Em 16/4/2010 10:16, Russell McMahon escreveu:
> If you search the PICList archives for "autonomous boat" (AFAIR) you shou=
ld
> find a lurker who was building an, natch, autonomous boat. Name escapes me
> but I can probably find it. May be in Italy brain suggests.
>
> For REAL value and triple extra points you may try my idea, which I want =
to
> do but won't manage this lifetime.
>
> This well predates the recent America's Cup nonsense :-)
> They stole my sail idea - not me theirs.
>
> Small - a metre or so probably.
> Cat or Tri maran.
> Wing sail. Steerable.
> Utterly Bullet proof construction. !!!!!!!!!!
> Wing may need to be made to lie down for Hurricanes.
> Self righting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Unsinkable. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> (Non existeum construction as required).
>
> SO - this should be able to be easily headed on a consistent course under
> easy automatic
>
> Solar panel (all top surface)
> Minimal power needed - mainly sail steering and rudder.
>   =



Won't it be too complicated to control the sail and rudder to the
correct angles to make your boat sail to the right direction?


> Add GPS.
> Camera.
> Add Sat Phone for calling home - probably Disprosium (nee Irridium) who w=
ill
> give yuou one free and air time if you ever get this far.
>   =



Didn't they de-orbit (burned) all the Iridium satellites some time ago?


> AND:  Sail it around the world autonomously.
>
> Good enough project?
>
> Could be done for relatively modest cost. You'd have no trouble getting a
> keen team involved. Beating off the deadwood would be harder.
>
> You could sell these to people, but that may make you unpopular with the =
men
> in black helicopters.
>
>
>     R
>   =


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