Advanced Shore Based Mooring Using Vacuum Attachments with Active Control Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Topic No.: N101-071 Topic Title: Advanced Shore Based Mooring Using Vacuum Attachments with Active Control Proposal No.: N101-071-0120 Firm: PCCI, Inc. 300 North Lee Street Suite 201 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2640 Contact: Thomas Hudon Phone: (703) 684-2060 Web Site: http://www.pccii.com Abstract: PCCI, Inc. has teamed with Cavotec USA, Inc. to further the development of the Cavotec MoorMasterTM, an automated ship mooring mechanism, for application to US Navy ships at Navy piers and wharfs. This Team combines PCCI knowledge and expertise in the analysis, design and installation of traditional Navy ship moorings, and in the design of hull fitting cofferdams for the repair of a wide range of Navy ship classes, with the Cavotec MoormasterTM technical team which has been conducting research and development into advanced shore based moorings since 1997. In Phase I, the PCCI Team proposes to develop conceptual designs, to demonstrate how the patented MoorMasterTM system could be developed for use with ships in the U.S. Navy Fleet at existing Navy piers and wharfs for Mooring Service Types 1 and II (as defined in UFC 4-159-03). Our research will focus on newer Navy ship classes such as the DDG 1000, LCS, and NSSN; and on the FSF-1 which recently suffered fender damage at a shore mooring. The Phase I deliverable will include a design report with analyses and concept drawings indicating modifications to existing MoorMasterTM designs that would be required for use with Navy ships and facilities. Benefits: Anticipated benefits of the proposed development include:  Reduced injuries and deaths resulting from mooring rope handling and snap-back  Reduced mooring related ship hull damage due to fender interaction, insufficient fendering and unequal sharing of mooring loads  Increased fender life due to no vessel contact with fenders once moored  Automation of the mooring and unmooring processes allowing:  Elimination of line handling personnel  Extremely fast mooring (typ <30seconds) and unmooring (typ <5 seconds)  Real time monitoring of applied forces and holding capacities  Ability to vary the holding load applied by individual mooring robot units  Notification when pre-set mooring loads are exceeded  Ability to reposition the ship using only the mooring robot units Potential Commercial Applications of the proposed development include:  Installation of enhanced MoorMasterTM systems at commercial ports servicing Naval ships  Installation of enhanced MoorMasterTM systems at commercial ports servicing unconventional ships (i.e high speed ferries)  Greater acceptance and installation of MoorMasterTM systems by U.S. commercial ports servicing conventional ships Return