Project
| # | Title | Team Members | TA | Documents | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Autonomous Sailboat |
Franklin Liu Haoyu Wang Megan Shapland |
Daniel Vargas | design_document1.pdf final_paper1.pdf other1.pdf presentation1.pptx proposal1.pptm proposal2.pdf |
|
| #Project Members Megan Shapland - meganls2 Franklin Liu - fl7 Haoyu Wang - haoyuw7 #Problem The idea of an autonomous sailboat that would be able to navigate to and from a location without any input from a pilot has been proposed in the past but presents many significant obstacles. The sailboat must be able to identify its current location, to tell which direction the boat is facing, to know the direction of the wind, to be able to manipulate the sails and the rudder so that it can steer in the direction it needs to go, and to plot a path to its destination. # Solution Overview We hope to address the issue of determining the current location of the boat with a GPS. We also plan on using a compass to determine the current direction of the boat. Using additional sensors attached to the top of the mast, we intend to find out the direction of the wind. We then try to manipulate the sails in order to change the direction the boat is facing using a set of motors and wench that will control the sails and the rudder of the boat. Plotting a path to the destination will be handled by a program that will control the movement of the boat. # Solution Components ##Boat Power Source Subsystem -Consists of the engine of the boat which is used to power the various sensors and motors within boat -Has six outputs and is connected to all other subsystems in the boat ##Boat Location/Direction Sensor Subsystem -utilizes GPS to determine the boats location -utilizes a compass to determine the boat’s direction -utilizes a sensor to determine the direction the wind is blowing (anemometer) -Has one output that transmits location/wind data to the Processor Subsystem ##Processor Subsystem -Is used to determine what direction the boat should move -Inputs consist of data from both the Boat Location/Direction Sensor Subsystem -Has one output to the Boat Steering/Motor Subsystem that tells the subsystem how to move the rudder/sails ##Boat Steering/Motor Subsystem -Used to control the rudder and sails of the boat -Controls the direction the boat is traveling using a motor and wench -Has one input from the Processor Subsystem which determines which direction to move # Criterion for Success We hope to build a boat which can go to and from a destination. It should be able to manipulate itself upwind and downwind with data collected by sensors and the GPS. The sensors should be able to detect the direction of the wind and the direction the boat is facing. The GPS should be able to showcase the current location of the boat. The processor subsystem should be able to analyze data and output how to move rudders and sails in order to navigate the boat to its destination. |
|||||