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Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 90 Jack Edwards Arduino autopilot
This week I have the opportunity to interview Jack Edwards. Jack Edwards is a retired mechanical engineer and sailor who keeps up boat in the Pacific North West. Jack has taken some very simple components and made them into an autopilot. The autopilot is based on the Arduino microcontroller and a few other called components that we discuss in this interview. If you would like to receive more information including schematics and the code which is used to make this project Jack is requested that you write him a direct e-mail. This e-mail address is coyotewaits3@gmail.com
Here is a link to the YouTube video which shows his initial prototype in action. He’s improved upon this initial prototype and is now into probably his third iteration of his initial design.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nA6wo9PXls
Here is a link to another blog that talks about Jacks Arduino autopilot http://themarineinstallersrant.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-arduino-autopilot-that-jack-built.html
In the podcast I mentioned that I started learning to program the Arduino microprocessor by watching a series of lessons created for high school students. The website for these lessons is:
http://www.toptechboy.com/arduino-lessons/
And the Arduino website is https://www.arduino.cc/
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Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam
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