The Microtransat Challenge



Boat Details - ENSICA and IUT de Nantes

  • Team name: Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Constructions Aéronautiques (ENSICA) and IUT de Nantes.
  • Boat Name: IBoat
  • Length: 2.4m
  • Weight: 40kg
  • Mast: Carbon fibre tube.
  • Hull type: Custom designed fibre glass hull with a compartment in the top to maximise solar panel area.
  • Power source: 2x lead acid batteries and 4 solar panels.
  • Sail type: Flexible plastic sail with jib and mainsail sharing a single boom.
  • Actuators: stepper motors for rudder and sail control.
  • Sensors: GPS, tilt compensated compass, tilt sensor and rotary wind sensor.
  • Communications: 868mhz radio modem
  • Computers: Infineon C167.

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