signalk-polars-kraivio
v0.0.3
Published
A plugin for calculating boat performance based on polar and instrument readings
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Polar calculator for SignalK
Usage
- Install this plugin from the server web admin UI
- Go to the
plugin configsection of the admin UI and selectsignalk-polars-kraiviofrom the list. - Fill in the path to your polar csv data file. An example of a valid polar csv file is provided below.
- Make sure that you have the following data keys available:
environment.wind.angleTrueWater,environment.wind.speedTrue, andnavigation.speedOverGround.
Example of a valid polar data file
twa/tws; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10
0; 4.57; 5.56; 6.05; 6.29; 6.45; 6.55; 6.65
52; 4.57; 5.56; 6.05; 6.29; 6.45; 6.55; 6.65
60; 4.90; 5.87; 6.30; 6.55; 6.70; 6.80; 6.91
75; 5.20; 6.10; 6.51; 6.80; 7.00; 7.15; 7.27
90: 5.36; 6.26; 6.70; 6.97; 7.14; 7.24; 7.50
110: 5.17; 6.15; 6.64; 7.00; 7.28; 7.51; 7.82
120: 4.86; 5.96; 6.51; 6.90; 7.22; 7.50; 7.97
135; 4.29; 5.39; 6.16; 6.62; 6.98; 7.29; 7.85
150; 3.61; 4.60; 5.54; 6.18; 6.60; 6.95; 7.53The columns are for true wind speeds in meters per second, and the rows for true wind angles in degrees. The resulting boat speeds should be in knots, relative to ground.
