Submarine Meteorological Sensor Navy SBIR FY2015.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2015.1 Topic No.: N151-038 Topic Title: Submarine Meteorological Sensor Proposal No.: N151-038-0897 Firm: Arete Associates P.O. Box 2607 Winnetka, California 91396-2607 Contact: Paul Lundquist Phone: (520) 770-6028 Abstract: This program addresses the need for a compact meteorological sensing capability to measure wind speed, humidity and temperature and pressure as a function of height above the water surface for use aboard a submersible platform. There is an additional need for simultaneous measurements of the temperature at the sea/air interface. Aret� in collaboration with Applied Physical Sciences (APS) propose a solution consisting active EO sensing and point detectors suitable for mounting to a submersible platform. The system will combine technology previously developed at Aret� and APS in a novel combination, resulting in a compact, low-power, low-cost system. The Phase-I effort will demonstrate the most critical technology combinations and result in validated system models to support the design and fabrication of a Phase-II prototype. Benefits: The proposed development is expected to result in systems that can be installed shipboard to provide atmospheric sensing for DoD applications. However, there are significant commercial applications for wind sensing to support the growing wind farm market, where local wind monitoring and short-time forecasting is needed to optimize windmill configurations. Our proposed system would be based on a semiconductor source having high reliability, low failure rates, low power consumption, and low unit costs. These characteristics are absolutely critical for remote systems (e.g. off-shore wind farms). The proposed technology is also expected to be extendable to trace gas detection, and may enable compact mobile systems that could be used for public safety or regulator enforcement applications. Return