A Virtual Wind Sensor Based on a Particle Filter

Abstract

Wind sensors are essential components of any sailboat, meanwhile they are also one of its most compromised and exposed ele isbn="978-3-319-45453-5" }

Rigid wing sailboats: A state of the art survey

“…In order to avoid the use of an explicit physical wind sensor on board, Sliwka et al (2011) propose the use of a wind vane self steering device for their boat L'improbable and, furthermore, do not actuate the sail to increase the robustness of the boat. Also, Cabrera-Gámez et al (2016) present an approach that allows to estimate the wind direction and speed based on a particle filter approach. According to the authors, the results of a series of simulations performed in Matlab prove that this approach is capable of providing acceptable estimates of wind conditions at a modest computational cost.…”