The goal of this MQP was to build and program a robot capable of competing in the 2018 International Robotic Sailing Competition (IRSC), also known as Sailbot. This project utilized existing research on control and design of autonomous sailboats, and built on lessons learned from the last two years of WPI’s Sailbot entries. The final product of this MQP was a more reliable, easier to control, and more innovative design than last year’s event-winning boat.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Johnson, Hans E

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042418-230710

Advisor

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

Year

• 2018

Date created

• 2018-04-24

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Interdisciplinary

Rights statement

• In Copyright