How to

Actuators

SEABOTIX thrusters, RMG sailwinch 380 EH, TONEGAWA SEIKO big servos...

Motor controllers for thrusters

ROBBE Rokraft 120, ROBBE NavyControl 540R...

IO interfaces

IOIO for Android-compatible smartphone or tablet, Labjack U3 for computers, Pololu servo controllers for computers, Arduino...

Sensors

Webcams, weather station FURUNO WS200 (includes GPS, compass, wind sensor...), compass XSENS MTi (complete AHRS), compass HMC6352, compass HMC6343...

Embedded computers

Arduino (can include XBee, Wifi, GPS, compass), smartphone or tablet (often includes Wifi, compass, GPS), netbook, Raspberry Pi, PC/104, Mini-ITX...

Communication

XBee, high-range Wifi Ubiquiti Bullet2 HP...

Publications and other links

  http://www.microtransat.org/

  http://www.roboticsailing.org/

  http://www.ensta-bretagne.fr/jaulin/paper_jaulin_irsc12.pdf

  http://www.ensta-bretagne.fr/jaulin/paper_lebars_irsc12.pdf

  http://www.ensta-bretagne.fr/jaulin/paper_checking.pdf

  http://www.ensta-bretagne.fr/lebars/buggy_android_club_robotique.pdf