/aue/content_data/133403_LT_4985_Threadlocking_Users_Guide.pdf)
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## Electrical
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* Radios are hard, and caused our failure in 2016, give them the time they deserve.
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* SMA connectors are not meant for repeated cycles (external Ebox connectors), they will fail and cause weird issues with your RF system. Use something like a BNC instead.
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## Software
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* Github is your friend.
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## Science
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* URC likes it when you talk about rocks.
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* Simple presentations are better.
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## Team Structure / Leadership
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* People are volunteers, you (unfortunatly) cannot treat them like employees.
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* People bail, stuff happens, be prepared to pick up the slack.
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