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Within EPFL-Rivages project, new approaches to improvements in performance and safety of autopilots.
In a solo tour around the world, the presence of an automatic pilot is indispensable for the skipper. The complexity of the wind and sea conditions encountered make trajectory optimizations very complicated. A malfunctioning automatic pilot can result, in the best case, in reduced speed, and in the worst case, a loss of control and major damage to the boat.
EPFL’s Automatic Control Laboratory (LA) proposed new approaches to improvements in performance and safety. The researchers applied the latest developments in the area of control to existing solutions.
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