Application of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in sailing training and other marine environments

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are an up-and-coming cost-effective solution in aerial monitoring, analysis and documentation. To this end, multi-rotor UAVs, such as the Aerialtronics Altura V2, offer accurate, automated, suspended flight, with minimal user engagement. The project investigated into whether such devices can be used effectively for...

Embedding a telemetry system for sailing athletes on a coaching RIB

In this project, an attempt was made to embed telemetry in one of the harshest environments one can find itself in. The extremeness of the shocks was identified as the most important hurdle to take in order to install an electronic device on a RIB (rigid inflatable boat). Shocks up to 12G in the vertical direction where measured, when the RIB...

Sailing innovation: Coach system design for use on a RIB

Main problem The results of the last three Olympic events showed that in the overall sailing medal rankings, the British sailing athletes win the most medals. Part of the success of the British can be explained by their constant thrive to innovate in equipment and training methods. Professionalization of the Dutch Sailing sport is needed to...