AVS, a model-based racing sailboat simulator: application to wind integration
Emilien Lavigne, Goulven Guillou, Jean‐Philippe Babau · IFAC-PapersOnLine · 2018
Racing sailboats are becoming more and more complex systems, especially with the increasing interest in total 3D attitude control. In such competitive context, realistic simulation appears as a key point for new developments. This paper presents AVS, a framework dedicated to sailboat simulation, integrating both requirements of a generic simulation framework and domain-specific aspects. The AVS framework provides a collection of models and tools to design, generate and evaluate racing sailboat simulations. Tools are also provided to integrate heterogeneous wind sources in simulation. Thanks to component-based approach, different simulation scenarios can be considered by adding or configuring components. Two simulation examples illustrate the AVS framework agility to evaluate sailing boat control law.