Marine Sensing for Elite Performance
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Marine Sensing For Elite Performance Will Bakewell Land Rover BAR The America’s Cup Contested for 166 years, it is the oldest international sporting trophy in the world Most prestigious sailing contest, pinnacle of sailing technology Moved to foiling multihulls during last cup cycle 35th America’s Cup was contested in Bermuda this summer, won by New Zealand Six contestants: USA, GB, France, Sweden, New Zealand and Japan 36th America’s Cup to be contested in 75ft Monohulls AC50 Class 50 foot foiling catamaran with 23.7m “wing sail” Overall dimensions specified in class rule Technical freedom – hydrofoil design, control systems, wing structure, aerodynamics “Flying surfaces” were hydraulically actuated with power from 4 of the 6 crew Capable of speeds up to 85 km/h Sensing restrictions No measurements more than 1m from device Restrictions on how sensor data could be used – “manual input” “Flight” control surfaces Traditional sailing sensor setup Goal to provide sailors with as much information as they need for optimum trim Wing-top and bow wind wands Hydrins IMU Very little tidal flow in Bermuda’s Great Sound (relative to Solent…) Also developed “training tools” Compromised data collection platform Autopilot Built a boat state estimator based on data fusion of: Ride height sensors Hydrins IMU (from ixBlue) GPS But rules placed emphasis on manual inputs The importance of HMI (human machine interface) was paramount AC36 Protocol already released AC36 match in early 2021 Restrictive meteorological sensing clauses No tank or wind tunnel testing AC36 “Concept” to be shown to shown mid-November, and full class rule by end March 2018 Any Questions?.