Submarine-Deployed Weather Sensor

To address the Navy’s need for an innovative, low cost approach to collecting real-time surface weather data for submergible vessels, Intellisense Systems, Inc proposes to develop a new Submarine-Deployable Weather Sensor (SDWS) based on a new design that integrates Intellisense’s miniature weather sensor electronics with proven deployable buoy systems. Specifically, the innovation in Intellisense’s compact and robust weather sensor design integrated through novel packaging within a mature deployable buoy architecture will enable a low-cost, small sensing device that will accurately measure weather parameters above the ocean’s surface after deployment at depth. As a result, the SDWS will offer the ability to obtain real-time, highly accurate meteorological data for submergible vessels and meet the Navy’s need to provide timely and valuable data to support mission-critical planning. In Phase I, Intellisense demonstrated the feasibility of SDWS by integrating and packaging a compact weather sensor prototype that can be deployed from underwater and accurately collect weather data. In the preliminary Phase II, Intellisense optimized the design and implemented features that allow for sensor deployment at submarine diving depths, all in a low-cost package. The proposed subsequent Phase II will be used to further refine the system and perform extensive testing, guaranteeing system reliability in all environments.