Wave Detection, Prediction, and Reaction System (WDPRS) Navy STTR FY2010.A Sol No.: Navy STTR FY2010.A Topic No.: N10A-T036 Topic Title: Wave Detection, Prediction, and Reaction System (WDPRS) Proposal No.: N10A-036-0264 Firm: Daniel H. Wagner, Associates, Incorporated 559 West Uwchlan Avenue Suite 140 Exton, Pennsylvania 19341-3013 Contact: W. Monach Phone: (757) 727-7700 Web Site: www.wagner.com Abstract: In this project Daniel H. Wagner Associates (DHWA), with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and MARK Resources, Inc. (MRI) as our subcontractors, will develop a lightweight, low-cost Wave Detection, Prediction, and Reaction System (WDPRS) that is designed to reduce the hazard of foundering and/or the violent shocks, pitches, and rolls resulting from improper handling of a small craft in elevated seas. Benefits: For the USV community we foresee a system with automatic helm, trim and throttle commands to ease the boat through heavy seas resulting in a broadened range of operations, increased mission effectiveness, and reduced risk of vessel and equipment damage or loss. For other small vessels, e.g., fishing boats, the system can also be used to warn or alert to an approaching hazardous wave condition. Return