The N-boat II was the evolution of N-boat I. Building upon the 1-meter sailboat used as the foundation for N-boat I, it ended up incorporating the specifications for N-boat II.
Consequently, the new project had to meet the following criteria:
- Navigate in open waters.
- Be able to sail in windy conditions with gusts of up to 20 knots.
- Provide more space for onboard computers and other control modules.
- Have considerable payload capacity.
- Be equipped with solar panels and batteries that enable missions lasting more than 3 days (energy autonomy).
- Be cost-effective.
Thus, the N-boat II project was born. Below are the project details and specifications:
Construction photos:
Youtube construction video:
Photos of low-level automation setup:
Youtube power consumption testing video:
Hardware-in-the-loop testing:
Youtube hardware-in-the-loop testing video:
Field test photos, at Bonfim lake in Natal/RN:
Youtube Field test video:
Downloadable files:
Click here to download Álvaro Negreiros' master thesis.Click here to download Davi Santos' master thesis.
Click here to download the N-boat II Renders and blueprints.
Click here to download the N-boat II Solidworks CAD files.
Click here to download the N-boat II STL files.
Source code repositories:
Davi's github page of N-boat II.N-boat II 's Ardupilot github
First N-boat II 's controls algorithm github