Conformal Agile Shore-Based Mooring System

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.