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2-6 September 20132-6 September 2013Brest, Brittany, FranceBrest, Brittany, France

Website : http://www.ensta-bretagne.fr/wrsc13/Contacts : Fabrice LE BARS (lebarsfa@ensta-bretagne.fr), Luc JAULIN (jaulinlu@ensta-bretagne.fr)

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WRSC / IRSC 2013WRSC / IRSC 2013• WRSC (World Robotic Sailing Championship) / IRSC (International

Robotic Sailing Conference) are international and annual marine robotics competition and conference that aim at stimulating the development of autonomous marine robotics and its applications.

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Last year, in CardiffLast year, in Cardiff

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CompetitionCompetition• Originally designed for autonomous sailboats, the competition will

be opened this year also to motorboats • Categories of robots :

– Small autonomous sailboats up to 1 m long, 2 m high, 100 kg, referred to Microsailboats category

– Autonomous sailboats up to 4 m long, 10 m high, 500 kg, referred to Sailboats category

– Any type of autonomous boat up to 4 m long, 10 m high, 500 kg, referred to Motorboats category

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CompetitionCompetition• Teams :

– Students teams : at least 50% of students, max of 10 people, ranked in the student ranking

– Open teams : the only requirements are a max of 10 people, ranked in the open ranking

• Presentations / demonstrations of professional marine robots in parallel to the competition will be also welcome!

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CompetitionCompetition• Tasks

– Station– Speed and accuracy

in different conditions– Obstacle avoidance– Target tracking– Endurance– Cooperation– ...

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ConferenceConference• IRSC welcomes paper submissions on a wide range of topics

around autonomous marine robotics and its applications : – Mechanical design and advanced materials– Hardware and software organisation– Energy and power management– Control architectures and algorithms– Route planning and optimisation– Machine learning and adaptation– Applications of autonomous marine robots– Legal issues for autonomous vessels– …

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PlanningPlanning• 2013-09-02 : Conferences and installation of teams, robots setup, visit of

ENSTA Bretagne in the evening+welcome buffet/dinner/barbecue• 2013-09-03 : Continuation of conferences, beginning of tasks at Moulin-

Blanc– 14h00 – 15h30 : Downwind speed task

• 2013-09-04 : Tasks at Moulin-Blanc– 17h00 – 18h00 : Upwind speed task

• 2013-09-05 : Tasks at Moulin-Blanc– 16h00 – 17h00 : Sidewind speed task– 17h00 – 18h00 : Swarm behaviour task

• 2013-09-06 : Endurance task and presentations, demos of invited robots and awards ceremony followed by buffet

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SponsorshipSponsorship• You can support the WRSC / IRSC 2013 and show your

involvement in the development of autonomous marine robotics with us :

– Participation of a robot from your organisation as a normal competitor : Free!– Get your logo on the official website as sponsor : 500€– Get your posters, flags… shown during all the competition and conference :

1000€– Make a presentation of your organisation without participating with a robot : 500€– Add a task corresponding to your needs / interests to the competition : 2000€– Add a special prize awarding a robot for a specific aspect corresponding to your

needs / interests : 1000€– Be a judge during the competition : 500€

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Contacts and informationContacts and information• Official website

– http://www.ensta-bretagne.fr/wrsc13/

• Scientific inquiries– Fabrice LE BARS (fabrice.le_bars@ensta-bretagne.fr)– Luc JAULIN (luc.jaulin@ensta-bretagne.fr)

• Administrative inquiries – Annick BILLON-COAT (annick.billon-coat@ensta-bretagne.fr)