SBIR/STTR Research Award

Person-in-water Recovery System with Visual Response (PRSVR)

Award identifier 9f367f1df85d9c13ae7c3f134fe87bffc93117addb3eef3c3d494ff92aff5143Awarding agency Department of Defense · Navy

Award amount

$245,806

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2024

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Recipient company: ARETE ASSOCIATES
Proposal award date: 2024-09-05
Contract end date: 2025-11-12
UEI: DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
Solicitation number: 24.1
Topic code: N241-050

Research abstract

The proposed Person-in-water Recovery System with Visual Response (PRSVR) system builds on the time-honored tradition of throwing a floatation device after a Person In the Water (PIW). The system will combine Areté expertise in remote human detection and buoy development to provide a full system capable of detecting when a person has gone overboard. The system will not require any device to be worn or maintained by the sailor. When detected, the PRSRVR system will deploy a buoy which can serve both as a personal floatation device, and a communication line back to the original ship out to at least 10nm. The buoy will have several features which will assist in the recovery of the PIW.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

417 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2025). Reported award amounts total $220,044,517. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security