Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Grants

Intermodule Connector and Mooring Technology for Dual Use Ocean Structures

Document Type

Grant

Date

1994

Keywords

intermodule connector and mooring technology, dual use ocean structures, offshore aquaculture industry

Funding Agency

GOV-Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Comments

The University of Maine submitted this proposal to DARPA in response to BAA 93-44, Maritime Platform Technologies. A synergistic interdisciplinary research team sharing a common vision for an innovative dual use concept addressing the military subject of Offshore bases was assembled; it also addressed a parallel application for the emerging offshore aquaculture industry in the United States. The responsibility for the development of a dynamic wave tank test facility on campus was also included in this research.

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