Our project aims to create an autonomous robotic sailboat (SailBot) in order to compete in the International Robotic Sailing Regatta, building off of the results of previous years’ SailBot MQP. We designed and manufactured a new hull to improve the fluid dynamics of the hull and to improve physical accessibility inside the SailBot. The new hull was manufactured out of carbon fiber and mechanical features were integrated from the previous year’s SailBot including the sail, keel, and ballast mechanism. We fully replaced the boat’s software systems, with a focus on communications reliability, failure recovery, and autonomous functionality. Additionally, we redesigned the boat's electrical system to ensure greater platform stability and longevity.

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Creator

• Gomes, Matthew
• Murphey, Erin
• Winter, Theodore
• Virone, Anthony

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042524-140357
• 121744

Keyword

• Sailing
• Wing sail
• Autonomous Systems
• ROS
• Computer vision
• Unmanned surface vehicle

Advisor

• Michalson, William R.
• Stafford, Kenneth A.

Year

• 2024

Date created

• 2024-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering
• Robotics Engineering

Source

• E-project-042524-140357

Rights statement

• In Copyright