Including human performance in the dynamic model of a sailing yacht: a matlab-simulink based tool
Scarponi, M., Conti, P., Shenoi, R.A. and Turnock, S.R. (2007) Including human performance in the dynamic model of a sailing yacht: a matlab-simulink based tool. In, Modern Yacht, Southampton, UK, 11 - 12 Oct 2007. London, UK, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 143-156.
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Description/Abstract
A sailing simulator is described that takes into account human factors with respect to strategic decisions during a race. Models for yacht-crew interaction have been designed and implemented for the helmsman and the sail tailers, as well as a ‘routing engine’ that solves problems of a strategical and a tactical nature (e.g. navigation in windshifts, collision avoidance). One or more users can interact with the simulator, so that their behaviour and decision-making process can be recorded, analyzed and compared to that of the automatic crews. The software was implemented in MATLAB-Simulink and consists of two modules: ‘Robo-Yacht’, for solo and drag races, and ‘Robo-Race’ for fleet regattas. In the latter case, a real-time animation of the race is delivered to the user in real-time within a virtual reality environment. A series of case studies are presented that demonstrate realistic interactions between a yacht whose decisions are made by a sailor and a mini fleet of autonomous yachts.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Keywords: | Yacht race simulator, dynamic VPP |
| Subjects: | V Naval Science > VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Engineering Sciences > Fluid-Structure Interactions |
| Item ID: | 49313 |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 11:30 |
| Contributors: | Scarponi, M. (Author) Conti, P. (Author) Shenoi, R.A. (Author) Turnock, S.R. (Author) |
| Date: | October 2007 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | The Royal Institution of Naval Architects |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/49313 |
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