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This article is devoted to the mathematical modeling of a nonconventional sailing platform, which is called a mast-free (or kite) sailing platform. The platform is based on the modern sail type called “kite”. It is a semi-rigid concave wing, which is used for towing water surface objects by wind power. Systems based on the kite successfully evolved over the past 10 years as an independent high-tech water sport. Mast-free sailing platforms managed by human allow them to travel long distances in a wide range of weather conditions. It is necessary to make the platform completely autonomous. To create an automatic control system for this new sailing platform it is necessary to have a mechanical model of the platform. This model should be linear in proximity of its equilibrium states for steady state calculations. All automatic stabilization theory is applicable to use within the linearized model.
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Aprosin, K., Tavlintcev, A., Semenenko, S., Shorikova, M. (2016). Kite Sailing Platform Mathematical Model and Stabilization. In: Friebe, A., Haug, F. (eds) Robotic Sailing 2015. WRSC/IRSC 2015. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23335-2_5
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