It is common for physics-based models to be the foundation of a modern computer control system. Presented here is an overall description of a project dedicated to advancing understanding of physics-based sailing yacht models validated with full scale data. A better understanding of physics-based models and how to extract them from full scale sailing data will enable better control system design for future autonomous wind powered surface vessels.
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2012. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
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