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Barron Associates has been awarded a NAVY Phase I STTR contract to develop a hybrid unmanned vehicle capable of operating both in-air and underwater. The goal of the research is to design an autonomous vehicle that can cover much larger sections of the ocean in less time than a traditional Unmanned Underwater Vehicle. Barron’s vehicle […]

 Barron Associates was awarded a NASA Phase I SBIR contract to develop a novel atmospheric sensing platform. The sensing apparatus, the WINGSONDE, is a compact, tube-deployed Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) equipped with atmospheric sensors and designed to operate at high altitude for extended operational periods. The WINGSONDE sUAS can be carried and deployed directly […]

In June, Barron Associates was awarded an SBIR Phase I contract entitled “Runtime Assurance for Flight Test Research Aircraft” from NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center.  This will be a follow-on targeted study related to BAI’s recently completed 3-year Air Force contract on runtime assurance framework development.  The effort will develop more formal approaches to constructing […]

Barron Associates has been awarded a contract from NASA to increase the safety of  Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly called drones. Current UAS operations in the National Airspace System (NAS) rely heavily on human oversight, with the majority of commercial operations currently authorized by the FAA through the Section 333 exemption process restricted to visual […]

Landmines represent a significant threat throughout the world. Landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) cause severe injury, death, and duress, often denying thousands of people access to their homes and land. Barron Associates is developing the Automated Deployable Robust Training (ADROIT) System, a comprehensive environment to train and deploy vertebrates to detect and mark landmines and […]

In July 2015, Barron Associates developed for a University of Virginia professor a graphical computerized instrument that records, quantifies, and characterizes teacher performance in special education classrooms.  The instrument has been very well received and it has since been distributed across the country for use in research and school district evaluations.  The education tool has […]

BAI personnel presented two papers at the recent American Helicopter Society Annual Forum, the world’s leading rotary-wing technical conference. The first paper highlighted system identification of a small-scale helicopter and quadrotor UAV using the AUSPEX tool. AUSPEX is a system identification and simulation-update tool developed by Barron Associates. Flight test data were used to identify […]

Barron Associates has been awarded a grant by the National Institutes of Health to research and develop a method and system to non-intrusively record patient activity levels in acute care and long term care settings.  Recognizing a link between inactivity and adverse outcomes, the goal is to be able to inexpensively monitor and assure adequate […]

Barron Associates has developed a novel video game for promoting neuroscience education, called “NeuroSPARKS.” The NeuroSPARKS game is controlled by a special armband that measures muscle activity in the arm, providing students with hands-on insight into neuroscience topics and technology. The goal of this project is to spark interest in STEM fields by presenting students […]

Loss of control of an UAS operated at low altitude poses a hazard to people and property on the ground and is a barrier to operations in the National Airspace. Automated upset recovery technology will reduce reliance on a human operator to mitigate hazards posed by loss of control due to upset, leading to greater […]