Robotic Sailing Proceedings of the 4th International Robotic Sailing Conference /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schlaefer, Alexander (Editor), Blaurock, Ole (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; Robotics.; Automation.; Robotics and Automation.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).

While sailing has a long tradition, both as a means of transportation and as a sport, robotic sailing is a fairly new area of research. One of its unique characteristics is the use of wind for propulsion. On the one hand, this allows for long range and long term autonomy. On the other hand, the depe...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Introduction
• Part II Robotic Sailboats
• Part III System Development
• Part IV Collision Avoidance
• Part V Localization and Route Planning.