Robotic Sailing 2017 : proceedings of the 10th International Robotic Sailing Conference /: proceedings of the 10th International Robotic Sailing Conference. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kjell Ivar Øvergård, editor.
• Editors: Øvergård, Kjell Ivar
• Other Names: International Robotic Sailing Conference, 10th
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Organizing Committees; Contents; Part I Sails and Software for Autonomous Sailing; An Alternative Wing Sail Concept for Small Autonomous Sailing Craft; 1 Introduction; 2 Design Development; 3 Evaluation Approach; 3.1 Computational Fluid Dynamics; 3.2 Wind Tunnel Testing; 3.3 Velocity Prediction Program (VPP); 3.4 Sea Trials; 4 Discussion; 5 Future Recommendations; References; Correlation of Velocity Prediction Program for Small Autonomous Sailboats; 1 Introduction; 2 Approach; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; 5 Future Recommendations; References. APASailâ#x80;#x94;An Agent-Based Platform for Autonomous Sailing Research and Competition1 Introduction; 2 Related Work; 3 APASail; 4 Simulation Case Study; 5 Conclusion and Future Work; References; A Component-Based C++ Communication Middleware for an Autonomous Robotic Sailboat; 1 Introduction; 2 ISE Middleware; 3 A-Tirma's Communication Infrastructure; 4 Conclusions; References; Part II Navigation and Anti-collision Algorithms; Voter Based Control System for Collision Avoidance and Sailboat Navigation; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Related Work; 1.2 ASPire Project; 2 Voter Based Architecture. 2.1 Core Sailing Voters2.2 Collision Avoidance; 3 Results; 4 Conclusion and Future Work; References; An Attractor/Repellor Approach to Autonomous Sailboat Navigation; 1 Introduction; 2 Navigation by Attractors and Repellors; 3 Computing Ideal Heading; 4 Using VMG and Magnetic Waypoints; 5 Special-Case Navigation; 6 Navigation Simulations; 7 Future Work; References; Chase, No Straighter: COLREG Compliant Anti-collision Manoeuvres for Crossing Situations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Anti-collision Regulations; 1.2 Colregs for Autonomous Vessels; 2 Algorithm for ``Human'' Collision Avoidance. 2.1 Which Rule to Apply2.2 The Chasing Strategy for Conflict Situations (Rule 15); 2.3 Calculation of New Course and New Way Points; 3 Results and Discussion; 3.1 Limitations; 4 Conclusion; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 623.822; Engineering; Robotic sailboats -- Design and construction -- Congresses; Sailing -- Congresses; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science; Sailing; Computers -- Intelligence (AI) & Semantics; Technology & Engineering -- Civil -- General; Artificial intelligence; Highway & traffic engineering; Artificial intelligence; Traffic Engineering; Technology & Engineering -- Robotics; Robotics; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319727394; 3319727397
• Related ISBNs: 9783319727387; 3319727389
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 1, 2018).
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