Getting start on robotics sailing may not straightforward if you have never came across both concepts of sailing and the robot. The Robotics Sailing Academy summer and winter school are the best place to get hands-on experience and there is also useful material freely available online. Whilst this could never be a comprehensive list, we provide a modest “Get start” tutorial on robotics sailing.
The basics of sailing
Lester Gilbert’s Radio Sailing has the right level of content for reader with high school physical education. The general concepts in sailing were first introduced while more advanced topics design and race strategies are also covered. However, the challenge in Robotics Sailing is different from Radio Sailing. Understand the general principles while figure out differences are crucial to the success.
The basics of robotics sailing
Under the umbrella of WRSC open-source initiatives, a simple version on how to get start on robotics sailing is available at here. It introduce the main components on a sailing robot and point to other useful open-source software solutions. We will expect a team to understand the basics of sailing and use a simulator to test the high level path planning algorithm after finish their own research.
Standard ready-to-sail kit
Whenever you are ready to take the next step, you could try to convert a Radio Sailing boat into a Robotics Sailing boat. Panel discussion from WRSC 2018 suggested the standard ready-to-sail kit. If you struggle in hardware part, we could help to purchase a standard kit for you. Please refer to this Robotic Sailboat pre-sale link.
针对自动化帆船的需求，我们设计了一艘1.3m的专用帆船，载荷、便捷性、稳定性均较遥控船模明显提升（速度降低，但更符合自动化需求）。我们已联系厂家计划先行制作30艘供采购，欢迎对于船只有需求的队伍以及希望获得更好性能的队伍购买。统计预售意愿后我们将迅速决定是否投产，制作时间预期40天。希望购买请查看WRSC帆船预售链接。WRSC并无必须使用此标准船的要求。
关于船型详细信息，参见文档：标准船型介绍
Some other materials (may not all in English):