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The Autonomous Sailboat


The Autonomous Sailboat is made by Marine Robotics, LLC, led by Walter Holemans in Maryland, supported by Joseph Curcio in Maine. An initial goal for building this boat is to provide a long-duration remote water sensing system to support the oyster aquaculture industry in Chesapeake Bay. The goal of the MIT team is to provide autonomy software to support this mission and autonomous sailing in general.

ParameterConditionsUnitMinTypmax
Velocityno current, 10 < wind < 50Km/hr04.5 
Total Massinc. payloadKg527791
Mass, Payload Kg 539
Power, Payload24/7W 210
Hgt above waterline m  2.3
Hgt below waterline m  0.3
Width m  1.5
Length m  2.5

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