Re: [Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (Southampton Python group)

[Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire]

On Mon, Oct 3, 2016, at 03:04 PM, Andy Random via Hampshire wrote:
> I'm hoping to be there, any idea how long the talk is?

The talk itself will probably be around 40 minutes; with the
refreshments and the lightning talks I guess it will be an hour or a bit
over in total.

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Re: [Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (Southampton Python group)

[Andy Random via Hampshire]

Thanks for the heads up Thomas.

I'm hoping to be there, any idea how long the talk is?

On Tue, 27 Sep 2016, Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire wrote:


Hi all,

The next Southampton Python User Group meeting will be on Monday, with a
talk about robotic sailing:

When: 6pm, Monday 3rd October
Where: Room 1083, Nuffield Theatre (Building 6), University of
Southampton.
(Right by the university bus interchange, if you're coming on public
transport)

The speaker, Sophia Schillai, led a team from the University which
earlier this month won the small boats class of the World Robotic
Sailing Championship in Portugal.

As usual, after the talk there will be a chance to give lightning talks
- the suggested theme is robots, sensors, and code that interacts with
the physical world. If you'd like to give a brief (maximum five minutes)
talk, please let me know!

Refreshments will be provided, and we'll go to a nearby pub afterwards
for drinks and food.

Best wishes,
Thomas

-

Sophia led a team from the University of Southampton which recently won
the World Robotic Sailing Competition (Micro Sailboat class). Come and
hear about how we used Python and Linux to make a boat sail itself,
including:

- Why is it so hard to make a robot sail?
- What happened to us at the World Robotic Sailing Championship (besides
winning it)?
- Who are ROS and Brian?
- What tools did we combine to make the Black Python sail?

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Re: [Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (Southampton Python group)

[Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016, at 02:22 PM, Gordon Scott via Hampshire wrote:
> I remember an article some years ago about a robot auto-navigation 
> voyage in which, as so often happens in cars, they'd put in a slightly 
> wrong name and the yacht ended up on the west coast of America, rather 
> than in Wales.

The West coast? That's some impressive navigation. There's an ongoing
contest to make a small robot boat cross the Atlantic, but as far as I
know it's not yet been managed:

http://www.microtransat.org/history.php

Thomas

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Re: [Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (Southampton Python group)

[Paul Tansom via Hampshire]

** Gordon Scott via Hampshire  [2016-09-28 10:55]:
> On 27/09/16 14:03, Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire wrote:
> >hear about how we used Python and Linux to make a boat sail itself,
> 
> :->  Hmm, but my 86 year old gaff yawl does that, up to a point at least,
> with no robotics at all  :->
> 
> Why would I want a robot if I can just lash the tiller, trim the mizzen and
> sit back and marvel at what the old lady does all on her own?
** end quote [Gordon Scott via Hampshire]

Because you can? ;)

I use an ancient Autohelm if I want an upgrade from lashing the tiller (which I
used to use a couple of jam cleats for on my last boat - RIP). Both current and
previous boats came read to install the Haslar self stearing gear which used no
electronics, although if the wind changed direction so would you!

I was actually chatting about this at the last PLUG meeting and hope I can make
the talk. If you look at the web page [1] you'll see that the boat in question
is somewhat smaller that either of our boats (well, bar my model ones!).

I did consider starting a LUG regarding using Linux on boats, but thought my
planned name of NautiLUG might have drawn the wrong membership - maybe that's
why the LUG never actually setup the lists for me ;)

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Re: [Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (Southampton Python group)

[Gordon Scott via Hampshire]

On 28/09/16 12:12, Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire wrote:

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Gordon Scott via Hampshire wrote:

Why would I want a robot if I can just lash the tiller, trim the mizzen
and sit back and marvel at what the old lady does all on her own?

A speaker introducing the conference after the competition did trace the
history of autonomous sailing back to Francis Drake rigging fire ships
to be blown into the Spanish Armada. We were trying to achieve a bit
more control, however!


And hopefully less fire :-)

I remember an article some years ago about a robot auto-navigation 
voyage in which, as so often happens in cars, they'd put in a slightly 
wrong name and the yacht ended up on the west coast of America, rather 
than in Wales.


It was an April issue, but I feel sure the story was true :-)

Gordon.

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Re: [Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (Southampton Python group)

[Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Gordon Scott via Hampshire wrote:
> Why would I want a robot if I can just lash the tiller, trim the mizzen 
> and sit back and marvel at what the old lady does all on her own?

A speaker introducing the conference after the competition did trace the
history of autonomous sailing back to Francis Drake rigging fire ships
to be blown into the Spanish Armada. We were trying to achieve a bit
more control, however!

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Re: [Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (Southampton Python group)

[Gordon Scott via Hampshire]

On 27/09/16 14:03, Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire wrote:

hear about how we used Python and Linux to make a boat sail itself,


:->  Hmm, but my 86 year old gaff yawl does that, up to a point at 
least, with no robotics at all  :->


Why would I want a robot if I can just lash the tiller, trim the mizzen 
and sit back and marvel at what the old lady does all on her own?


Gordon.


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[Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (Southampton Python group)

[Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire]

Hi all,

The next Southampton Python User Group meeting will be on Monday, with a
talk about robotic sailing:

When: 6pm, Monday 3rd October
Where: Room 1083, Nuffield Theatre (Building 6), University of
Southampton.
(Right by the university bus interchange, if you're coming on public
transport)

The speaker, Sophia Schillai, led a team from the University which
earlier this month won the small boats class of the World Robotic
Sailing Championship in Portugal.

As usual, after the talk there will be a chance to give lightning talks
- the suggested theme is robots, sensors, and code that interacts with
the physical world. If you'd like to give a brief (maximum five minutes)
talk, please let me know!

Refreshments will be provided, and we'll go to a nearby pub afterwards
for drinks and food.

Best wishes,
Thomas

-

Sophia led a team from the University of Southampton which recently won
the World Robotic Sailing Competition (Micro Sailboat class). Come and
hear about how we used Python and Linux to make a boat sail itself,
including:

- Why is it so hard to make a robot sail?
- What happened to us at the World Robotic Sailing Championship (besides
winning it)?
- Who are ROS and Brian?
- What tools did we combine to make the Black Python sail?

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