TY - JOUR
T1 - Speed Windsurfing: Modeling and Numerics
AU - Kunoth , A.
AU - Schlichtenmayer , M.
AU - Schneider , C.
JO - International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling
VL - 3-4
SP - 548
EP - 558
PY - 2007
DA - 2007/04
SN - 4
DO - http://doi.org/
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/ijnam/877.html
KW - speed windsurfing, simple model, flow of air particles, nonlinear ODE, numerical simulation.
AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">We consider the following problem: Given a finite number of
sails of different sizes with prescribed shapes, given the speed of the
wind, the weight of a surfer, the size and shape of a surfboard and a
corresponding fin; determine the sail and the course such that the
windsurfer achieves maximal speed. We develop a simple model for
describing the movement of the windsurfer for maximizing the speed in
terms of a nonlinear ODE (ordinary differential equation). We conclude
with the presentation of corresponding numerical results, some remarks
on their validation and more involved models.</p>