Sailing robot
without wind sensor
Paper by Kai Xiao, Jan Sliwka, Luc Jaulin (2009). A wind-independent
control strategy for autonomous sailboats based on Voronoi diagram. CLAWAR
2011, Paris, 2011. pdf.
This paper
has received the best paper award.
Associated source-code
Simulation
of the windsensorless strategy. The same with youtube
Real tests
without any wind sensors (made on the Tycolo lake,
Real test 1 : film
1a (the same with
youtube), film1b
(the same with
youtube).
Real test 2 : film
2a (the same with
youtube), film2b (the same with youtube).
Film 1 youtube :
sailboat in the ocean
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