A Modular Approach
By Dermot Tynan, over 2 years ago.
I originally planned to build a lot of the electrical systems inside the hull, and mount the control electronics on a platform which would connect to the various systems. I quickly learnt that this wasn't going to survive contact with the Real World. I needed something more modular, something more watertight.
Plumbers Have Dripping Taps.
By Dermot Tynan, over 2 years ago.
It's a little bit of a cliche, I admit, and I'm sure a lot of plumbers would object to the stereotype. But I can tell you it's true of network people. We end up with elaborate network configurations in our houses, which are never finished. VLANs for guests, VLANs for servers, multiple WiFi networks, firewalls, and so on. All just a few configuration steps away from perfection! I discovered that this is also true of robotic sailboats.
Hull
By Dermot Tynan, almost 3 years ago.
It's taken an incredibly long time, but Hull #2 is on the verge of being ready for some layers of chopped-strand mat and woven roving. The image above is of the inverted hull, still attached to the strongback. Some layers of thin balsa over ten or eleven stations, and then coated with West Systems filler and epoxy, and faired to a reasonably smooth surface.
Upcoming Missions
- Galway Bay Loop, Waiting for Vessel Availability
Search
Recent Posts
- May 2023 (1 post)
- April 2023 (1 post)
- March 2023 (1 post)
- February 2023 (2 posts)
- March 2022 (3 posts)
- March 2021 (1 post)
- August 2020 (1 post)
- May 2019 (1 post)
- April 2018 (1 post)
- November 2017 (1 post)
- April 2017 (1 post)
- November 2016 (1 post)
- September 2016 (1 post)
- August 2016 (1 post)
- January 2014 (2 posts)
- October 2013 (7 posts)
- September 2013 (1 post)
- August 2013 (3 posts)
- June 2013 (3 posts)
- May 2013 (4 posts)
- April 2013 (3 posts)
- March 2013 (9 posts)
- February 2013 (8 posts)