Boat Details - Queens
- Team name: Queens University.
- Boat Name: North Star
- Length: 2m
- Weight: 16kg
- Mast: 3m aluminium tube.
- Hull type: Custom designed carbon fibre monohull.
- Power source: 7.2v NiCAD radio controlled car batteries.
- Sail type: Kevlar reinforced mylar sails in a bermudan sloop rig.
- Actuators: Two DC motors moving winches for sheet control and a servo for rudder control.
- Sensors: GPS, compass, boat speed pitot tube, rotary wind sensor and a camera.
- Communications: Zigbee radio and GSM (mobile phone)
- Computers: 68HC12 microcontroller as main computer and PIC microcontrollers for motor control.
- Other Features: Bilge pump.
