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From concept to final system, tests and more....
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Strategic Sail Data Analytics
Example of data collected in regatta mode every second, exported to KML format and viewed in Google Earth.
Using Selective Laser Sintering Technology (SLS) and a Nylon composite resin we have created an lightweight holder (128 gm) for the Sail Knife One, which allows it to be quickly and securely locked to any vertical flat surface.
The composite
used allows enormous tensile force before failure, does not absorb water and is stable and environmentally safe.
System Demo
Sail Knife is a long run project.
When we started the firsts lines to follow were to make it compact, portable, safe, durable and easily updatable, protecting the device.
It takes time to select the right components and suppliers, do sail tests, and to get the most stable code possible without compromising speed.
The Sail Knife One device is a concept and result of people committed with the
project.
NEWS !
The system testers , especially the most experienced skippers , asked us to also capture the boat's Nmea 2000 data, especially those referring to Wind, COG, SOG and SOW, since this would allow us to further refine the navigation strategies.
This was not easy, since Sail Knife has been designed to be completely autonomous and linking with the ship's electronics would require a reliable and fast wireless link.
During the third quarter of 2024 we have worked on creating that link and conducting reliability tests.
Currently Sail Knife One is already migrating its firmware and hardware (V9 R7) to support this functionality and the capture of Nmea data in the log.
Soon we will create prototypes of the hardware, connectable to the ship's Nmea 2000 Network and that will link wirelessly with the Sail Knife One , and will surely add USB connectivity to export NMEA data to a laptop or external device
We expect to have the new connection hardware in the second half of 2025.
April 2025
Following the development planning, we are already evaluating the prototypes of the Nmea Gateway, we are creating 2 versions :
The first will provide Nmea 2000 wireless connectivity to the Sail Knife One, in addition to emulating Actisense® and sending Nmea 0183 data to the USB port.
The second version will provide conversion of the Nmea 2000 backbone data to Nmea 0183 or SeaSmart, with the creation of a Wi-Fi access point to plotter / Routing applications such as OpenCPN, Garmin Boating® ....
We expect to start availability in the second half of 2025.