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Bioluminescence Risk Detection Aid

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-10-C-0272
Agency Tracking Number: N082-193-0199
Amount: $515,432.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N08-193
Solicitation Number: 2008.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-02-03
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2012-02-02
Small Business Information
620 Applegate St. PO Box 518
Philomath, OR -
United States
DUNS: 787151828
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Cristina Orrico
 Senior Research Associate
 (541) 929-5650
 cris@wetlabs.com
Business Contact
 Debra Hammond
Title: Financial Manager
Phone: (541) 929-5650
Email: debra@wetlabs.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Nighttime bioluminescence poses a large naval tactical problem. Therefore a navigation aid is required for underwater vehicles (manned or un-manned) that will sense the platform-induced (e.g. an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, SEAL Delivery Vehicle, or diver) bioluminescence, water optical properties, and ambient light, and use the measured parameters as input to solve a simple radiative transfer algorithm that outputs the level of the detection risk to the vechicle navigator that is easy to interpret. Through our Phase I efforts, we demonstrated the feasibility of providing an accurate prediction of risk under “worst case” (black night) conditions. The long-term goal of this project is to develop a bioluminescence risk detection aid for underwater vehicle navigation and mission planning and in Phase II we plan to build and evaluate several prototype systems. Our envisioned bioluminescence risk detection aid will be a standalone, self contained unit that includes 1) a suite of simple, compact, low power sensors to measure bioluminescence intensity, water attenuation properties, ambient light, depth and time, 2) a data acquisition and processing system to integrate measurement streams and apply a simple radiative transfer algorithm to determine bioluminescence detection risk, and 3) a simple user interface to display real-time threat risk.

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