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Mitigation of USV Motions via Wave Sensing and Prediction
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-10-M-0277
Agency Tracking Number: N10A-036-0764
Amount:
$69,931.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
STTR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N10A-T036
Solicitation Number:
2010.A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2010
Award Year:
2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
2010-06-30
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
2011-04-30
Small Business Information
135 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
DUNS:
362223463
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: Roger Stettner
Title: President
Phone: (805) 966-3331
Email: rstettner@asc3d.com
Title: President
Phone: (805) 966-3331
Email: rstettner@asc3d.com
Business Contact
Name: Roger Stettner
Title: President
Phone: (805) 966-3331
Email: rstettner@asc3d.com
Title: President
Phone: (805) 966-3331
Email: rstettner@asc3d.com
Research Institution
Name: University Rhode Island
Contact: St,phan T Grilli
Address: Department of Ocean Engineerin
Narragansett,, RI, 2882
Phone: (401) 874-6636
Type: Nonprofit college or university
Contact: St,phan T Grilli
Address: Department of Ocean Engineerin
Narragansett,, RI, 2882
Phone: (401) 874-6636
Type: Nonprofit college or university
Abstract
Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc. (ASC) has teamed with the Department of Ocean Engineering at The University of Rhode Island to devise a sensor suite and computer algorithm to predict ocean waves to aid autonomous boat navigation in heavy weather. The centerpiece of the sensor suite is a Lidar designed by ASC that is adapted to image the ocean at glancing angles. It’s ability to acquire a 3D snapshot of an entire scene rather than scan the scene pixel by pixel will provide more accurate data on a wave tossed boat than conventional scanning Lidars. A simple algorithm to predict the waves is suggested for moderately heavy weather which is based on a coxswain’s handling of the situation. In heavily confused seas a simulation of the ocean has been devised. * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *