Conclusions


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Meeting Requirements

 

 

Performance

 

      

     These performance requirements were definitely met as shown by the final testing data on the previous page. The wing sail produced at least 50% more forward force than the soft sail at apparent wind angles of 90 degrees and less. It went above and beyond by producing around 100% more forward force at apparent wind angles of 65 degrees and less. It also still produced forward force at 30deg while the soft sail could not. By meeting these requirements I have a proven wing design that can be further iterated on for the future tasks of attaching it to the boat and creating the radio controlled system.

 

 

Accessibility

 

 

 

     I believe that these requirements were also sufficiently met. The materials are easy to obtain, they can all be purchased cheaply at a hobby store, hardware store, or even online. The construction techniques can all be performed by a person with basic shop skills.With the ability to have the ribs laser cut, the hardest part of the wing assembly is the shrink wrapping, which just takes time and patience.

     I have made the plans for this project easy to find and understand. The 3rd prototype page is a guide of how I put the wing together and some of the problems I faced and should be easy for someone constructing the wing to follow. The page has everything someone needs to build the wing, including dimensioned rib templates, laser cutting files, materials lists and instructions. These things are all open for anyone to access on the EN1000 website.

 

 

 

The Future

 

If more time was available these are the next steps that I would take to reach the overall goal of the project to build a working Radio Controlled wing sailed catamaran.