Pool Fall Detector
ESP32-C6 + IMU splash/fall detection with optional LoRaWAN alerts for pool safety.
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Ocean Systems Development Corporation (OSDC) is a family owned ocean technology company.
OSDC is working towards designing and building prototypes for applied government, academic, and private sector research. We seek to solve practical problems related to the ocean environment.
OSDC is committed to a clean environment, and we seek to work on relevant contemporary problems of national concern. Oceans are the lifeblood of planet Earth and humankind. They hold nearly 97% of the planet's water.
Tomorrow’s leaders need to be equipped for tomorrow’s challenges. That requires a commitment to providing children with environmental education that helps them become the educated thought leaders of tomorrow.
the corporate culture
The Marine Technology Society's guiding purpose is to promote awareness, understanding, advancement and application of marine technology.
OSDC and Our affiliate senior scientists and engineers volunteer to support K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, foster STEM literacy, and motivate students to pursue STEM careers.
A better company, better for workers, better for communities, and better for the environment. OSDC uses the power of business as a force for good.
Florida has more coastline, diversity of marine habitats, and offshore area, than any other state in the continental U.S. Florida is the epitome of an ocean state.
OSDC Provides Ocean Engineering Consulting, Prototypes, and Services
OSDC developes hardware and software in support of Mariculture, Defense, and Ocean Systems Research and Development.
Through existing negotiated service and support agreements OSDC works at sea and can provide ships and ship services .
OSDC is partnering with complementary ocean service and product manufacturers to provide a full spectrum of ocean related service and product dependent solutions.
To solve a wide variety of problems OSDC staff includes diversified engineering technologists.
Pictures of the wide variety of projects related to the ocean environment supported by OSDC.
All OSDC senior staff hold advanced degrees in relvant disciplines and possess significant experience.
Ocean Engineer with a lifetime of marine experience. Knows his way in and around ocean operations. Successful completion of academic, industrial, and military projects. Marine Operations lead.
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CEO Has detailed ocean science, technology, and equipments knowledge and experience.
Chief Financial Officer.
BLUF: This presentation represents a 45-year evolution. It begins with a 1981 FAU Ocean Engineering senior design project to create a hazardous wake detector.
It evolves into WETS; one of the earliest automated coastal sensing systems. It continues through Navy spar buoy RDT&E experience across multiple ranges. And today, it lands on the Common Coastal Spar Buoy - a modular, reusable host platform. The central question is, can we operate WETS on a standardized spar platform that scales across users?
This effort combines two systems: First, the CCSB - a reusable spar buoy host with common mechanical, electrical, and data interfaces. Second, WETS - an application layer designed specifically as a waterways management decision-support tool. The buoy is the platform. WETS is an operational use case. This work draws from academia, industry, and Navy experience - and that partnership theme continues.
BLUF: Re-establish a proven WETS data-driven monitoring system using CCSB, now enhanced with AI and real-time networking.
This experiment returns to the original WETS concept by linking vessel imagery with wake physics using a modern CCSB-based sensor node. AI-assisted classification, higher-bandwidth connectivity, and a live web database replace earlier manual workflows while preserving the core labeled data pipeline.
Citizen validation and student-supported deployments remain part of the architecture, reinforcing a repeatable integration model. The result is a practical system for real-time monitoring, enforcement support, and environmental analysis.
BLUF: Quantify living shoreline performance using a persistent CCSB-based environmental monitoring node.
This deployment supports active restoration in Martin and St. Lucie Counties, where mangroves, oyster reefs, and seagrass are improving coastal resilience. The CCSB provides continuous measurement of wave attenuation, water level, and turbidity under real conditions.
By linking environmental data to restoration outcomes, the system produces a time-aligned, defensible record of shoreline performance. The approach supports ongoing monitoring efforts while enabling repeatable deployments and student involvement across multiple sites.
BLUF: Provide a persistent environmental reference node that improves Navy range test interpretation without interfering with operations.
Deployed at SFOMF, this CCSB-based spar captures near-surface meteorology and sea state at the air–sea interface—an area critical to sensor performance and often under-instrumented. Its stable design provides a consistent reference during test events.
Standardized interfaces allow rapid integration of diverse payloads, while a range-ready dashboard supports time-aligned analysis. The result is a reusable, interoperable infrastructure element aligned with ONR priorities and repeatable deployment models.
The common thread is solving practical problems related to the ocean environment
Waterway Expert Traffic System (WETS) advances practical coastal monitoring, vessel wake detection, and operational data reporting using modern sensing, communications, and web-based tools.
Common Coastal Spar Buoy and related prototype systems support environmental sensing, instrumentation hosting, and practical field deployment from shore to offshore applications.
Modeling and simulation support system design, environmental interpretation, and the practical understanding of ocean processes affecting sensors, platforms, and operations.
AI, data systems, and connected domain approaches help turn ocean observations into useful, scalable information products for science, operations, and emerging maritime applications.
Manufacture submersible wave gauges, wave staffs, wave loggers, wireless wave staffs, and sonic wave sensors.
Innovative user-friendly ocean dive systems.
Commercial diving inland, coastal, and offshore waters. One of OSDC's longest associates.
Patented FAD design and monitoring of artificial reef systems.
Advanced ocean engineering and technology solutions.
Global ocean sensing and data platform.
Marine dynamics simulation software, including OrcaFlex.
Underwater navigation and acoustic positioning systems.
Marine simulation and digital twin technology.
Solutions to the complex and complicated task of working in the offshore environment of our world.
ESP32-C6 + IMU splash/fall detection with optional LoRaWAN alerts for pool safety.
CCSB-mounted wave staff + pressure sensing to classify hazardous wakes and notify stakeholders.
Milestones for student builds, deployments, and March 2026 MTS Buoy Workshop deliverables.