{"id":29715,"date":"2022-02-10T01:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T01:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fischer.e-novision.ch\/?post_type=news-and-blog&p=29715"},"modified":"2022-05-29T13:04:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:04:07","slug":"fischer-connectors-solutions-support-sensor-data-transmission-for-the-sp80-boat-to-reach-the-speed-of-80-knots","status":"publish","type":"news-and-blog","link":"https:\/\/fischer.e-novision.ch\/he\/news-blog\/fischer-connectors-solutions-support-sensor-data-transmission-for-the-sp80-boat-to-reach-the-speed-of-80-knots\/","title":{"rendered":"SP80 to break world sailing speed with the support of high-performance sensing"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the development of its boat that is now close to its final design phase, the SP80 team has chosen Fischer Connectors for the data-transmission solutions interconnecting the various sensors that will equip the boat and its pilot to break the world sailing speed record. The technical challenge is to sail at a speed of 80 knots (148.16 km\/h), powered only by the wind. This is 14.55 knots faster than the record of 65.45 knots (121.21 km\/h) set in 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The carbon-fiber SP80 boat looks like a Formula 1 car combined with a fighter jet designed specially to glide on the water, featuring a super-ventilating triangular hydrofoil and towed by a huge kite wing. \u201cSeveral projects are in the running to break the long-standing world sailing speed record,\u201d says Mayeul van den Broek, CEO of the SP80 startup based in Renens near Lausanne, Switzerland, and created in 2019 by a team of engineers and students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). \u201cThis technological adventure is fascinating, as we\u2019re confronted with extremely challenging physical laws. That\u2019s why our international team of nearly 50 people, some of whom are now finalizing the innovative design of our boat which is being built in Persico Marine\u2019s shipyard in Italy, is anxious to get the very best in terms of data-transmission performance and reliability. These technical requirements are crucial when it comes to interconnecting the various sensors with which our boat and its pilot will be equipped during the launch and the boat\u2019s enhancement runs scheduled for the end of the year, and the record-breaking event scheduled for next year.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”29716″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”29721″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The data collected by the multiple sensors and loggers monitoring the boat\u2019s structure and the pilot\u2019s performance will be transferred through the connectors, associated cables and electronic solutions of Fischer Connectors, the Swiss-headquartered supplier of high-performance connectivity solutions that are world-renowned for their ruggedness and resistance to demanding operating conditions such as marine and underwater, defense & security, medical and test & measurement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe technology partnership with Fischer Connectors is a logical step forward in our record-breaking ambition,\u201d explains van den Broek. \u201cThe innovations we\u2019re putting in place to enhance our boat\u2019s aerodynamics above water and minimize the friction of its hull and foil under water need to be monitored during the boat\u2019s development phase as well as during the speed run itself. To ensure the efficient transfer of these monitoring data, we need a solutions provider that has not only expertise in signal integrity and data transmission and management, but also a holistic approach to electronic systems in order to provide the end-to-end connectivity solutions required for our sensing system.\u201d<\/p>\n

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During the design phase, sensors are used to improve and control the robustness of the high-performance materials (carbon, titan, stainless steel) of the boat\u2019s structure. Thanks to the design of the super-ventilated foil, stability is optimized and the impact of cavitation \u2013 a phenomenon in which water starts boiling around foils at extreme velocities, slowing the boat down \u2013 is avoided. During the speed run, data are collected from the various electronic modules and control sensors directly integrated into the boat, and from the monitoring sensor communications between the pilot and the technical crew on shore, including biometric data transferred through sensors worn on the pilot\u2019s body such as vital and security parameters.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe SP80 project is exciting and inspiring,\u201d says Fischer Connectors\u2019 CEO Jonathan Brossard, \u201cas it combines innovation and performance to push the boundaries of physical laws thanks to unique solutions and daring concepts. One member of the SP80 R&D team is part of our own R&D center, making the exchange of expertise all the more efficient and easier. We look forward to discovering the technological breakthroughs on which the SP80 team is working, and which Fischer Connectors is proud to support.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The final design of the boat for the record will be revealed to the public in spring 2022. The launching of the boat will take place at the end of 2022, while the first tests are scheduled in the South of France for the spring or autumn of 2023 \u2013 the two periods of the year that offer the best weather conditions for sailing.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”29727″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”29732″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

News of April 5, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n

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SP80 unveils final boat design in pursuit of the world sailing speed record<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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10 m long and 7 m wide, three points of contact with the water, and a cockpit for two pilots designed to withstand accelerations of up to 50 G: after 40 000+ hours of developments and hard work, the SP80 team presented on April 5, 2022, the final design of the boat set to reach 80 knots (150 km\/h) and break the record of 65.45 knots set in 2012.<\/p>\n

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News on SP80 website<\/a><\/p>\n

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