9th International workshop on Sea Ice Modelling
A joint workshop of the International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG), the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP – the flagship activity of the Polar Prediction Project
An Embedded Low-Power Control System for Autonomous Sailboats
This work presents a small and affordable autonomous sailboat platform designed to be transported and operated by one or two people without any special means.
Drone hyperspectral system for monitoring coastal bathing water quality
The bathing water quality is an essential issue because of the consequences for the public health of the coastline users that make an extensive recreational
Copernicus Marine for Norway
The Norwegian Space Agency, NERSC, Met Norway and Mercator Ocean International organize on April 24 2019 (in the morning) in Oslo, Norway, an event entitled “Copernicus Marine for Norway” Draft agenda of the April
Optimization-Based Weather Routing for Sailboats
In this paper we propose a deterministic route planner for a sailboat suitable for areas where high quality wind and currents forecasts are available. An
A Real-Time Sailboat Controller Based on ChibiOS
This paper presents ongoing work aimed at the development of a multithreaded open source sailboat controller based on low cost Arduinocompatible hardware and ChibiOS/RT, a
A-TIRMA G2: An Oceanic Autonomous Sailboat
This paper describes a new design of a 2 meter LOA (Length Over All) autonomous sailboat conceived for sailing in an ample set of weather
A Virtual Wind Sensor Based on a Particle Filter
Wind sensors are essential components of any sailboat, meanwhile they are also one of its most compromised and exposed elements. This paper introduces a novel