Robotic Sailing 2016 Proceedings of the 9th International Robotic Sa
This book contains selected papers that address a variety of topics related to the design, development and operation of unmanned and fully autonomous sailing boats. These papers were presented in the 9th International Robotic Sailing Conference, in associ
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Robotic Sailing 2016 Proceedings of the 9th International Robotic Sailing Conference
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Robotic Sailing 2016
José C. Alves Nuno A. Cruz •
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Robotic Sailing 2016 Proceedings of the 9th International Robotic Sailing Conference
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Editors José C. Alves Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Porto Porto Portugal
Nuno A. Cruz Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Porto Porto Portugal
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INESC Technology and Science Centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Porto Portugal
INESC Technology and Science Centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Porto Portugal
ISBN 978-3-319-45452-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45453-5
ISBN 978-3-319-45453-5
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Preface
Humans sail the oceans for centuries. In our highly technological age, a new interest on ancient forms of navigation is gaining a new attention with the necessity to know more and more about the oceans that undoubtedly regulate the delicate ecosystem where we live. Persistent ocean monitoring is a necessity and is currently being undertaken by a multitude of robotic platforms throughout the globe. Unmanned wind propelled crafts have a great potential for providing ocean data, with superior performance than other robotic technologies in terms of autonomy, speed and maneuverability, and also the ability to provide a continuous remote access for data retrieval and mission control. Sailing is a challenging task driven by highly complex dynamic interactions between the wind, the water and all the sailboat's components above and below the surface. The design, construction and navigation of a sailing boat is t
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