Conformal Agile Shore-Based Mooring System Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Topic No.: N101-071 Topic Title: Conformal Agile Shore-Based Mooring System Proposal No.: N101-071-0871 Firm: Physical Optics Corporation Information Technologies Division 20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100 Torrance, California 90501-1821 Contact: Kang-Bin Chua Phone: (310) 320-3088 Web Site: www.poc.com Abstract: To address the Navy need for an efficient advanced shore-based mechanical system for reliably mooring Navy ships (except aircraft carriers) to the Navy's piers and wharves, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Conformal Agile Shore-based Mooring System (CASMOS) based a new design utilizing developed, mature in-house and COTS components. CASMOS can be fully automated or operated by an operator in the bridge or the port control room while one or two more staff oversee/lookout during the mooring process. The innovation in the novel CASMOS design replaces dozens of sailors with a series of robotic arms. Thus, CASMOS offers versatility, efficiency, reliability, and automated mooring operation, which directly addresses the needs of NAVFAC Facility Improvement Program of ACAT IV. In Phase I, POC will develop a conceptual design of CASMOS taking into account all Navy ship classes, except aircraft carriers. A laboratory small-scale TRL-3 prototype will be designed, fabricated, assembled, and tested to illustrate technological feasibility. In Phase II, a detailed design and a scaled-up TRL-6 prototype with full automation from the bridge or port control center will be developed. This prototype will be designed for a large range of ship/boat classes and sizes. Benefits: Almost every type of supply transportation (truck containing, container vessel ships, cargo planes, trains, etc.) is heavily dependent on efficiency and speed of transport. If there is a bottleneck in the transportation network, all of the users past the bottle neck will be negatively affected in productivity. All of these industries will greatly benefit from a highly efficient, mechanical system for quickly docking vessels and holding them securely that will eliminate overhead when loading and unloading passenger and cargo vessels. CASMOS can be used on a variety of scales, whether on a tanker vessel or cruise liner, to increase productivity. Return