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REAL-TIME SHIPBOARD SEAWAY SENSOR

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8705
Amount: $49,796.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
99 Erie St
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR P GREGORY DEBARYSHE
 (617) 354-3403
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

A SEAWAY SENSOR IS NEEDED FOR 1) BETTER MATCHING SHIP DESIGN TO PERFORMANCE IN SEAKEEPING TRIALS, 2) GENERATING OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS, AND 3) TACTICAL APPLICATIONS WHERE FREQUENT RELIABLE ASSESSMENT OF SEA STATE HELPS CONDUCT OPERATIONS SAFETY, EFFICIENTLY AND PRODUCTIVELY. A USEFUL SEAWAY SENSOR MUST IN REAL-TIME MEASURE WAVE HEIGHT, DIRECTION AND PERIOD, THEN PRESENT OPTIMALLY USEFUL INFORMATION FROM THESE DATA TO OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL AND TO TACTICAL DECISION AIDS. IN SOME CASES, LIKE RIDE CONTROL, PHASE (TIMING) DATA IS ALSO NEEDED. CHIEF CRITERIA FOR JUDGING CANDIDATE APPROACHES WILL BE (1) CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DATA IN ALL SEA CONDITIONS, AND (2) RELIABILITY UNDER EVEN THE MOST VIOLENT OPERATING CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH OTHER TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE CONSIDERED, OUR BASELINE DESIGN IS A HYBRID SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A RUGGED BOW MOUNTED LASER HEIGHT/ PERIOD PROFILER WITH MICROWAVE RADAR DIRECTION EXTRACTION. PHASE I EFFORT WILL STRESS THOSE ELEMENTS MOST VULNERABLE TO THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT: 1) DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATION OF A SURVIVABLE BOW MOUNTED LASER HEIGHT GAUGE SUBSYSTEM, 2) OPERATIONAL PROTOTYPE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT, 3) REQUIREMENTS AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR PHASE II IMPLEMENTATION.

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