Robotic Sailing 2014 Proceedings of the 7th International Robotic Sa

An autonomous sailboat robot is a boat that only uses the wind on its sail as the propelling force, without remote control or human assistance to achieve its mission. Robotic sailing offers the potential of long range and long term autonomous wind propell

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Robotic Sailing 2014 Proceedings of the 7th International Robotic Sailing Conference

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Robotic Sailing 2014

Fearghal Morgan · Dermot Tynan Editors

Robotic Sailing 2014 Proceedings of the 7th International Robotic Sailing Conference

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Editors Fearghal Morgan Bio-Inspired Electronics & Reconfigurable Computing Research Group Electrical & Electronic Engineering National University of Ireland Galway Ireland

ISBN 978-3-319-10075-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-10076-0

Dermot Tynan Hewlett Packard HP Cloud Galway Ireland

ISBN 978-3-319-10076-0

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Preface

These proceedings contain the papers presented at the IRSC 2014 (International Robotic Sailing Conference) that has taken place in the National University of Ireland, Galway, in conjunctions with the WRSC (World Robotic Sailing Championship) from the 8th until the 12th of September 2014. This is the 7th edition in a series of IRSC proceedings. Robotic sailing offers the potential of long range and long term autonomous wind propelled, solar or wave-powered carbon neutral devices. Robotic sailing devices cou