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Advanced Solar powered Trimaran

 

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The figures below are estimated as at November 2012. These figures are under review to include autonomy as an intrinsic part of the project. The figures below are not confirmed.

 

 

SOLARNAVIGATOR PROJECT ESTIMATES 2013 - NON AUTONOMOUS

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Steels    . £    3,500
Alloys . £   80,000
Composites . £   10,000
Timber . £    5,500
Paints . £    2,500
Glass . £    2,300
Hydraulics . £   20,000
Safety equipment . £   10,000
Transmission . £   40,000
Propeller . £    5,000
Motors . £   50,000
Navigation Electronics . £   40,000
Battery cartridges . £  200,000
Battery controls . £    16,000
Solar charging arrays . £  300,000
Welding and other tool hire . £     6,000
Fastenings . £     2,500
Galley fit out  . £     7,000
Bunks . £     4,000
Onboard diving repair equipment . £     5,000
Labour: design 2 months £   20,000
Labour: fabrication 2 months £   30,000
Labour: assembly 4 months £   16,000
Labour: robot electronics design . £   10,000
Labour: tank testing . £     4,000
Premises rent 6 months £   10,200
Office equipment . £     5,000
Intellectual property: patents to June 2013 . £     5,000
Intellectual property: trademarks   "      " . £     5,000
Public relations . .
Provisions . .
Insurance . £    25,000
Crew x 4 (observers) . .
Voluntary associates
Project build Sub Total £   939,500
Contingency @ 35% £   328,825
Build Build & C. Total £ 1,268,325
Branding . .
Legal, TMs, Patents                             £150,000 x 3 years £   450,000
Events: launch, hospitality, shows, reception x 10 .
Legal - Patents Sub Total £   450,000
Contingency @ 50% £   225,000
. Legal Total £   675,000
Build and Legal Sub Total £ 1,943,325
Documentary .
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Build, Legal & tests Project Total A £ 1,943,325
(non autonomous)

 

 

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SOLARNAVIGATOR PROJECT ESTIMATES 2013 - AUTONOMOUS

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Computer hardware . £     5,000
Robotics hardware . £    20,000
AI Robotics software . £    10,000
Satellite software+ . £    50,000
Autonomous closed testing . £   10,000
Autonomous Island circumnavigation . £   40,000
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Autonomous element . £   135,000
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Contingency for autonomous element @ 15% £    20,250
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. Sub Total B £   155,250
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Boat build, legal & tests Sub Total A £ 1,943,325
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. .Project Total A&B £ 2,098,575
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Contingency - all project elements @ 35% £ 734,501.25
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Build, legal and trials Project Grand Total £ 2,833,076.2
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On the 4th of May 2012 our theoretical simulations were proven to be correct by Raphael Domjan and his boat Planetsolar, thanks to generous sponsorship by Candido Swiss watches and Immosolar, leaders in the field of solar energy management.

 

We live in a century of rapid technological advancement, where almost anything is possible. Our mission is to take robotics to sea to make the oceans a safer place for humans and to help reduce reliance on diesel fuels - especially for marine cargo transport.

 

 

 

 

AUTONOMOUS PROJECT LINKS

AUTONOMOUS PROJECT LINKS

 

Alloys

Paints - Coatings

Autonomy - Computers - Software

Project Estimates

Batteries

Project Objectives

Composites

PR Events - 

Construction - Modular

Propeller

Diving - Hull survey & repair

Record Attempt

Electronics - Collision Avoidance COLREGS

Screens - 

Galley - 

Solar Arrays - tracking theory PIC PCB  MPPT PV trackers  Actuators & circuits

Hydraulics - Active hull - 

Stealth - Scorpion laser - Mine hunter

Hull Design - Capsize - SWASSH - Lubrication - Mass

Timber - 

Life Support - 

Tank Testing - Open water collision avoidance

Model ConstructionHulls - Wings - W'gens - ROV - AI

Tooling - 

Motors - DC v AC synchronous

Transmission - gearing & prop shaft/seals

Navigation  - Oceanographic Hydrographic Surveying

Treasure hunting - marine archaeology

Paints - Antifouling

Wind Turbines -

 

 

 

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