The POCV is a Proof Of Concept Vehicle. It's just a toy that is designed for cruising a lake for ~2 hours.
He's still in the early planning stage for the one that might/could/potentially/maybe cross the Atlantic. The idea is that a small computer could contain a simple algorithm that will self-navigate (with GPS etc.) a tremendously long distance (not a huge stretch); a simple solar collector and drive train could power a vehicle for as long as the life of the hardware (a proven concept); and, of course, a lot of patience. I don't know how he will find the machine at the end of it - maybe include a cell phone - switch on & call in when it reaches an area with coverage... Hugh. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Okopnik Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 4:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] If you're in the Atlantic watch out for this On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 06:02:41PM -0400, SteveW wrote: > Interesting - but I couldn't find anything on the link that said how big it > was. The builder's forum, where he's posting updates (http://x.co/IVBD) says = The POCV is a G.R.P. model replica of the Cygnus DS25 fishing boat. The = FishPi will be using this to test the capabilities of the Raspberry Pi = as a command and control system. = = The blank hull arrived in the post today.... The pictures show a hull that's about 20"L x 8"W. Yep, that'll cross the Atlantic for sure... Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
